Took it to the dealer today.
First - road force balance. All were within spec but off a touch.
Tech drove it and he felt nothing.
Insisted on a alignment (see below) and the numbers were off but again not enough to feel a difference.
Maybe it's me. I drove it with the tech after the roD force but BEFORE the alignment and here is how it went :
Just went and asked for the print out of the before and after and really just to confirm they know I know about it.
Mechanic said he drove it and couldn't feel anything. So the service writer asked me to go for a drive with him. Before we left I said to the service writer "so an alignment would be the next item to check" and he says "yes, but if the mechanic doesn't feel anything why would you want to pay for that?"
LMFAO and here we go. I kept my cool and just said "let me go for a drive with the mechanic"
So, on I-84 and we hit 72 MPH and the steering wheel starts to shimmy. I ask him to touch the steering wheel and he says "you are worried about that?"
Again - LOL
Then I am in the left lane cruise control set to 72 and he says "you are in the left lane, it's going to naturally pull to the left based on the crown in the road" So, my set up worked perfectly. I get into the right lane and it PULLS TO THE LEFT LANE ALL BY ITSELF. So I ask "would the right lane be crowned to the left too?" I kind of played dumb car owner at this point.
Then I get in the middle of the 2 lanes and put the steering wheel perfectly straight and yep, now we are pulling to the left hard.
He says "do you have the cruise control on?"
Me "I do"
Him "Oh, that's going to cause torque steer - that's your problem."
OK - let's try all of this over without the cruise and I don't need to type out what happened. You already know.
So - back at the service counter again and the writer says "I need to check to see if a alignment is under warranty?"
I say - how many years have you worked here? He says 6. I said "You need to check? I'd like to now speak to someone who knows everything because I am not going to debate this with you - and I am about to call a cab home and you can deal with the bank when I don't pay the first payment"
He says "you have a while to hang around"
I say "until it's fixed and delivered like a new car - I've got until the 1st payment is due on September 1st
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So....drive it home and absolutely nothing improved. It was exactly the same. I have been told to drive it and after I change the oil rotate the tires back to front and front to back and see what happens.
Thoughts???