steering wheel off center from factory

[tonygxp]

i just had my wheel straightened (via 4 wheel alignment) as it's "resting" center position was at "12:30" as opposed to "12:00". the tech had to align it 3x before he took me for a ride showed me the printouts. the first was the way the car was (at 87mi) two front wheels and right rear out of spec, second within spec (green) and third was even tighter .01 left .06 on right (front) iirc. hyundai gave him specs (talked to engineer) and those specs still had car going straight with the center at .03 (almost perfectly at 12:00) so he just tweaked it within the limits and it tracks true (as it always did, strange for the alignment being out) and the wheel is dead on balls lol. tech had 22 years in hyundai. started in '88.

the tech also asked me if i felt the car fighting itself i said i didn't he said he did (before first alignment) and said the ride is way better now. i can't tell, other than the wheel being straight up and it not pulling (never did but i was afraid with them messing with it) i am happy.

he also told me there was a new coupe that was built in alabama delivered today that the slave cylinder was almost empty, leaked out because SOMEONE didn't tighten the screw?? comon man.. they put the guy in a new one (like they did to me) but imagine having to eat that car? i would be wondering whether or not everything else was tightened.

 

[jdposhkus]

Interesting...I have been struggling to decide if my 600 mile old Genny is pulling left. Maybe Ill take it in for a look.

 

[deejank]

i wanted to let you guys know that the first model the '09 had a lot of left pull as well. there were tons of threads about it.

 

[newman]

My 12 is pulling to the right. I am at the dealership As I write this. Waiting for a shuttle. Not happy about this last part.

Newman

 

[newman]

My 12 is pulling to the right. I am at the dealership As I write this. Waiting for a shuttle. Not happy about this last part.

Newman

My '12 was returned to me yesterday. They stated that the right rear tire was just a hair out of alignment - which they fixed. They claimed that there was no pulling that they could detect and were blaming in on the road crown. They also claimed that my bigger after market tires were 'more sensitive' and therefore that was what I was feeling. Give me a break. Stock tires are 235mm and mine are only 245. 1 cm is not going to make any difference with a car pulling. If anything, it provides more contact patch and keeps the car more firmly planted.

When driving the car home there was no difference - it still pulls slightly to the right. I am aware of how roads crown and I accounted for this.

Stinkin' dealerships. The only good news is that they did not try to charge me. Now I need to find a good tire shop to provide a real alignment.

Cheers,
Newman

 

[upsbroke]

I take it all you did was replace the oem tires-not wheels? It does seem lame. Any other Hyundai dealers in the area?

 

[scottdk]

I take it all you did was replace the oem tires-not wheels? It does seem lame. Any other Hyundai dealers in the area?

Take a look in his albums, he has bought different wheels. I know this because I'm the buyer of his R Spec wheels

 

[Seattle Genesis]

My 2012 R Spec is also pulling to the right and the wheel was off center. After a few tries the dealer got it right, but the car is still pulling to the right. They say its within specs. Will be returning it soon.

Its wierd that alot of the 2012 R Specs are reported pulling to the right issue. Hope there's nothing mechanicaly wrong.