Try drive the car from the passenger side, that should make it tend to drift the other way. Hehehe
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Try drive the car from the passenger side, that should make it tend to drift the other way. Hehehe
Does anyone here with an 06 Euro Standard have this problem? It seems like everyone who posted has either a Lux or Sports model, which has different sussy to the Standard Euro's.
Just took my 06 Euro Sports in today for its first service with slight drift to the right. They "adjusted the steering wheel" (as if that would help when you're not actually touching the wheel!) and supposedly did an alignment.
The result? It now pulls harder to the right and the steering wheel no longer points straight. Not happy with my first experience with Honda service, and I've told them so. Waiting for a call back from service...
hahaha! wow its a wonder they didnt tell you to hold your head to one side to correct it!Quote:
Originally Posted by Hoyle
Yeah I tried that, it didn't help.Quote:
Originally Posted by ZEi20T
Anyway, took my car back in the afternoon and apparently Honda have told them to adjust something in the undercarriage (sorry, I can't remember what it was...) that isn't normally adjustable to put it straight.
[edit] That would be the tie rods... [/edit]
So they've put the steering wheel back straight again now, but I'll have to wait and see on the alignment. I think its straight, but not 100% sure yet.
My lux had a similar problem from new. When you held the steering wheel straight, the car drifted slightly to the right, as though the wheel had not been put on straight. Complained about this at the 1000km service and of course they sayed that everything checked out OK. Was really peed off so the mechanic came for a run in the car with me so I could show him what the problem was. He conceeded that there was a problem He sayed that they can correct this by adjusting the tie rods at the front of the car. I booked it in the following Monday and problem solved! Car now tracks straight and true and the steering wheel now perfect. Hope this helps some guys out there with the same problem.
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Originally Posted by euroflyboy
That's great to hear its been fixed. Seems like there was a 'toe angle' problem on one or both wheels?
I was actually thinking to have my tie-rods looked at for next service as well, because even though my car tracks straight - it has a major bumpsteer problem. Everytime I drive pass a pothole, unlevelled surface or a bump, the car pulls to one side much more than tramlining would... :(
Actually I wonder if you notice any problems like this after the change? Since the tie-rod length from factory should be set to a default setting I think.
No, I havent noticed any changes like you have mentioned, it only seems to tramline slightly on an uneven surface, but this appears to be normal with 17 inch wheels. It appears to be no better or worse than my previous car which was a Mazda 3 SP23 which also had 17s. I would suggest you have the tie rods looked at if yours seems to pull a lot to one side, more than normal tramlining. Good luck.
Yesterday the dealer turned my front tyres around on the rims. THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY!!!!
I have new tyres on order. HA tell me Bridgestone don't wanna help the HA engineers out with fixing the problem. But I will wait and see what the outcome is after the new tyres are fitted next week.
On the Luxury model for 2006. The Bridgestone Potenza 225/45 17 91W spare tyre is set up for the RIGHT HAND SIDE USE ONLY, it has a sticker on the bottom of the wheel well saying if you use it on the left side, make sure you repair or replace that flat tyre as soon as possible.
Great stuff Woogler. I was sure the dealer tried a different set of tyres already? Directional tyres are a pain in the ass.Quote:
Originally Posted by Woogler
Yes Yfin they did. From another vehicle which makes me dubious about this situation. But they reckon it was noticeably different with the tyres changed around.