2009 Honda Accord Steering wheel centering

DAVEWESLEY

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2009 HONDA ACCORD

Steering problem
2009 Honda Accord Automatic

Steering wheel runs ~ 5 degrees right on straight flat roads. Two attempts to fix it at dealer have failed.

Thursday, July 16th, 2009 AT 3:32 PM

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KHLOW2008

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Hi davewesley,

Centralising of the steering wheel should be rather simple and I do not understand why the dealer is not able to do it.

Does the vehicle pull to any side if going in a straight ahead position, ie with steering off center?

Was there any significant changes when the centralising was done?

If the steering was held centralised, which side does it pull to?

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Wednesday, July 22nd, 2009 AT 1:32 PM

DAVEWESLEY

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It took 3 visits. On the first, they did a wheel alignment.

On the second, they redid the alignment.

On the third, I showed them your suggestions and they finally fixed it.

I think they charged Honda for two warrantee jobs. They probably couldn't get paid for simply adjusting the steering rack which they should have done in the first place.

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Wednesday, July 22nd, 2009 AT 2:18 PM

KHLOW2008

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Some dealers just don't follow procedures and take simple jobs for granted without thinking of the consequences of a bad impression to the customer.

Glad that you have solved the problem.

Have a great day :)

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Thursday, July 23rd, 2009 AT 9:25 AM