Maybe I should eat my words on the lane departure? I could have sworn there were no lane markings on the hill where my steering column vibrated/shuddered, but I went out with my camera just now as I can see the hill where it did that reasonably well from my property and sure enough--it's worn pretty well, but there is a single solid yellow line in places down the middle:
Would it go off for such a worn lane marking? If so, then the lane departure warning is really overkill and I can see why some people would disable it. It felt like what my parents' 10 year old car started doing when it needed a major repair (I forget exactly what was wrong--but the steering column would vibrate/shudder harshly and it felt like it was coming from underneath the vehicle).
I didn't notice any lane departure warnings the rest of the time I had the car so I have nothing to compare to and no way of knowing for certain.
I didn't notice any lane departure warnings the rest of the time I had the car so I have nothing to compare to and no way of knowing for certain.