Steering wheel is offset or just me?

[pitabun]

I've drive my in-laws new MY every now and then, and I've noticed whenever driving the steering wheel tends to be looser while turning right more than left.

When you're driving down a straight street, the steering wheel Tesla logo isn't perfectly centered, it's a bit tilted to keep the car straight, but only slightly. I've been driving my M3 for 1 1/2 years and never had this issue on my car.

Should I send it in or is it just me? Is there a way to recalibrate the steering wheel?

 

[glide]

I've drive my in-laws new MY every now and then, and I've noticed whenever driving the steering wheel tends to be looser while turning right more than left.

When you're driving down a straight street, the steering wheel Tesla logo isn't perfectly centered, it's a bit tilted to keep the car straight, but only slightly. I've been driving my M3 for 1 1/2 years and never had this issue on my car.

Should I send it in or is it just me? Is there a way to recalibrate the steering wheel?

Your alignment is off. Take it to a shop.

 

[BreatheEasier]

Agree. My MY both had the steering wheel offset to the right, and the car pulled to the left at delivery. I took it in the first time to the SC and they fixed the alignment, but didn't center the steering wheel. Took it back today and now the steering wheel is perfectly straight, as well as the alignment. Seems like the off-center steering wheel was an issue many folks experienced at delivery with the MY.

 

[popc0rnx]

Mine was off center and off alignment. Brought it in for an alignment and they fixed the steering wheel issue too. Cost $127

 

[Barrygold]

Tesla will align it for free if you want to go that route.

 

[Bruce2020]

Mine was off center and off alignment. Brought it in for an alignment and they fixed the steering wheel issue too. Cost $127

They charged you $127 for the new car under warranty??

 

[Solhan]

Why would you pay?
This should be under warranty.
I had the same issue on delivery day and now take service appointment is a month out
I would pay.

 

[Ironmike7610]

My steering wheel is off center as well, didn't really notice till two weeks after I took delivery of my model y performance. Scheduled a service and was quoted $275 and was not under warranty. Was also told I had 100 miles to have reported it. WTF?????

 

[glide]

My steering wheel is off center as well, didn't really notice till two weeks after I took delivery of my model y performance. Scheduled a service and was quoted $275 and was not under warranty. Was also told I had 100 miles to have reported it. WTF?????

These cars simply do not come aligned from the factory.

If you don’t catch it in the first 100 miles Tesla will charge you to fix their production shortcuts. Most people probably don’t catch it in time.

Welcome to Tesla ownership.

 

[PeteOC]

My steering wheel is tilted ever so slightly to the right, but car drives straight. Tesla SC wouldn't do anything...

 

[Tonedog77]

same ive seen this on other cars. is what it is

 

[glide]

same ive seen this on other cars. is what it is

No. It’s not.

There is either an issue with the vehicle’s alignment or the wheel is not properly centered. Either way, it can be corrected.

 

[PeteOC]

No. It’s not.

There is either an issue with the vehicle’s alignment or the wheel is not properly centered. Either way, it can be corrected.

When I first reported it and took it to SC, a tech actually drove the car with me in it on a straight and flat street near the SC where they test alignment on, and showed the wheel straight and car tracking straight, so they elected not to fix it. On most roads I trek every day however, the wheel tilts slight right but car tracks straight (you'd think the car would go left)... It is odd.

 

[glide]

When I first reported it and took it to SC, a tech actually drove the car with me in it on a straight and flat street near the SC where they test alignment on, and showed the wheel straight and car tracking straight, so they elected not to fix it. On most roads I trek every day however, the wheel tilts slight right but car tracks straight (you'd think the car would go left)... It is odd.

That’s not how you check an alignment…

They are brushing you off because they don’t want to spend time fixing the problem.

 

[PeteOC]

That’s not how you check an alignment…

They are brushing you off because they don’t want to spend time fixing the problem.

Yup, figured as much.

 

[RyanS]

My brand new MY had the same problem. I took it to SC within two weeks of delivery and they fixed it for me. They told me that alignment is not covered under the warranty but the car was so new and I am a repeat customer, they would take care of it. Yup, alignment was pretty off.

 

[Tonedog77]

No. It’s not.

There is either an issue with the vehicle’s alignment or the wheel is not properly centered. Either way, it can be corrected.

Ehh the car drives dead straight. I’ll have it fixed in 30k miles when I get an alignment.

 

[glide]

Ehh the car drives dead straight. I’ll have it fixed in 30k miles when I get an alignment.

You do what you want. But don’t tell people it’s normal or fine.

 

[Tonedog77]

You do what you want. But don’t tell people it’s normal or fine.

i mean ive had 4 cars that came from factory with the wheel offset, alignment was perfect, dealers tried to fix steering wheel position came back exactly the same, this was with VW and audi and a porsche so in reality 99 percent of the time its normal and fine. a steering wheel 3 degrees offset with a perfect alignment is not gonna cause any issues, ive been in plenty of tesla with the same offset wheel from factory and brought to tesla and came back exactly the same

 

[glide]

i mean ive had 4 cars that came from factory with the wheel offset, alignment was perfect, dealers tried to fix steering wheel position came back exactly the same, this was with VW and audi and a porsche so in reality 99 percent of the time its normal and fine. a steering wheel 3 degrees offset with a perfect alignment is not gonna cause any issues, ive been in plenty of tesla with the same offset wheel from factory and brought to tesla and came back exactly the same

Not sure how else to say it. It isn’t normal.

Either your alignment was off or something was damaged/not properly assembled.