You may have seen my eariler posts about what I believe to be a steering problem with my car. It did it from new in Feb. 02. It has now been to 3 different acura dealers and they cannot find a problem. Here is what it does:
Steering does not return to center the same amount from a right turn as it does from a left turn. Going on a twisty road.. around 40 mph, from a left turn, the wheel will return to almost center on its own. From a right turn, it stops at about the 1o'clock position. It seems odd that it reacts differently from left to right. To be sure, the "problem" is very slight. I have let trained people drive my car and they dont see anything wrong. When I tell them what to look for, they they say.. "oh yeah your right.. I never would have noticed it unless I was looking for it". Its been to Jones Acura in Lancaster PA where they did an alignment; no change. Then it was to Reading Acura where they replaced the rack and front tires; no change, and lastly, it was to Davis Acura in Langhorn PA. Davis checked the alignment and could not find anything amiss.
So far, the area service rep has been involved. Tech line recommended the rack and tire change, and a model engineer was consulted. The result of all this is that they are saying that is is normal behavior for the car. The service manager for Davis just drove a 95 with power steering and told me that it behaves the same. Maybe the power steering has something to do with it. My car also seems better than it was when it was new, and one suggestion is for it to get more miles on it.. around 10K and hope it gets better.
I'm not sure what to do next because I really love the car.. and this is quite minor. But its hard to think that this type of behavior is 'normal' for one of the world's best handeling cars. I can either accept this as normal for the car and be happy with it, or take it to the next step which may involve legal action.
Unfortunatly, this is the only NSX i've driven. I have nothing to compair it to. Anyone else out there with power steering cars that have an opinion?
Thanks for listening.
ps. Tire wear is perfect, tracking is perfect; no pulling left or right, handleing is great, no problems at all. It does not follow ruts or the crown of the road the way my Porsche used to; and thats better.
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keep the shiny side up
MikeC 01 #46
[This message has been edited by mikec (edited 30 July 2002).]
[This message has been edited by mikec (edited 30 July 2002).]
Steering does not return to center the same amount from a right turn as it does from a left turn. Going on a twisty road.. around 40 mph, from a left turn, the wheel will return to almost center on its own. From a right turn, it stops at about the 1o'clock position. It seems odd that it reacts differently from left to right. To be sure, the "problem" is very slight. I have let trained people drive my car and they dont see anything wrong. When I tell them what to look for, they they say.. "oh yeah your right.. I never would have noticed it unless I was looking for it". Its been to Jones Acura in Lancaster PA where they did an alignment; no change. Then it was to Reading Acura where they replaced the rack and front tires; no change, and lastly, it was to Davis Acura in Langhorn PA. Davis checked the alignment and could not find anything amiss.
So far, the area service rep has been involved. Tech line recommended the rack and tire change, and a model engineer was consulted. The result of all this is that they are saying that is is normal behavior for the car. The service manager for Davis just drove a 95 with power steering and told me that it behaves the same. Maybe the power steering has something to do with it. My car also seems better than it was when it was new, and one suggestion is for it to get more miles on it.. around 10K and hope it gets better.
I'm not sure what to do next because I really love the car.. and this is quite minor. But its hard to think that this type of behavior is 'normal' for one of the world's best handeling cars. I can either accept this as normal for the car and be happy with it, or take it to the next step which may involve legal action.
Unfortunatly, this is the only NSX i've driven. I have nothing to compair it to. Anyone else out there with power steering cars that have an opinion?
Thanks for listening.
ps. Tire wear is perfect, tracking is perfect; no pulling left or right, handleing is great, no problems at all. It does not follow ruts or the crown of the road the way my Porsche used to; and thats better.
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keep the shiny side up
MikeC 01 #46
[This message has been edited by mikec (edited 30 July 2002).]
[This message has been edited by mikec (edited 30 July 2002).]