TCU34
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- Houston, TX
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- 2025 F150 Tremor 3.5 EB
Hello all, as the thread title says, after taking my truck to 3 different places (first the dealership, then 2 independent alignment shops) and the steering wheel is still off by 1-2 degrees to the right. The truck isn't out of alignment. It just doesn't shoot straight.
Quick background. I never test drove the truck (have driven a ton of F150s). Drove it off the lot with 7 miles on it back in December. Noticed the steering wheel almost immediately. This has happened to me in the past with other cars/ trucks from the factory and it was always fixed without drama.
I call the dealership a few days later and they say 'sure, bring it in'. A tech drives it with me riding shotgun and agrees that it's off. They do an alignment and it fixes absolutely nothing, even though I told them the problem. Tired of messing the dealership figure I'll take it to an indy shop by my house. Same thing, they agree it's off. 'fix' the problem. Owner of the shop even drives it and swears it fixed. Get on freeway after paying, and swear it's still off. Take it back 2 days later, they 'fix' it again, and same exact problem. At least im only out $100.
Growing more frustrated I call around and find the most 'reputable' shop in my area. I call, tell them my frustrations and where I've taken it to (they bragged that they knew the guy of the other shop and that he was an idiot) and they swear they can easily fix it.
Take it in. They do their thing. Owner drives it. Swears it's fixed. Told me they had to adjust the toe by 10 degrees and that was the problem. I hop in it, hopeful. Seems fine on the surface roads. Get on hwy. Exact. Same. Thing. Steering wheel off the right by 1-2 clicks.
I call them and they seem flummoxed. Tell me to bring it again but at this point im sick of dealing with it.
Any of y'all with similar experiences and/ or have fixed it? Only have 5k miles on the truck and it's a totally stock suspension.
Quick background. I never test drove the truck (have driven a ton of F150s). Drove it off the lot with 7 miles on it back in December. Noticed the steering wheel almost immediately. This has happened to me in the past with other cars/ trucks from the factory and it was always fixed without drama.
I call the dealership a few days later and they say 'sure, bring it in'. A tech drives it with me riding shotgun and agrees that it's off. They do an alignment and it fixes absolutely nothing, even though I told them the problem. Tired of messing the dealership figure I'll take it to an indy shop by my house. Same thing, they agree it's off. 'fix' the problem. Owner of the shop even drives it and swears it fixed. Get on freeway after paying, and swear it's still off. Take it back 2 days later, they 'fix' it again, and same exact problem. At least im only out $100.
Growing more frustrated I call around and find the most 'reputable' shop in my area. I call, tell them my frustrations and where I've taken it to (they bragged that they knew the guy of the other shop and that he was an idiot) and they swear they can easily fix it.
Take it in. They do their thing. Owner drives it. Swears it's fixed. Told me they had to adjust the toe by 10 degrees and that was the problem. I hop in it, hopeful. Seems fine on the surface roads. Get on hwy. Exact. Same. Thing. Steering wheel off the right by 1-2 clicks.
I call them and they seem flummoxed. Tell me to bring it again but at this point im sick of dealing with it.
Any of y'all with similar experiences and/ or have fixed it? Only have 5k miles on the truck and it's a totally stock suspension.
