Timbo64 Posted July 29, 2011 Share Posted July 29, 2011 (edited) The steering when on my new 2012 Fusion S is cocked to the left several degrees when going straight and it is driving me crazy It has 250 miles on it and it did not seem to be like this when I bought it last week when it had six miles on her. I have not hit any pot holes or anything like that. Anyone had this problem. It does not seem to be out of alignment because it goes perfectly straight down the road. Should I have the dealer realign the front end or just have the steering wheel reset to dead center. Took my Fusion to the dealer today. The alignment was perfect. Was told there was nothing they could do to straighten the steering wheel because it is in tolerance. I drove another brand new 2012 Fusion...same thing as mine. Steering wheel is cocked to the left and if you put the wheel at dead center, it pulls to the right. Is this because of the electronic power steering? Edited August 2, 2011 by Timbo64 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirby Posted July 29, 2011 Share Posted July 29, 2011 The steering when on my new 2012 Fusion S is cocked to the left several degrees when going straight and it is driving me crazy It has 250 miles on it and it did not seem to be like this when I bought it last week when it had six miles on her. I have not hit any pot holes or anything like that. Anyone had this problem. It does not seem to be out of alignment because it goes perfectly straight down the road. Should I have the dealer realign the front end or just have the steering wheel reset to dead center. Let the dealer figure out how to correct it. Could be either or both. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timbo64 Posted July 30, 2011 Author Share Posted July 30, 2011 Let the dealer figure out how to correct it. Could be either or both. The dealer is going to fix it Tuesday. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jo7hs2 Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 (edited) You know, every vehicle I've ever had exhibited a slight left bias to the steering wheel. Since I'm typically a left-hand driver on long trips (the other hand has worse carpal tunnel), I actually prefer the slight bias because it makes steering with that hand easier. However, I can totally understand how irritating it must be for everybody else. Hopefully, they fixed it to your satisfaction! Edited August 22, 2011 by Jo7hs2 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redfire06 Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 nonsense the car needs an alignment. you can have 100% alignment and a crooked steering wheel because it shifts. thats why alignment machines (good ones anyway) have a lock device to keep the wheel straight. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barjon Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 I have the same thing on my 2012. The steering wheel is a couple of degrees to the left while driving straight....but only on a road surface that's curved slightly down hill to the right for rain runoff. On the rare instance when the road surface curves in the opposite direction, the wheel is a couple of degrees to the right while driving straight. Only when the road surface is totally flat will the steering wheel be dead center. I've seen this on some other front wheel drive cars, so I thought it was normal. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FusionDiffusion Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 Yup, it's normal. Check your tire pressures (cold in the shade) with an accurate gauge to make sure they aren't causing problems. If my tires are 1-2 psi low I can feel the steering getting sluggish already. They actually design an extra 0.5° of caster into the right side to deal with the crown of the road. If your road is more than barely sloped, the wheel will not be perfectly straight. To test, go drive on a freeway or interstate with a grass median, and check the wheel position in the left vs. right lanes. You will probably have to hold the wheel to the right in the left lane. If it's safe to do so, you might also straddle the line and drive in the exact middle of the road. The wheel should be pretty much straight. Your alignment is perfect so no need to worry. I think Ford's steering is just a little more touchy than other manufacturers, which is actually a good thing in my opinion. Other cars are more "center bound" at the expense of being harder to steer into turns. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
locknload Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 Same here. My 2 week old SEL is also off to the left a few degrees, can't stand it. My OCD is working overtime. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarrant64 Posted September 27, 2011 Share Posted September 27, 2011 Just replaced my 2010 Ford Fusion SE with a 2012 Fusion SEL. Was taking my car in this week to get the alignment checked. Why? Same issue reported here - steering wheel was slightly to the left. It's driving me nuts. "Normal" my ass. Other than that - I LOVE THIS CAR! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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