Steering wheel off center

[Machetraccs]

I noticed driving my CPO MME with 10k miles that the steering wheel is off center by about 4-6 degrees to the left when traveling straight. The car doesn't drift at all, it goes true and straight but if you were looking down at the wheel you would think you are drifting left by the wheel angle. Will this require an entire realignment?

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[RickMachE]

I noticed driving my CPO MME with 10k miles that the steering wheel is off center by about 4-6 degrees to the left when traveling straight. The car doesn't drift at all, it goes true and straight but if you were looking down at the wheel you would think you are drifting left by the wheel angle. Will this require an entire realignment?

Yes, that means that likely an alignment was done, and that the person doing it didn't center the wheel and lock it centered.

 

[Machetraccs]

Yes, that means that likely an alignment was done, and that the person doing it didn't center the wheel and lock it centered.

I was affraid of that...dang

 

[RickMachE]

I was affraid of that...dang

If it's a CPO, they should have done that, and they should fix it for free. #161 on the checklist.

https://www.ford.com/cmslibs/content/dam/brand_ford/en_us/brand/cpo/pdf/ford_cpo.pdf

 

[Machetraccs]

If it's a CPO, they should have done that, and they should fix it for free. #161 on the checklist.

https://www.ford.com/cmslibs/content/dam/brand_ford/en_us/brand/cpo/pdf/ford_cpo.pdf

the dealer i bought it from is far from me, I wonder if another ford dealer will honor that.

 

[apwelsh]

I noticed driving my CPO MME with 10k miles that the steering wheel is off center by about 4-6 degrees to the left when traveling straight. The car doesn't drift at all, it goes true and straight but if you were looking down at the wheel you would think you are drifting left by the wheel angle. Will this require an entire realignment?

Not a realignment per-se.
Some vehicles allow for centering the steering wheel without aligning the wheels again. This type of adjustment happens on the steering column. I don’t know if the Mach-e allows for this or not. But you had it aligned, so take it back and ask them to recenter your steering wheel.

 

[Ford Motor Company]

I noticed driving my CPO MME with 10k miles that the steering wheel is off center by about 4-6 degrees to the left when traveling straight. The car doesn't drift at all, it goes true and straight but if you were looking down at the wheel you would think you are drifting left by the wheel angle. Will this require an entire realignment?

Hi there! If you would like additional assistance with your concern, please send over a DM with your VIN and Ford dealer info.

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