Crooked Steering Column
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Not normal. inspect the area around it more. Is there anything loose? Does anything else seem crooked? How is the steering; when the wheel is “straight” according to the steering column, how does the car drive? When the wheel is objectively straight, how does the car drive? Send more pics.
Is the instrument panel level? Download a level app on your phone and hold it on top of the instrument panel hood and the steering column.
It could be a panel that’s not straight, but taking a second look I see that even the windshield wiper stalk is tilting a bit lower. Not sure how extensive of a fix this is, because I’d assume the whole steering column is bolted into place somewhere—and I’m not sure how much into the car that goes.
Is the instrument panel level? Download a level app on your phone and hold it on top of the instrument panel hood and the steering column.
It could be a panel that’s not straight, but taking a second look I see that even the windshield wiper stalk is tilting a bit lower. Not sure how extensive of a fix this is, because I’d assume the whole steering column is bolted into place somewhere—and I’m not sure how much into the car that goes.
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Not normal. inspect the area around it more. Is there anything loose? Does anything else seem crooked? How is the steering; when the wheel is “straight” according to the steering column, how does the car drive? When the wheel is objectively straight, how does the car drive? Send more pics.
Is the instrument panel level? Download a level app on your phone and hold it on top of the instrument panel hood and the steering column.
It could be a panel that’s not straight, but taking a second look I see that even the windshield wiper stalk is tilting a bit lower. Not sure how extensive of a fix this is, because I’d assume the whole steering column is bolted into place somewhere—and I’m not sure how much into the car that goes.
Is the instrument panel level? Download a level app on your phone and hold it on top of the instrument panel hood and the steering column.
It could be a panel that’s not straight, but taking a second look I see that even the windshield wiper stalk is tilting a bit lower. Not sure how extensive of a fix this is, because I’d assume the whole steering column is bolted into place somewhere—and I’m not sure how much into the car that goes.
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^that cover down there to the right looks like it's been pulled before (note the gap) i wonder if at some point during assembly, one of the factory workers had to take it all back apart, thus the apparent misalignment up top. Let us know what they say!
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