Wheel Alignment?

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SHIFT_CR
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Car: 08' Altima Coupe 2.5s

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I just came back from a trip and I let my brother drive the way back. I was sleeping the whole way back so I didnt know if something happened or not. The next day as I was going to school, my steering wheel was leaning to a side on a straight road. I was like wtf, so when I got home I asked him if he hitted anything and he said no. The wheel if off by a little but it still bothers me since its a new car and all.

What can be the problem? The car only has 6000 miles. Do I needa fork over 40 bucks to get my wheel aligned or could it be some other problem?


milkacaduke
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get it aligned

firestone life time alignment for 170

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Hussain
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i'd take it to the dealer. i rotated my tires and got a bumpy sound and it was going off to the right a little bit if i let go of the steering wheel. took it to the dealer and they gave me a new tire, said i had a defective tire or something..... i took my coupe up to 130 mph and never had any problems till i rotated my tires. my dealer didnt even really ask many questions. it was just sort of like, i have a new car from them and they want it to stay running that way. it's worth a try at least. might walk away paying $0

generic808
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Troubleshoot from the start and check your tire pressure. If you've driven for 6000+ miles and haven't kept your pressure in check, that's probably the problem.

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dldjros69
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Good suggestion generic.

My tire sensor came on like a week ago, and i thought it was because it was cold outside.

Well i checked my tire pressure and they were all like 25 psi, and it is supposed to be 32 psi. 5700 miles.

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SHIFT_CR
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Well i just checked all my tire today and they were all 32psi. I guess i do need to get my wheel aligned, and just 6k miles, so up setting...

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dangeris
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I'd definitely check the alignment. Although our ACs don't have camber adjustments, the toe might be out which would not be good for tire life.


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