Mustybadger
14-10-2014, 07:35 PM
Hi all,
I recently purchased (wednesday of last week) an Audi 2.0 TDI S Line 170 2009. While I absolutely love the car there is a pretty substantial problem with the steering.
On the test drive, i'll admit, I was probably a bit biased and i didn't pick up on the issue to a large extent, but the more i drive the car the more concerning it gets. I also have a work colleague that owns the exact same model, same year etc...and their steering is completely different to mine.
For starters, the steering is fairly heavy (and in comparison to my colleagues, extremely heavy). The second, and much more concerning issue, is when driving at slightly higher speeds on A Roads and motorways. The steering seems to sometimes have a mind of it's own. I'm constantly having to correct the steering and occasionally it will veer to the left or the right (not sharply, but enough for me to have to overcompensate). When braking hard the nose of the car refuses to stay in a straight line and will need constant correction.
If i had to describe it, if often feels as though i'm driving through ice patches or shallow puddles, but on a completely clear, dry road. I've also noticed that if the car happens to catch a cat's eye in the middle of the road it will pretty consistently throw the steering off and i'll have to re-correct.
I've already had the tracking done, and the front left wheel was slightly off camber but nothing concerning. I've also checked the tyre pressures which are (now) fine. I'm guessing something could be wrong with the steering rack or similar (i'm pretty hopeless with cars, admittedly).
Does anyone else have any suggestions I could put forward to the mechanics when I take it back under warranty? I don't really want them fobbing me off with this one because at the moment i'm really reliant on my car but it's almost undrivable.
Thanks for any help! :confused:
I recently purchased (wednesday of last week) an Audi 2.0 TDI S Line 170 2009. While I absolutely love the car there is a pretty substantial problem with the steering.
On the test drive, i'll admit, I was probably a bit biased and i didn't pick up on the issue to a large extent, but the more i drive the car the more concerning it gets. I also have a work colleague that owns the exact same model, same year etc...and their steering is completely different to mine.
For starters, the steering is fairly heavy (and in comparison to my colleagues, extremely heavy). The second, and much more concerning issue, is when driving at slightly higher speeds on A Roads and motorways. The steering seems to sometimes have a mind of it's own. I'm constantly having to correct the steering and occasionally it will veer to the left or the right (not sharply, but enough for me to have to overcompensate). When braking hard the nose of the car refuses to stay in a straight line and will need constant correction.
If i had to describe it, if often feels as though i'm driving through ice patches or shallow puddles, but on a completely clear, dry road. I've also noticed that if the car happens to catch a cat's eye in the middle of the road it will pretty consistently throw the steering off and i'll have to re-correct.
I've already had the tracking done, and the front left wheel was slightly off camber but nothing concerning. I've also checked the tyre pressures which are (now) fine. I'm guessing something could be wrong with the steering rack or similar (i'm pretty hopeless with cars, admittedly).
Does anyone else have any suggestions I could put forward to the mechanics when I take it back under warranty? I don't really want them fobbing me off with this one because at the moment i'm really reliant on my car but it's almost undrivable.
Thanks for any help! :confused: