2011 Steering....yuck.
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2011 Steering....yuck.
Does anyone else here have a 2011 and dislike the steering? The steering wheel doesn't return to center like a normal power steering setup would, and I am told that this is because of the new electric power steering assist feature...
Is there a way to combat this? It drives me nuts...I miss the old trucks where I could make a turn and let the steering wheel take it back straight all by itself...
Is there a way to combat this? It drives me nuts...I miss the old trucks where I could make a turn and let the steering wheel take it back straight all by itself...
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Ruh Roh.....really? So it returns to center just fine? I wonder if something else is up then...?
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No lift, stock suspension, two weeks old with 900 miles on it. If I make a turn, and I let go of the wheel 3/4 of the way through the turn, the wheel does not spin back to center on its own like it normally should. I immediately thought the toe, camber, or castor could be off...but a guy at the dealer said he thinks it is because of the new electric steering crapola. If you guys are not having the same thing, I'm going to take it to the dealer this weekend.
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OP, what was your previous truck? I got an '08 and used to drive GM trucks, my '08 and '11 have the same steer feel, and no, it does not return to center like you want it to.
The GM trucks I had all did this, when I got my '08 I nearly lost it a few times because I had to "finish" the turn with the wheel.
Maybe if you had an '07 or earlier this was different?
The GM trucks I had all did this, when I got my '08 I nearly lost it a few times because I had to "finish" the turn with the wheel.
Maybe if you had an '07 or earlier this was different?
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Mine is the same. Going very slow it will return but if I'm going above about 20 it needs help.
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