9sunset Posted June 22, 2006 Share Posted June 22, 2006 2006 Legacy 2.5i wagon automatic, took delivery 3 months ago; the car seem wandering at highway speed; meaning the steering wheel is not maintaining the car straight; at time it seem drifting to either side. Took the techican out for a test drive last week, he can't find anything wrong; as usual!! Any experience from you folks out there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebpda9 Posted June 22, 2006 Share Posted June 22, 2006 same stuff here on stock tires. went to some aftermarket 17's and better tires and no more problems Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MangoGT Posted June 22, 2006 Share Posted June 22, 2006 I had an alignment issue in the first 7,000 miles. The dealer said they would cover the first one but after that it would be considered "maintenance" and I would have to pay for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul G. Posted June 22, 2006 Share Posted June 22, 2006 It took a few months for the tires to scrub in on my '05. I found the wandering disconcerting, but it gradually decreased with no overt remedy. I believe (with no proof, of course), it was the tires. The car is now quite stable on the highway. You can be sure my next tires will not be RE92s. P. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scans007 Posted June 22, 2006 Share Posted June 22, 2006 What everyone said above You can also check the tire pressure and make sure they are all correct. If it pulls to the left at one point in the road, then to the right at another...it could be that you just aren't used to an AWD...Is this your first AWD car? Most that come to the new platform tend to think it drifts side to side more then usual until you get used to it pulling with the grooves of the road. If it's always just pulling to one side, then def get the alignment checked out.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TSiWRX Posted June 22, 2006 Share Posted June 22, 2006 ^ +1 to everyone. Check tire pressures and alignment as first-line troubleshooting. Also, it seems that our LGTs are somewhat susceptible to cross-winds - many have cited its performance in this area as "average," at-best. Various LGTers have cited that dropping the vehicle and/or incorporating a front lip has/have seemed to help. A different set of tires have gone tremendously towards "curing" my ills. However, going wider also means that I'm tramlining a bit more. Gain a little, lose a little - ain't that life? <-- I love Winky, my "periwinkle" (ABP) LGT! - Allen / Usual Suspect "DumboRAT" / One of the Three Stooges '16 Outback, '16 WRX, 7th Subaru Family Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iyalla Posted June 22, 2006 Share Posted June 22, 2006 OEM tires. They get better as they wear down. Keep the pressure up and live with it and it will improve around your second oil change Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackacc Posted June 22, 2006 Share Posted June 22, 2006 I had the same thing occur when I 1st bought my TSX. I brought it in to the dealer and they said nothing was wrong (alignment was not the issue). They said the wider footprint of the 17" tire is going to follow the lines and the slant of the roads more than a narrower tire. Tramlining, is what it was called I think. I got used to it in my TSX. My Legacy doesn't do it as bad, but here in PA, I travel on some heavily pitched roads. So if I am in the right lane, it is slightly pitched to the right --> \ so the car will pull to the right. Same thing to the left etc... I would have the alignment checked just as a precaution but I think it may be more of an issue of the tires following the roads pitch/grooves. Like I said, I noticed it in my TSX only because it was newer and I was critical of every little thing that was different from my older accord (which had 15" tires and never seemed to wander) JDM GT Bilsteins (F-Tanabe R-Pinks) JDM RSB - Modded Kartboy SS - Subaru Momo Knob Subastyle Grille Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
9sunset Posted June 22, 2006 Author Share Posted June 22, 2006 Thank you for all the comments. As a matter of factm this is my third Subaru; 97 Outback Limited; 2001 Foster Blue Ridge SE. No problem on the previous cars. However, this is the first one with 17" low profile wheel. Another issue I have is that the steering wheel does exhabit a resistance to return to the center position; or it does but with some effort; wonder why? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lagacy GT Posted June 23, 2006 Share Posted June 23, 2006 Yea, the scoring on the concrete and the less forgiving tire = wandering. Also, there is a very slight concavity where it's higher in the middle and lower on the outermost lanes. If you're in the right lane, you tend to drift right, on the left lane you tend to drift left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
9sunset Posted June 23, 2006 Author Share Posted June 23, 2006 But at low speed I have no drifting from side-to- side though; therefore I don't think it's the alignment issue. Correcting my previous posting, what I mean it's that the steering wheel has a tendency not to return to the center after making a turn. Normally it should return to center position with very little effort; could it be the low profile tires? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lagacy GT Posted June 23, 2006 Share Posted June 23, 2006 Perhaps? Maybe tire pressure? If it's on the freeway mostly, it's most likely just the scoring on the concrete (those little lines that prevent water from pooling on an otherwise flat surface) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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