[ramonesfreak]

Here is a new car vs old car issue I am now seeing/experiencing personally

On my truck I have offroad digital gauges- pitch and roll, steering angle, elevation etc...

When I pointed out to the sales guy that the steering wheel was off center, he said it seems fine...I gather now after talking to him that he used the steering angle gauge on the dash which says 0 degrees as the steering wheel sits....never actually drove it and saw it with his eyes (not that he would notice anyway)

It took me about 30 seconds after taking truck home to realize that the gauge is not precise. I can turn the steering wheel an inch or two to the left or right before that gauge moves off zero.....

So - a very poor way to diagnose or rule out an issue.

Interestingly, Of the 6 of these trucks that I test drove, only 1 had a perfectly centered steering wheel and nearly every POV youtube video of these show an off center steering wheel.

This leads me to believe that someone on the production line at Chevy is also using the steering angle gauge to set the steering wheel at the time of their shoddy alignment.

Unfortunately trying to convince a dealer to make a quick toe adjustment at the tie rods to center that wheel is futile and I will likely have to find an indy mechanic to do it unless I can find a smaller dealer that will let me discuss it with a seasoned mechanic, if there is such a thing now days