Phaeton :: Won't Go Straight - Steering Not Same All The Time?
Jan 3, 2012
For some time now my phaeton won't go straight and I have to counter steer. This happens often when the road is uneven. But this doesn't happen on a parking lot. For example when theres a light curve to the left on the motorway I can keep the steering whell straight. I noticed that some days the steering is fine - but these days a rare. So the "weirdness" of the steering isn't all the time the same sometimes it's stronger and sometimes less. The weird thing is last week I hit a kerbstone with the right Wheel - nothing serious, just a bit - but the steering felt suddenly totally weird - I had to counter steer even stronger. But when I got in the car again after 4hours the steering was as before the hit.
I checked the tyre pressure, changed the left wheels to the right but no change. This happens even on other wheels. 245/15r19 and 235/55r17. The car has 120000km ~ 75000miles
I was at the dealer but they told me there's nothing wrong with the car - two guys where doing a test drive with me - they probably just wanted to get rid of me. Next week I have a appointment at another VW service but I fear they don't take me serious.
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