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I don't know if I am over analyzing this or if there is a valid problem. As I have started to learn my 2011 Jetta Sportwagen TDI I noticed that the center steering wheel spoke is about 1/2-inch to the right of the of the 6 o'clock position when I am driving on a straight section of road. At first, I was certain that the steering wheel centering was not set properly. However, the car tracks straight, does not pull, and when you brake hard it holds a very straight line. So now I am thinking that the slight steering to the left is due to the crown of the road not a problem with the centering of the steering system.
I have not had a good chance to drive on the other side of the road crown to see if the 1/2-inch offset of the steering wheel shifts to the other side, as the oncoming traffic presents a problem. However, I was in a rental car today, one with very low mileage, and I noticed the exact same 1/2-inch offset of the bottom steering wheel spoke as I had to input a slight left wheel towards the crown of the road while on a straight section of road.
So I am asking, are other VW owners:
a) Seeing/experiencing a slight steering wheel offset towards the crown of the road?
b) Or seeing a perfectly centered steering wheel when driving on a straight away with a road crown?
I have not had a good chance to drive on the other side of the road crown to see if the 1/2-inch offset of the steering wheel shifts to the other side, as the oncoming traffic presents a problem. However, I was in a rental car today, one with very low mileage, and I noticed the exact same 1/2-inch offset of the bottom steering wheel spoke as I had to input a slight left wheel towards the crown of the road while on a straight section of road.
So I am asking, are other VW owners:
a) Seeing/experiencing a slight steering wheel offset towards the crown of the road?
b) Or seeing a perfectly centered steering wheel when driving on a straight away with a road crown?