TitanDad

I just got a new Nissan Titan SE. I love this truck but there is one thing that bothers me.
When I am driving I seem to adjust the steering too often. I need to constantly make small adjustment to the steering to keep the truck going straight, no big adjustment just tiny tweaks. After a week of ownership I took it back to the dealer to have it checked out. I was told that this is just the way it drives, it a truck! Any one else seen this? This is my first truck so I’m kind of in the dark about how others drive.

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Hmmm, I like the way my steering feels, but I've been driving trucks since '93 (with rental cars, etc inbetween). My alignment seems very good since on most 2 lane roads my truck slightly veers to the right as it should since the roads are designed with a slight slope for drainage. If, however, your alignment is a little off to the left then on most roads they will cancel each other and it will act as if it was dead center and thus you would have/notice slight corrections required all the time (I've experienced this before). One test it to get on a multilane highway where the left lane(s) usually slope now to the left. Your truck should slowly drift that way, but if it drifts quite a bit more than when you're in the right lane(s) then I say have your alignment redone.

Tires can also do this (had this also in the past) as the belts can be off. My dealer rotated front to back and the problem went away. They replaced my tires and all was well after that.

Good luck,
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PS. Do you notice a vibration in the steering wheel at speeds around 30 to 35 mph, but smooth as silk above and below?

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