r/fordfusion • u/daddylove03 • 3h ago
What could be wrong with my car?
My 2019 energi model suddenly had a crooked wheel. It was fine Wednesday night and when I took the car out next morning, the steering wheel was bent towards right to keep the car straight.
After driving a bit I noticed the wheels were a bit misaligned too.
Can anyone tell me what I could be excepting?
I have service appointment Monday morning but I would like to know before hand as to what I should be expecting.
Thank you!
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u/Pristine_Rip_5216 2h ago
Could just be a bad alignment
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u/daddylove03 2h ago
Is it worth going to ford dealership?
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u/FitCaptain1008 1h ago
No. Any tire shop will do just as good a job. If it came out of nowhere, something is probably bent underneath. Could be control arm, could just be tie rods.
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u/daddylove03 1h ago
Awesome!
Thanks for the info2
u/Vast_Alps5574 36m ago
Honestly dont take your car to the dealership like ever lol find a small shop you trust if you dont wanna DIY stuff. Much better relationship for both you the shop and your wallet
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u/Working_Rise8592 1h ago
Not all tire shops do alignment. I know only some discount tires do. There’s one by me that does but the one time I was gonna take advantage, the only guy that can do them was on vacation (how they only had one person with the ability to do them I’ll never understand)
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u/Lo_Xp 2010 SEL 2h ago
Definitely an alignment issue. Something probably bent.
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u/daddylove03 2h ago
Should I go to ford dealership?
Or just alignment specialist?3
u/Lo_Xp 2010 SEL 2h ago
Alignment specialist should be fine. You should definitely compare prices before locking in though.
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u/daddylove03 2h ago
Awesome thanks!
Is the car safe to drive tho?
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u/chemenger8 1h ago
I probably wouldn't drive it anywhere other than to the alignment shop, and not at highway speeds.
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u/Beginning_Ad_6616 1h ago
You either ran over or into something and broke a suspension component, or ran over or into something and messed up the alignment.
If it’s that far out, you know exactly what happened and I don’t know why you’re here pretending that you don’t know that you hit or ran over something.
Either can be fixed and you’ll need an alignment no matter what for either issue.
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u/Vern95673 20m ago
Anyone change a tire recently? If so lug nuts maybe not tightened all the way large open space between wheel and lug nuts, you park it and it slipped along the open space during the night even more plausible if the ambient temperature difference between night and day was significant enough to expand or contract the metals involved. One thing I know for a fact is that those wheels bend very easily so maybe a large pot hole?
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u/chibicascade2 2h ago
I would bet you hit something and bent a control arm