Got some steering wander

[kimona]

My guess would be tread pattern of your new rubber.

[BennyLava]

Originally Posted by kimona

My guess would be tread pattern of your new rubber.

Aw man... the dealer mentioned something like that. When I took it to get it aligned, the looked the car over. Told me the rear brakes needed serviced. Which I did myself and they weren't kidding. Then they swapped the front tires around. They said that I should be good now, but do not put the driver's side front tire, back onto the passenger side. They said I could move 'em front to back, but not side to side.

So maybe if I just move both of the front tires to the back, the issue will be greatly lessened. Since now its not connected to the steering.

As for the tread pattern itself... I've had Michelin defenders before, but didn't have this issue. Don't know if they've changed the tread pattern in the last 5 years though.

[B.B._07]

Did you have this issue before getting the new tires? If not then the tires would be suspect, however if you did then I would look for any worn suspension or steering parts that might be the root cause.

[BennyLava]

Yeah it had the problem before. That is the confusing part.

[B.B._07]

Originally Posted by BennyLava

Yeah it had the problem before. That is the confusing part.

Well you can rule out the tires are the root cause. I'd say lift the front end of the car, put it on jack stands, get yourself a big prybar and go hunting for loose/worn steering or suspension parts. I'd start with the inner and outer tie rod ends, and then move on the the front sway bar & links. If you just had a alignment done, I think the tech would have noticed a worn tie rod and passed that info along to you.