I wonder if that applies if running aftermarket tires. I switched to the 15-17 20" Foundry wheels with Cont DWS06 A/S 275/25/20 after 50 miles on the car. So Ford rims, but not factory tires. I still have the original 18" wheels/rims. Maybe I should put them back on before taking it in? Just wondering if they'll refuse the free alignment within 12 months/12k miles since I'm not running OEM tires.
Yes. To a certain degree, not if it's severe.
Yes I agree with this for sure. When test driving new cars I find that most are out of alignment- they wander and/or the steering wheel is off center. When I test drove the GT that I bought I was surprised that the alignment was right on, steering wheel dead straight and it tracks laser straight. It's one of the many reasons I bought the car. It's too bad that so many new cars the alignments are way off- I guess most buyers don't notice? I test drove 3 Camaros and a Colorado before I bought the Mustang. The alignments were way off and the Colorado the steering wheel was shaking really bad too like the tires were not balanced at all.
It most certainly does. It's explained very clearly in a few web posts from Ford. Your GF's Fusion may have had a different type of EPAS that didn't have the feature.
Not if the EPAS's electronic module is getting bad signals, no signals, or signals it doesn't quite understand from sensors involved with the built-in "Active Nibble Compensation" feature. Worst case, it might still be possible for the ANC to misunderstand the sensor signals badly enough to cause the EPAS to add compensating steering where none was required. If it then gets stuck in a loop . . . shimmy.
