Steering Wheel Issue - Check Yours

gentle_ben · Sat Feb 19, 2011 12:19 am

If you live in a cold climate, inspect your steering wheel from time to time.

We had ours in a warm shop, and then it got backed out into the cold winter air and left to sit.

When we picked up the car, we noticed our steering wheel cover had split in several spots in a stretch mark type pattern.

Suzuki was very good about this, and replaced the entire wheel under warranty. I am thinking they knew of this issue beforehand as the wheel we have now is made out of a different and much nicer feeling material.

These wheels are not cheap, the invoice from the dealer says $1400 just for the wheel!

Northernstar · Sat Feb 19, 2011 5:06 am

could you please post a pic of the new steering wheel? thanks

gentle_ben · Sat Feb 19, 2011 6:15 am

Northernstar wrote:could you please post a pic of the new steering wheel? thanks

To be perfectly honest, it doesn't look any different than the original one, it just has a different texture to it when you touch it with your hands. It has more grip to it if that makes any sense.

Northernstar · Sat Feb 19, 2011 7:19 am

ic~now you make me want to replace my steering wheel lol

WESHOOT2 · Mon Feb 21, 2011 10:35 pm

Funny; in the sub-zero temps my S AWD 'cracked' its dashboard's right-side metal 'eyebrow'.

gentle_ben · Tue Feb 22, 2011 12:13 am

WESHOOT2 wrote:Funny; in the sub-zero temps my S AWD 'cracked' its dashboard's right-side metal 'eyebrow'.

Wow, I'll have to keep an eye on that. Its going to be -35 here all week.

WESHOOT2 · Fri Feb 25, 2011 8:53 pm

The center info display waffles in brightness and clarity, too.
Warranty.....

TheHolyGhost · Sun Feb 27, 2011 4:44 pm

A few people have seen that. That is definitely a cold-related issue. I'm not sure that a new one would solve that problem.