Rear Wheel Misaligned? (UPDATE: some rear axles out of spec; warranty replacement)

[Marklovski]

How much is it to inspect? I think I'm fine but if I wanted to claim the warranty it should be as soon as possible. Also whats the warranty on the axles?

[BillThompsonMirage-ES-CVT]

How much is it to inspect? I think I'm fine but if I wanted to claim the warranty it should be as soon as possible. Also whats the warranty on the axles?

My posts are buried in this thread. My suggestion is prepare snail mail letter such as one attached and send to corporate in California,MEMO TO MITSUBISHI MOTORS NORTH AMERICA INCORPORATED.doc. Worked for me.

[91cavgt]

My posts are buried in this thread. My suggestion is prepare snail mail letter such as one attached and send to corporate in California,MEMO TO MITSUBISHI MOTORS NORTH AMERICA INCORPORATED.doc. Worked for me.

That is a well put together letter. Short, sweet, and straight to the point with all the needed info. So did they replace your axle for you, and if they did, was the new axle straight and true?

[BillThompsonMirage-ES-CVT]

That is a well put together letter. Short, sweet, and straight to the point with all the needed info. So did they replace your axle for you, and if they did, was the new axle straight and true?

Yes they did.Yes it was. See attachment of alignment after new axle.

[91cavgt]

I wish the new axle fixed mine. My new axle was also out of spec. About every 2 or 3 weeks I drop by my local dealership to see if there is any more news or information regarding our rear axles, and tire replacements due to the out of spec alignment. So far there has been no news besides they know this is an issue.

[Eggman]

Yes they did.Yes it was. See attachment of alignment after new axle.

Those look like some pretty good numbers there. I'm curious to know if you have had an alignment check at an independent shop since the repair?

[Eggman]

Looks like a new rear axle beam is not too terribly expensive:

Mitsubishi Parts Warehouse: rear axle beam

I'm wondering what it would take to get one to experiment on for aligning?

[wellswebdesign]

I've got a few days until my 12 month adjustment period is up. Visually, it doesn't appear my rear tires are out of alignment. My car coasts in neutral like no other car I've seen. I've got almost 11k miles on the car, and my original tires are at 7/32 on all 4 tires, inside and out.

That seems like a reasonable amount of tire wear, am I correct? And if I don't seem to be having any issues, and my tires are wearing evenly and not excessively, is there any reason I should bother paying for an alignment?

[BillThompsonMirage-ES-CVT]

Those look like some pretty good numbers there. I'm curious to know if you have had an alignment check at an independent shop since the repair?

I have not; the car road handling/wandering which existed prior to alignment is gone. I am satisfied.

[BillThompsonMirage-ES-CVT]

I've got a few days until my 12 month adjustment period is up. Visually, it doesn't appear my rear tires are out of alignment. My car coasts in neutral like no other car I've seen. I've got almost 11k miles on the car, and my original tires are at 7/32 on all 4 tires, inside and out.

That seems like a reasonable amount of tire wear, am I correct? And if I don't seem to be having any issues, and my tires are wearing evenly and not excessively, is there any reason I should bother paying for an alignment?

I would still get it checked; my cost was zero inside 12 month/12,000 mile adjustment period.