Struggle keeping car between the lines?

[Typeface]

I came from a '13 Accourd Coupe EX-L V6 and never had any issues keeping my car between the lines whether it be highway or back roads. My '18 Stinger GT AWD for reasons I can't explain just seems difficult to keep between the lines. Anyone else feel like this or did I just forget how to drive from the time I sold my Accord until I bought my Stinger? Maybe it's the different size tires? I mean I really have no explanation. My alignment seems to be fine. 30,700 on the odometer. Stock wheels (new set at 27,700 miles).

I had the same issue first day i bought it, gave it a squirt on the highway and it was moving left to right and back over n over, then i switched my lane assist off

 

[MerlintheMad]

@MBronze could you go test drive another Stinger and compare? That's the first thing I'd do in your place: your car doesn't drift/wander when you let go of the steering wheel, so, I think that alignment is no issue.

I go along with the observations already made about how directly this car responds to the slightest steering input. My pervious vehicle ('94 Plymouth Voyager) was "sloppy" by comparison and I had been driving it for twelve and a half years. My test drive of a GT2 showed the reality of the hype that Kia wrote, about how responsive this car is by deliberate design: "Tactile, responsive, perfectly weighted steering - steering that feels alive - is a gran turismo's true measure." The whole paragraph on page 24 of the promo book helped prepare me to take the steering wheel for the first time with full respect for what I was about to experience. And that was NO slop in the steering whatsoever. "Razor-sharp feedback" is not exaggeration or hype.

 

[STINGDADDY]

Lol, I've been waiting for a reply like this. Should I keep my hands at 10:00 and 2:00 as well? I guess I was just seeing if there were other people out there experiencing this bizarre phenomenon.

Active lane keep assist?

 

[MBronze]

@MBronze could you go test drive another Stinger and compare? That's the first thing I'd do in your place: your car doesn't drift/wander when you let go of the steering wheel, so, I think that alignment is no issue.

I go along with the observations already made about how directly this car responds to the slightest steering input. My pervious vehicle ('94 Plymouth Voyager) was "sloppy" by comparison and I had been driving it for twelve and a half years. My test drive of a GT2 showed the reality of the hype that Kia wrote, about how responsive this car is by deliberate design: "Tactile, responsive, perfectly weighted steering - steering that feels alive - is a gran turismo's true measure." The whole paragraph on page 24 of the promo book helped prepare me to take the steering wheel for the first time with full respect for what I was about to experience. And that was NO slop in the steering whatsoever. "Razor-sharp feedback" is not exaggeration or hype.

Thanks for the input man. Not a bad idea at all. I'll just have to borrow my girlfriend's car since it might be weird if I show up in a stinger to be potentially buying a stinger lol.

 

[MBronze]

Active lane keep assist?

Base model GT so no LKA in my car, or sunroof, or Harmon/Kardon stereo, or rain detecting wipers, or adaptive CC.... Haha. But I got a V6!

 

[NS_Stinger]

I notice this a bit with mine too. I definitely think a big part is that I'm used to driving FWD cars and this is AWD, also if you're not used to a car that changes the steering input depending on the drive mode sport vs comfort that will throw you for a loop as well.

 

[jazzdabb]

I always think of myself as a jet fighter pilot -- small corrections. Just need missiles and pop-up headlight machine guns.

 

[RedCal]

I always think of myself as a jet fighter pilot -- small corrections. Just need missiles and pop-up headlight machine guns.

Pop up machine guns... put the fake hood vents to use!

 

[jazzdabb]

Pop up machine guns... put the fake hood vents to use!

EVEN BETTER!

 

[Snowwhite]

check your tire pressures as well. at least on my old BMWs, lower pressure in the rear than the front caused them to drive a bit squirmy and required many steering corrections.

 

[MerlintheMad]

Pop up machine guns... put the fake hood vents to use!

The Stinger, the new Bond mobile. That would look so cool: up pop twin machineguns out of those hood "vents". A mod I could get behind!

 

[Luc343]

I had the same issue first day i bought it, gave it a squirt on the highway and it was moving left to right and back over n over, then i switched my lane assist off

When I rented a Kia Grand Carnival van to drive to Melbourne, the active lane assist was on and it even steered around corners with my hands off the steering wheel and I loved it, it really worked well. I just assumed the stinger would be the same, but I was wrong.

I wonder how many people switch off the active lane assist on the stinger?

 

[Ozstung]

Switched lane assist off immediately didn't like the feeling of the steering wheel been yanked. Read this whole thread ive had fwd,rwd , & awd and the Stinger steering is as good as ive ever driven, well balanced and no wandering. I'd say somethings not correct about MB's vehicle, the previous owner may have bent something?

 

[Spaceme17]

I came from a '13 Accourd Coupe EX-L V6 and never had any issues keeping my car between the lines whether it be highway or back roads. My '18 Stinger GT AWD for reasons I can't explain just seems difficult to keep between the lines. Anyone else feel like this or did I just forget how to drive from the time I sold my Accord until I bought my Stinger? Maybe it's the different size tires? I mean I really have no explanation. My alignment seems to be fine. 30,700 on the odometer. Stock wheels (new set at 27,700 miles).

What are your tire pressures set at? If they are over-inflated, it can make the car feel very unstable.

 

[sting me]

Any luck on the alignment, OP? The Stinger seems to be a lot less twitchy on center than my GTI was... that thing was impossible to keep going straight. Same with my GF's Fiesta ST. This thing feels like I don't even have to bother steering it, comparatively.

When I rented a Kia Grand Carnival van to drive to Melbourne, the active lane assist was on and it even steered around corners with my hands off the steering wheel and I loved it, it really worked well. I just assumed the stinger would be the same, but I was wrong.

I wonder how many people switch off the active lane assist on the stinger?

Mine's only on when I'm on long highway road trips, same with adaptive CC - low speed and inter-city highway trips, it's more of an annoyance, especially with sporadic lane markings and whatnot.

 

[MBronze]

Any luck on the alignment, OP? The Stinger seems to be a lot less twitchy on center than my GTI was... that thing was impossible to keep going straight. Same with my GF's Fiesta ST. This thing feels like I don't even have to bother steering it, comparatively.


Mine's only on when I'm on long highway road trips, same with adaptive CC - low speed and inter-city highway trips, it's more of an annoyance, especially with sporadic lane markings and whatnot.

Have an appointment with Kia next week. There only palatable dealer in the area is usually booked far in advance.

 

[sting me]

Have an appointment with Kia next week. There only palatable dealer in the area is usually booked far in advance.

Excellent!
Though if I can make a suggestion - maybe look into Firestone and NTB shops as an alternative. I've had universally good experiences with them regarding 4-wheel alignments. Everything else can be hit-or-miss, but I figured I'd share that!

 

[P22Tyler]

If this is your first AWD vehicle, it will definitely be a different driving experience. Also, if you've only every driven front wheel drive cars, the rear bias of the Stinger will feel different. Lastly, the sport-tuned nature of this car is going to feel a lot less floaty that a standard family sedan. More preceise steering input requires smaller corrections and a steadier hand.

Yup. I let my brother drive my Stinger and he almost ran into the curb going around a curve because the steering is so much quicker and more precise than anything he drives.

 

[jazzdabb]

Was on the highway today and engaged the active lane assist and immediately felt like I was fighting the steering. I rarely use the lane assist and when I do, I normally have it set to passive. I'm wondering if that is the issue.

 

[Josh16162]

This has nothing to do with the car being AWD, the Stinger being more "sporty" than another car, or anything like that, it's simply due to the tires tramlining.

If this is your first time driving with staggered, low profile UHP tires, you might think the tramlining is unnerving or that something is wrong, but it's literally just your tires trying to follow the contour of the road.

You'll get used to it.