Steering Wheel Pealing / Cracking
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From: Ohio
To OP... I had the exact same issue on the top middle of the steering wheel where my hand never sits. looked exactly like yours does. Dealer fixed it under warranty. Not sure how they fixed it though because now the steering wheel in the same area is just deteriorating. Almost sticky. I am not looking forward to how it looks in a couple years.
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From: BC
I do not have long finger nails
I do not have rings
Nothing rubs or touches the wheel besides my hands
I do not use any lotions or crap on my hands
This is my 8th car I am 40 years old and I have never had this issue.
Nobody drives the car but me.
This is a defect.
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Glad you are so sure.
I do not have long finger nails
I do not have rings
Nothing rubs or touches the wheel besides my hands
I do not use any lotions or crap on my hands
This is my 8th car I am 40 years old and I have never had this issue.
Nobody drives the car but me.
This is a defect.
I do not have long finger nails
I do not have rings
Nothing rubs or touches the wheel besides my hands
I do not use any lotions or crap on my hands
This is my 8th car I am 40 years old and I have never had this issue.
Nobody drives the car but me.
This is a defect.
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Joined: Feb 2017
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From: California
Glad you are so sure.
I do not have long finger nails
I do not have rings
Nothing rubs or touches the wheel besides my hands
I do not use any lotions or crap on my hands
This is my 8th car I am 40 years old and I have never had this issue.
Nobody drives the car but me.
This is a defect.
I do not have long finger nails
I do not have rings
Nothing rubs or touches the wheel besides my hands
I do not use any lotions or crap on my hands
This is my 8th car I am 40 years old and I have never had this issue.
Nobody drives the car but me.
This is a defect.
Like arentz said, good luck trying to convince the dealership on that one.
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From: BC
whats being 40 have to do with anything? also weren't you just on another thread complaining about how you thought the F-Sport seats are "trash" and how the paint isn't good either? Seems like user errors to me... Don't blame the car, it is not a defect.
Like arentz said, good luck trying to convince the dealership on that one.
Like arentz said, good luck trying to convince the dealership on that one.
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From: GA
I just cleaned the interior of mine today - vacuumed, dusted, wiped things down - and I didn't notice any wear on my steering wheel leather whatsoever, aside from a small, triagular "chip" in it, for lack of a better word, top dead-center of the wheel, which I assume was from something from before I bought the car, since I recall seeing it just days after I bought the car a year ago. I wiped down the leather on the wheel with a damp cloth, and just a little bit of dirt came loose - however, I went shopping in the car afterward and could swear it felt better after cleaning.
I can only say what I have been doing to take care of it, if it helps to prevent this issue from coming back:
Idk, maybe I am just more gentle with my car than the average person, who knows?
I can only say what I have been doing to take care of it, if it helps to prevent this issue from coming back:
- Every 2-3 months, I wipe off the steering wheel with a damp microfiber cloth. (At just over a year with this car, I haven't had to be worried about chemicals yet.) I would say even that the cloth is ever so slightly damp... You shouldn't need to dry the wheel off after you're done.
- I use a sunshade in my front windshield to protect against UV damage. This is mainly for keeping the seats from getting hot in the summer, but since I have the shade, I just use it year-round.
- I mostly avoid letting the steering wheel slide through my hands as it straightens up. If I do let it do so, I use a very loose grip, given the IS's steering wheel seems to unwind pretty slowly compared to other vehicles I have owned. I wear a ring, too.
Idk, maybe I am just more gentle with my car than the average person, who knows?
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Joined: Mar 2015
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From: Florida - Tampa Bay
Colored leather wears
This looks like normal wear and tear.
My 1991 MR2's leather-wrapped steering wheel developed the same kind of scratches and by the time it was 25 years old (and > 120K miles) it looked like this:
My 1991 MR2's leather-wrapped steering wheel developed the same kind of scratches and by the time it was 25 years old (and > 120K miles) it looked like this:
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I have the exact same scratches in the exact same spot. From your picture I can see they are on the bottom left corner of the steering wheel, which is the contact point from getting in and out of the car. I had no idea for the longest time how I was getting these scratches, and then realized it was from my zippered pocket (right side) from a pair of sweatpants.
But yea, good luck at the dealership. Hopefully they can help you out.
But yea, good luck at the dealership. Hopefully they can help you out.
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