How bad did they screw my Supra?

[sh3hryar]

After installing SPL parts I went for alignment.

Post alignment I am getting below codes.

1: How screwed I am?

2: How can I solve the issues?

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[Rensuhlo]

Go to a different alignment place.

 

[Traxion]

Check sensors. Wheel speed sensor maybe.

 

[sh3hryar]

Check sensors. Wheel speed sensor maybe.

Power steering isnt working on the car..
Tried to clear codes and they wont go.

Totally lost.. dont know how to navigate thru the situation..

 

[jchadwell]

The only issue an alignment can cause is damaging or disconnecting a sensor. If you can’t do it yourself, take it back to the shop. It will not be difficult for them to find the disconnected or damaged sensor and either reconnect or replace it. Leaving a sensor disconnected happens every once in a while.
I would be more inclined to think it happened when installing the SPL parts. Did the same shop do the install and alignment? Did the car go straight from the install to the alignment rack? Or did you actually drive the car a significant period after the install but before the alignment? In other words, determine which work actually caused the issue and go back to them for resolution. It will be a simple fix.

 

[tracer bullet]

Does it drive straight with the steering wheel also straight? I think the sensor for the implausible code is actually at the steering wheel itself. Seems impossible they could have done anything there. I could believe something underneath was damaged since they were actually underneath, but not sure how.

Agreed about a different shop, or at least since you already paid for the first place, maybe get it back there as a warranty and be sure a different tech, more senior if possible, takes a look at it. Don't let them sell you anything the 2nd visit, only fix it if they can manage to figure it out. If the first tech's still around maybe they can admit if the made any major adjustments, turned the threads on anything super far. There was another thread here with a caster adjustment so far off it pushed the wheel into the fender.

You could consider the car version of a computer fix, basically turn it off and back on. Not just restarting the car of course, but the steering specific stuff - Clear every code, reset whatever needs resetting (I think there's a routine where you turn the wheel lock to lock, there may be others). It could be OK after that.

When you replaced the parts, did you simply install them or did you attempt at all to get the new stuff to be the same length as the old stuff? Some of this might be on you if you didn't do that. You didn't do the alignment of course and in theory the shop can handle it but you may have dropped off something for them that needed extra steps they didn't know about, something that was way off when they only expect it to be very slightly off? Do you still have the old parts, any that are adjustable? If you bring them in, it might help compare and see if all the sensors work, it's just that one is pissed off being so far out of adjustment from where it expects things to be.

 

[sh3hryar]

The only issue an alignment can cause is damaging or disconnecting a sensor. If you can’t do it yourself, take it back to the shop. It will not be difficult for them to find the disconnected or damaged sensor and either reconnect or replace it. Leaving a sensor disconnected happens every once in a while.
I would be more inclined to think it happened when installing the SPL parts. Did the same shop do the install and alignment? Did the car go straight from the install to the alignment rack? Or did you actually drive the car a significant period after the install but before the alignment? In other words, determine which work actually caused the issue and go back to them for resolution. It will be a simple fix.

I am hoping its only sensors and nothing major.

I got the SPL parts installed from one place and went to the alignment place after 5 days.
In those 5 days there were no errors, just alignment issues.

Its clear the issue took place during alignment. However alignment guys tell me they are not mechanics and they cant fix the car..

 

[jchadwell]

Then if you can’t do it yourself, take it back to the shop that installed the SPL parts. You may have to pay them a little bit it won’t be much. It will be easy to find.
Or if you want to force the issue you could make the alignment shop have it fixed and they’d have to send it to a shop but honestly that would be a hassle not worth fighting to me. Just pay the SPL shop an hour or so of labor to find and connect the sensor involved. And if the alignment actually did break a sensor and it becomes more expensive, that’s when I’d go back to them and fight about reimbursement. Either scenario is not difficult to fix.

 

[razorlab]

Why another thread about the same thing?

You need to recalibrate the rack after making sure the front toe is within spec. You can do it with ISTA or the easier way... start car, then turn the wheel lock to lock 4x.

If that doesn't work, then def need to use ISTA to calibrate the rack.

 

[jchadwell]

Or listen to Bryan. He knows what he’s talking about as long as it’s not oil. He’s clueless about oil.
Having to recalibrate the steering rack is a new one for me. I can’t imagine how bad an alignment was for that to be a thing. And this boomer has had hundreds of alignments over the years.

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