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Old Sep 21, 2022 | 07:22 PM
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Tow company damaged my truck…what does trouble code mean?

Came back after a long day and found that management illegally moved my truck.
The Tow truck damaged my passenger side front tire completely.
input on the spare and realized my alignment was WAY off. Truck veering off to the right. Steering wheel also no longer straight and is not off-center by like 90degrees. The EPS defective light is on on the dash.
I had to buy a new tire and have it installed.

I used my Autel and found this code.
coukdnit be as simple as an alignment and resetting the steering angle sensor?

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Old Sep 22, 2022 | 01:52 PM
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Not sure if your mounted tire and spare tire are the same size, but the spare on my '19 G550 is a slightly different size (so that the cover fits). I wouldn't be surprised if a slightly different size tire could trigger a fault. If you've installed a replacement tire that matches the damaged one, try clearing the code and see if it reappears. If it does, see your dealer.
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Old Sep 22, 2022 | 02:08 PM
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Hey

So I had it up on the hoist today.

Turns out he bent the steering drag bar.
which in turn caused alignment and steering to be off-centre. And turned ESP light on.
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Did they try to tow by just pulling from the Drag Link?

It's a pretty large bar so they must have did something bad.

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Originally Posted by shiann
Did they try to toe by just pulling from the Drag Link?

It's a pretty large bar so they must have did something bad.
The fool tried to tow by lifting the the drag link.
bent it enough to throw everything off-center.

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Towing companies are notorious for the outrageous ransoms they soak you for. I didn't realize they execute their craft with such ineptitude. Do you intend to file a claim against them?
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Towing companies are notorious for the outrageous ransoms they soak you for. I didn't realize they execute their craft with such ineptitude. Do you intend to file a claim against them?
Am actually going after the building management. They authorized the tow. So it’s their responsibility.

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