Steering Wheel Peeling - Page 3 - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

humfrz · 02-09-2014, 02:48 AM

Anyone have any pictures .. ??

Khorne · 02-09-2014, 05:59 AM

Ill post some of my peeling in a few hours after work.
I tried to have it replaced at 2 Toyota dealers but they saw i had scratched the bottom of the wheel myself and i got sent away.
It has peeled in 2 places at about 2 and 3 o clock on the wheel.

I said sod it and im replacing it with a works bell hub, NRG quick release and a Momo drifitng wheel in red.

uncivilised · 02-09-2014, 08:28 PM

Mine has started peeling as well at the 4 o'clock position.

I purposely make sure i wash my hands before driving, I don't wear rings, and use good leather products to clean the wheel.

one thing that annoys me is this. FFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!!!!!

bkblitzed · 02-09-2014, 08:53 PM

20k miles. Left hand is always on that part while driving. Ill probably buy an aftermarket wheel later on

White64Goat · 02-09-2014, 09:18 PM

That should be warranty. I have a 01 PT Cruiser that I bought the 5/50,000 extended warranty on and my steering wheel started to peel at 47,000 miles and they replaced it, no questions asked. I can't believe the 'wear and tear' BS. I'd call corporate office if dealer won't replace it.

Burrcold · 02-09-2014, 09:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bkblitzed

20k miles. Left hand is always on that part while driving. Ill probably buy an aftermarket wheel later on

What the?!? I would have been at the dealer at the first sign of that kind of premature peeling. That's horrible!

Khorne · 02-10-2014, 04:53 AM

@humfrz

Not as bad as other but still crap.

DaJo · 02-10-2014, 05:52 AM

Wow... How is this happening to these new cars?? With already so many problems, this one is definitely a shocker lol

AznBRZer · 02-10-2014, 11:55 AM

Wow, what the hell is going on with those steering wheels? I guess they really did cheap out on this car.

emutcfut · 02-10-2014, 02:53 PM

This happened on a couple of cars I've driven with leather steering wheels including a 91 LS400, 90 325i, 06 IS250 so it's not just isolated to our "cheap" cars. Looks like its just the paint peeling. Maybe some of us have very acidic sweat that the paint doesn't like.

sshole · 02-10-2014, 04:55 PM

There shouldn't be any paint on a leather steering wheel...

It's probably just due to the type of leather that Subaru/Toyota is using. Cheap stuff.

Bonburner · 02-10-2014, 05:45 PM

oh jeez thats pretty bad imo :/
now im worried about that happening to mine

CircuitJerk · 02-10-2014, 10:01 PM

Now that I see the pictures, this is a defective manufacturing process, or as stated earlier, cheap material sourcing and should be covered under warranty. This is unacceptable and should not be happening in such a short time.
There should be some resistance to everyday chemicals that humans come into contact with...

hur1ey02 · 02-10-2014, 11:22 PM

Do you use hand sanitizer? My moms Jetta had a peeling wheel after a few years.. Pretty sure that's what caused her problem.

02-09-2014, 05:59 AM	#30
Khorne Super 86 Join Date: May 2013 Drives: Red 86 GTS Location: Aus/Perth Posts: 361 Thanks: 124 Thanked 252 Times in 128 Posts Mentioned: 9 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Ill post some of my peeling in a few hours after work. I tried to have it replaced at 2 Toyota dealers but they saw i had scratched the bottom of the wheel myself and i got sent away. It has peeled in 2 places at about 2 and 3 o clock on the wheel. I said sod it and im replacing it with a works bell hub, NRG quick release and a Momo drifitng wheel in red. __________________ 230rwhp/184ftlb on 98RON/93AKI Build thread Red 86 GTS MT \| Sprintex Intercooled Twin Screw SC \| Invidia N1 \| Mocal 10 row \| Invidia Front Pipe \| Motiv Overpipe\| Enkei RPF01 with Bridgestone RE002s \| MCA Blue Coilovers \| Radium Catch Can

02-10-2014, 04:53 AM	#35
Khorne Super 86 Join Date: May 2013 Drives: Red 86 GTS Location: Aus/Perth Posts: 361 Thanks: 124 Thanked 252 Times in 128 Posts Mentioned: 9 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	@humfrz Not as bad as other but still crap. __________________ 230rwhp/184ftlb on 98RON/93AKI Build thread Red 86 GTS MT \| Sprintex Intercooled Twin Screw SC \| Invidia N1 \| Mocal 10 row \| Invidia Front Pipe \| Motiv Overpipe\| Enkei RPF01 with Bridgestone RE002s \| MCA Blue Coilovers \| Radium Catch Can

02-10-2014, 05:52 AM	#36
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uncivilised Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Drives: 86 GT Location: australia Posts: 74 Thanks: 31 Thanked 27 Times in 20 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Mine has started peeling as well at the 4 o'clock position. I purposely make sure i wash my hands before driving, I don't wear rings, and use good leather products to clean the wheel. one thing that annoys me is this. FFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!!!!!

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bkblitzed is better than you Join Date: Jun 2013 Drives: 2013 raven FRS Location: Norcal Posts: 1,293 Thanks: 591 Thanked 1,347 Times in 745 Posts Mentioned: 25 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	20k miles. Left hand is always on that part while driving. Ill probably buy an aftermarket wheel later on

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02-10-2014, 11:55 AM	#37
AznBRZer Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Drives: 16 CBS WRX Limited Location: Boston Posts: 1,147 Thanks: 947 Thanked 592 Times in 371 Posts Mentioned: 10 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	Wow, what the hell is going on with those steering wheels? I guess they really did cheap out on this car.

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emutcfut Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Drives: 2013 Argento Location: Bay Area Posts: 67 Thanks: 65 Thanked 21 Times in 12 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	This happened on a couple of cars I've driven with leather steering wheels including a 91 LS400, 90 325i, 06 IS250 so it's not just isolated to our "cheap" cars. Looks like its just the paint peeling. Maybe some of us have very acidic sweat that the paint doesn't like.

02-10-2014, 04:55 PM	#39
sshole Banned Join Date: Jan 2014 Drives: BRZ Location: VA Posts: 594 Thanks: 201 Thanked 389 Times in 195 Posts Mentioned: 15 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	There shouldn't be any paint on a leather steering wheel... It's probably just due to the type of leather that Subaru/Toyota is using. Cheap stuff.

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