# 2017 Chevrolet Trax steering tightens when tires are rotated

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2017-chevrolet-trax-steering-tightens-when-tires-are-rotated/125695>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** chevrolet, trax\
**Created:** [September 25, 2018, 6:47pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2017-chevrolet-trax-steering-tightens-when-tires-are-rotated/125695 "2018-09-25T18:47:31Z")\
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**Author:** ![CarlKirchner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/aeb1de/32.png) [@CarlKirchner](https://community.cartalk.com/u/CarlKirchner)\
**Post date:** [September 25, 2018, 6:47pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2017-chevrolet-trax-steering-tightens-when-tires-are-rotated/125695/1 "2018-09-25T18:47:31Z")

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when I have the tires rotated the steering tightens up. Why does this happen? Rotate them back the way they were it untighens

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**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\
**Post date:** [September 25, 2018, 6:56pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2017-chevrolet-trax-steering-tightens-when-tires-are-rotated/125695/2 "2018-09-25T18:56:00Z")

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> [@CarlKirchner](#):
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> the steering tightens up

I don’t know what you mean by this. Could you describe in more detail?

If nothing else changed, it is a tire issue. How long did you tolerate this before having the tires put back in the original positions?