I experience the exact thing as ngugen last week. The dealer replaced the steering wheel cover on my 05 X5 4.4 due to paint chipping. As soon as I drove off the dealership, I noticed the steering wheel is about 5 degrees crooked (to the left). I drove right back to complain but the SA said the alignment is off...which doesn't make sense because it was straight when I dropped it off the day before. Does anyone know if the process of replacing the steering wheel cover would tweak the angle of the steering wheel?

mrbmwx5, could you send me the link to the steering wheel article? Thanks!