1996 Cadillac Fleetwood Steering Locks While Driving Turn Left Right Could

1996 CADILLAC FLEETWOOD
14,500 MILES
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my steering locks up while driving when i turn left or right ....what could cause this i already replaced belt and belt tensioner and power steering pump last summer.
Oct 30, 2012 at 8:09 PM
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You need to have this checked by a front end shop. Though it could be the lack of pressure, based on what you have changed it could be front end parts going bad like tie rods etc or I have had vehicles that the internals of the rack wear out. The one I had disintegrated internally and sent fragments throughout the power steering seizing the pump thus smoking the belt and extremely hard to steer. That was a lot going on in that few minutes. Again, get this checked at once by a front end shop
Oct 30, 2012 at 8:36 PM
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