2004 Dodge Durango over heating no steering

2004 DODGE DURANGO
143,000 MILES • 6 CYL • 4WD • AUTOMATIC
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LEA MYERLY
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Engine overheated when I found a place to pull over I lost my steering
Feb 28, 2014 at 4:05 PM
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CJ MEDEVAC
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RECKON YOUR BELT CAME OFF?

YOU BEGAN TO OVERHEAT....AS THE WATER PUMP WAS NO LONGER BEING DRIVEN BY THE BELT

SINCE YOU WERE TRAVELING STRAIGHT---IT TOOK NO EFFORT TO MOVE THE STEERING WHEEL IN SMALL INCREMENTS.....EVEN THOUGH THE POWER STEERING WAS NOT OPERATIONAL DUE TO THE MISSING BELT

WHEN YOU FINALLY MADE A LARGE STEERING CORRECTION, YOU FOUND OUT THAT IT WAS NON-FUNCTIONING

???

YOUR TURN

THE MEDIC
Feb 28, 2014 at 5:47 PM
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HMAC300
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did you check for a broken belt?
Mar 1, 2014 at 6:27 AM