2000 Chevy Malibu

JAY11

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2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU
6 CYL
FWD
AUTOMATIC
131,000 MILES

I was driving to work and my steering wheel locked up on me, I couldn't turn and now I try to turn the wheel and it is still really tight I checked the steering fluid and theres some in there
do you think it can be my pulley or belt or both?

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MASTERTECHTIM

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Fill it up and see if it works. Possible leak or bad pump or steering rack

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Sunday, May 4th, 2008 AT 3:29 PM

JAY11

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Do you think it could be my pulley or belt or both? Would that even cause my steering wheel 2 lock up on me? And is this expensive to fix?

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Sunday, May 4th, 2008 AT 3:44 PM

MASTERTECHTIM

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If it was the belt your battery light would have come on. Open the hood and see if it came off.

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Sunday, May 4th, 2008 AT 3:48 PM

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Well when my steering locked up on me the battery light did come on. If the pulley or belt is the problem is that expensive to fix? When I got it towed they open the hood and the belt wasnt moving for a min. The guy tapped it and it started moving again but the belt looked like it was jumping off the pulley.

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Sunday, May 4th, 2008 AT 3:51 PM

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