1991 Honda Accord, 120,000 miles, 4 cylinder, standard transmission.
I recently had a breakdown due to a bad distributor.The car just stopped running and while the engine would crank, it would not start. I had my car towed to the shop of my choice and fixed within a day. When I received the car back, the engine ran fine but I now have an issue with the steering that was not there before the breakdown. When I turn the wheel (more noticeable at low speed) there is a spot at both the left and right where a moaning sound comes from what seems to be in the dash right behind the steering wheel. When turning the wheel while parked the turning motion is very choppy and as I get toward the steering limit, the wheel seems to "fight" me. I called the repair shop the next day and the owner said they had noticed a small leak and topped off my steering fluid but was adamant that this new condition had not resulted from anything they had done. My two questions are what is causing the problem? and is it possible that the tow truck operator could have caused this problem or was it a result of the breakdown caused by the distributor?
I recently had a breakdown due to a bad distributor.The car just stopped running and while the engine would crank, it would not start. I had my car towed to the shop of my choice and fixed within a day. When I received the car back, the engine ran fine but I now have an issue with the steering that was not there before the breakdown. When I turn the wheel (more noticeable at low speed) there is a spot at both the left and right where a moaning sound comes from what seems to be in the dash right behind the steering wheel. When turning the wheel while parked the turning motion is very choppy and as I get toward the steering limit, the wheel seems to "fight" me. I called the repair shop the next day and the owner said they had noticed a small leak and topped off my steering fluid but was adamant that this new condition had not resulted from anything they had done. My two questions are what is causing the problem? and is it possible that the tow truck operator could have caused this problem or was it a result of the breakdown caused by the distributor?
Oct 16, 2007 at 4:18 PM