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Originally Posted by Eric640
Year: 1995
Make: Ford
Model: Escort
Engine: ??
Transmission: Automatic
Heres what happened. I drove the car into a curb (the curb was about 6in high I'd say, it was just barely under the bumper) with the wheels turned all the way to the left at about 20 MPH. My foot was on the brake and the car came to a complete stop but it still hit the curb pretty hard.
The wheels got stuck and I couldnt turn the wheel untill I backed the car away from the curb.
Now there is two issues with the car:
1) The streeing is extremely tight and it is very difficult to turn the wheel. It still has a full range of motion, it just is very difficult to turn it.
(There is nothing visibly impeding the motion of the turning as far as I can tell.)
2) There is a kind of noise which leads me to believe a belt or something is rubbing or loose.
3) The battery light came on. This is probably unrelated? It came on right after the accident though.
The most important thing I want to know is weather it's safe to drive.
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I say number 2 is your power steering belt has come off or is loose and not turning.....
And the battery light came probably because that enigne is set up with just one belt that would also run the Alternator if it isn't charging your battery may go dead and that is even more money in the long run. (if your battery keeps going dead)