I need help/advice on what's wrong with my car ASAP!!!!
I was driving to school and everything was fine. Then, as I'm almost there, my battery light pops on and my steering wheel gets extremely tight and I can't hardly turn it.
I have only a minor leak in my coolant, and either my leak just went from bad to worse or there's something else horribly wrong with it.
Let's just say there is no way I'm getting home from school lol
When I turned my car off, it smelled like something was burning.
Please help!!!!!!!
2007-11-15 03:03:02 · 7 answers · asked by breathe_in2687 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
I drive a 1997 Ford Taurus GL and I just passed 160,000 miles today
2007-11-15 03:04:11 · update #1
We've already have to put in at least $800 so far for this car and it still needs about $500+ put into it.
2007-11-15 03:04:51 · update #2
I thought maybe it was my radiator but I just put like a 6 gallon thing of Coolant in there like a couple weeks ago..
2007-11-15 03:07:54 · update #3
I'll find out if it starts when I go back out to my car after school lol
2007-11-15 03:08:28 · update #4
Good thing I have AAA lol In case I can't get home lol
2007-11-15 03:09:49 · update #5
When the serpentine belt fails, you will loose both the alternator and the power steering. Seeing as you said the you have been losing coolant, I would bet that your water pump failed entirely, and that caused the belt (which also drives the water pump to come loose!
Look under the hood and you will see the belt is off! Have the car towed, and repaired. Most likely you will need a water pump and a new belt! Have them check the belt tensioner also, as they do have a tendency to go bad!
2007-11-15 03:26:02 · answer #1 · answered by fire4511 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Obviously the belt came off. There's a belt out there that turns a bunch of small components mounted on your engine. The alternator and the power steering are both operated by this belt, and that's why you lost power steering.
It's cheap and simple, and easy to get to. No big deal. When you replace it, you need to think about why it came off. It may have just been old. If the new one comes off too, then you'll need to not just think about it, you'll need to successfully identify the root problem.
2007-11-15 03:25:47 · answer #2 · answered by Firebird 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
ok probable undesirable Alt. that overheating scent ought to be the battery so be careful the can blow up if overcharged or shorted. in the adventure that your boyfriend has any electric powered ex. get a meter and verify voltage after commencing the motor vehicle. if it exhibits over approximately 14 volts like yet somebody else stated its the voltage regulator interior the alt. if it particularly is the problem then it has probable already smoked the batt. additionally your moving problem may well be brought about via low voltage happening your shift solinoids( no longer adequate present day to tug them in) good luck!!
2016-10-02 10:22:33 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like a belt snapped, possibly the waterpump may have let loose.
2007-11-15 03:06:20 · answer #4 · answered by cdever5 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
You car shut off and you had no power steering thats why it was hard to turn. did the car start back up? how is your oil level? did the car overheat before?
2007-11-15 03:13:30 · answer #5 · answered by P_M_B 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Sounds like you broke a belt...shouldn't be too much trouble
2007-11-15 03:07:04 · answer #6 · answered by boyd s 2 · 3⤊ 1⤋
might be your alternator does it start or is the battery dead ? need more info could be serpentine belt
2007-11-15 03:07:04 · answer #7 · answered by Loreen W 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋