Q: 2014 FORD FOCUS POWER STEERING

asked by on March 19, 2018

DRIVING MY 2014 FORD FOCUS, WARNING LIGHT CAME ON REGARDING STEERING. STOPPED CAR TO RUN AN ERRAND, CAME OUT AND COULD BARELY TURN THE WHEEL. HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED AND AM WAITING TO HEAR FROM MECHANIC. JUST WONDERED IF THIS IS FIXABLE AND OF COURSE IF IT'S EXDPENSIVE TO BE FIXED. CAR DRIVES WELL OTHER THAN THAT.

My car has 38500 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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