Q: A couple of days off and on my truck will die and the steering wheel will not turn before this happens
The last couple of days off and on it will die when we get to a stop light no warning before this happens the steering wheel will not move. What is going on why is this doing it once in a couple of days?
My car has an automatic transmission.
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