Q: hi chris, my name is pedro. I drove for about 100 miles on july 4th when i got to my destination my battery light when on and my
hi chris, my name is pedro. I drove for about 100 miles on july 4th when i got to my destination my battery light when on and my steering wheel became tough. when i parked and check under the hood, my serpentine belt was out of place and it was leaking dont know where from antifreeze. what can it be?
My car has 119459 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.
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