Q: I am broke down on the road because when I try to drive my steering jerks and so does my wheel
When I drive, the front right wheel jerks to the right and jerks the steering wheel to the right as well as makes a grinding noise, like it is scraping something.
My car has 175000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.
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