Q: Kia Sedona is hard to steer and already had several parts replaced

asked by on May 21, 2016

I've been having trouble turning my minivan, so I had the power steering pump replaced and also the rack & pinion. That didn't work - it's still difficult to turn. What else should be replaced or repaired?

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