Q: My car makes a very annoying grinding noise when i turn the wheel

asked by on August 31, 2017

when i turn the steering wheel there is a very annoying sound, it gets worse when hitting a bump and having the wheel turned as i do on my drive way. also mention that i crashed and the steering gear box had to be replaced with a 2nd hand one. could it be that the new steering gear box is failing?

My car has 2000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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