Q: My power steering is out.

asked by on March 04, 2017

My car battery died the other day...left a light on, but it started right back up when we put the jumper cables on it and has been fine ever since. Unfortunately my power steering became very stiff almost non-existent. The fluid level is good. What caused it and how do I fix it? Thank you for your assistance.

My car has 100000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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