Q: Please help!! What is wrong with my Sebring Convertible JXI?!?
So, on Thanksgiving my family and I get into my car ready to leave. My dad driving. The power steering was out. (Already had soft pedal I think a week or so before.) Drove around the block, came home and popped the hood to find out that the engine was running fine but no belts were turning. None. So, no power steering and belts aren't turning. Any ideas on what it may be? Desperately need help. I have full time college and work.
My car has 170000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.
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