Q: My engine was overheating and then it started making noise and not running right. 2005 Buick Rendevous
(2005 Buick Rendevous)Recently I was just driving my truck then let it sit while it was still running and all of a sudden my truck started getting hot then sound like it was rocks rumbling under the hood and on top of that i could not turn my steering wheel. To make things even worse, every other time I accelerate my car will jerk!! So my ? is what the heck is wrong or going on????
My car has 198000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.
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