Q: Some light on the dash turned on and it says service power steering now , what does that mean ? My steering wheel is hard to turn

asked by on March 29, 2018

Lastnight when i was driving a light that says service power steering now turned on and i got home and the steering wheel was hard to turn i don’t know what it could be

My car has 131000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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