Q: steering
The car pulls right and left while on the freeway. Sometimes it feels like the car grips a rail for a split second. While stopped at a light the steering wheel will sometimes twitch to the right. Sometimes the steering feels loose, especially around town or going slow in a parking lot. One day everything will feel ok and the next all these things will act up. I just got an alignment and new tires but it hasn't helped at all.
My car has 45 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.
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