Q: steering wheel is locked but car turns on
car was running perfectly. one hour later the car turns on but wheel is stiff. red battery sign says to go to shop. coolant needs to be refueled. without any warning, these messages never poppedup before
My car has 113000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.
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