Q: Steering wheel issues

asked by on July 18, 2016

Had my car aligned also had the wheels balanced but still the wheel feels like I have to hold it to the left. Also steering wheel feels loose when I go over bumps in the road. And has a low pitch squeal when I turn the wheel to the left coming from somewhere in the front outside.

My car has 62000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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