Q: The ABS light came on and now my car won't start what could be wrong ?

asked by on July 27, 2017

Hi the ABS light on my car came on and then my steering wheel became every stiff and hard to turn then my car shuts off and won't start what could be wrong ?

My car has 125000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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