Q: The steering wheel got hard to turn on the way home. I just had work done.the Hood senser came on this morning
I was putting water in radiator and the hude was closed but the senser was saying that it was open.and beeping.that when the steering wheel froze . the car running but I put fluid in it but it moving but I don't know if I can drive it
My car has an automatic transmission.
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