Q: What can be done if speakers showing and steering becomes different also the car would not go faster than ten mph? 2004 VW Polo

asked by on January 01, 2017

I have a polo EPS came on first time I've seen it but not had the car long. I was unable to excelerate. What can be done and around how much can I expect to pay for the work.

My car has 7000 miles.
My car has a manual transmission.

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