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Question posted by saphireblue723 on July 1st, 2013

My Power Steering Is Going. If The Pump Goes Can I Still Drive It Home?

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Answer #1: Posted by blissintampa on July 10th, 2013 12:42 PM

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I actually just had this problem not long ago on my car. As long as the pump does not seize up you should be fine to drive it home it will just be hard to steer. You will need to get it fixed as soon as possible though or you will cause more damage. I didn't have the money to get mine fixed and it seized up while my husband was on the interstate and cost a pretty penny to get it towed to the mechanic and cost a ton to get everything fixed that it tore up and fix the actual problem that caused the bad pump.

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