I take hard turns usually and recently my car has started STAYING in the position I'm turning. I know if I turn the other way that I'll overcorrect myself, so I don't want to do that. It happened yesterday, but I thought that was just because it was wet outside, but it did it again today. It feels like the wheel suddenly tightens up and locks. WTF?!

 

check power steering fluid

 

Sounds liek your power steering doesn't have enough pressure for you to easily turn the wheel back and forth. If not, get it checked cuz your rack and pinion might be jacked up

 

My dad's '92 300ZX did the exact same thing, I was driving down the mountians where I live with a friend and near the bottom is pretty slow since its quite steep and a tiny one lane road. Every once in a while while going around a tight 180* turn the wheel would lock (and feel like it had no power steering) and I would have to slam on the brakes and yank it back to keep from going off the road.

 

Thats what I was thinking. More towards the rack and pinion. If she lost power steering she would still be able to turn while the car is in motion.

 

Alright guys, so what's a "rack and pinion"

 

its the type of steering system that it is our cls. basically, its a bar with teeth that is moved left and right with a pinion gear attached to the steering shaft. so its pretty much your steering box. no more hard cornering

 

sorry to thread hijack...but wtf is in your avatar swervinCL?? i cant figure it out. looks like a snake swallowed something

 

Hahahahaha, I would have asked sooner or later, if you hadn't hahaha

 

i think its a sheep, but looks fawkin messed up

 

No way, it's like a snake eating a giant pig or something

 

yeah it's a snake that ate a "ewe" (sheep).

I don't understand what you mean by "my car has started STAYING in the position I'm turning."

does this mean that you can't turn the steering wheel back to center, or does it mean your tires break loose and you "drift" the corner?

 

o man a girl taking hard turns all the time, never heard of that before. j/k lol

 

it's a girl? I thought it was a guy with a wig in that small ass pic.

 

 

gotdamn

 

I drift the corners

 

never ever had that issue......i dont have powersteering AND I LOVE IT !!!

 

Ars, the rack and pinion makes up your steering column, sounds like something is royally jacked there. I'd take it to a mechanic asap, not being able to turn quick is a big safety hazard.

 

yeah man what happens when you lose steering and end up in china town after hours?

 

ahmmmm..... i give up.. tell us lol

 

It was a ewe... Thats why my title was EWE got owned..

 

Oh shut up!!!!!

 

yea but isnt it harder to drive a car without power steering but came stock with power steering then a car that never came with it???

 

Only when your stopped. When your going, you wont have any problems turning the wheels because the car is in motion...

<~~~ Learned how to drive stick on an RX-7 with no power steering... Damnit I miss that car. I will get one.. I will I will I will.

 

 

yea thats what i thought. cuz ive driven my boys 93 civic bubble cx w/ no P/S and its only a bitch to park and turn the wheel when your about to move. other than that i like the way it feels on the highway.

 

no. I did a delete then looped it all back filling the rack with oil. The steering response is insane and the car handles much much better. Its not even that hard to steer at low speeds or at a stop............my car doesnt weigh anything

 

balding tires?

if you're tires are losing traction when they didnt' before, then maybe they are just gettign low on tread. are you letting off of hte gas at all? that'll cause oversteer if you take the corner with high throttle, then let off mid turn.

 

Nope, my tires are fine...guess I oughta check the power steering fluid asap

 

and also relax on the hard turns and braking last second. i know how girls drive.