What is wrong if when your driving and randomly the steering wheel gets hard to turn?
Assuming you checeked the fluid level and it is fine, then the power steering pump needs replacing.
What is wrong if when your driving and randomly the steering wheel gets hard to turn?
If the battery light is coming on, you are loosing the charge given off by the alternator. Do you hear any noise when you loose the power steering? If so, one of the belt drive accessories may be locking up. The alternator, the A/C compressor, the power steering pump, or even the water pump.
It is difficult to diagnose the issue without looking at the car, or knowing what type of accessories it has. But with the limited information you have provided, this is where I would start looking. Something is causing the belt to stop turning, thus stopping the alternator to stop charging.
the battery light only comes on if the engine shut off or the alt suddenly failed but the alt wouldn't cause hard steer and engine shut off would. I'd guess you have a short someplace thats killing all power for a split second and your not awaire of it.
either the belt has broken,or the fluid is low.how old is the vehicle and what make is it??
check the power steering fluid and also if the belt is slipping, it will be hard to turn.
check the power steering fluid
