# Hard to turn to the left

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/hard-to-turn-to-the-left/54439>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** intrigue, oldsmobile\
**Created:** [August 31, 2010, 3:52am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/hard-to-turn-to-the-left/54439 "2010-08-31T03:52:29Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![weckpd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/bc8723/32.png) [@weckpd](https://community.cartalk.com/u/weckpd)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 2010, 3:52am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/hard-to-turn-to-the-left/54439/1 "2010-08-31T03:52:29Z")

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I just got back from driving a short distance and as I was pulling into my parking space, I found it very hard to crank the wheel all the way to the left. It felt like I was driving a car without power steering. Any idea what might be causing this? Turning it to the right did not have the same feel at all.  
  
  
  
 Thanks

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**Author:** ![BustedKnuckles](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bustedknuckles/32/25_2.png) [@BustedKnuckles](https://community.cartalk.com/u/BustedKnuckles)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 2010, 9:30am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/hard-to-turn-to-the-left/54439/2 "2010-08-31T09:30:22Z")

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Sounds like power steering is failing. Check the power steering fluid level first.

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**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 2010, 11:55am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/hard-to-turn-to-the-left/54439/3 "2010-08-31T11:55:14Z")

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…or, it could be a worn-out/binding steering rack.

Compact and mid-size GM products have a history of steering rack problems in the '80s & '90s models. What model year is this Olds Intrigue?