rachel T

I get the feeling this isn't the yr for my car. [:'(] Can anyone tell me what this malfunction is all about?
I am finding and having blk pieces of plastic, falling on my floor or my feet from my steering wheel, they seem to have a lip on them. It was a bit hard to steer at first like something was caught up in there, and then it was fine. Once and a while you will get a quick second hold but then it is fine. U can hear a ???springish??? kind of noise, when your turning. I left it parked in a parking lot for while I ran with someone, and when I came back and went to back up and leave, is when it started. It don't feel sloopy, or like there is any play in it, and the coloumn is staying locked while the car is off? Any ideas??? [:@] Thanks in advance!