While driving a 1997 or 1998 vehicle lost control. Dealer replaced rack and pinion, but problem still occurring intermittently.
1997 Buick Century steering complaints
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Started car and backed out of parking space. Steering wheel would hardly turn wheels to the left; no power assist. Started moving forward and turning right, then power assist resumed. Also, steering shudder occurs after rounding corners and accelerating. Local dealer service rep states car needs new rack & pinion assembly and is a common problem in centuries and regals 4-5 years old.
After parking the car, got back in to back out of the parking space and discovered vehicle would not turn left. There was no power assist. But it turns right with no problem. Repair required a new rack and pinion system. Failure occured without warning.
I was unable to turn the steering wheel to the left intermittently.
The design of the magnetic variable steering on vehicle results in poor handling, vehicle sways at 35-55 MPH, poor struts contribute to the unstable feeling causing bouncing.
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