Steering Related Problems of the 2011 Volvo XC70

Table 1 shows one common steering related problems of the 2011 Volvo XC70.

Table 1. Steering related problems of Volvo XC70

Problem Category Number of Problems
Steering problems
1

Steering problem

The steering would randomly lock (or at least become very stiff). This occurred when the vehicle was warm and seemed to be mostly low speed sharper turns. Turning the wheel in the opposite direction freed it up. I replaced the steering rack to solve the problem.


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