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Almost crashed into a scumbag today.

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Old Nov 6, 2011 | 07:02 AM
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Default Almost crashed into a scumbag today.

Weirdest thing happened today when I was commuting to work. I enter a roundabout at like 20ish mph and drive over a puddle. I can see a car driving quite fast towards the roundabout and I slow down cause I was not sure if he saw me but he manages to stop half way inside the roundabout. No problem there. As I was about to drive by him my power steering quits on me and I´m going straight towards him I had no time to stop because I was already so close to him. But somehow the power steering came back and I barley missed him.

The battery light flashed while the power steering was out.Any idea what that could have been?
 
Old Nov 6, 2011 | 07:53 AM
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Maybe check the serpentine tensioner - if the belt slipped from the water it might've caused you to lose the steering momentarily.
 
Old Nov 6, 2011 | 09:50 AM
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^^^

pretty much what I was thinking. belt slipped from the water splash when you drove through the puddle. the belt spins the alternator also, which would essplain the battery light.
 
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