Date: Fri, 26 May 2000 23:58:25 -0700 From: "wgmoore" <wmoorenopsamcrest.net> Subject: Re: Very disturbing problem
My insurance pays my deduct if I hit an animal but dosn'tif I hit a tree to avoid hitting a deer. You didn't say if you had the complete history on the car, It may have been in an accident and a dishonest repair man may have pulled the shock absorbing steering column back into place?- Just a guess??? "Matt" <the.bombnopsamin.net> wrote in message news:vQBW4.1133$E11.19647nopsam6-win.server.ntlworld.com... > > Charles H. Stoyer 99yW4.37437$g41.1747372nopsam-west.usenetserver.com... > > You might check the linkage from the steering wheel to the rack to see > where > > it has become disconnected. Sounds like your wheels must have hit > something, > > hard enough to damage the steering. > > > > I have never heard of the steering breaking in a SAAB (or any other car) > in > > this manner, but certainly if you hit something hard enough to wrench the > > wheels the way you say happened, it is quite possible your steering system > > is broken. > > > > This may sound heartless, but braking or maneuvering to avoid an animal is > > not a good thing to do unless the animal is large enough to endanger your > > life or limb if you hit it (e.g. moose, elk, mule deer). You could be > killed > > and the animal is not worth it. > > Yeh, my girlfreind swerved to avoid a rabbit that ran out in front of her, > she clipped the bank and rolled the car, she was ok bar a cut on her elbow. > But her Ford ka was written off. > > > > > > -- > > Charles Stoyer, Golden CO USA > > remove blanks in e-mail address before reply > > Chris Nguyen wrote in message <392A26AC.743D8952nopsamassnet.com>... > > >I have a 1995 Saab 900SE V6. Ok, so I was driving on a wet rainy road > > >on friday night and I had to slam on my brakes and turn sharply to avoid > > >an animal. > > > > <snip> > > > > Would this be a manufacter's defect? I wouldn't imagine that > > >this is too common or is it? I love my Saab, but man this is not > > >something I am too comfortable with. > > > > > > > > > > > >
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