Around two months ago I was heading home from work on a dark Tuesday night. As i turned a sharpish bend at 30mph I crashed into a ruddy great sunken trench.
This trench made a huge bang as both the front two and rear two tyres went through it.
The steering wheel was in a 9 O'Clock position when the impact happened.
Instantly I could feel the steering was not right and has been getting worse ever since.
The problem is a lack of effect in the steering between 10 and 2 Oclock positions. Basically nothing happens until after these positions have been passed. The steering feels very inconsistent as the position where the steering starts changes day to day and is affected if I am driving faster. The steering seems to tighten up momentarily to what it was like before then it is back to normal. Once you have reached the point where the steering is turning the car, it feels as if the wheels are losing grip on the tarmac. Just like the front wheels are skidding. The steering has lost all feel and the car does not feel planted to the road like it was before. This was how I would always describe the S3 compared to other cars, now It feels like it wants to do head towards the nearest ditch.
This has left me with no confidence in the car and I have almost crashed a few times due to the amount of steering input required compared to before the incident.
So does anyone have any ideas whats wrong?
Any ideas on parts that need replacing?
Any ideas on cost?
Also I have been getting creeks coming from the front and rear suspension over bumps and speed humps. Is this related or another thing broken?
This trench made a huge bang as both the front two and rear two tyres went through it.
The steering wheel was in a 9 O'Clock position when the impact happened.
Instantly I could feel the steering was not right and has been getting worse ever since.
The problem is a lack of effect in the steering between 10 and 2 Oclock positions. Basically nothing happens until after these positions have been passed. The steering feels very inconsistent as the position where the steering starts changes day to day and is affected if I am driving faster. The steering seems to tighten up momentarily to what it was like before then it is back to normal. Once you have reached the point where the steering is turning the car, it feels as if the wheels are losing grip on the tarmac. Just like the front wheels are skidding. The steering has lost all feel and the car does not feel planted to the road like it was before. This was how I would always describe the S3 compared to other cars, now It feels like it wants to do head towards the nearest ditch.
This has left me with no confidence in the car and I have almost crashed a few times due to the amount of steering input required compared to before the incident.
So does anyone have any ideas whats wrong?
Any ideas on parts that need replacing?
Any ideas on cost?
Also I have been getting creeks coming from the front and rear suspension over bumps and speed humps. Is this related or another thing broken?