The car stalled when the wheel was turned all the way to the right. Common?

Question:
I was turning out of a parking lot and had the steering wheel all the way to the right and the car stalled, I turned off the car, and restarted it but when I put it into drive it stalled again. I turned off the car and straightened the steering wheel and restarted it and put it into drive and it worked. I thought Ive heard of this happening before... am I right? or should I be worried?

Answers:

OK to drive?

If you really crank the steering wheel to the left or right linit, you will place a very large strain on the power steering pump. Since this is driven by the engine (through belts) the load is transferred to the engine. If your engine is idling low, then yes, it may stall your engine. Avoid putting this kind of strain on the steering system, it can also blow your steering lines or your power steering rack.

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could be a loose wire. I had a car that when everytime I hit a bump the engine would cut out. Turned out to be a loose wire or rather a wire that was split in two and the bump would cause the ends to split apart just enough to cut out the engine.

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Check your power steering pump. If it is low on fluid or dysfunctional in any way...it can cause the engine to bog down when it is idling. In car people terms that means: The power steering pump could be bogging down the engine below a sustainable RPM while it is idling.

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Another possibility is that the idle on the engine may be set too low. This can be adjusted quickly and easily by knowledgeable car people.

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