I just bought a 2009 Mazda5 and when I turn, whether a slight turn for a curve or a hard turn like turning left or right, the steering wheel feels tight like I have to use a good amount of force to turn the wheel, until a certain point and then it like pops into place. It's not a "popping" noise, but a feeling like when your elbow pops into place, if that makes sense. I brought it back to the car lot, and they said it was the power steering pump, and thus replaced it, but now I'm having the same issue. I do not have a vast amount of deep knowledge in auto mechanics, and I was wondering if anyone here has had this issue before or could give me a general idea of what this might be. I'm just afraid that the people I bought the car from are going to give me the run around and I have a 3 month old that's running around in this car with me, I'm just concerned.
Thank you for any help,
Kellie
Thank you for any help,
Kellie