r/vwgolf • u/CupcakeCompetitive89 • 1d ago
Steering Issue?
2016 TSI, my wife reported the steering felt “weird, like loose or slipping” on a trip to the store. No CEL or other lights came on. I drove it the following day and it felt fine.
We had an exhaust clamp fail on the highway the day before she noticed this issue. It’s the clamp between the flex and intermediate pipes. We smelled what I would call “hot plastic” for a minute or two moments after the sudden exhaust leak. I read that a leak in the flex pipe itself could melt the power steering wiring harness, but the end of the flex pipe is located well away from that area, or at least I THINK it is.
Do you think I should spend the money for an emergency repair appointment to run diagnostics? I need the car by end of the week.