ford ka dangerous steering question.?

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Adam

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ok well i had to buy a car quick last weekend and i bought a ka blind (as in never seen it) well it turns out the steering has a mind of it own.
When turning corners (left or right) the car turns as normal then rolls and turns in sharper i thought this was due to skinny tyres folding under the rim, however i changed to wider rims and tyres and it still does it also it trys to steer itself when driving straight generally to the right. And also when accelerating and braking!
Steering wheels on the right by the way and its a 98 ford ka 1.3i

any help?
 
The wheels are seriously mis-aligned. That may be from worn-out suspension, or because somebody worked on it and didn't know what they were doing. Get it fixed at an alignment specialist. This is "haste makes waste" at its worst, isn't it.
 
Jack the front up and check for damage to the tie-rod ends, also check for looseness in any bolts in the steering system. If all checks out and any of the tie-rod ends look like they have been replaced.... have thew alingment check, the "toe" could be out pretty bad.
 
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