Power steering and AC suddenly went out while driving as well as battery light came on. Could this just be belt issue?

Asked by fhashley313 Aug 26, 2016 at 07:32 PM about the 1999 Volkswagen Golf

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Bob answered 7 years ago

The belt either came off or broke. Many times this is caused by a bad bearing in one of the idlers or accessories or a bad belt tensioner.

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