1998 ford escort made rattling noise then died?

So I was driving and the car started rattling loudly. It would not accelerate and the noise got worse every time I hit the gas pedal. I pulled over to the side of the road and shut the car off, then tried starting it back up a bunch of times only to get the same rattling noise and the car wouldn t start.

probably worth mentioning the steering became VERY hard to turn when this started.

Any ideas? Is my car screwed? Thanks!

Added (1). OH YEAH! Probably worth mentioning also that when trying to start it back up a few times, a little bit of smoke came from under the hood…

Uhm, did you even open the hood? If not, why ask for suggestions. You need someone to look at it, and I can't do it from my kitchen.

A pulley failed on you it sounds like. Most likely an idler or tensioner pulley but its hard to say exactly without looking at the engine directly.

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