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That depends on which wheel. If you have the front end off the ground and the car running in gear, only one wheel will usually turn. The power will go the the wheel with the least resistance. There will always be a difference in the drive wheels. Doesn't matter front or rear wheel drive. Front wheel drive and it's one of the back ones? Brake stuck, wheel bearing, one or the other.
There is so much information not given to answer this question.
As mentioned above one wheel on a driven axle just simply not turning with the wheels off the ground is normal, and a function of the differential. This could be complicated significantly on a car with a traction differential or traction control.
If it is simply that the wheel WON'T turn, then it could be a brake stuck, or a bad wheel bearing.
If you have a four-wheel drive vehicle and one wheel isn't turning under power, again, this is a function of the differential, and is a complicated question to answer without more information.
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∙ 14y agoDepends on the type of car. Some have a fiber washer on the base of the steering column in the engine compartment that can break. If the car has rack and pinon steering, that can strip. That's the two places that would keep both wheels from turning.
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