Thread: Noisy Power Steering

My was whining and jerked the wheel to the left sometimes. Had the fluid changed and drives like a dream now.

Yah pontiac went wrong with the powersteering pump, just got mine replaced two days ago and the whine went away

Why are you giving him crap.....Why is someone not allowed to comment on an old thread.... heres a question, If we aren't allowed to comment on old thread, and everyone tells everyone to use the damn search button.... IS EVERYONE SUPPOSED TO TALK ABOUT?

Originally Posted by dengnath

Why are you giving him crap.....Why is someone not allowed to comment on an old thread.... heres a question, If we aren't allowed to comment on old thread, and everyone tells everyone to use the damn search button.... IS EVERYONE SUPPOSED TO TALK ABOUT?

Thank you for posting this. I agree with you completely. I saw a post a few days ago that had not been responded to in two months or so, I think, and someone gave the guy heck for it when someone posted in it. I felt really felt bad for the person that responded to the post, who was adding to it or asking a question about it (can't remember the specifics) and then got beat on because someone thought it was a "dead thread".

Dead ones are locked, right? If it's not locked, then it should still be fair game for posting.

As for a thread being a year old - Sometimes those are the best ones to read, especially, when there is follow up or good feedback later on. I read a lot of things where people claim this or that, but I want to know about longevity. There are lots of "fixes" that last a few weeks, but I want to know if it's still fixed a year from when it happened, 2 years, 5 years, or more. I have things I've fixed 8-9 years ago on my truck that are still working today. In my opinion, those are valuable lessons and I can give information to someone else with similar issues and know I had good results that lasted.

If we're not supposed to search, then the administrators should remove the feature. If we can search, but not comment after the thread has been idle for more than 24 hours, then they should be disabled after that time frame has passed.

Yes, I'm ranting.

On another note - I have no idea what this guy is complaining about - ix3oh3xi. I agree with Explicit_Spade on his comment. What in the world does someone expect out of a 15 year old pump? E_S is right in that it's NOT GM's fault.

I get a loud whine when i turn to the left or right....seems to be louder when turning left. And louder at slow speeds. I was initially thinking bad tires....but leaning more toward the power steering. Its pretty quiet when in park and turning the wheel. Have yet to check the steering fluid level.

I change my power steering pump, both lines, the rubber hoes that go to the pump, and my rack and pinion and i could turn with one finger

after replacing my rack and pinion, and my power steering pump, my power steering still growls at me! Tried turning lock to lock and adding fluid... Still the growl.. Only other option I'm left with is replacing all the lines.. Are there any other tips or something I might be missing?

FOr anyone who needs to get a new ps pump, DO NOT get it from AUTOZONE. I am on my 2nd pump from them. First pump from them made the steeering hard at low speed. 2nd pump from them replaced under warranty and it wines on turns. If it was not such a PIA to change, I would have changed it out with a "BARELY USED" ps pump from a salvage yard.
My original pump worked fine, but it leaked bad, I should have just put new seals in the darn thing instead of getting one from AUTOZONE!

Originally Posted by QUICKSILVER462

FOr anyone who needs to get a new ps pump, DO NOT get it from AUTOZONE. I am on my 2nd pump from them. First pump from them made the steeering hard at low speed. 2nd pump from them replaced under warranty and it wines on turns. If it was not such a PIA to change, I would have changed it out with a "BARELY USED" ps pump from a salvage yard.
My original pump worked fine, but it leaked bad, I should have just put new seals in the darn thing instead of getting one from AUTOZONE!

I agree. I'm on my second one and its leaking out of the blue. Smh. It's a pain to replace these things (easy after a few tries) so I'm just refilling the fluids every few days until the weather gets Better. I guess this explains why they warranty everything lol.