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Old 06-02-2010 | 03:06 PM
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power steering FAILURE!!!

car is back at the dealer as of yesterday!!! while going to a class for work and dropping off my son to school, i was doing about 70 and was about to change lanes due to a car doing 50-60 and all of a sudden,my power steering is gone!!! WTMF!!!! message read power steering malfuncion or something close. well last time it was in the shop,they said this was the part that failed and why i lost my traction control. now this has happend. well,glad it only has 29k and some change on the clock!!
Old 06-02-2010 | 04:18 PM
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So does that mean the pump seized up or the belt fell off?
Old 06-02-2010 | 04:51 PM
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So does that mean the pump seized up or the belt fell off?
There is no pump on this car, Electric motor for the steering.
Old 06-02-2010 | 05:40 PM
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car is done. dealer stated a wired had arched and shorted a fuse.
Old 06-02-2010 | 07:07 PM
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There is no pump on this car, Electric motor for the steering.
It is a old joke around here. Get use to hearing that one again and again.
Old 06-02-2010 | 07:08 PM
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car is done. dealer stated a wired had arched and shorted a fuse.
When you said the stability went out I figured it was the fuse but wondered what set it off.
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