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Civic 97 --- falining power steering
Hi guys,
For a couple of days I've been having weird issues with steering. When I get in the car in the morning I noticed I could turn the steering wheel either all the way to the right or to the left, but the car would go in a straight line! I feels like driving on ice. I presume if power steering failed, I would have to put more effort to steer, but that's not the case---the steering wheel turns smoothly with no effort at all. It's like standing on a patch of ice and turning the wheel. The first time I noticed this it happened at an intersection (thankfully, it wasn't a busy one). I was making a left turn but the steering didn't obey and my car kept going straight. I hit the breaks, and for some reason steering came back to normal. This happens in the morning, and once this weirdness blows over, the steering is fine for the rest of the day, even though the car just sits on the parking lot at work. The level of the power steering fluid is in norm. I checked it and it wasn't contaminated or anything. I haven't changed this fluid since I bought the car 4 years ago, and wonder of is freezes to some degree during our cold NY nights. But car has only 72K miles, and my maintenance manual doesn't say I need to change this fluid. What can possibly cause this short loss of steering? It scares me to death. Any help will be much appreciated. |
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Civic 97 --- falining power steering
hum....get it to a mechanics ASAP!!! I would not even get back in that car
even for a short distance just knowing the steering could give up. "Agent Smith" > wrote in message ... > Hi guys, > > > For a couple of days I've been having weird issues with steering. When > I get in the car in the morning I noticed I could turn the steering > wheel either all the way to the right or to the left, but the car > would go in a straight line! I feels like driving on ice. I presume if > power steering failed, I would have to put more effort to steer, but > that's not the case---the steering wheel turns smoothly with no effort > at all. It's like standing on a patch of ice and turning the wheel. > > The first time I noticed this it happened at an intersection > (thankfully, it wasn't a busy one). I was making a left turn but the > steering didn't obey and my car kept going straight. I hit the breaks, > and for some reason steering came back to normal. > > This happens in the morning, and once this weirdness blows over, the > steering is fine for the rest of the day, even though the car just > sits on the parking lot at work. > > The level of the power steering fluid is in norm. I checked it and it > wasn't contaminated or anything. I haven't changed this fluid since I > bought the car 4 years ago, and wonder of is freezes to some degree > during our cold NY nights. But car has only 72K miles, and my > maintenance manual doesn't say I need to change this fluid. > > What can possibly cause this short loss of steering? It scares me to > death. Any help will be much appreciated. |
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Civic 97 --- falining power steering
Frank wrote:
> hum....get it to a mechanics ASAP!!! I would not even get back in that car > even for a short distance just knowing the steering could give up. > > "Agent Smith" > wrote in message > ... > Power assist only helps reduce the drivers effort. It can not disconnect the steering wheel from the road wheels. I would not even drive it to the dealer. |
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