The power steering has been giving me issues. a

Could be the power steering pump is bad.

I would say your heater core has a leak and needs replacing. Moisture is getting into your blower motor and it will seize up if you run it that way.

P0496 = "Evaporative emission system high purge flow"


At the dealership, we get a lot of complaints like yours and they all started with running too low on fuel or running out.


Start with replacing the fuel filter and get back to me.


Running low/out tends to suck up micro trash from the bottom of the gas tank and that gunk clogs the fuel filter.

could be the power steering pump itself. If it has a bad bearing it will do that. Especially when you turn it makes the steering pump work a lot harder.

sounds like you need to replace the power steering pump,of not overheating or loosing coolant,would check water pump,if no power steering sonds like the pump is bad,mechanic depepnding on their ability could change for you,up to you if you want to pay a shop to replace pump.

per power steering. if u keep having to add fluid u have a leak somewhere.

Did you notice any leaks from the power steering? If you did not notice any leaks, the only place for the fluid to go is in the bellow boots(the accordion boots on the rack and pinion system). Go underneath and if no leaks are obvious, take a small screwdriver and poke a small hole in one of the boots. If fluid comes out, you're looking at replacing the rack and pinion. This would also explain the excessive play you're feeling in the steering.

Just a heads up, $10 bucks will buy you a seal kit for the P.S. pump. I topped mine off for a couple months, then the oring on the high pressure line (from pump, front center) blew and dumped the reservoir in a matter of miles.

The line can be a stinker to get off, recommend driving the car for a few minutes to heat up the pump a little. Don't forget the 20MM wrench.

Could be belts or some fluid on the engine( power steering fluid) if your steering feels strange.