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After driving in town for 20-40 min every time I turn it makes a faint high pitched noise. After another few minutes it will start making the noise when I accelarate. If I turn the wheel a hard right or left the noise is very loud. Just had the ps flushed, but it's still making the same noise.

  • jami0105 Jun 20, 2011

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This noise is caused by a defective power steering pump, the vanes inside the pump are damaged, it will need to be replaced.

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