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2012 kia soul when turning the steering wheel i hear the sound of a water hammer on pipes. What is that?

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Check your power steering fluid it's probably low, if not it could be the power steering pump or the rack and pinion but my money is on low fluid. I hope this helps. Take care

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Anonymous

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  • Posted on Jan 11, 2009

SOURCE: Steering wheel problem???

Check and make sure that upper or lower ball joints are good listen for noise on the OUTSIDE of vehicle. Good Luck. thanks for using FIX YA

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Anonymous

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  • Posted on Nov 18, 2009

SOURCE: When I turn the steering wheel, I hear a whining

That sound is telling you your power steering pump is low on fluid. You need to go to an autoparts store and get a bottle of power steering fluid and add it to the reservoir of the power steering pump. When you remove the cap from teh power steering unit, you will see that the cap doubles as a dipstick so you can gauge how much fluid is in the reservoir. Pour the fluid into the reservoir a little at a time, stopping to replace the cap, pull the cap and check the level. Do this until the dipstick shows the reservoir is full. This should remove the sounds you are hearing.

Anonymous

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  • Posted on Jan 24, 2010

SOURCE: 2001 Kia Sephia, steering box unit, grinding when wheel is turned

That sounds like a cv joint. It is right behind the tire on the end of the axle. It should have a rubber boot around it. I suspect the boot went bad causing you to lose the grease.

Anonymous

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  • Posted on May 21, 2010

SOURCE: kia sedona steering wheel binds

yes look there and also inspect your track bar, tierod ends, pitman arm ball joint. Have someone turn your steering wheel while you look. the bind or looseness should be evedent. Its a big sysytem to cover.

Anonymous

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  • Posted on May 21, 2010

SOURCE: Hear a popping noise when i turn steering wheel?...

This could be three things:
1. slop in your steering column.
2. Worn ball joints
3. Bent strut/s


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