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Old Nov 11, 2007 | 08:44 PM
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Default Cold weather, power steering issue

When i turn my wheels and my car is idling, the steering wheel makes a funny noise. (for example, when i am turning around in a driveway the car turns normally not any harder to turn, but it makes a funny pulsing sound. I wasn't sure if it was due to the temperature dropping significantly.
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Old Nov 11, 2007 | 09:02 PM
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My car tends to have the power steering make a bit more noise in the cold if that means anything to ya...

What do you mean by pulse? Is this something you feel at all, or just hear, or both?

--Now is a good time to check power steering fluid level...just for starters.
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Old Nov 11, 2007 | 09:02 PM
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Sounds like it could be the intermediate steering shaft. For some reason, they seem to get worse during the colder weather.
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