ultraman206

This is pretty much why I bought the car too. Now if it can pretty much just stay on the road for more than a month... I will be happy driving myself and 3 co-workers to work everyday!

ultraman206

I got my car back Saturday morning and I will be bringing it back to service again on monday for the same moaning / grinding noises while turning the steering wheel, same burnt smell from the engine area, and yep... same puddle (well, a new one next to the stain mark of the prior) of powersteering fluid on my garage floor.

I guess I spoke too soon about how good my local service dept was. Hey... let's change out completely new powersteering pump and rack and pinion but not find the cause of the leak... BRILLIANT!!!

FrankW

did they even tried to change the power steering rack and pump? incompetent dealer FTL...

edit: oops...reread...looks like they did change those things. might be one of the hoses leaking.

ultraman206

I hope they did. It does say so on the paperwork... brand new power steering pump and rack and pinion; which is probably ruined again because there was a pretty bad burnt smell after the short drive this morning.

ultraman206

Update: SA called me and I am getting another new power steering pump and some connectors to replace the one they just replaced last week. They are blaming the leak was from a defect from the manufacture of the previous power steering pump... are you sure now?

edtv82

is your car still under warranty?

ultraman206

Thank god it is still under (Starmark) extended warranty.