When driving thru puddles during rain, water splashes on the serpentine accessory drive belt , causing the power steering pump pulley to slip and loss of steering control. The service manager a the dealership where I bought the van said there was no way to tighten the belt. This has happened four times and luckely the speed has been slow and the steering came back after a few seconds.
1998 Oldsmobile Silhouette steering complaints
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With front wheel drive vehicle making a right turn and driving over a puddle , water will splash from wheel and get into the serpentine belt, causing steering wheel to lock up. Dealer claimed this was normal.ak
Aut6omatic door gasket fell off, replace weatherstrip, hard steering, replace steering rack, fuel pump bad, replaced, brake squeaking, replaced front pads disc brakes, rear windshield washer sprayed inside car, reinstalled nose to nozzle
The power steering would fail while driving in the rain which resulted in loss of control. Vehicle was taken to dealer & mechanic could not locate cause of steering problem.
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