Hi Everyone, I was hoping someone might be able to shed some light on a serious problem I encountered 3 days ago. I will try and be as detailed as possible in hopes that someone can figure it out.
I got my winter tires swapped out last week and had new rubber put on my new summer tires. I still have the low pressure light on but the dealership who changed my tires say that they can't get rid of it... but that was only the start of my problems.
About 3 days ago, I lost all power steering and in fact I was in the middle of a turn and it almost resulted in an accident. I pulled over and turned off the car and let it sit for a few minutes to power off. When I turned on the car again, the light was still there but while I sat there thinking and worrying, in a few minutes the light disappeared and i had power steering back.
The next day it, it happened a few times while driving. It would last for 10-15 minutes and then it would come back on.
Today it was OK for about 20 minutes of driving then it turned off again. I was at my destination so it wasn't a big deal but when I went to turn on the car again, I lifted the hood and took a look. I could hear clicking coming from the power steering pump as if it were trying to prime itself. It did this for a few minutes but then I heard the sound change to a hum. I went back to the driver seat and noticed that the light turned off and I had power steering again. This afternoon it shut off again but this time for much longer periods of time and it only came back briefly for a few seconds before turning off again.
A friend of mine who is a GM mechanic says it might be a failing relay but I can't help but think that changing the tires had something to do with it as all these problems came shortly afterwards.
Does anyone have any thoughts?
I got my winter tires swapped out last week and had new rubber put on my new summer tires. I still have the low pressure light on but the dealership who changed my tires say that they can't get rid of it... but that was only the start of my problems.
About 3 days ago, I lost all power steering and in fact I was in the middle of a turn and it almost resulted in an accident. I pulled over and turned off the car and let it sit for a few minutes to power off. When I turned on the car again, the light was still there but while I sat there thinking and worrying, in a few minutes the light disappeared and i had power steering back.
The next day it, it happened a few times while driving. It would last for 10-15 minutes and then it would come back on.
Today it was OK for about 20 minutes of driving then it turned off again. I was at my destination so it wasn't a big deal but when I went to turn on the car again, I lifted the hood and took a look. I could hear clicking coming from the power steering pump as if it were trying to prime itself. It did this for a few minutes but then I heard the sound change to a hum. I went back to the driver seat and noticed that the light turned off and I had power steering again. This afternoon it shut off again but this time for much longer periods of time and it only came back briefly for a few seconds before turning off again.
A friend of mine who is a GM mechanic says it might be a failing relay but I can't help but think that changing the tires had something to do with it as all these problems came shortly afterwards.
Does anyone have any thoughts?