Hello!
Yes, I see the irony in posting this given my recent thread about how great my car's been
I've been noticing over the last week or so, the steering on my 2001 Jetta TDI gets stiff. When the car's cold, everything seems happy, but after things warm up, and especially on the highway, I'm noticing the steering becoming considerably more stiff. At some times, it feels like the power steering's failed altogether. This seems to only happen when turning the wheel slightly (i.e. following a curve on a highway); at low speeds and in turns, it feels normal. Actually, I'd compare it to a fairly extreme version of the variable-assist power steering seen on some luxury cars, except that it never felt like this before.
Fluid checks out okay, no obvious leaks, serpentine belt looks happy and all other belt-driven accessories (alternator, a/c compressor) work fine, and no strange noises.
Honestly, it doesn't even bother me, but if it's a symptom of something about to fail, I'd rather take care of it now than wait until I'm left on the side of the road.
Any ideas?
Thanks in advance
Yes, I see the irony in posting this given my recent thread about how great my car's been
I've been noticing over the last week or so, the steering on my 2001 Jetta TDI gets stiff. When the car's cold, everything seems happy, but after things warm up, and especially on the highway, I'm noticing the steering becoming considerably more stiff. At some times, it feels like the power steering's failed altogether. This seems to only happen when turning the wheel slightly (i.e. following a curve on a highway); at low speeds and in turns, it feels normal. Actually, I'd compare it to a fairly extreme version of the variable-assist power steering seen on some luxury cars, except that it never felt like this before.
Fluid checks out okay, no obvious leaks, serpentine belt looks happy and all other belt-driven accessories (alternator, a/c compressor) work fine, and no strange noises.
Honestly, it doesn't even bother me, but if it's a symptom of something about to fail, I'd rather take care of it now than wait until I'm left on the side of the road.
Any ideas?
Thanks in advance