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pawoSD · #10 07-22-2006, 10:17 PM

Mine used to.....back when I got it......it has since went away (squeaking steering at low speeds issue)....and has never returned. I had a steering groan when first starting the car in the morning a little while back....and I thought "hmm, maybe its the P/S fluid level" sure enough, it was a bit low, I filled it back up with about 1/4 a quart, and the sound was gone. My return hose sweats so I loose ever so slight amounts of P/S fluid...I'll replace the hose...eventually.

As for the shimmy feeling, I get it sometimes when going onto the freeway at 60-70mph, but then it will go away after about 4-5 miles. At 60 and below it never appears, nor above 70....very odd. I am pretty sure my steering damper needs replacement though, I'll be replacing it sometime in the next few months.