power steering faliure

dude good luck man, my dealer gave me shit bout the pulley...

 

If you are really worried about the power steering, remove your mods. They are going to take note of that and blame it on you. Just a word of advice.

 

yeah, especially that piggy back and pulley. they'll have a feild day. i got close to having to buy a new ECU when they saw i had an amp and subs hooked up. i got very lucky that a factory rep stopped by the dealership that day and confirmed that what i had was a known problem. the dealer was trying to blame my amp.

 

Haha, yeah, wouldn't surprise me if they tried to blame the intake for the power steering failure. I would realllllly hope not. But you never know. It's a shame that you can't do aftermarket, tested parts without them throwing it in your face. Done propery, I believe they usually are stronger and longer lasting than stock crap.

 

This pretty much says it all: http://www.ipdusa.com/Will-adding-after ... nty/fi-28/
The warranty coverage can be denied only if the aftermarket part caused the malfunction or damage for which warranty coverage is sought.

 

this is totally true...i had some problems with my trans while my car right after i started intstalling bolt ons after the break in. the dealer first said that they would not cover any repairs because the vehicle had been modified, but then i hand delivered a copy of the Magnuson-moss Act...the next day i got a call telling me that they would fix my problem...and the warranty would cover it.

 

yea they'll do just about anything to get that $$$. Even if that means fooling unknowing customers.

 

yeah, but you have to ask yourself... if your dealer is being stubborn about it, do you want to fight it? it can take days or weeks of arbitration where they have to try and prove your mod is the problem with the car. meanwhile your car is sitting there undrivable and your missing work (if you can't afford a rental). so you will probably win in the end, but how much time have you lost? me personally i would fight to the bitter end in order to mod my car the way i want, but then i can afford a rental car if i need it, or have access to a 2nd vehicle.

 

Hey I also noticed my car makes a noise when I have it in nuetral and the rpms get between 750-1000. The only thing I could figure is that it was coming from the power steering pump pulley or near it, but I have had that noise now for about 7000 miles and I havent had a problem with steering. The noise isnt loud or anything, I just dont remember hearing it before then.
I noticed it some time right after me hitting some back country curves pretty hard. I remember the dsm's having some sort of similiar problem after hard cornering, something about the pump not getting power steering liquid thus burning the pump up.

 

If your dealer tries to void your warranty because of mods, get it in writing with the managers signature and send it to me. That lawsuit will pay for a turbo

 

Uber congrats brotha. Enjoy it and take care of it.

 

did you take any of your mods off or did you take it to them as is? either way congrats. glad it worked out for you!