Power Steering Pump Problems of Buick Regal

After taking my car to the mechanic 6 times to repair the service engine soon/abs light/trac off light coming on, he replaced the left front wheel bearing with a more expensive model and replaced the module on the abs pump that has the circuit board and pump gears. The problem went away for approx. 1 1/2 weeks and now is back! am going to the mechanic to see what is going on.

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The service vehicle soon/abs warning light/and trac off light lit and the car lurched as if the brakes were applied at the left front wheel. The error code was c1225, which is too much speed at the left front wheel. The bearing and sensor was replaced 3 times and the problem still occurred. The mechanic also replaced the abs pump module (the electronic part of the abs unit) and then had to upgrade the left front wheel bearing and sensor to another brand that was 2x as expensive. The abs problem affected the steering (making it harder to steer and more noisy), and also affected the shifting of the transmission. The online warnings said that it could damage the transmission if not corrected. I even tried replacing the module of the traction control unit under the dash. This was a very time consuming and costly repair, as the left front bearing was replace a total of 4 times and two visits for the abs module and programming. I see that another owner had similar problems at about 140,000 miles.

The contact received recall 03v527000 in 2-04 regarding the power steering lower pinion bearing. He took the vehicle to the dealer on 2-17-04 for recall repairs. The car had 56,000 miles on it. After the recall repair work was done, the consumer heard a noise in the power steering. On 5-9-05 they discovered a leak in the power steering. They replaced a power steering hose . Then, at 64,000 miles, he heard a humming noise, they re-routed the hose, and told him the noise would go away. On 6-02-05 he took vehicle back because the noise was still there. They told him he needed a whole new power stgeering unit. The consumer stated that ever since he had the recall repair work done, when he turned the steering wheel to the right there was a loud humming noise. It seemed to be coming from the left side.

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Recall 03v527000 concerning steering gear bearing failure. Consumer experienced problems with exerting more effort when making turns. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who replaced the rack and pinion and the power steering pump. The consumer had to replace two front tires due to excessive wear and had to get a front end wheel alignment which was a result of a defective rack. The consumer requested reimbursement. The consumer was told his vehicle was not included in the recall.

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I was assigned this Buick Regal with 33,000 miles on the odometer. The vehicle has always had a chatter while turning corners. I was informed by the service advisor at kelley Buick that the power steering pump did not meet specs. Our company has another identical Regal that suffered a catastrophic failure of the power steering pump at 25,000 miles. Is this a common problem for these cars?.

Power steering pump failed. Yh.

Power steering pump is defective. Dealer has been notified.

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