Power Steering Pump Problems of Oldsmobile Silhouette

When traveling and water goes through, water splashes up to the serpentine belt/the steering cuts off. Problem started when traveling between 20 to 35mph. This incident happened, and steering is lost. Consumer said that he will call the dealership. The dealer said replace belt should correct this problem.

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Driving at approx. 25 mph on wet roads with rain. Started to slow to turn right onto side street when power steering failed. Driver had to use extreme effort to manually turn steering wheel to avoid hitting curb and tree. Driver was able to correct car direction with extreme effort while stopping car. Once the car was stopped, there was a squealing noise ,indicating belts were slipping and there was an additional clicking/tapping sound. Gm case number is 990028165. Problem 2: automatic door on passenger's side disengaged when placing shift lever from park. Dealer cleaned contacts and stated problem was solved. Explanation does not seem reasonable in that the door closed properly until the shift lever was placed out of park. Safety features should prevent the door from openning unless shift lever is in park.

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When trying to turn steering wheel it will bind up, making it hard to turn. Took vehicle to dealer, and they put a new power steering pump.

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Power steering rack failed without warning while driving, consumer wants to be compensated for repair and rental car, whine noise is coming from the power steering pump. Nlm.

When driving thru puddles during rain, water splashes on the serpentine accessory drive belt , causing the power steering pump pulley to slip and loss of steering control. The service manager a the dealership where I bought the van said there was no way to tighten the belt. This has happened four times and luckely the speed has been slow and the steering came back after a few seconds.