Last night me and a few buddys decided to get the truck and jeeps dirty!!! Shorty after we started playing my power steering felt like it was gone!!! At idle u really have to put a** in it to turn the damn thing!! Check and the fluid level and its great!!! Any suggestions and do yall thing i would have a problem getting it fixed under warranty?

 

Damn, stock rig? That sucks, sounds like the pump went south and isn't moving any fluid

 

stock as the the day i bought it lol!!!! Do u think i would have a problem under warrenty?

 

Just clean things up, shouldn't have any problems being so new/so stock

 

only has 7600 miles on it and it is supposed to be TRAIL RATED lol!! Well at least thats what the badge on the side says lol!!!!

 

Damn this damn thing is hard as shit to drive!!!!! just went to the store and thought for sure i was gonna hit a parked car

 

Obviously it should be cleaned and taken to the dealer, but you can do some diagnostics first; at least poke under the hood.

Inspect the pulley and serpentine system and confirm that the pulley is moving freely and straight. Not much else you can do without digging into it, but at least you'll have something more than whatever they tell you. Also confirm that all the linkages, etc, are in good shape and not damaged.

 

Have a buddy that works for Acura and he has a good hook up and said he could get me a pump for 60 dollars shipped!! I worried about taking it to the dealer because i dont want them to red flag it!!! I use my jeep and my jeep sees off the beating path quite often!!!!!

 

As a side note, if you turn the steering wheel to a lock position (all the way to the right or all the way to the left) and rev the engine moderately to high, there's a good chance the pump will fail. It's possible the pressure line will give but unfortunately it's usually the pump that goes.

Just something to keep in mind when driving through mud or other off-road conditions.

Best of luck on getting a quick resolution to your problem whether it be with the dealer or a DIY installation of the oem pump.