97 Sunfire that dies everytime you turn the wheel far enough, only to the left side and usually in reverse. Happend yesterday on the freeway and now has me a little more concerned than before. Has anyone EVER heard of anything like that? thanks in advance
97 SE 2.2L 3spd
my 03 wants to die sometimes too when i crank the wheel all the way one way or the other
you know, since we got this car a year ago i have been wondering about the power steering feeling a lil stiff this whole time, could be onto something...but how would i know for sure besides just flat out throwing money at it and replacing the pump on a hunch?
How were you turning left and in reverse on the freeway?
2010 Subaru Impreza WRX Limited
1999 Cavalier Z24 Supercharged
1999 Grand AM SE (Beater Car)
1997 GMC Sierra
2007 Honda CBR 600RR
2005 Honda TRX450R
Cursed Cav (Luke Heier) wrote:How were you turning left and in reverse on the freeway?
Exactly what I was thinking!
Jeffrey M White wrote:Cursed Cav (Luke Heier) wrote:How were you turning left and in reverse on the freeway?
Exactly what I was thinking!
Perhaps he was doing a j-turn?
2.2 97 Cavalier......the "Crapalier"
Masin tenn wrote:Jeffrey M White wrote:Cursed Cav (Luke Heier) wrote:How were you turning left and in reverse on the freeway?
Exactly what I was thinking!
Perhaps he was doing a j-turn?
Lol....
Oh, and my steering has always been VERY touchy, but easy to turn, too easy if you ask me.
I have noticed with my car, when I turn the steering wheel at idle, my rpm's drop about 200 rpm's. I agree with the p/s pump...
98 z24, few upgrades, nitrous on the way!
I can't say for sure on the '97 and actually I can't even say for sure on my '05 (for which I am duly ashamed) but it may be something as simple as a bad power steering sensor. There's a pressure sensor in the pump that tells the computer when to boost the engine speed to compensate for movement in the steering. Some call it a sensor. Some call it a switch. Both do the same thing. If it goes bad the ECU won't be able to tell when there's a high demand on the power steering pump and it will eat horsepower and bog down the engine. It may even stall it as is happening to your Sunfire.
