What would cause steering problems on a 1996 Chevy Cavalier when the steering suddenly becomes difficult you get past that point it's OK for awhile and then the problem repeats itself?

You can't. The power steering is driven by the motor. If the motor stops, there is no power assist for the steering.

EVO sensor. Also known as steering speed sensor. Bad power steering pump, hose broke.

Your steering suddenly gets very heavy. You have to use a lot of force to turn the steering wheel to make it go where you wand it to.

sounds like the ignition control module

Get up to full speed then suddenly put maximum turn on to the steering wheel.

You hav a short in the steering column. TAke it to the garage before it catches on fire.

suddenly becomes very light on a wet road

It's primary purpose is to control excessive feedback into the steering wheel. For example, when you hit a large pothole, some vehicles would feed back that energy into the steering shaft causing the steering wheel to jump left or right suddenly which could cause the driver to loose control of the vehicle. Not all vehicles need one of these.

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Sounds like a belt broke in the tire. Need to know what type of SUV.

If the car is being driven with the "city" setting selected and suddenly the steering goes heavy and a steering wheel symbol appears in the instrument cluster then the electric power steering has failed. If you stop and the ignition is switched off and then back on again the steering should recover until the next failure which may be minutes, hours or days apart. The best solution is to deselect "city" driving and drive on normal setting which may never fail but if it does then the answer is to get a new steering column with integrated power steering fitted but it is costly £700 to £800.

Do not brake suddenly you might spin. Apply light braking at most. Grip the steering wheel firmly, and duide your car to the side of the road.

Since the Cavalier is out of timing, check the timing gears and belt. It sounds like the belt has slipped and is causing the base problem with the car.

It sounds a bit like a water pump that went out all of a sudden. Losing the belt would kill the power steering, so maybe the pump bearing failed and the belt burned or jumped off.

if the switch is lighting up, then the fuse is fine. check the bulbs.

No, but you can make a sentence with the word suddenly. Suddenly it started to rain.

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Generally not. It may seem safe, provided that you have the physical strength to control the steering without power assist, but there is another problem. With most power steering systems, the fluid also acts as a lubricant for the steering gear. If the fluid all leaks out, the gear can seize due to lack of lubrication. If the steering gear seizes, the steering will become suddenly locked in whatever position it is in at the time, likely causing a crash. On some systems, the fluid pushes a hydraulic cylinder attached to the steering linkage, and the steering gear has its own separate supply of lubricant. If you have such a system, the above may not be a concern. Answer It depends on the year, make and model. For instance I drove a 1993 Ford Ranger without power steering for 6 months with no problems. Answer If you still have decent handling of the car without power assist, then I don't see why not. But, if you get into an accident and you were knowingly driving the car without power steering (and how wouldn't you know :-P) you might have insurance issues. Not sure about that though. Answer If the power steering pump itself is leaking, you might have a problem. If the pump has no fluid in it to circulate, then it can heat up and seize. This can snap your serpentine belt.

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No, suddenly is an adverb.

either a short in the wiring or possiblt the ignition switch on top of the steering column about halfway down

Sorry, no fuse. Sounds like the pump or it's drive belt went out. Might also be a seal of a broken hose. You need to have a mechanic look at it ASAP.