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Power steering pump failing.
Smoke coming out of steering box usually means the fluid is burned. It can also mean that the steering gear is failing.
This is your power steering pump failing, I would suggest replacing it sooner rather than later.
the most likely cause of that would be the power steering pump failing.
Could be a worn belt, failing power steering pump or low power steering fluid.
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Failing power steering pump, lack of power steering fluid, defective pittman arm, defective upper and/or lower control arms, worn ball joints.
Check the fluid level in the Power Steering reservoir. If it is full then you may have a pump failing or a problem with the rack & pinion steering system.
In plain English it means that your catalytic converter is failing.
Not likely because: Code p0420 refers to a problem with your catalytic converter. The engine computer is able to test that converter by using an oxygen sensor before and after the converter. The computer can only test the converter under very specific driving conditions. If the computer determines that it is a good time to test the catalytic converter it will run the test. It compares the oxygen sensor readings in front of the converter to the readings behind the converter to see if the catalytic converter is functioning properly. If it is not functioning properly it will trigger a p0420. Sometimes if a catalytic converter is on the virge of failing it may fail one test and pass the next. This will cause your check engine light to come off and on every once in a while when the test is performed.
Failing strut, cv joint or steering bushing.
Catalyst efficiency below threshold. (The catalytic converter may be failing.)