the forenza has a defective Power Steering pump design. we have an '04 and we are on our third pump. the bearings at the front of the pump go out. our third pump is already starting to make the noise, and we only have 10,000 miles on this pump. complete junk (it has been a great car otherwise 105,000+) oh also the factory new pumps run as high as $500-600. if you can find the rebuilt ones they run $100-200. there is only one company who rebuilds them, and the last time i needed one they did not have any to rebuild. so i went new.
Pop the plastic covers off around the steering. you will see a contact that is making the noise, add some grease to the contact. I think it's for power to the horn.
Could be your steering fluid is low? My 1982 GMC pickup truck makes a noise when my steering wheel fluid gets low.
mine needed power steering fluid
the car may be low on power steering fluid
It could be low on power steering fluid. That is a common problem. It makes a sharp whining noise when you turn the steering wheel.
If it is a whining noise, the vehicle is low on steering fluid or the power steering pump may be going bad. If it is a clicking noise, the CV joints may be going bad. NOPE a Saturn vue has electric power steering and no pawer steering pumpA Saturn vue has 4 stabilizer links and they are made of plastic Moog makes metal replacements for the front but the rear still come from the dealer and are plastic they wear out and make noise when you turn replace them and the noise should go away
electric power steering pump noising on the hot wheather
try checking fluid level
as far as the humming noise and the grinding noise it sounds like your power steering pump is either out of fluid or gone bad completely. as for the muffler? ?MAYBE? the strain from the bad power steering pump is overworking the engine causing it to make noise? answer definetly a bad steering pump as for muffler, the sound can be transfred and magnified on a car, replace steering pump before bothering about the muffler sound may be gone
Your steering wheel is hard to turn have to use both hands. It usually makes a noise when turning.
It's probably normal, the power steering fluid need to warm up.
If your power steering pump makes a whining noise as you turn your steering wheel your power steering fluid reservoir is probably empty. The noise is caused when your power steering pump tries to pump fluid that is not there. This indicates that you probably have a leak somewhere in your power steering fluid lines. You can either try to find the leak or simply replace the power steering fluid every so often.