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1995 Eagle Talon loss of power steering
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pheal
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Nov 24, 2008, 5:20 PM
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1995 Eagle Talon loss of power steering
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I recently had my car, a 1995 Eagle Talon TSi AWD completely repainted, so it sat for about 1 month at the body shop. When I picked it up, it would not idle at a stop sign, but would stall. So because the fuel tank was near empty, I added a bottle of fuel injector cleaner to a new tank of 93 octane gas. Over the next day and a half, that cleared up the stalling at idle speed. NOW, my problem: It was a cold night and my car which has 5 speed manual transmission started fine. Without waiting for it to warm up, I started to drive home from work which is only 5 blocks. I continued about 1 block and several dash lights came on, making me think the car had stalled. I gradually braked and slowed to a stop thinking it needed to be restarted. In fact, the engine had not died but was still running quietly. I however noticed a loss of power steering and the dash lights illuminated were the electrical system battery symbol and an engine coolant system symbol. Since it seemed to be quietly running and would accelerate with no noticeable clamor or difference in power, I drove slowly home giving myself extra time to turn corners with just manual steering. I checked the power steering fluid level while the car was cold and it looked low, at the minimum line and not up to the max line. Is there a pump or belt situation that could also have caused this problem while still letting the auto be drivable? And how about those warning lights? Thanks for your input. pheal
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Loren Champlain Sr
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Nov 24, 2008, 5:27 PM
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Re: 1995 Eagle Talon loss of power steering
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Yep, sounds like you lost a belt. Be sure to check all of the pulleys and the serpentine drive belt tensioner, that they are all in alignment.
Loren
SW Washington
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