Steering noise

Asked by Jettabug Oct 01, 2019 at 12:22 PM about the 2002 Volkswagen Jetta GL Wagon

Question type: General

The steering  mechanism makes a slight grinding
noise when I turn the steering wheel in my car
either left or right when the car is running and at a
standstill but not while driving. I recently had the
car aligned. Could that be the culprit? For  awhile I
thought  it might be steering fluid but there is
nothing in my manual about this.

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taver91 answered 5 years ago

Check your fluid level before anything else. Aligning the car should have nothing to do with your noise.

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Jettabug answered 5 years ago

Thanks. Fluid added, problem corrected.! It was funny that nothing concerning power steering was, n my 'VW owner's manual

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