Power Steering Problems!

[killian96ss]

My 2001 has only 22,000 miles and is on its 2nd. power steering pump, which is also starting to give me problems. The dealership says they won't fix it unless they can duplicate the problem which they haven't after 4 different attempts. The problem I'm having is after I drive the car for about a half hour or so it starts growling and whining and gets hard to turn. It seems to do this mostly on windy steep roads like Hwy. 1 when your climbing and doing a lot of turning. Sometimes it does it just going to the other end of town. The latest I've heard from the dealership is that they're going to replace the gearbox. Has anybody else had this problem? Thanks to anyone who replies, Steve K.

[NTXCrew]

My wife's Pontiac Grand Am had those same symptoms when the power steering fluid was low (due to the power steering high pressure hose failing). I know it's a different cause, but I was focusing on the low fluild levels.