my steering wheel makes a low level sound..not really noisy but a sort of rushing sound..not a big problem i can live with it but wonder if anyone else has it?

 

I have not noticed this on my `03...........
I did have steering wheel noise on a Ford a while back and it was something called a "clock spring" under the steering wheel which needed replacement. Had the dealer do it......good luck...

 

might be OT, but I just got wife.com a 2011 Ford Flex, 11k miles. Great truck, but it does have a power steering noise noise when turning. Kind of like water running at constant volume. I only noticed it when I turned off the radio and started really listening to the car.

If yours happens at constant lock instead of while turning the wheel, might be something like that.

Best,

Jack

 

I have an '04 XK8 and I have a bareley noticable noise when I turn the wheel several turns, such as when driving slowly and pulling into a parking spot. I have a very similar noise on my Sonata too, which I asked the dealership about when it was in for some other work, and they told me it is the mechanism that tracks the steering wheel position and movement for the traction control system and they said it is normal. I presume the noise in my XK8 is the same. I would say it is so low that most people aren't going to notice it, but I seem to hear every little thing in my cars.

 

I think this is correct.I normaly drive about with ear splitting music blasting unless SHE is in the car..but i noticed it in between her arguing with me and the sat nav..thanks for the reply..