gs300_94

OK so today i was sitting in traffic on my way home from the beach and i suddenly lost power steering. so i pulled over to see what the problem was. I noticed that on my dash the low voltage light came up and that AC light was blinking. When i turn off the AC the low voltage light turns off and my power steering comes back like nothing happened. Anyone else have this problem? Is it the AC compressor or is it The pully or belt? i need some help its going to be over 100 degrees for like the rest of the week!!


I started my car to go up to 7-11 and the belt started squeeling, just some extra info.


Thanks for the help

Yakshii

iTrader: (1)

i would check the belts right away. check the simple things first since the belt makes everything work in conjunction with one another. maybe its a corroded belt and it dried out.

RA40

iTrader: (6)

To me, it sounds like the AC clutch is creating excessive drag so this in turn will slow the RPM of the driven accessories. Lower PS pump pressure, alternator charging...etc. The squealing of the belt is the crank pulley is trying to turn it and it is slipping.

kene

iTrader: (2)

RA40...lol, I was just gonna say the same thing..You may have a bad ac clutch

boxcarfan

yea i think its a bad comp clutch. pop the belt off and turn it by hand and see what it feels like