1998 Buick Lesabre power steering

1998 BUICK LESABRE
134,000 MILES • 6 CYL • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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when i start my car in the morning, my steering wheel turns just fine, after about 5 minutes, the steering wheel tightens up, eventually becoming too hard to turn... what could this be?
Apr 9, 2008 at 9:45 AM
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Depends on what system it has. IF this is electronic steering, there are some basic checks that need to be done including checking for trouble codes. May be a variety of possiblilities including a reprogramming.

IF it is hydrolic power steering, then the pressure of the sytem needs to be checked in one of more places for a possible restricition.
Apr 9, 2008 at 1:30 PM
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