2005 Chrysler PT Cruiser engine smell

Tiny
NANCY ROSENZWEIG
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  • 2005 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER
2005 Chrysler PT Cruiser 75000 miles

Today when driving home I noticed an odor, kind of like burnt toast, when I was stopped at red lights. The car ran smoothly, no noise, no smoke, none of the indicator lights went on, engine temperature remained steady. When I stopped the car and opened the hood the smell seemed to come near the cap where you add the power steering fluid. I haven't had fluids checked for quite a while.
Wednesday, January 20th, 2010 AT 4:29 PM

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Tiny
BILLYMAC
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Hi Nancy
This sounds like a power steering pump going out or a rack and pinion going bad.

You can have the powersteering flushed and this will buy a little time.

But really until you have a hard steering issue there is nothing to worry about. Ty billymac
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Wednesday, January 20th, 2010 AT 8:02 PM

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