Camry Power Steering Problem

[aldw]

Hello, I'm new here and I have a bit of a problem with my camry. I had the power steering pump, hoses and serpentine belt replaced and the fluid drained and replaced. Now when I start the car and accelerate it makes a whirring sound. The repair shop says the sound is from air still in the power steering system and should go away with normal driving, but is this really the case?

[jamesholden]

It sounds to me more like an Alternator problem as they can make a whirring noise as you increase revs and will run off the engine via a belt the same as the power steering pump does.

[MITCHELL45]

IN MAY 2004 MY 2003 CAMRY STARTING PULLING TO THE LEFT AND STEERING FEELS TOO 'LOOSE'.....AT THE SAME TIME A WHINING, GROANING WOUND STARTED UNDER THE HOOD, WOUNDS LIKE IT IS DOWN LOW AT THE PASSENGERS FOOT........CAR HAD 9500 MILES AT THE TIME......ANY CONNECTION BETWEEN THESE TWO OBSERVATIONS.....THANKS

[MITCHELL45]

SORRY FOR THE MISSPELLING OF 'SOUNDS'

[tooyoung]

You seem a nice chap and the spelling, well, I've seen and done alot worse myself.

Writing in upper-case though is normally taken as someone is shouting.