Electric Power Steering Noise

[Tay]

Hi all,

I have a 2003 T3-S with 43K on the clock, got it about a month ago and have just done the first long journey - 150 miles.

Usually the electric power steering is pretty much silent, but after this journey I noticed that it felt a bit heavy and was making a slight grinding noise when the wheel is turned.

Left the car half and hour and its back to being silent and lighter again.

Should i be concerned about this?

Cheers

Chris

[burnham35]

Hi

I had a 2003 t3x a couple of years ago which I did a lot of long trips in and never had a problem like that, I would get it checked at a dealer, you are quite close to weston I can recomend Howards Toyota, if you don,t have a local dealer you can trust.

[Tay]

Thanks Burnham, I will try the dealer (still in warranty with full TSH) so i'm not too worried about it, but wondered if it was 'normal'.

Also noticed the oil has dropped noticeably after this one trip! Not good.

Chris