NHTSA Complaint #10315775 — 2004 CHEVROLET CAVALIER

I CURRENTLY DRIVE A 2004 CHEVY CAVALIER LS, I HAVE HAD TROUBLE WITH THE POWER STEERING FOR A FEW YEARS. THE VEHICLE WILL DRIVE AND STEER FINE FOR A WHILE, THEN IT WILL BEGIN TO MAKE A LOW GRUMBLING NOISE WHEN I SLOW DOWN AND TURN. THE STEERING BECOMES STEADILY MORE DIFFICULT. I EVENTUALLY TOOK IT IN FOR REPAIR. THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WAS A SLOW LEAK IN MY STEERING FLUID AND INSTEAD OF PAYING TO FIX IT, TO KEEP FILLING IT WITH FLUID WHENEVER I START HEARING THE NOISE. SO FAR, I'VE ONLY LOST THE POWER STEERING ONCE - LUCKILY I WAS IN MY DRIVEWAY. FILLING THE POWER STEERING WORKS AS A QUICK FIX FOR A FEW WEEKS. I'VE ALSO NOTICE THAT WHEN I GOT TO OPEN THE POWER STEERING FLUID CAP - IT APPEARS THAT THE FLUID HAS BEEN "BOILING" OR FOAMING FOR A WHILE. I'M NOT SURE IF THAT HELPS, BUT IT HAS BEEN SOMETHING I'VE NOTICED. THANKS. *TR