Q: 2006 Santa Fe 3.5 power steering squeal

asked by on December 18, 2016

I had the ps pump, harmonic balancer, and idler pulley replaced 4 weeks ago because of the same noise. Now it's back again. No oil leak on the ground or loss of ps fluid. Any ideas?

My car has 92000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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