Q: I was told my power steering pump was bad so I got it changed but my car is still making a loud squealing noise. Belts replaced

asked by on February 16, 2018

Was told my power steering pump was bad got it changed but car is still making a loud squealing sound. Was told it could be ac compressor but my ac still works. All belts are new as well. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

My car has 230000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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