# Steering Wheel Has A Cow

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/steering-wheel-has-a-cow/23120>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [December 8, 2008, 5:39pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/steering-wheel-has-a-cow/23120 "2008-12-08T17:39:32Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Marylander1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b38774/32.png) [@Marylander1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Marylander1)\
**Post date:** [December 8, 2008, 5:39pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/steering-wheel-has-a-cow/23120/1 "2008-12-08T17:39:32Z")

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My steering wheel is making an unusual sound sometimes. It sounds exactly like a short, low mooing sound. Or like a sheep saying Baaaah. It doesn’t happen all time, and when it does it only lasts about a second. I think it happens after it’s been turned all the way in one direction and then is passively returning to center, if that makes sense.  
  
  
  
 It’s a 99 Subaru Legacy sedan. Any ideas?

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**Author:** ![Whitey](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/whitey/32/24680_2.png) [@Whitey](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Whitey)\
**Post date:** [December 8, 2008, 6:39pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/steering-wheel-has-a-cow/23120/2 "2008-12-08T18:39:52Z")

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Have you checked the power steering fluid level and the condition of the belt that turns the power steering pump?

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**Author:** ![edb1961](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/edb1961/32/122_2.png) [@edb1961](https://community.cartalk.com/u/edb1961)\
**Post date:** [December 8, 2008, 6:44pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/steering-wheel-has-a-cow/23120/3 "2008-12-08T18:44:33Z")

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My 98 Ford Windstar made a noise like this when backing up at slowly with the steering wheel turned. The tie rod ends were dry and needed to be greased.

Ed B.