# Water sloshing noise under steering column

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/water-sloshing-noise-under-steering-column/21081>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [October 22, 2008, 7:36pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/water-sloshing-noise-under-steering-column/21081 "2008-10-22T19:36:15Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![pakisam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/fbc32d/32.png) [@pakisam](https://community.cartalk.com/u/pakisam)\
**Post date:** [October 22, 2008, 7:36pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/water-sloshing-noise-under-steering-column/21081/1 "2008-10-22T19:36:15Z")

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I have a 2004 Camry with 45K miles.  
  
  
  
 Recently there is a noise coming from under the steering column, and teh best I can describe it as water sloshing in a container.  
  
 This noise is only there when the car is started after being idle for several hours and is there for the first couple of turns and start/stops.  
  
 I checked the A/C water resrvoir and there was some water in there and I drained it but the noise is still there.  
  
  
  
 Any ideas??

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**Author:** ![oldschool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e19adc/32.png) [@oldschool](https://community.cartalk.com/u/oldschool)\
**Post date:** [October 22, 2008, 7:41pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/water-sloshing-noise-under-steering-column/21081/2 "2008-10-22T19:41:45Z")

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Check to see if their is any plastic to plastic contact

Is there any kind of a sensor that the steering shaft passes through (at the bottom of the shaft, near the floor)

Your car has a AC water resivoir? Really no water should ever accumulate in the evaporator housing, is should be free to drain immeditally.

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**Author:** ![harleycharlie95](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/harleycharlie95/32/210_2.png) [@harleycharlie95](https://community.cartalk.com/u/harleycharlie95)\
**Post date:** [October 22, 2008, 8:01pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/water-sloshing-noise-under-steering-column/21081/3 "2008-10-22T20:01:12Z")

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has anybody checked the heater core?

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**Author:** ![fitjeep](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e79b87/32.png) [@fitjeep](https://community.cartalk.com/u/fitjeep)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2008, 4:51pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/water-sloshing-noise-under-steering-column/21081/4 "2008-10-24T16:51:38Z")

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There might be air in the cooling system, and the noise you hear is the air bubbling through the heater hoses to/from the heater core under the dash.