# What would cause it to fail

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/what-would-cause-it-to-fail/39558>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** sportage, kia\
**Created:** [November 16, 2009, 2:54am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/what-would-cause-it-to-fail/39558 "2009-11-16T02:54:41Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![teenchanic09](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/teenchanic09/32/1210_2.png) [@teenchanic09](https://community.cartalk.com/u/teenchanic09)\
**Post date:** [November 16, 2009, 2:54am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/what-would-cause-it-to-fail/39558/1 "2009-11-16T02:54:41Z")

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okay just awhile ago i was driving to chicken express and it was raining and there were some puddles and water i had to drive through no more than maybe 2 inches deep i really dont no but anyway when i approached the stop light and try to turn the wheel it felt as if it was at its max but i knew it wasnt and after turn the wheel back and forth i got power steering back and when i turned into the parking lot of the restauranty the power steering went out agin and boy was it hard to turn.  
  
  
  
 so my question is what would cause it? its a 2001 kia sportage roughly 85000 miles on it and the 4cyl engine

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**Author:** ![Roadrunner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d2c977/32.png) [@Roadrunner](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Roadrunner)\
**Post date:** [November 16, 2009, 2:59am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/what-would-cause-it-to-fail/39558/2 "2009-11-16T02:59:23Z")

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It’s likely the power steering belt got wet and slipped.

It may be worn or loose, have a check.

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**Author:** ![euryale1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/41988e/32.png) [@euryale1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/euryale1)\
**Post date:** [November 16, 2009, 3:26am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/what-would-cause-it-to-fail/39558/3 "2009-11-16T03:26:09Z")

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Loose belt. A bunch of water and not enough grip. The belt could be glazed and xtra slippery when wet. New belt tightened right all set for about 12$.

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**Author:** ![andrew\_j](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/91b2a8/32.png) [@andrew\_j](https://community.cartalk.com/u/andrew_j)\
**Post date:** [November 16, 2009, 11:57am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/what-would-cause-it-to-fail/39558/4 "2009-11-16T11:57:06Z")

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I think a more realistic price is $50-$100 for this kind of work.

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**Author:** ![teenchanic09](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/teenchanic09/32/1210_2.png) [@teenchanic09](https://community.cartalk.com/u/teenchanic09)\
**Post date:** [November 16, 2009, 4:34pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/what-would-cause-it-to-fail/39558/5 "2009-11-16T16:34:43Z")

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if i did it myself would it be worth $12?