Hi Everyone,

Hoping you can help. My wife's 04 Crossfire (8,350k miles) has been spotting what looks like "Oil" on the garage floor (Noticed it about 3 weeks ago) she took it to the local stealership who diagnosed the problem as a leaking power steering gear box - Cost to repair $3850.00!

Any thoughts on the cost?, I am thinking about taking it to an indy (Who specializes in SAAB-Volvo, and who I've used for years).

It does'nt seem reasonable for a car with 8,350 mile to have a problem like this....

Any thoughts are appreciated.

Thanks,

DB

 

If it is a small leak try this. I would try this first. Price: $9.95
Power Steering Stop Leak

 

Don't forget it's a SIX year old car, regardless of the mileage. But, yeah, power steering pump leaks are pretty rare until you get a lot of miles on a car.

 

The dealer list price on a new gear assembly is $3,200. It's been a while, but I've seen them on ebay for less than $100. You can get a used from from a salvage yard for $100 to $200. It takes about 4 hours to replace, so an independent shop would most likely charge $300 to $400 to do the work.

 

I'd have someone else look at it. The tranny is known to leak from the front passenger side. Easy fix.

 

I think I'd run it off a cliff & turn it in to the insurance company before I'd cough up $4K for something like that!!!! Yikes!!

 

www.carsteering.com sells them for $325 after core return. Thats where I bought mine. Just had the local dealer R&R it.

 

Throw up your hands and hollow"don't shoot" then run boy run.

Dave
dtinker

 

Before I replaced the steering box, I'd make sure to check the steering stabilizer.

Roughly the same area, and are known for leaking.

Here's a link....... https://www.crossfireforum.org/forum...surprised.html

 

I would get a second opinion. Even if it is leaking it doesn't justify needing a new gearbox unless there is a noticeable steering problem or noisy. It could just be a line or fitting that's leaking

 

The gear box leak that I experienced was coming from a casting plug in the box itself. Not repairable. You go with a new box for $3200 or a rebuilt for $320 after core exchange.