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Can a power steering pump drain the battery?

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Old 11-11-2011, 03:49 PM
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Can a power steering pump drain the battery?

I came back to find my battery drained as a result of what I believe to be a power steering pump that would not shut off.

I opened the hood and put a charger on and then heard a humm/clicking and I felt vibration at the bottom of the PS reservoir. I pulled every single fuse (both fuse panels) but the humm continued.

Anyone have an idea what's going on and what I might do?
 
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Old 11-12-2011, 12:43 PM
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Sounds like the pump went bad....
Pretty common....
Simply replace.
 
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