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Power steering fluid leak

I have a 2004 Jeep Liberty sport with a power steering fluid leak. It does not seem to be coming from the hoses. Any ideas where else I could look?

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  • Anonymous Dec 13, 2008

    i think it is a hose coming out of the sterring pump

  • Debby Harmon
    Debby Harmon Jan 03, 2014

    I CHECKED THE HOSE IT IS NOT COMING FROM THAT ONE COULD THERE BE ANOTHER HOSE SOMEWHERE ELSE THAT IS THE PROBLEM

  • Anonymous Mar 14, 2014

    I have 2004 jeep liberty that has oil leak can u tell me how I can fix it

  • Anonymous Mar 14, 2014

    I have 2004 jeep liberty that has oil leak can u tell me how I can fix it

  • Anonymous Mar 16, 2014

    My power steering is leaking. It leaks more when i drive. which hose leaks more

  • Anonymous Mar 20, 2014

    lines rusted fluid leaked all out need to replace lines and replace fluid and find dipstick

  • Anonymous Mar 22, 2014

    1 hose from the power steering needs to be changed. I didn't get around to changing it yet than my coolant leaked out and looks like its leaking fro a hose that's also attached to the power steering system

  • Anonymous Mar 29, 2014

    My jeep leaks under the front end when iy sits overnight or while In the parking lot at work.All of the fluid levels are full no sign of loss of fluid.What can it be?

  • Patti Chamberlin-Owen
    Patti Chamberlin-Owen Mar 29, 2014

    That would make sense they ordered a new power steering pump because the check engine light came on showing a loss of power steering pressure.

  • Anonymous Mar 31, 2014

    trans fluid leaks when when pulling hills or under load leaking from bellhousing oil don't smell burt and seems pretty responsive

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I just had a similar problem with my 2002 Liberty with 130,000 miles and wrestled with it this past weekend. The symptom was red fluid on the garage floor near the very front of the vehicle.

I traced the leak to a power steering hose assembly. The hose assembly is just behind the driver's side headlight and runs from just below the power steering reservoir to the power steering unit. The hose assembly costs around $200. The guy at the Jeep parts counter indicated that he sells a lot of them.

Replacement is somewhat difficult and it is helpful to have both a metric and inch size crows foot wrench sets to unfasten/fasten the hose. Kind of unusual that one end of the hose fits a metric wrench and the other fits an inch-size wrench. There is a bracket that holds the hose in place and it is very difficult to get access to it. Suggest using an articulating 10mm gear wrench to fasten/unfasten the bracket bolts. It also helps to remove the serpentine belt, front grill, battery, battery tray, horn and driver's side headlight assembly to ease access.

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Check the lines to the rack and pinion,,,,cpild have a ruptured line

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