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I have a 2003 Hyundai Santa Fe V6 3.5L with automatic transmission. 48K miles. When I start the car after sitting over night, I hear this whirring/whining noise from the engine compartment. I goes away after the engine runs for a minute or two. no performance issues noted... just the strange noise. Any ideas on what it could be?

  • usfbobfl Jul 16, 2009

    My power steering fluid was about 1/2 inch below the "LOW" level marker. I figured that therem ust be a leak in the system somewhere, so I took it to the dealer. They told me that the noise was made by the power steering pump due to low fluid level. I must say that I noticed no loss of steering ability. Whatever, the repair (probably replace the lines) should be covered by my extended warranty. Thanks for your reply. Most of the time these types of noises are due to belts. Good advise.

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Your whining noise might be comming from dry belts in order to pinpoint your problem have a jug of water ready before startup open the bonnet then startup if the noise appears pour water over the belts if noise goes away replace v belts

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