I've noticed that every time I open the hood to clean the engine and/or change the oil that the power steering fluid level is getting lower and lower. Today I noticed that it's perfectly even with the "Minimum" line. I found some pics that I took of the car the day that I brought it home and an underhood shot confirms that it was at the "Maximum" line when it was new -- so I'm not imagining things.

Obviously, I will take it to the dealer ASAP to have it checked out... but I was just curious as to where it would be going. I consider myself quite knowledgeable when it comes to cars, so I followed the tubing from the reservoir down toward the front of the car to the power steering fluid cooler loop in front of the A/C condenser as well as from the pump back down to the p/s fluid pressure switch and steering rack and see no leaks or damaged tubing in either of these circuits. To top it all off, there are no strange spots on my driveway from leaks coming from the car... so I'm baffled as to where the fluid is going. My initial thinking is that the p/s pump is somehow consuming the fluid, though I don't know how that would be.

If anyone else has had this problem let me know. I will post the dealer's findings when I take it in to be checked out.