Lately I've been hearing this godawful screeching sound when I turn my steering wheel right after I startup my car... It only began recently, and it used to only happen when I turned my steering wheel to the extreme left or right. Today, it was even worse; it basically screeched whenever i turned the steering wheel. I even felt the steering wheel "slip" sorta, like the steering wheel turned without moving the wheels, and I felt a sort of weird slackness to the steering wheel.

These sounds/problems go away about a minute after driving my car.

What's going on? Time for a new steering belt?

 

Have you checked your power steering fluid?

 

Nope, but I'm going to tmmrw. Thanks.

 

Yep, your power steering belt is going. It's an easy fix, so do it yourself.