Car noise what is it?

Tiny
MYSTEREE
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  • 2002 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER
  • 6 CYL
  • 4WD
  • 135,000 MILES
I have a 2002 Toyota Highlander with 135,000 miles on it. The car has started making a wooo sound while I am driving. It sounds like a police siren off in the distance. My brother in law said the power steering fluid was low, so he added some. The noise stopped for 2 days, and then returned. My husband then took the car to a transmission shop, they flushed and changed the transmission fluid. The noise stopped and then returned later that day. I am afraid to drive the car for fear of a breakdown. The car handles normally so far. What could this noise be?
Sunday, February 6th, 2011 AT 4:41 PM

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Tiny
KHLOW2008
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Since topping up the power steering fluid stopped the noise for 2 days, recheck the power steering fluid level. If it is low, there is a leakages in the system and this would result in the power steering system emitting the noise.
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Saturday, February 12th, 2011 AT 11:25 AM

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