power steering and power to the brakes went out

2003 CHEVROLET ASTRO
16,000 MILES
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WESTRICK
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I was driving home today and made a left turn. To my surprise the power to the brakes didnt work and the power steering wasnt working either. I have check the belts and for any leaks everything lookes fine. HELP
Sep 15, 2011 at 11:42 PM
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ASEMASTER6371
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you have what is called a hyrovac unit that controls both he power steering and brakes. either the power steering fluid is low or you have a failure of the pump or the hyrovac unit itself.
take it to a shop and let them do a pressure test to confirm.

Roy
Sep 16, 2011 at 1:44 AM
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