Very Strange Steering Noise!

[luci5r]

Guys,

This is a "before I take it to the shop" kind of post. I've had excellent advice & support here and hoping someone can shed some light before I take the car in.

I have an '05 Boxster. About a week ago a very strange problem started.

When you start the car THE FIRST TIME in a day; not the second or the third, but only the first time - usually morning - there is an extremely LOUD & Horrendous noise that comes from car if the Steering is moved even just a tad. The more you rotate the steering, the louder/horrendous the noise gets. If you don't touch the steering at all - NO NOISE. So it's definitely connected to the steering.

Here's the kicker: The noise goes away after 10 - 15 minutes of driving. No matter what you do - you WILL NOT get that noise back the rest of the day. It's ONLY happening the first time you start the car and ONLY happening for the first 10 - 15 minutes.

The noise is really, really, obnoxiously loud & horrendous. My whole neighborhood, anyone on the roads, everyone can hear it.

I have ZERO idea what is going on. This problem did not happen ever until a week ago. Not even a squeak!! Not even a pinch!! And then suddenly this. As the days are going on, the noise is escalating - it's louder, more horrendous, and very, very sensitive to even a hair movement in the steering. But like I said, only the first time you start the car; and only for the first 10 - 15 minutes of driving.

It's almost as if something needs to "warm up" and after it "warms up", no noise!

I cannot drive the car anymore because I don't know what's going on, if the steering is going to bust, and quite frankly it's very obnoxiously loud.

Is there a power steering fluid or something I should be checking? I know some cars have it; I don't know if Boxster's do.

Any ideas / suggestions welcome.

Thanks!!