Its okay girl , I ' m not gonna hurt ya , just gonna make sure you don get hurt . she says moving ever closer , presenting her open hand to sniff <| sep |> I ' m not sure what you ' re describing , but it could be the power steering pump . If you ' re hearing almost like a groaning or whining sound I wouldn ' t call it a popping sound though so this could be different , then it ' s normal . However , whenever you make a super tight turn and you have the steering wheel turned all the way , back off just a tiny bit . Power steering pumps often make noise if you turn the wheel so far that it ' s against the bump stop , and if you hold it there , then the pressure in the pump goes sky high , and will cause the pump to wear out much sooner .