[PurplePTGirl]

Oh yeah, it happened to me! My steering rack was replaced at 12,000 miles on my 2005. It was replaced *again* at 28,000. Turned out the rack was not the real problem--the power steering pump was putting out too much pressure and blowing the seals. It did exactly wat you say--it made a groaning noise when it was cold, due to low fluid. The new pump seemed to fix the problem, though I guess I will never know since that dumb $%#* hit me and totalled my car.