I dismissed the pull i felt while driving the car as being new to driving on mountainous roads.... but after having a major scare this weekend where my steering went COMPLETELY out I am not sure if it is not all connected. When driving i cannot lift my hands off the wheel at all with out it significantly moving towards the next lane/curb. Then this weekend when sitting in traffic (yes it was very hot outside) with AC on i traveled a few feet beyond the traffic light and went to make a right turn when my steering became so hard that it took all my strength to keep the car from colliding with signs/off road. It was like i lost power steering... i got it to an empty parking lot near by and turned the car off for about 1 min. the check engine light was on and oil light. i restarted the car and steering had returned. called the dealer and they took me in right away and "looked at it" and said there were "no trouble codes stored" and "electric power steering motor may have got hot enough for the control module to shut it off to prevent damage".

does this mean i can't steer my car if it gets hot outside??????? i am a mother and don't feel safe traveling in this car!!!!!