it is very dangerous to drive with a power steering leak. This is because steering can become almost impossible and you could have an accident.
did you leave the gas cap off and drive the car?
Question is should you be driving a car with an exhaust leak? Get this repaired ASAP. It is very dangerous to drive a vehicle with an exhaust leak. Carbon Monoxide is a odorless, tasteless, killer even in small amounts. It will leak into your car, and put you too sleep. After the leak is repaired the question becomes mute.
These are the options for code 31. You need to have it checked with a scanner, If you know the "P" number you will know what to check. The old two digit codes are not specific enough. EVAP LEAK MONITOR LARGE LEAK DETECTED p0455 EVAP LEAK MONITOR PINCHED HOSE FOUND p1486 EVAP LEAK MONITOR SMALL LEAK DETECTED p0442 EVAP PURGE FLOW MONITOR FAILURE p0441. EVAP PURGE SOLENOID CIRCUIT p0443
Most likely it means your gas cap is loose... or whats called an evap system leak.
Usually related to the evaporative system leak in your vehicle. Possibly just a loose or defective gas cap but might involve a leak or valve problem in the evap system.
It means a leak in the evap system, but could be as simple as removing and tightening the gas cap until it clicks. If you remove the gas cap while the vehicle is running, it will set this code.
It is not safe to drive a vehicle with a fuel leak, but if this is the only way to get it to be fixed, be careful that the leak is not that bad if you drive it. A trickle is bad, any more than that and driving it would not be advised.
0442 evap emission control system malfunction(small leak detected) 0443 evap emission control system purge control valve circuit malfunction 0450 evap emission control system pressure sensor malfunction 0455 evap emission control system malfunction(gross leak detected) there ya go
Evap System. Large leak.
EVAP control system leak detected, very small leak
EVAP code. po455 is an EVAP leak code for your vehicle's fuel emissions system. This is usually a fuel vapor leak or a lack of purge in the fuel vapor system. If you seem to be burning more fuel than usual you should get your car looked at soon. Could cause some problems down the road.