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JC could be right about the steering fluid, or it may be your alternator under a high load demand. When it ages the alternator wears down the contact brushes that make the current. This does cause a whining sound, especially when it jumps into the high amperage output.

JC could be right about the steering fluid, or it may be your alternator under a high load demand. When it ages the alternator wears down the contact brushes that make the current. This does cause a whining sound, especially when it jumps into the high amperage output.

Sounds like you have a short in the wiring somewhere, the lights all going on and it wanting to die says short to me. The fuel gauge jumping around sounds like a short also, this will cause the pump not getting any power when it needs to be sending fuel. The oxygen sensor should be replaced to...