I dont think the pump is bad, but it looses most of its fluid from the top area of filler cap. the fluid is all over my headlights, hood of car and looses a good part of it in about 20 miles. I think its just loosing pressure from there somewhere, causing it to hard steer at idle, but when im rolling even a little it is fine, and works like normal.

The fluid is also a burnt brown, and smells burnt.

So my question to you guys is, if i had a massive leak (lets say a hose got loose or broke off at the reservoir) would it cause the steering wheel to be totally hard a idle?