Power Steering failure

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jgu80

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Hi,

Had the Zed out of the garage yesterday for the first time in a couple of months and had a power steering failure.

Car started fine pulled out and away with no issues but as I slowed approaching the first junction the light came on and the steering went very heavy. I stopped and restarted the car and the problem went way. 40 mins later after a spirited drive along the a roads and country lanes I slowed again in some town traffic and everything was fine until I went to pull into a car park. Again light on and heavy steering. Restart problem went away.

When I returned to the car all was fine, 40 min drive home ok, but as I put it in the garage same thing happened again?

Any ideas? Is this just because the cars been sat for awhile, or is this a common problem that will need fixing?

The car is a 2003 e85, 3.0 se with 44k on the clock. Full service history, inspection 2 last summer.
 
Hi, battery was new last summer but it hasn’t been plugged in over the winter so may be a little low. Car didn’t struggle to start though. I’ll get a trickle charger on the car and see if that helps.
 
Check the fuse and electrical conectors on the motor first.

have you pluged a code reader in to get any fault codes?
 
So I switched out the fuses and checked the connection on the column. No obvious issues.
Problem persists and it definitely happens more when turning the wheel to the left.

I fear a trip to the garage is coming.
 
jgu80 said:
So I switched out the fuses and checked the connection on the column. No obvious issues.
Problem persists and it definitely happens more when turning the wheel to the left.

I fear a trip to the garage is coming.
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Code read is a must first, otherwise you are literally at the mercy of dealers. Whereabouts are you, as lots of members, including myself can do it for you. At least that way, you know what results and recommendations they should be giving you.

Mike
 
Thanks Mike, I’m down in Oxted in Surrey. If you know any members down here who could help that’d be great.

Recommendations for a good indy would be welcome as well 🙏
 
Interesting shift, started the car today, rolled it out to wash it, left it running whilst I washed it to warm it up. Took it for a spin, no steering issues except a squeaky noise coming from the column.

Wondering is it needs lubricating/greasing or something like that?
 
So, the power steering motor has failed.

Needs to be replaced but the dealer says it’s a whole column replacement job? He’s quoted £3k?

Are there other options? Anyone recondition them?
 
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