Steering issues

[Cockney]

Hi went and looked at a 3.0 today but he decided he needed it til November. Never mind got a spin in it wow is all I can say.
Anyway chatting to him he was saying about steering can just pack up at a £2000 cost. Was wondering how common this is.
In the mean time still searching for a 2.5 or 3.0. Have budget of up to £5k.

 

[BlastDK]

What was the actual issue? Steering issues can be related to many things.
Tires: old and hard? worn down? not evently used?
Suspention: tired dampers, broken or bad bushings etc.?
Allignment : bad allignment in generel?

Happy you was inpressed with the car, but people on here might need a little more info to help you out

 

[cj10jeeper]

He will likely be referencing a known issue of the 'sticky steering' Usually fixed with a new column if taken to a dealer, hence the big ticket for parts and labour. Usually happens when hot. Some report success with amateur fixes. Search forum for various posts
Not common so I would not worry about it, but just make sure the steering column rotates smoothly

 

[philbo909]

Yeh as above, on about sticky steering, which they fixed with the facelift.
If it fails you could always switch for a hydraulic steering system

 

[MACK]

Like has been said it doesn't appear to be all that common and a lot of the affected cars will have had either a dealer or aftermarket repair by now. £700 seems to be about the going rate for a recon column from the likes of ecu testing or bba reman plus fitting of course. Most folks who go down this route seem to have had a complete failure of the column. with sticky steering (without a complete failure) two methods exist. One involving drilling a hole and greasing and the other in particular, adjusting a gear ring seem to have had good results if not a total cure.

 

[mjennings23]

I had my steering fail, the torque sensor I believe was the culprit which is a pig to DIY repair.

In the end, rather than spending £500+ on reconditioning my electric column, I went for a hydraulic conversion for around £400 and did the work myself. Now I have a car with significantly improved steering feel and a system that won't fail and cost multiple hundreds to repair in the case of any future issue.