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 Posted: Mon Oct 22, 2012 6:41 pm |
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Hi bascially just driving back from work and was just bout to go round a bend when the steering locks for a few seconds and management light comes on and the flashes off? Does anyone know what this could be? Scary seeing as its really foggy and wet if I hadnt put my brakes on quick I would of gone into a brickwall! Any ideas please as I will get it checked out
Thanks
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Posted: Mon Oct 22, 2012 6:44 pm |
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I forgot to add also light went off after I stopped and car felt abit slow but nothing else?
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Posted: Mon Oct 22, 2012 7:31 pm |
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I really hope that never happens to me, don't know what it could be though...
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Posted: Mon Oct 22, 2012 9:04 pm |
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Did the steering go solid or stiff?
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Posted: Mon Oct 22, 2012 11:00 pm |
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Sounds more like yourr engine cut out so the steering would have felt heavy, rather than locked, as you'd have momentarily lost your power steering.
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Posted: Tue Oct 23, 2012 3:21 am |
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the steering went solid any ideas why it would of cut out? the management light has come on before and i took it for a diagnostic test and it was a sensor but it went away do you think it could be that again?
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Posted: Tue Oct 23, 2012 9:09 am |
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I knew of a fiesta years ago that went hard to steer,almost locking up,and it turned out to be wiring behind the dash clogging up with the steering column.Have you been messing around with speakers or stereo or behind dash and wiring at all lately?
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Posted: Tue Oct 23, 2012 12:51 pm |
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Nope I havent but I got some speakers fitted last year by a car sound place and I have noticed under steering wheel the plastic thing underneath has come loose where they trailed the wire maybe?
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Posted: Tue Oct 23, 2012 10:33 pm |
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It won't be wires 'clogging up with the steering column', get the engine fault codes read as its more likely to be an intermittent fault causing the engine to cut out. Or if its got electric power steering it could be an alternator fault.
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Posted: Wed Oct 24, 2012 2:04 am |
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| E5GDM wrote: |
| Or if its got electric power steering it could be an alternator fault. |
All 206 use a engine driven hydraulic pump for the power steering system UNLESS its a FAPTASTIC piece of s**te as they use a electro / hydraulic pump.
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Posted: Thu Oct 25, 2012 2:16 pm |
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| MrBSI wrote: |
| E5GDM wrote: |
| Or if its got electric power steering it could be an alternator fault. |
All 206 use a engine driven hydraulic pump for the power steering system UNLESS its a FAPTASTIC piece of s**te as they use a electro / hydraulic pump. |
Whats 'FAPTASTIC'?
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Posted: Thu Oct 25, 2012 2:49 pm |
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Posted: Thu Oct 25, 2012 4:48 pm |
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I wouldnt p**s on one if it was on fire 
The only thing there good for is for giving us a laugh on here when they go wrong
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Posted: Thu Oct 25, 2012 4:56 pm |
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Lets start with the basics:
1. What is the fault code?
2. What is the fluid level like?
3. Is there play in the steering system?
4. Anything wrong with the steering system, eg pipes in the way?
5. Steering rack tight to the subframe? (can happen)
Do some basic checks then report back
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Posted: Fri Oct 26, 2012 1:24 am |
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| MrBSI wrote: |
| Harry wrote: |
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I wouldnt p**s on one if it was on fire
The only thing there good for is for giving us a laugh on here when they go wrong |
Links to the 'laugh', so I can see what your going on about please.
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