#1: Power steering gone, now car won't start Author: ChristieC, Posted: Fri Jan 23, 2015 8:56 pm ---- Hi hopefully someone can help me.
I drive a 2005 1.4s.
It started a couple of days ago when the car started making a rattling noise (coming from engine area) and now today as I was driving round a roundabout, the power steering stopped working completely.
I was at work so didn't drive car for about 8 hours and when I came to drive it everything seemed fine bar the power steering not working however when I used my wipers and put windows down everything was going very VERY slow. As I was driving home all sorts of warning lights came on including battery, handbrake and a stop light. I turned car off to see if it was an electrical fault and it wouldn't start so had to bump start down a hill!!
I made it home thank goodness however car won't start at all. It's not even turning over.
What's wrong? Is it just my battery is completely done or something more serious?
Thanks
Christie
#2: Re: Power steering gone, now car won't start Author: macca1411, Location: Westhoughton, LancashirePosted: Fri Jan 23, 2015 9:20 pm ---- Possibly the aux belt snapped or even one of the bearings gone in one of the pulleys.
Once that belt stops working it affects the power steering and the alternator, which will explain why you are having the problems.
Time to lift the bonnet and have a look
#3: Re: Power steering gone, now car won't start Author: ChristieC, Posted: Fri Jan 23, 2015 9:21 pm ---- If you're correct is this expensive to fix?
#4: Re: Power steering gone, now car won't start Author: macca1411, Location: Westhoughton, LancashirePosted: Fri Jan 23, 2015 9:27 pm ---- Depends what's gone. If just the belt snapped, not that expensive usually about £10 plus fitting
If one of the pulleys or bearings has given up, a bit more expensive. Most likely one to fail is the tensioner pulley which are about £50 plus fitting. Might as well throw a new belt on at the same time
#5: Re: Power steering gone, now car won't start Author: Timon2210, Location: PalestinePosted: Sat Jan 24, 2015 12:12 pm ---- I agree with Macca,when you felt that your power steering got heavy,it means there is a problem with the belt,which means the alternator is not working either,so you got low voltage as there alternator stopped charging the battery,what caused the lights on as x-mas tree,I would say the belt is gone,maybe because of it's age,or maybe a problem with tensioner,either way your car won't start unless you fix that problem.
And it would be good idea to have the battery charged before you start the engine again,as it will have low voltage.
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