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Toyota auris 07 power steering fail

  • 03-02-2017 6:53pm
    #1
    Needtoask
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11 ✭


    Got into my car this morning and the power steering wouldn't work. Fault on the dash board saying check power steering.
    I only had a new clutch fitted a few weeks ago.
    I'm clueless when it comes to cars.
    Anyone any advice


Comments

  • #2
    SCOOP 64
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,393 ✭✭✭SCOOP 64


    Check the power steering fluid.


  • #3
    Hal1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,720 ✭✭✭Hal1


    Is it electronic power steering?

    This might help:
    Posted September 17, 2011

    Well I thought I would give you all an update, and thank you for all your comments.

    This morning after leaving the battery disconnected all night to no avail - still no Power Steering!! I got onto toyota_tech.eu (thanks to Phil_1985 for the link, as it happens I did have an account already with them, but hadnt used it for so long Id forgotten about it!!!) and paid my €s to get the info on ripping the dash out to see what I could find. As a chap on Ebay has an ECU up for £150 at the mo, I thought worse case was that!

    Anyway, got to the ECU tested all the wiring etc and the resistances between the various pins it tells you about on toyota_tech and everything looked good. Plugged everything back in and hey presto all working now!!

    So my advice to anyone with an out of warranty Power Steering fault, pull the dash out and have a fiddle, its quite possibly just a dirty / loose connection and whilst Mr T may well fix it with a new ECU, it MAY not be needed.

    I was amazed at how quickly the upper dash comes apart as well!!, although for anyone attempting it, the few Euros to toyota_tech really speeds up the process and saves any broken clips etc.

    All in all Dash out, fiddle with ECU and Dash back in, including subsequent road test 2hrs 30 mins!!

    Well chuffed

    N

    Thanks again for your replies and advice.

    Now all Ive got to worry about is if my Avensis T180 head gaskets about to go anytime soon heheheh

    source


  • #4
    biko
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 81,220 ✭✭✭✭biko


    Not a DIY effort, moved to main forum.


  • #5
    dieselbug
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,104 ✭✭✭dieselbug


    Try the battery disconnect overnight before going any further, this is a common problem on this model year.

    It may solve the problem or it may not. It may solve it for a short while or for a long time but worth a try.

    Relays internal to the controller go faulty.


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