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Started car No power steering

  • 22-09-2024 03:12PM
    #1
    peckypiper
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 34 ✭


    Started my car this morning and red power steering light came on, and can't steer the car, that light never appeared before and went straight to red, would it be just fluid low or something more serious?



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  • #2
    BlakeS94
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,530 ✭✭✭BlakeS94


    First thing to check is the fluid, but if the fluid is low or below minimum that can indicate a leak.



  • #3
    mk7r
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,056 ✭✭✭mk7r


    Very few cars have hydraulic power steering anymore so it probably doesn't have fluid and is electric.

    Was it a little picture of a red steering wheel?



  • #4
    peckypiper
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 34 ✭peckypiper


    Yeah it was symbol below, 2012 Octavia so not the newest of cars fair and few Kms done, got tube of power steering oil but there's a plug on top of it,

    Screenshot_20240922-161109.png


  • #5
    mk7r
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,056 ✭✭✭mk7r


    You will need to have the scanner as it has electric power steering.

    It could be anything from steering angle sensor to steering torque sensor, lost basic settings etc bring it to a garage



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