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Old 06-15-2011, 09:39 AM
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the steering wheel is hard to turn and doesn't feel consistent. One second it takes alot of force to turn the wheel and then a second later it will turn easy. Also I was hearing this pop noise at one point when turning left, although it's gone now. Any help would be great?
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ya i am retarded and didnt think that one out before i posted...
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I hear a pop/clunk noise sometimes as well, but my steering wheel doesn't feed hard to turn. i only hear the pop when stopped or at low speed, like parking maneuvers, and usually only when turning full lock. if you find out where the noise is coming from, i would love to know.
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Originally Posted by VTAChris
Did you check your power steering fluid? Maybe a bubble in the system?
I thought our power steering is electric.
I THINK.....
Old 06-18-2011, 08:44 AM
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after some searching some say they had to replace the rack. FML.
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Mine did that once before. some say it the EPS module.
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My friend just bought an MY01 and he's having the same exact issue. If I'm making a turn from a stop it feels like EPS is shutting off and on multiple times in a matter of seconds. I'm thinking it may be be the EPS module. hrpfg2, how did you manage to fix it?
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it just when away on its own.
now I think about it, it actually happen to me multiply times. and it was all in cold mornings, getting out of the drive way.
so Im guess it has something to do with the temperature outside?
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Mines doing it on and off all the time And it's warm here so i dont know that it's weather dependent. It did it to me yesterday when turning onto my street then 2 seconds later it was fine turning into the drive way. Its hard to fix somthing when it's not throwing any codes.
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Make sure your electrical system isn't shorting out this happened to mine when my battery tutched the hood and shorted out


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