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Buzzard1985

My dash light for steering comes on losing power steering.   Stop the car- turn egine off- restart.  Light off and steering fine.     Going to say once a day happening.      Recently new battery just before December.
Fluid is top level

At a loss if I should be treating this seriously or just do as I do?  

neilmcl

Buzzard1985 said:

My dash light for steering comes on losing power steering.   Stop the car- turn egine off- restart.  Light off and steering fine.     Going to say once a day happening.      Recently new battery just before December.
Fluid is top level

At a loss if I should be treating this seriously or just do as I do?  

Sounds like a sign of worst top come. I'd get it looked at pronto.

AdrianC

Have you checked the charging voltage?


Are you using the car frequently?

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Is it an early BMW mini?  They often suffer from corrosion on the pump connectors which will cause the power steering to fail.

If the car says Vauxhall on the back it is the EPS controller.

oldagetraveller1

Reveal make and model Buzzard. It might attract better assistance.

"If the car says Vauxhall on the back it is the EPS controller."

Which would mean there's no fluid level to check?

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oldagetraveller1 said:

Reveal make and model Buzzard. It might attract better assistance.

"If the car says Vauxhall on the back it is the EPS controller."

Which would mean there's no fluid level to check?

There aren't many cars with electro hydraulic steering that I can think of. Mazda 3, mini, a few focuses, and some astras is about it.  Fluid level could be anything

You knew where you were with proper power steering, unless you corroded through a hose it just worked as long as the fluid didn't run out through a seal.

EPS has too much to go wrong for my liking.