Pinaar
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Registered: 11th May 08
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Have a Corsa C (reg 04 on 53 plate) the steering has become really heavy at times. It seems to be when at either slow speeds or stationary, when it should be getting lighter. This makes parking difficult. I know these cars have an electric power steering system, is this a known problem? Any help appreciated.
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James_H
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Registered: 16th Sep 07
Location: Slough, Berkshire
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the motor useally packs up, but i would get it checked on tech 2 to see for dtc's
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Pinaar
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After closer inspection, it seems that if the steering is used a lot on full lock for around 20 mins, as it is at the moment as my son is learning to drive in it and when we go and do 3 point turns and parrallel parking for a while the steering seems to tighten up. Is this some sort of safety feature to stop the electric motor burnig out?
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deano87
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Registered: 21st Oct 06
Location: Bedfordshire Drives: Ford Fiesta
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When you say heavy, how heavy do you mean? As in if the car wasn't running at all?
I have a 12v with PAS and mine goes heavy, but this is when doing parallel parks etc. Because the power steering is obviously electrical, it requires power from the engine. Naturally the engine speeds will vary accordingly to how much power is being sapped from it but this isn't always the case.
Try getting your son to give it a bit of throttle continuously when parking i.e. over 1krpm, it might help.
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