Power steering went out randomly
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Power steering went out randomly
hello,
I was driving my 2005 s500, and i had to make a sharp turn so i turn my wheel all the way to the left and when i try to turn it back it wont turn and i lost the powersteering. I have no idea what happened. no fluid was lost, the fluid is still there. The power steering was working fine before that aswell. what do i do first?
I was driving my 2005 s500, and i had to make a sharp turn so i turn my wheel all the way to the left and when i try to turn it back it wont turn and i lost the powersteering. I have no idea what happened. no fluid was lost, the fluid is still there. The power steering was working fine before that aswell. what do i do first?
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"...when i try to turn it back it wont turn..."
Do you really mean this? That the steering is locked up?
When you lose power steering for any reason, you can still steer the car, it is just much more difficult, especially at low speeds. If the steering actually locked, that is a very different problem.
If you can turn the wheel, even with difficulty - is it hard to turn in both directions? If so, one possibility is a missing or slipping serpentine belt, possibly due to a failing tensioner..
Do you really mean this? That the steering is locked up?
When you lose power steering for any reason, you can still steer the car, it is just much more difficult, especially at low speeds. If the steering actually locked, that is a very different problem.
If you can turn the wheel, even with difficulty - is it hard to turn in both directions? If so, one possibility is a missing or slipping serpentine belt, possibly due to a failing tensioner..
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hello,
I was driving my 2005 s500, and i had to make a sharp turn so i turn my wheel all the way to the left and when i try to turn it back it wont turn and i lost the powersteering. I have no idea what happened. no fluid was lost, the fluid is still there. The power steering was working fine before that aswell. what do i do first?
I was driving my 2005 s500, and i had to make a sharp turn so i turn my wheel all the way to the left and when i try to turn it back it wont turn and i lost the powersteering. I have no idea what happened. no fluid was lost, the fluid is still there. The power steering was working fine before that aswell. what do i do first?
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I really hope you replaced the power steering pump radiator, fluid filter, all the lines too and cleaned out the resevoir properly, otherwise you will end up with the same mess.
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