When it rains it pours. Over the last couple of months my car has decided to make my life miserable. First the water pump failed, then the transmission pan decided to leak, then I found a cracked valve cover. So I went ahead and walnut blasted the intake ports when I replaced the valve cover. I no sooner got the damn thing back down on the ground and the power steering started to act up.
If I turn the steering wheel aggressively the power assist goes out and I find myself wrestling the wheel in manual with no assist. Most of the time it comes back on in a few seconds. Once it stayed in manual for a couple of minutes. Not a good feeling as you dive into a corner with assist and exit with none.
I have done some looking around and so far everyone is saying there is no repair just replacement of the electronic power steering rack and pinion. Which is pretty expensive. Has anyone else found themselves in this situation. Is there anything that I can check, ie grounds or control boxes? Or is it bend over time.
If I turn the steering wheel aggressively the power assist goes out and I find myself wrestling the wheel in manual with no assist. Most of the time it comes back on in a few seconds. Once it stayed in manual for a couple of minutes. Not a good feeling as you dive into a corner with assist and exit with none.
I have done some looking around and so far everyone is saying there is no repair just replacement of the electronic power steering rack and pinion. Which is pretty expensive. Has anyone else found themselves in this situation. Is there anything that I can check, ie grounds or control boxes? Or is it bend over time.