Ok so I get a call from my wife that as she was turning the and steering got really hard for about a second then heard a little pop and started working again . There are no check engines lights or anything. Any idea ?
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I think JimiJak just went through a similar experience with his XSport. Don't know if same reason though.
EDIT: ok, just checked his postings. No recurrence, so no "solution" yet either. Maybe an early warning on battery going bad (electric power steering)?
Mine has done this as well. Scary actually, because it is really tough to turn, as in it locks in place and requires a hard jerk to get through it. It's only occurred when turning right as well. Weird.
I doubt you would get a check engine light, with the electric power steering, it's not really connected to the engine like normal hydraulic power steering with the pump running off a belt.
Yup it's scary , I can imagine how my wife panicked in just that one second .
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Quote from: southtxSHO on March 31, 2014, 04:30:06 PM
Ok so I get a call from my wife that as she was turning the and steering got really hard for about a second then heard a little pop and started working again . There are no check engines lights or anything. Any idea ?
In the SHO there should be 3 lights for the EPAS in event of failure, three levels of urgency.... The pop sounds mechanical... like gears. Definitely get it looked at asap.
Here's another experience and the lights:
http://www.ecoboostperformanceforum.com/index.php?topic=2031.msg27918#msg27918 (http://www.ecoboostperformanceforum.com/index.php?topic=2031.msg27918#msg27918)
Just thought I would post that mine ended up being a steering gear. Almost a $1500 repair, and luckily warranty did pay the bill other than tax. The steering would lock up once in a while, not very often. More so with warm weather, and also only in one direction. I never had any codes or check steering message. Seems like this is maybe a weak point in these cars.
It's a common issue, been through it myself:
http://www.ecoboostperformanceforum.com/index.php?topic=2031.0 (http://www.ecoboostperformanceforum.com/index.php?topic=2031.0)
Seems like a recall issue.. steering locking up right into a car crash