Power Steering Fault

[sacha.86]

Hiya, if a car has power steering then it must have a power steering fluid tank tank, right? The hand book doesn't mention one :-?

[tonyav]

Most cars have electronic power steering these days, sacha.

[sacha.86]

Arrrrrgggghhh! What does that mean?

[sacha.86]

Please tell me it's a fuse and not the power steering rack!

[tonyav]

Heres a diagram.
http://g03.s.alicdn.com/kf/HTB1qU9vGXXXXXclXXXXq6xXFXXXQ/202809977/HTB1qU9vGXXXXXclXXXXq6xXFXXXQ.jpg

[tonyav]

What car do you own, sacha ?.

[sacha.86]

Peugeot 207 2011 petrol

[tonyav]

Seems to be quite a common problem on this model, sacha.
Could be the power steering motor or the rack.

[Buenchico]

A bit of googling suggests that
(a) failures of the electric power steering racks of Peugeot 207s are not uncommon; but
(b) power steering problems are often associated with ABS faults (especially if the speedo starts playing up at the same time), rather than with the power steering system itself; and
(c) error messages for the power steering and/or ABS can sometimes be generated through a faulty alternator providing insufficient power to the systems.

All of which would seem to suggest that you need to find a really good mechanic (who actually knows what they're doing) to run some tests on your car before making any expensive assumptions.

[sacha.86]

Speedo? The revs gage?

[tonyav]

sacha, has your power steering just suddenly stopped working ?.

[sacha.86]

The clutch needs changing aswel, I'm gonna take it to a decent garage on Monday.

[sacha.86]

Yep

[tonyav]

Could be an ECU fault then, sacha.

[sacha.86]

http://m.carsdirect.com/car-repair/how-to-tell-if-you-have-a-faulty-ecu I don't think it's an ecu fault. Thanks for all your helps

[tonyav]

Good luck then, sacha.