so i was driving home and my wheel locked up and the power steering like came on what can be wrong

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describe "like came on"

 

who to the what? your wheel locked up and the power steering come off or quit? Was the car still running?

 

i was driving home and out of no where my steering wheel locked up but the car didn't turn off. and on the digital screen the word power steering came out

 

better take it to the dealer...these cars have electric power steering

I have no idea how it even works....

 

start it up and see if the wheel truns at all and if the power steering light is still on. If that light is still on, I'd call roadside and have them come take it to the dealer, it's free to you and a hell of alot safter if your wheel is locking up.

 

Check the EPS 60 amp fuse underhood. If its not blown, the motor is probably out. I hope you have a warrenty, cause it's the enitre column. And it's expensive.

 

if it's an 07, unless he went crazy with km's he should still have warrenty.

 

i may be crazy but where is the power sterring stuff at? is it electronic or something? i was looking under the hood and noticed there's no holder for power steering fluid like my cav had. this is probably a dumb question but its the one thing i havent noticed on the cobalt

 

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The power steering is an electric motor. No hydraulic fluid needed. The motor is part of the steering column. When it goes bad you have to replace the entire column.

 

yikes...yes that will be quite pricey.

 

i made a thread about this before, happened to me. Yes hopefully youre under warranty cuz they had to replace the steering column, and I dont even know how much it costs to pay out of pocket. It will keep happening though if you dont fix it.

 

check the power steering fluid reservoir on the firewall near the brake fluid reservoir.the lid sometimes pops off on these cars and leaks out.

 

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I had a problem similar to this but it was on a 92' Taurus. I was turning out of my uncle's subdivision when the motor mounts broke. It put pressure on the steering box and I was unable to turn unless you jerked really hard on the wheel. It was fun watching my uncle drive it home jerking it all around. lol Got to love first cars.

 

How many of you forget to read the previous posts before responding. A highly doubt a '92 taurus has electronic power steering. There is no power steering fluid for electronic power steering. This is not a hydraulic application.

 

thnx all.. sometimes when i drive and i turn to the right it feels like the wheel is almost grinding. is it supposed to do that? it also hums when i turn it slightly to the right

 

definitely not supposed to do that. That would scare me if mine was.

 

I was not saying that the taurus had electric power steering. Was just saying that I can relate to not being able to turn. and that his story reminded me of mine.

 

so back on topic, did he make a trip to stealership to get a diagnosis or have it fixed?

 

no i haven't had a chance ill probably go on monday i know they are gonna give me so much crap

 

are you under warrenty? if so it shouldn't be any issue. If it wasn't abused, and 'they can reproduce the issue'(their words, not mine) then it shouldn't be any kind of issue. If it is, I'd be making some waves up the chain of command.

I'm too the point, that I had to fight gm to buy back my 2002 ZR2 s-10(I bought it new, was a lemon from day one), so when they see me comming they know I mean business and won't take any BS. I'm not say give them a hard time, or be an *******, but just let them know "hey it's broken, if it's covered fix it".

 

yea i literally had the power steering f-up on when i drove in and left the car running (since turning it off resets it) and they couldnt say ****. scanned codes and then replaced the column
Good luck

 

If it only does it on right turns then I don't think the electric steering is your problem. Sounds kind of like a wheel bearing, especially the "humming" sounds.

 

thnx ill get that checked out.