Power Steering hard to turn / not working
#1
Power Steering hard to turn / not working
I have a 2008 HHR and since the start of the confinement mid-March, it was sitting unused. Since my battery was dead and overdue I changed it yesterday but since then my power steering is not responding properly and is really hard to turn. So I checked the fuses in both places and they are fine. I was told that I should let my car run for at least 30 min since I change the battery, which I am doing right now. My car was one of the recall ones some years ago about the power steering. So now I am wondering if it is the electric power steering that is the problem. What do you think?
and if it is, where can I buy a new one and is it easy to change it myself? I am not rich and I cannot afford to bring my car to the garage.
thank you
and if it is, where can I buy a new one and is it easy to change it myself? I am not rich and I cannot afford to bring my car to the garage.
thank you
#4
When I arrived in town mid-March and I noticed my window was stuck opened, I kept the battery power on so I could fix the window motor problem. My battery died so my father had to come to jump start it then. Since then I started my car a few times and it did. When I came to change the new battery, my key was stuck in the ignition and all the electrical system was down I couldn’t even open the hatch door to access my battery location so what I did is “jump start” the car with the new battery just to get the electrical going and be able to open the hatch door. So yes I did jump started it.
#7
FYI. Even if the power steering motor is not working, you can still drive the car. It will just be a lot harder to turn without the assist of the steering motor.
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