Active Steering Malfunction
11-09-2008, 02:10 PM
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Recently went to the local dealership with a AS malfunction. Car steers fine, just a little harder, no real electronic assistance. The dealer quotes me $4500 for a rack and pinion replacement, he determined this by merely hooking it up to the diagnostic computer. Can you really determine this kind of problem electronically?
11-10-2008, 11:58 AM
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Has anyone else had to replace their rack and pinion, if so how did they diagnose the problem?
11-10-2008, 07:49 PM
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Originally Posted by monnot66' post='716499' date='Nov 9 2008, 06:10 PM
Recently went to the local dealership with a AS malfunction. Car steers fine, just a little harder, no real electronic assistance. The dealer quotes me $4500 for a rack and pinion replacement, he determined this by merely hooking it up to the diagnostic computer. Can you really determine this kind of problem electronically?
11-10-2008, 08:44 PM
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This is (unfortunately) not likely your issue, but it's worth a post. I recently got the AS warning, and immediately felt the manual (unassisted) steering difference. Dealer the next morning, after diagnostics: "Your battery is dying. Non-essentially components (like AS) are the first to fail due to lack of proper charge." Battery replaced. Problem solved.
11-11-2008, 12:32 AM
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active steering has 2 backups - one hydrolic (bypassing the planetary gears that make your steering "active") and basic manual (think 1920s). I can't see how the dealer would determine that your primary system is gone by NOT inspecting those gears. I think its "go F^%$ yourself answer. GL
11-11-2008, 12:44 AM
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Originally Posted by 1diver1' post='717792' date='Nov 10 2008, 08:49 PM
Have you tried resetting the active steering? (wheel all the way to the left then back to neutral)
thanks!
11-12-2008, 12:40 PM
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I guess I need to try the battery first, I'm not trying to be cheap, but $4500 is a little steep. Thanks guys!
11-12-2008, 05:50 PM
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Originally Posted by monnot66' post='719353' date='Nov 12 2008, 03:40 PM
I guess I need to try the battery first, I'm not trying to be cheap, but $4500 is a little steep. Thanks guys!
11-13-2008, 05:32 AM
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AS malfunction lights came on a couple times in the past but cleared themselves, this one has been on for about a month or more. I'm going to disconnect the battery today and see if that works.