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Old Aug 29, 2006 | 11:24 AM
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Car won't start-- EPS light on

My car has been in the body shop a for a couple weeks now. It was running fine before, and the past couple weeks until yesterday. The Power Steering light (sterring wheel with exclamation) light came on, and the car won't start. I did a search and found that some people had success with resetting the ECU. I tryed this and the light is still on, car still won't start. When I turn the key it tries to crank up, but never fully gets going. Sounds like a car trying to start when the battery is out. We have it hooked up to a battery charger. Any ideas would be much apreciated as I am a hour and a half away from the closest mazda dealer. Thanks,
Will
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Old Aug 29, 2006 | 03:23 PM
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It is fixed We let it sit for a while then reset the ECU again and bam- the light is gone and it cranked right up.... weird stuff. Thanks anyways,
Will
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Old Aug 29, 2006 | 03:40 PM
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Sounds like ur battery is dying.

the Power Steering Wheel light will always on before you start your car.
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Old Aug 29, 2006 | 08:28 PM
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It seems to be starting just fine now. Maybe it was the battery charger being on there for 2 hours. Maybe it was the reset. Not sure, but all is gravy now!
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