Lost power steering
 

So today I was driving down a bumpy road and lost power steering I checked my belts and fluid it's all good the pump isn't whining and seems to be spinning fine so I'm not sure what's going on any ideas

Your power steering is electric, not hydraulic. There is no pump or belt. You should have a light on your dash for this, it looks like a steering wheel. Often the electric power steering connector under the coolant overflow bottle gets corroded or loose. A clean up and snug fit should solve it.

Be EXTRA careful removing the overflow bottle. The radiator gets brittle with age and there is a nipple for the overflow hose that is very easy to break, creating the need for a new radiator. Try not to remove the bottle at all and get under it by moving the battery and tray out of the way.

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Ok removed bottle and intake cover found two connectors pulled apart and wiped down I don't have the cleaner the diy thread talks about and since car is in op is there a household common item or something I can use ?

Hey!

I'm pretty sure Isopropyl alcohol should be fine to clean the connectors.

I hope it works out for you!

So cleaned connectors and made sure they were snug put all back together and nothing so what's next . . . I also looked at my fuses and couldn't find a power steering fuse if it's electric shouldn't there be one or did I miss it

I think the fuse is called EPS, it's right on the battery positive wire. 60 amps.

I checked fuse its good I'm not sure where to go from here with an electrical power steering system

You do have the power steering light on the dash right? If you do, can you scan for codes? The eps control module might have failed but that's pretty rare...

Can I ask what is the history of this car? It seems to have every imaginable problem, but clearly continues to run :/

I do not have a code scanner here next time I'm in town I will get it checked . . .and yes she's a trooper . . .so she was a show car had 40k miles on it I went over seas my ex drove 60k miles in 3 months did no maintenence and when I found out she was cheating I put it in storage it sat in storage for my 4 years over seas then I cane back got her out did the clutch stuff to get it driving and drove 3k miles from virginia to washington with her loaded down with stuff

No longer a show car needs new paint and body kit but I gotta daily her for now so just trying to get her running right

And yes I have light

So something I did with the connectors or the fuse didn't work immediately but the next day when I started the car I now have steering so idk but issue is fixed

Help!
 

I’m having issue with my power steering as of yesterday! Light is on. fuse is good , I checked the 2 connecters under stock air intake. Any advice/tips would be greatly appreciated! Not sure where to go from here.
this car is my daily currently need to repair ASAP

You checked the connectors but did you clean them? There are other causes, but the most probable one is still the connectors being dirty/loose.
Other causes are tough to troubleshoot quickly: the EPS controller under the ECU might have died, you could have a problem with the steering wheel position sensor.
Is the steering actually heavy / unassisted, or you just have the light?

heavy, unassisted, and light is on. I haven’t been to buy contact sensor cleaner not sure what I can use to clean them. Just looking into what I need to fix worst case the rack and pinion .

Well that's kind of it. You can replace a lot of stuff only to find out it wasn't the problem. You can clean them with nail polish remover, acetone, rubbing alcohol... Vodka will do in a pinch.

If nothing helps, at least temporarily, I'd look into getting a replacement EPS module. It'll be a bit of work to get to it and replace it.

The rack and pinion....ehhhhh, if it's heavy but smooth, I'm less inclined to consider that the problem?