i had no problems at all till lunch time today....

the dealer also seemed to think it was due to the harness.

they're calling me now asking about what's hooked up to the pcm (the interceptor-x), they claim their system can't talk to the pcm with it in the way. so they're disconnecting stuff now.

 

dealer wanted to hold my car over the weekend. I assume to order parts...

but they resoldered the power steering harness connectors and it now works again..

 

......they resoldered the power steering harness connectors and it now works again.

Great news!

S

 

Im having this problem as well. The dealer first replaced the harness which did nothing. Battery is only a couple months old and they already replaced the alternator because it completely died on me one day. The dealer mentioned it could have been related to the alternator and low voltage but replacing the alternator hasnt fixed it.

Its such a pain to troubleshoot since it only does it in the mornings after the cars been sitting for 12+ hours so the dealer can only test it once a day. Cars going back to the dealer tomorrow so ill see what happens.

 

I feel your pain brother. Mine went out today as well, while I was trying to manuever down I-80...at least I wasn't attempting a high speed 90 deg turn! I felt like I was driving a 79 Buick, having to use 2 hand to turn.

I was surprised to find out that there isn't a power steering resevoir.

Anyhow, taking it to the stealership tomorrow...am hoping it'll be a quick fix.

 

Power steering on this car is all electrical. No fluids required.

 

Dealer ended up replacing the steering rack to fix my cold start stiff power steering problem. Its been 2 days now and it seems to be finally fixed.

 

Its not the rack. Its the harness. It will fail again.

 

They replaced the harness the first time I took it to them and it didnt fix it. This time they did the rack for sure since my alignment was all out of whack.

 

How long ago did they replace the harness? Did you see the part?

 

This has been going on for weeks. The car was there 3 different times to fix this problem and the first thing they told me they replaced the wiring harness. I never saw the part so no idea if they really replaced it or not. Several weeks passed before I bothered to take it to them again.

The second time I brought the car in was because of a dead alternator after my check battery light came on and everything electrical in the car started shutting down on me. I mentioned the steering problem wasnt fixed and they told me it might be because of a low voltage problem caused by a failing alternator. Made sense at the time.

When that didnt fix it I brought it back and they had the car for 2 days before they called me and told me they would replace the steering rack. They also asked me for my wheel locks and like I said before when I got the car back my alignment was all screwed up. I never bothered to ask them why they didnt align the car but im assuming its because my cars lowered with aftermarket wheels so I took it to a trusted alignment shop to get the work done.

I think they did what they said they did. Ive been there about a dozen times with various other problems and I havent caught them on a lie yet.

 

The alignment is part of the service to replace the steering rack. You should not pay for it since it is part of the warranty cost.

 

Who know about that?


Report Date : April 20, 2007 at 06:59 PM
SERVICE BULLETIN NUMBER : 10020973
Make : MAZDA Model : RX-8 Year : 2004
Manufacturer : MAZDA MOTOR CORP
Service Bulletin Num : 0103906 Date of Bulletin: SEP 07, 2006
NHTSA Item Number: 10020973
Component: STEERING
Summary:
MAZDA MODULAR DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM (M-MDS) STEERING WHEEL ANGLE SENSOR MODULE SELF TEST SHOWS FAIL. *KB
Make : MAZDA Model : RX-8 Year : 2005
Manufacturer : MAZDA MOTOR CORP
Service Bulletin Num : 0103906 Date of Bulletin: SEP 07, 2006
NHTSA Item Number: 10020973
Component: STEERING
Summary:
MAZDA MODULAR DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM (M-MDS) STEERING WHEEL ANGLE SENSOR MODULE SELF TEST SHOWS FAIL. *KB
Make : MAZDA Model : RX-8 Year : 2006
Manufacturer : MAZDA MOTOR CORP
Service Bulletin Num : 0103906 Date of Bulletin: SEP 07, 2006
NHTSA Item Number: 10020973
Component: STEERING
Summary:
MAZDA MODULAR DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM (M-MDS) STEERING WHEEL ANGLE SENSOR MODULE SELF TEST SHOWS FAIL. *KB
Make : MAZDA Model : RX-8 Year : 2007
Manufacturer : MAZDA MOTOR CORP
Service Bulletin Num : 0103906 Date of Bulletin: SEP 07, 2006
NHTSA Item Number: 10020973
Component: STEERING
Summary:
MAZDA MODULAR DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM (M-MDS) STEERING WHEEL ANGLE SENSOR MODULE SELF TEST SHOWS FAIL. *KB

 

this sucks, this just happened to me 3 minutes ago because ihad to move my car. WTF

edit: will i have to drive to to the dealer? or will they tow it under warranty? it's 10 miles away and it's raining like *** outside, i doubt i can make it

 

guys it happened to me as well, i brought it to my mechanic who happens to be my first cousin,,,, he removed the negative pole for couple of minutes, and put it back.

The electrical steering that we have, restarted ok. Now is ok.

 

it takes two hands to steer, but you should be fine driving it... just don't expect to be able to make sudden lane changes quickly.

 

guys it happened to me as well, i brought it to my mechanic who happens to be my first cousin,,,, he removed the negative pole for couple of minutes, and put it back.

The electrical steering that we have, restarted ok. Now is ok.

 

It will return.
The torque sensor fail is an intermittent thing.
If it sees the sensor on the next start-up, it will reset. If the connection breaks again, it will fail again.

 

um what?

 

electric motor to assist .

 

Um, read your owner's manual?

 

So is this failure the actual sensor failing or is it just the harness?

Sorry to drag up an old thread but I am beginning to have power steering issues. So far it seems that removing the negative pole on the battery resets the issue which is why I choose to revive this thread.

 

well, add me to the club....

 

I'l be swinging by my dealership tomorrow to see if I can get the updated harness.
I'm hoping that fixes things; got a road trip out to AZ planned for next weekend.

 

Let us know how you got on Jedi Master!!