Power Steering Failure
Lubricious
Joined: Oct 2003
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From: SF Bay Area, California
use contact cleaner on it and some silicone.....and the problem might go away!! Well that didnt work at all...back to the dealer I went 5 times now and it even happends when driving just lose powersteering. Had regional service tech look at the car and He said he never even heard of anyone having this problem..Meanwhile theres another RX8 RIGHT NEXT TO MINE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM!!!.... Wonder where did they get this guy from..
One month with this car guess I made a bad choice in picking it>>>
One month with this car guess I made a bad choice in picking it>>>
The connector sucks, and temperature changes and vibration affect it. Also, the overflow for the radiator is situated so that it sprays onto the connector. I tried various things which worked, for a while, but for the permanent fix I followed MazdaManiac's lead and just cut out that damn grey connector and soldered the wires together. No problems since and it has been many months.
Or, you could get the revised wiring harness, which supposedly has an improved connector. Frankly, 20 minutes with a soldering gun, heat shrink, and silicone tape makes a lot more sense to me.
Last edited by Nubo; Feb 7, 2008 at 01:39 PM.
If the problem is the connector, just disconnecting it and reconnecting can make it go away for awhile, but often comes back. Same with cleaning, etc.. What happens is that the computer checks the sensors when you start the car. If they are out of range, it disables the power steering. If the connection is flaky, it adds resistance and the computer sees that as bad sensor values.
The connector sucks, and temperature changes and vibration affect it. Also, the overflow for the radiator is situated so that it sprays onto the connector. I tried various things which worked, for a while, but for the permanent fix I followed MazdaManiac's lead and just cut out that damn grey connector and soldered the wires together. No problems since and it has been many months.
Or, you could get the revised wiring harness, which supposedly has an improved connector. Frankly, 20 minutes with a soldering gun, heat shrink, and silicone tape makes a lot more sense to me.
The connector sucks, and temperature changes and vibration affect it. Also, the overflow for the radiator is situated so that it sprays onto the connector. I tried various things which worked, for a while, but for the permanent fix I followed MazdaManiac's lead and just cut out that damn grey connector and soldered the wires together. No problems since and it has been many months.
Or, you could get the revised wiring harness, which supposedly has an improved connector. Frankly, 20 minutes with a soldering gun, heat shrink, and silicone tape makes a lot more sense to me.
Meh, my PS works so why bother ?
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Joined: Mar 2005
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From: Orange County, Socal
If the problem is the connector, just disconnecting it and reconnecting can make it go away for awhile, but often comes back. Same with cleaning, etc.. What happens is that the computer checks the sensors when you start the car. If they are out of range, it disables the power steering. If the connection is flaky, it adds resistance and the computer sees that as bad sensor values.
The connector sucks, and temperature changes and vibration affect it. Also, the overflow for the radiator is situated so that it sprays onto the connector. I tried various things which worked, for a while, but for the permanent fix I followed MazdaManiac's lead and just cut out that damn grey connector and soldered the wires together. No problems since and it has been many months.
Or, you could get the revised wiring harness, which supposedly has an improved connector. Frankly, 20 minutes with a soldering gun, heat shrink, and silicone tape makes a lot more sense to me.
The connector sucks, and temperature changes and vibration affect it. Also, the overflow for the radiator is situated so that it sprays onto the connector. I tried various things which worked, for a while, but for the permanent fix I followed MazdaManiac's lead and just cut out that damn grey connector and soldered the wires together. No problems since and it has been many months.
Or, you could get the revised wiring harness, which supposedly has an improved connector. Frankly, 20 minutes with a soldering gun, heat shrink, and silicone tape makes a lot more sense to me.
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