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Steering assist malfunction - Service required

SteveGSXR600K1
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So instead of paying fords rip off price of £1800 supply fit epas, I got a rack from Western power steering for £395 and garage to fit for £360. Saving myself over £1000, I would suggest if it's an intermittent fault check the 80amp fuse which supplies power to steering rack first, and the good think with Western power steering is they give a 2 year unlimited mileage warranty. Hope this might help someone.

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    • Superted87
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      HI , this is my first post so I can finally be of help !!!! I have dealt with this exact fault and yes , it is 99.99% the EPAS Steering Rack. They are indeed £12-1400 from the dealer. Orrrrr a good us

    • timonline
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      Well, I just want to say thank you to all the above for your comments, very useful indeed, I have specifically signed up today to advise on what happened to me, as I feel this will help many "googlers

    • Rayn
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      On my 2014 Ford Focus 1.6 TDCI,I initially had the Power Steering Assist Malfunction, Service Required message, which I simply turned off the ignition and restarted and it went away...  For a while...

    On 10/23/2018 at 8:24 PM, Botus said:

    sadly the issue you have is related to designed to fail trash ...just like every other manu, (except Japanese or Hyundai)

    take it off and send to one of 5 UK based specialists that will fix it for 1/3 the price of a made to fail ford one, on return it will be one guaranteed for life

    this nasty (what should be illegal way of stealing your money) started to be implemented in 1995 with 15 year horizon... by 2007 it was a 7 years one, and they are getting greedier each year. if it was built in germany in 2018 expect it to be DEAD by 2022

    Any details of the 5 UK based specialists? please

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    Hi i’ve also had the same issue with my power steering module failing. i’ve fixed it now by using a forscan diagnostic tool($50) this is significantly cheaper then buying a replacement steering gear . i had to run the for scan software and reset the dtc codes . it fixed it right away

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    On 1/9/2024 at 4:25 PM, TomL said:

    Any details of the 5 UK based specialists? please

    https://www.autotronics.co.uk/repair/services/power-steering/ford-power-steering/focus-power-steering

    this one below is allegedly the best but they aren't listing PAS (ring?)

    https://www.actronics.co.uk/products?page=1&manufacturers=20&models=693&types=611

    this lot were BBA and again don't list PAS !

    https://remanx.com/collections/ford

    and again NO PAS - they explain the issue clearly

    https://www.ecutesting.com/common-faults/ford/focus-c-max-power-steering-motor-fault/

    ....many claim a new main battery and clearing the code makes it go away (but if you read the link just above it shouldn't)

    and ECU testing say buy spares from these guys

    https://shop.westernpowersteering.co.uk/ford/FORFER.html

     

     

     

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    I have dealt with this problem several times and when I replace a battery I fully charge it out of the vehicle then fit it and then do a bms reset and it eliminates all faults

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