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Old 06-08-2011 | 08:12 PM
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Lost my power steering

Lost my power steering today in a parking lot. Has this happened to anyone else? My car is an 07 w/ 60k miles. Luckily i was driving slow when it happened, still i muscled it home about 10 miles...something i would not recommend.
 

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Old 06-09-2011 | 03:55 PM
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I had it happen twice. Both times I turned off the car for a few minutes, turned it back on and it was fine. Told the dealer about it but they couldn't find anything wrong. It's been fine ever since.
 
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Old 06-09-2011 | 08:52 PM
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After sitting overnight its working again. But it sounds like a common problem on earlier cars that could be a safety issue.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...-steering.html

I filed a safety complaint online, you should do the same.

https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/ivoq/online.cfm
 
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