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Power steering quit working after battery failure

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Old 02-04-2015, 07:58 PM
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Power steering quit working after battery failure

I had an exhaust issue on my 03 that had it up on jack stands for about a month. When I parked her, she ran just fine (except for the exhaust leak) but while she was parked, I apparently left the interior light on at some point and drained the battery. I charged the battery back up it it is holding strong and now everything seems to be fine except that the power steering pump appears to have no power. (I have already replaced the pump... about a year ago... and as I mentioned she was running fine when I parked her).
I thought that she might be in limp mode because of the battery dying but I have no service lights on and other than the steering issue she runs great.

If anyone has any thoughts I am all ears. The last thing I want to do is take her to the dealer and get raked over the coals for what will likely be an exaggerated issue.

Thanks in advance,

me
 
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Old 02-04-2015, 09:16 PM
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Fuse?
 
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Old 02-04-2015, 11:09 PM
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That would be nice.
The first things I checked were the fuses (both under the bonnet and in the kick panel). I am now wondering if I might possibly have knocked something lose at the pump while working on the exhaust rather than it being related to the battery dying.
 
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