Fiat Punto power steering fault

I've got a Fiat Punto 2003 and two/three times a day the power steering light comes on the dash board and the steering becomes really heavy. When this happens I pull over turn the car off and when I switch it back on again it seems to be OK can you give me any advice as to what it could be.

Asked on 8 July 2014 by mouthysnook

Answered by Honest John

The car has EPAS. In the Punto an early incarnation of electric power assisted steering in which an electric motor is clamped around the steering column. Holding the steering on full lock shorts out this motor and leads to damage. This EPAS in an 11 year old has already lasted far longer than most do.

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