Heavy Steering

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I have a 07 1.4 HDI. I took a corner on a roundabout very quickly the other day during a hectic rush hour but when I straightened the car up the steering became very heavy at all speeds. Phoned dealer and they said it does this when it goes into "wheel spin mode" as the steering uses a variable electric motor and is not hydraulically assisted as in other cars I've had in the past . I left car to cool down and 6 hours later steering was back to normal. I took it to dealer and they said it was now ok. However, I now have a grinding sound when I'm moving slowly but this is ok at normal speeds.

 

Has anybody else had their car go into this mode and should I take the car in for the grinding noise?

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Looking at the age of the vehicle, i would suggest its in your interests to get the grinding noise checked out.....especially if it can be demonstrated. It may even be related to the other problem you experienced.

[Keyzer Soze]

I have a 07 1.4 HDI. I took a corner on a roundabout very quickly the other day during a hectic rush hour but when I straightened the car up the steering became very heavy at all speeds. Phoned dealer and they said it does this when it goes into "wheel spin mode" as the steering uses a variable electric motor and is not hydraulically assisted as in other cars I've had in the past . I left car to cool down and 6 hours later steering was back to normal. I took it to dealer and they said it was now ok. However, I now have a grinding sound when I'm moving slowly but this is ok at normal speeds.

 

Has anybody else had their car go into this mode and should I take the car in for the grinding noise?

 

I think I have a similar problem with my 57 C3 1.4 Cool, occasionally my steering feels quite heavy and is accompanied by what I can best describe as a grinding noise and rough feeling through the steering wheel when maneuvering at slow speeds. I spoke to the dealership and they said they hadn't heard of anything like this happening before,but to bring it in when it happens. Trouble is, it's an intermittent problem and very unpredictable. I'm probably going to have to wait for it to become constant or break entirely. :(

 

Because it's an intermittent problem, I'm inclined to think it's electronic in nature.

 

Any thoughts?

[Keyzer Soze]

I think I have a similar problem with my 57 C3 1.4 Cool, occasionally my steering feels quite heavy and is accompanied by what I can best describe as a grinding noise and rough feeling through the steering wheel when maneuvering at slow speeds. I spoke to the dealership and they said they hadn't heard of anything like this happening before,but to bring it in when it happens. Trouble is, it's an intermittent problem and very unpredictable. I'm probably going to have to wait for it to become constant or break entirely. :)

 

Because it's an intermittent problem, I'm inclined to think it's electronic in nature.

 

Any thoughts?

 

I just noticed last night that the lights dim slightly when turning the steering wheel.