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Telemarkskier



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transient power steering issue?
Very briefly, I very briefly switched off the car while my wife was getting in. Restarted, selected reverse, no power steering!!!.
Switched off again and waited 20-30 seconds, restarted and everything ok. Odd, but what caused the power steering to be unavailable the first time? 2020 Defender 110 SE 240D: Fuji White.
2011 Freelander 2 SD4 HSE
2007 Freelander2 HSE (man)
Post #981783 8th Feb 2023 4:09pm
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lightning



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lf it was a fault, it will be logged and the dealer will be able to read the code.

l doubt there's any other way that you'll find out why it happened.
Post #981927 9th Feb 2023 9:12pm
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XplusYplusZ



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I just had the same thing.

I'd done a remote start, got in, forgot it was running already and turned off the car. Restarted it immediately and selected reverse - no steering. It felt like the steering lock was stuck on. A quick off and on again sorted the issue.

Weird.

Did you find it was still steerable 9but without power assistance)? Or was the wheel completely stuck? I didnt force mine too hard, assuming it was a steering lock glitch.
Post #985774 16th Mar 2023 2:58pm
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Farmerben



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United Kingdom 2015 Defender 90 Puma 2.2 HT Keswick Green
A friend of mine just had this in her brand new ffrr (been to the dealers 4 times since November - not great for a £120k car). Stopped at lights. Went to pull away on green and couldn’t turn left - had to just drive straight on. https://instagram.com/bentheoandrews
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XplusYplusZ



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lol - 3 right turns will get him where he needs to go.
Post #985882 17th Mar 2023 7:38am
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XplusYplusZ



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Farmerben wrote:
A friend of mine just had this in her brand new ffrr (been to the dealers 4 times since November - not great for a £120k car). Stopped at lights. Went to pull away on green and couldn’t turn left - had to just drive straight on.


That's properly dangerous.. definitely no fun at T-Junctions..
Post #986189 20th Mar 2023 2:01pm
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Telemarkskier



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XplusYplusZ wrote:
I just had the same thing.

I'd done a remote start, got in, forgot it was running already and turned off the car. Restarted it immediately and selected reverse - no steering. It felt like the steering lock was stuck on. A quick off and on again sorted the issue.

Weird.

Did you find it was still steerable 9but without power assistance)? Or was the wheel completely stuck? I didnt force mine too hard, assuming it was a steering lock glitch.


I didn't try to heave the steering wheel as it was very resistant to being moved and didn't experiment further. I haven't tried to repeat the exercise and no faults seem to have registered. Glad I'm not the only one to have had this. 2020 Defender 110 SE 240D: Fuji White.
2011 Freelander 2 SD4 HSE
2007 Freelander2 HSE (man)
Post #986338 21st Mar 2023 4:34pm
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