With all the bad publicity that Toyota has received of late I cannot understand why Vauxhall have not been brought to task over the problem with the Meriva's power steering. My wife has experienced at least 6 occasions when the steering has become unmanageably heavy whilst driving her Meriva. She loves the car's design as she suffers with a serious back condition, but she is now losing her nerve when driving the car due to this steering fault. Yes, the "management" light does come on but only when the problem starts (no pre-warning). The problem can usually be rectified by switching the engine off and then restarting it. But this can be frightening when negotiating a busy roundabout, which is where the problem become apparent on two of the six occasions.