Ford Fiesta (new shape) - Power Steering Failure and warning

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Sun 22 Mar 2015 20:00
Ford Fiesta (new shape) - Power Steering Failure and warning - thirts

Just started my car (Fiesta 63 plate) and 'Power Steering Malfunction - Service' came up on the central display and I had no power steering.

I turned the engine off, phoned Ford to book it in. I then thought I'd give it another go. This tme no warning and power steering back working.

Any ideas what may have caused this, and is it likley that Ford would be able to diagnose this or will I have to wait for it to fail more permanantly?

Edited by thirts on 22/03/2015 at 20:01

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Sun 22 Mar 2015 20:41
Ford Fiesta (new shape) - Power Steering Failure and warning - elekie&a/c doctor
The power steering is all electric on these,so it is important that the battery voltage is good.It is possible that the battery was a little low ,so starting the engine restored the voltage.Good idea to get the system checked,just in case of any underlying issue or any software update required.
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Fri 18 Dec 2020 22:55
Ford Fiesta (new shape) - Power Steering Failure and warning - Josg

Hey friend

The exact same thing just happened to me, what was it in the end

Thanks

Josh

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