Power steering died

[Scott Geyer]

Guys,
My power steering just died when i was out for a ride. It said "power steering" on my gauge right after it happened. Has anyone had this happen to you?..

 

[Dsteinhorst]

Check for loose connections on the twisted pair data lines. The problem may not be at the power steering rack itself. It could be anywhere along the line.

 

[JBINTX]

Had similar happen to me.
Try the easy fix first. This one here:
Unplug the connector to the power steering with key off. Unhook battery terminal for 1 minute.
Re-connect everything.

 

[Scott Geyer]

Had similar happen to me.
Try the easy fix first. This one here:
Unplug the connector to the power steering with key off. Unhook battery terminal for 1 minute.
Re-connect everything.

Bare with me on the stupid question. Do I disconnect the middle power steering connector with black & red wires or the small top one or the bottom one?

 

[Ross]

Replug in the little tan & brown wires. Those are the GM high speed LAN wires.

 

[Scott Geyer]

This small top one?

 

[Ross]

Yes. Your power steering looks a little different than mine. Probably a newer donor car.

 

[Scott Geyer]

Thanks. I bought Lonnys Goblin

 

[JBINTX]

Bare with me on the stupid question. Do I disconnect the middle power steering connector with black & red wires or the small top one or the bottom one?

I unplugged both, I believe.

 

[Scott Geyer]

I unplugged both, I believe.

Should I unplug the small top one and black and red middle one?

 

[Gtstorey]

Just unplug all of them. It won't hurt anything and will be sure to accomplish what they are thinking it will do. For myself, I'm not sure what they are thinking it will do that disconnecting the battery won't do.

 

[Scott Geyer]

Just unplug all of them. It won't hurt anything and will be sure to accomplish what they are thinking it will do. For myself, I'm not sure what they are thinking it will do that disconnecting the battery won't do.

Thanks Guys. I'll let you know if this works

 

[Scott Geyer]

Thanks Guys. I'll let you know if this works

Hey guys. Disconnecting the battery didn't work. Any other suggestions?

 

[Desert Sasqwatch]

Chase your wires, LAN and power/ground, first. BTW, no blown fuses?

More times than not it comes down to wiring.

 

[Scott Geyer]

Chase your wires, LAN and power/ground, first. BTW, no blown fuses?

More times than not it comes down to wiring.

Are all the fuses in the back?. I had read a thread that his EPS had a blown 2amp fuse and it was located under the passenger kick plate and that caused the power steering issue??

 

[Desert Sasqwatch]

The 'logic' fuse I think is in the BCM - under the passenger kick plate - and the high power fuse is in the main fuse box in the engine bay. I'm looking for the BCM photo now but can't find it - I will send if I find it.

 

[Desert Sasqwatch]

The 'logic' fuse I think is in the BCM - under the passenger kick plate - and the high power fuse is in the main fuse box in the engine bay. I'm looking for the BCM photo now but can't find it - I will send if I find it.

Looks like fuse #19 in the SS/TC (2008) BCM.

 

[Scott Geyer]

The 'logic' fuse I think is in the BCM - under the passenger kick plate - and the high power fuse is in the main fuse box in the engine bay. I'm looking for the BCM photo now but can't find it - I will send if I find it.

Ok. I already scratched up my back engine cover. Is there a trick to getting to the rear fuse box without taking off the engine cover?

 

[Scott Geyer]

Looks like fuse #19 in the SS/TC (2008) BCM.

Is #19 in the large fuse box in back?

 

[Gtstorey]

I think Lonny’s car started as a SC car that was temporarily made a TC, then swapped back to SC? If so the wiring and the fusing will be a little different, although I don’t know how much that affects the EPS circuits.