Hi, hoping someone can offer some advice. I have a 01 punto and a couple of weeks ago the red steering wheel light came on after I'd been driving for about 20mins.
It's done this a couple of times after I've been driving for 15-20mins, but I've notice no difference at all in the steering (i.e. it hasn't gone heavy).
We've twice skidded round a corner in the rain (light had never been on the first time, but was on the second time). Maybe we were going a bit fast, but put it into fiat as I didn't want to chance it.
They charged me £65 for a diagnostic test and told me that I need a new electric steering column which will cost £700 (probably half the cost of the car!).
Has anyone else had this problem. It seems so extreme to go from having a car which has been driving absolutely fine to one that needs £700 worth of work doing to it!
Maybe I'm fooling myself, but I had the feeling because the light was only coming on sometimes that it was a loose connection or something.
It's done this a couple of times after I've been driving for 15-20mins, but I've notice no difference at all in the steering (i.e. it hasn't gone heavy).
We've twice skidded round a corner in the rain (light had never been on the first time, but was on the second time). Maybe we were going a bit fast, but put it into fiat as I didn't want to chance it.
They charged me £65 for a diagnostic test and told me that I need a new electric steering column which will cost £700 (probably half the cost of the car!).
Has anyone else had this problem. It seems so extreme to go from having a car which has been driving absolutely fine to one that needs £700 worth of work doing to it!
Maybe I'm fooling myself, but I had the feeling because the light was only coming on sometimes that it was a loose connection or something.