Hello , fist of all i'm new and english is not my first language so excuse me for bad grammar .
Im having some problems with the steering on my 2009 Fiat Grande Punto 1.2 petrol .
How it all started , the car has an after market Viper alarm sistem on it since the car was bought in 2009 . Few nights ago i activated the alarm horn as a joke to scare someone , well it backfired on me . After the alarm stopped i noticed the car was not central locking using the key and the trunk was not opening from the inside button aswell . Worse when i tried to head home i noticed the steering was stiff and the red steering wheel was present in the dashboard. Thats nothing new since i always had that but it turned off after i took a corner . Now it doesn't turn off .
Tried disconecting the battery thinking it will reset but didn't work . Had a new battery installed , same thing .
After some digging i've found a fuse in the dashaboard controlling both the locking and trunk , put in a new fuse and it fixed the problem . Also located the steering fuse (its a 70A in the engine fuse box) but it didn;'t fix the problem .
Using a tester i get U1702 Electrical Steering NGE .
Is it possible my power steering was already on life support having always the red circle on startup and now the huge sock ended it ? Should i try a new complete steering column/motor assembly ?
Sorry for the long post and thank you for reading , any replies help .
Im having some problems with the steering on my 2009 Fiat Grande Punto 1.2 petrol .
How it all started , the car has an after market Viper alarm sistem on it since the car was bought in 2009 . Few nights ago i activated the alarm horn as a joke to scare someone , well it backfired on me . After the alarm stopped i noticed the car was not central locking using the key and the trunk was not opening from the inside button aswell . Worse when i tried to head home i noticed the steering was stiff and the red steering wheel was present in the dashboard. Thats nothing new since i always had that but it turned off after i took a corner . Now it doesn't turn off .
Tried disconecting the battery thinking it will reset but didn't work . Had a new battery installed , same thing .
After some digging i've found a fuse in the dashaboard controlling both the locking and trunk , put in a new fuse and it fixed the problem . Also located the steering fuse (its a 70A in the engine fuse box) but it didn;'t fix the problem .
Using a tester i get U1702 Electrical Steering NGE .
Is it possible my power steering was already on life support having always the red circle on startup and now the huge sock ended it ? Should i try a new complete steering column/motor assembly ?
Sorry for the long post and thank you for reading , any replies help .
