morcus
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| posted on 12/11/13 at 02:24 PM |
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a one off or is my car fubarred?
On my way home from the shops the powersteering went, lost power and all the warning lights came on. I managed to creep into a yard where I turned the
car off and back on and everything seemed back to normal so I continued with my business covering about another ten miles at slow speeds with two
stops. The car is a 96 vectra v6 if it makes any difference.
So, place your bets?
In a White Room, With Black Curtains, By the Station.
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pewe
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| posted on 12/11/13 at 02:54 PM |
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If it's anything like my 9-5 with the central ignition key/switch behind the gear lever it's possible for the remote locking sender to
knock the switch off when you change gear.
That's happened to me a couple of times and scared the whotsits off me - it's such a stupid, simple thing to happen and potentially
dangerous as it can lock the steering.
Just check the remote's well out of the way each time you start up.
HTH.
Cheers, Pewe10 
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loggyboy
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| posted on 12/11/13 at 03:06 PM |
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Elec gremlin - unless it does it more than a few times in a few days ignore it!
Mistral Motorsport
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belgian2b
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| posted on 12/11/13 at 03:42 PM |
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Hello,
Some Opel cars with electric steering may have problems when the alternator gets old.
So easy to check.
Gerardo
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morcus
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| posted on 12/11/13 at 04:08 PM |
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Thanks for the replies, my said it sounds like the engine had turned off from what I said, I can't remember if the engine was actually running,
I was in drive but it didn't accelerates at all. It has other slight electrical issues (the rear screen heat button operates a lightbulb on the
mirror control) Wait and see seems to be the best plan, that and adding home start to my aa cover.
In a White Room, With Black Curtains, By the Station.
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adithorp
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| posted on 12/11/13 at 04:18 PM |
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Powersteering going off on Astras/Vectras is often a sign of faulty alternator but doesn't usually kill the engine as well... initially.
"A witty saying proves nothing" Voltaire
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