MK5 Golf GTI

All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: johnboy07 on July 02, 2011, 09:12:35 am

Title: Urgent help needed UPDATED
Post by: johnboy07 on July 02, 2011, 09:12:35 am: Well ive fit my new arb bushes and suspension top mounts and the knocking noise has gone. Put it all back together and the steering red light is on, it beeps three times when i turn the ignition on and i have no power steering at all.
Anyone have any ideas before i try and drive it to get it scanned somewhere?
Title: Re: Urgent help needed
Post by: roamer1711 on July 02, 2011, 09:42:22 am: http://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,13022.0.html

Is it this one.
Title: Re: Urgent help needed
Post by: Mandy on July 02, 2011, 09:49:19 am: ^^^

The steering reset will work if the steering light is yellow, but OP said the steering light is red.
Title: Re: Urgent help needed
Post by: johnboy07 on July 02, 2011, 10:15:49 am: yeh its red and get a beep. :sad1: oh and the power steerign had stopped working and is solid when turning the wheel
Title: Re: Urgent help needed
Post by: E30Dom on July 02, 2011, 10:59:46 am: http://www.volkszone.com/VZi/showthread.php?t=700539
Title: Re: Urgent help needed
Post by: E30Dom on July 02, 2011, 11:03:29 am: http://www.golfmkv.com/forums/showthread.php?t=144558

Have you logged for errors?
Title: Re: Urgent help needed
Post by: E30Dom on July 02, 2011, 11:08:24 am: http://www.golfmkv.com/forums/showthread.php?t=136048

Not to panic you mate....
Title: Re: Urgent help needed
Post by: johnboy07 on July 02, 2011, 11:34:20 am: those are the areas i had found to look at. just dropped the subframe down again and checked all the sensors and plugs and they seem ok although i wont know if i knocked them. need to get it read for codes but the garage i use is 10miles away and the steering is stiff as hell so not sure what im going to do atm. damn car :fighting:
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Post by: E30Dom on July 02, 2011, 11:45:34 am: would anyone from APD come out to you?
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Post by: johnboy07 on July 02, 2011, 12:12:53 pm: urm not today as they have all just finished. i will txt alex perkins later and see or plead haha if he is around. i just wana know what codes it does throw up and if its the rack i need to start looking for a second hand one as theres no way im paying vw prices. I do jobs to save myself money and then these kind of things happen. soooo pis*ed off right know :fighting: :fighting: :fighting: :fighting:
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Post by: E30Dom on July 02, 2011, 12:45:18 pm: Don;t suppose a fuse gone would do this...

Yeah try AP...
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Post by: alackofspeed on July 02, 2011, 11:16:36 pm: I am in BH21, and have VCDS if you need some assistance.
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Post by: johnboy07 on July 03, 2011, 10:27:32 am: thanks mate i appreciate that but AP is coming over soon to scan the car. :happy2:
Title: Re: Urgent help needed
Post by: alexperkins on July 03, 2011, 01:03:03 pm: AP has been. Torque sensor has failed :sad1:
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Post by: E30Dom on July 03, 2011, 01:21:24 pm: Quote from: alexperkins on July 03, 2011, 01:03:03 pm
AP has been. Torque sensor has failed :sad1:

Gutting, so that's a replacement rack then? Is there something to cause it going just from changing suspension over? I had most things changed on my r32 and never had this prob..?
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Post by: alexperkins on July 03, 2011, 01:23:45 pm: Aye

Looks as though the wiring mightve been knocked when the ARB was changed over as the ARB runs directly underneath the connector. Its an early (05) gti too so they have the previous, more fragile steering rack.
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Post by: johnboy07 on July 03, 2011, 07:38:51 pm: :fighting: :fighting: :fighting: :fighting: FML haha. thanks alex appreciate the help it getting it diagnosed. now on the look out for a rack and going to just take it apd and leave it there. the more i see it sat there the more annoyed i feel. Was so carefull too but after reading up ont he problem its seems like alex said that the 05 cars had extreamly fragile sensors and some people had theirs fail from hitting a bump in the road. Need to get this sorted to carry on spending money on things i want not need :signLOL:
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Post by: vRStu on July 03, 2011, 08:59:46 pm: I think you'll need to do some research on the rack. I seem to remember the new type also requires an extra wiring loom.
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Post by: johnboy07 on July 03, 2011, 09:18:59 pm: thanks but ive had enough of it for now so im taking it to vag specialists and they can sort it now.
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Post by: alexperkins on July 03, 2011, 10:47:12 pm: my pleasure John. Good to see you as always
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Post by: johnboy07 on July 05, 2011, 05:42:06 pm: Right an update?

Taken it to a garage to have them try to reset and reprogramme the rack and nothing so ive had to bite the bullet and get a new rack at a total cost including vat of £980. Ouch. on the plus side i have AA cover that means they are going to pay 500 towards it and it will be a new rack so i get 2years parts and labour warranty so its something.
Atm im arguing with the AA as they say ive only had my car for 10days instead of 10months and say i need to prove when i bought the car and sold my s2000 which isnt a problem just alot of hassel. Anyways was the worst outcome in the end but will ba glad to have is sorted and start spending on things i want and not have to have :signLOL: