mangomikey

Hey guys, so I have an intermittent power steering issue. My EPS would cut out completely; error light illuminates, zero power steering, the usual suspects. But the issue would resolve itself when i shut off the car and turn it back on. Full power steering is back....

Except - sometimes - it would randomly pull extremely hard to to the right. Completely randomly, no rhyme or reason as to when, it would just randomly do it. Sometimes once a drive, sometimes never. And once it pulls, it acts normal afterwards.

Ive searched far and wide on this forum. Ive read threads from 10-20 years ago and Ive cleaned the connectors. Ive unplugged the battery, plugged it back in, and turned my steering wheel all the way to the left and to the right.

Ive read to replace the harness but it might not be a permanent fix. Ive read the steering racks are actually pretty stout so it should just be the harness. Ive read it could be the EPS Module under the ECU. It could be a myriad of things but every conversation from 10 years ago comes to a dead end or someone saying to clean the connectors.

So I stumbled across a few threads talking about hardwiring the connectors together. And this is the question I present to you guys...am I cutting the connector (circled in Orange) and splicing those 3 wires directly together? What about the connector circled in green? Do you cut those connectors as well and splice the two ends together?




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mazdaverx7

iTrader: (6)

I would only hardwire it if there is heavy corrosion present on the connectors or at the wiring near the connectors. Also, poor pin fit would also be a reason you can hardwire the connectors together. Other than that, I see no benefit to doing so.

Have you tried scanning the car to see what dtc pops up for the power steering malfunction? You may want to diagnose the fault first. The issue may be a failing rack drive motor, or a loose connection at the motor harness or something entirely different. Cutting and splicing the harness is not always the best approach.

mangomikey

I don't get any error codes for my power steering. I do get the steering wheel light error though.

I redid the battery terminals and cleaned the connectors and it worked for 3 days and it went out again.

Truly at my wits end. Might just send it.