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Fri 17 Nov 2006 18:36

zafira steering - tomandjerry56

just been out in my vaux zafira diesel and turn the ignition of to park but needed to move it again
but when started again the steering was very hard to turn so switched of and turned back on and was fine was
wondering if any one knows what the cause could be

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Fri 17 Nov 2006 19:47

zafira steering - Dynamic Dave

I believe the PAS is run by an electric pump on the Zafira, as it is on the Astra-G. If the battery voltage is low, or the alternator is on it's way out, it can afffect the PAS.

If it's fine now, all well and good, but perhaps keep an eye on it.

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