Audi A3 1.9 TDi 2008 - Audi A3 ESP message and steering heavy

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Thu 3 Mar 2016 12:08
Audi A3 1.9 TDi 2008 - Audi A3 ESP message and steering heavy - Sammuir
Hello,

I have gone to drive my car just now and at the end of my street a couole of lights came on in red- the esp light and the power steering light.

My steering has gone extremely heavy- I wasn't able to turn car round just reverse it back to house.

It's just done 100k miles.

Has anyone had this problem? And will it be expensive??!

Thanks,

Sam
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Thu 3 Mar 2016 15:36
Audi A3 1.9 TDi 2008 - Audi A3 ESP message and steering heavy - Peter D

Have you checked the steering fluid level in the header tank. Regards Peter

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Thu 3 Mar 2016 16:47
Audi A3 1.9 TDi 2008 - Audi A3 ESP message and steering heavy - elekie&a/c doctor
Electric pas on these,could be steering rack fault or wiring issue.
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Fri 4 Mar 2016 12:23
Audi A3 1.9 TDi 2008 - Audi A3 ESP message and steering heavy - Peter D

I did not look at the year. Fluid PAS stopped in 2003. DoooH. Regards Peter

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Fri 4 Mar 2016 13:18
Audi A3 1.9 TDi 2008 - Audi A3 ESP message and steering heavy - Railroad.

Make sure the charging system is working properly, and you have 14.4v at the battery with the engine running. Switch on all electrical loads and check to make sure the battery voltage stays between 13.5 - 14v.

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