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08-10-2011, 02:57 PM | #1 |
Drives: 1.0 engin 3 door manual Yaris Join Date: Aug 2011
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Power steering
Hello from Malta
Today I was driving my Yaris and the power steering hardend all of a sudden and was difficult to turn to pull aside then switched off the engine to check for a puncture but it was not After I got back in the car and tried to start it but it would not, after I tried a couple of times the engine would not start, at first I thought it was the battery but the electric windows lights and ac still worked normal but it would not start Does anyone know what could be wrong please |
08-10-2011, 03:34 PM | #2 |
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Is it a 1st gen (2005 or older) Yaris with hydraulic power steering or a 2nd gen (2006+) with electric power steering?
Without knowing more details, if it is an <=05, then I would check to see if the belt snapped, which would mean that the alternator and power steering pump are not being spun.
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08-10-2011, 03:41 PM | #3 |
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^ by the sounds of things, he currently cannot even start the car.
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08-10-2011, 03:44 PM | #4 |
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My thought is: belt snapped, power steering went away, and alternator stopped charging the battery, so the battery is too low to crank.
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