Power steering fail ?

[southtxSHO]

Ok so I get a call from my wife that as she was turning the and  steering got really hard for about a second then heard a little pop and started working again . There are no check engines lights or anything.  Any idea ?

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[SHOdded]

I think JimiJak just went through a similar experience with his XSport.  Don't know if same reason though.

EDIT:  ok, just checked his postings.  No recurrence, so no "solution" yet either.  Maybe an early warning on battery going bad (electric power steering)?

 

[pauly_gxp]

Mine has done this as well.  Scary actually, because it is really tough to turn, as in it locks in place and requires a hard jerk to get through it.  It's only occurred when turning right as well.  Weird.

 

[mjhpadi]

I doubt you would get a check engine light, with the electric power steering, it's not really connected to the engine like normal hydraulic power steering with the pump running off a belt.

 

[southtxSHO]

Yup it's scary , I can imagine how my wife panicked in just that one  second .

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[BiGMaC]

Ok so I get a call from my wife that as she was turning the and  steering got really hard for about a second then heard a little pop and started working again . There are no check engines lights or anything.  Any idea ?

In the SHO there should be 3 lights for the EPAS in event of failure, three levels of urgency.... The pop sounds mechanical... like gears.  Definitely get it looked at asap.
Here's another experience and the lights:
http://www.ecoboostperformanceforum.com/index.php?topic=2031.msg27918#msg27918

 

[pauly_gxp]

Just thought I would post that mine ended up being a steering gear.  Almost a $1500 repair, and luckily warranty did pay the bill other than tax.  The steering would lock up once in a while, not very often.  More so with warm weather, and also only in one direction.  I never had any codes or check steering message.  Seems like this is maybe a weak point in these cars. 

 

[Spartn27]

It's a common issue, been through it myself:

http://www.ecoboostperformanceforum.com/index.php?topic=2031.0

 

[panther427]

Seems like a recall issue.. steering locking up right into a car crash