I am the owner of an Astra K 1.6 CDTI for a couple months now, with just a bit over 2.000km on the odometer.
Last week I hopped in to the car for a ride as usual, but unfortunately it failed me too early: got the warning sound and a "Service power steering" error on the dash and the steering wheel wouldn't move an inch despite the engine firing up.
I tried turning it off, lock-unlock the car, turn it back on several times without any luck. I also drove a few meters forward and backward just in case it would help it get going. It was parked in a cool dry place so I can't blame rain/high temperature or any natural cause for its bad manners.
Convinced that the steering wheel wouldn't move I left it like that until I had the time to call in a tow truck. Next day, the car started without warnings, errors, nuclear hazard lights etc, and the steering would work just fine as if nothing had happened. I took it for a long drive, turned it off-on a few times, no issues.
I will take it to the dealership for a check-up soon.
Apologies for any mistakes in my language, I am not a UK resident/native.
So has anyone else experienced this?
Last week I hopped in to the car for a ride as usual, but unfortunately it failed me too early: got the warning sound and a "Service power steering" error on the dash and the steering wheel wouldn't move an inch despite the engine firing up.
I tried turning it off, lock-unlock the car, turn it back on several times without any luck. I also drove a few meters forward and backward just in case it would help it get going. It was parked in a cool dry place so I can't blame rain/high temperature or any natural cause for its bad manners.
Convinced that the steering wheel wouldn't move I left it like that until I had the time to call in a tow truck. Next day, the car started without warnings, errors, nuclear hazard lights etc, and the steering would work just fine as if nothing had happened. I took it for a long drive, turned it off-on a few times, no issues.
I will take it to the dealership for a check-up soon.
Apologies for any mistakes in my language, I am not a UK resident/native.
So has anyone else experienced this?
