Power steering becomes stiff and sometimes the engine shuts off immediately?

2001 TOYOTA COROLLA
105,000 MILES • 1.5L • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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VICTOR GAMBIZA
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My car right P/S on the dashboard and the steering becomes stiff and sometimes the engine cuts off immediately. But that P/S sign won't stay on the dashboard for long. When it goes off, the steering becomes normal.
May 22, 2023 at 5:51 AM
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JACOBANDNICKOLAS
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Hi,

Does the power steering light only come on when you experience the issue? Also, this vehicle has a traditional power steering system. So, the pump is belt driven. Do you ever hear a squealing or noise from the belt when this happens? Is the power steering fluid full?

Let me know.

Joe
May 22, 2023 at 1:03 PM
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VICTOR GAMBIZA
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Yes, the power steering light only comes on when I experience this issue.
May 23, 2023 at 8:39 AM
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JACOBANDNICKOLAS
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Hi,

What I recommend is this. We need to have the can-bus scanned. CAN stands for controller area network. Basically, the different modules are tied together via a few wires so they can communicate with each other. This type of scan will retrieve codes regardless of the module storing them.

Here is a link that explains how to do it:

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/can-scan-controller-area-network-easy

Let me know if this is something you can do or have done.

Take care,

Joe
May 23, 2023 at 2:12 PM
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