Power steering randomly working/not working?

2000 TOYOTA VITZ
75,000 MILES • 1.3L • 4 CYL • TURBO • 2WD • MANUAL
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ABBAS MEHDI
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i went to start my car in the morning and the EPS light came on and steering was hard. I turned the ignition off and when I turned the car back on, the error did not show up and the power steering was working. I faced no issue for the next few days when one day I parked my car in front of a shop to go get some stuff and when i came back, EPS error showed up upon starting the car. However, this time it did not go away after restarting the car. I drove around like this for a few days and one day the error went away, and the power steering was working fine again. kept working for over a month and then again stopped working just a few days ago. what could be causing this and how to get this resolved?
Dec 15, 2022 at 3:45 AM
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When this happens, it is common for the electric steering motor to fail and will need to be replaced. I don't show this car having an EPS system though, can you double check the year, make, model?
Dec 15, 2022 at 3:11 PM