Vauxhall Meriva power steering
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- Опубликовано: 5 окт 2024
- This Vauxhall Meriva electric power steering column is a very common failure for all Meriva vehicles, the fault normally starts out being very intermittent with the steering warning light only coming on after long journeys. But the fault always becomes more permanent if left for long enough. The fault often gets worse during parking when the steering is in the full lock position.
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Strangely enough, the answer is to pull over, turn off the engine and restart, all is then fine. I am on my second Meriva and no problems yet. My first Meriva used to fail, but talking to my local garage turning off resets the electrics. I know it's a pain, but the Meriva normally responds. My present Meriva is nearly ten years old with 26.000 on the clock. I call it Merv, and he is responsive, comfortable, and a pleasure to drive. I am disabled, so getting in and out is so much easier than a normal saloon from which I didn't get out but fell out. Meriva's are good cars, just be advised to overcome any short-comings.
I know this is an old post But I had the power steering go a few times. I took the side cover off and took the clip out of the multi plug for the power steering. Now feel if there is any play in the plug/socket. Mine was, so I pulled the plug until it felt tight, then taped it in that position.
That was about four years ago, so far so good.
My Meriva is 5 years old, & has averaged 4000miles a year.Vauxhall help line advised me to get it tested at my local main dealer for a diagnostic test, which cost me £100. I was told, after testing, that I would require a new steering column & motor at an estimated cost of £2000.
After calling Vauxhall helpline again to let them know the outcome, they said they couldn't help, & it was all down to me to pay, as the car was out of warranty, & refused to admit it was an on going problem with so many Meriva's. I'm very disappointed in Vauxhall's lack of response & It seem's that it will take somebody to have a nasty accident, or, god forbid, a fatality, before they will maybe then act!!!!!!!!!! I would ask everybody with a Meriva, who has faulty power steering, to pressure Vauxhall into action to remedy these serious concerns before its too late.
Fred Harris that's poor engineering
Recalibrate it. Turn on ignition but not engine. turn the steering wheel fully one way then fully the other direction. That's how you recalibrate it
I must say I am very impressed with Vauxhall.
We bought our Meriva new in 2006 and had no problems with it for 8 years.
Late in 2014 we got our first taste of this EPS issue and thought that we had no chance of getting Vauxhall to repair the car due to the car's age. This issue was also very intermittent, in fact in about 4 months it may have happened 5 or 6 times.
I called Vauxhall customer care on the 12th Jan for the first time. They straight away and without hesitation booked the car into my local Vauxhall dealership (Go Vauxhall in Crawley) at my convenience on the Friday.
Car was dropped off at 9am, the dealership called me at about 9:30am and said that they had run their diagnostics tests and that this was the known EPS issue. By 2pm they phoned and told me to collect the car, it was all sorted.
Apparently the repairs cost £900.00 but the total cost to myself was £0.00, all taken care of by Vauxhall.
Well done Vauxhall, I will definitely return as a customer :)
you where lucky I have had 6 vauxhalls never again
@@lincolntaylor9863 yes vauxhall very bad junk. Also my friends has just gone bad he also won't get another.
I still have my Vauxhall Mariva since new from 2007, I’ve learnt to live with the power steering going out on me it’s part of the car now and it’s sad how vauxhall never recalled the car ...
my car is old now practically worthless
however I couldn’t sell my car in good conscience because I would always worry that someone would have an accident with it and i’m not comfortable selling it...
I Will wait a few more years then scrap it ...
Same here. How many times does this happen to you? Mine goes once every 7wks at moment. Burst tyre due steering going today. Vauxhall wants to charge me £1200 to get this fixed which I can't afford.
Then I applaud you. I bought mine for £700 a week ago and the person I bought it from had no such qualms. Steering has gone twice so far 😢
Try to recalibrate it. Turn on ignition. Turn steering wheel fully one way then fully the other way while stationary . Then return it to wheels face forward. Can do it a couple of times
I just brought an o3 mervira , wish I'd known about this before I bought it .had it less than a week and it's gone 6 times in total now 4 of which were on the motorway . considering I've only driven it 4 hours in total.vauxhall have agreed to pay for the diagnostics if it's the fault mentioned.currently won't drive the car as I couldn't relax and stomach was in knots when I did .do feel like I've bought myself a impending death trap .even if vauxhall fix the problem seems it comes back , think I'd be too nervous to drive this car especially with my son in the car .
Mine went on my 2013 registered Meriva B a few months ago. Electric power steering system repaired under warranty. Thankfully the steering didn't lock up when I was on the motorway, but when I was close to home. Ended up having to get car taken to dealer on the back of a recovery truck to get the warranty fix done.
Hopefully that it is fixed for good, as the car is just over 3 years old, under 36,000 miles and shouldn't have such a failure!
Same here. Mine failed today. It's a disgrace that Vauxhall can wash their hands of all responsibility.
Yes a mates has just gone it went from steering to solid
Same here! 10th of January 2019! Meriva 2006 1.7
Happy to say that Vauxhall, have now corrected this steering problem, & reimbursed my fee for diagnostic test. Now very happy with outcome.
Fred Harris hi dude. I got same problem with eps light and power steering. Can u tell me where u took yours too? And how u went about getting it sorted please. ? Much thanx
Mine is a 2003 Meriva and the problem got so frequent I contacted the local dealer who replaced the whole steering column which was value at £1750 from memory. Amazing! ... but...1 and a half years later, the power steering dies completely. Doesn't come back on after an engine restart. Recovery guy say there's no readout at all on his computer so it suggests there's no functioning steering electronics. This time they say they won't help, even though the issue is with the parts they fitted last year due to this issue which effects all meriva's. Currently in a dispute with them to find out what the difference is between last year and this year with this steering issue.
We never so much had any power steering issues with our 2006 meriva 1.4 life it was mainly engine/ECU related issues, it would sometime pull to the right or left quite a bit but other than that, was just engine management light coming on and engine losing power ect! Plus it wasn't exactly looked after which has a huge effect on how a car behaves!
Why can't they tell us what causes the problem instead of going into the politics of the matter !
I really thought my expencive headphones are gone
@subzerowarrior1 This is not the case with the Meriva. The steering gets REALLY stiff, not like in a car without power steering!
06 Meriva with the same problem :-( I rang today and Vauxhall said it will be £55 for the initial investigation. I mentioned I'd seen online that it was a known fault, I was then told "I will contact head office and see if they will reduce the cost of the fix as well as the cost of the initial investigation" the FIX, sounds to me like he doesnt need to do the initial investigation lol
Beverley Darby :O
Mine happened today burst a tyre. It's very hard to drive when power steering goes
I'm in Italy with an Opel Meriva - same car - same problem. My wife is 73 and nearly crashed on the motorway last week because of this, she didn't have the strength to handle the car after it had locked. Incredible nobody's been killed because of this so far, or have they?
I was and I came back from the dead just to make a complaint about it.
I have 2010 vaxhall Meriva 89000 miles have major problem ECU and power steering only had the car 7 months 1400cc not happy man
Does yours cause the lights to flickers, including dash lights
Same happened to me today had to stop in the middle of the road will call the vauxhall dealer tomorrow not happy atol
I have this problem and it is seriously dangerous....I nearly crashed today and went straight up a kerb side as the wheel was ripped out of my hand. arggggggggg
This problem started with my mariva, i contacted vauxhall. They paid for a new steering column to be fitted. I collected my car and the problem was much worse, I now loose the power steering everytime I put the lights on ??? I now have to pay for it fixing at my own expense. They say it will take a long time to find out what is wrong as no errors come up on their machine, sounds expensive to me.
I have a 2010 Meriva. It has only done 18000 miles and the power steering pump has gone. It is going to cost me about £1000. Quite a shock for a car with such low mileage. Has anyone on here had or heard of any similar pump problems?
I am currently taking Vauxhall through small claims court for a repair bill that they refused to contribute to. they claim the car was out of warranty, i claim that they are fitting unsafe, substandard parts...we will let the judge decide
Last year my daughters steering went(08 corsa D)it starts by the steering going rock hard whilst driving then it comes back.
she very nearly drove into a bus with the car full of kids.
when i went to evans alshaws in leeds they denied all knowledge of the problem on this model.
that was until i overheard a heated discussion by the lady on the next table with the exact same problem on the exact same car.
then the mechanic told me there fixing three a week!
i threatened them with the local newspaper and the back tracked and repaired the car in full.
the car was just out of warranty.
pm me if you need any more info.
THIS STEERING FAILURE DOES NOT ONLY EFFECT MERIVA'S.
THE EXACT SAME PART IS IN QUITE A FEW CORSA D'S.
Vauxhall dealerships should offer free steroids for the mums that have this problem.
Had a case open with vauxhall with this problem after 3 months there refusing to fix it after saying there's not 1 single case found on the vauxhall system with any meriva with this fault
Few people claim that vauhxall fixed theirs for free but thats a lie. Mine just did it for a first time today. I will sell it cheap before it becomes worse and cost s lifes
i was looking to buy a meriva vxr aswell.. i'll have to give that one a swerve
how ever 900 miles later it went again but worse. I took it back £100 diagnostic they said it needs more investigation they need £100 more for further testing. a whole week has gone past after I contacted vauxall they decided they would pay for more testing. they told me I will have to pay £1000 for the repair £200 for the testing and nearly£300 labour. and it took 1 week to find the fault codes. I cannot make any sense of it at all.
leonard bailey what the hell! Didn't the manufacturer reimburse you. I have meriva 2008 auto and my eps light has stated to come on with electronic power steering failure. My mechanic has told me to just change the the whole of it by picking one up from the scrap yard. I diidnt know it was a common fault till I checked it out on RUclips and seen this post. You got any advice? Will appreciate it.
leonard bailey hi I got the same problem with my car. Can u tell me what happend to yours and how did u resolve the issue ?
Just got one of these things cost me 450 took it for a drive and the steering locked up i know it was only 450 but that 450 out my pocket that could of gone on a better car never buying a vauxhall again.
ours went today,these are death traps
vauxhall have said they won't fix my 07 plate unless it was under 12 months old and under 10kmiles. I had a corsa previously spent 100£s because of their silly exhaust system, now they have poorly manufactured the steering on the meriva and I have Jo car. disgusted with vosa.
i bought a 2007 vauxhall meriva 4 weeks ago and the power steering has gone 10 times and i am scared of driving this car it is unsafe and it can cause an accidend and i am not putting my life or my kids life in danger vosa need to make this problem part of the mot vosa do your job and get this problem sorted out
whats wrong with the sound ?
well my 06 plate meriva has started doing this every time I drive it anywhere its downright dangerous took it to the Vauxhall dealer to try and get it fixed they informed me "the fault code isn't showing" so refused to put it right called the number in the vid to be told "if the fault is there or not is irrelevant if the fault code doesn't show up I have to pay to get it fixed" never touch Vauxhall car there customer service is apauling
+PETER NELSON oh and now I have just collected the car and only noticed half way home they have smashed the wing mirror
I have a 2007 meriva life . I thought it was going to take my life I kid you not. I took the car to main dealer and phoned vauxall. in the end I got vauxall to change the steering colomm
leonard bailey hi I have same problem with my car. Did they charge u anything and which Vauxhall dealer did your job??
not limited tp 2008 models i have a 2010 meriva with the same fault
Does your cause the lights to flicker?
mine to EPs is crappy vauxhall don't want to know
they know there's a fault
happend to me 1.4 meriva life ..56 plate ..switched engine of ..back on was ok ..read online its most common with cold wather ...and yea its happend 3 times on me ...in bad weather
Same. I don't feel like driving it anymore and I wonder how bogus it will be re-selling it . Haha may be I can gift it to my worse enemy 😅
If you think that's scary try it randomly happening with 120 km while overtaking 😄
ive had my meriva for 8 years the problem has got progressively worse. I cannot drive it at all now and have had to get another car. I cannot believe all this time i have been driving my son arround and putting him at risk. It is disgusting that they were not recalled and that someones life hasnt been taken. I shall be ringing tomorrow.
My car also same problem Germany 🇩🇪
FUCK I JUST HAD THAT A FEW DAYS AGO
It worked again after I restarted the car, and I thought this was a one time thing. But now I know that I may need an expensive repair, which REALLY sucks.
Just put camera and let someone steal it 😅 Then post his crash on youtube and profit. Even if he doesn't crash he will run away from the car 😂
my steering is pulling to right tracking ok
May have been in a accident mate
I have this problem on 2005 Meriva
i had the same problem. winter is worse. but i got by by turning off and back on the ignition. i,m now selling the car.
So it'll be some other suckers problem! They might be killed, nice one!
Pump the front tyres upto 85 psi
Mine went today 2nd of Jan 2019, I wonder if that phone number still works? :-(
24 April 2019 Don't know about the number but bought one for my lad and encountered the fault very quickly!
Mine just started doing it. Very dangerous problem. Did you guys found any fix?
This video needs recalling it's constantly skipping and hard to watch.
121 likes it means all 121 have or had Vauxhall meriva and same problem.
Looks like the same fault a Fiat Punto gets.
don't trust my local vauxhall dealer find faults
that are not there
Vauxhall and VOSA should really do something about it
Roids lol
fill the dahm power stearing fluid
The clue is in the "electric power steering column" part.
luka rašeta it's an electronic power steering you plonker 😂😂
Pratt! It doesn’t have steering fluid!
Sally Hopkins lol yer right!
Bought a 2007 1.6 a couple of years ago as a second car. Steering rack started squeaking under the dash, now does it constantly. Also EPS failure at least once per month. Have to switch the car off and back on to clear the fault. Too expensive to get it fixed unfortunately and won't sell it on as I don't want somebody else hurting themselves.
Vauxhall did £1700 on mine for free. They replaced the whole column. I have the same car. I told them about this watchdog program and that I know it's a manufacturing fault, not wear and tear, and they checked the car out and said they'd do the work. Now a year and half later after zero problems, it's gone again but I can't get it to turn back on whereas before it was intermittent. Called vauxhall again who said they can't check it for another 2 weeks so we'll see what happens
Audio is way out of synchrony.