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mk7r dubai

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Hey guys, i have been having an issue with my steering on my golf R so it basically gets extremely heavy at times and a bit twitchy i am 100% sure it is not an alignment, tire etc..

Whenever i get this really heavy steering mode its like the car lost connection to the power steering, if i stop and turn the car off and back on again the issue goes away, it tends to have a mind of its own :)

i am at 160,000 KM or 100,000 Miles , which i should not be complaining about when i have issues but the car has been super reliable except for this issue.

Unfortunately the dealer cannot figure out the issue so i would have to depend on myself to repair it. i was thinking of buying a used electric steering rack and seeing if the issue goes away.

Thanks!
 
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gregozedobe

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Is there any chance it is an electronic failure in the lane-assist function ?

I know my steering sometimes goes heavy (it feels like I'm fighting the wheel) when 2 lines merge into one and the lane assist function notices I'm not midway between the white lines (because I just came from one lane).

If this stayed "active" instead of switching off like it should once you are in the centre of your lane it might give those symptoms.
 
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mk7r dubai

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gregozedobe said:
Is there any chance it is an electronic failure in the lane-assist function ?

I know my steering sometimes goes heavy (it feels like I'm fighting the wheel) when 2 lines merge into one and the lane assist function notices I'm not midway between the white lines (because I just came from one lane).

If this stayed "active" instead of switching off like it should once you are in the centre of your lane it might give those symptoms.
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My car does not have the lain-assist function
 
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Any luck with this? I am having this exact issue. I have lane assist, however.
 
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replicate

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I have this issue too. Happens about 30 mins into a drive. I thought it might be something to do with running the VAQ in Increased traction mode. Or the smaller battery I’m running. I only got my replacement OBD11 today so I’m going to try and see if I can see any fault codes.
 
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replicate said:
I have this issue too. Happens about 30 mins into a drive. I thought it might be something to do with running the VAQ in Increased traction mode. Or the smaller battery I’m running. I only got my replacement OBD11 today so I’m going to try and see if I can see any fault codes.
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Did you ever get any codes? My issue only happened once and went away with turn the car off then back on. Hasn’t happened since my previous post above.


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mk7r dubai

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replicate said:
So I finally did a scan today.
There was a steering angle sensor error “voltage too low”. Last error was the day before I put my original battery back. I still haven’t had a reoccurrence since.
So I recommend changing your battery.
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Hi there!

Yes you are right i do have an aftermarket battery which i think is smaller, i am heading to the vw dealer to buy a new one and swap it over. fingers crossed!
 
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mk7r dubai said:
Hi there!

Yes you are right i do have an aftermarket battery which i think is smaller, i am heading to the vw dealer to buy a new one and swap it over. fingers crossed!
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Yep I'm pretty positive that's the issue. Either smaller battery like both of us, or battery is getting old and needs replacing.

I'm going to buy a full size Lithium instead. Even lighter and should last a really long time.
 
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