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Known fault

B8: noisy electric steering rack from water

It does not show up on every car. Check before you buy.

expensive

severity

not available

mileage

2

sources

2 sources next to the write-up.

The fault

How you spot it

The electric steering rack fitted from 2011 sits very low, an electric motor provides the assistance, and because it sits so low it takes in water. The water binds the mechanism inside, the steering becomes noisy, and it also reaches the rack's motor and control unit, which becomes an electrical fault. A knock at low speed or when parking is often not the inside of the rack but the end of the track rod, so rule that out first, because replacing it costs much less.

Which model

Who it affects

The card opens the generation, the engine or the transmission.

Generations and models

1 generations.

Checklist

B8: noisy electric steering rack from water

What you would check for this fault. Take it to the car.

Before you buy

Checklist

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Sources

How we know

Information, not an expert opinion

We write the descriptions, and we put the source next to them. A person reviews them before they go out. They are still information, not a technical expert opinion.

  • A fault on the list does not mean the car you are looking at has it.
  • A fault missing from the list does not mean the model is fault-free. Write-ups are made model by model. Not all of them are done.
  • You decide whether to buy. This is no substitute for an inspection. That needs a workshop and a history check.
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