Technical Ecu module.

[Pandapop23]

Hi guys and girls, I ran a diagnostic with my topscan reader, it came up with a fault code for my ecu, a B code, it states its a history problem, now my steering wheel is heavy when I drive, when I engage the city mode my steering is heavy too, could this be down to my ecu beginning to pack in.

 

[rmjbn1]

could this be down to my ecu beginning to pack in.

No. Probably a power supply / wiring issue somewhere.

I would start by cleaning the earth cable contacts as in this post:

EPS electric power steering faults | FIAT Panda (Mk3)

First don't panic, the vast majority of power steering faults are normally simple and cheap fixes especially if it starts failing mainly in your winter months But unfortunately nobody can say change this or do that and it fix it. A lot of different faults will cause the same symptoms or the...

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You could also try running a secondary earth like a jump lead from battery negative to engine and see if that helps

 

[348azeus]

Also get the battery health checked. The electric steering will fail with low battery power or a bad earth, but sometimes the torque sensor in the steering fails and unless you have the correct knowledge and equipment it’s easier to just replace the whole column.

 

[lingottobuilt]

I like to add a new earth wire, take off one of the 13mm bolts holding down the clutch slave cylinder, take it up thru the bottom of battery tray (there is a convenient hole, and bolt it down on the battery tray fixing bolt nearest the front, making sure you clean and scrape away paint and surface rust.

No. Probably a power supply / wiring issue somewhere.

I would start by cleaning the earth cable contacts as in this post:

EPS electric power steering faults | FIAT Panda (Mk3)

First don't panic, the vast majority of power steering faults are normally simple and cheap fixes especially if it starts failing mainly in your winter months But unfortunately nobody can say change this or do that and it fix it. A lot of different faults will cause the same symptoms or the...

www.fiatforum.com

You could also try running a secondary earth like a jump lead from battery negative to engine and see if that helps

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