Citroen C3 power steering heavy & speedometer staying @ 0

Car: Citroen C3
Variant: HDI SX
Model Year: 2003
Categories: Steering, Suspension, Brakes, Wheels & Tyres
The car was working this afternoon, then tonight, the steering was very heavy @ the speedometer is light up but wont move from 0.Just bought it to. Any suggestions wld be most appreciated. Dont know how it could be fine 1 minute, then not the next.
Posted: Oct 16, 2010 (14 years ago)
check all fuses but suspect you may have an abs fault.
Posted Oct 16, 2010 (14 years ago)
Hi
I have had the same problem, try turning the ignition on and off three times (do not start the car) within ten seconds and then start the car, worked for me.
Tinko
Posted Oct 24, 2010 (14 years ago)
My wifes car had the same problem a few months back - I tok it to the main dealer and they said they did a diagnostic test , loaded updarted software and charged us £95 for the pleasure. It has gone back to Zero again and the fuel and abs light flashing and i saw somewhere on the internet just to detatch the battery for a few minutes and then reconnect. Just done it and it works!
Posted Mar 25, 2011 (13 years ago)
very common on these you nee to locate the wires to the speedo find the earth,
and give it a extra earth ,,
this fixes power steering faults aswell ..very common
Posted May 24, 2011 (13 years ago)
my car has been doing the same and have took it to the car garage a few times but they keep giving it bak to me saying its fine then it stops working again after a few hours or days, is there anything i need to do? they have replaced the battery too and still no dfference. also when im starting to slow down and go into a different gear it sometimes stops alltogether and have to turn it off and on again. are these problems linked?
Posted Jul 5, 2011 (13 years ago)

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