Volkswagen Polo vw polo electric hydraulic power steering pump.

Could try this to reset , might work .If still having probs need to get it scanned and see what fault shows .


With the ignition off , hold down mileometer reset button , turn ignition on , hold for 30 seconds.

This from another forum .



vw polo 2003 power steering light wont go off?
hi my son had a wee bump in his polo the side airbag was deployed and the power steering stopped working everything else is fine the power steering light on all time ive put a new seat in and had the airbag reset

December 2000






ignition off hold down milometer reset button, turn to ignition on hold for 30 seconds, ewset compete

January 2009

I have tryed and nothing hapend.Today a have checked the generator and it is working perfectly.There was a black connector on the generator which was lose.I dont now what exactly is for but reconnect it.I suspect that after the airbags have blown this is something like a safety procotion.I dont now...I am totaly lost

Hi , this is an old thread but i have been banging my head against the wall for three years with my wifes polo 2004 , 1 .4 petrol . I had a fairly new second hand pump fitted but problem cropped up three months later .....

Did almost everything as suggested in this and other threads , had two agents take a look at it and the quote for repair was nothing short of a new heart transplant .

Until i decided to fault find myself, so armed with a full can i set out to do the following .

1. Changed all fuses that sit on top of the battery case
2. Unplug wire harness that runs from the steering rack to the power steering pump itself , i then gave these connection points a healthy squirt of Q20.
3. There are two more connection points on the pump, i disconnected these and dosed with Q20 .
4.There is a connector block which sit besides the battery , did exactly the same there

Turned the key and viola ,power steering activated ..

From all of this i realise that there is definately a weak power source or a corroded point, i suggest you try this first before taking the leap for a new or second hand pump.

You or anyone else that stumbles on this thread with the same problem are welcome to drop me an [email protected].

Oh , I'm from South Africa by the way , just couldnt find anyone who could help me over here , not even Volkswagen SA themselves .