Sterring issue 2006 malibu,

Have a failure in the electric power steering system on sons car

Have researched it enough to strongly think it's the torque sensor

I am capeable of doing the work


Question is this, if I buy the gm replacement sensor and install it. will it just need to have the codes flashed or will I need to have it flashed to get the power steering back up

Wasted 140 bucks on the sensor, did not fix, it was the electric motor,got a whole steering colum from junk yard for 50 bucks, from a pontiac, had to swap out the steering wheel and switch lever pack but was simple to do

Thanks for the update. It's always good to see the resolution and results. Sorry you dropped the cash on the sensor, but fifty bucks for the whole column sounds like a pretty good bargain to make up for it. For under $200 you got him back on the road, and I'd hate to think what a shop would have charged, probably including the new snesor as well.

[quote] wonder;7226426]Wasted 140 bucks on the sensor, did not fix, it was the electric motor,got a whole steering colum from junk yard for 50 bucks, from a pontiac, had to swap out the steering wheel and switch lever pack but was simple to do [quote]../////////////////. /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// wiring and corrosion issues on these electric steering motors. dodge also had these same failures ..