Sterring issue 2006 malibu,

[ky wonder]

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

[ky wonder]

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

[Blue Bowtie]

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.

[j cAT]

[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 ..