Power steering fluid on a hot engine could also cause a fire, GM reported.
It was like trying to drive a car without power steering, said Haynes, only harder.
The electric power steering is nicely weighted, almost heavy, and the car goes where it is pointed.
About 250 workers are based at the site, at Houghton-le-Spring, near Sunderland, which manufactures power steering motors.
But transitional, corner-to-corner manners are solid and reassuring, and the electric power steering direct, linear and reasonably communicative.
For instance, fuel consumption can be cut by about 1% by switching from conventional power steering to electronically controlled power steering.
Electric power steering delivers heavy, slightly numb response, especially at low speeds.
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Another distinguishing feature is the speed-sensitive power steering with rack-and-pinion steering gear: the power assistance is implemented electrohydraulically rather than just hydraulically.
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The electric power steering is a little unresponsive on center usually, but gets more reactive and tactile the harder you drive the car.
"Here we have power steering fluid, some diesel oil and some dirty old crankcase oil, " he says, creating a mess on a paper plate.
The problem affects the vehicles' power steering and arose in a new design for the box, sourced from an unnamed new supplier since February.
Responsive steering is provided by a vehicle-speed-sensitive electric power steering system.
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The 2006 Buick Rainier was previously recalled on concerns that the power steering hose could break and cause a driver to lose power steering while driving.
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The speed-sensitive electric power steering may be a bit lighter feeling than it is in some other sporty sedans or wagons, but it provides sufficient feedback to the driver through the wheel.
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The standard equipment furthermore includes electric windows and electrically adjustable door mirrors, a leather steering wheel, leather gear knob, the entry line radio, power steering, 9-spoke alloy wheels and a luggage compartment cover.
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In recent months the company recalled 572, 000 Honda Accords for power steering hose issues and 268, 000 CR-Vs for faulty power window switches and 820, 000 Civic and Pilot models for potential low-beam headlamp failures.
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The cheapest versions won't have air-conditioning or power steering, but Tata hopes its cute looks will make up for missing creature comforts--just as happened with the VW Beetle and the Mini long before it.
In simplistic terms, that user-friendly software did the same for logic engines what automatic transmissions, power steering and power brakes did to tame the internal combustion engine and launch the age of the automobile.
At maximum this allows you to go from lock to lock ridiculously quickly (and imprecisely), but just a few points of drift helped to counter-act the game's programmed resistance and gave the feel of a very over-boosted power steering setup.
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Electronic steering is replacing hydraulic power-steering in many cars.
Electronic steering was developed in part to provide a lighter, more compact form of power-steering for small cars and for hybrid vehicles, which require steering assistance when running on batteries alone.
You control the throttle and brake, and electric power assist steering controls the steering wheel.
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The electrically assisted power-steering ratio is a tick quicker, and the self-centering feel is more affirmative.
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E-Steer which eliminates the need for the traditional power-steering system's hydraulic pump, hoses, fluid and belts.
Other edges they'll have to sharpen: Like its corporate cousin the Cruze, the Verano uses a column-mounted electric power-steering assist module that imposes a numbing frostbite on steering feel.
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While no one tracks reverse mergers, a half-dozen companies from the Middle Kingdom--ranging from health care products to manufacturers of power-steering assemblies (see table, p. 44)--havecompleted them since last year.
Together, the camera and laser sensors monitor the white lines and, if the car strays out of its lane, an electronic control unit attached to an electric power-steering unit corrects it.
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