I have a 2015 citigo with power steering and ABS/EPS lights on the dash, the power steering has stopped working!. I have read that a flat battery can cause a power steering issue, is this correct? Because just before it stopped working I had a lower battery massage on the dash.

If so how can I redress the issue, any help greatly appreciated, thanks.

The battery certainly needs to be healthy and charged, so in the first place re-charge the battery and see if this sorts things out.

Edit:- can you work out why the battery has become discharged or low in charge, for instance low car usage or frequent short journeys?

Another Edit:- at 10 years old, it might still have its original battery, and depending on how you have been using this car, that battery might now be "past its best" - but really once re-charged, get it tested before replacing it. My wife's 2015 VW Polo 1.2TSI still has its original battery but that car has run over 54,000 miles and its battery got "looked after" during lockdown, so it is still showing good enough health - though 10 years is good enough for an EFB, so it will be getting replaced "soon".

Edited 2 July, 20252 Jul by rum4mo

Thanks, I'm away until Saturday so will have a look then, cheers.

I charged the battery and with the ignition on turned the steering wheel to left and right fully, started the engine and EPC and steering lights went out and power steering worked fine, happy days. Took a drive all good in until I hit a bigish bump power steering stopped, light came on and EPC light again. I stopped did what I did before all good again, no lights and all fine?

Is this normal after hitting a large bump/whole in the road or is there an electrical fault I need to find?

All help appreciated, thanks.

11 hours ago, citigo12345 said:

I charged the battery and with the ignition on turned the steering wheel to left and right fully, started the engine and EPC and steering lights went out and power steering worked fine, happy days. Took a drive all good in until I hit a bigish bump power steering stopped, light came on and EPC light again. I stopped did what I did before all good again, no lights and all fine?

Is this normal after hitting a large bump/whole in the road or is there an electrical fault I need to find?

All help appreciated, thanks.

Instant suspicion of a loose electrical connector.