Howdy gents,
Went for a ride today and halfway through I started feeling the handlebars stuttering so I stopped and indeed the handlebars/steering would stutter at a standstill as I barely tried to steer. As if the DPS was twitching.
I turned the ATV off and removed the front inner fenders to see if the DPS motor was too hot but no. It was warm but nothing alarming.
All connections were strong.
I continued on and could feel the twitching getting worse until I started feeling that the DPS was fighting my inputs.
A bit later, I got the Check DPS warning, the check engine light came on and I lost power steering.
If I turn off the ATV and turn it back on, the check engine light and error message disappear until I drive it a bit and I wrestle with the DPS a bit before they come back on and I lose power steering again.
I checked the battery voltage and it's 12.7V while OFF and 14 while ON. I checked all the connections and they're ok.
I never ever had a warning for the DPS motor being too hot or any of that sort. This is my first problem with DPS.
Pulled the following codes using the cluster (don't have BUDS) :
U0426 - Invalid data received – immobilizer (most likely an old code and unrelated)
P0636 - Power Steering Control Circuit Lo
From what I've read, it's looking like the DPS unit at $840 😭 unless aftermarket options exist.
What do you suggest I do next?
Thanks.
Went for a ride today and halfway through I started feeling the handlebars stuttering so I stopped and indeed the handlebars/steering would stutter at a standstill as I barely tried to steer. As if the DPS was twitching.
I turned the ATV off and removed the front inner fenders to see if the DPS motor was too hot but no. It was warm but nothing alarming.
All connections were strong.
I continued on and could feel the twitching getting worse until I started feeling that the DPS was fighting my inputs.
A bit later, I got the Check DPS warning, the check engine light came on and I lost power steering.
If I turn off the ATV and turn it back on, the check engine light and error message disappear until I drive it a bit and I wrestle with the DPS a bit before they come back on and I lose power steering again.
I checked the battery voltage and it's 12.7V while OFF and 14 while ON. I checked all the connections and they're ok.
I never ever had a warning for the DPS motor being too hot or any of that sort. This is my first problem with DPS.
Pulled the following codes using the cluster (don't have BUDS) :
U0426 - Invalid data received – immobilizer (most likely an old code and unrelated)
P0636 - Power Steering Control Circuit Lo
From what I've read, it's looking like the DPS unit at $840 😭 unless aftermarket options exist.
What do you suggest I do next?
Thanks.