('11-'14) Anyone ever have loose steering issue?

tspunk · 04-06-2023, 02:57 PM

Last year my Subaru (2012 2.0i Sport Premium Hatchback) started randomly getting loose steering only when turning left.

Resistance of the wheel will be the same turning left and right, and then all of a sudden, turning left has almost no resistance.

Mechanic tried to look and said tie rods are fine and can't tell what's going on.

I'm going to have another mechanic look at it and see if he can dig deeper.

Basically, sometimes while I am taking a left turn, holding the steering wheel at regular resistance for that turn, all of a sudden it breaks loose so I accidentally turn even more. A little scary.

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19std · 04-06-2023, 03:01 PM

I have a 2012 that has had lots of stuff wrong with it, all wheel bearings were crap from factory, fb oil consumption recall.

But steering is perfect. 180k going strong.
Edit: base sedan manual if that helps...

Elbert Bass · 04-08-2023, 01:17 PM

That car has electric power steering. When you have that issue do you ever see a "steering wheel" light on your instrument cluster? Are your check engine/ABS lights on? It could simply be your steering angle sensor going bad, but you need to find a shop that has ability to pull more than just basic OBDII codes/data.

tspunk · 04-10-2023, 03:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Elbert Bass

That car has electric power steering. When you have that issue do you ever see a "steering wheel" light on your instrument cluster? Are your check engine/ABS lights on? It could simply be your steering angle sensor going bad, but you need to find a shop that has ability to pull more than just basic OBDII codes/data.

hi, nope, nothing on my dash at all. it's so weird. i'll ask about steering angle sensor. i was thinking of telling him to go ahead and replace the tie rods too just in case.

B1GpapaN3CR0 · 06-01-2023, 07:59 AM

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Originally Posted by tspunk

hi, nope, nothing on my dash at all. it's so weird. i'll ask about steering angle sensor. i was thinking of telling him to go ahead and replace the tie rods too just in case.

Might be worth looking at the sway bar end links

04-06-2023, 02:57 PM	#1
tspunk Scooby Newbie Member#: 345444 Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Mass Vehicle: 2013 Impreza 5-door White	Anyone ever have loose steering issue? Last year my Subaru (2012 2.0i Sport Premium Hatchback) started randomly getting loose steering only when turning left. Resistance of the wheel will be the same turning left and right, and then all of a sudden, turning left has almost no resistance. Mechanic tried to look and said tie rods are fine and can't tell what's going on. I'm going to have another mechanic look at it and see if he can dig deeper. Basically, sometimes while I am taking a left turn, holding the steering wheel at regular resistance for that turn, all of a sudden it breaks loose so I accidentally turn even more. A little scary. * Registered users of the site do not see these ads.

04-06-2023, 03:01 PM	#2
19std Scooby Specialist Member#: 510366 Join Date: Jan 2020	I have a 2012 that has had lots of stuff wrong with it, all wheel bearings were crap from factory, fb oil consumption recall. But steering is perfect. 180k going strong. Edit: base sedan manual if that helps... Last edited by 19std; 04-06-2023 at 03:07 PM.

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04-08-2023, 01:17 PM	#3
Elbert Bass Scooby Specialist Member#: 283429 Join Date: May 2011 Chapter/Region: South East Location: Down yonder. Vehicle: 2016 Fuji Sunfire 03 Silver	That car has electric power steering. When you have that issue do you ever see a "steering wheel" light on your instrument cluster? Are your check engine/ABS lights on? It could simply be your steering angle sensor going bad, but you need to find a shop that has ability to pull more than just basic OBDII codes/data.