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Peugeot Power steering warning in car: fault, see a dealer
Risk level
High
Professional inspection is recommended.
Urgency
High
Quick answer
A fixed power steering lamp on a Peugeot means the steering assistance has a fault. Drive carefully at moderate speed to a Peugeot dealer or qualified workshop; if the STOP lamp comes on with it, stop as soon as it is safe to do so.
Safety first
Stop and check this first
- If the STOP lamp comes on with the power steering lamp, stop as soon as it is safe to do so and switch off the ignition: the handbook treats it as a serious fault.
- Never switch off the ignition while the car is moving or let it roll with the engine off: brake assistance is lost as well.
Safe checks you can perform
- See whether STOP comes on with the lamp
- Keep the engine running while moving
- Take back control if it failed in Park Assist
Leave these tasks to a qualified professional
- Do not attempt this professional task: Power steering diagnosis
- Do not attempt this professional task: Towing when the STOP lamp is on
What a technician must be able to justify
Technician visit
These are the steps they must carry out and show you. Tick them as they work: if steps are skipped, do not accept a part swap.
These are not instructions for opening or handling the equipment yourself. They are the checks that should support a technical conclusion.
Power steering diagnosis
What they doThe dealer or workshop reads the power steering fault memory with a diagnostic tool and inspects the system before replacing parts.
They must show youthe fault memory readout (stored and pending codes, with freeze frame data) and the measured values of the system.
In writingthe codes found, the part repaired or replaced and whether codes were cleared before or after the repair.
Towing when the STOP lamp is on
What they doIf STOP comes on with the lamp and the car should not be driven, the workshop arranges professional towing rather than you driving it in.
They must show youthe lamps still lit when the car was collected.
In writinghow the car was moved, the mileage and the lamps recorded when the vehicle was received.
Before accepting a part or repair
Nothing has been shown yet. Do not accept a part swap based on the code alone.
Follow these steps
Note: Follow the documented order. An error code identifies the affected system, but it does not prove by itself which part has failed.
See whether STOP comes on with the lamp
- Who:
- you, as soon as you can glance at the panel without distraction.
- How:
- check whether the power steering lamp is on alone or whether the red STOP lamp has also come on with a message and an audible signal. Read the message on the instrument panel.
- Result that matters:
- knowing whether to carry on carefully to the workshop or stop now.
- If only the power steering lamp is on:
- drive carefully at moderate speed and take the car to a Peugeot dealer or qualified workshop.
- If STOP is also on:
- stop as soon as it is safe to do so, switch off the ignition and contact a Peugeot dealer or qualified workshop.
- Evidence to keep:
- photo of the panel with the lamps and the message visible.
Evidence: Handbook Peugeot 208 edition 01-20 (en-GB)
Keep the engine running while moving
- Who:
- you, while taking the car to the workshop.
- How:
- keep the engine on until the car is completely stationary. Peugeot warns that with the engine off the braking and steering assistance systems are also cut off, with a risk of loss of control, and that the ignition must never be switched off before the vehicle is immobilised.
- Result that matters:
- keeping brake assistance while you drive to the workshop.
- If you reach the workshop without problems:
- leave the car and explain when the lamp appeared.
- If the car stalls or you cannot go on:
- immobilise it and call for assistance instead of pushing it or letting it roll.
- Evidence to keep:
- note of the distance driven with the lamp on and the approximate speed.
Evidence: Handbook Peugeot 208 edition 01-20 (en-GB)
Take back control if it failed in Park Assist
- Who:
- you, if the lamp appears during an assisted parking manoeuvre.
- How:
- hold the steering wheel, brake and stop the car as soon as it is safe. The handbook says that with a power steering fault during the manoeuvre the lamp and a warning message appear on the panel, and you must contact a Peugeot dealer or qualified workshop.
- Result that matters:
- ending the manoeuvre with the car stopped and under your control.
- If the lamp goes off after the manoeuvre:
- mention it at the workshop anyway.
- If the lamp stays fixed:
- follow the careful, moderate speed approach to the dealer or workshop.
- Evidence to keep:
- photo of the warning message shown during the manoeuvre.
Evidence: Handbook Peugeot 208 edition 01-20 (en-GB)
Still not solved
If the error persists, stop here. See what the technician must do and show you.
Where this code applies
A code is meaningful only inside the right product and version context.
Primary scope
- System
- Vehicles
- Brand
- Peugeot
- Product type
- Cars
Known code variants
- avería dirección asistida Peugeot
- Dirección asistida
- Fallo de la dirección asistida
- Peugeot 208 fallo dirección
- Peugeot 208 power steering light
- Peugeot power steering failure
- Peugeot steering wheel warning light
- Power steering fault
- Power steering warning lamp
- testigo dirección asistida Peugeot
- testigo volante Peugeot
What it means
In the Peugeot 208 handbook (edition 01-20), the power steering lamp fixed means 'The power steering has a fault': Peugeot says to drive carefully at moderate speed and then go to a dealer or qualified workshop. If the fault is serious, the red STOP lamp comes on with it, and you must then stop and switch off the ignition. During a Park Assist manoeuvre, a power steering fault means stopping as soon as it is safe. Other Peugeot handbooks may word it differently, and the power steering lamp alone is not enough to show which component of the 208's steering has failed.
Warnings and stop conditions
- Highsource verified
If the STOP lamp comes on with the power steering lamp, stop as soon as it is safe to do so and switch off the ignition: the handbook treats it as a serious fault.
Evidence: Handbook Peugeot 208 edition 01-20 (en-GB)
- Mediumsource verified
Never switch off the ignition while the car is moving or let it roll with the engine off: brake assistance is lost as well.
Evidence: Handbook Peugeot 208 edition 01-20 (en-GB)
Symptoms and causes
Probable causes · in order
- Fault detected in the power steeringCommon
The system detects a fault in the steering assistance and lights the lamp fixed; the handbook does not say which component, that is for the diagnosis to find.
Evidence: Handbook Peugeot 208 edition 01-20 (en-GB)
- Serious fault shown with the STOP lampPossible
The handbook lists power steering among the serious faults that light the STOP lamp together with another lamp, a message and an audible signal.
Evidence: Handbook Peugeot 208 edition 01-20 (en-GB)
- Fault during a Park Assist manoeuvreLess common
If the power steering fails while Park Assist is manoeuvring, the panel shows this lamp with a warning message and the handbook says to stop as soon as it is safe.
Evidence: Handbook Peugeot 208 edition 01-20 (en-GB)
Virtual technician
Does Power steering still appear after these checks?
Answer a few questions to narrow down the likely cause and the safest next action. Guidance only - it never replaces a professional.
Sources and technical references
- 1
Handbook Peugeot 208 edition 01-20 (en-GB)
Peugeot (Stellantis) · 2020 · manual
- 2
Guía de utilización Peugeot 208 edición 01-20 (es-ES)
Peugeot (Stellantis) · 2020 · manual
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