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Old Jan 19, 2016 | 01:07 PM
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Cool Steering force question!

Hi,
Does the Volvo v40 2002 has a steering force system?
the steering seems very sensitive when driving with high speed.
If there is no such a system in this car, what makes the steering wheel very light and difficult to control?
wheels presseur/ alignment/ suspension are all checked and okay.
 
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Old Jan 21, 2016 | 04:17 PM
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Originally Posted by Mosabti
Hi,
Does the Volvo v40 2002 has a steering force system?
the steering seems very sensitive when driving with high speed.
If there is no such a system in this car, what makes the steering wheel very light and difficult to control?
wheels presseur/ alignment/ suspension are all checked and okay.
Are you meaning 'a power steering system'?
If so, yes they do have power steering.
I also have a V40 2002 and I have always considered the power steering to be relatively heavy as compared against many other modern vehicles.
I quite like it as it gives a sense of being a firmer, positive, yet power assisted system.
Many modern cars of course have electric speed sensitive power steering systems as opposed to a hydraulic system as our V40's have.
It would be a good idea to check the fluid level of your car if you feel something as altered recently.
 
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Old Jan 22, 2016 | 12:42 AM
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The problem is that the system stays sensetive all the time. While parking or speeding on the highway. I thought of a damaged sensor that controls the sensetivty of the power steering according to speed. In moderen Volvo's you can adjust this manually.
 
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