Steering assist malfunction.

[Json]

Hello, please help. My friend pulled a couple of fuses out of my fuse box inside behind glove box. I believe to of put them back in order. Now car won't start and the message says steering assist malfunction service required! Yikes!! What can I do to fix this? I tried everything I believe. Battery disconnect, hold pedals down, throw salt over shoulder!! My ob2 doesn't respond after I plug it in and key is on. Help me please?? 2011 focus se

 

[econoboxrocks]

Make sure all the fuses are the right fuses, and check continuity.

 

[Handy Andy]

You have a 2011 Fiesta? The main battery connection - has a "Breakout box" bolted to the main positive terminal post. The post itself uses that pinch bracket on the battery post to bolt adapter to bolt onto that box.

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IF the wires to that break out box on the Battery are loose - you get messages like this and you'll just need to remove the adapter, unbolt that box, inspect the wiring - clean off any corrosion and use a good grease or waterproofing lubricant on the cleaned connections and reassemble the box to the bracket and to the battery post - it may have lost good connection to pass into that breakout box once you took apart the battery post from the battery - that jumbling may have loosened the wiring and now you just have to clean it up and put it back together.