STEERING FAULT then full dash/electronic failure... ideas?

I think its Electronic PAS on these isnt it ? That would indicate a fault with that.

For all the dash lights to fail a possible earthing fault.

Water has got in somewhere it shouldnt I reckon. I would be checking the under bonnet fuse box for corrosion / water ingress

 

Naith, this happened to my daughters Clio, turned out to be a dodgy earth.

 

Not sure Naith, I was working away when it happened and the repair was done by the stealers.

She had the exact same symptoms and that's what they put down on the work sheet, faulty earth.

 

electrical fault... bad connection (water or dodgy earth as mentioned) I recon...

 

Check earthing point on front cross member on passanger side, one on chassis leg, is the plastic inspection cover on the passenger inner wing wing if not head straight for fuse box for water ingress.. sorry for quick reply.

 

Naith I had something very very similar to you but when my dash lit up like a xmas tree the car when into limp mode then just cut out, turned out fuse box in the engine bay was full of water, got to be expect up here in Scotland tho lol

 

I would go with water in the electronics Naith. Check the fuse box first then if that's ok check the multi plugs.
Lee

 

Multi plugs are all the electrical connection plugs. They should be waterproof but the rubber seals fail over time.
Lee

 

Take the battery off & give it a good overnight charge. That should sort it.
Lee

 

I had a similar thing happen a couple of days after buying mine... I got the 'Steering Fault' message and an indication to stop and the powered steering stopped working, but everything else stayed fine. luckily I was on the motorway and managed to pull over, and after switching it off and on it was fine... Hasn't done it since (fingers crossed!)