Quote Originally Posted by strat24v View Post
The columns don't work like that. If one was fitted and the assistance went off, you wouldn't turn the wheel.
I had a late Vauxhall Corsa B with electronic power steering. The car developed a throttle mechanism problem while it was still under warranty.
The engine went onto a limp mode on high revs. I switched the car off just before steering into a fuel station forecourt and suddenly I could hardly steer because of the big difference between with assistance and having none. I had another Corsa B with no power steering, but the rack on that one was much lower geared.