Car will not start; car has message such as Steering lock faulty?

Tiny
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Car has message such as Steering lock faulty. Stop
Sunday, February 26th, 2023 AT 10:25 AM

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Tiny
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It sounds like the electroclinic steering has gone out, but to be sure we need to run the codes by doing a CAN scan. You can get a CAN scanner (Controller Area Network) from Amazon.

Here is a video to show you how:

https://youtu.be/u-4syLc-ifQ

and

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/can-scan-controller-area-network-easy

Please go over these guides and report back.
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Monday, February 27th, 2023 AT 7:55 AM

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