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

2019 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA
73,200 MILES • 1.4L • 4 CYL • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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SMOOVE718
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Car has message such as Steering lock faulty. Stop
Feb 26, 2023 at 10:25 AM
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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.
Feb 27, 2023 at 7:55 AM
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