Steering wheel turns side to side quickly while stopped

Tiny
GUIDI
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  • 2008 MERCURY MARINER
  • 6 CYL
  • 4WD
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My car listed above Premier model has electric assist power steering. A couple of days ago the steering wheel started rapidly turning a little bit from side to side. There was also a strange noise coming from underneath the car. It does not do it all of the time and it varies a little in severity as well. What could it be?
Sunday, February 11th, 2018 AT 5:55 PM

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Tiny
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Good afternoon.

It sounds like you have a control module issue with the steering.
If you have a scan tool, you can monitor the system and see if the wheel is being commanded to turn. There are a couple of sensors that need to be checked.

Roy
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Monday, February 12th, 2018 AT 1:33 PM

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