Polo Power steering problem!!!

[brad]

There are quite a few threads about it. maybe do a bit more searching?

You'll probably find there is corrosion on both ends of the battery earth & positiveve cables. Also corrosion on the wiring going into the power steering and corrosion on the wires & relay / fuse terminals in the box at the front right. Possibly the fuses/ relays are beyond help & need replacement. They all need to be cleaned - maybe check for resistance with an ohm meter.

[philthy]

My earth lead was knackered. Check that you have the same voltage across the 2 battery terminals as you do from the positive battery terminal to somewhere on the car body. (as per post above this could be a corrosion issue as well, but my lead was stuffed)