# 2012 Mercedes-Benz E-Class power steering is stiff

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2012-mercedes-benz-e-class-power-steering-is-stiff/122412>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** mercedes-benz, e-class\
**Created:** [August 6, 2018, 8:16pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2012-mercedes-benz-e-class-power-steering-is-stiff/122412 "2018-08-06T20:16:27Z")\
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**Author:** ![Oye](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/439d5e/32.png) [@Oye](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Oye)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2018, 8:16pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2012-mercedes-benz-e-class-power-steering-is-stiff/122412/1 "2018-08-06T20:16:27Z")

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My electric power steering get stiff once I drive thru stagnant water. Am I alone in this?

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**Author:** ![pyrolord314](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/6a8cbe/32.png) [@pyrolord314](https://community.cartalk.com/u/pyrolord314)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2018, 8:26pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2012-mercedes-benz-e-class-power-steering-is-stiff/122412/2 "2018-08-07T20:26:15Z")

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🤦‍♂️ I’m going to assume you meant **standing** water…it all depends on how deep the standing water was, how fast you went through it, and what got wet. There’s a reason the owners manual recommends **not** going through standing water, or if you have to go through it to go through it slowly