u/HarryFirehair

Need help with a power steering pressure switch

So, I have a 2010 Rav4, and recently, it's started stalling when I have to brake hard, make a tight turn, or both. I work in a city where traffic laws and road maintenance are generally seen as just something other people do, so I have to brake hard, turn hard, or both, very frequently. Once it stalls, I have to put it in park, turn off the car, turn it back on, and then I'm good. If I have the headlights, turn signal, or radio left on while trying to start the car, it struggles. I referred to the sacred texts of the internet, and it seems consistent with a faulty power steering pressure switch. I looked up videos on how to replace it, and the process seems doable, but I have two problems: The 2010 Rav4 apparently has an electronic PSPS, so there's no power steering fluid resevoir and presumably no power steering fluid line, so the videos I watched aren't necessarily indicative of what I actually need for my car, and also, I can't find the damn switch. I'm not the most fluent with cars, so I'm really not sure what I'm looking for since it won't be connected up like, or necessarily look like, the hydraulic ones. Could use some guidance. Thank you in advance!

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u/HarryFirehair — 16 hours ago