OBD-II Code

C0710

Severity

Not yet reviewed

Nobody on our side has assessed this code yet, so we are not going to guess at how serious it is.

Can you drive it

We cannot say

Treat it as unknown until a shop reads it with live data. If the check-engine light is FLASHING, stop driving as soon as it is safe to — that means an active misfire, whatever the code.

Indicative cost (USD)

$0–$850

From this code's diagnostic notes. Varies by vehicle, diagnosis, parts, and local labor. This is not a repair quote.

How a shop works this

Work from evidence to part, not the other way round. A code names a circuit or a symptom; it does not name the part that failed.

Note every code that is set, not just this one.
Codes that appear together usually narrow the cause faster than any one of them read alone.
Read the freeze frame — the conditions the fault was recorded under.
Cold or warm, idle or load, road speed and engine speed. A fault that only appears cold is a different fault from one that only appears under load, even with the same code on the scanner.
Confirm the fault is current rather than history.
Clear the code and see whether it returns under those same conditions. A code that does not come back may have been logged during a repair, a flat battery, or a bad connection that has since been disturbed.
Then follow the diagnostic notes further down this page, in the order they are written.
They are written in the order a shop works this code, cheapest checks first. Where they name a component, inspect its wiring and connector before replacing it.

If the code comes back after a repair, the underlying fault is still there. That is the point to bring in a scanner with live data and freeze-frame, or a shop that has one.

Common symptoms

Check engine light

Read the full diagnostic procedureC0710 indicates a steering wheel angle sensor (SAS) performance problem — the EBCM/stability control module is seeing steering input data that does n…+

C0710 indicates a steering wheel angle sensor (SAS) performance problem — the EBCM/stability control module is seeing steering input data that does not correlate with vehicle yaw, lateral acceleration, or wheel-speed differential the way it should. The sensor itself is rarely the part that fails; what usually fails is the calibration, which is lost any time the battery is disconnected on some platforms, any time the steering column is serviced, and routinely after wheel alignments, tie-rod replacements, or wheel-bearing/hub service.

Cheapest first

with a bidirectional scan tool capable of SAS relearn (most $200+ scan tools do this), perform the steering angle reset procedure — usually involves centering the wheel, key-on-engine-off, scan-tool command, then a brief drive cycle with a few left and right turns past 15 degrees.
On many GMs and Toyotas this $0 procedure clears C0710 permanently.
If relearn fails, watch live data: SAS should read 0 degrees with wheels perfectly straight, and should change smoothly with no skips or step-jumps as you turn lock-to-lock.
The expensive misdiagnosis is replacing the SAS clockspring assembly at $400-$800 when a 5-minute relearn was all it needed — particularly common after independent shops do alignments without the SAS reset step in their workflow.

Vehicle-specific patterns2005-2013 Toyota/Lexus (Camry, Avalon, RAV4, ES350, RX350) — SAS relearn required after every alignment; Toyota TSB BR009-08 documents the zero-point…+

2005-2013Toyota/Lexus (Camry, Avalon, RAV4, ES350, RX350) — SAS relearn required after every alignment; Toyota TSB BR009-08 documents the zero-point calibration procedure.
2007-2014Cadillac CTS/STS — clockspring internal ribbon cable fails, sets C0710 with airbag light.
2010-2015Chevy Equinox/GMC Terrain — SAS calibration lost after battery disconnect, scan-tool relearn fixes.
2008-2013Honda Accord/Pilot — VSA SAS neutral position memorization required after any front-end service.

Estimated repair$0 to $850.

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