[citizen]

i replaced the whole unit which inlcludes the power transistor. I pulled the codes, ran the car pulled codes again (all clear), disconeccted battery, pulled codes again (all clear). There isn't anything wrong with the harness or any connectors because i haven't touched any of that recently. I think what probably happened is that some power steering fluid seeped in and coated one of the connectors over time. i haven't had a chance to see if it gave me the power back, but if it doesn't throw another code and the powers still not there im gonna look to see if anything else is wrong.

*update* felt gooderer on short test drive, so barring any other hiccups problem solved