2013 HONDA ACCORD Steering Problems

There were no warnings the power steering failed just as the previous recalls on the 2000 model Hondas did but there's no recall for this one the ABS has been affected there's no power steering and reduced engine power on and off a number of safety lights on dash the exact symptoms as described for number of Honda's before this one even the same year model but not this one 2013 Honda Accord vin [XXX] . I keep writing and promises if no one is taking notice to my complaint INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

Electronic steering motor. Car would jerk to the left into oncoming traffic. Reproduced issue at Japanese auto import. Ordered and replaced oem steering motor.no warning lights or symptoms Pryor to first incident. Had new oem part installed and the replacement part is acting same way and making some clicking sounds after less than 10,000 miles, and 18 months.

the power steering suddenly doesnt work. luckily appeared and noticed upon starting the car. the dashboard sensor light appeared as well at that time. did minor troubleshooting that was suggested by articles read such as tested battery, was fine. looked for lose connections and corrosion, none seen. became aware also that this is a known problem.

Issue is intermittant, however extremely dangerous. Vehicle steers to the right until it cannot go further without any intervention with the steering wheel. Upon a right turn the vehicle will NOT return to center steering. If this is occuring vehcile will turn very quickly if your hands come off the steeering wheel for any amount of time.

My Honda Accord is now difficult to drive due to tendency of steering wheel to cycle to the right at sporadic or random intervals. On more than three occasions, simply starting the car resulted in the steering wheel spinning to the right more than one full turn on it's own without my touching the steering wheel. The uncontrolled steering is more prevalent at lower speeds under 25 or 30 MPH and is even more challenging in close parking situations. Although I have driven the car without this problem for approximately 8 years, with the sudden onset of issues last month, the Honda dealer claims this recall is not covered on my VIN number due to the car being repossessed from the former owner who inflicted significant interior damage which totaled the car. By the time I purchased the car the interior was in pristine and newly repaired condition with a salvage title. To my knowledge and experience the car has never been involved in any wreck. Dealer would like approx. $4600 from me to make the repairs to the electronic steering gearbox which would normally be covered under the current recall (which expires next year for my 2013).

All lights related to Tire pressure, Sterring control, Vehicle Stability Assist and ABS comes up in dash board. The ABS control module suddenly fails because of very bad design and manufacturing (just dry solderings!). Search EBAY, one can find so many offering services to repair this failed ABS control module. For replacement ot costs 3500. This looks like is common failure. Very dangerous to drive with that failed ABS control module. Why is this not in a recall yet?

Steering is very hard to turn. The car is not drivable

The contact owns a 2013 Honda Accord. The contact stated that while attempting to complete a left turn, the vehicle inadvertently lost motive power. The contact was able to coast into a nearby parking lot, where the failure persisted. No warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic and was diagnosed with failures with the driveshaft and steering gearbox. The driveshaft was repaired at that time. The contact stated that while leaving the independent mechanic at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle suddenly veered to the left, prompting the contact to immediately return the vehicle to the independent mechanic. The contact was advised to take the vehicle to the dealer for assistance. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who diagnosed a failure with the steering gearbox. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, a case was opened, and the contact was referred to the NHTSA Hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was 160,000.

Mileage: 160,000

I was driving and all of a sudden my steering wheel started steering on its own quickly to the right and it was very difficult to keep control of the steering wheel couldn’t keep control and car was going against traffic and merging into other vehicles. When I finally came to a stop the steering wheel still moved on its own. The vehicle is available for inspection upon request. The safety of myself and my children is at risk while driving the car, it could cause major damage to other vehicles and structures and harm to us. The problem was inspected by Honda dealer and advised there is an extended warranty on EPS and confirmed that the EPS malfunction and needs to be replaced, but was advised that American Honda will not honor the warranty because there are no system codes coming up, there where no warnings, lights on dash, noises or anything indicating EPS failure. Car has always been taken for maintenance and repairs at a certified Honda dealer, American Honda will not take responsibility for the dangerous and deadly malfunction.

EPS system light coming, steering pulling off to one side ocassionally

The steering on this vehicle went bad and now pulls/pushes in each direction. This issue seems similar to what is described here https://www.consumerreports.org/cars/car-recalls-defects/honda-accords-under-investigation-for-steering-problems-a4542071576/

Steering wheel would not turn left or right and became very jumpy and stiff to steer!

After a driveshaft recall repair was performed on July 10, 2025, at Germain Honda of Dublin, my 2013 Honda Accord EX-L immediately began showing multiple safety system warning lights, including ABS, VSA, traction control, and check engine. These lights had never appeared prior to the repair. Diagnostic codes included: •VSA Solenoid Valve Malfunction •Modulator Control Unit Power Source Circuit (IG) Low Voltage These point directly to the ABS/VSA modulator, which is located near where the driveshaft repair was done. Despite the timing, Honda has refused to cover the repair, quoting me nearly $3,000. The dealer also cleared the codes before I arrived and then claimed they were “historic” with no documentation. I’ve confirmed my battery and alternator are in good condition, ruling out the common causes of voltage errors. I believe something was disturbed or left improperly connected during the recall service, resulting in a dangerous condition involving the vehicle’s braking and stability systems. This is a potential safety risk that arose after a manufacturer-issued recall repair, and I am requesting a formal investigation into similar cases if reported.

The ABS pump/motor, ABS modulator needs to be replaced. This is a pretty common issue with the Honda Accord from 2008-2017. Fixing this problem is expensive at the dealer. I believe Honda motors should have a recall about this situation because how pricy this is. Looking online for information and videos on youtube many people have been quoted 2,800 dollars and up to replace it. I just replace the ABS sensor driver side and ABS, Brake, Steering Wheel came out. These are coming on and off. Please I would like to get some help with this situation.

I had my vehicle serviced and repaired at Barber Honda here in Bakersfield, California, last year. They replaced the electrical power steering, but the problem came back. The light on the dashboard with a wheel-shaped icon turned on, and the wheel locked. It was a scary situation because we were driving on the freeway. I want to know what steps to take.

While driving the car the power steering light comes on and power steering goes out then. No warning just goes off and power to steering wheel is not working. This has happened going 55 mph. Very dangerous. I feel this should be investigated. I did read this was a problem with this car. WHY NO RECALL??!! ALSO WAS CHECKED BY MECHANIC. This has happened more than once before today

My 2013 Honda Accord experienced very dangerous steering problems. Without warning the steering wheel became very loose and I had to tightly hold the wheel with both hands to keep from crashing. The steering wheel was very tight and difficult to turn when turning right. The Honda dealer duplicated and confirmed my experience. They did a complete diagnostic check. The mechanics said there were no DTCs and the problem persisted after updates to the software. They suggested a RECC gearbox and possible internal computer chip. My mileage reads 106,000 miles.

When driving my vehicle, the steering wheel gets sticky and is hard to turn and if I move the wheel slightly to the right the wheel automatically turns all the way right. I have almost gotten into an accident a couple times due to this issue. The steering wheel does not turn back to center. I see that this is a common issue for my vehicle make and model. This is a severe issue that can cause bodily harm if not replaced quickly.

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My 2013 Honda Accord lost all power steering.

While driving on [XXX] in Selden, NY on [XXX] @ the speed of approximately 45-50 mph my 2013 Honda Accord Sport (sedan) abruptly, unexpectedly and violently lurched to the left on it's own while I was holding the wheel with my fingers. Thank God I was already in the left lane because my vehicle went off the left shoulder and began to go onto the grass in the median but I was able to recover before completely going of the road. Had I been in the right lane I would have ran into a vehicle in the left lane because traffic was heavy at the time. Up until this point, my car drove straight and true without the need for alignment, air pressure adjustments, brakes or balancing. I know this because I have a little over 95,000 miles on the car and I keep my Honda pristine. However, to rule out the obvious possibilities I had an alignment done and all 4 tires checked for balancing and tire pressure issues. My brakes are in excellent condition and the vehicle did not make any unexpected sounds either before or after the incident and no dash board lights came on before or after the incident. I went to my mechanic and he researched the problem and I was told that the EPS was malfunctioning so he reset the computer and the problem seemed to be rectified. Unfortunately, the problem occurred again, on [XXX] except this time the car lurched to the right with the same intensity. I went back to my mechanic on Friday, June 6, 2025 and after diagnosis I was told that the same problem is occurring with the EPS but this time it cannot be fixed and the cost of repair is approximately $3200.00. I did some research on line and found a ton of information on complaints about faulty EPS systems in multiple year Honda's and an investigation that is ongoing involving the NHTSB about this defect. I went to Baron Honda, in Patchogue, NY and one of their service managers, Steve, says he hasn't heard anything about any of this. I call [XXX]. I'm angry INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C.

While driving at about 20 - 30 mph making turns either right or left my steering locks up causing me to almost hit a pedestrian. I was able to stop the car on n time. I shut the car off and restarted raving the engine to build up pressure. It mostly happens in morning or when the car sits a very long period

While driving, the steering wheel jerks to the left. There is a constant pressure of the wheel turning left. This puts me and others in danger. There have been other experiences from other people on different forums that have experienced this. Warning lamp did come on for electric steering but turned off a few days later.

Very common problem it appears as there are several forum post from other accord owners 2013 and above that have all reported dash lights up with traction control, tire pressure, power steering, ABS and some instances Brake will illuminate on the dash board, and some have reported a combination of these lights or all of them. The culprit is a broken solder on the ABS module from my understanding and its something Honda is aware of but have not recalled. The part itself costs $1500, just for the part and does not include labor. This is a common issue that should be taken care of by honda as its a huge safety issue with the ABS, Traction control, power steering, tire pressure monitoring and brake not working when needed in an emergency situation. This is a huge safety risk that needs to be addressed. It also affects the value of the vehicle if not repaired.

Steering is hard to turn to the right and easy to the left. I suspect bad Electronic Steering Rack and Pinion. Not safe to drive. No warning lights as of yet, but mechanically has symptoms.

The EPS has failed. The steering wheel automatically turns to the left on its own which almost caused an accident and it is difficult to turn the steering wheel

The contact owns a 2013 Honda Accord. The contact stated while driving 60 MPH, the vehicle was pulling to the left. There was no warning light illuminated. The contact stated that another vehicle was approaching close by on the right and the contact attempted to steer over to the left. The vehicle was extremely close to the highway grooves and the steering wheel seized to the left. The contact who is an independent mechanic, diagnosed the vehicle with power steering failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The dealer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 135,000.

Mileage: 135,000

Traction Control/ABS/Brake lights turn on 122-11 VSA Solenoid Valve Malfunction and 83-11 which causes pcm malfunction. This is a known problem with Honda vehicles and should be a recall. When this error occurs traction/abs/brake, LDW fcw are disabled. The fix for this is over $1000.00.

I am reporting a critical safety issue with the Vehicle Stability Assist (VSA) modulator in my 2013 Honda Accord Ex. The VSA modulator has failed, causing significant safety concerns, including erratic braking behavior, a complete loss of anti-lock braking (ABS) functionality, and compromised stability control. Only after avoiding near collision while driving on I5 freeway the failure illuminated various dashboard warning lights, such as the ABS light, VSA light, and brake system warning light. This failure has placed me, my passengers, and other road users at risk, especially with the stop and go traffic of rush hour. Luckily it was sunny clear weather because if there was even slight wet or slippery conditions I'm certain the harm would have been disastrous. -Known Technical Causes: Failure of internal solenoids or valves in the VSA modulator unit. Corrosion or damage to electronic components within the modulator. Malfunctioning sensors associated with the ABS and stability systems. -Repair Details: Replacement of the VSA modulator unit is often necessary. Cost of repair typically ranges between $2,000 and $3,000. Many owners report delays in repairs due to part availability. -Reports and Complaints: Numerous complaints can be found on forums, owner groups, and repair sites detailing identical failures in 2013–2017 Honda Accords. Commonly reported safety risks include increased stopping distances and difficulty maintaining control on slippery roads. Honda’s Response: Some owners report that Honda dealerships acknowledge the issue but do not offer repairs under warranty unless an extended warranty is in place. There is an already a recall for the VSA modulators for 2022 Accords. I believe this should be extended to their earlier models with the same issues.

Steering has failed. Yes available for inspection. Safety of Driver and occupants as well as other drivers due to vehicle making an unwanted sharp left turn. Yes the Honda Dealer has confirmed. Yes by the Honda Dealership. No warnings, just a sudden left turn by the steering wheel.

2013 Honda Accord EX-L V6 2 Separate Malfunctions Loss of all Power Steering Faulty VSA Module effecting Dashboard Indicators Broken VSA (Vehicle Stability Assistance) Module causes the ABS, FCW, LDW VSA, Steering, and Tire Gauge Warnings to light up solid. Causing the driver to be unaware if anything is wrong with the vehicle. Also leaving the car without working safety features promised by Honda such as the (FCW) Forward Collision Warning and (LDW) Lane Departure Warning Due to the Faulty VSA Module I did not receive a warning at my loss of power steering. I was able to maneuver myself off the main road and take it to a local mechanic who after scanning and checking was confused and suggested that it would most likely need an entire steering rack replacement. Still haven't gone to an Official Honda Dealership. I did not receive any warning from the vehicle when my power steering went out. Due to the faulty VSA module affecting the lights on my dashboard that included the one that would indicate faulty Power Steering. This is the first year of the model to incorporate ESA. NHSTA has had a open investigation into the faulty Power Steering but was eventually closed due to lack of reports. Many people have been reporting similar issues with this model and it has caused accidents and allegedly some deaths. At this current time there is no safety recall by Honda to fix either the Broken VSA Module or more importantly the Power Steering. VSA Modules have been recalled and replaced by Honda in different countries but not in the United States. The Faulty VSA Module puts drivers at risk by leaving the driver unaware of any potential issues with their vehicle until the problem already happens and leaves mechanics confused as to what the issue actually is. I implore NHTSA to take action against this very dangerous issue with both the loss of Power Steering and the VSA module with this year and model of Honda.

hello I'm wondering why this is not a concern for a safety recall. VSA Module. the VSA module systems seems to be a problem from 2012 all the way to 2017 model Hondas. this module effects powersteering. ABS. tire pressure and traction control. it seems that this is a global problem and their are countrys that have done a recall on this VSA Module. on Honda accord sedans.

In 2022 while driving, my steering wheel became very difficult to turn. It felt as if the power steering quit altogether. All of the safety lights came on at once (brake, anti-skid, steering, etc.). After stopping, it was very difficult to turn the wheel. Not only was it frightening but I would not have been able to swerve or turn suddenly if needed. The Honda dealership believed at first it was a sensor, which was replaced. The problem quickly returned. This time the dealership replaced the entire steering rack. Two years later, the problem appears to be returning. All safety/warning lights have come on and there are moments when steering "stiffens up" but so far it has not completely gone out.

Steering is sticky and difficult to turn sometimes. Sometimes the steering loosens up very quickly resulting in a very fast turn, making it very dangerous. On a regular turn, the steering wheel almost jitters, providing uneven No codes or warnings have shown up. Honda wants $4000 to replace the entire eps rack but have not stated a definitive issue with it. This all started out of nowhere, I was driving in a neighborhood and the steering went haywire.

When we drive the car, there is a problem with the power steering that causes the steering wheel to over-steer, which makes the car jerk to one side or the other without warning, which makes the car veer into other lanes. We took the car to the auto shop, the mechanic told us that when the car is up on the lift and they start the car, the wheels turn by themselves, which shouldn't happen.

There is something wrong with the electric power steering. Every time I drive my steering wheel pulls to the left so if I let go of the steering wheel the steering wheel will pull to the left and could potentially cause a car crash and while driving and difficulty steering (either steering feeling too firm or too loose). This is happening without the electric power steering warning light being illuminated. I do not feel safe.

vsa failure associate with fcw, ldw, vsa, tmps and eps warning light. the cause is vsa modular

1. Faulty vehicle stability assistance (VSA) and antilock braking system (ABS) Module. Common issue and reported by thousands of Accord Owners, Other models of same Honda generation have been recalled for same exact issue. Vehicle is available for inspection on request. 2. Faulty VSA module poses increased risk of “loss-of-traction” events that could result to injury or death on roads. Faulty ABS module poses a severe detriment to the braking system of a the vehicle, in some cases rendering the brake pedal unresponsive or locking the brakes, in turn increasing the risk of losing control of the vehicle that could result in injury or death. 3. Yes, multiple mechanics have diagnosed the vehicle and came to the same conclusion that it is a faulty VSA/ABS module. 4. No, manufacturer, police or insurance reps have not investigated. 5. Yes this issue is known to trigger every warning light on the dashboard to turn on at once. That is what happened on my vehicle.

Power steering issues: Stiff steering wheel that locks then becomes loose and causes loss of steering control. Deviation from the intended path of travel without warning or driver input. Constant veering to one side without driver input.

When overtaking a car on a one lane highway, the engine suddenly started to sputter and the steering felt unstable, and a few seconds later, four engine lights turned on (Malfunction Indicator Lamp, Vehicle Stability Assist System Indicator, Electric Power Steering System Indicator, Low Tire Pressure/TPMS Indicator). I was able to drive the car to an auto shop, where their mechanics did a diagnosis and found codes P0087, 83-11, 61-11, 85-01. While cycling through the codes all lights turned off, so they advised that I could continue to drive the car as is. A few weeks later, the same problem happened when I was driving on the highway. This time, I could not push the car past 2500 RPM, rendering the car unable to exceed 55mph on the highway. I was able to drive the car to a Honda dealership. They diagnosed P0087 and P0088 codes, and followed the TSB recommendation to replace the high pressure fuel pump. After paying the hefty replacement fee and getting the new part, the car works as expected. Q1: High pressure fuel pump failed, Honda dealership did repair so they would have the old part if not already disposed. Q2: In first instance, car became unstable at high speeds. In second instance, had to drive two hours back to dealership near me on a highway going 20mph under speed limit. Also had to pull over on a narrow shoulder. Q3: Technicians reproduced problem when holding vehicle at 3000rpm. Found code P0087 and S/B 14-039 for that code, which recommended replacing the high pressure fuel pump. Q4: Component inspected by Honda dealership. Q5: Specific warning lamps and codes listed above.

The contact owns a 2013 Honda Accord. The contact stated while driving approximately 50 MPH and slowing to exit the highway, the steering wheel was turned to the right and seized. The contact pulled over and stopped the vehicle. The vehicle was turned off and restarted several times however, the power steering feature was inoperable. The vehicle was towed to a dealer who diagnosed the vehicle and determined that the EPS torque sensor had failed and needed to be replaced. The contact researched online and related the failure to Technical Service Bulletin: 15-056 EPS Torque Sensor (Steering). The contact had spoken to the dealer and to the manufacturer but was informed that the vehicle was no longer covered under warranty. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 115,008.

Mileage: 115,008

Power steering failed without warning which is extremely dangerous and could possibly cause a fatality.

Steering wheel will pull left and want to keep going left. Have to really pull steering wheel right to keep car straight. This is a known problem on 2013 Honda accords. This almost caused an accident on the road. I am bringing it to Honda but it's a known problem and should be recalled. I know the 2012 models had the issue and they were recalled.

I was driving into a parking spot and the car started flickering, the screen turned off and the steering locked and would not allow me to move the car at all even though it was in drive.

Power steering cuts in and out. Steering becomes stiff and power to turn is not one smooth motion

The steering wheel of Honda Accord ex 2013 suddenly malfunctioned. It becomes heavy and stiff. It can not come back to the center automatically after left turn. We brought the car to our local Honda dealer. They diagnosed the car and told us the car "NEEDS EPS GEAR BOX ONLY ". They said "NOT RELATED TO THE WARRANTY EXTENSION $3905 PLUS TAX AND SHOP SUPPLIES". There is not warning when the engine of the car is turned on. My car had less than 68K miles when this happened on 07/13/2024.

The contact's mother owns a 2013 Honda Accord. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the vehicle lost power steering functionality. The power steering warning light was illuminated. The driver was able to pull over to the side of the road. The driver turned off and restarted the vehicle, and the vehicle responded as needed. The contact stated that the failure had been recurring while driving. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where it was diagnosed that the power steering control module (PSCM) had failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and informed the contact that the VIN was not covered under an unknown recall campaign. The failure mileage was approximately 65,000.

Mileage: 65,000

The VSA Modulator on the 2013 Ex-L manual transmission has failed. It illuminated 7 lights. Steering light, abs, FCW, BRAKE, ABS, LDW, Traction Control. The abs modulator internally shuts off all systems within this car. The car is not able to pass inspection because of safety issues. After looking for a used part, i realized there were many complaints on this particular make and model. I am scared to drive the car with these issues, and with 1000s of cars having the same issue with the same part, i would think Honda would correct the issue without spending $1,000’s. There were no symptoms prior. It seems that the internal soldering on the VSA modulator has been coming apart, shutting down the system.

Steering gets very stiff sometimes and you have to yank it to control the vehicle's direction. This has been happening over the past year and is now happening more frequently. The warning light comes on sometimes. The problem has not yet been reported to the dealer but from reports on the web this seems to be a common problem in 2013 and 2014 models.

Re: complaint #11590390, after loosing my steering I had to take my car to the dealer I found no recalls on this website but much to my surprise there is. Honda replaced the steering gearbox. Total parts and labor came to $3056.69. The recall campaign number for the ESP gearbox replacement is 15-056-5Z200, good info for the future for you and anyone else having this issue. Not bad for a eleven year old car, not to mention how happy I was not having to pay for the repair. Thank you Honda.

This morning I started my car and everything was normal. I started backing out of my driveway and my steering wheel would not turn in any direction. The steering light is on in the dashboard and the steering wheel is locked. I went back into my driveway to turn the vehicle off and back on, but nothing changed. I’m lucky this didn’t happen while driving on the road.

driving home from manhattan i hit bump and the steering light came on and i could not steer my car. Realizing what happened (i first thought the car stalled) i was able to put the car in neutral , shut it off, and restart it hoping the problem would go away which thankfully it did. Needless to say i was very lucky not to be hit by another car as this was a very dangerous situation. I have read about others having this problem and wonder why Honda has not addressed this very dangerous problem YET. i am afraid to drive my car in fear of this happening again and maybe not being so lucky next time.

The contact owns a 2013 Honda Accord. The contact stated that after taking the vehicle for regular maintenance, the dealer stated that during the tire alignment, the steering indicator light illuminated. The dealer diagnosed that the steering gear box failed due to the torque sensors needing to be replaced. The contact had the vehicle towed to another dealer who confirmed the diagnosis and referenced TSB: 15-056. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 84,000.

Mileage: 84,000

When driving, the steering wheel wants to turn to the left on its own and is hard to turn to the right. The car will literately make a u-turn if you your hands off the wheel at slow speeds.

The contact owned a 2013 Honda Accord. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 30-35 MPH, the steering wheel seized. The driver was unable to turn the wheel. The vehicle veered off the road and crashed into a tree. There were no warning lights illuminated. The driver had bruises and a concussion, and medical attention was provided. There was no air bag deployment. A police report was filed. There was no reported fire. The vehicle was towed to a towing lot. The local dealer was contacted but was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was approximately 195,000. The vehicle was deemed a total loss by the insurance company. The VIN was not available.

Mileage: 195,000

I lost control of vehicle while driving because the electrical steering motor stopped working. I’ve had the electric starter already replaced twice with Honda parts and it’s still not working. There’s something wrong with the steering. I already placed a complaint and I have not heard back from Honda or NHTSA. I sent letters to NYS Senators Schumer and Hillabrand and I have not yet heard back from them yet either. I sent letters emails to Congress and the Senate transportation committees. I’ve found testimonials for the same issues online even with videos. I just read a complaint that was nearly identical the experience I had except it happened in 2020. The power steering stops and starts same for the cars starter and windows. I took the car to Honda dealer to repair it on March [XXX], 2024. I now have a car repair bill for $8500 at Curry Honda in Yorktown Heights. They said I needed to replace entire exhaust system $3000 because they couldn’t get to the steering column without taking down the fragile exhaust system. Basically, I had no choice. In order to start the repairs they wanted a $4,500 down payment which I paid. They’ve now had the car for 37 days. They described the steering column and motor system as being completely corroded to the point where the steering column was going to snap/break. What they said at the Honda dealer was the Honda steering motor and wiring was completely corroded which is not common. A few weeks later they told me that the knuckle/ball bearings were rusted out and that all the shock absorbers needed replaced as they were also rusted out even the screws according to them. They said these should all be replaced or I would fail inspection. The bill went from $3000 to $4700 to $6200 to $7900 to now $8500 includes tax. They’re still working on the vehicle and they’ve had it since March [XXX], it’s now May [XXX], 2024. I’ve asked them for the parts that they’re removing and they said they’ll save the parts. Do you want them? Recall? INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM O

Lost power steering while driving.

The car will steer on its on its will fully turn all the way to left by its self and then is quite harder to steer back to the right. You will have to fight with the wheel to keep the car going straight. I have look around quit a bit and have found multiple complaints about this exact issue.

While driving on [XXX] in South Carolina (we are from Ohio and were on a vacation to celebrate [XXX]) we started our turn into the left lane to pass a vehicle when the steering wheel suddenly sharply turned on its own and shot us towards the medium and oncoming traffic. As my husband was able regain control and hard steer to the right before we hit oncoming traffic we were, as you can imagine, terrified. We were able to steer the car to a safe pull off and tried to recover our nerves and start the process of figuring out what was happening and what we were going to do as we were so far away from home. I Googled the problem we were having and learned that we were not alone in having this steering system problem. I was extremely disappointed to learn that this was a known problem but there had been no recall. We had no indications nor any information that this could occur. We located a Honda dealership approximately 22 miles from our location and decided we would carefully try to get to that location. At the dealership we were told it was a known problem but they would have to locate parts, which they did in Atlanta, and have them overnighted if possible. They were very helpful, drove us to a hotel which we paid for, as we waited for parts to arrive. While fixing the electronic steering system they located another issue with another electronic box that had something to do with the starter which needed to be replaced as well. Each of these problems I came to understand were known to Honda, and I believe NHTSA, but no recalls were issued. I'm sorry but I believe that the potential to be killed and to kill others due to the failure of the electronic steering system while driving a vehicle that is known to have these problems is a recall and should be repaired and replaced at Honda's expense not those that invested in what they considered a safe vehicle. Our bill for these repairs was $3,826. 41. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

Steering wheel hard and solf at times hit a dip in the road and it will jerk the wheel to the left it has jerk the wheel out of my hands making a left turn if you not holding it firmly with both hands an they extended the warranty for 13 years an then tell you it has to throw a code before they will fix it under warranty this should be recalled its very dangerous nothing but a scam to keep from replacing an charge u 85 dollars to tell you the rack needs replacement 2900 dollar what a sham do yall job an recall these cars .

When driving, the car's steering will jerk sporadically. It is also incredibly hard to turn the wheel. The inspection by the Honda Dealer has proven that it is the power steering rack is faulty. Something has gone wrong and it is making the car dangerous to drive. My safety is at risk because if the car jerks suddenly, I will crash either into a structure or another vehicle likely resulting in death at high speeds. There is no warning light at all. This seems related to the formal safety probe open in May 2021 for 2013-2015 Honda Accords. I have been doing research and a LOT of people are posting about it online.

A steering failure. Unable to steer the car. It goes to the left and steering wheel is not returned to the center and kept turning out of my lane. I've brought the car in authorized Honda dealer on 1/29/24 for full maintenance service on 1/29/24 and there are no recalls on this issue.

Unknown lost all power steering have changed battery starter and alternator trying to fix the problem electrical power steering!

Steering completely locked up. No errors or warnings appeared on the dashboard so the car was towed in for repairs. The dealership updated EPS software to fix the issue.

Car driving normally until sudden power steering failure. Steering wheel stayed straight when I tried to veer left - I had to use two hands to steer for the rest of the drive. This could’ve been dangerous in the initial moments as I was driving downhill and around a curve in wet weather. No dash lights have come on, and I haven’t driven it again yet. Car hasn’t been inspected yet as it’s Friday afternoon.

The contact owns a 2013 Honda Accord. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the steering wheel independently jerked to the right. There was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a dealer and was diagnosed with a defective electric power steering (EPS) gear box. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and the contact was informed that the vehicle was not covered under warranty or recall. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 124,419.

Mileage: 124,419

The steering system failed/malfunction. when turning the wheel counter-clockwise, the steering wheel jerks and temporarily shuts down the vehicle even while driving. Steering wheel has failed during the middle of a left hand turn in multiple intersections. Very unsafe and scary situation when the car does not respond or perform any inputs when the drive is trying to correct/move the wheel. the steering wheel stiffens and is unable to be moved for a few seconds while the car is on Drive. The problem has been confirmed by the dealer but stated since there are no codes provided, they are unable to service the vehicle and are unsure what that issue is and what may be causing it. vehicle has been inspected by multiple Honda dealerships, no one is able to determine what is causing this issue *but they can reproduce it) No warning lamps or messages or other symptoms of the problem prior to the failure. Issue first became apparent and has been getting progressively worse about 2 year ago (150,000 miles)

Lost ability to steer vehicle. It was impossible to steer the car. The car was running on and in one instance moving at low sped in my own driveway. There have been 3 instances when this happens. The problem went away after turning the car off and restarting the vehicle. 2) the starter won’t start on occasion as it takes multiple attempts to start vehicle. 3) I had to replace the starter and also a sensor forward collision sensor so the entire dashboard display for every light would turn off. Literally, every light on the dashboard turns on, even for low tire pressure. The bidders concern from operation perspective is the steering. There’s no doubt in my mind that this is a critical and serious defect with this make and model of the 2013 Honda Accord. I looked online and there are literally thousands of reports of the same issue. There are complaints of uncontrollable steering too. One gentleman did a YouTube video demonstrating what’s happening. I will do the same for the steering in this vehicle the next time it happens. Why hasn’t the NHTSA issued a mandatory recall and forced Honda to make this recall happen now. I hope this isn’t a political decision because I know lives are in serious jeopardy with this loss of ability to steer the vehicle with no warning. Lastly, I’ve bought and owned 5 Honda in my lifetime: 3 Honda Accords, 1 Odyssey and 1 Pilot and I’ve never needs to file a complaint in the past as they’ve always been a reliable, safe vehicle. I’m extremely concerned about this problem and I urge NHTSA and Honda to do the right thing and issue an immediate recall to remedy this issue. You are now aware of this issue in a formal complaint and it appears that there are already several thousand complaints based on what’s online. Please take action.

The steering suddenly became hard to turn right on a freeway going at 60 miles per hour (and came to normal in about 10 seconds) and then in about 10 more minutes when I took a left turn exiting the freeway, the steering remained stuck going left and had to pull it back to center with some effort. Got it checked with a honda dealer and they say something is wrong with the EPS system, where some torque value at rest is incorrect. There is a 13 year extended warranty for EPS torque sensor but only if certain codes show up. Unfortunately those torque sensor DTC codes do not show up on my vehicle and they say it could be a shorted EPS motor and hence it's not being covered in warranty and the current recommendation is changing the entire steering rack and I'm asked to pay out of pocket. There are lot of EPS complaints for 2013 accord

The contact owns a 2013 Honda Accord. The contact stated while driving 30 MPH, the power steering became inoperable. The contact stated that the vehicle was difficult to steer. The contact stated that the steering wheel was pulling to the left. There were no warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who replaced the power steering unit. The local dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer was not notified about the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 72,000.

Mileage: 72,000

Pretty sure it has something to do with the electrical power steering. The car will randomly steer to the left by its self it will do it driving or just running it does it all the time. I have videos and paper record of eveything from multiple sources. It could kill somebody and hurt others in the process. It wouldn’t let me upload the files. If they are needed

Car power steering wheel was not function, I couldn't turn the power steering wheel and the wheel was shaking, luckily it's not happened while I was driving, the problem occurred when I started the car, there was warning lamps on the dash boards, It happened a few time and I was scare to drive the car. Car was towed to dealer and dealer diagnostic code 34-05 power relay stuck off, it costed me $920 to fix, I saw online so many complains with this model year about the same problem, my car only has 80K miles and always service at dealer. I wrote to Honda corporation and open a complain, they want me to sent all the dealer papers and proof of payment, they said I could get help with the payment in 9 weeks, after 8 weeks I follow up with them and they said they didn't get the paper ( I sent through email reply like they told me) So I took my time and re- sent the papers again, took a lot of my time to upload all the paper they required. Finally they said they got it and the manager will contact me, I got a called and the manager said they will have to confirm with the dealer, took another 2 weeks and after that they call me and said Honda corporation will reimburse me only $300, took another TWO weeks to finally get a check from them, totally 3 months from the time I open a case, what a joke! Please have this car recall and make Honda pay for all the fixing cost since this happened to a lots of vehicle on the road.

The steering wheel stopped turning smoothly and would occasional turn toward the right erratically. The car is available for inspection upon request. Since now the steering wheel will occasional move on it's own or become more difficult to turn, the car is now more difficult to drive and thereby more of a safety risk. The steering problem was confirmed by a local mechanic. The vehicle has not been inspected by the manufacturer, police, or insurance representative regarding this issue. There has been no warning lamps or messages on the dashboard in regards to this steering issue.

In December 2022, I took my 2013 Honda Accord sedan 2.4L EX 4-door to the same Honda dealership where I purchased the vehicle new in December 2012. The car had 81.5k miles on it then, and the issue was with steering and having to always hold the wheel tightly with pressure to the right as it consistently wanted to pull left. After confirming this was not an alignment issue, the Honda dealer put it up on the rack and confirmed the wheel turned quickly all the way to the left, even when idling (I have video of this). There were no stored trouble codes so they performed a torque sensor clear and steering torque learn, which seemed to fix the issue. Note there is a warranty extension (from 5 to 13 years) by Honda for the EPS Torque Sensor (DTC 53-01 or DTC 53-03), for all 2013-14 Accords; however my vehicle did not show either of those diagnostic codes. Now in November 2023 (83.4k miles), the steering has failed again, pulling left but also suddenly becoming tight while steering and then suddenly going slack; at times if I let go of the wheel (safely), the wheel rotates quickly all the way left exactly as it did when up on the rack under a year ago. Took it back to the same Honda dealership service department and, after being asked if I knew I was supposed to drive with two hands on the wheel, left the car with them to check out. The same issue occurred for them. They said they hadn’t seen this issue before and didn’t know if it was an issue with the rack or the control module (which are separate components on my model), and that they had to call the Honda engineers to find out where the issue was and what to work on. A day later they were told the rack was the issue and needed to be replaced. The rack itself is $1800 and with labor would cost over $3k. I looked online and saw that many others with the same make/model/year had posted that they have these exact issues, which makes it seem that there is a major (and unsafe) flaw in Honda’s design.

Electronic power steering failure. Pulls dangerously to the left after failure. Very hard to steer, no EPS warning light or indication of any problems prior to failure.

While driving down the road my power steering went out without warning and then light came on, I turned the car off/on several different times and the power steering is still out. I was able to make it home without incident but that was not a safe feeling.

Daughter driving in speed lane in Indiana at speeds over 70mph- steering locked up completely as she was surrounded by semis. Thank God she responded and handled the situation - she could have been killed. Now car is in repair on what is KNOWN to be common failure, but NO recall. She is 6 hours away from vehicle now at college. Part will take 8 weeks. Honda doing nothing to provide her with a vehicle. I am sick HONDA has not issued this as a recall. She could have died. This is very common problem.

While driving on a straight roadway the electric power steering indicator light came on and the steering became very difficult. I was able to steer with effort to the side of the road and park. This incident just happened an hour ago and has not yet been checked by a service center. My husband met me, started the car and drove home without further incident.

The contact owns a 2013 Honda Accord. The contact stated while driving 10 MPH, the steering wheel was firm. Additionally, the brake pedal was depressed but failed to stop the vehicle in a reasonable amount of time. The contact also stated that the transmission was shifting rough while driving. Several unknown warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the ABS module needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and confirmed that the part to repair the vehicle was not available. The failure mileage was approximately 190,000. The VIN was unavailable.

Mileage: 190,000

ABS solenoid valve malfunction. VSA solenoid malfunction

My EPS light came on and could not steer the car. It would not turn either left or right. I had car towed to garage who told me power steering rack. I called Honda Dealership who told me I had o have it towed to them. I had towed to them and they told me EPS control unit. The only warning was the eps light. Why is my car not part of 15-550 or 15-056. There has been numerous issues with this year make and model when will it be resolved now that I’m having to pay $1300 and over $300 for towing

When I bought the car about one month ago, the car would pull slightly to the left and get worse when I would go to stop. A week and a half ago it got a lot worse and now if you take any pressure off the steering wheel it will turn completely to the left. Also, turning to the right is extremely difficult. The car is not safe to drive in this state. Mechanics have said that it is the torque sensor in the steering rack that has gone bad.

Vehicle steering wheel will turn left or right. If there isn't correcting the steering wheel vehicle will not drive straight.

The contact owns a 2013 Honda Accord. The contact stated while driving 25 MPH, the vehicle started jerking upon depressing the accelerator pedal. The check engine, the Vehicle Stability Assist (VSA), the electric power steering, TPMS, Forward Collision Avoidance, and the Lane Departure warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 162,000.

Mileage: 162,000

The electronic power steering sensor has malfunctioned. If you are driving the car forward, out of nowhere and without warning the steering wheel will pull violently to the left into incoming traffic.

My family and I were driving home then out of nowhere the steering wheel turned all the way left and after a while it went in random directions. If my hand was off the wheel anytime while driving the car would’ve crashed into the side rail or another driver. There were no warning signs that this would happen and there are no dash lights indicating a problem.

The ABS Module Failure All of the dashboard light are on due the a Faulty ABS Module, YouTube and other Honda forums reported the same problems. The ABS Module is poorly designed The connectors are very thin and they break apart with the vehicle vibration, the Abs dashboard light, Steering control dashboard light, Traction control dashboard light,TPMS dashboard light all are in the ABS Module control unit. Honda need to Issue a Recall for the abs Module failing after 35k miles of its vehicles its a safety issue and it should be dressed. Thank You

1.I was driving back from Work on 7/17/2023 when I Noticed the Steering Wheel suddenly felt too loose - Steering had excessive Free play. With utmost caution drove the car back to Garage. 2.Took it to the Honda Dealer on 7/18/2023 for inspection. 3.The Honda Service Diagnosis was Power Steering Rack Assembly failure and the recommendation was to Replace the Power Steering Rack Assembly. 4.The Honda Service has recommended not to Drive the car with Unsafe Steering Unit and it has been Garaged since then.

WHEN DRIVING THE STEERING MAKES VEHICLE LEAN TO THE RIGHT. AND WHEN PARKED, IT LEANS ALL THE WAY TO THE RIGHT, LOCKS UP AND THE STEERING CAUTION LIGHT COMES ON.

During normal driving, power steering would become more or less sensitive. This was especially noticeable during turns, where the steering wheel would suddenly jerk hard into the turn, sometimes requiring both hands on the wheel to counteract the excessive turn rate.

The ABS Module has failed. I am receiving warning lights on my dash which caused me to pull off the road. After online research, I discovered this is a common problem with this make/model. So much so, that there is a national backorder for this part. My mechanic says that I can drive the car and the ABS system will not work in the event that I might need it. Online forums tell me that the system might activate and cause the brakes to lock up. This seems very unsafe to me and a widespread problem that Honda should address.

Power steering failed with no indication that the car needed service. Thankfully I was close to home and able to return safely.

The contact owns a 2013 Honda Accord. The contact stated that while the vehicle was idling, the Lane Departure, Forward Collision Avoidance, traction control, and power steering warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a dealer and the contact was informed that the ABS modulator was defective and needed to be replaced. The contact stated that the warning lights remained illuminated and over time, the power steering assist failed to operate as needed. The contact stated that excessive force was needed to steer the vehicle due to the failure. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 160,000.

Mileage: 160,000

The vehicle began pulling hard to the left without any incident to cause this. Tires were replaced but the mechanic could not get the vehicle properly aligned. Replaced struts and the wheels still would not align. The dealer was unable to find a cause for this. There are no codes or warnings.

The steering wheel locked up. EPS light shows up. The car engine is functional and starts, the fuses are good. One cannot rotate the steering wheel, it is completely locked up.

Approximately 7-8 months ago in 2022, I started noticing something unusual with the steering for my Mother's (original owner) 2013 Honda Accord. Initially I thought it may have been a defect in the road. In May of 2023, I noticed a significant change in the steering, and that it was a lot tighter and harder to turn (while driving or stationary). Also, if I did not hold the steering wheel firmly while driving, the steering wheel would jerk abruptly, changing my intended path of travel. This issue could potentially cause an accident. I immediately had the vehicle diagnosed at a Honda dealer, and they confirmed that it was a electrical power steering rack issue. The dealer advised me that American Honda extended the warranty coverage on all electrical power steering torque sensors for this vehicle, however, the vehicle needed to display a certain code during the diagnosis. Unfortunately, my vehicle did not display the required code and it was not covered under the extended warranty. The service advisor suggested that I contact American Honda to help resolve the issue, being that it was an electrical power steering issue and it should have been covered. American Honda conducted their investigation and denied my claim. I believe this should have been covered under the warranty because it is an electrical power steering issue.

Started vehicle and power steering was not functioning. Steering light illuminated on dashboard. Car was towed to dealership who started they secured the connection and the problem would not happen again. Two days later exact same issue occurred, no power steering and extremely difficult to steer.

The electronic power steering started pulling right unexpectedly. It started without any warning or indication. One day I just started the engine, started driving and power steering began to pull the car to right side. The dealer diagnosed the car and found no error codes and no damage. Dealer said I need to replace entire electric power steering rack.

For no known reason numerous warning lights appeared on dashboard (steering, LDW, FCW failure, brakes, low tire pressure). Power steering completely stopped working. It appears ABS, lane departure warning and forward collision warning systems all stopped working. Glad this happened to me and not my wife. It is her car. Dangerous as heck!

I turned on my car and I couldn’t move my wheel left or right. It felt like it was locked. I drove a little forward out of my driveway and I was able to turn my wheel a little bit but I had to do it with great force. the power steering or system failed and made my car unsafe to drive. I couldn’t turn the wheel left or right only forward. There were no warning signs that this failure was going to occur. I contacted Honda accord San Leandro and they said it’s a common problem but not covered. The manufacturer stated it is not a defect and they would charge me to fix it. They will not cover it under warranty.

Vehicle (2013 Honda Accord) repeatedly drifts and pulls to the left while driving under normal conditions; regardless of my speed (10 mph-75mph). I have come close to crossing the center lane into oncoming traffic. I took my vehicle to the Honda dealership for inspection and a wheel alignment and was told I needed to replace the steering rack. The technician stated he had seen this issue before stating the wheel just spun when on the machine. Additionally, I took my vehicle to a local certified mechanic that took my vehicle for a test drive and immediately stated the issue was the steering rack.

Steering wheel is turning to the left on its own and slightly stiff when turning to the right. I recently did a wheel alignment and changed tie rod end inner and outer driver and passenger side front I presently live in the Bahamas

The contact owns a 2013 Honda Accord. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the power steering malfunctioned, and the steering wheel became difficult to turn in either direction. Additionally, the power steering warning light remained illuminated with the "check charger system" message displayed. The cause of the failure was not yet determined. The local dealer was notified of the failure. The manufacturer was not yet contacted. The approximate failure mileage was 140,000.

Mileage: 140,000

I was backing out of my driveway on to my street when I felt something off with the steering. The steering wheel was very very hard to turn and kept pulling to the right on its own. I managed to get the car in front my house and had the car towed to a honda repair shop. Honda diagnosed a power steering unit failure without any dtc code. I was very lucky I wasn't driving in traffic since I had no control.

Started noticing problem with steering a few weeks ago. Trying to turn left is very loose and oversteers so much that it almost takes me to a U-turn. Even driving straight, I often notice the car being pulled to the left like it's trying to make a turn on its own. Turning right seems more "normal" but also more difficult that I have to use more force to complete the turn. When I took my car in for state-mandated annual inspection, the inspector immediately notified me something is wrong with the steering rack and wouldn't pass inspection, and I should take the car to a mechanic. Manual examination of the car revealed no issues with physical parts, and alignment check also had no issues. So I had another appointment for the electrical system, which diagnosed that the EPS (electrical power steering) sensor is failing, giving inaccurate readings, pulling too much to left and "skipping" on right. They informed me this was a known issue with all 2013/2014 Honda Accords, and I have to spend $3000+ to replace the entire steering rack. Upon further research, I became aware that there have been thousands of complaints filed with NHTSA regarding the same issue, and there is a service bulletin 15-056 extending the EPS sensor warranty to 13 years. So I took my car to a Honda dealer. The technician and the service advisor both recognized the exact same symptoms as described by bulletin 15-056 and recommended the same $3000+ repair to replace the steering rack. However, they said this will NOT be covered by the extended warranty due to lack of DTC codes. She suggested maybe driving around more until I get a code, which according to the technician, only happens upon a catastrophic failure of the torque sensor. I contacted American Honda, and my request for coverage was out-right rejected. Only 41k miles on the car and had been so scared driving since issue started. Outrageous to me they want me to drive dangerously until sensor COMPLETELY fails when it's a known issue for years.

The contact owns a 2013 Honda Accord. The contact stated while driving 10-15 MPH, the vehicle lost power steering functionality intermittently, then completely lost functionality. The steering warning light was illuminated. The contact continued driving to his residence nearby using physical force to steer the vehicle. The vehicle was then towed to an independent mechanic, where it was diagnosed that the power steering module had failed and needed to be replaced. The dealer and the manufacturer were not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 90,000.

Mileage: 90,000

2013 Honda Accord Deadly Electronic Power Steering Failure. Once the slightest input is received from the operator to move the wheel left, the wheel starts turning on its own in that direction and does not return to center. In some cases, the turn can be abrupt causing the vehicle to steer sharply into oncoming traffic or out of its lane. The problem is so bad that I had to have the fuse for the power steering pulled in order to avoid collisions, especially when my teenage son is operating the vehicle. The vehicle was purchased used with about 111, 000 miles on it and the steering worked for about 30 days. After that the above noted problem occurred without remedy. I made and posted a video that illustrates the problem. Please use the link below to see exactly what is happening. https://youtu.be/SNiLWlmFbm8

I took my car to a Mavis Tire to get the tires rotated and balanced. They told me the electronic steering rack failed and is causing significant wear on my left front tire and that they recommended replacing the rack and the inner tie rods as well as replacing the two front tires and realigning them. I got a second opinion and the guy told me that the left front tire belt has been worn down and that the front two tires needed replacing and realignment, but didn't mention the steering rack (he also didn't look under the car, he just drove it and felt the wheel jerking back and forth). I did not tell the second auto shop about the steering rack, as I didn't want it to bias their opinion. My safety has been put at risk because this randomly happened out of nowhere and my tire jerks back and forth while I am driving. The vehicle has only been inspected by these two auto mechanics. There were no warning messages on the dashboard and the second auto shop ran a diagnostic test and confirmed everything checked out alright.

POWER STEERING WENT OUT WHILE VEHICEL WAS IN MOTION AND ALMOST CAUSED ME TO WRECK . I WAS DRIVING ON SH 321 , CLEVELAND TEXAS ,TURNED ON BLINKER TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN, UPON TURNING POWER STEERING GAVE OUT AND I WAS UNABLE TO MAKE TURN , I HAD TO BACK UP TWICE TO MAKE TURN AND ALMOST GOT HIT BY ANOTHER VEHICLE, I HAVE NEVER BEEN THROUGH SOMETHING SO SCARY IN MY LIFE,

While using a curved exit ramp my steering locked and I could not turn the wheel and lost control of ability to steer hitting the curb and damaging both the tire rod and rack steering. I could not turn the wheel to move the vehicle and required a tow to move the vehicle. This was an extremally dangerous situation in where I could have easily been hit by another vehicle or been seriously injured. There was a light that did flash on the dashboard but only for a second. There was no other indication that there was a problem with the vehicle. Honda service has indicated to me they are aware of any issues with steering on my make and model. I have have a substantial repair bill as the vehicle is not drivable.

While in traffic and driving around 40 miles per hour, my 2013 Accord suddenly took a sharp turn to the left. I was able to fight the steering and control the Accord to a stop. The steering was very difficult to manage. The vehicle was not safely under my control, putting the people in the car at risk for an accident, as well as those in near-by vehicles. I have always maintained this car at the Honda dealership. There were no indications of problems with the steering previously (no warning lights, no suggestion by Honda service that an issue existed, etc.). Prior to this sudden failure, the steering worked perfectly. The Honda dealership service department diagnosed the issue as failed steering. Over the next 24 hours they replaced the rack (since we were traveling this necessitated an extra days stay). No one else has inspected this car.

No warning lights displayed on dashboard. Steering wheel began turning right by itself sitting in the driveway in park . I turned it back to the straight position only to have it turn again one half or more rotation. Took it to a parking lot ( flat area) it went in a circle by itself. I could stop it with some effort. While driving straight it kept pulling me right hard, not like a crowned road would do! The vehicle was bought new and only has 76,000 miles.

When driving straight the steering will take control and jerk to one side without warning. Fowler Honda in Norman, Ok has admitted to knowing of a problem with the steering column related to other incidents but because there is no service codes firing, they will not pay to have the default fixed. This is a major safety concern!!

Out of nowhere the power steering gave out. There was no warning of it until the EPS dash light came on at the exact time I lost all power steering.

The power steering has failed, and just happened all of a sudden. No warning light appears on the dashboard. I can drive it as of right now, but depending on the situation (which changes by the moment) it steers extremely hard or extremely loosely. It's very unstable, and I feel I'd be taking a huge risk if driven on the highway, which is why I'm only taking local trips close to my home, at relatively slow speeds. My local Honda dealership (Leith Honda, Raleigh, NC) has diagnosed the issue as a failed rack power steering assembly (part # 53601-T2F-A94), and wants to charge me a small fortune to have it repaired. I view this first and foremost as a safety-related concern

The electric power steering rack is binding up and making the car veer towards the right. It is not an alignment issue was check by Honda dealership. It’s a EPS , need replacement to correct. It’s a Honda Accord 2013 and I’m seeing it’s under review due to lots of complaints . The part to fix this issue is also 8-12 months to get . I need my car, and hoping this issue is recalled soon!

Got couple of error codes car became undriveable as steering wheel became really heavy and required force to move it paid $1500 to mechanic to fix this issue

Eletric power steering was bad making it impossible to drive. Had it replaced at auto shop for 2 091 dllars. Honda dealer diagnosed it as power steering rack, independent auto shop said same, transmission warning light came on but was cleared by independent auto shop.

The EPS (Electric Powering Steering) light comes on and I lose all steering control. The steering wheel becomes impossible to turn. This is very UNSAFE AABD CONCERNING. The first time this happened I had me vehicle towed to Honda and they didn’t fix the issue. Days later the steering wheel locked up and the EPS light came on..she could’ve been seriously hurt or killed!

The steering wheel locked up twice while driving in one week. It was very difficult to steer and make turns. The worming light illuminated both times. Had to stop and restart the ignition. Felt unsafe because could get into an accident due to the hard steering. The problem was not reproduced or inspected yet.

The contact owns a 2014 Honda Accord. The contact stated while driving approximately at 55 MPH, the power steering failed and the steering wheel veered to the left independently. The contact was able to regain control of the vehicle and safely came to a stop. The contact stated that when she placed the vehicle into park and turned off the engine, the steering wheel again turned to the left with no driver input. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The contact later drove the vehicle to a dealer who diagnosed and determined that the vehicle needed to have the steering rack and pinion assembly replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer had not been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 106,000. The VIN was unavailable.

Mileage: 106,000

Woke up and went to drive my car and noticed that my sharply pulls to the left if my hand is not occupying the wheel. So i took it to one shop and they said it was my alignment and after they did my vehicles alignemnt i got my car back and the sudden jerk persisted so now i know the issue has more to do with the power steering. I then took my car to another shop and this shop actually told me they arent capable of doing the repair becasue they said it was an issue with something involving something digital and that I could only take the car to get fixed by Honda and it costing upwards of $1500. This issue is very hazardous to myself and others due to the fact that if my hand isnt on the steeing wheel at all times my car would do an almost perfect 90 degree hard turn to the left and so i have been avoiding taking it on major highways and being very caustious whenever I take it on the road. I was brought to fill out this report because i read many other people are having the same issue as me with the same year and make of my car and noticed that there was an active investigation into what the cause may be. As far as I could tell I saw no warnings about this issue prior to it happening and it came on very suddenly for no apparent reason.

Upon start up, the steering wheel was not easy to steer. There were little vibration back and forth. The steering warning light was also illuminated on the dash. The incident did not occur while driving and was apparent immediately on start up. Consumer states that the vehicle has yet to be repaired but turning the vehicle off and letting it sit for a short while temporarily helps the issue.

Power steering failure, complete power steering rack replacement by Honda Dealership. Symptoms identical to Honda Warranty Extension 5Z2, Service Bulletin #15-056. Dealer confirmed no damage to power steering rack. Vehicle did not throw DCT 53-01 or 53-012 so Honda and Dealer refused to repair under warranty extension, forcing customer to pay out of pocket. This is the subject of an ongoing NHTSA investigation which began May 2021. The consumer stated that the issue occurred all the time and varying in seriousness. Once repaired, the issue did not occur.

The contact owns a 2013 Honda Accord. The contact stated while his wife was driving 25 MPH, the steering wheel seized. The contact stated that the electric power steering warning light was illuminated. The driver was able to park on the side of the road. The vehicle was not drivable. The contact towed the vehicle to the residence. The contact stated his son was a mechanic and after using a code reader, he became aware of multiple error codes. The vehicle was not repaired. A dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer had not been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was 160,715.

Mileage: 160,715

Driving on highway and steering wheel went stiff. Difficult to turn/move steering wheel

The contact owns a 2013 Honda Accord. The contact stated that while driving approximately 15 MPH, the steering wheel jerked aggressively causing him to lose his grip on the steering. The contact stated that the failure was intermittent. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the rack and pinion were replaced. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 78,000.

Mileage: 78,000

There is a steering problem. The wheel turns to the right on its own while driving. Vehicle was looked at by Honda Toms River, NJ on June 8, 2022. They recommended steering rack replacement. Car was driven back home to PA and we are awaiting direction from Honda.

Steering is pulling to the left, mechanic inspected tires, suspension, and rack and pinion. No visible damage. Mechanic ran codes-no codes were displayed. Vehicle has EPS. Contacted dealer requested inspection and was given an appointment in 8 days. I believe other 2013 Honda Accords have experienced this problem. I am widowed so I have no options for alternate drivier, I will continue to drive until dealership can inspect. Not happy that the dealership could not look at this issue sooner, it is not like I need an oil change. The consumer stated that there were no further issues after repair.

Steering wheel spins to the left, I had it evaluated and it was a electrical problem with the steering wheel.

ABS Control Module failure at 174712 Diagnosed and replaced by licensed independent service center. Cost $450.00 Power Steering failure at 188,000. Still with independent service center. Estimated repair cost $900.00 Earlier engine replacement required as well with no warning, proper maintenance

While driving power steering goes out and car pulls to the side causing vehicle to go into other lane! Shutting off car and restarting temporarily fixes issue. Time between incidents ranges from 2 weeks to a month. First incident was 6 weeks ago and it has happened several times since (tonight being the third).

I was driving and went to take a turn at a top sign and the wheel was turning itself to the right. It did the same after turning and going straight. The wheel was moving itself turning the car right when I was driving

As i was driving i felt my steering wheel jerk violently to the right with no warning, as i continued to drive my steering wheel than jerked towards the right again on its own before locking up. I was not able to turn my wheel which was not only extremely dangerous but also very scary. I was luckily passing by a Honda dealership and they confirmed to me that my electric power steering was the reason behind the incident that occured. What is disturbing is that the day before i went to priority honda in chesapeake virginia and they changed my oil and supposedly checked the fluids etc on my car. They provided me with a report that stated my brake fluid was good. The other honda told me i had no brake fluid……….. they marked my power steering fluid as good… i have no power steering. I am considering my options right now and have not ruled out legal action. This was a very scary situation. The icing on top is the fact they spelled my name incorrectly as well as the wrong address…

My 2013 Honda Accord randomly started turning to the right on its own. Until this day the car continues to experience this issue on and off with no pattern. The dealership could not replicate the issue, stated noticed steering wheel hard, cleared both DTC’s and performed all sensor learn, found 1 EPS updated and performed update but steering still stiff. Raised car and inspected power steering rack but nothing abnormal, hard reset performed but still did not fix the issue After troubleshooting code found service bulletin to replace fuse box assembly. I declined fuse box assembly replacement as the Honda mechanic could not guarantee this would fix the issue.

Mileage: 77,000

As I was traveling in I-64 about a mile from the Brentwood offramp my steering became almost impossible to control. I continued with the flow of traffics for another 1/4 of mile and then was able to move my car to the interior lane with a lot of resistance. During this 1/4 mile my steering remained locked. I regained the ability to steer after that 1/4 mile, but it was Like in the days of without power steering. Then I was able to exit and stop my car. The light on the dash came on and after Resting it went off and my car returned to regular operation. The same thing happened 6 months ago on the freeway in California. That situation was almost identical.

Steering wheel turns itself to the left abruptly without warning.

While driving down the highway, the car tried to rapidly turn to the right. I pulled into a parking lot and turned the steering wheel completely to the left. It then turned itself all the way to the right very quickly. It could be driven by forcefully holding onto the steering wheel and applying pressure to keep it from turning. The car would do a 90 degree turn without touching the steering wheel. Tires and alignment are fine. Vehicle is currently at the dealership being worked on.

Traveling down the interstate at 65-70 mph and the steering pulled very hard to the left and veered into the left lane decreases speed and had to counter steer to the right which keep me on the road. No warning or maintenance lights on. Dealership diagnosed with failed steering rack and a $3500 repair bill. 2013 Honda Accord EX L 95,000 miles

Power Steering failed while driving car causing me to nearly mow down a group of people waiting on curb for crosswalk.

The contact owns a 2013 Honda Accord. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the vehicle was pulling to the right. The vehicle was taken to the dealer however, the mechanic was unable to determine the cause of the failure. Upon investigation, the contact discovered an open investigation under NHTSA Action Number: EA21001 which she linked to the failure. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 59,000.

Mileage: 59,000

While driving around 65 mph on the freeway, the car suddenly became hard to steer. The electronic power steering seemed to fail, and multiple warning lights simultaneously appeared on the dashboard (Vehicle Stability Assist, Tire Pressure, Power Steering, Engine). I was in the middle of merging into another lane, and the wheel became jerky and less responsive. The car swerved, but I was able to regain control and pull over. I restarted the car a few times, but this did not resolve the issue. The next day, the power steering returned and the warning lights were no longer on. After driving locally for a few minutes (30+ mph), the power steering failed again, and the cluster of warning lights returned. The power steering continues to fail intermittently while driving, but will return seemingly randomly. I was able to bring the car to a certified Honda dealer, and my service advisor let me know the problem may be related to a known issue with the torque sensor, which had its warranty extended to 13 years in 2013 - 2014 Accords (TSB Warranty Extension 15-056). After inspecting my car, the error code DTC 85-01 was discovered (EPS - VSA malfunction), but it was not covered under the warranty extension (DTC 53-01 / 53-02). The service advisor determined "the problem is the gearbox internally not the outside sensors" and that the steering rack should be replaced at my expense (~$2500). I believe my safety and the safety of others was put at risk because this sudden loss of control could have led to a collision with a driver or pedestrian. This component is necessary to safely drive the car, and I believe the manufacturer is responsible for the premature failure of this component without warning. No warning lights were on prior to this incident, and there was no known history of symptoms/issues related to steering or other major components. No history of accidents. The car with faulty steering gearbox is available for inspection (2013 Honda Accord LX).

My car started pulling to the left, and no service lights appear on the dashboard, so I took it to the Honda dealership for an alignment. After inspection, the service consultant took me into the garage, and with my car on a lift, the mechanic turned the steering wheel all the way to the right and upon releasing it, the wheel turns all the way back to the left on its own (very quickly). He said the electronic power steering rack is malfunctioning and needs to be replaced, at a cost of $2,800. I ask if this would be covered under warranty, as it is a serious safety concern. He said it is not. I request a copy of the quote to review options, and I leave the dealership. An hour later the service consultant calls back to say only the electronic steering module needs to be replaced (and not the rack) so the total cost will now be $745 (including an alignment). Honda has recognized the problem, but will not cover under warranty unless diagnostic codes 53-01 or 53-02 appear, but neither code shows up in my vehicle. The car turns by itself to the left, which could potentially steer me into another lane (or oncoming traffic), and I believe this is a serious safety concern for everyone on the road.

Mileage: 101,000

The contact owns a 2013 Honda Accord. The contact stated while driving 45 MPH, the steering wheel was pulling to the right. The contact stated that while attempting to correctly steer the vehicle, the vehicle was still pulling to the right. The contact stated that there was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was driven home. The contact did not take the vehicle to a dealer to be repaired. The manufacture was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 90,000.

Mileage: 90,000

In February 2022, inspection by a Honda dealer technician revealed random malfunctioning of magnetic system in steering rack causing car to turn at random on its own that can lead to collision while driving.

The contact owns a 2013 Honda Accord. The contact stated that while driving approximately 5 MPH, the vehicle suddenly pulled to the right and the steering wheel could not be turned to the left. The cause of the failure was not yet determined. The local dealer was contacted and an appointment to have the vehicle examined was scheduled. The manufacturer was not yet notified. The failure mileage was 100,292.

Mileage: 100,292

The power steering stops working making it very difficult to drive especially when turning. I do not know what caused it but over the past several days it has gone off multiple times. Thankfully I have not been in an accident. The car is going to be inspected at the end of the week. Vehicle immediately experienced total loss of power steering. Not suitable for a test vehicle which is experiencing uncommanded steering. VEHICLE REPAIRED.

The contact owns a 2013 Honda Accord. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the steering wheel would jerk to left and lost power steering assist while turning to the left. The contact had taken the vehicle to the dealer however, the mechanic was unable to determine the cause of the failure. The vehicle had a software update performed; however, the failure persisted. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 16,000. Regularly occurs, not repaired.

Mileage: 16,000

I have lost my ability to turn the steering wheel while driving without warning which is extremely dangerous! Luckily we were close to home. I had very limited ability to turn the steering wheel. It was super tight. If I were on an interstate I would not have been able to switch lanes or turn suddenly as I had no ability to. I took it to Hall Honda in Charlotte, NC and they couldn’t locate the problem as it didn’t happen during their test drive. The power steering warning light appeared after the wheel stiffened. I took my car to a local Auto Zone and she tightened some screws and my steering wheel mysterious loosened. I’ve been able to drive it with no problems for the past month. Unfortunately when I turned on the car this morning the steering wheel won’t turn. I have no way to work. This is extremely dangerous and a major inconvenience. This is my second Accord. I loved my first one, but I no longer want this car. Please help!! Thank you!!

I was driving on an interstate highway when a car ahead of me swerved and appeared to lose control. I had to brake extremely hard to avoid being involved in a collision. I was exiting off the interstate at the next exit. My steering had begun to pull to the left very heavily, but was hard to turn to the left, and when I needed to make a right turn it seemed very loose with no resistance. I was able to get the car home. A few days later when I had someone to follow me to the nearest Honda dealership, I took it in and was told that the steering "box" needed to be replaced and they proceeded to repair the car. With the addition of a new battery the repair totaled $3209.01. I asked how braking the car hard could damage an electrical power steering box. Apparently, they did not know, but mentioned having had to replace other "boxes," but said there was no recall on them.

The steering wheel started jerking to the side on it's own causing vehicle to veer to the side. Now it is stiff and erratic. We had previously had the harness replaced for the passenger side mirror which the dealer said had a short and had caused a stiff steering wheel approx 2 years ago

Power Steering failure. The steering wheel became stiff to turn left or right, in the middle of operation. I was able to get over on the side of the road by switching lanes with very strong force.

When making a right turn without warning the steering went out, I lost control for a short period. My auto repair person has confirmed a continuation of the problem. Had I been in a different location it could have caused a collision endangering myself and others. I'm told the fix is to replace the rack and pinion and the tork senso.

Electric power steering system failed while driving car. I stopped the car for about 15 minutes to reset system, but it failed again after driving another 5 minutes or so.

While driving the car, the steering icon pops up and becomes hard to steer the vehicle. This happens every time you drive the vehicle. It started 3 days ago, and it hasn't gone away. We went to a car repair shop, and they found no issues when connecting and looking through the code. Even when the icon is on and indicates that there is a problem, the steering sometimes get fixed and reverted back to its original state. A few minutes after, it just goes back to the hard steering. I don't know why it would just randomly turn off the EPS while driving, but that is a very dangerous thing when on the road, randomly shuts off while making a turn could cause a crash.

As I was driving, the steering wheel jerked and I had to redirect it, but it was difficult to turn. I pulled over to figure out what was happening and noticed the power steering light on. I restarted the car and was able to make it home safe. It happened again and I took it to a mechanic, but he said he couldn't get it to happen while he was test driving the car; however, it happened repeatedly as I drove home a week later. When it happens, I am able to get control and pull over to restart, but not everyone will be able to regain control without power steering. It is not reasonable for a driver to expect their car to randomly veer off the road and lose power steering so they cannot regain control due to a fault that a mechanic cannot replicate and that is not being recorded as a trouble code. Vehicle has not been repaired.

Got in the car to run an errand, started backing out of the driveway and when I went to turn the wheel it locked up and the power steering light came on, lost all power steering. Had it towed to a shop and they said they can’t find anything wrong and I would have to take it to a Honda dealer.

This is an issue of the car regularly pulling hard to the left without warning. My mechanic stated Honda ran out of a regular front-end part and began using an inferior part on some models over several model years. He also stated that neither attempted alignment or repairs other than a suitable replacement for the affected part(s) (currently does not exist) will remedy the issue. I now have a shoulder problem requiring surgery from almost constantly fighting to keep my car in the lane for so long now. The issue has been prevalent since approximately the date and mileage given in "Additional Details" below after becoming vehicle owner and remains ongoing.

When driving down an even and flat road, the steering wheel will rotate very fast to the right and if I did not have my hands on the steering wheel it would of taken me right off the road. I stopped the car and centered the steering wheel and then let it go and it rotated at least 1 full turn to the right. I centered the wheel again and turned it hard to the left. After that the wheel stayed centered. But, once I started driving again, the wheel pulled hard to the right and I had to repeat the process to get the wheel to center. This most certainly is a steering issue.

It happens at least twice a year for the past 8 years I’ve owned the car , the eps light comes on and it’s hard to steer my car, ive almost been in accidents every time this happens , there should be a recall on This issue and so thing should be done before someone or myself gets hurt

while driving on the highway the steering wheel begin to veer sharply to the left causing the car to enter the right lane - luckily I was able to avoid hitting another car

VSA, brake, ABS, EPS, tire pressure light always on and won’t go away! I thought there would be enough information about this in the web. There is but, not actual solution. You would have to change out so much and still the lights would come back. Recently, my VSA light coming on and off have made my brakes and something else grind whenever i press on the brakes. To a point where I would need to pull over and hold vSA off button to not have brake grind when pressing on them. There should be enough content to be able to realized that this is a cause and concern for Honda vehicles.

The contact owns a 2013 Honda Accord. The contact stated while driving 65 MPH, the steering wheel inadvertently lost power steering functionality. There were no warning lights illuminated. The contact was able to continue to drive the vehicle by forcefully maneuvering the steering wheel. The contact stated that the failure reoccurred while driving. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who diagnosed that the power steering gear box needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 115,000. Updated on 3/6/22: I (contact) own a 2013 Honda Accord. Contact stated while driving 65 MPH, the steering wheel inadvertently lost power steering functionality. There were no warning lights illuminated. The contact was able to continue to drive the vehicle by forcefully maneuvering the steering wheel. The contact stated that the failure reoccurred while driving. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who diagnosed that the power steering gear box needed to be replaced. Honda Dartmouth in Massachusetts let the contact know that the car would fall under Service Bulletin 15-056 Warranty Extension: EPS Torque Sensor (DTC 53-01 or DTC 53-02) as the power steering gear box assembly needed to be replaced but, the car did not pull the code when plugged in. The car VIN number did pull as eligible under this warranty. Contact called Honda manufacturing and they stated they would not do anything for the contact as the car did not pull the code DTC53-01 or DTC 53-02 and that the cost of repair would be at the contacts expense.

Mileage: 115,000

The contact owns a 2013 Honda Accord. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the steering wheel inadvertently moved to the left. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic. The mechanic informed the contact to take the vehicle to the dealer. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and diagnosed with steering failure. The steering gearbox needed to be replaced. The dealer informed the contact that the vehicle was not covered under warranty. The vehicle was not repaired and remained at the dealer. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 72,000. The VIN was unavailable.

Mileage: 72,000

The electric power steering seems to be failing on my 2013 Honda Accord intermittently with no warning light present. While my husband was driving the vehicle at highway speeds, he indicated the steering wheel suddenly wanted to turn to the left on it's own. I drove the vehicle the next day and really did not notice an issue. However, my adult daughter drove the vehicle the following day and after driving the vehicle a short distance had to return home because the steering suddenly became very difficult to turn to the right, but super loose when turning to the left to the point it was almost impossible to control. I drove the vehicle for myself and found the same, plus the steering was extremely jerky, not at all smooth as it once was. The vehicle is in the repair shop now with an independent mechanic we trust 100%. He lifted the vehicle and was shocked at how the steering is reacting, advising the vehicle is definitely not safe to drive in it's present state. His extensive research, coupled with the codes presented, leads him to believe the rack and pinion needs replacement. Unfortunately, the repair cost is quite high due to the parts cost and labor involved. After reading all of the reports online about this exact same complaint from other consumers, I am disturbed that Honda has not done a recall. If so many of these vehicles are having this exact same issue, and it is a very strong safety hazard, why is this not considered an incident that requires recall? And how can I be assured that the Honda replacement parts are not going to fail in the future for the exact same reason? Do I now have a vehicle that is unsafe and I will constantly worry the steering is going to fail? I live in a rural area and hate to think that at any time the steering could fail and my car and it's occupants could end up in a ravine or body of water. Even after the repair is complete, I will always be uneasy driving this vehicle.

CAR VEERED LEFT HARD, NEARLY CRASHED ACROSS MULTIPLE LANES ON I-95 SOUTH IN ORMOND BEACH, FL. POWER STEERING FAILED, WOULDN'T STOP VEERING LEFT AND HARD TO TURN RIGHT. HAD TO REPLACE RACK AND PINION AND POWER STEERING GEAR BOX. NO WARNING SIGNS IN CAR TO NOTE. PROBLEM CONFIRMED AT AUTO SOLUTIONS Ormond Beach AS POWER STEERING AND GEAR BOX.

Sudden loss of steering making the vehicle very difficult to steer. Told by by Honda dealership that cause was steering rack failure. The steering rack was replaced by dealership on 8/9/2021. No warning lamps were triggered during failure. No steering issues were noted prior to this immediate steering failure.

Sudden failure of steering wheel. It became extremely difficult to turn out of nowhere. I was parking when it happened thankfully. But turning the car off and on didnt help. It is still parked since yesterday. I haven’t checked to see if the problem corrected itself.

Power steering failure accompanied by steering warning light. Vehicle difficult to steer and steering systems seems to be trying to assist in the opposite direction trying to steer. No accidents or damage at this time but seems to pose a dangerous situation. Dealer did not refuse to diagnose but discouraged leaving vehicle for diagnosis until failure was continuous as opposed to the current intermittent failure.

While driving, the steering is intermittently difficult to control and/or lacking resistance. There have been multiple occasions when it takes a great deal of effort (physically) to control the vehicle--almost as if there is a loss of power steering. Conversely, the steering wheel almost spins freely--requiring extra motion to steer the car and making it difficult to control. Of most concern is that the malfunctions occur without warning—resulting in the car drifting toward the adjacent lane on several occasions. Fortunately, I was able to make the correction in time--preventing the car from crossing into the next lane and possibly causing a collision. The local dealer checked the steering on May 20, 2021. At that time, the steering wheel was returning to the home position on its own—while I was driving the car and attempting to turn. The dealer did a diagnostic, performed a sensor re-learn and several other procedures. After exhausting all options, they contacted the Tech Line to inform them that the car was still difficult to turn during the road test. The Tech Line responded that this can be caused by hitting the curb and other driver-related mishaps. Although the adjustments made at the dealership improved the condition, it was clear that the manufacturer didn't provide the support required to resolve the problem. The steering worsened last week to the extent where I felt unsafe driving the vehicle. I took it to a different repair shop, it was inspected, and they recommended that it not be driven until repaired. After doing some research, it was clear that this is an on-going problem that has yet to be corrected by Honda. Currently, the car is parked and I have no transportation.

Steering has becoming increasingly heavy, feels “spongy” , and is pulling to the side when making turns… I am extremely concerned that there is a failure with my vehicle’s power steering that may cause me to lose control or cause an accident.

When going over small bumps strong pulls to one side dramatically, causing car to jerk out of lane

Vehicle suddenly turned left on its own, also partial lost of power steering. Even with vehicle parked, it turned totally to the left. There were no dash warning lights indicating a problem I took it to Dean Honda and it was still doing this when I arrived there. The technician said he could not duplicate the problem, and that no code came up. They stated Honda would not pay for the repair unless error code came up. They expected me to simply take the car and I stated that I would not as it was unsafe to drive. They agreed to keep it and try to duplicate the problem which after about a week they did, but still no code appeared. I contacted Honda headquarters who eventually agreed to replace the steering box "as a courtesy" but if it happened again , they would not pay for the repair. While I am happy that they repaired it, I feel that these vehicles should be recalled and Honda is using the "no code" as an excuse to refuse paying for these repairs and this is an ongoing, dangerous defect. This Accord has only 24,000 miles and is in excellent condition and I am the original owner.

Car began jerking to the right while driving. It feels like the power steering is out in 50% of the car.

I placed my car in revers and it began to spin uncontrollably to the left. I was able to, with difficulty, pull it back but it continued to spin once I backed up. Next day when I turned right, the steering wheel suddenly pulled me to the right. It is hard to steer and I was told it is steering Rack failure. Yes it is available for inspection upon request. It is putting my safety and others at risk as I do not know when it will pull to the side. Honda of Concord was able to reproduce the problem and co formed the issue. It was only taken to the dealer which is Honda of Concord. No accident has happened yet. There was no warning. It just happened the evening of 10/7/2021 and again 10/8/2021. On the way to Honda dealership, it pulled when I turned on the way.

Recently purchased car from used car dealer with 84,000 miles. Driven 1 month. 19 yr son was driving straight on 45mph road and power steering turned completely off. He is a newer driver and luckily managed the heavy steering. This could have been deadly if it happened around a turn. Car was turned off at home for 2 hrs and system reset upon start up. Not sure what to do?

While driving under ideal conditions my steering suddenly stopped functioning. I was on Hwy. 190 in Covington, LA which is a heavy traffic area. It was extremely unsettling and frightening. This ordeal, so far, has cost me: Towing charge $85.00, rental car $600.00, estimate on parts, labor and tax to replace the "Electrical Power Steering Control Unit" which Royal Honda mechanic says "FAILED", is $1,170.00. This is the second recall issue I have had with this vehicle. The first was in February, 2021 when the "Starter" failed at my odometer reading of 75,235 miles. It had to be replaced at total cost of over $500.00. WHAT'S NEXT Next!!!!!

Steering wheel jerked to one side (left) without warning

All of a sudden, without any warning, one day, I turned on the engine of my 2013 Honda Accord and the steering wheel went all the way to the left. I hadn’t even touched it and when I tried to turn it to the right, the steering wheel kept pulling to the left. I had to go to work so I drove like that since my work is not far but I had to keep pulling the steering wheel to the right firmly with both hands, otherwise it would go to the left on its own making it hard to pull back to the right (hard to control). It did it when I was driving and also when I was stopped. It did it again on my way home and a couple of days after that but then it went away all of a sudden just like it came. It now comes and goes randomly but the steering wheel feels stiff either way, not soft like before. The warning lamp didn’t come on so my car apparently looks ok. I had it checked by a mechanic who told me that the car seems fine. He didn’t see anything abnormal when he checked it. I’ve looked it up online and some people have reported the same issues but have been ignored since the lamp light doesn’t come on so it’s like the problem doesn’t even exist. I do feel it’s a safety issue when I’m driving and all of a sudden my car pulls to the left. This needs to be addressed since I’m not the only one with the issue but maybe people don’t know where to report it.

This morning as I pulled out of my parking spot into my driveway, I turned to the left. As I released pressure on the steering wheel to return to driving straight ahead, the steering cycled hard to the right. I thought perhaps loose stone had caused the unusual response, but thought better, slowed the vehicle (under 5 mph), and released the steering wheel. The vehicle pulled hard to the right. I got out and checked for a flat and checked to make sure the wheel hadn't somehow come loose. I decided that the vehicle was unsafe to drive and parked it. While parked, I cycled the steering all the way to the left. When I started to turned the wheel back to the right I could feel pressure in the steering wheel attempting to turn the wheel right. I released the wheel and the steering cycled completely to the right without my assistance. The car was parked on a dry, level surface at the time.

The contact owns a 2013 Honda Accord. The contact stated that twice he had experienced sudden loss of power steering without warning while driving at various speeds. The contact had initially taken the vehicle to a dealer where he had the vehicle repaired; however, a few years later, the failure recurred. The contact then took the vehicle to Leith Honda Aberdeen (501 11045, US-15, Aberdeen, NC 28315) where he had the vehicle repaired for a second time. The manufacturer was notified of the failures but offered no assistance. The vehicle had been repaired. The failure mileage was unknown.

The contact owns a 2013 Honda Accord. The contact stated while driving 30 MPH, she lost control of the steering wheel. The power steering assists warning light is illuminated. The contact veered to the side of the road. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic to be diagnosed. The independent mechanic stated that the electronic power steering control module had failed. The vehicle was towed to the dealer who diagnosed that the electronic power steering control module had failed and was a manufacturer’s defect. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and the case was opened. The vehicle was repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 52,000. The VIN was not available.

Mileage: 52,000

I was driving on a road that was curving right, as I’m curving the steering wheel right the vehicle instead went left into the other side of the road.

In early September 2021, my wife was driving our 2013 Honda Accord Sport 2.4L when she stated the steering was pulling itself to the left. It startled her as she was driving in traffic when it suddenly pulled left into another lane. She was able to keep control of the car and brought it straight home. I verified that when my car ignition was turned on, the steering wheel will turn to the left by itself... spinning several times counterclockwise. I also confirmed that there are no EPS error codes or warning lamps shown which seems strange there are no OBD codes. We called the local Honda dealer and they stated there is an issue with the EPS and we could bring in our vehicle for repair. I took my vehicle to the local Honda dealership for the repair of this EPS defect which they originally stated would be fixed free of charge. The dealership confirmed the defect condition on my vehicle and performed the Honda prescribed repair of reprogramming the EPS ECU. However, this did not fix the concern on my vehicle but only lessened the EPS steering force. The dealership contacted Honda directly to request a full replacement of the EPS rack on my vehicle. After about a week of delay, Honda responded and stated that since my vehicle is more than 5 years old, they are declining to replace the steering rack at their cost. They have quoted to me a repair cost of $2,900. This is evidently a mfg defect with the EPS rack system and creates an unsafe driving condition due to steering control. This EPS concern needs further investigation and a recall seems necessary as Honda is only following a programming change which does not resolve all concerns as mine still exists on my vehicle. So now when driving my vehicle, you cannot remove your hand from the steering wheel, or it will steer itself continuously left. Again I feel the vehicle steering system is a critical function and Honda should repair at their cost.

I was driving on the highway and my car just whipped to right like I was making a u turn .

The car will intermittently lose power steering all of the sudden and jerk the car to the right. On other occasions the car will automatically steering right at a stand still. It is believed to be either electrical or mechanical but involving the EPS and rack and pinion. The vehicle was inspected by a certified Honda technician. My personal safety and safety of others that have entered my car have been at risk any time I am in this vehicle. On most occasions the EPS light would fail to come on when this occured. It may be on one out of every ten times the issues occured. The code that occurs is a visa system malfunction.

On 9/3, I filled up my Accord with gas and went to start my car again. Upon starting, I saw my power steering light had come on. I called my local shop to see if I could take it by there Friday morning and they couldn't accommodate due to the busy Labor Day weekend. So I called the Honda Dealer (Right Honda) in North Scottsdale and was able to schedule a visit for 7:30am on 9/4. I drove my car home on 9/3 and by the time I made it home, the power steering had come back but the light was still on. The morning of 9/4 I get in my Accord to take it to Right Honda... the power steering light was not on anymore and the car was steering fine. Right Honda told me they can't do anything for me since the light wasn't on anymore... that weekend, 9/5, my light comes back on while I'm away from town and I have to drive it back home without power steering, which felt kind of dangerous. I scheduled a time to take it in for service on 9/7 at my local service center, not Right Honda. It is now 9/20 and I'm being told the part I need is on a national shortage. We've been waiting for almost two weeks now and I'm curious how/why this part can be allowed to be on national shortage when it's a defect of Honda's? I've seen there's plenty reports (100+) of the electronic power steering failing in 2013-2015 Honda Accords and I'm surprised they have the replacement part on a national shortage. This is disappointing as a loyal Honda customer.

The power steering failure while driving on highway ( Check Engine, EPS, VSA, Tire pressure 4 lights turn on the dashboard at the same time) , it's suddenly and unpredictable. I keep driving on outside lane prevent any broke down or crash other vehicles. It's hard to control and accelerate . my car just finished the regular maintenance one month ago, and in very good shape. It's very dangerous situation, I decide drive to dealer for check, and report to NHTSA for safety reason. upload the dealer check worksheet page, and will upload more files if needed.

I was driving with my 2 kids after school on Highway 40 West towards exit 192, the car suddenly pulled to the left side without any warning, Though the situation was scary and horrible I managed to stop the car in the grass area between east bound and west bound highway. The steering does a perfect 90 degree turn automatically. I took the car to the nearest Honda service center next day morning (Sep. 14, 2021). They came back with a diagnosis to replace the entire transmission which costs$3,000 plus tax.

The power steering just stopped working in my 2013 honda accord. I am not able to drive the vehicle safely. A mechanic has confirmed this issue. There were no signs or symptoms and no warning lights beforehand. The warning light came on just as the steering stopped working. This occurred in June 2020.

Steering very stiff and pulls towards the right, very hard to turn to left, smelling like something is hot - burning - sensor light is on Took to dealership states rack and piñon needs replaced over $2,000.00 repairs- I would notice when driving on straight highway and let go of steering wheel would pull to right then the burning smell & hard to turn to left all while having to drive my 2 1/2 year old grandson to work & childcare always been satisfied with car very heartbreaking and expensive

Steering feels like it holds when driving in curve and doesn’t want to turn back straight.

Hello, The steering wheel starts puling me to the left without any warning, while i was driving at 20 mph. It almost cause me to crash. Since it happened the steering wheel almost constantly pulls me to the left. My Accord 2013 has only 62,000 miles. I took car to the dealer. Upon inspection found steering gearbox/eps unit has internal failure. Estimate 3258.95. Honda's corporate office does not reply to my complain. Thanks

The contact owns a 2013 Honda Accord. The contact stated that while attempting to start the vehicle, the steering wheel failed to turn. There was an unknown warning light illuminated. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 125,000.

Mileage: 125,000

Car suddenly began pulling and steering to the right. Have to apply force to steering to keep it straight or turn or correct to the left. Happens when driving, and even when parked the front wheels and steering wheel will pull some to the right, steering wheel turns right on its own. Checked front tire pressure and that's OK, didn't resolve the issue.

Streeling wheel is constantly steering to the left even when the car is stationary.

Steering wheel start puling to the left. It doesn’t stay in the neutral position ( wheels straight). I have to apply unnecessary force to keep it straight or make a right turn. Feels extremely unsafe.No warning signs indicated on dashboard. Planning to take it to the dealership.

Electric powered steering (EPS) just failed on me, fortunately I was able to handle it and take car to secure location.

My car started jerking to the left uncontrollably. For safety reasons I am not driving because I lose control of the steering wheel. Took it to a Honda dealership and they said that I need to replace power steering rack and inner rods. The cost is $3100. This vehicle only has 119,000 miles , this should not happen

Driving on highway with grooved pavement felt steering wheel start pulling to left needed to hold steering very tight to control car. Pulled car into a parking lot and when applying brakes and loosing hands from steering wheel the car pulled left and steering wheel started to turn on own doing a complete 360 degrees or more. Brought car to an auto center to have assessed and was told rack and pinion gear is damaged. The part is on National back order from Honda according to service center. No warning lights or symptoms appeared prior to this incident.

My power steering dashboard light came on and the steering wheel would barely move. Luckily this happened when I was parked and not while I was driving. Did some research and found that this is an ongoing issue with 2013 Accords. I had to tow the car to the dealer and pay them to replace the computer part that had gone bad. I'm just glad this didn't happen while I was driving. This car only has about 59,000 miles on it.

There was a sudden loss of power steering control. The wheel suddenly turned to the left and was very difficult to return to neutral. We took it to the dealer and there were no diagnostic codes and they "re-set" everything. The problem returned about a week later. Warning lights were not evident in either instance of the problem.

The steering indicator warning light came on and the steering wheel would not turn. Luckily the car was in a parking lot and no injuries occurred. The car was towed to the area's Honda facility and repaired at a cost of almost $3000 dollars. The steering rack was replaced as it is integral with the steering torque sensor and the faulty part.

EPS light randomly comes on and power steering is lost. Took car to Honda in 2019 and the problem seemed to be fixed until about a week ago. Very scary and dangerous!

While driving during the week of 07/15/2021, the steering became hard to control and pulled to left very strongly. I managed to get home. The steering was reset and yesterday 07/24/2021 the issue occurred again. Steering wheel is very hard to control and freely "turns" to the left. I cannot drive this vehicle and cannot afford costly repair but this is a true safety issue none the less. It is impossible to control the steering. I drive less than 30 miles per week and rarely go over 45 miles per hour as I use this vehicle for errands only since I retired. I am mortified to think about what could happen if I were on the interstate driving 65 mph!

Power steering torque sensor or steering rack. I see that there is already an investigation for this. I was driving down an off ramp, when the front of my car suddenly turned to the right. I did not feel the car hit anything. I was able to correct it. However, since then there's been something obviously wrong with the steering. When I turn the steering wheel to the left it responds normally, but there is a specific angle at which the wheel vibrates though. If I turn the wheel to the right, the wheel is tense and also has a specific spot where it vibrates. It vibrates at one spot on the first and second spin of the wheel. If I drive straight the car seems fine. None of the dash lights have turned on. The dealer said to replace the steering rack. However, they can't even get the part due to the computer chip shortage. They said it is on back order and the earliest they could get it is in 6 weeks. Their estimate was around $2,700. So now I just don't have a car and if I get forced to trade it in it's value is bad, since it can't be fixed due to the shortage. If they eventually do a recall, I'll get nothing after I sell the broken car.

My Honda Accord suddenly started having steering issues. One day I was driving and my wheel suddenly just jerked to the right causing me to almost loose control of the vehicle. As I continued to drive the vehicle over the next month or two the issue became more frequent constantly jerking as I'm driving becoming hard to keep straight and wanting to veer off to the right. Eventually, one day the wheel just completely locked. I brought the car to the dealership to be repaired. After receiving the vehicle back and the repairs supposedly being done the steering continues to suddenly jerk right and the wheel tightens from time to time. These issues caused me to almost loose control of the vehicle several times. A few months after I'd starting experiencing these issues I read that a probe had been opened about similar issues.

Steering suddenly became loose to the right and veered the car into oncoming traffic. Extremely difficult to turn the steering wheel left. Honda dealer states steering gearbox failed internally. There was no warning or warning light and dealer is unable to explain the failure other than it is an “internal issue.”

I pulled into store shut vehicle off and came out started it unable to turn steering wheel and warning light on. Can turn the vehicle wheel without extreme heavy force

The contact owns a 2013 Honda Accord. The contact stated while driving approximately 55 mph, the steering wheel was difficult to turn. The power steering assist warning light was illuminated. In addition, the steering wheel ceased. The contact mentioned that after waiting for a few minutes the steering wheel functionality returned. The dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage 84,900.

Mileage: 84,900

The contact owns a 2013 Honda Accord. The contact stated while driving approximately 10 mph, the steering wheel would drift to the left and it was difficult to maneuver the vehicle. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked, the steering wheel continued to spin. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer who stated that the rack and pinion failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 78,000.

Mileage: 78,000

The contact owns a 2013 Honda Accord. The contact stated that while operating the vehicle, the steering wheel became difficult to turn and felt tight when turning in either direction. Also, while driving the vehicle would pull to the left. Later, after starting the vehicle the steering wheel erroneously turned 360 degree. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer who diagnosed that the steering rack and pinion were faulty, and the steering column needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not yet repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 78,000.

Mileage: 78,000

My EPS (electric power steering light) will randomly turn on making my vehicle incredibly difficult to return. I have taken it into a Honda dealership and have been informed that it is due to faulty EPS unit that need to be replaced. This has put my safety and the safety of others at risk because it makes my vehicle incredibly hard to turn and is unpredictable. Sometimes my EPS works and sometimes it doesn't. I was able to show this issue to a dealership representative at Car Pros Honda El Monte who witness the EPS light on and was unable to turn the steering wheel. This issue first appeared in April 2021 and has been gradually getting worse until now. I have taken this car into the dealership 3 times already, and was finally told about the faulty EPS unit on the third trip.

Same problem described in this article: https://www.consumerreports.org/car-recalls-defects/honda-accords-under-investigation-for-steering-problems-a4542071576/. About two weeks ago it just started pulling dramatically to the right with no warning - no icons lit up on the dashboard. It is such an aggressive pull that I almost went into the highway median a handful of times. Once I turned the wheel a bit to the left it would lessen or stop only to reoccur a short time later. It is at my Honda dealership now and the part is ordered and they said it's under warranty. Amazingly the head technicians didn't know anything about it. I had to google it to find out how big of an issue it is. Anyway, it is real and is a major issue.

Car steering pulled heavily left without any warning and nearly resulted in a head-on collision with oncoming traffic. The steering wheel also turns hard left with no assistance when the ignition is turned on. This is a very serious safety risk and in need of a recall so that Honda can inspect and correct whatever engineering defect is causing this and to preemptively repair the problem before any injuries/fatalities occur

My car’s steering automatically wants to turn to the left. This started a while back and has continued. I have to keep both hands on the wheel firmly to be prepared at all times for it to turn on its own.

The power steering just gave up while I was driving. It made my car shift to one side. It was shaking. I was able to safely bring the car to a complete stop. But I really scared me. I’m glad it was not worst. According to a mechanic is the steering wheel. But they said they are not sure why it happened. I’m reporting this because is very dangerous and could eventually be a fatality. I also notice that there are other people that have had the same problem. I need this to be recall. Is very dangerous.

Loss of steering control

The steering will act on its own, sometimes fighting against the input of the driver. There aren’t any trouble lights on the dash or anything indicating a problem. Sometimes the steering wheel will turn fully in one direction completely on its own. If you don’t have a tight grip on the steering wheel at all times, it can push the vehicle in directions you don’t intend it to go. Has been happening regularly since it started in July 2019.

2013 Honda Accord Sport steering pulling to the right. Not pulling very hard, but am afraid condition will worsen. I understand that you are looking into numerous complaints concerning problems with electric power steering on this model year Honda Accord. I have had tires rotated, suspension and components checked for wear, alignment checked with no problems found. Hope I don't have any severe steering problems that some Accord owners have reported. My issue started about two months ago, about the same time I noticed a low whistling sound coming from the steering column. Don't know if that is related to the steering issue but unusual to have the noise happen at the same time. Thanks.

The contact's daughter owns a 2013 Honda Accord. The contact stated that while his daughter was driving at unknown speeds she veered off the road, to the right for unknown reasons and crashed into a tree. The driver received medical attention however, succumbed to her injuries at the scene. There was no report of fire or air bag deployment. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to an independent lot. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was unknown.

The electric steering turns the vehicle without any input from the driver. The car will automatically turn to the left if the wheel is not corrected. This is not a pull left as in a bad wheel alignment. This happens even if no one is in the car and the car is stopped. It makes the car useless to drive because it is so unsafe.

The contact owns a 2013 Honda Accord. The contact stated while slowing down to making a left turn, the steering wheel independently turned completely to the left. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The contact took the vehicle to the local dealer, where it was diagnosed with needing the electronic power steering (EPS) gearbox to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired but was pending repairs. The manufacturer had been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 44,618.

Mileage: 44,618

The contact owns a 2013 Honda Accord. The contact stated while slowing down to making a left turn, the steering wheel independently turned completely to the left. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The contact took the vehicle to the local dealer, where it was diagnosed with needing the electronic power steering (EPS) gearbox to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired but was pending repairs. The manufacturer had been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 44,618.

Mileage: 44,618

On June 10, 2021 while pulling into my driveway the power steering went out on the Honda. The steering wheel spun around and the car made an immediate left turn. Tested car on cul de sac by my house and the steering wheel fights to go straight and pulls hard to the left resulting in immediate left hand turn. When trying to drive, the steering fights to go in any other direction than left and if and you do not have a tight grip, the car will turn left.Took Honda to my independent car repair on June 11. He was able to replicate the issue & told me it was the EPS and should be covered by Honda on extended warranty from a Federal Recall. Appointment made for June 16 at Coggin Honda Orlando and was car towed there on June 15, 2021. June 16, Honda called and said the EPS and outer tire rods were broken. The parts were the parts included in the recall and extended warranty but the car was not showing trouble codes 5301 or 5302 so car was not covered, and they would have to charge me $2,730.25 for the repair. In fact, car was showing absolutely no trouble codes or potential coeds of any kind. Service advisor Gus Ramirez & his boss Fadi Alzeideh both agree the part that is covered under the warranty is the part the needs replaced but their hands were tired due to no 5301 or 02 codes. Case started with Honda Corporate on June 17, 2021. Case number 12296417. It shouldn't matter if there are trouble codes. The steering issue wasn't fixed during the initial recall in 2015 and should be covered now. Had this happened 10 minutes earlier I would have been on the freeway during heavy traffic and people could have been seriously injured. Car was taken into Rick Roush Honda in Ohio for the initial recall on November 11, 2015. Awaiting case manager and decision on warranty coverage from Honda.

Steering has a mind of its own. Wanders lanes and driver has no control for several seconds. Have drifted into other lanes while trying to control / steer but no response. This lasts for just a brief time but it's extremely unnerving. Recently the car turned hard right with no notice. Luckily had both hands on the wheel and steering worked enough to pull left before I ran off road. Frankly, I am afraid to drive it. Took the car to local dealer yesterday. They ran diagnostics and test drove but found no issues with steering. I advised that I could not retrieve the vehicle late yesterday but would do so this morning. Several hours after that conversation, having heard that they found nothing wrong, the same rep called me and said "you can't drive this car". He relayed that technician was moving the car from the bay to the lot when the car took a hard right and nearly collided with another car parked in their lot. The tech brought the car back to the shop and up on the rack where they observed the car again make a hard right turn. No one was behind the wheel when this occurred. I just rcvd an estimate for repair ~ $3,700.00. Electronic power steering rack assembly accounts for $3,140.00 of this cost. Alignment & some other diagnostic costs take it up from there.

Power steering shut down twice in two days. Orange warning light came on each time. Problem cleared after engine turned off for a minute or so, but returned after 20 further miles driving. Dealer verified there was an error code, said it would be covered under a warranty, and has kept the vehicle until repairs can be made. Dealer stated that there are many problems like this, and cannot yet give me a date when it will be repaired, or even a date by which they can give me that date!

On a clear, rural, dry blacktop county highway at approximately 10:00AM December 19,2018 while driving at 50 miles per hour I suddenly lost steering control of my 2013 Honda Accord. This was instantaneous causing car to move to the right. When I steered to the left the car over-corrected and drove into the left ditch. My effort to straighten the car caused it to hit the frozen ditch bank parallel to left side of car. Side air bags deployed and car came to rest in adjacent hay field. My T-12 vertebra was broken, among other injuries. Cost to repair the car was $8,802.16. I always thought this was my fault, but recently I have experienced strange and unsettling steering glitches with this car. My spouse has also recently mentioned that he has noticed steering glitches while driving this Honda Accord.

I had called up NHTSA earlier also to report the problem but they said - report that to Honda America. Nevertheless, I'm putting it here. My 2013 Honda Accord that had ~36000 miles on it gave me a hard time; as I was driving on the highway with my family; the power steering gave up, it became super heavy and I almost lost control of the vehicle. Luckily, I was able to get off the highway and save my family. Off the highway, I turned off the engine and started it back; and now the steering was back to normal. As I was not far from home, I drove slowly and carefully back home. On reaching home, I called up American Honda and they said - they never heard of such an issue and nothing could be done as the vehicle was out of warranty. The following days, I called up nearby Honda dealers but could not get anything concrete and so took it to one of the dealers who simply changed the Power Steering Electronic Module and the issue was sorted.

In January 2021 we took in my 2013 Honda Accord into my local Honda dealership because the steering wheel would jolt to the left while driving. It was very unsafe. My husband found information about an extended warranty having to do with the steering. Honda said that the car was not registering the specific code to fix it under the extended warranty so we would have to pay out of pocket which was over $3,000. We had read some comments from people experiencing the same issue but their Honda's fixed the issue. Ours would not. We took it back to our local Honda again and I called the corporation, again Honda said they can only fix this safety issue with payment. We then took the vehicle to a reputable mechanic in town and they too agreed that this issue should be covered by Honda. Our Mechanic outreached to our local Honda AGAIN and a Honda 30miles away and both said they cannot do anything without payment. We were shocked by how Honda clearly knew about the safety issue and concern but still would not do anything without payment and clearly the extended warranty impacted the steering. We had no choice but to pay for the repairs. The day we got the car back from being repaired ($3,772.35 later) we see that NHTSA opened an investigation for a safety recall on the steering! I will be contacting Honda for a full refund.

The effort required to make a turn is very inconsistent and can change abruptly in the middle of the turn. For example, while making a left-hand turn, the steering wheel can, without warning, jerk back to the right. While this has primarily occurred at lower speeds, it has been severe enough that it has almost caused us to not make our turn and as a result nearly run off the road, or into a curb or into vehicle next to us (pulling into a parking spot). To be honest, only good luck can be credited for the fact we haven't gotten into an accident up to this point. As stated before, this issue primarily occurs at slower speeds (< 30 mph), and while we've been fortunate enough that we've been able to recover from the momentary loss of control, if this issue were to occur at higher speeds or in a traffic-dense area, there is a very real possibility of a serious accident occurring. None of the vehicle's warning lights have ever indicated that there is an issue with the power steering system. Out of concern, the car was taken to a Honda dealership where they were able to reproduce the issue and recommended replacement of the entire steering rack and control unit at a cost of several thousand dollars. As we believe that the rack and/or it's control unit have a design flaw that would also still be present in a brand new non-revised rack, we have elected not to replace the rack in hopes of Honda taking ownership of it's defective product and offering a real solution to those of us who are affected by this problem. The vehicle still has the original steering rack and can be made available to the NHTSA to demonstrate the abnormal steering behavior.

Intermittent activation of vehicle stability assist, electrical power steering, and tire pressure monitoring system lights. Diagnosed as yaw rate sensor failure requiring replacement of anti-lock braking system modulator.

Driving 40-45 miles per hour when steering felt unstable. Pulled in to parking lot when steering wheel symbol came on, car was very hard to steer at this point. Total loss of power steering. No damage or injury.

Car pulls to the right, actually will jerk the steering wheel out of your hands. Only at low speeds and very intermittent. Dealership said I must have hit something and I didn’t. Cost to fix is more than the vehicle is worth. I believe this is a manufacturing defect.

Steering began pulling hard to the left within a relatively short space of time, 2-3 days. After checking the tire pressure on all four tires and discovering no variants, we knew there was a serious problem! Our safety and that of others was at risk! The problem was confirmed when the local Honda dealer said they could not perform an alignment on our vehicle until the steering system was fixed. Then, in order to make the vehicle safe to drive, the dealer said our only option was to replace the rack and pinion/power steering system in order to make it possible to align the wheels on the car. The dealer replaced said components on April 6, 2021. The component in question was not inspected by manufacturer, police or insurance representatives. However, it was inspected by our dealership who replaced the faulty steering system. There was no warning of any type before the steering began pulling to the left! We were surprised that this should happen with a Honda and especially one with less than 100,000 miles.

The steering turns left. As soon as you start you car, with hands off the steering wheel the entire steering system turns left. Opened 2 cases with Honda and NO RESPONSE. Case # 11941086 and 12222896. Hillside Honda informs us that the codes don't show up so the only thing they can do is replace the steering gearbox and alignment for a customer cost of $3592 + tax. This was a sudden onset incident, no accident to the car. It is a safety hazard and Honda refuses to do anything about it.

This morning noticed the steering felt a little stiff. I started driving down the street and it would randomly pull to the left hard.. all of a sudden it would yank the car left into the other lane. Vehicle has not been to the dealership yet.. just saw this on the news the other evening

When I'm driving, my car will periodically steer itself to the right unless I forcefully hold the steering wheel against the direction it's trying to turn. This issue can also occur when idling at say a red light, or stop sign. This puts mine and others safety at risk because at any point my car could steer itself into another car without input. I have taken the vehicle to the authorized Honda dealer in my city and was told that it was an "alignment" issue. Funny thing is, I went ahead and got an alignment when purchasing new tires a few weeks later and on my way home the issue happened numerous times (with videos to prove it) and continues to happen to this day. My vehicle gave no warning or messages prior to the issue happening. This has been an ongoing issue for close to two years now so I'm very happy to see that the news that this is an issue that the NHTSA is probing. Honda insinuating that this is an alignment issue is an insult to mine, and my families safety.

The steering began pulling to the left. The alignment was examined and adjusted without fixing the problem. I lifted the front of the vehicle off the ground, started the engine and the steering turned slowly by itself to the full left stop. Took the vehicle to the Honda dealer for repair. They reset the error codes and examined everything. Upon leaving the dealer repair depot the steering pulled very hard to the left. I returned and complained. The manager helped out and contacted Honda Factory support. A 4 wheel alignment was performed and adjusted to factory specs. The electronic steering system was fully reset and reprogrammed. This seemed to fix the problem. About 1 month later the steering system began to act erratically and continues to do so. Sometimes when turning a corner the steering system pulls in the direction of the turn, right or left. Sometimes it acts normally. All oddities seem to related to accelleration and braking. When driving in a straight line there is no deviation left or right however it is always harder to turn the wheel left than right.

CAR STEERING WHEEL TURNS ALL THE WAY RIGHT ON ITS OWN. YOU HAVE TO USE FORCE IN ORDER TO CORRECT THE CARS PATH OF TRAVEL. STEERING ISSUE OCCURRED IN OUR DRIVEWAY WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING AND WE WERE BACKING. THE ISSUE CONTINUE WHEN WE PLACED THE CAR IN DRIVE.

Mileage: 136,000

STEERING WHEEL TURNS LEFT BY ITSELF WHEN VEHICLE IS STATIONARY AND IGNITION IS FIRST TURN ON AND VEHICLE VIOLENTLY JERKS HARD LEFT WITHOUT ANY FAIR WARNING ALMOST RIPPING STEERING WHEEL OUT OF HANDS AND TAKES ME INTO OPPOSITE LANE OF HIGHWAY WHEN IN MOTION DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD.

Mileage: 159,300

ON TUESDAY, MAY 3, 2021, MY CAR SUDDENLY VERED TO THE LEFT AND I HAD TURN MY STEERING WHEEL EXCESSIVLEY (ABOUT 90 DEGREES) TO GET MY CAR BACK INTO MY LANE. IF THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN A CAR NEXT TO I WOULD HAVE HIT IT SOMEONE OR SOMETHING. I SUDDENLY WAS HEARING A CRACKLING NOISE FROM MY STEERING COLUMN. I DROVE MY CAR A COUPLE OF MORE TIMES BEFORE I TOOK IT TO ROUSH HONDA IN WESTERVILLE ON 5/12/2021. WHEN I TOOK MY CARI EXPLAINED THE PREVIOUS SITUATION AND TOLD THE GENTLEMAN THAT THE NOISE IN THE STEERING COLUMN WAS GETTING LOUDER AND LOUDER AND HE SAID I WAS GETTING CHARGED $99 TO FIND OUT WHAT THE NOISE IS ABOUT AND WHAT WAS GOING ON. ON 5/13/2021, THE SERVICE DEPART. CALLED TO LET ME KNOW THAT IT WAS AN ALIGNMENT ISSUE AND SAID NOTHING ABOUT THE NOISE. I ASKED THEM WHAT ABOUT THE NOISE AND SHE SAID THERE WAS NOTHING ON THE SERVICE WRITE UP ABOUT A NOISE. SO I ASKED FOR A MANAGER. WHEN THE MANAGER CALLED, MAX WAGNER, HE TRIED TO TELL ME THAT THE NOISE WAS COMING FROM THE TIRE AND AXLE AND NOT THE STEERING COLUMN. YOU CAN CLEARELY HEAR THE NOISE COMING FROM THE INSIDE OF THE CAR AND STEERING COLUMN. I HAVE A LIFETIME ALIGNMENT WITH FIRESTONE AND TAKE MY CAR ON A REGULAR AND RESPONSIBLE BASIS. HONDA IS CLEARLY GIVING ME A RUN AROUND AND IS AVOIDING TO FIX THE ISSUE THAT IS CLEARLY A PART MANUFACTURING DEFECT. CAN THIS BE INVESTIGATED BY YOUR AGENCY?

Mileage: 80,007

MY 2013 ACCORD SPORT SUDDENLY VEERED LEFT ON IT'S OWN AND I HIT A TELEPHONE POLE BREAKING IT IN HALF. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CAR IS A TOTAL LOSS AND I AM INJURED. I WAS DRIVING IN A STRAIGHT LINE WHEN THIS HAPPENED.

Mileage: 89,087

I WAS MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN INTO A PARKING LOT AND STEERING WHEEL BEGAN SPINNING HARD TO THE LEFT. I WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL THE STEERING. I TOOK THE CAR TO MY HONDA DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME THERE WAS COMPLETE FAILURE OF THE STEERING COLUMN WHICH HAD TO BE REPLACED.

Mileage: 137,893

THE FIRST TIME, WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, MY CAR STEERED TO THE RIGHT AS I WAS DRIVING WEST. IT WAS LIKE I WAS LOOSING CONTROL. IT TERRIFIED ME. IT SEEMED LIKE I WAS ABOUT TO GO OVER THE BRIDGE. IT SCARED ME SO BAD THAT I BEGAN HAVING ANXIETY ISSUES WHEN DRIVING OVER A BRIDGE. IT HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL OTHER TIMES AS WELL. I CAN NO LONGER DRIVE ON THE HIGHWAY BECAUSE I AM TERRIFIED. I NOW ONLY DRIVE STREETS AT 35 TO 40 MPH. PLEASE LISTEN TO WHAT I AM SAYING. I FELT LIKE THAT IT WAS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE CAR BUT DIDNT KNOW WHAT TO DO. I THOUGHT MAYBE IT WAS JUST MY IMAGINATION SO I SOUGHT PSYCHIATRIC ADVICE. THE DOCTOR DIAGNOSED ME HAS BEING AFRAID OF HEIGHT, BUT I KNEW BETTER. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING THESE HIGHWAYS FOR YEARS AND NEVER HAD ANY FEARS. PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE RECALL THESE CARS. PLEASE DON'T LET THERE HAVE TO BE AN ACCIDENT BEFORE SOMETHING IS DONE TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE. WE BOUGHT THESE CARS IN GOOD FAITH OF BEING ONE OF THE FINEST. BECAUSE I FELT LIKE IT WAS THE CAR, I HAVE ALREADY DECIDED TO GET RID OF MINES AS SOON AS I CAN.

MY CAR STEERS TO THE RIGHT WITH NO WARNING WHILE DRIVEN. IF I LET GO OF WHEEL, IT SUDDENLY DRIFT RIGHT. IT HAPPENS ON LOCAL ROAD OR HIGHWAY. I HAD ALIGNMENT DONE, TIRE ROTATION, THAT DID NOT SOLVE THE ISSUE. THE DRIFT COMES AND GOES. THE AUTO DEALER SAYS POWER STEERING IS NOT COVERED UNDER POWER TRAIN WARRANTY. THE TECH AT THE DEALER BELIEVE IT'S A SENSOR ISSUE AND NOT SAFE TO DRIVE AS IS. EVEN AFTER SHUT OFF THE CAR, THE WHEEL TURNS ITSELF TO THE RIGHT.

Mileage: 117,300

YESTERDAY MORNING, (5-10-21), I WAS LEAVING FOR WORK IN MY ACCORD. THERE WAS SUDDENLY NO STEERING AND I WAS UNABLE TO MAKE THE RIGHT TURN OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY. HAD THIS HAPPENED ON A WINDING ROAD I'D BE A 3500 LB. BASE JUMPER WITH NO PARACHUTE. TAKING IT TO A DEALER, TERRIFIED TO DRIVE THE CAR AFTER REPAIRS.

Mileage: 114,926

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2013 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE VEERED TO THE LEFT INADVERTENTLY. THE CONTACT INITIALLY THOUGHT THAT THE ISSUE WAS BECAUSE OF THE WIND. THE STEERING WHEEL THEN CEASED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO HOSMER HONDA (3825 4TH ST SW, MASON CITY, IA 50401) AND DIAGNOSED WITH POWER STEERING FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

Mileage: 42,522

WHEN DRIVING THE POWER STEERING WOULD STOP WORKING COMPLETELY AND VEHICLE OPERATOR COULD BARELY STEER THE VEHICLE. WHEN GOING AROUND A CORNER THE POWER STEERING CUT OUT AND THE DRIVER SKIDDED OFF THE ROAD BUT WAS NOT INJURED. WE HAD TO GET THIS FIXED BECAUSE IT WAS A LIFE THREATENING PROBLEM. IT COST US 2,500 DOLLARS TO GET FIXED. HONDA HAD TO REPLACE THE POWER STEERING UNIT STEERING RACK. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT THAT HONDA SHOULD HAVE PAID FOR BUT WE HAD TO PAY OUT OF OUR OWN POCKETS BECAUSE IT WAS TOO DANGEROUS TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE.

Mileage: 98,700

MY CAR'S STEERING WHEEL RANDOMLY JERKS LIKE IT'S GOING TO STEER OUT OF CONTROL, WHAT I DO IS GRIP THE WHEEL TIGHTLY AND I'M ABLE TO GAIN CONTROL. IT'S NOT OFTEN BUT IT'S HAPPENED A FEW TIMES WITHIN THE PAST 2 MONTHS TO DRAW CONCERN. IT'S ALWAYS WHILE I'M DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY.

Mileage: 100,000

WHILE DRIVING MY 2013 HONDA ACCORD, IT WILL SUDDENLY VEER LEFT OR RIGHT WITHOUT WARNING. STEERING GOES FROM TIGHT TO LOOSE AT ANY GIVEN TURN/TIME.

Mileage: 89,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT SLOW SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL WENT TO THE RIGHT AND WAS DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED HOWEVER, WAS SLOW TO RESPOND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO HONDA OF BRIDGEWATER (1201 US-22, BRIDGEWATER TOWNSHIP, NJ 08807 (908) 722-5566) TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE STEERING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 64,000. INVALID VIN.

Mileage: 64,000

STEERING WHEEL TURNS TO RIGHT WHEN CAR IS STARTED...CAR STEERING ON ITS OWN...VERY DANGEROUS!

Mileage: 125,000

LOST POWER STEERING AND ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF CAR !!

STEERING RACK/ PINION : CARS STEERING WHEEL JUST RANDOMLY TURNING ON ITS OWN TO THE LEFT AND BECOME HARD TO STEER WHEN DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT HIGHER SPEED

Mileage: 106,413

THIS IS TO INFORM YOU I MADE AN APPOINTMENT FOR 2/20/2021 WITH MY LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP ONE WEEK PRIOR BASED ON THE RECALL LETTER RECEIVED FROM YOUR OFFICE. I WAS WAS PHYSICALLY THERE, I WAS TOLD BY ONE OF THE ADVISOR THAT THEY RAN OUT OF PARTS. NO FUTURE APPOINTMENT WERE MADE BY THE DEALERSHIP. NOT SURE WHAT IS MEANS BUT THIS WAS WRITTEN UNDER COMMENTS :DA212407, FROM THE "COMPLIMENTARY MULTI POINT INSPECTION" FORM. PERSONAL ARRANGEMENTS WERE MADE TO LEAVE MY CAR BASED ON MY CONVENIENCE; THE ROAD CONDITIONS WERE VERY ICY AND TREACHEROUS TO GET THERE; MY RIDE BACK HOME WAS WAITING IN THE PARKING LOT. AFTER GOING THROUGH THE PROCESS OF CHECKING IN MY CAR AND LEAVING THE DEALERSHIP, THEN I RECEIVED A PHONE CALL FROM ONE OF THE EMPLOYEES (YVONNE) THEY COULD NOT ACCOMMODATE ME. IN ADDITION, I CALLED YOUR VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE YESTERDAY 2//02/20/2021 TO REPORT THIS BUT YOUR OFFICE WAS CLOSED. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED IN THE CUSTOMER SERVICE I EXPERIENCED. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ANTICIPATED COOPERATION WITH THIS MATTER.

THE POWER STEERING SUDDENLY STOP WORKING ALMOST CAUSING ME TO CRASH MY CAR.

Mileage: 23,000

WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING WENT OUT MAKING THE CAR EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO STEER. I WAS ABLE TO MUSCLE THE STEERING WITH BRUTE FORCE AND GET THE CAR HOME. AFTER SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY FOR A FEW HOURS THE PROBLEM IMPROVED (THE POWER ASSIST WAS BACK) BUT THE CAR MAKES SCRAPING SOUND WHEN THE WHEELS ARE TURNING.

Mileage: 38,000

MY CAR SUDDENLY STARTING BEING VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER TO THE RIGHT AND WHEN TRYING TO STEER TO THE LEFT IT SPINS. THIS OCCURS WHILE DRIVING. I LIVE IN THE MOUNTAINS SO IT IS TERRIFYING TO THINK OF THE POTENTIAL SHOULD I BE UNABLE TO CONTROL THE CAR AND RUN OFF THE ROAD. THE CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND I FEAR FOR MY SAFETY SO I TOOK IT TO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP IN BOONE, NC. THIS LEAVES ME WITHOUT A CAR TO DRIVE AND NO ACCESS TO ALTERNATIVE TRANSPORTATION IN MY SMALL RURAL MOUNTAIN COMMUNITY. THE DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO PULL A DIAGNOSTIC CODE FROM THE COMPUTER. THEY USED A DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLESHOOTING TREE AND FOUND IT TO BE AN ISSUE WITH THE POWER STEERING RACK AND THE REPAIR WOULD BE NEARLY $3K. I HAVE BEEN A LOYAL HONDA CUSTOMER FOR 25 YEARS AND EXPECT BETTER. THIS APPEARS TO BE A WIDESPREAD ISSUE THAT ISN'T BEING ADDRESSED BY THE COMPANY. THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF REPORTS THAT I HAVE SEEN ONLINE WITH THIS SAME ISSUE SO IT IS CLEARLY A MANUFACTURING FLAW THAT NEEDS TO BE REMEDIED BY HONDA. I AM AN ELDERLY WIDOW AND NEED RELIABLE TRANSPORTATION. I DO NOT HAVE THE FUNDS TO REPAIR THIS CAR AND NEED ASSISTANCE FROM HONDA AND THE NHTSA TO HELP GET THIS RESOLVED. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE AND URGENT ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER FOR ME AND THE MANY MANY MANY OTHERS FACING THIS SAME FAILURE IN THE 2013 ACCORD. PLEASE DO THE RIGHT THING. PEOPLE'S SAFETY SHOULD BE FOREMOST FOR ANY COMPANY LIKE HONDA.

Mileage: 93,000

WHILE DRIVING MY STEERING WHEEL SHARPLY TURNS LEFT IF LET GO OF STEERING WHEEL. ACCIDENTLY I NOTICED I HAVE A LETTER FROM HONDA TO BRING THE CAR FOR STEERING GEAR SOFTWARE UPDATE WHERE IT REFERENCES TO TWO CODES THAT IF THEY ARE SET HONDA WILL REPLACE THE STEERING GEAR ASSEMBLY AND EXTENDS WARRANTY TO 13 YEARS AFTER THE PURCHASE. DEALER UPGRADED THE SOFTWARE BUT TEST DRIVING IT AND STILL CAR TURNS LEFT SHARPLY BUT THEIR DIAGNOSTIC IS NOT COMING WITH ANY CODE TO SAY THE WHAT THE ISSUE IS. THE STEERING GEAR APPARENTLY IS ELECTRICALLY DRIVEN. THEIR RECOMMENDATION IS TO REPLACE IT AT MY OWN COST OF $3750. I DIRECTLY CONTACTED THE HONDA CORPORATE AT 800-999-1009 AND DESCRIBED THE SITUATION AND A CASE NUMBER ASSIGNED (#11377924). SEPARATELY DISCUSSING THE ISSUE WITH DEALER MANAGEMENT AND THEY SAID THEY ALSO TALK TO HONDA ENGINEERING TO FIND THE ISSUE AND HOPEFULLY AT NO COST TO ME. UNFORTUNATELY A COUPLE OF DAYS THE CASE HAS BEEN TURNED DOWN AND HONDA CASE MANAGER INDICATED THEY ARE NOT WILLING TO COVER THE COST. I ARGUED THIS IS A SAFETY MATTER AND ACCIDENT CAN HAPPEN. YOUR HONDA DIAGNOSTIC COULD NOT COME UP WITH ANY CODE AND YOU NEED TO FIGURE THIS OUT FOR YOUR OWN SAKE AND HONDA REPUTATION, BUT TO NO AVAIL UNFORTUNATELY. DEALER FINAL OFFER WAS TO GIVE A COUPLE OF HUNDREDS OFF OF REPLACEMENT COST. IF THERE WAS A DIAGNOSTIC AND WOULD BE ABLE TO INDICATE THE CAUSE THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN ACCEPTABLE. CURRENTLY THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. I HAVE THE HONDA LETTER AND DEALERSHIP DONE THE SOFTWARE UPGRADE BUT CURRENTLY AT THE CAR IS AT THE DEALERSHIP THE DEALERSHIP IS GILLMAN HONDA IN HOUSTON, TX AT HWY 59 AND SAM HOUSTON BELTWAY SOUTH.

POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING OUT OF NOWHERE WITH NO WARNING. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION IF DRIVING ON HIGHWAY OR ANYWHERE FOR THAT MATTER. FORTUNATELY THE CAR WAS PARKED WHEN THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT. TOOK CAR TO THE HONDA DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THE CAR HAD NO RECALLS.

Mileage: 71,689

POWER STEERING NOT WORKING AT ALL. GOT INTO MY HONDA TO GO UP THE STREET BUT COULD NOT TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. NOTICE THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ON. TRIED SEVERAL TIME TO CUT THE ENGINE OFF AND RESTART, BUT THE SYSTEM NEVER CAME ON. LIKE RIDING A DEAD MULE!

Mileage: 76,450

VEHICLE STABILITY ASSIST IS DE-ACTIVATED DUE TO DTC 85-01 SIGNAL FAILURE INDICATED IN ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING MODULE. BECAUSE OF THIS, ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ARE NOT FUNCTIONAL. ORDERED REPLACEMENT VSA MODULATOR THROUGH LOCAL REPAIR SHOP FIRST WEEK IN AUG 11, 2020, BUT HONDA AMERICA ESTIMATES SHIP DATE OF DEC 21, 2020 (19 WEEKS)! THEY SHIP THOUSANDS OF NEW CARS EVERY WEEK WITH NEW VSA MODULATORS, MEANWHILE I HAVE TO DRIVE MY CAR WITH THE CRITICAL SAFETY EQUIPMENT DEACTIVATED!

Mileage: 60,622

ON 10/8/20 POWER STEERING WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 20 MPG IN A PARKING LOT. WARNING ICON CAME ON. PROBLEM RESOLVED AFTER TURNING CAR OFF AND RESTARTING. THIS IS THE 2ND TIME IT'S HAS HAPPENED.

Mileage: 85,000

MY STEERING STOPPED WORKING WHILE IN A PARKING LOT AND FORTUNATELY NOT WHILE MAKING A TURN. I WAS ABLE TO MUSCLE IT HOME BUT IT WAS FIGHTING ME THE WHOLE TIME AND I HAD TO TAKE VERY WIDE TURNS. THERE WAS A RELATED RECALL FOR A STEERING SOFTWARE UPDATE AND AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR A STEERING TORQUE SENSOR. IN THIS CASE IT WAS THE EPS STEERING MODULE WHICH HAD TO BE REPLACED SO IT WAS NOT COVERED. SINCE THERE ARE KNOWN PROBLEMS WITH THE STEERING, I THINK THE EPS MODULE SHOULD BE CONSIDERED IN THE RECALL/EXTENDED WARRANTY BULLETIN SINCE IT IMPACTS THE SAME SAFETY ISSUE AS THE RECALL.

Mileage: 112,000

THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING (EPS) IS PROGRESSIVELY FAILING JUST LIKE MANY OTHER OWNERS HAVE REPORTED PREVIOUSLY. I FIRST NOTICED THIS WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY 65 TO 75 MILES PER HOUR BUT IT CONTINUES TO GET WORSE REGARDLESS OF SPEED. THE STEERING WANTS TO TURN LEFT ON ITS OWN AND IT IS SLUGGISH WHENEVER I MAKE A TURN EITHER DIRECTION. IN FACT I CAN EVEN FEEL THE SLUGGISH STEERING WHILE THE CAR IS PARKED. I'VE BEEN COMMUTING TO WORK IN MY OLD GMC TRUCK WHILE THIS PROBLEM IS BEING LOOKED AT BY A LOCAL GARAGE. THIS IS CLEARLY A SAFETY HAZZARD AND CONSIDERING HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE ENCOUNTERED FAILURES WITH THE EPS OVER MULTIPLE MODEL YEARS I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY HONDA HASN'T RECALLED IT. MY LOCAL GARAGE SAID IT REQUIRES THE STEERING RACK REPLACED WHICH IS AN EXPENSIVE PART AND WILL REQUIRE SIGNIFICANT LABOR COST AS WELL. I'VE BEEN A LOYAL HONDA CUSTOMER SINCE 1992 BECAUSE OF THE HISTORICAL QUALITY OF THEIR VEHICLES SO IT'S DISAPPOINTING THEY DON'T WANT TO RECALL THIS. I GUESS IT'S TIME TO LOOK AT OTHER BRANDS OF VEHICLES FOR MY NEXT PURCHASE.

Mileage: 110,000

I HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE FOR 4 YEARS WITH NO PROBLEMS. I RECENTLY STARTED USING THE AUTO FEATURE OF THE CLIMATE CONTROL SYSTEM. BOTH TIMES THAT I HAVE USED IT AFTER A COUPLE DAYS OF DRIVING MY POWER STEERING GOES OUT AND THE SPEED OF THE CAR DOESN'T SEEM TO MATTER. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND CAN'T FIND A SOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM OTHER THAN TO TAKE IT TO A HONDA DEALERSHIP AND SPEND $2000 TO REPLACE THE COMPONENTS. MY SOLUTION NOW IS NOT TO USE THE AUTO CLIMATE CONTROL SYSTEM. I ONLY HAVE JUST OVER 60000 AND THE PROBLEM IS NOT FROM WEAR AND TEAR. I HAVE CONTACTED THE LOCAL HONDA DEALER AND HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE WITH NO HELP AS TO SOME ADVICE TO DEAL WITH THIS. LOOKING AT WHAT IS ON SOCIAL MEDIA, I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS HASN'T BEEN RECALLED. THIS HAS REALLY BLOWN MY BUBBLE AS TO THE HIGH REGARD I HAD FOR HONDA VEHICLES OVER THE YEARS.

Mileage: 60,650

POWER STEERING LOCKED UP WHILE DRIVING. WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. PROBLEM REPEATED 3 TO 4 TIMES. STEERING HARD TO TURN IN EITHER DIRECTION. SAFELY DRIVE TO A SIDE. TURN CAR IGNITION OFF FOR A MINUTE THAT RESET STEERING TO NORMAL. AT TRAFFIC SINGNAL WHEN STOPPED AT 0 SPEED CLICKING NOISE FELT AT BREAK PADEL AND AT ACCELERATOR. TAKE IT TO A DELER IN ORLANDO FOUND STEERING RACK GEAR BOX NEED TO REPLACE(52-02) ALSO NEEDS WHEEL ALIGNMENT.

Mileage: 72,363

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE HER HUSBAND WAS DRIVING AT 35 MPH, WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO PULL TO THE LEFT INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT STATED NO WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND WAS INFORMED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TAKEN TO LOCAL DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO LOCAL DEALER COOKEVILLE HONDA LOCATED AT 560 NEAL ST, COOKEVILLE, TN 38501, (931) 528-6009, WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH NEEDING "GEAR BOX" TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AS OF YET. THE MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN INFORMED OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,000.

Mileage: 112,000

WIFE WAS DRIVING AT AROUND 35 MPH WHEN THE POWER STEERING CUT OUT. NO WARNING LIGHTS OR ANYTHING. I DROVE IT NEXT DAY AND NO ISSUES....DAY AFTER THAT I DROVE IT WITH ESSENTIALLY NO POWER STEERING. I BRING IT TO THE DEALER, "ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING MOTOR" THEY TELL ME....THEY REPLACE THAT AND THEN DECIDE THE "CONTROL BOX" FOR IT ALSO NEEDS REPLACED....THEY REPLACE THAT AND THE ISSUE IS STILL NOT RESOLVED. NOW THEY ARE TELLING ME THEY DONT KNOW WHATS WRONG WITH IT AND THEY ARE IN DIRECT CONTACT WITH HONDA (ITS AT A HONDA DEALER.) HE TELLS ME LAST NIGHT TO BE PATIENT "THERES SOMETHING WE NEED TO TRY" I SAID OK KEEP ME UPDATED HAVNT HEARD BACK YET. I SEE THERES LOTS OF ISSUES ON HERE ABOUT THIS HOW IS IT NOT A RECALL? I ALSO FOUND A THREAD FROM 2015 WHERE PEOPLE HAVE PAPERWORK ABOUT A RECALL....BUT CAN FIND NOTHING ABOUT THIS RECALL ON HONDAS WEBSITE. NOT SURE WHAT TO DO BEING THE BILL IS ALREADY OVER 2K AND THEY DONT EVEN KNOW WHAT THEY NEED TO FIX....

Mileage: 79,000

I PURCHASED MY 2013 HONDA ACCORD LAST FALL. IT HAD 28,000 MILES ON IT AT PURCHASE AND HAS 36,700 MILES TODAY. TWO WEEKS AFTER I HAD AN OIL CHANGE AND TIRES ROTATED, I BEGAN HAVING ISSUES WITH THE POWER STEERING PULLING LEFT. WHILE TRAVELING AT 50MPH ON A CROWDED CITY HIGHWAY, MY STEERING WHEEL JERKED LEFT AND I COULD HAVE HIT THE CAR IN THE LANE NEXT TO ME. THE PROBLEM PRESENTED AT INTERMITTENT TIMES OCCURRING LATER IN A TRIP. I DID AN EXPERIMENT IN A PARKING LOT; ROLLING FORWARD VERY SLOWLY, I LET GO OF THE STEERING WHEEL. THE STEERING WHEEL SPUN TO THE LEFT AND THE CAR EXECUTED A PERFECT 90-DEGREE LEFT TURN BY ITSELF. THE CAR DID THIS AGAIN TWICE MORE DESPITE TURNING THE ENGINE OFF FOR A PERIOD BEFORE TURNING IT BACK ON. I TOOK IT BACK TO MY LOCAL MECHANIC WHO COULD FIND NO ERROR CODE BUT COULD REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. AFTER RESETTING THE TORQUE SENSOR, IT WAS A BIT BETTER BUT NOT FIXED AS THE CAR STILL WANTS TO TURN LEFT. THE STEERING IS ERRATIC SOMETIMES IT IS HARD TO TURN RIGHT AND SOMETIMES THE STEERING FEELS LOOSE. MY LOCAL MECHANIC SENT ME TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR WHO SUGGESTED I TAKE IT TO A HONDA DEALER. THE DEALER'S SERVICE DEPARTMENT ALSO REPLICATED THE PROBLEM BUT COULD NOT FIX IT BECAUSE THE CAR DID NOT SHOW ANY ERROR CODES AND HONDA WILL ONLY REIMBURSE THEM IF THE CAR SHOWS TWO SPECIFIC ERROR CODES. I FOLLOWED THEIR SUGGESTION TO CALL HONDA; [XXX]. THE REGIONAL CASE MANAGER CALLED ME BACK, DID NOT ASK ME ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT MY PROBLEM BUT RUDELY LAUNCHED INTO A RAPID-FIRE LECTURE ABOUT WHY HONDA WAS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR FIXING THIS PROBLEM IN MY CAR. BOTH MECHANICS WHO LOOKED AT MY CAR STATE IT NEEDS A NEW POWER STEERING RACK AND THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. I AM A DOCTORAL STUDENT, I CANNOT AFFORD A $2500 CAR REPAIR QUOTED BY BOTH MECHANICS. *JS *JS PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

Mileage: 36,000

THE TRACTION CONTROL, BRAKE, POWER STEERING AND FCW ERROR LIGHTS COME ON WHILE DRIVING. THE MESSAGE STATES "FCW FAILED". THIS HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING, PARKED AND ON ALL ROAD SURFACES. EVEN WHILE PARKED IN THE GARAGE. ALL LIGHTS COME ON AT THE SAME TIME.THE COME ON AS THE VEHICLE GETS TO NORMAL OPERATING TEMPERATURE.

Mileage: 150,000

NO POWER STEERING, WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING. LOW MILEAGE, ALWAYS DID MANU REPAIRS.

Mileage: 68,000

I LOST MY POWER STEERING AT 65MPH DRIVING TO THE COAST ON HIGHWAY 26 IN OREGON. I NEARLY CRASHED MY CAR ON THE CURVE WHEN MY WHEEL WOULD NOT TURN LIKE IT NORMALLY DOES. I HAD TO YANK THE WHEEL TO THE LEFT TO STAY ON THE ROAD. I WAS TERRORIST! I SLOWED MY CAN TO 50MPH THE REST OF THE 45 MILES TO MY BEACH HOUSE IN SEASIDE OREGON. THE STEERING CONTINUED TO GET WORSE AND I HAS HAPPY TO HAVE THE TRAFFIC SLOW DOWN 20 MILES OUT OF SEASIDE TO BUMPER TO BUMPER. I BARELY GOT THE WHEEL TO TURN INTO MY DRIVEWAY AT OUR SEASIDE, OREGON HOME. I STARTED MY 'RESEARCH' TO SEE IF A RECALL HAD BEEN MADE ON MY CAR FOR POWER STEERING BECAUSE I WOULD HAVE DIED HITTING THE WALL OF DIRT AND TREES LEAVING THE HIGHWAY. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE! I FOUND AN ARTICLE FROM 2014 THAT 374,000 PEOPLE HAD COMPLAINED OF THIS SAME PROBLEM. AND THAT YOU WERE INVESTIGATING BACK IN 2014! MY CAR ONLY HAS ABOUT 42,000 MILES ON IT AND THAT WAS THE TIME OF THEM GOING OUT ACCORDING TO THE ARTICLE. CARS EFFECTED WERE 2013-2017 HONDA ACCORDS EX. MINE IS THAT AND A V6. HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE CRASHED & DIED WITH THIS FAULTY PART? DO YOU HAVE RECORD OF IT? I WANT THIS ELECTRIAL POWER STEERING PART RECALLED!! YOU HAVE FAILED WITH NOT RECALLING IT BACK IN 2014!! I AM HOLDING "YOU" ACCOUNTABLE FOR THIS HAPPENING TO ME!! I WANT YOU TO PAY FOR MY CAR TO BE FIXED AND MY RENTAL CAR! I NEED YOU TO RESPOND TO ME [XXX] [XXX] IS MY CELL. YOU ARE LUCKY I DIDN'T CRASH!! MY CAR IS SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY IN SEASIDE, OREGON AND I NEED IT TOWED TO BEAVERTON, OREGON TO GET IT FIXED. I HAVE POSTED THE 2014 ARTICLE OF YOU NOT RECALLING THIS! INFORMATION Redacted PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNDISCLOSED SPEED, THE VEHICLE JERKED AND VIBRATED ABNORMALLY WITH THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING FAILURE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. ADDITIONALLY, THE VEHICLE WENT INTO LIMP MODE AND DECELERATED TO 40 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. BOB HOWARD HONDA LOCATED AT 13201 N. KELLY AVE, OKLAHOMA CITY, OK 73131, AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

Mileage: 150,000

IBA CONDUCIENDO Y DE MOMENTO SE PUSO DURA LA DIRECCIN. LO ESCANEAN, LE BORRAN EL ERROR Y ENCIENDE SIN PROBLEMA, POSTERIORMENTE AL APAGARLO NUEVAMENTE PRESENTA LA DIRECCIN DURA. LE BORRAN NUEVAMENTE EL ERROR Y MIENTRAS NO SE APAGUE NO FALLA. I WAS DRIVING AND AT THE TIME THE DIRECTION GOT HARD. THEY SCAN IT, ERROR IT ERROR AND IT TURNS ON WITHOUT PROBLEM, AFTER TURNING IT OFF AGAIN IT PRESENTS THE HARD ADDRESS. THE ERROR IS CLEARED AGAIN AND AS IT IS NOT TURNED OFF, IT DOES NOT FAIL. *TR

Mileage: 62,010

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE EPS WARNING LIGHT AND AN UNKNOWN WARNING LIGHT WERE ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE HIGH PRESSURE AND LOW PRESSURE FUEL LINES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT THE ALTERNATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 132,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

Mileage: 132,000

WE WERE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY ON A TRIP TO TEXAS AND THE STEERING WHEEL AUTOMATICALLY TURNED ON ITS OWN, CAUSING US TO ALMOST CRASH INTO OTHER CARS ON THE HIGHWAY. NO LIGHTS APPEARED ON OUR DASH AND IT WAS OUT OF THE ORDINARY. WE WERE DRIVING 75-85 MPH AND COULD HAVE INJURED MULTIPLE PEOPLE IF WE HAD CRASHED. THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME SO HARD TO CONTROL REQUIRING MY FIANC TO GRIP THE STEERING WHEEL TO TURN IT INTO THE EMERGENCY LANE OF THE HIGHWAY. ONCE HE LET GO OF THE STEERING WHEEL, IT WOULD TURN REALLY FAST ON ITS OWN TO THE LEFT. HE TRIED TURNING THE CAR ON AND OFF, BUT THE ISSUE WAS STILL THERE. I CALLED THE HONDA DEALER AND EXPLAINED WHAT I FOUND ON THE NHTSA WEBSITE. HE SAID HE WOULD RESEARCH IT AND CALL ME BACK BUT HE NEVER RETURNED MY CALL. THIS IS BIG SAFETY ISSUE THAT HONDA IS AWARE OF AND SHOULD COVER THE REPAIR COST. I TRIED CALLING CORPORATE ONLY TO HAVE MY CALL CUT OFF 3 TIMES. WHAT IS THE ACTUAL PROBLEM; BECAUSE WITHOUT A DASHBOARD LIGHT AND NO CODE WE DON'T KNOW? *TR

Mileage: 137,000

STEERING WHEEL TIGHTEN UP, NO WARNING SIGNS CAME ON. TIGHTNESS IN STEERING TO THE LEFT AND LOOSE WHEN TURNING TO THE RIGHT. NO LOCKUP ON STEERING JUST A SENSE OF TIGHTNESS. HAPPENED RANDOMLY WITHOUT ANY NOTICE. WAS DRIVING LOCAL WHEN IT STARTED TO TIGHT UP. *TR

Mileage: 105,500

TWICE IN THE PAST WEEK THE POWER STEERING HAS SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING WHILE DRIVING ON BOTH A CITY STREET AND A HIGHWAY. IT ALSO SUDDENLY STARTS WORKING AGAIN WHILE DRIVING, USUALLY THE NEXT DAY.

Mileage: 206,000

THE EPS GEAR BOX FAILED. IT'S HARD TO TURN TO ONE SIDE WHILE EASY TO TURN ON THE OTHER SIDE. IT'S HARD TO BE IN CONTROL WHEN TO DRIVE THE CAR WITH THIS PROBLEM.

Mileage: 120,000

MY SON WAS PRACTICING PARALLEL PARKING. AND CAR'S STEERING WHEEL BECAME STIFF AND HARD TO TURN. I WAS ABLE TO MAKE WHEEL STRAIGHT AND DROVE AROUND SLOWLY, MOSTLY STRAIGHT LINE, AND STEERING WHEEL BECAME NORMAL, ABLE TO TUNE IT WITHOUT FORCING IT HARD. IT WAS SCARY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE STEERING WHEEL CEASED WITH THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CONTACT CALLED ROUTE 22 HONDA DEALER, (1480 N BROAD ST, HILLSIDE, NJ 07205, (866) 209-8982) AND WAS INFORMED TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 136,075.

Mileage: 136,075

MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT. CAN'T STEER THE CAR. IT A FINE YESTERDAY. STEERING WHEEL WARNING LIGHT IS ON. I WAS PARKED LUCKILY WHEN THIS HAPPENED. I CAN'T USE MY CAR NOW.

Mileage: 98,000

I WAS GETTING OFF THE HIGHWAY AND WAS DRIVING HOME ALONG THE SERVICE ROAD WHEN I NOTICED THE STEERING WHEEL AUTOMATICALLY TURNED ON ITS OWN, CAUSING ME TO ALMOST CRASH INTO PARKED CARS. NO LIGHTS APPEARED ON MY DASH AND IT WAS OUT OF THE ORDINARY. LUCKILY I WAS OFF THE HIGHWAY DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS, OTHERWISE I WOULD HAVE INJURED MULTIPLE PEOPLE. THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME SO HARD TO CONTROL REQUIRING YOU TO GRIP THE STEERING WHEEL TO TURN IT. ONCE YOU LET GO OF THE STEERING WHEEL, IT WOULD TURN REALLY FAST ON ITS OWN TO THE RIGHT. I TRIED TURNING ON AND OFF THE CAR, UNPLUGGING THE BATTERY, BUT THE ISSUE WAS STILL THERE. I TOOK IT TO THE HONDA DEALER AND ALSO CONTACTED CORPORATE IN WHICH I WAS TOLD THAT THE RACK AND PINION IS BAD, AND IF THE CAR DOESN'T SHOW A CODE, THEY WON'T COVER IT. MY CAR ONLY HAS 46K MILES, AND A BIG SAFETY ISSUE LIKE THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED OR PARTIALLY COVERED. INSTEAD, I WAS TOLD IT WAS GOING TO BE OVER $3K FOR INSTALL AND PARTS, WHICH IS RIDICULOUS.

Mileage: 46,000

WE BOUGHT THE HONDA ACCORD FROM THE DEALERSHIP BRAND NEW AND TOOK DELIVERY 11/4/2013. ON SATURDAY 11/16/2019, WITH JUST OVER 40,000 MILES ON THE CAR WE NOTICED THAT THE POWER STEERING WAS NOT FUNCTIONING. IT WAS NOT ONLY HARD TO STEER BUT ALSO WOULD CONTINUE PROGRESSING IN THE DIRECTION TURNING. WE TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP ON MONDAY 11/18/2019 WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE RACK, POWER STEERING NEEDED REPLACE FOR A TOTAL COST OF $2,797.49. CONTACTED HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY REFUSED TO HELP. CONTACTED THE EXTENDED WARRANTY COMPANY SINCE THE EXTENDED WARRANTY EXPIRED 12 DAYS EARLIER. THEY WOULDN'T HELP. THIS WAS A VERY DANGEROUS FAILURE ON A VEHICLE THAT WAS WELL TAKEN CARE OF AND HAS VERY LOW MILLAGE. DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND AND ARTICLE IN EDMUNDS "FEDS PROBE 2013 HONDA ACCORD FOR POWER STEERING FAILURE", ESTIMATE 374,000 COMPLAINS ABOUT THE 2013 HONDA ACCORDS. ISN'T THAT ENOUGH TO FORCE HONDA TO DO A RECALL?

Mileage: 40,000

I WAS DRIVING ON BUSY 4 LANE ROAD AND WAS TURNING TO THE LEFT TO GET IN THE TURN LANE WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY HARD TO MOVE. I WAS ABLE WHILE STRUGGLING TO MAKE THE TURN. IT WAS LUCKY AS THERE WAS NO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. I HAD THE CAR IMMEDIATELY TOWED TO THE DEALER AND NOW HAVE A $3,000 REPAIR BILL TO FIX THE POWER STEERING. I HAVE NOTICED ALL THE COMPLAINTS GOING BACK TO THE ORIGINAL YEAR THE VEHICLE WAS BUILT AND CANNOT BELIEVE THAT THIS PROBLEM HAS NOT CAUSED A RECALL.

Mileage: 59,000

I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF A 2013 HONDA ACCORD. I TRAVEL ABOUT 30K A YEAR. I HAVE BEEN EXTREMELY METICULOUS WITH THE EXTERIOR AND MAINTENANCE OF THE VEHICLE. DURING THE COURSE OF MY TRAVELS, I HAVE ON AT LEAST 4-5 OCCASIONS HAD DIFFICULTY CHANGING LANES. MORE SPECIFIC, WHILE TRYING TO MAKE A LANE CHANGE AT LOW SPEED (5-35 MPH) I WAS UNABLE TO TURN THE WHEEL TO MAKE A LANE CHANGE. THE ABILITY TO STEER CAME BACK QUICKLY, BUT FOR A SECOND OR TWO, A TURN WAS NOT POSSIBLE. THIS PAST WEEK, ON 10/30/2019, A SIMILAR SCENARIO TRANSPIRED. I WAS STOPPED AT A "STOP" SIGN AND NEEDED CROSS AN INTERSECTION AND MAKE A LEFT TURN. JUST WHEN IT WAS TIME TO TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED, NOT ALLOWING ME TO TURN LEFT. AS THERE WAS AN ONCOMING VEHICLE, I WAS ABLE SLOW DOWN BUT STRUCK A CURB WITH MY RIGHT FRONT TIRE. THE IMPACT BEAT UP THE RIM PRETTY BAD AND DEFLATED THE TIRE. I REPLACED THE TIRE WITH THE SPARE AND HEADED TO A NEAR MECHANIC, ABOUT 1 MILE AWAY. THE MECHANIC ADVISED ME NOT DRIVE THE VEHICLE. THE DAMAGE INCLUDED CRACKED RIM, POWER STEERING RACK AND ELECTRONIC STEERING BOX TO NAME A FEW. IN RESEARCHING PARTS, I CAME ACROSS MANY INCIDENTS IN WHICH A 2013 HONDA ACCORD HAS HAD FAILED STEERING CAPABILITY. I CONTACTED HONDA (CASE #10012315), THEY DID NOT ACKNOWLEDGE A PROBLEM NOW, NOR IN THE PAST AND COULD NOT COMMENT ON PROBLEMS THAT OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD. I WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OLD AND HAD A LOT OF MILES. THEY TOLD ME "YOU HAD AN ACCIDENT, WHY ARE YOU CALLING HONDA, YOU SHOULD BE CALLING AN INSURANCE COMPANY". HONDA WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING. I EXPRESSED MY REGRET IN NOT PURCHASING A FUTURE HONDA VEHICLE... SHAME ON HONDA.

Mileage: 175,000

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WITH MY WIFE, MOTHER IN-LAW AND MY TWO YEARS DAUGHTER AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY HARD AND STEERING LIGHT CAME ON. I WAS VERY CONCERNED ABOUT MY FAMILY AND MYSELF BECAUSE WE WERE ON THE HIGHWAY! I TOOK THE NEAREST EXIT IT WAS VERY DIFICULT TO CONTROL THE CAR. I STOPPED THE TO CHECK MY PHONE ON WHAT COULD BE THE CAUSE? THIS SEEMS TO BE A SERIOUS PROBLEM THAT HAPPENED TO MANY PEOPLE BEFORE AND HAD REPORTED IT TO THE NHTSA. BUT NOTHING WAS DONE! I CARE FOR MY FAMILY' SAFETY AND I WILL HOLD THE NHTSA RESPONSIBLE IF ANYTHING HAPPENS TO ME OR MY FAMILY DUE TO THIS ISSUE.THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY HONDA.

Mileage: 78,000

THE CAR LOOSES ITS STEERING CONTROL. WHEN STATIONARY (AND DRIVING), IF I TAKE MY HANDS OFF THE STEERING, IT AUTOMATICALLY STEERS ALL THE WAY TO THE LEFT. IT SOMETIMES RESETS THE PROBLEM WHEN THE CAR IS RESTARTED OR WHEN IT IS TURNED ALL THE WAY TO THE RIGHT, THE PROBLEM OCCURS AGAIN SHORTLY. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP BUT LIKE OTHERS, I ONLY GOT A BIG BILL OF $2800.

Mileage: 49,500

WHEN TURNING MY STEERING WHEEL WHILE DRIVING MY ENGINE SHUTS DOWN AND RESTARTS. WHEN THIS HAPPENS MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP

MY 16 YEAR OLD SON WAS DRIVING MY 2013 HONDA ACCORD WHEN THE POWER STEERING FAILED. HE WAS IN MOTION ON A COUNTY HIGHWAY, TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH. HE JUST CAME OFF AN ACCESS ROAD AND HAD VEERED TO THE RIGHT TO MERGE INTO ON-COMING TRAFFIC. THE VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 38K MILES. THE WHEEL JERKED TO THE RIGHT AND TOOK GREAT EFFORT TO CENTER THE VEHICLE AND CONTINUE TO A STOP. HE TURNED OFF THE CAR AND CALLED ME. STATED IT WAS STILL DRIVEABLE AND DROVE HOME, BUT CONTINUED TO HAVE TO ACCOMMODATE FOR STEERING WHEEL JERKING TO THE RIGHT AND CIRCULATING OUT OF CONTROL WHEN LET GO. I DROVE THE CAR UPON HIS RETURN AND EXPERIENCED SAME ISSUE. TAKING VEHICLE TO HONDA DEALERSHIP FOR DIAGNOSTIC CHECK.

Mileage: 38,000

WHILE SITTING AT A STOP LIGHT ON CITY STREET WITH HANDS ON STEERING WHEEL, SOMETHING JERKED IT TO THE LEFT AND I HAD NO POWER STEERING, I GOT OVER STEERING MANUALLY INTO A PARKING LOT. I TURNED IGNITION OFF AND BACK ON AND IT STARTED WORKING PROPERLY AGAIN.

Mileage: 82,523

VEHICLE BECAME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT AND ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER FOR NO REASON. TOOK IT TO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED IT AND WAS TOLD THERE IS NO SAFETY RECALL. THERE ARE ALMOST 400,000 COMPLAINTS I'VE NOTICED AND I'M WONDERING WHY THERE HASN'T BEEN A RECALL. I HAD 3 OF MY CHILDREN WITH ME AT THE TIME AND I FEEL EXTREMELY FORTUNATE THAT OUR VEHICLE DID NOT CRASH AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. DOES SOMEONE NEED TO DIE BEFORE THIS IS CONSIDERED SERIOUS ENOUGH FOR A RECALL?

Mileage: 95,000

WE ARE A COLLISION REPAIR FACILITY IN OREGON SCOTTIES AUTOBODY THIS VEHICLE HAS A BROKEN STEERING SHAFT IN THE COLUMN THAT APPEARS TO BE DEFECTIVE METAL . I DONT KNOW IF THIS IS A RANDOM PROBLEM BUT I BELIEVE IT SHOULD BE INSPECTED . THIS BROKEN SHAFT CAUSES 100% LOSS OF STEERING

Mileage: 20,000

TAKATA RECALL MY COMPLAINT IS ABOUT ABS PUMP ANTI-LOCK BRAKE PART MODULATOR ASSEMBLY SEDAN CVT FITS 13 ACCORD 503036 THE LIGHTS ARE ON IN THE DASHBOARD AND IN THE DEALER TOLD ME TO REPLACE THAT PART.

THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND STATIONARY, ONCE IT WAS TURNED ON THE (EPS) ELECTRICAL POWER SYSTEM LIGHT WAS DISPLAYED ON THE DASH. STEERING WHEEL WAS THEN DIFFICULT TO MOVE OR TURN. THE INDICATOR WAS CONSTANT FROM THAT POINT.

Mileage: 94,100

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HONDA ACCORD. AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE TRACTION CONTROL AND POWER STEERING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO WETZEL HONDA (3505 CHESTER BLVD, RICHMOND, IN) WHERE A STEERING SERVICE UPDATE WAS PERFORMED PER AN EXTENDED WARRANTY PROGRAM. AFTER RETRIEVING THE VEHICLE FROM THE DEALER, THE POWER STEERING IMMEDIATELY MALFUNCTIONED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,000.

Mileage: 99,000

WHILE CORNERING, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER AND DID NOT RIGHT ITSELF COMING OUT OF THE CORNER. OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS, THE STEERING OCCASIONALLY FAILED. NO WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON AND WHEN HONDA TESTED THE CAR, NO TORQUE SENSOR FAILURES WERE NOTED. ON THAT BASIS, HONDA DECLINED TO APPLY THEIR EXTENDED WARRANTY COVERING THE FAILED STEERING. HONDA WAS NOT INTERESTED IN PURSUING THE FAILURE TO SEE IF IT MIGHT IMPROVE THEIR KNOWLEDGE OF A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL'S STEERING. HONDA CLAIMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RARE AND THAT THERE WAS NO INFORMATION OUT THERE TO DETERMINE WHETHER THE VEHICLE WOULD BE SAFELY DRIVABLE WITHOUT REPAIR. THEY COULD NOT ASSURE ME THAT THE FAILURE WAS JUST A LOSS OF POWER STEERING, OF SOMETHING MORE DANGEROUS. IT WASN'T UNTIL AFTER I PAID FOR THE REPAIR, THAT I FOUND NUMEROUS SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ONLINE.

IN AUGUST OF 2018 I BROUGHT MY VEHICLE INTO BALISE HONDA IN WEST SPRINGFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS WITH A LOSS OF POWER STEERING DURING OPERATION ON A HIGHWAY. THEY WORKED ON THE VEHICLE AND REPORTED NO RECALLS FOR LOSS OF POWER STEERING. WHEN I PICKED UP THE VEHICLE, I REGAINED POWER STEERING. ON JUNE 5, 2019, I LOST THE POWER STEERING AGAIN DURING OPERATION OF THE MOTOR VEHICLE ON A CITY STREET. I SUCCESSFULLY DROVE THE VEHICLE HOME WITHOUT POWER STEERING AND IT CONTINUED INTO JUNE 6, 2019. PLEASE HELP ME UNDERSTAND WHY ACCIDENTS HAVE OCCURRED DUE TO THE LOSS OF POWER STEERING IN THE 2013 HONDA ACCORD AND NO RECALLS HAVE BEEN ISSUED? THIS SAFETY ISSUE CANNOT CONTINUE...

Mileage: 160,000

2013 HONDA ACCORD. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARD TO POWER STEERING FAILURE WHILE DRIVING. *AS THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER FOUND THE STEERING GEAR BOX TO BE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONSUMER WAS ALSO CONCERNED ABOUT THE WARRANTY FOR THE STEERING ASSEMBLY. *JS

WHEN DRIVING THE CAR IT WOULD TURN EASY TO THE RIGHT BUT TURN HARD TO THE LEFT. WE TOOK IT IN TO A DEALERSHIP AND THEY REPROGRAMMED THE NEUTRAL SENSOR BECAUSE IT LOST ITS PROGRAMMING THEY SAY. THE CAR DROVE GOOD FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS, BUT IT STARTED DOING THE SAME THING AS BEFORE, BUT ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE AND STARTED JERKING TO THE LEFT AND OVER STEERING WITH OUT WARNING. WE TOOK IT BACK TO THE SAME DEALERSHIP AND THEY NOW SAID IT NEEDED THE WHOLE STEERING RACK REPLACED FOR $2300. HOWEVER, THERE IS AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THIS PROBLEM THAT STATES THIS PROBLEM IS COVERED AND HONDA IS SUPPOSED TO PAY FOR ALL COST ASSOCIATED WITH THIS PROBLEM. AS STATED ABOVE THE PROBLEM GOT WORSE AFTER IT CAME BACK FROM THE DEALERSHIP.THE SERVICE BULLETIN # IS 15-056 WHICH IS THE EPS TORQUE SENSOR WHICH THEY SAID NEEDED TO BE REPROGRAMMED, WHICH MADE THE STEERING GOOD ONLY FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS. WITH THAT SAID I AM NOT SURE HOW THE EPS TORQUE SENSOR IS NOT A DEFECT COVERED UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY? THE HONDA DEALERSHIP AS WELL AS HONDA INCORP. CLAIMS THIS PROBLEM IS NOT RELATED TO THE TORQUE SENSOR. THE DEALERSHIP AND HONDA SAYS THE POWER STEERING GEAR BOX ASSEMBLY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE EXTENDED WARRANTY BULLETING SAYS THE POWER STEERING GEAR BOX ASSEMBLY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AND THAT HONDA IS TO PAY FOR IT.

Mileage: 100,843

WHILE BACKING OUT OF A RESIDENTIAL DRIVEWAY ONTO A BUSY NEIGHBORHOOD STREET, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AND THE STEERING MALFUNCTION WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. I ATTEMPTED TO STEER THE VEHICLE BUT THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING(EPS) WAS COUNTERING THE STEERING EFFORT. I TRIED MULTIPLE TIMES TO RESTART THE VEHICLE IN HOPES TO REGAIN STEERING CONTROL, BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT OPERATE PROPERLY. THE ONLY WAY I WAS ABLE TO REGAIN STEERING CONTROL WAS WITH THE CAR OFF AND IN NEUTRAL, MEANING I HAD NO ABILITY TO ACCELERATE TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE FROM ONCOMING TRAFFIC, RELYING ONLY ON THE MOMENTUM OF THE SLOPED ROAD TO HELP GUIDE THE VEHICLE SAFELY AWAY FROM TRAFFIC LANES. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED THE THE DEALER THE NEXT MORNING. SERVICE ADVISER LOOKED UP VEHICLE HISTORY AND THE RECALL FOR EPS CONTROLLER SOFTWARE HAD ALREADY BEEN PERFORMED 2 YEARS PRIOR. HONDA HAD EXTENDED THE WARRANTY ON THE RACK AND PINION SYSTEM DUE TO KNOWN TORQUE SENSOR FAILURE ISSUES. ADVISER SAID IF, OBD SCAN SHOWS FAULT CODE RELATING TO TORQUE SENSOR FAILURE, HONDA WOULD COVER COMPLETE COST TO REPLACE ENTIRE RACK AND PINION SYSTEM. HOURS LATER, ADVISER CONTACTS ME AND SAYS THE SCAN SHOWS THAT IT WAS NOT THE THE TORQUE SENSOR THAT FAILED, BUT THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING COMPUTER FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT MY COST. I ARGUED THAT THERE WAS NO POSSIBLE WAY FOR THE CONSUMER TO PREVENT SUCH AN ISSUE FROM OCCURRING, AND THE FACT THAT A COMPUTER SYSTEM CONTROLLING THE STEERING FAILED WHILE I WAS OPERATING THE VEHICLE IS AN ALARMING SAFETY ISSUE THAT AMERICAN HONDA SHOULD LOOK INTO AND I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO BEAR THE BURDEN OF PAYING FOR SUCH A REPAIR. VEHICLE HAS 83,100 MILES, ORIGINAL OWNER AND ALL SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE PERFORMED AT SAME DEALER. NEVER HAD PRIOR STEERING ISSUES AND WAS NEVER ADVISED OF ANY POTENTIAL ISSUES. HONDA SYMPATHETICALLY ONLY AGREED TO COVER HALF THE REPAIR COST.

Mileage: 83,100

ON 4/12/2019, I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AT AROUND 24:00 (MIDNIGHT) ON FREEWAY 22 WESTBOUND NEAR THE BLOCK THAT I SUDDENLY REALIZED I LOST CONTROL OF MY STEERING WHEEL WHILE I WAS TRAVELING AT 70MPH PLUS. THE STEERING WHEEL ICON LIGHT UP ON MY DASHBOARD. THIS HAPPENED SO FAST AT A CURVE AREA OF THE FREEWAY, I TURNED ON MY EMERGENCY LIGHT AND SLOWED THE CAR DOWN BY HITTING THE BREAK. THERE WERE AROUND 4 CARS TO MY RIGHT WHEN THIS HAPPENED. FORTUNATELY, I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY REACH THE EXIT LANE TO THE RIGHT DUE TO THE CURVATURE OF THE FREEWAY TURNING LEFT BY GOING STRAIGHT. AS I SLOWED DOWN THE CAR ON THE EXIT LANE, I YANKED THE STEERING WHEEL VERY HARD TO THE LEFT THEN RIGHT TO MANEUVER THE CAR TO STAY IN THE LANE. AFTER I EXITED THE FREEWAY ON HASTER STREET, I YANKED THE STEERING WHEEL VERY HARD TO THE RIGHT TO MAKE THE TURN AND FOUND A SMALL STREET THEN COME TO A STOP. AT THIS TIME, THE STEERING WHEEL ICON STILL ILLUMINATED ON MY DASHBOARD. I TURNED OF THE CAR AFTER PUT IT TO PARK THEN TURNED IT BACK ON AND THE ICON DISAPPEARED. I GOT CONTROL OF STEERING WHEEL BACK. I PROCEEDED TO GARDEN GROVE STREET HEADING WEST TOWARD MY HOME. AT THE FIRST RED LIGHT ON GARDEN GROVE, I STOPPED AND DID NOT STEER THE WHEEL. AGAIN, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED ON ME AGAIN. THE ICON APPEARED AGAIN ON MY DASHBOARD. I AGAIN TURNED OFF AND ON THE CAR AND THE ICON DISAPPEARED AND I HAD MY CONTROL BACK. FROM THERE, I DROVE SLOWLY IN THE RIGHT LANE TO MY HOME. THIS TIME, THERE WAS NO PROBLEM. ON 4/13/2019, WHICH IS TODAY, I DROPPED OFF MY CAR AT HONDA WORLD DEALER ON 13600 BEACH BLVD, WESTMINSTER, CA 92683 AND TOLD ONE OF THE REPS ABOUT THE PROBLEM. HE DID THE INQUIRY ON MY CAR AND SYSTEM SHOWED THERE WAS A RECALL OF EPS GEARBOX REPLACEMENT AT THIS DEALERSHIP. I HOPE NHTSA WILL TAKE THIS SERIOUS AND HELP PEOPLE LIKE ME. IT'S EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE WITH NO CONTROL OF THE STEERING WHEEL.

Mileage: 66,760

ON WEDNESDAY, APRIL 3, 2019 WE MADE A 600 MILE TRIP FROM COOKEVILLE, TN TO SHELBY TOWNSHIP, MI WITH NO PROBLEMS NOTED. THE NEXT MORNING, BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY I NOTICED THE STEERING WAS NORMAL AT ONE POINT, I ROTATED THE WHEEL TO THE RIGHT AND THE WHEEL CONTINUED TURNING BY ITSELF WHILE THE CAR WAS NOT EVEN IN MOTION. I ROTATED THE WHEEL TO THE LEFT AND MET WITH RESISTANCE. I ROTATED THE WHEEL TO THE RIGHT AND THE WHEEL STARTED TURNING BY ITSELF. I THEN NOTICED THE EPS LIGHT WAS ON. I CONTINUED TO ROTATE THE WHEEL BACK AND FORTH. I GOT TO THE CENTER POSITIONED AND THE WHEEL THEN TURNED RAPIDLY TO THE RIGHT BY ITSELF . I IMMEDIATELY DECIDED TO TAKE THE CAR TO THE NEAREST HONDA DEALER. ON THE WAY THERE THE WHEEL VIOLENTLY TURNED TO THE RIGHT AND NEARLY CAUSED ME TO RUN INTO THE CURB AT 35 MPH.I THEN ARRIVED AT JIM RIEHL HONDA IN STERLING HEIGHTS , MICHIGAN. THEY DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A "POSITION SENSOR". THEY RELATED TO ME THAT THEY HAD DOWNLOADED THE SOFTWARE AND THIS SEEMED TO HAVE CLEARED THE PROBLEM. WHILE DRIVING BACK TO MY NEXT DESTINATION (10 MILES) THE ORIGINAL PROBLEM RESURFACED. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT, WHICH WAS CLOSED. I LEFT A MESSAGE THAT I WAS BRINGING THE CAR IN MONDAY MORNING, APRIL 8, 2019.

Mileage: 27,876

MY 2013 ACCORDS STEERING JUST STOPPED WORKING WHEN I WAS DRIVING THE CAR ON 1/12/19, I AM LUCKY THAT I WASN'T GOING VERY FAST, I WAS DRIVING ON A CITY STREET. ALSO GLAD THAT I WAS ABLE TO GET IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, TO GET IT OUT OF THE WAY. HOW CAN THIS NOT BE A RECALL??

Mileage: 81,687

I WAS DRIVING DOWN HILL ON A SLIGHTLY INCLINED CITY STREET WHEN THE CAR SUDDENLY VEERED TO THE LEFT. I WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL THE STEERING AND IN PANIC WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE CAR BEFORE CROSSING SEVERAL LANES AND HITTING A BUILDING. THERE WERE INJURIES TO MYSELF AND MY PASSENGER. THE CAR WAS A TOTAL LOSS AND THE BUILDING SUSTAINED STRUCTURAL DAMAGE. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).' *PM

Mileage: 59,000

THE HONDA ACCORD POWER STEERING COMPLETELY SHUT OFF ON ME WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. I EXPERIENCED THIS VERY FRIGHTENING SITUATION YESTERDAY WITH MY 2013 HONDA ACCORD V6 WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 40MPH IN A STRAIGHT LINE I SUDDENLY LOST POWER WITH NO APPARENT REASON. I HAD THE EPS LIGHT SHOW ON MY DASH. I PULLED OVER AND RESTARTED THE CAR BUT WITH NO SUCCESS THE POWER STEERING WOULDN'T TURN ON IT WAS COMPLETELY DEAD. I DID NOT SEE NO FLUID LEAKS UNDER THE CAR AND THE POWER STEERING PUMP HAS PLENTY OF FLUID.

Mileage: 100,256

POWER STEERING FAILED WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH ON HIGHWAY, LUCKILY ONE EXIT FROM A DEALER. EPS WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK CAR TO DEALER AND FIXED IT FOR 2900.00. WARRANTY HAS SINCE BEEN EXTENDED FROM 5 TO 13 YEARS FOR THIS ISSUE ON MY SPECIFIC VEHICLE.

Mileage: 73,800

I OWN A 2013 HONDA ACCORD. THE POWER STEERING (EPS) WILL GO OFF RANDOMLY. IN THE PAST WEEK IT WENT OFF ABOUT 6 OR 7 TIMES PER DAY. IT WILL SHUT OFF EVEN ON THE HIGHWAY WHICH MAKES IT VERY DANGEROUS TO GET CONTROL OF THE CAR. THIS HAPPENS DAILY.

Mileage: 59,000

2013 HONDA ACCORD. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO RECALL FOR PLACEMENT OF ELECTRIC POWER STEERING RACK. *AS *TR THE CONSUMER REQUESTED TO BE REIMBURSED FOR A STEERING FAILURE THAT WAS ONCE INCLUDED IN AN EXTENDED WARRANTY PROGRAM. THE CONSUME WAS NOT INFORMED OF THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. *JS *JS

WHILE DRIVING AT ABOUT 40 MILES PER HOUR THE POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING. IN OCTOBER 2016 I HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND THE REPAIR WAS DONE AS PER WARRANTY EXTENTION 15-056. THE CAR HAD 51693 MILES. I NOW HAVE 75000 MILE ON THE VEHICLE AND THE THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED 2 TIMES WITHIN ABOUT 20 MINUTES. I READ A REPORT THAT THE NHTSA DETERMINED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS DECREASING IN FREQUENCY AND THAT THE PROBLEM WAS WITH EARLY EQUIPMENT THAT HAD BEEN REPAIRED. OBVIOUSLY THIS IS NOT THE CASE.

Mileage: 75,000

MULTIPLE TIMES, WHILE DRIVING, MY POWER STEERING WILL GO OUT AND IT BECOMES VERY DIFFICULT FOR ME TO TURN THE WHEEL. I HAD TO PULL OVER WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY AND RESTART MY 2013 HONDA ACCORD TO TEMPORARILY FIX THE ISSUE. THIS ONLY HAPPENS WHILE I AM DRIVING.

Mileage: 116,000

WHILE DRIVING, THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND I LOST POWER STEERING. LUCKILY I WAS DRIVING LOCALLY SO GAIN CONTROL OF VEHICLE QUICKLY.

Mileage: 72,000

EPS LIGHT CAME ON. WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER. FIRST TIME HAPPENED 09/05/2018, SECOND TIME- 09/06/2018. JUST HAD A RECALL WORK DONE RE: BATTERY ON 08/30/2018. COULD IT BE RELATED? I SEE MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE SAME ISSUE. SHOULDN'T THERE BE A RECALL? LOOKS LIKE THERE WERE ACCIDENTS CAUSED BY THIS PROBLEM. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE SHOP YESTERDAY, PAID $160- NOTHING WAS FOUND WRONG. I FEEL UNSAFE DRIVING LIKE THIS. PLEASE RESPOND. HTTPS://WWW.ABOUTLAWSUITS.COM/HONDA-ACCORD-POWER-STEERING-PROBLEMS-NHTSA-73811/

Mileage: 86,000

WHILE DRIVING, THE POWER STEERING FAILS AND BECOMES DIFFICULT TO STEER. THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATES WHEN THIS OCCURS. THIS CONDITION HAS OCCURRED AT LEAST 10 SEPARATE TIMES IN THE LAST MONTH AND ONCE WAS ON THE FREEWAY TRAVELING AT 75 MPH AND ANOTHER WHILE TRAVELING AT 50 MPH, BOTH OF WHICH CAUSED ME TO NEARLY LOSE CONTROL AS I WAS CHANGING LANES. ALL OTHER INSTANCES OCCURRED WHILE MAKING SLOW SPEED TURNS. SHUTTING OFF THE VEHICLE AND RESTARTING USUALLY RESET THE SYSTEM BUT LAST FRIDAY THE STEERING FAILED AGAIN AND HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO RESET, GOING ON 5 DAYS NOW. THIS ISSUE IS DANGEROUS AND HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED AT THE LOCAL HONDA DEALER AS A FAULTY POWER STEERING RACK UNIT. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS CONCERN AND HAVE FOUND SEVERAL OTHER VEHICLES HAVE EXHIBITED THE SAME PROBLEM.

Mileage: 68,000

"TAKATA RECALL". (LONG TERM EXPOSURE TO HIGH HEAT AND HUMIDITY CAN CAUSE THESE AIRBAGS TO EXPLODE WHEN DEPLOYED) MY HORN LOCATED IN THE STEERING WHEEL CONSTANTLY BLARES WHEN EXPOSED TO HIGH HEAT WHILE IN MOTION ON CITY STREETS AND HIGHWAYS AND STATIONARY. THIS ISSUE COMES AND GOES AND THE DEALERSHIP "HONDA WORLD" LOCATED IN DOWNEY, CA. REFUSES TO INSPECT THE ISSUE. THEY TELL ME THE PROBELM NEEDS TO OCCUR FOR THEM TO INSPECT THE ISSUE. SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR IN 05/2016 THIS ISSUE ONLY OCCURES IN THE SUMMER TIME NOT THE WINTER WHICH TELLS ME IT'S BEING CAUSED BY HEAT. BECAUSE THE AIRBAG IS ALSO LOCATED IN THE STEERING WHEEL THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE INSPECTED ASAP. I HAVE VIDEOS ON MY CELL PHONE CAMERA AS PROOF.

Mileage: 63,000

VEHICLE WAS PARKED ON GRAVEL PARKING AREA. WHEN VEHICLE WAS STARTED THE EPS WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. THE STEERING WHEEL ACTED FROZEN AND WAS NOT ABLE TO BE TURN LEFT OR RIGHT EVEN WITH SIGNIFICATE FORCE AND ATTEMPTED MOVEMENT FORWARD OR IN REVERSE. STOP VEHICLE AND FOLLOWED INSTRUCTIONS IN VEHICLE MANUAL. WHEN RESTARTING VEHICLE WARNING LIGHT DID NOT DISPLAY AND STEERING WAS NORMAL. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR DIAGNOSTICS AND EPS UNIT WAS REPLACED. VEHICLE HAS 70,533.

Mileage: 70,533

ELECTRIC POWER STEERING MALFUNCTION LIGHT CAME ON COULD BARELY TURN THE WHEEL, THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED WAS RUNNING ABOUT 40 MPH AND AGAIN IT HAPPENED WAS RUNNING AT 50 MPH AND GOING INTO A CURVE AND THE THIRD TIME MY SPEED WAS 55 MPH ALL THREE TIMES THIS HAS HAPPENED I WAS ON A HIGHWAY. THE FIRST TIME I HAD JUST GOT OFF THE INTERSTATE. IF YOU ARE WHERE YOU CAN PULL OFF THE ROAD AND TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND START IT AGAIN THE STEERING IS FINE. SEEMS THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL AS RESEARCHING ON THE INTERNET I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS ISSUE. PLACES I NEED TO GO IS USUALLY ON THE INTERSTATE AND RUNNING 60 TO 70 MPH IS SCARY NOT KNOW WHEN THIS MAY HAPPEN AGAIN. I DID SEE ON THE INTERNET WHERE 2 ACCIDENTS HAS OCCURRED FROM THIS ISSUE AND THANK GOODNESS THERE WERE NO INJURIES. I HAVE CALLED HONDA HEADQUARTERS AND THEY ACT LIKE THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT I AM TALKING ABOUT AND HAD A RECORD THAT I HAD CALLED IN REGARDING THIS ISSUE. SO DOES IT TAKE SOMEONE BEING SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED BEFORE THIS IS LOOKED AT. I WAS TOLD TO REPLACE THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING GEAR. I ASKED ABOUT THE SOFTWARE UPGRADE THAT I HAD READ ABOUT AND ALSO REGARDING HOSES THAT WERE GETTING HOT CAUSING THIS. ALL THE DEALERSHIPS KNOW IS IT WILL COST MORE THAN $2000 FOR A NEW STEERING GEAR. THIS SHOULDN'T HAPPEN IN THE FIRST PLACE. I KNOW PARTS GO BAD AND IF THIS IS AN ISSUE WITH OTHER VEHICLES MAYBE DUE TO THIS BEING DANGEROUS DRIVING AUTO MAKERS MAY GO BACK TO STEERING FLUID AND DO AWAY WITH ELECTRIC POWER STEERING. PLEASE CHECK ON A RECALL ISSUE. THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES 08/10/2018 AND TWICE ON 08/12/2018. I AM AT THE POINT I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR NO MATTER THE SPEED AND ESPECIALLY ON CERTAIN ROADS. THANK YOU

Mileage: 120,000

WHILE DRIVING, WITHOUT ANY WARNING, THE POWER STEERING CUTS OUT. AFTER SHUTTING THE CAR DOWN IT THE STEERING WORKS. I WAS ON A HIGHWAY & HAD CLOSE CALL ACCIDENTS TRYING TO PULL OVER. IT HAS NOW HAPPENED 4 TIMES IN 5 DAYS. THE VEHICLE HAS UNDER 50,000 MILES

Mileage: 49,560

THE STEERING WHEELS AUTOMATICALLY BECOME STIFFER AND HARD TO TURN RIGHT OR LEFT WHILE DRIVING.IT TAKES A LOT OF MUSCLING TO KEEP IT UNDER CONTROL BEFORE AN ACCIDENT OCCURS. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED.MY CAR HAS GOT 84000 MILES ON IT AND REGULARLY SERVICED AND MAINTAINED. THE NEXT DAY IT HAPPENED IT BECAME NORMAL AS USUAL WITH NO REPAIRS. I UNDERSTOOD LATER THAT THERE IS NO POWER STEERING FLUID AND THIS FUNCTION IS ELECTRICALLY CONTROLLED! FROM ONLINE, GOOGLE SEARCH INDICATED SEVERAL OF THE HONDA CUSTOMERS OWNING THE SAME CAR MODEL EAR HAS EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THE STEERING WHEEL. THIS SITUATION IS VERY DANGEROUS ESPECIALLY IN HIGHWAY EXITS AND ENTRANCES WHERE CAR DRIVES IN OVER 50-60 MILES.IT CAN CREATE LIFE THREATENING ACCIDENTS IF NOT CORRECTED. DEALERS COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM AND DO NOT HAVE THE CAPABILITY TO FIX IT AND MIGHT COST A FUTURE. I WOULD LIKE HONDA TO RECALL THIS CAR AND FIX IT IMMEDIATELY BEFORE ANOTHER EMERGENCY SITUATION, ACCIDENT OR THRETS TO SAFETY AND LIFE.

THREE MALFUNCTION INDICATORS HAVE COME ON IN CAR AND WILL NOT GO OFF. THOSE INDICATORS ARE TPMS TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT, VSA VEHICLE STABILITY ASSITS AND EPS ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING. THIS ONLY BEGAN AFTER I HAD MY BRAKES IN REAR OF CAR DONE AND CAR WAS ACTUALLY STATIONARY WHEN THESE LIGHTS CAME ON. THE LIGHTS WILL STAY ON WHEN VEHICLE IS IN MOTION WITH REALLY NO CHANGE IN DRIVING. I HAVE GOOGLED THE ISSUE AND FOUND THAT MANY HONDA OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE.

Mileage: 161,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE THE CONTACT'S SPOUSE WAS DRIVING 40 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000.

Mileage: 98,000

I WAS DRIVING MY 2013 HONDA ACCORD IN A SCHOOL ZONE AND ATTEMPTED TO TURN LEFT, BUT THE STEERING WHEEL WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. I NEEDED TO USE A LOT OF FORCE IN ORDER TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE LEFT. I PULLED OVER AND STOPPED THE CAR. WHEN STOPPED, I STILL COULDN'T TURN THE WHEEL TO THE LEFT, BUT IT COULD BE SPUN TO THE RIGHT CONTINUOUSLY LIKE IT WASN'T CONNECTED TO ANYTHING. I CALLED MY HONDA DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD TO BRING IT IN. THEY ARE REPLACING THE STEERING GEAR BOX BUT IT WILL COST ME ABOUT $3,000. I CONSIDER MYSELF LUCKY IN THAT I WAS IN A SCHOOL ZONE AND DRIVING SLOWLY, AND NOT ON THE HIGHWAY. OTHERWISE, I WOULD HAVE LOST CONTROL OF MY CAR WHILE GOING AT A HIGHER SPEED.

Mileage: 25,000

LOSS OF STEERING AROUND A TURN. NEAR CRASH.

Mileage: 95,000

THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING EPS WARNING LIGHT , COUPLED WITH STEERING WHEEL STIFF RESISTANCE, OCCURRED DURING SEVERAL RANDOM EVENTS OVER THE LAST FOUR DAYS - ONCE THE FIRST DAY 30 MPH ON RURAL ROAD, TWICE THE SECOND AT 50 AND 30 MPH ON HIGHWAY THEN RURAL ROAD, FOUR TIMES YESTERDAY WITHIN THOSE SPEEDS ON CITY STREETS, THEN TWICE WHILE DRIVING TO THE DEALERSHIP THIS MORNING AT 60 MPH ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAY. SHUTTING OFF THE ENGINE, THEN RESTARTING, ONLY TEMPORARILY CLEARED THE ISSUE. I WAS FORTUNATELY DRIVING DURING THE EVENTS, AND NOT ALLOWING MY WIFE OR DAUGHTER TO EVEN CONSIDER HANDLING. TIGHT TURNS WERE NOT POSSIBLE - PERIOD. THE DEALERSHIP, UPON COMPLETING DIAGNOSTICS TODAY, DETERMINED THE STEERING BOX/RACK AND PINION WERE THE SOURCE OF FAILURE. WITH <59,000 MILES, SPOTLESS RECORD OF MAINTENANCE AT THIS ORIGINAL DEALER, AND NEVER ABUSED, THIS TYPE OF EITHER MECHANICAL OR ELECTRICAL FAILURE IS UNACCEPTABLE, AS WELL A DANGER TO THE PUBLIC. I REVIEWED 158 COMMENTS/CASES ON CAR COMPLAINT WEBSITES, SPECIFIC TO HONDA ACCORD 2013 MODELS WITH SIMILAR EPS/STEERING BOX ISSUES. DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, WHERE A PASSENGER IS PRESENTED A NON-RESPONSIVE STEERING EVENT, WOULD NOT BE ACCEPTED BY HONDA MANAGEMENT, NOR ANY OF THEIR EMPLOYEES. STATISTICALLY, THIS APPEARS A DESIGN FLAW IS THE APPARENT ISSUE, AND REPLACEMENT-IN-KIND IN MY LOGIC DOESN'T RESOLVE THE ISSUE, ESPECIALLY AT MY EXPENSE. IN MY AREA OF EXPERTISE IN CRUDE REFINING, ANY FAILURE IS UNACCEPTABLE IN A MECHANICALLY SOUND PIECE OF WELL-MAINTAINED EQUIPMENT. IF A STEERABLE PIECE OF EQUIPMENT LOST POWER IN OUR FACILITY, COMPANY RESOURCES AND FOCUSED TEAMS, SAFETY AUDITS, AND POSSIBLY OSHA OVERSIGHT WOULD ENSUE. I'LL BE CONTACTING HONDA WITH THE NEWS THAT I CANNOT FURTHER SUPPORT THEIR PRODUCTS DESIGNED WITH EPS. *TR

Mileage: 59,000

WHILE DRIVING THE CAR ON A BUSY STREET, ALL OF A SUDDEN THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME EXTREMELY HARD TO TURN EITHER LEFT OR RIGHT. STOPPED THE CAR CAREFULLY AND TURNED OF THE ENGINE. AFTER A WHILE, TURNED THE ENGINE BACK ON AND THE STEERING WAS FINE. CALL THE DEALER TODAY ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND GOING TO THE DEALERSHIP THURSDAY JULY 05, 2018

Mileage: 60,000

WE TURNED RIGHT OUT OF A PARKING LOT ONTO A BUSY CITY STREET AND GOT DOWN TO THE LIGHT. AS WE TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE RIGHT AND BEFORE PUSHING THE ACCELERATOR THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME EXTREMELY HARD TO TURN. IT WAS EXTREMELY HARD TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL LEFT OR RIGHT. IT WAS VERY HARD TO CONTROL THE STEERING WHEEL AT THIS POINT AS WE ARE TRYING TO FIND ANOTHER PARKING LOT TO TURN INTO SO WE COULD TRY AND FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS GOING ON. WE LOOKED AROUND THE CAR TO MAKE SURE NOTHING VISIBLE WAS WRONG AND DIDNT SEE ANYTHING SO WE TURNED THE ENGINE OFF AND SAT THERE FOR A BIT AND THEN TURNED THE ENGINE BACK ON. ONCE WE TURNED THE ENGINE BACK ON THE STEERING WAS FINE. WE DECIDED TO LOOK ONLINE AND SEE IF ANYONE ELSE HAD EXPERIENCED THESE PROBLEM AND SEEN MANY HAVE. IF WE TURN THE STEERING WHEEL RIGHT OR LEFT WHILE AT A COMPLETE STOP THE STEERING WHEEL BECOMES HARD TO TURN BUT IF YOU TURN THE ENGINE OFF THEN BACK ON IT WORKS AGAIN. I'M HOPING THE MANUFACTURER CAN RECALL THE PROBLEM AND FIX IT BEINGS THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS OF THIS PARTICULAR PROBLEM.

Mileage: 137,641

STRAIGHT CITY STREET AT 50MPH. NOT, REPEAT NOT TURNING. CAR SUDDENLY VEERED TO RIGHT. TOOK A LOT OF FORCE TO KEEP IT GOING STRAIGHT. WHEN STOPPED AT SIDE OF ROAD STEERING WHEEL COCKED RIGHT ABOUT 45 DEGREES. NOT JUST LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THIS WAS LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. CAR SUDDENLY AND ACTIVELY VEERED HARD RIGHT. NO WARNING LIGHTS ON DASH NOTICED. AFTER RESTART DROVE TO DEALER WITHOUT PROBLEMS. DID IT AGAIN WITH MECHANIC DRIVING. HIS EYES GOT VERY BIG. RELUCTANTLY DROVE BACK TO DEALER. REPAIR IS REPLACE STEERING ASSEMBLY, $2,900. CAR HAD 36,000 MILES ON IT AT TIME OF FAILURE.

Mileage: 36,000

MY DAUGHTER AND I PURCHASED A 2013 HONDA ACCORD AT TAMERON HONDA, DAPHNE, AL ON FEBRUARY 16, 2018. WE DROVE IT FOR ABOUT TWO WEEKS AND THEN THE POWER STEERING STARTED GETTING HARD TO STEER. SO WE FOLLOWED THE OWNERS MANUAL BY LETTING THE CAR'S EPS TO COOL DOWN. WE THEN WERE ABLE TO DRIVE IT FOR AWHILE, THEN ON MARCH 22, 2018 MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING AND THE POWER STEERING EPS WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND THE STEERING WAS VERY HARD MAKING IT ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO DRIVE SAFELY. I CALL THE TAMRON SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND WAS TOLD THE WOULD FIX IT BUT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR IT.

Mileage: 101,800

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND RESTARTED. AFTERWARDS, THE VEHICLE OPERATED NORMALLY, BUT FAILED AGAIN LATER THAT DAY. THE DEALER (ROUSH HONDA, 100 W SCHROCK RD, WESTERVILLE, OH 43081) WAS CONTACTED, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,826.

Mileage: 22,826

MY 2013 HONDA ACCORD TOURING MODEL ELECTRIC POWER STEERING FAILED. THE CAR ONLY HAS 49,000 MILES. THE DEALER STATES IT IS NO LONGER A EXTENDED WARRANTY ISSUE AND WILL NOT COVER ISSUE. THE PROBLEM WAS NOTICED WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND THEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR EVALUATION. THE PROBLEM IS LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND/OR A SUDDEN INCREASE IN STEERING EFFORT AND DEALER IDENTIFIED THAT THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING BOX NEEDS REPLACEMENT FOR A TOTAL OF $2100.00. FOR A "NEW" CAR THIS IS RIDICULOUS AND SHOULD BE HONDA'S FIX NOT THE COSTUMER.

Mileage: 49,000

SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT APPEARED WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON CITY STREET. CONTINUED TO DRIVE VEHICLE AND POWER STEERING RETURNED AFTER 20 TO 30 MINUTES. INDICATOR LIGHT SHUT OFF 30 TO 40 MINUTES AFTER POWER STEERING RETURNED.

Mileage: 106,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN WAS DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER AND NEEDED EXCESSIVE EFFORT TO OPERATE WHILE BEING OPERATED AT 15 MPH. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. GREENWICH HONDA (289 MASON ST, GREENWICH, CT) DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING RACK WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 30,000.

Mileage: 30,000

I MADE A RIGHT HAND TURN AND PROCEEDED DOWN THE STREET. THE POWER STEERING DID NOT WORK AS I STARTED DOWN THE STREET. I MANAGED TO PULL OVER TO SIDE OF STREET. THE INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON. WAITED 5 MINUTES THEN CONTINUED DRIVING, POWER STEERING DID NOT WORK AGAIN AND INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON. AS I PROCEEDED TO PULL OVER AGAIN THE POWER STEERING BEGAN TO WORK. LUCKILY I WAS TRAVELING AT A SLOW SPEED WHEN THE POWERING STEERING FAILED.

Mileage: 60,000

IN THE FEW YEARS I'VE HAD MY CAR, WHICH I TAKE VERY GOOD CARE OF AND HAVE LOW MILEAGE ON, THE POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING SUDDENLY WHILE I WAS DRIVING (VERY SCARY AND DANGEROUS!), THE DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR BROKE ONE DAY WHEN I WAS TRYING TO PUT IT BACK UP, AND THE DASHBOARD SENSORS GO OFF UNNECESSARILY. VERY DISAPPOINTING FROM A HONDA VEHICLE. BEWARE!

Mileage: 15,000

WHILE ON VACATION IN THE MOUNTAINS OF TENNESSEE THE EPS INDICATOR CAME ON THE INSTRUMENT DISPLAY. THAT WAS FAILURE OF THE POWER STEERING! IT CAME ON WHEN STARTING THE CAR AFTER DRIVING IT FOR A SHORT SLOW DRIVE, WHICH SEEMS TO BE THE MAJOR CONTRIBUTING FACTOR--SLOW SPEED WITH ACCELERATION. AFTER HAVING THE SOFTWARE UPDATED (WHICH DID NOT FIX THIS ISSUE) I AM BEING TOLD ONLY THE RACK & PINION PORTION OF THE EPS HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO BE COVERED BY HONDA AND NOT THE EPS CONTROL UNIT WHICH IS THE CODE MY CAR IS SHOWING. EXCUSE ME! THE STEERING OF A VEHICLE IS A MAJOR DEAL. HONDA SHOULD FIX THIS AND BE GLAD TO DO IT. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD NOT BE TAKEN LIGHTLY. I AM BEING TOLD THE REPAIR COST IS ABOUT $750. THIS HAS REALLY PUT A BAD TASTE IN MY MOUTH FOR HONDA; THIS IS THE FOURTH ACCORD I HAVE OWNED BUT WILL PROBABLY BE THE LAST ONE. SHAME ON HONDA FOR NOT STANDING BEHIND THEIR VEHICLES AND COMPONENTS. SHAME ON THE NHTSA FOR NOT FORCING THEM TO RECALL THESE CARS AND KEEP US ALL SAFER ON THE ROADWAYS WHEN THE COMPLAINTS ARE NUMEROUS FOR THE SAME ISSUE!

Mileage: 91,680

POWER STEERING WHEEL FAILURE. POWER STEERING WHEEL WARNING LIGHT CAME OUT AND CAN'T CONTROL THE STEERING WHEEL WHILE DRIVING. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS!! RECALL IS MANDATORY.

Mileage: 65,000

WE PURCHASED THE HONDA ACCORD 2013 V6 10/22/2017. STEERING WHEEL WAS TIGHT WE NOTICED ,THAT NIGHT OF THE 23RD, 2ND TIME DRIVING IT MY SON TURNED THE CORNER AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AND HE RAN INTO THE CEMENT POLE AND TOTALED HIS CAR. WE DIDN'T EVEN HAVE IT ONE FULL DAY. WE LATER LOOKED UP ON THE INTERNET THAT HONDA WAS UNDER INVESTIGATION FOR POWER STEERING LOCKING UP OR ELECTRICAL AND SAW PEOPLE TOTALED THERE CARS OR HAD THE SAME ISSUES 464K CASES. MY SON WAS HURT BUT COULD HAVE BEEN WORSE. HONDA NEEDS TO BE SUED FOR THIS AND I WANT IN ON IT. THE CAR WAS IN MY NAME I BOUGHT FOR MY 21 YR OLD SON AFTER HIS CAR FLOODED IN HARVEY. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE IMMEDIATELY.

Mileage: 34,858

JUST ONE DAY AGO I WAS DRIVING MY HONDA ACCORD EX-L SEDAN 2013 AND I WENT TO TURN UNDER THE UNDERPASS AND THE STEERING WHEEL RANDOMLY LOCKED UP ON ME AND I COULD BARELY TURN THE STEERING WHEEL SO I PANICKED AND I MUST OF HIT THE GAS PEDAL WHILE TRYING TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE, BUT I COULDN'T TURN IT ENOUGH AND I RAN OVER THE CURB AND INTO THE UNDERPASSES CEMENT PILLAR TOTALING THE CAR SO THE NEXT DAY I WOKE UP AND WAS SO CONFUSED BY WHAT HAPPENED BECAUSE THAT HAS NEVER HAPPENED TO ME BEFORE AND WHEN I LOOKED UP WHAT HAPPENED TO ME IT SEEMS THAT PLENTY OF PEOPLE HAVE REPORTED THE SAME ISSUE, BUT MOST OF THEM ENDED UP FINE, BUT SINCE I WAS TRYING TO MAKE A TURN THAT THE CAR WOULDN'T LET ME MAKE ONCE I ALREADY ENGAGED IN TRYING TO TURN I WASN'T AS FORTUNATE AS THOSE OTHER DRIVERS LUCKILY I WASN'T KILLED OR SERIOUSLY INJURED.

Mileage: 34,500

DRIVING WHEN POWER TO STEERING WENT OUT. IN MOTION/ CITY STREET AUTO IN TO DEALER 3 WKS PRIOR ON RECALL SERVICE AND POWER STEERING LEVEL CHECKED AND REPORT INDICATES "CHECKED AND OK AT THIS TIME. OTHER COMPLAINTS ON LINE OF SAME PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL - WAITING EVAL BY HONDA NORTH TOMORROW A.M

Mileage: 70,225

POWER STEERING FAILURE SHOWS UP ON THE DASHBOARD, AND POWER STEERING FAILS. AFTER TURNING OFF/ ON CAR THE PROBLEM IS RESOLVED, BUT THIS KEEPS HAPPENING. TOOK TO THE DEALERSHIP, BUT THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. THEY SUSPECTED IT COULD BE DUE TO THE BATTERY, WHICH I HAD REPLACED. ONCE I LEFT THE DEALERSHIP, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AGAIN. I HAVE BEEN READING ABOUT PROBLEM REGARDING THE POWER STEERING IN 2013 HONDA ACCORDS ALL OVER THE INTERNET.

Mileage: 45,000

MY CAR IS 2013 ACCORD BOUGHT BRAND NEW FROM GARDENA HONDA AND NO OTHER MECHANIC TOUCHED IT. SINCE 2013, I HAVE SERVICED MY CAR AT THE SAME LOCATION. MY CAR WAS PERFECTLY FINE HOWEVER, ONCE I RECEIVED THE BATTERY RECALL LETTER I DECIDED TO TAKE MY CAR INTO GARDENA HONDA. PLEASE NOTE MY CAR STILL HAS LESS THAN 30,000 MILES ON IT. AUGUST 2017 I WENT TO GET MY CAR CHECKED FOR THE BATTERY RECALL THEY SAID EVERYTHING WAS FINE AND THAT THEY APPLIED KONSHI BOND TO PROTECT BMS. TWO DAYS LATER AFTER WORK MY CAR DID NOT START (STATIONARY). CHECK ENGINE WAS ON, CHECK STEERING LIGHT ON & TRACTION LIGHT ON PLUS LOW PRESSURE ON. I IMMEDIATELY FELT UNSAFE TO DRIVE MY CAR BUT HAD TO TAKE IT BACK TO HONDA TO SEE WHAT THEY HAD DONE TO IT. HONDA SAID IT WAS NOT THEIR FAULT AND THAT NOW THE PROBLEM HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH MY BATTERY. INSTEAD, IT WAS MY ENGINE WIRE HARNESS. THAT NEEDED TO BE FIXED FOR A PRICE OF ~$2,800 BUT THEY COULD LOWER IT TO $669.15 + TAX I JUST WANT TO EXPRESS HOW DISAPPOINTED I AM IN HONDA. I BOUGHT A HONDA BECAUSE THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO BE A RELIABLE CAR. BACK IN MARCH 2016 THEY TOLD ME BY BATTERY FAILED THE BATTERY TEST AND DECIDED TO CHARGE IT. NOVEMBER 2016, THEY MADE ME BUY A NEW BATTERY, AT THAT TIME MY CAR WAS STILL BRAND NEW WITH ONLY 22,000 MILES ON IT. I DON'T BELIEVE THIS IS COINCIDENCE. I GOT A HONDA FOR RELIABILITY REASONS. I ALSO KNOW YOU ARE NOT SUPPOSED TO SERVICE THE CAR FOR THE SAME ISSUE 3 TIMES AND I SHOULDN'T BE CONCERN OF MY 2013 HONDA CAR THAT STILL HAS LESS THAN 30,000 MILES OF ANY ELECTRICAL ISSUES. I AM CONCERN OF SERVICE FRAUD BECAUSE I WAS CHARGE TO RECHARGED AND REPLACE THE BATTERY. ONE TIME I WAS WITHIN WARRANTY AND THE OTHER WAS JUST A FEW MONTHS AFTERWARD. I AM REQUESTING A REIMBURSEMENT OF SOME MANNER; IT CAN BE MONETARY OR FREE SERVICING MY CAR.

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT (ITS A LITTLE ORANGE STEERING WHEEL WITH AN ! NEXT TO IT) COMES ON AND THE WHEEL BECOMES VERY HARD TO TURN. THE CAR ALSO FEEL UNSTABLE AS IF I WERE DRIVING OVER A BRIDGE IN HIGH WIND. THIS HAS HAPPEND TWICE SO FAR IN THE LAST TWO DAYS. BOTH TIMES WERE AT NIGHT ON THE HIGHWAY ABOUT 20 MINUTES INTO A 45 MIN COMMUTE. LUCKILY FOR ME IT WAS LATE AT NIGHT SO I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER WITHOUT INCIDENT. TURNING OFF THE CAR AND RESTARTING IT AFTER A MINUTE TEMPORARILY FIXED THE PROBLEM.

Mileage: 84,000

I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD AND THE STEERING LOCKED, THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE ON 07/18/2017 AND 04/20/2017. I THANK GOD FOR MY LIFE

Mileage: 80,000

THIS IS AN UPDATE ON WHAT I EXPERIENCE WITH MY 2013 HONDA ACCORD 7/4/2017. ON THIS DAY WHICH WAS INDEPENDENCE DAY MY EPS LOCKED UP WHILE LEAVING SOUTH CAROLINA HEADED BACK TO NORTH CAROLINE. I HAD TO HAVE MY CAR TOWED TO THE NEAREST HONDA DEALERSHIP TO EXAM THE CAR TO SEE WHY THE SYSTEM LOCKED UP. AS I RESEARCHED THE ISSUE I NOTICE SEVERAL ISSUE WITH THE EPS SYSTEM IN THIS YEAR MODEL. I READ THAT AN EXTENDED WARRANTY WAS GIVEN ON THE TORQUE SENSOR 5 YEAR. AS HONDA DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE THEY DID THE UPDATE AND REPLACED THE TORQUE SENSOR, BUT THE PART THAT WOULD ALLOW THE SYSTEM TO WORK WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY AND THAT WAS THE CONTROL UNIT. I LOCATED ANOTHER ARTICLE AN IT ALSO HAD THAT HONDA WAS AWARE OF THIS ISSUE AS WELL, BUT EXTENDED THIS WARRANTY TO ONLY THE FIT AND CIVIC NOT THE ACCORDS. I WILL BE WRITING A LETTER TO THE CORPORATE OFFICE REGARDING THIS ISSUE AS WELL. I'M NOT SURE WHY THEY WOULD ONLY EXTEND IT TO THOSE TWO CARS WHEN ACCORD ARE THE NUMBER #1 SELLER. THIS WAS MY SECOND HONDA CAR AND OVER ALL MY FAMILY HAVE PURCHASED 4 HONDA CARS. THE COST FOR THE CONTROL UNIT WAS ALMOST $600.00 WHICH I REFUSED TO PAY AND HONDA SERVICE BROUGHT THE BALANCE TO $500.00 EVEN AS IF THEY WAS DOING ME A FAVOR. THE SERVICE MEMBER AND SERVICE WAS TERRIBLE AND RIGHT NOW AS A OWNER I'M NOT A SATISFIED CLIENT. IF EPS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WHY WAS THE ENTIRE SYSTEM EXTENDED UNDER WARRANTY. YOU KNOW WHY IT WASN'T EXTENDED BECAUSE THEY WANT THE CUSTOMER TO PAY FOR SOMETHING AT THE END OF THE DAY. I KNOW WE ALL LOOK FOR NEW IMPROVE WAYS TO MAKE TECHNOLOGY BETTER, BUT MAKING AN ELECTRIC POWER STEERING WAS NOT A BRIGHT IDEA IN MY OPTION. LUCKILY I WAS NOT DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY DOING 70 MILES AN HOUR AND THE STEERING LOCKED UP IT COULD HAVE BEEN FATAL FOR ME OR SOMEONE ELSE. TODAY I THINK MY OPTION ON PURCHASING A VEHICLE WITH HONDA WILL BE LAST ON THE LIST.

Mileage: 83,000

7/4/2017 WAS OUT OF TOWN IN SOUTH CAROLINA AND MY EPS LIGHT CAME ON WHEN LEAVING A FUNCTION. I WAS UNABLE TO TURN MY STEERING WHEEL AS NORMALLY. AFTER TURNING THE CAR OFF AND TRYING TO RESET THE CAR THE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN WITH THE WHEEL AND STEERING HAVE ISSUES. WAS UNABLE TO DRIVE BACK TO NORTH CAROLINA AND HAD TO GET MY CAR TOWED. NOW MY CAR IS AT THE HONDA DEALERSHIP WHICH IS THE COMPANY I PURCHASED FROM AND THEY HAVE TO DETERMINE WHY LIGHT CAME ON MY 2013 HONDA ACCORD WHICH I SHOW REVIEWS AND COMPLAINTS ABOUT A KNOWN ISSUE.

Mileage: 83,000

CAR KEEPS LOSING ITS POWER STEERING. DOESN'T MATTER WHAT SPEED, NOR HOW LONG I'VE BEEN DRIVING IT, IT'S EVEN GONE OUT SITTING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. THE ONLY WAY TO GET IT BACK IS TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND THEN TURN IT BACK ON. VERY SCARY WHEN IT GOES OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF A CURVE IN THE ROAD.

Mileage: 50,000

POWER STERING GETS REALLY TIGHT AND WAS HARD TO STEER

Mileage: 73,005

WHEN REVERSING FROM A PARKING SPACE AND WHILE TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE LEFT, THE EPS LIGHT INDICATOR CAME ON AND MY STEERING WHEEL WAS VERY HARD TO TURN/WOULD NOT TURN AT ALL. I SHUT OFF THE CAR 3 TIMES AFTER WAITING A MINUTE EACH TIME. THE LIGHT STILL CAME ONE AND THE WHEEL WAS STILL STUCK. AFTER WAITING ABOUT 5 MINUTES AND RESTARTING, IT WENT AWAY. TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP TODAY AND IT IS THERE NOW. THEY ARE STATING I MAY NEED TO USE MY EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR COVERAGE BUT AFTER RESEARCHING, SEEMS TO BE A GLITCH IN THE TORQUE CENSOR. HOPING THEY WILL DO THE SOFTWARE UPDATE WITHOUT NEEDING TO USE MY WARRANTY.

Mileage: 53,000

POWER STEERING FAILED WHILE AT A RED LIGHT ON 5/21/2017. IT FIXED ITSELF AFTER 3 CAR RESTARTS (OVER THE COURSE OF ~5 HOURS). THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON 5/22/2017 FOR SOFTWARE UPDATE TO THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING CONTROL UNIT. THE CAR DROVE FINE UNTIL 5/27/2017 WHEN IT AGAIN LOST POWER STEERING, THIS TIME WHILE NAVIGATING A TURN AT 50MPH ON THE FREEWAY. LUCKILY, I WAS ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE CAR WITHOUT HITTING ANY OTHER CARS. CLEARLY, THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING AND THEIR SOFTWARE UPDATE DOES NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM.

Mileage: 39,900

FAILURE OF POWER STEERING WHEEL WHILE DRIVING IN THE HIGHWAY..WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT THE PROBLEM THEY SAID SOFTWARE UPDATE WAS NEEDED.. FEW MONTHS LATER LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND STEERING LIGHT COMES BACK ON WHILE DRIVING ON THE LOCAL ROAD.. IF YOU TURN OFF THE ENGINE AND RESTART LIGHT WILL DISAPPEAR AND POWER STEERING WORKS AGAIN

POWER STEERING FAILED WHILE DRIVING! THIS IS THE 2ND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED WITHIN 6 MOS. FIRST TIME I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE STEERING BY TURNING OFF THE IGNITION AND RESTARTING. THIS TIME 4/20/17 CAN'T GET THE EPR TO RETURN!!! THE CAR WAS IN MOTION BOTH TIMES ON LOCAL STREETS.

Mileage: 77,850

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WAS EXTREMELY TIGHT AND HARD TO TURN LEFT AND RIGHT. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE WAS PROGRESSING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING GEAR BOX NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. IN ADDITION, THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN A SERVICE CAMPAIGN TO UPDATE THE EPS SOFTWARE AND ADDRESS THE EPS TORQUE SENSOR BUT THE CONTACT WAS UNCERTAIN IF THE MANUFACTURER SOLUTION WOULD PROVIDE A REMEDY TO PREVENT THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,000.

Mileage: 47,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. THE CONTACT COASTED TO A FUEL STATION AND THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF. THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED AND THE STEERING ABILITY BECAME VERY DIFFICULT. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN HOME. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED; HOWEVER, IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

Mileage: 85,000

STEERING GETS PULLED TO ONE SIDE. THOUGHT MIGHT BE THE ALIGNMENT BUT THAT DID NOT FIX ANYTHING

Mileage: 54,000

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 40MPH IN A STRAIGHT LINE I SUDDENLY LOST POWER STEERING. I HAD THE EPS LIGHT SHOW ON MY DASH. I PULLED OVER AND RESTARTED THE CAR 2 OR 3 TIMES BEFORE THE POWER STEERING CAME BACK TO NORMAL. THE STEERING WAS INCREDIBLY HARD TO TURN. A FEW HOURS LATER I BROUGHT THE CAR TO A HONDA DEALER AND THEY WERE ABLE TO CONFIRM THAT AN ERROR CODE WAS LOGGED DURING INCIDENT: DTC 71-01 MOTOR ANGLE SENSOR (SIN/COS SIGNALS) UNFORTUNATELY, THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE ABOVE EPS FAILURE. THEY CONCLUDED THAT THE ISSUE IS "INTERMITTENT" AND THAT I SHOULD CONTINUE TO DRIVE THE CAR AND SEE IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS CAR NOW AFTER THIS EXPERIENCE.

Mileage: 46,500

WHEN I STOPPED FOR PAYING TOLL, CAR DISPLAYED ENGINE LIGHT AND STEERING SAFELY LIGHT WITH JERKING SOUND, NOT ACCELERATION AND STEERING G LOCKED FOR FEW SECONDS AND THEN RELEASED . I PULLED THE VEHICLE TO PARKING LOT AND STOPPED...I STARTED THE VEHICLE AFTER 3 MINUTES ... THERE IS A RATTLING NOISE IN THE ENGINE AND (FCW) WARNING CAME... SAYS FCW SYSTEM FAILED . I LEFT THE CAR AT PARKING LOT AND TOWING BACK TO DEALER TOMORROW... NOT SAFE TO DRIVE AS THE ACCELATION IS VERY ERRATIC AND CONSISTENT ...TRAVELING WITH MY KIDS AND SCARED OF LOSING CONTROL OF THE CAR... IT IS ON INTERSTATE 294 CLOSE O'HARE AIRPORT .. CHRISTMAS DAY AND ALL REPAIR SHOPS CLOSED

Mileage: 49,450

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2013 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY PULLED TO THE RIGHT WITHOUT THE CONTACT TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE WALL ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED INJURIES TO THE LEG, ARM, AND HAND. THE PASSENGER RECEIVED INJURIES TO THEIR COLLAR BONE AND KNEE. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS REQUIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTICE FROM THE MANUFACTURER INDICATING THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED TO BE EXAMINED FOR A POSSIBLE POWER STEERING FAILURE DUE TO AN EXTENSIVE AMOUNT OF COMPLAINTS THAT STARTED AN INVESTIGATION REGARDING THE SAME FAILURE THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,000. UPDATED 01/31/17*LJ *CN

Mileage: 14,000

WHEN DRIVING ALL OF A SUDDEN POWER STEERING FAILS ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD FLASH ON AND OFF AND ALL THE ELECTRICAL'S SHUT OFF INCLUDING HEAT/AC. EVERYTHING GOES BACK TO NORMAL AFTER A FEW SECONDS. THIS HAPPENS RANDOMLY AND AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. *TR

Mileage: 38,000

TRAVELING ON FREEWAY AND A POWER STEERING INDICATOR LIGHT TURNED ON (SEE IMAGE). THE STEERING BECAME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT AND THE CAR WAS SLIGHTLY SWAYING (SIMILAR TO DRIVING IN A HIGH WIND AREA, EXCEPT THERE WAS NO WIND). ONCE EXITING THE FREEWAY AND DECREASING THE SPEED THE STEERING BECAME INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT. THE CAR EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE POWER STEERING FAILURE. ONCE SAFELY AT A GAS STATION THE CAR WAS SHUT OFF AND TURNED ON AGAIN. AT THIS POINT, THE POWER STEERING RETURNED TO NORMAL. CAR WAS DRIVEN TO A HONDA DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION AND SERVICING.

Mileage: 51,000

WHILE DRIVING AT ABOUT 30 MILES AN HR. ATTEMPTING TO CHANGE LANES JUST BEFORE A TRAFFIC LIGHT SUDDENLY STEERING THE CAR BECAME DIFFICULT AND I NOTICED A WARNING LIGHT ON. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER STOP THE CAR THEN RESTART IT WITHOUT A STEERING PROBLEM. MENTIONING IT TO MY SON, HE RECALLED HAVING THE SAME TROUBLE WITH MY CAR 3 WEEKS AGO. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

MY VEHICLE, A 2013 HONDA ACCORD EX-L V6, HAS BEEN HAVING ISSUES WHERE A POWER STEERING LIGHT WOULD COME ON IN MY WARNING LIGHTS, AND THEN I WOULD LOSE THE ASSISTANCE OF ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING. MY COMMUTE IS A SHORT ONE IN THE SUBURBS OF CHICAGO. HOWEVER, IF I WERE ACTUALLY IN DOWNTOWN CHICAGO, OR ON A HIGHWAY, THE EPS FAILURE COULD BE FATAL. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED, I WAS DRIVING ACROSS IRVING PARK ROAD, AND I PULLED OVER AND RESTARTED THE CAR. WHEN I CHECKED THE POWER STEERING FLUID RESERVOIR THE NEXT DAY, IT WAS LOW AND TOOK HALF A BOTTLE OF POWER STEERING FLUID TO FILL. THE PROBLEM RECENTLY RESURFACED TONIGHT WHEN I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM CLASS. EVEN AFTER RESTARTING THE VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES, THE POWER STEERING NEVER CAME BACK.

Mileage: 54,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE PARKING THE VEHICLE, THE POWER STEERING SUDDENLY FAILED AND CAUSED THE STEERING WHEEL TO BECOME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, THE POWER STEERING LATER RETURNED TO NORMAL. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,000.

Mileage: 37,000

WHILE DRIVING ON BUSY ATLANTA INTERSTATE AT 55 MPH THE CAR BECAME HARD TO STEER ALL OF THE SUDDEN AND THE EPS LIGHT CAME-ON ON THE DASH BOARD. THEREFORE, I HAD TO MUSCLE THE CAR OVER INTO THE SHOULDER AND SHUT-OFF THE CAR AND RESTART IT THEN THE LIGHT WENT OFF AND I WAS ABLE TO STEER IT PROPERLY. THIS HAS OCCURRED TWICE SO FAR.

Mileage: 45,225

TWO WEEKS AGO, MY STEERING WHEEL PULLED LEFT QUICKLY AND THEN BACK. I THOUGHT I HIT A ROCK. IN THE PAST TWO WEEKS SAME ISSUE. YESTERDAY, PULLED OUT OF THE GARAGE AND THE STEERING WHEEL INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON. READ THE BOOK. RESTARTED THE ENGINE. IT WENT AWAY. TODAY, AFTER DRIVING ABOUT 5 MINUTES INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. STEERING WHEEL FROZE. RESTARTED AND OK. DRIVING ON MAJOR HIGHWAY, INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON AND ALL STEERING WAS FROZEN. I AM TRAVELING, THEREFORE HAD TO FIND THE CLOSEST HONDA DEALER. I AM NOW STRANDED FOR TWO DAYS AWAITING REPAIR. I'M 8 HOURS FROM HOME, AND NOW SUSPICIOUS AND WORRIED WHETHER I WILL RETURN HOME SAFELY. AFTER READING SOME ENTRIES, I TOO HAD SLOW MOVEMENTS SINCE I HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE -- THOUGHT IS WAS THE NEW CVS ENGINE.

Mileage: 55,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONED AND CAUSED THE STEERING WHEEL TO BECOME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A TREE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE FAILURE PREVIOUSLY OCCURRED AFTER THE BATTERY WAS RECHARGED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE DOME LIGHT. THE DOME LIGHT WAS REMOVED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

Mileage: 55,000

THIS WEEK, WITH THE CAR AT 33,000 MILES ON IT, MY ACCORDS' EPS LIGHT HAS BEEN GOING ON AND OFF WHEN STARTING THE CAR. IF IT'S LIGHTED UP AND YOU TRY TO DRIVE, YOU HOW NO POWER STEERING. I HAVE TO TURN OFF THE CAR AND RESTART. SOMETIMES IT TAKE UPMTOMFIVE TRY'S.

Mileage: 33,000

ELECTRIC POWER STEERING MY ELECTRIC POWER STEERING LIGHT AND VEHICLE STABILITY LIGHT CAME ON AND THE STEERING FELT VERY LOOSE. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON AND LIGHTS WENT AWAY. WENT TO THE STORE AND THE TWO LIGHTS CAME ON AGAIN. I IMMEDIATELY TURNED IT BACK OFF AND THE LIGHTS WENT AWAY AGAIN. I HAVE READ MANY PEOPLE HAVE LOST CONTROL WHEN THE LIGHT CAME ON AND IT MAKES ME REALLY NERVOUS TO DRIVE THE CAR NOW.

Mileage: 55,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING WHEEL VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,000.

Mileage: 39,000

WHILE DRIVING ON A 2 LANE ROAD, I SUDDENLY LOST POWER IN MY STEERING AND AS I WAS APPROACHING A CURVE I NEARLY CRASHED INTO THE CAR NEXT TO ME. THE STEERING LIGHT CAME ON AND STEERING THE CAR WAS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE. I CONTINUED TO DRIVE AND EXITED A THE NEAREST EXIT AND TURNED OFF THE CAR. WHEN I TURNED IT OFF AND ON AGAIN THE LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD VANISHED AND THE STEERING WAS BACK TO NORMAL. SINCE THEN I HAVEN'T FELT COMFORTABLE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. I CALLED MY LOCAL HONDA SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND THEY SAID THAT WITHOUT THE LIGHT ON OR THE ISSUE BEING APPARENT, THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. I AM CONCERN WITH THIS ISSUE AS IT IMPLIES A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. I HAVE READ SOME POSTS AND THIS SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH THIS YEAR AND MODEL.

WHILE DRIVING ON A LOCAL STREET I ATTEMPTED TO MALE A LEFT WHEN SUDDENLY THE VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING. I TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF FOR A FEW MINUTES, TURNED IT ON AND THE STEERING RESPONDED. THAT SAME DAY WHEN RETURNING HOME I DECIDED NOT TO TAKE THE HIGHWAY BECAUSE OF THE STEERING PROBLEM. AGAIN, THIS TIME WHILE DRIVING IN A STRAIGHT LINE THE VEHICLE LOST STEERING. TURNING IT OFF AGAIN FOR THREE MINUTES SEEMED TO RESTORE STEERING.

Mileage: 76,000

IN ABOUT THREE WEEKS AGO, WHEN SOMETIMES I TURN THE WHEELS I LOOSE THE POWER AND THE CAR RESTARTED. IT MAKING ME SCARY TO DRIVE THE CAR. I WENT TO THE HONDA DEALER IN COLLAGE PARK, MARYLAND WITH THE RECALL LETTER FOR THE EPS SYSTEM THAT I RECEIVED AND EXPLAINED TO THEM THE PROBLEM THAT I AM HAVING, BUT I DID NOT GET ANY HELP. THEY SAID THAT THERE WAS AN UPDATE ON MY SYSTEM LAST YEAR AND THAT THE PROBLEM IS NOT CAUSED BY THE EPS SYSTEM AND I HAVE TO PAY $130 FOR THE DIAGNOSE.

Mileage: 87,000

FIRST OCCASION IT HAPPENED, THE STEERING WHEEL JERKED TO THE RIGHT, THE STEERING WHEEL LIGHT DID NOT COME ON.. (30 MPH) SECOND OCCASION IT HAPPENED, THE STEERING WHEEL JERKED TO THE RIGHT, THE STEERING WHEEL LIGHT DID NOT COME ON. I WAS DRIVING ROUGHY 20 MPH. THIRD TIME IT HAPPENED, I WAS DRIVING 70 MPH AND ALMOST HIT THE GUY NEXT TO ME. THE STEERING WHEEL LIGHT DID NOT COME ON THE FOURTH TIME IT HAPPENED, I WAS DRIVING 40 MPH AND THE STEERING WHEEL LIGHT DID COME ON. I DID NOT HAVE POWER STEERING FOR ABOUT 30 MILES. THE FIFTH TIME IT HAPPENED, I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 80 MPH AND THE LIGHT DID NOT COME ON.

Mileage: 63,500

WHILE DRIVING MY 2013 HONDA ACCORD MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP TWICE AFTER A DASH LIGHT CAME ON. THIS ALMOST RESULTED IN A CRASH BOTH TIMES I WAS ABLE TO STOP. TO GET THE WHEEL TO UNLOCK I HAD TO TURN THE CAR OFF RESTART IT AND IT WOULD WORK PROPERLY AGAN. THIS IS A V6 ACCORD AND HAS APPROX 38000 MILES ON IT WELL MAINTAINED. PLEASE HELP THIS COULD CAUSE SERIOUS INJURIES OR DEATH IF LOCKS UP ESPECIALLY ON THE HIGHWAY. THIS NEEDS TO BE A RECALL. NOTE THAT I WAS MAKING LEFT TURNS BOTH TIMES.

Mileage: 38,000

THERE WAS TOTAL POWER STEERING FAILURE WHILE DOING PARALLEL PARKING TWICE IN AN HOUR TODAY (5/30/2016). IT TOO MUCH EFFORT TO TURN EVEN A LITTLE. WE WERE LUCKY WE WERE NOT ON HIGHWAY OR STREET. RESTARTING THE CAR SEEMED TO RESOLVE FIRST FAILURE. SECOND FAILURE CORRECTED ITSELF UPON DRIVING COUPLE OF FEET. NOW, I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR TILL THIS PROBLEM IS FIXED AS IT MAY RESULT IN CRASH.

Mileage: 33,000

IN ATTEMPTING PARALLEL PARKING PRACTICE WITH SON, EXPERIENCED TOTAL POWER STEERING FAILURE (MULTIPLE INSTANCES) WHEN WHEEL WAS FULLY TURNED. VEHICLE WAS EITHER STOPPED TO TURN WHEEL INTO PARKING SPOT, OR MOVING VERY SLOW (UNDER 2 MPH).

Mileage: 25,000

I WAS ON A ROAD TRIP. MY CAR STARTED PULLING TO THE LEFT. THEN IT BECAME EXTREMELY HARD TO TURN THE WHEEL TO THE RIGHT. I PULLED INTO A FAST FOOD PARKING LOT, AND WHEN I TURNED LOOSE OF THE WHEEL, IT SPUN TO THE LEFT. I CONTINUED TO MY DESTINATION WITH BOTH HANDS TIGHT ON THE WHEEL, SCARED TO EVEN CHANGE LANES. I HAD CALLED AHEAD FOR AN APPOINTMENT WITH A WHEEL ALIGNMENT SHOP. WHEN I GOT THERE, THEY PUT THE CAR ON A HYDRAULIC LIFT, UP SEVERAL FEET IN THE AIR, TURNED THE KEY ON, AND TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL. THE WHEEL AND THE TIRES WERE SPINNING TO THE LEFT. THEY HAD NO IDEA WHAT WAS WRONG. I CALLED THE LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP. I WAS TOLD THERE THAT THEY HAD NO IDEA, AND HAD TO CALL HONDA. THEY DETERMINED THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING WAS FAULTY, AND HAD TO REPLACE THE POWER STEERING GEAR ASSEMBLY. EVEN THOUGH THE CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY (I HAD 37,000 MILES ON IT), HONDA PAID FOR ALL BUT $182 OF THE COST. I WAS TOLD IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A $2,100 REPAIR.

Mileage: 37,377

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING BOX FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 38,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

Mileage: 38,000

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON CITY STREETS, THE POWER STEERING FAILS, MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER THE VEHICLE AND REQUIRES A GREAT AMOUNT OF EFFORT TO CONTROL THE STEERING. A POWER STEERING MESSAGE APPEARS ON THE DASHBOARD. AFTER STOPPING THE VEHICLE AND SHUTTING IT DOWN, THEN RESTARTING IT, SEEMS TO TENTATIVELY CORRECT IT.THIS HAS HAPPENED THREE TIMES IN THREE DAYS. I AM VERY CONCERNED WITH OUR SAFETY IN DRIVING THIS CAR!

Mileage: 21,000

WHILE DRIVING ON A CITY STREET AT 30 MPH EXPERIENCED LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND EPS WARNING LIGHT SIMULTANEOUSLY CAME ON. TURNED VEHICLE OFF AND RESTARTED AS MANUAL INSTRUCTED; WARNING LIGHT WENT OUT AND POWER STEERING APPEARED OK. LATER THE SAME DAY WHILE DRIVING ON A CITY STREET AT 30 MPH THE EPS WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND VEHICLE WAS ONCE AGAIN VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER DUE TO LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE NEXT DAY LIGHT WAS STILL ON AND POWER STEERING DID NOT WORK. VEHICLE HAD TO BE REPAIRED. DEALER STATED IT NEEDED A "SOFTWARE UPDATE" AND THEY FOUND A "LOOSE PIN FIT AT EPS CONTROL UNIT".

Mileage: 31,600

THE POWER STEERING FAILED AT 62K MILES WITH NO EARLIER INDICATIONS/WARNINGS THERE WAS AN ISSUE. I COULD NOT MOVE THE STEERING WHEEL AND HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED AT MY EXPENSE TO A HONDA DEALER. FORTUNATELY, THIS OCCURRED IN MY DRIVEWAY WITHOUT MY CHILDREN IN THE VEHICLE. THE REPAIR TOOK ONE WEEK (HAD TO ORDER PARTS, HOLIDAY, STAFFING SHORTAGE) AND WAS COVERED UNDER AN EXTENDED WARRANTY THROUGH HONDA DUE TO A KNOWN ISSUE AT A COST OF APPROXIMATELY $1,500. THE PURPOSE OF THIS COMPLAINT IS FOR AWARENESS. 2013 HONDA ACCORD OWNERS SHOULD BE AWARE OF THIS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS ISSUE.

ELECTRIC POWER STEERING STOPPED FUNCTIONING AFTER 2ND START UP OF THE DAY SEVERAL HOURS LATER. AMBER LIGHT ON DASH, NO STEERING. CANNOT MOVE STEERING WHEEL AT ALL. SHUTTING OFF AND TURNING BACK ON DOESN'T HELP RESOLVE ISSUE AS PER SOME COMPLAINTS. APPEARS TO BE RELATED TO HONDA TSB #15-055 AND 15-056.

Mileage: 19,448

HONDA HAS NOTIFIED OF AN ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING TORQUE SENSOR DEFECT WHICH COULD CAUSE LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THEY PROVIDED A SOFTWARE UPDATE WHICH ONLY RETAINS PARTIAL STEERING CONTROL AND THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD STILL BE DISABLED, I WOULD BE STRANDED AND WOULD HAVE TO BE TOWED. I HAVE REQUESTED A REPLACEMENT OF THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING ASSEMBLY TO PREVENT MY HAVING AN ACCIDENT. THEY ACKNOWLEDGE THE SAFETY DEFECT BUT ARE ONLY WILLING TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE PARTS IF THERE IS A FAILURE. AFTER DISCUSSIONS, THEY OFFERED TO PAY HALF OF THE COST (APPROX. $500) BUT I CAN'T AFFORD $500. I WOULD LIKE ASSISTANCE IN CORRECTING THIS SAFETY ISSUE.

Mileage: 30,000

I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A COMPLAINT ABOUT A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN THAT HAPPENED TO ME RECENTLY WHILE DRIVING MY HONDA ACCORD 2013 ,LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT.I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE MY CAR FOR FEAR FOR MY LIFE.I WAS DRIVING IN PENNSYLVANIA ON RT 33 SOUTH TRAVELING AT ABOUT 65 MPH WHEN MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED.I HAD TO LEAN INTO THE STEERING WHEEL WITH ALL MY BODY WEIGHT TO TRY TO GET IT TO TURN BUT IT WAS LOCKED .I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE CAR AND SHUT IT OFF.AFTER A FEW MINUTES I STARTED IT BACK UP AND IT RETURNED TO NORMAL,I WAS LUCKY THAT PART OF THE ROAD I WAS DRIVING ON WAS STRAIGHT AND CURVE OR MOUNTAIN SECTION LIKE MOST OF PENNSYLVANIA.I AM AFRAID THAT THIS WILL HAPPEN AGAINST AND I WON'T BE SO LUCKY.PLEASE INVESTIGATE MY VEHICLE AND WORK WITH HONDA TO GET THIS FIXED SO NO ONE HAS TO DIE. IT MORE THAN THIS ,I BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE RADIO,SUNROOF,KIEYS ALARM GO ON WENT I WAS DRIVING .

EPS LIGHT CAME ON. LOST POWER WHILE DRIVING. HARD TO STEER THE VEHICLE. TURNED OFF THE ENGINE AND TURNED BACK ON COUPLE TIMES WAITED A FEW MINUTES IN BETWEEN. WARNING LIGHT WAS GONE AND GOT POWER BACK.

Mileage: 27,000

10/27/2015 SUDDENLY LOST STEERING ABILITY WHILE VEHICLE WAS MOVING UNDER 15 MPH. THIS WAS ON A CITY STREET. STEERING BECAME STIFF AND ALMOST UNMOVABLE. TURNED THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTED. STEERING FUNCTIONING AGAIN. 10/28/2015 RECEIVED IN THE MAIL FROM HONDA A PRODUCT UDATE CONCERNING THE EPS TORQUE SENSOR(DTC53-1 OR 53-2).I WILL UPLOAD THE HONDA.THIS ACCORD HAS LESS THAN 20000 MILES ON IT. I AM BRING THE CAR TO A DEALER TOMORROW. GREATLY CONCERNED THAT A SOFTWARE UPDATE WILL NOT BE A BENEFIT IF THE STEERING FAILS AGAIN. PRODUCT UDATE FROM HONDA THIS WEEK

Mileage: 20,000

MY POWER STEERING FAILED TWICE IN ONE DAY. WHILE TRYING TO PARALLEL PARK THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING AND THE POWER STEERING SHUT OFF AND WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. THIS CONTINUED FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES THEN IT CORRECTED ITSELF. THE SAME THING HAPPENED ABOUT 30 MINUTES LATER. EACH TIME IT WAS FROM A STATIONARY POSITION ON A CITY STREET TRYING TO PARALLEL PARK. I AM LUCKY THAT IT DIDN'T HAPPEN ON THE HIGHWAY.

Mileage: 48,000

ON 10/09/2015 THE EPS SYSTEM INDICATOR CAME ON AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME HARD TO TURN WHILE RE-PARKING THE VEHICLE IN A DRIVEWAY. ON 10/10/2015 THE EPS SYSTEM INDICATOR CAME ON AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME HARD TO TURN WHILE PULLING UP TO A FAST FOOD DRIVE-THROUGH WINDOW. ON 10/12/2015 THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT THE HONDA DEALERSHIP FROM WHICH IT WAS PURCHASED. ON 10/15/2015 REPAIR WAS COMPLETED AT NO CHARGE. INVOICE STATES: CST: CUSTOMER STATES CHECK ESP LIGHT HAS BEEN REPORTED ON, AND STIFF STEERING INTERMITTENTLY CAUSED BY 53601-T2G-A02 DTCS 53-01, 53-02. VERIFIED STIFF STEERING. CORRECTED BY (5Z200) (JT600)

Mileage: 75,500

I AM DRIVING BETWEEN 20-30 MPH. THE POWER STEERING LIGHT COMES AND IMMEDIATELY LOSES POWER STEERING. I AM A BIG GUY AND I HAVE TO USE A LOT OF STRENGTH TO MOVE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I SHUT OFF CAR FOR A FEW MINUTES AND RESTART CAR. THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY. THIS HAPPENED 3X TIME IN THE LAST MONTH

Mileage: 20,000

STEERING WHEEL IS STIFFER TO THE RIGHT THAN TO THE LEFT. I NEED EXTRA EFFORT TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE RIGHT. IT HAPPENS EVERYTIME I TURN THE STEERING WHEEL.

Mileage: 22,000

ON JULY 2, 2015 WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, POWER STEERING FAILED AND INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON. HAD CAR TOWED TO DEALER NEXT DAY, SOFTWARE UPDATE DONE, AND I WAS TOLD THE PROBLEM SHOULD NOT REOCCUR. ON OCT 6, 2015, WHILE TURNING INTO A PARKING LOT, IT FAILED AGAIN. HAD CAR TOWED TO DEALER AND TOLD THEY WILL NOW REPLACE GEARBOX. I ASKED WHAT WAS CAUSING THIS AND HOW THIS FIX WILL WORK AND WAS TOLD THEY DON'T KNOW! THEY'RE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS FROM THE MANUFACTURER. THIS IS VERY UNSAFE, AND APPEARS HONDA DOES NOT TRULY KNOW HOW TO FIX THIS.

Mileage: 28,850

POWER STEERING FAILURE ON SEPTEMBER 13 2015 WHILE DRIVING THE CAR. DROVE CAR WITH NO POWER STEERING HOME SYSTEM RESET THE NEXT DAY. FAILURE AGAIN ON SEPTEMBER 28. DROPPED OFF AT HONDA DEALER LOU SOBH IN CUMMING GA

Mileage: 44,000

CANNOT STEER WHEN TURNING AND WHEN TURNING THE WHEELS KEEP TURNING, CANNOT GET THE SPEED UP NORMALLY HAVE TO PUMP THE GAS HARD FOR CAR TO ACCELERATE.

Mileage: 25,000

I'VE HAD MY CAR FOR ABOUT TWO YEARS NOW AND ABOUT A MONTH INTO ME OWNING THE VEHICLE I WAS DRIVING AROUND TOWN AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AND THE EPS LIGHT CAME ON FOR ABOUT 5 SECONDS AND THEN CLEARED. I TOOK IT TO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR AND THEIR SERVICE DEPARTMENT COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. I HAVNT HAD ANY PROBLEMS UP UNTIL LAST WEEK. I WAS DRIVING HOME ON THE FREEWAY DOING ABOUT 55 MPH AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP AND THE EPS LIGHT COMES ON. I HAD TO MUSCLE THE CAR OVER A FEW LANES TO GET TO THE EMERGENCY LANE TO AVOID HITTING ANYONE. AFTER A FEW SECONDS THE EPS LIGHT CLEARS AND THE STEERING WHEEL FUNCTION GOES BACK TO NORMAL. SINCE THIS HAPPENED ONCE BEFORE I FIGURED IT WILL BE FINE. I THOUGHT THAT UNTIL MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP ON ME AGAIN A FEW MILES DOWN THE ROAD. THEN AGAIN AS I AM A FEW MILES FROM HOME. I HAD TO DRIVE TO SCHOOL AND FROM SCHOOL THE NEXT DAY AND ONLY HAD ACCESS TO MY CAR AND MY POWER STEERING LOCKED UP ABOUT A DOZEN TIMES. I DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING MY CAR AND I'M SETTING UP AN APPOINTMENT FOR LATER ON THIS WEEK TO SEE WHAT'S GOING ON.

Mileage: 35,000

DURING A TRIP TO VIRGINIA FROM FLA. I STOPPED AT ROCK HILL CAROLINS FOR GAS. UPON LEAVING THE STATION AND BEFORE GETTING BACK ON 95 NORTH MY POWER STEERING FAILED. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AND RESTART THE CAR RESETTING THE STEERING. APPROXIMATELY 40 MILES LATER ON 95 THE STEERING FAILED A SECOND TIME. I AGAIN MADE THE NEXT EXIT AND WAS ABLE TO RESET EVERYTHING. I TURNED AROUND AND WENT HOME WITH NO SUBSEQUENT FAILURES. THE POWER STEERING ELECTRONIC MODULE WAS REPLACED BY HONDA APPROXIMATELY A YEAR AGO OR LESS AND THIS IS A REPEAT OF THE SYMPTOMS AT THAT TIME. THIS IS A PRINCIPAL SAFETY ISSUE.

Mileage: 48,460

POWER STEERING SUDDENLY FAILED IN THE VEHICLE, MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER.

WHILE DRIVING ON I-95, I EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING. A CAUTION LIGHT APPEARED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. I WAS WITHIN A FEW MILES OF A HONDA DEALERSHIP, SO I DROVE THERE. AFTER THE CAR SAT FOR A FEW MINUTES, THE INDICATOR LIGHT WAS NO LONGER ON; AND, THE POWER STEERING APPEARED TO BE NORMAL. I WAS TOLD THE PROBLEM WAS TRANSITORY AND I RESUMED TRAVELING ON I-95. LESS THAN 20 MILES LATER, THE SAME PROBLEM HAPPENED AGAIN. I PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, AND ONCE AGAIN SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF FOR A FEW MINUTES. I THEN DROVE APPROXIMATELY 250 MILES WITHOUT INCIDENT. LATER THAT SAME DAY, WHILE DRIVING ON ANOTHER HIGHWAY AT 60 MPH, THE POWER STEERING SUDDENLY FAILED. AT THE SAME TIME, THE CAUTION INDICATOR LIGHT APPEARED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. I MADE AN APPOINTMENT FOR TWO DAYS LATER AT ANOTHER HONDA DEALERSHIP. ON THE DAY OF THE APPOINTMENT, WHILE DRIVING IN CITY TRAFFIC AT 25 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED THREE TIMES BEFORE I ARRIVED AT THE DEALER. THAT DAY, THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT WAS UNABLE TO FIND THE SOURCE OF THE PROBLEM. THEY CLEARED THE FAULT INDICATOR FROM THE COMPUTER'S MEMORY; AND, TOLD ME TO RETURN IF THE PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN. SEVERAL DAYS LATER, WHILE TRAVELING ON AN EXPRESSWAY AT 55 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED ONE MORE TIME, ALONG WITH THE INDICATOR LIGHT AGAIN APPEARING ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AT THE SAME TIME. THE FOLLOWING DAY, I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY INFORMED ME, THAT AFTER TALKING WITH HONDA ADVISORS VIA TELEPHONE, HONDA WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM; AND, INSTRUCTED THEM ON A FIX. AFTER PERFORMING THAT FIX, THEY SAID HONDA INFORMED THEM, THAT IF THE POWER STEERING DIDN'T FAIL WITHIN 500 MILES, IT WOULDN'T RECUR IN THE LIFETIME OF THE CAR. AFTER DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 400 MILES SINCE THE FIX, THE POWER STEERING AGAIN FAILED. THE CAR IS GOING BACK TO HONDA, AGAIN.

Mileage: 27,614

THE CAR HAS LOST POWER STEERING ON THREE OCCASIONS OVER THE PAST ONE AND ONE HALF WEEKS. THE FIRST TIME, 8/19/2015, AFTER WAITING AT A RED LIGHT TO MAKE A LEFT TURN, I COULD BARELY TURN THE STEERING WHEEL TO MAKE THE TURN. I FORCED THE TURN AND COULD SMELL A BURNING SMELL. I TURNED THE CAR OFF, READ THE MANUAL, THEN TURNED THE CAR ON AND DROVE THE LESS THAN A MILE TO MY HOME WITH NO PROBLEM. ON 8/26/2015, AFTER DRIVING LESS THAN A HALF MILE FROM HOME AT NOT MORE THAN 20-30 MILES AN HOUR, THE CAR LOST STEERING POWER AGAIN. I PULLED OVER, TURNED THE CAR OFF, THEN TURNED IT BACK ON. I RETURNED HOME AND DROVE THE CAR LESS THAN 20 MILES TO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP IN WESLEY CHAPEL FLORIDA. THEY KEPT THE CAR. WHEN I PICKED IT UP ON 8/27/2015, I WAS TOLD THAT A SOFTWARE UPDATE HAD BEEN DONE. ON 8/28/2015, I DROVE THE CAR APPROXIMATELY 50 MILES AROUND TOWN DOING ERRANDS. WHEN I STARTED THE CAR TO BACK OUT OF A STORE PARKING LOT, I NOTICED THE STEERING SYMBOL WAS LIGHTED AND FOUND THAT THE CAR WOULD NOT STEER. I TURNED THE IGNITION OFF, THEN RIGHT BACK ON AND RETURNED HOME. I AM NOW GOING TO TAKE THE CAR BACK TO THE HONDA DEALER IN WESLEY CHAPEL.

Mileage: 40,650

WHILE CHANGING LANES ON THE HIGHWAY THE STEERING WHEEL STIFFENED ,THAT CAUSED ME TO GO TO THE SHOULDER WITH BREAKING HARD TO STOP FROM GOING INTO THE GUARD RAIL.

Mileage: 51,278

AT A STOP SIGN, MADE A RIGHT TURN. RIGHT AFTER I MADE THE TURN, AT APPROXIMATELY 15-20 MPH THE POWER STEERING ABRUPTLY FAILED. POWER STEERING FAILURE LIGHT THEN CAME ON. PULLED OVER AND AFTER TURNING OFF THE CAR AND THEN BACK ON, THE STEERING WORKED AGAIN, THOUGH IT FAILED IN A SIMILAR MANNER AFTER DRIVING FOR ABOUT ANOTHER 5 MINUTES.

Mileage: 28,800

STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP WHILE DRIVING. EPS IS THE PROBLEM

Mileage: 54,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED, THE STEERING WHEEL THEN BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNDETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 23,015.

Mileage: 23,015

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT APPROXIMATELY 30-40 MPH, THE EPS (ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING) LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD CAME ON. SECONDS LATER, THE STEERING WHEEL STIFFEN UP AND WAS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN THE WHEEL. I IMMEDIATELY TURN ON MY HAZARD WARNING LIGHTS AND STARTED TO DECREASE MY SPEED. EVENTUALLY, WITH MUCH PHYSICAL FORCE AND EFFORT I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT "SAFELY" OFF THE MAIN ROAD INTO AN ENTRANCE TO A CONSTRUCTION SITE. I PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND TURNED IT OFF. AFTER ABOUT 15 SECOND, I TURN THE CAR BACK ON AND THE POWER STEERING RETURN TO NORMAL AND THE EPS DASHBOARD LIGHT WENT OFF. CALL THE DEALERSHIP TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT. HOWEVER, THIS ISSUE SHOULD BE A RECALL AS IT CAN CAUSE GREAT HARM TO VEHICLE OCCUPANTS AND OTHER DRIVES IN THE CASE OF AN ACCIDENT.

Mileage: 40,000

I WAS MANEUVERING INTO A PARKING SPOT IN A 6 TIERED PARKING LOT AND CUTTING MY WHEEL TO NAVIGATE INTO THE SPOT AND THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT ALL OF A SUDDEN. THEN THE ERROR LIGHT POPPED ON. WITH ALL MY MIGHT I HAD TO TRY AND BACK INTO A SPOT BUT COULD NOT HARDLY TURN THE WHEEL. WHEN I DID BACK UP TAKING UP 2 SPOTS I TURNED OFF THE CAR AND RESTARTED AND IT SEEMS TO ALLOW ME EASIER TO STEER (TOO EASY ACTUALLY) I THEN MANEUVERED TO GO INTO ANOTHER SINGLE SPOT AND WHEN TURNING THE WHEEL IT LOCKED ON ME AGAIN BUT I WAS ABLE TO TURN THE WHEEL ENOUGH TO GET INTO THE SPOT. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT AND THANK GOD THAT IT WAS NOT LAST NIGHT AS I WAS ON THE EXPRESSWAY AT MIDNIGHT. THIS SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING TO A 2013 AT ALL. I AM SEEING OTHER COMPLAINTS AND HONDA IS JUST TURNING THEIR HEADS AND HAVING US PAY FOR THIS MANUFACTURERS ERROR WITH OUR MONEY AND POSSIBLE OUR LIVES?

Mileage: 52,000

WHEN MOVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH OR MAKING A ROUTINE TURN, THE POWER SYSTEM FAILURE LIGHT APPEARS. ALL POWER ASSIST IS LOST. I HAVE TAKEN VEHICLE TO AUTHORIZED HONDA DEALERSHIP AT LEAST THREE TIME. PROBLEM NOT CORRECTED. DEALERSHIP SUGGEST TURN IGNITION OFF AND RESTART. THIS WORKS SOMETIMES BUT NOT ALWAYS. I FEAR FOR MY SAFETY DUE TO THIS UNPREDICTABLE ONGOING PROBLEM!!! UPDATE 9/15/15*CW *CN

Mileage: 38,000

DRIVING DOWN HOUSTON FREEWAY WHEN OUT OF NOWHERE MY STEERING WHEEL BECAME TOO HARD TO MOVE. IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE LIGHT ON DASH FOR STEERING WHEEL CAME ON. I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY MAKE MY WAY TO FAR RIGHT LANE WHERE I WAS ABLE TO EXIT. ONCE I EXITED I TURNED OFF VEHICLE RESTARTED AND BOTH STEERING AND LIGHT WERE BACK TO NORMAL. I DROVE DOWN MAYBE 4-5 MILES GOING 30 (I DIDN'T GET BACK ON FREEWAY) AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN! ONCE AGAIN I STOPPED CAR AND RESTARTED WITH SAME RESULTS. I HAD ALREADY CONTACTED DEALER SINCE IT HAPPENED TO ME ONCE BEFORE BUT AT NIGHT IN A BACK COUNTRY ROAD. THEY INFORMED ME THEY COULD DO A DIAGNOSTICS TEST FOR A FEE. (THEY HAVE DONE THIS TEST BEFORE BUT FOR 2 OTHER PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE THE KEY LIGHT CAME ON THE DASH FOR NO APPARENT REASON AND THE REAR CAMERA SCREEN KEPT GOING BLACK) I REMEMBER THEN THEY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING FOR ME SINCE THEY WERE UNABLE TO REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. I AM SO GLAD MY LITTLE ONES WERE NOT IN THE CAR WHEN THIS HAS HAPPENED. I DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS CAR ANYMORE ITS UNBELIEVABLE THAT WITH ALL OF THESE COMPLAINTS NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO REMEDY SITUATION.

Mileage: 36,000

WHILE TRAVELING DOWN A COUNTRY ROAD I STOPPED TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN, AS SOON AS I MADE THE RIGHT TURN THE STEERING LIGHT CAME ON AND MY STEERING WHEEL STIFFENED UP TOT HE POINT WHERE I COULD NOT TURN PROPERLY. AS SOON AS I TRIED TURNING IN EITHER DIRECTION THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD FEEL LIKE IT WANTED TO TURN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. WAS ABLE TO SAFELY DRIVE TO A GAS STATION AND TURNED OFF CAR. ONCE IT WAS SHUT DOWN WE CHECKED THE POWER STEERING FLUID AND IT WAS FULL. CHECKED FOR ANY LEAKS COULD NOT FIND ANY. LEFT VEHICLE TURNED OFF FOR AT LEAST 10 MINUTES THEN RESTARTED. THE LIGHT DID NOT STAY ON AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME MANAGEABLE. WILL CONTACT DEALER TO SEE IF THERE IS ANYTHING THEY CAN DO. I DOUBT IT THOUGH, NOT UNLESS THEY CAN REPLICATE THE INCIDENT THEMSELVES.

Mileage: 36,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HONDA ACCORD. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE STEERING WHEEL WAS DIFFICULT TO TURN AFTER THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,800.

Mileage: 41,800

WHEN DRIVING THE 2013 HONDA ACCORD THIS MORNING AT 60 MPH FOR SEVERAL MILES, THE POWER STEERING PROBLEM LIGHT LIT ON THE DASH AND IMMEDIATELY LOST ALL POWER TO TURN THE STEERING. AFTER ANOTHER MILE OR SO, AND BARELY BEING ABLE TO TURN THE VEHICLE, THE CAR WAS TURNED OFF AND THEN BACK ON. THIS MUST HAVE RESET THE COMPONENT AS THE LIGHT WAS OFF AND STEERING WAS BACK TO NORMAL. FORTUNATELY, THE CAR WAS NOT IN A TURN WHEN THIS OCCURRED AS IT MAY HAVE CAUSED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. 2 HOURS LATER, I WAS AT THE DEALER AND WAS ADVISED THAT THEY WOULD CHANGE OUT THE RACK FOR $1700. THIS PART HAS A 3 YEAR / 36K WARRANTY. MY CAR IS 2 YEARS OLD BUT WITH 58K MILES (HIGHWAY). A RACK SHOULD LAST FAR LONGER THAN 2 YEARS, PLUS WITH THE NEW TECHNOLOGY, HONDA SHOULD BE WILLING TO FIX IT TO LEARN TO KEEP IT FROM HAPPENING ON FUTURE MODELS.

Mileage: 58,000

WHILE DRIVING THE CAR SUDDENLY LOSES POWER STEERING. ONCE THE CAR IS TURNED OFF AND BACK ON THE PROBLEM NORMALLY RESLOVES. THERE WAS ONE INSTANCE THAT TOOK TURNING THE CAR OFF SEVERAL TIMES TO GET IT TO RESET. I HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM OCCUR ATLEAST 6 -8 TIMES OVER THE PAST MONTH. WHEN I CALLED THE HONDA DEALERSHIP THEY SAID THEY HAD NEVER HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM OCCURING. I HAVE SCHEUDLED AN APPOINTMENT FOR THEM TO TAKE A LOOK.

Mileage: 55,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HONDA ACCORD. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE STEERING WARNING LIGHT INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRONIC GEAR BOX NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS OT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,600.

Mileage: 36,600

DROVE THE CAR ON WEDNESDAY, WITH NO ISSUES. ON THURSDAY, MY DAUGHTER WENT TO USE THE CAR. CAR STARTED, EPS WARNING LIGHT WAS ON, ON DASH. THERE WAS NO STEERING. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALER, AND AM WAITING TO HEAR BACK.

Mileage: 47,000

I WAS TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN A WARNING LIGHT CAME ON STATING THAT THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH MY POWER STEERING. THE VEHICLE BECAME VERY HARD TO STEER. LUCKILY, I WASN'T FAR FROM THE NEAREST DEALER AND PULLED INTO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT. I TURNED MY CAR OFF WHILE WAITING FOR A TECHNICIAN. WHEN THE TECHNICIAN STARTED THE CAR THE WARNING LIGHT WAS OFF AND THE POWER STEERING WAS WORKING. THEY STILL TOOK THE CARE BACK TO CHECK IT OUT, BUT SAID THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING. THEY SAID THAT IF IT HAPPENED AGAIN I MAY NEED TO REPLACE THE TORQUE SENSOR(DTC 53-01), WHICH WOULD COST $674.88.

Mileage: 107,000

AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY MY EPS FAILED CAUSING ME TO BE UNABLE TO STEER MY VEHICLE. I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY, TURNED THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON, THE EPS SYSTEM RESET ITSELF. THIS HAS HAPPENED 10-15 TIMES. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY HAVE HAD MY CAR 2 WEEKS NOW TRYING TO FIGURE IT OUT. SO FAR, NO LUCK!

Mileage: 40,000

THE VEHICLE HAS AN ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING PROBLEM. THE CAR WAS BEING DRIVEN AND THE CAR EPS LIGHT CAME ON WHILE I WAS DRIVING AT ABOUT 30 MPH AND COMING OF THE HIGHWAY RAMP. I LOST CONTROL OF ALL STEERING AND ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. THIS CAR CANNOT BE CONSIDERED SAFE AT ALL. I WAS NOT ABLE TO DRIVE MY CAR AFTERWARDS AND WAS FORCED TOO WITHOUT POWER STEERING BECAUSE I HAVE TO DRIVE TO WORK. IF THIS IS NOT A SAFETY HAZARD I DONT KNOW WHAT WOULD BE CONSIDERED THEN.

Mileage: 35,989

I WAS STARTING TO DRIVE AFTER PAYING A TOLL ON A BRIDGE, WHEN THE CAR STARTED JERKING AND THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT. I COULD NOT CONTROL THE CAR. CAR TURNED 45 DEGREES AND WAS HIT BY A PETERBUILT TRUCK. THERE WAS $7000.00 WORTH OF DAMAGE TO THE CAR. HONDA SAYS THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR.

Mileage: 19,788

I STARTED MY ENGINE AND WAS BACKING UP MY CAR, WHEN I NOTICED I COULDN'T TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. I STOPPED THE ENGINE AND RESTARTED THE CAR AS INDICATED IN THE MANUAL. THE STEERING WHEEL WAS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP AND THEY GAVE ME A BILL OF $1800 TO WORK ON THE POWER STEERING TO TORQUE SENSOR? AND THE PINS AND RACK? I'M TERRIFIED THAT THIS WILL OCCUR AGAIN, BUT WHEN I AM DRIVING RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. I AM TERRIFIED THAT THE REPLACEMENT PARTS WILL FAIL. THIS IS A 2013 HONDA ACCORD COUPE, I DON'T THINK THE POWER STEERING SHOULD BE FAILING IN 2015. WHAT WILL PREVENT THE REPLACEMENT PARTS FROM BEING JUST AS FAULTY? I UNDERSTAND THERE IS AN INVESTIGATION ON THIS MODEL, BUT HONDA DEALERSHIP SEEMS TO BE SITTING DOWN UNTIL PEOPLE ARE INJURED.

Mileage: 43,125

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO RECOMMENDED THE VEHICLE BE TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: PE14033 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,000.

Mileage: 46,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION WAS PLACED IN THE OFF POSITION AND, WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, THE POWER STEERING RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 21,000.

Mileage: 21,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,500.

Mileage: 49,500

POWER STEERING FAILED. UPDATED 9/25/15 *LN THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE FAILED 3 TIMES WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 10 AND 35 MPH. UPDATED 12/28/2015*JS

Mileage: 63,000

I WAS DRIVING S ON I-55 A FEW MILES N OF WEST MEMPHIS. AS I ATTEMPTED TO CHANGE LANES MY STEERING WHEEL WAS VERY HARD TO TURN. I LOOKED ALL OVER THE DASH & FOUND A SMALL LIGHT SHAPED LIKE A STEERING WHEEL ON THE FAR LEFT OF THE DASH. FORTUNATELY I WAS NEAR AN EXIT AND WAS ABLE TO GET TO A STATION. TURNING IN & PARKING WAS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE. THE OWNERS MANUAL SAID TO TURN CAR OFF AND ON. THIS CORRECTED THE PROBLEM AND I DROVE THE APPROXIMATE 200 MILES TO MY HOME. I PLANNED TO GET IT CHECKED OUT AT HONDA. TWO DAYS LATER THE KEYLESS IGNITION FAILED ABOUT TEN TIMES BEFORE FINALLY STARTING. THE DOME LIGHTS HAD COME ON BUT NO DASH LIGHTS CAME ON & IT JUST BEEPED AT ME. PREVIOUSLY I HAD A LOW BATTERY (LISTENED TO MUSIC TOO LONG) WHICH FAILED TO START BUT EVEN THEN THE DASH LIGHTS LIT UP & FLASHED. IT SEEMED LIKE BOTH INCIDENTS INDICATED AN ELECTRICAL OR ECU PROBLEM. I DROVE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND REPORTED THE PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD THEY WOULD HAVE TO RECREATE THE INCIDENTS. THEY HAVE HAD MY CAR 3 1/2 DAYS WITH NO WORD. I FINALLY CALLED TODAY. WAS TOLD THEY COULDN'T RECREATE IT SO COULDN'T DO ANYTHING! I TOLD THEM I DIDN'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING THE CAR. I POINTED OUT THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS LISTED ON THE ARFC.COM SITE. THE SERVICE MANAGER TALKED TO HONDA ENGINEERS WHO CONTINUED TO CONTEND IT HAD TO BE DUPLICATED IN THE COMPUTER TO SOLVE IT. I STRESSED THE SAFETY ISSUE AND THAT I WOULD NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THE CAR AGAIN WITHOUT SOLVING THIS. THEY ARE GOING TO DO MORE TESTING. AN HOUR EARLIER IN MY TRIP I WAS ON A VERY CURVY HILLY 2 LANE ROAD. I FEEL IF THIS HAD OCCURRED THERE I COULD EASILY HAVE HAD A TERRIBLE ACCIDENT - WHILE I HAD 2 GRANDCHILDREN IN THE BACK SEAT! THERE ARE A NUMBER OF INCIDENTS LIKE THIS REPORTED. WHY HAS SOMETHING NOT BEEN DONE?! MY CAR HAS 36,500 MILES AND FORTUNATELY I PURCHASED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY! I JUST HOPE WE CAN AGREE ON A SOLUTION.

Mileage: 36,500

ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING SYSTEM HAS FAILED FOR THE 5TH TIME IN THE LAST MONTH. EPS LIGHT ILLUMINATES ON DASHBOARD, TOTAL LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL. VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. WAS ORIGINALLY CLEARED BY TURNING THE CAR ON AND OFF, BUT NOW FAILS IMMEDIATELY UPON STARTING VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP QUOTED $1,700 REPAIR - THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL.

Mileage: 60,402

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND BECAME DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ONCE. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,000. UPDATED 10/15/15*LJ UPDATED 05/10/16.*JB

Mileage: 41,534

THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON; AND LOST ALL POWER STEERING POWER. THE INCIDENT HAPPENED WHILE I WAS TURNING LEFT. WITH GREAT DIFFICULTY I WAS ABLE TO STEER OUT OF TRAFFIC. THE SYMPTOM WENT AWAY AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND TURNED ON. THE SYMPTOM AGAIN HAPPENED AFTER ABOUT 5 MINUTES OF DRIVING.

Mileage: 23,179

SO THIS HAS NOW HAPPENED 3 TIMES IN THE LAST FEW MONTHS, ONCE ABOUT A MONTH AGO AND TWICE LAST WEEK (AFTER HAVING THE CAR DROPPED OFF TO FIX THE BRAKE TSB THAT CAUSES A SQUEAK ON TURNS). I WILL BE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD FROM AGGRESSIVE TO NORMAL DRIVING AND ALL OF A SUDDEN I LOOK AT MY DASH ONLY TO SEE ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS ON. ONCE THIS HAPPENS YOU CAN SEE THE MPG INDICATOR HAS A DELAY, A CHANGE IN BEHAVIOR OF THE CARS CONTROLS, LDW SWITCH NO LONGER FUNCTIONS, AND LDW AND FCW STOP WORKING. THE CAR CONTINUES TO DRIVE BUT YOU CAN TELL ALL ELECTRONICS ARE EXPERIENCING A DELAY OR ISSUE WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE NAVI AND RADIO. SOME OF THE LIGHTS GO AWAY AND COME BACK AS YOU DRIVE, AND AFTER TURNING THE CAR ON AND OFF A FEW TIMES ALL LIGHTS TURN OFF WITH THE EXCEPTION OF FCW AND LDW WITH THE "FCW SYSTEM FAILURE" MESSAGE WHICH REMAIN, THAT GOES AWAY AFTER A FEW HOURS.

Mileage: 12,000

HAD GOTTEN BACK IN MY CAR AFTER A STOP AT A RETAIL STORE. WHEN I TURNED THE CAR ON THE TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT WAS BLINKING, THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING LIGHT WAS ON, AND THE VEHICLE STABILITY ASSIST LIGHT WAS ON. I PULLED OVER AT ANOTHER STORE WITHIN A HALF MILE. I GOT OUT AND CHECKED THE TIRES FOR A POSSIBLE FLAT - NO PROBLEM. TURNED CAR BACK ON AND SAME SCENARIO WITH THE 3 LIGHTS ON. ONLY DIFFERENCE WAS THE TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT STOPPED FLASHING BUT STAYED ON CONTINUOUSLY. I LOOKED IN CAR MANUAL, PAGE 6 OF HONDA TECHNOLOGY REFERENCE GUIDE, UNDER THE HEADING OF MALFUNCTION INDICATORS AND IT SAID, "IF AN INDICATOR REMAINS ON, THERE MAY BE A PROBLEM; SEE YOUR DEALER". I WILL CALL MY CAR DEALER IN THE MORNING. I WANT TO STATE THAT I STILL HAD FULL CONTROL OF MY POWER STEERING. I READ OF OTHERS LOSING THE POWER STEERING BUT MINE WAS OKAY. AFTER THE SECOND STOP THE 3 MALFUNCTIONING INDICATOR LIGHTS WENT OUT.

Mileage: 32,688

THE STEERING WHEEL WAS UNABLE TO TURN WHEN BACKING UP FOR PARALLEL PARKING AFTER A FEW TIMES, WHEN PRACTICING RIGHT BEFORE MY DAUGHTER'S DRIVING TEST. THEN I TRIED MYSELF A COUPLE TIME WITHOUT LUCK THAT I HAD TO PULL IT OFF. I WAS UNABLE TO TELL ANYTHING WAS WRONG SINCE THERE ARE NO ANY ERROR LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. I WAS ABLE TO TURN IT WHILE DRIVING FORWARD, THOUGH. AFTER BEING PARKED IN THE PARKING LOT FOR SOME TIME, IT BEGAN TO WORK OK AGAIN, AND IT DID NOT FAIL MY DAUGHTER'S DRIVING TEST - A GOOD THING. IT REALLY RAISED A BIG CONCERN FOR ME THAT A HIDDEN ISSUE OF THE STEERING WHEEL FAILURE EXISTS WITH MY CAR. I REALLY NEED HONDA TO RECALL IT AND FIX IT BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE WITH HORRIBLE CONSEQUENCES. YOUR HELP WITH THIS IS GREATLY APPRECIATED.

Mileage: 40,000

I HAD PARKED THE CAR IN A PARKING SPACE AT DOLLYWOOD IN PIGEON FORGE, TENNESSEE. WHEN I CAME BACK OUT AND STARTED THE CAR THE LIGHT FOR THE STEERING SYSTEM CAME ON AND I COULD BARELY TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. I LOOKED IN THE MANUAL BUT STARTING AND RESTARTING THE CAR DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. THE CAR WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. HAD THIS OCCURRED AT SPEED I COULD NOT HAVE CONTROLLED THE CAR . I CALLED HONDA ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE AND THEY HAD A TOW TRUCK SENT OUT TO GET THE CAR. THE TOW TRUCK COMPANY IS GOING TO TAKE THE CAR TO A HONDA DEALERSHIP MONDAY JUNE 1ST SO I WILL NOT KNOW ANY MORE TILL THAN. I DO SEE ON THE INTERNET OF PEOPLE WITH SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. I DO NOT KNOW IF I SHOULD HAVE REPORTED THIS TILL AFTER THE DEALER CHECKS THE CAR OR NOT BUT AFTER SEEING SIMILAR COMPLAINTS I WANTED TO REPORT IT IF SIMILAR PROBLEMS REOCCUR.

Mileage: 30,100

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL JERKED MULTIPLE TIMES. IN ADDITION, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY FORCE TO THE STEERING WHEEL IN ORDER TO TURN THE VEHICLE. THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,600.

Mileage: 33,600

STARTED CAR, PUT IN REVERSE AND COULD NOT TURN STEERING WHEEL IN EITHER DIRECTION. COULD ONLY STEER STRAIGHT. INFORMATION DISPLAY ISSUED THIS WARNING: POWER STEERING SYSTEM PROBLEM (EPS). TRIED THE WHAT TO DO WHEN THE INDICATOR MESSAGE COMES ON IN THE OWNERS MANUEL SEVERAL TIMES. DIDN'T WORK, CAR IS SITTING DISABLED IN DRIVEWAY. NOW IT IS UP TO US TO HAVE IT TOWED TO LOCAL DEALSHIP TO FIND OUT IF THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE CAR ACCORDING TO HONDA MOTORS.

Mileage: 27,452

WHILE TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATLEY 45 MILES PER HOUR, MY STREEING WHEEL BECAME VERY STIFF AND THEN COMPLETELY LOCKED. I TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND BACK ON AGAIN WHICH CORRECTED THE PROBLEM.

Mileage: 7,000

ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS MY STEERING HAS GONE OUT. 1ST TIME WAS ON APRIL 4 2015 GOING APPROX. 20 MILES PER HOUR, WAS ABOUT TO TURN INTO A PARKING LOT. WAS TOTALLY UNAWARE OF WHAT HAPPEN BUT STEERING GOT EXTREMELY HARD. HAD TO TURN THE CAR OFF, PULL OUT THE MANUAL AND SEE WHAT THE INDICATOR LIGHT ON THE DASH MEANT. THEN ON APRIL 24 2015, GOING APPROX. 75 MILES PER HOUR ON THE INTERSTATE IT WENT OUT AGAIN. COULD HAVE CAUSED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. I HAD TO PULL OVER AND TURN MY CAR OFF AND RESTART IT. NEEDLESS TO SAY I WAS A NERVOUS WRECK DRIVING HOME. AFTER THIS SECOND INCIDENT IS WHEN I DECIDED TO RESEARCH AND SEE IF OTHERS WERE HAVING THIS PROBLEM AND WOW THERE ARE SEVERAL. ITS A SHAME THIS HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL BY NOW. I AM MORE APPALLED BY THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE THAT HAVE BROUGHT THEIR VEHICLES IN AND HAVE BEEN TOLD BY THE SERVICE PEOPLE THEY CANNOT RECREATE THE PROBLEM SO NOTHING GETS DONE. WILL PEOPLE NEED TO BE KILLED LIKE THE OTHERS CAR ISSUES BEFORE THIS IS RESOLVED? MY CAR JUST TURNED TO 20,000 MILES. I SHOULD NOT HAVE ISSUES. MY CAR IS GOING IN ON MONDAY FOR SERVICE. LETS SEE HOW THIS IS HANDLED. *TR

Mileage: 19,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES; HOWEVER, THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE OR DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.

Mileage: 20,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

Mileage: 17,000

WHILE EXITING OFF AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY, THE POWER STEERING TIGHTENED UP MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO MAKE TURNS ESPECIALLY AT LOWER SPEEDS. I ARRIVED TO MY DESTINATION NARROWLY AVOIDING AN ACCIDENT. I SEARCHED FOR OTHER SIMILAR FAILURES ON THE INTERNET AND NOTICED MANY MORE INCIDENTS, HENCE THIS COMPLAINT. *TR

Mileage: 73,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND EXCESSIVE FORCE ON THE STEERING WHEEL WAS REQUIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,000. UPDATED 5/4/15*CN

Mileage: 41,000

I WAS DRIVING ON I 75 NORTH NEAR MIRAMAR EXIT AND I FELT THE STEERING WHEEL HARD, THEN I LOOKED AT THE DASHBOARD AND THE ESP LIGHT WAS ON. I WAS ABLE TO REDUCE SPEED AND USE ALL MY STRENGTH TO GO THE THE SIDE ISLE. TURNED OFF THE CAR AND ON AGAIN AND THE ESP LIGHT WAS NOT THERE ANYMORE. I GOT BACK MY EXIT WAS LESS THAN A MILE AWAY. I EXITED ON MIRAMAR PKWY EAST AND THE ESP LIGHT CAME BACK AGAIN, I WAS ABLE TO STOP BUT I COULDN'T TURN RIGHT OR LEFT. I WAITED TURNED ON AND STILL HAD THE PROBLEM. WAITED AGAIN AND STILL HAVE THE PROBLEM. I CALLED TRIPLE A AND HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE NEAREST HONDA DEALER AND THEY SHOWED WHAT HAPPENED IN THEIR COMPUTER BUT IT IS NOT HAPPENING TO THE SERVICE TECHS NOW THEY ARE KEEPING THE CAR BUT I SUSPECT THEY WON'T DO ANYTHING AND I AM REALLY SCARED TO DRIVE THE CAR NOW. I WAS LUCKY DID NOT HAVE AN ACCIDENT BUT NOT SURE IF I WILL NEXT TIME IT HAPPENS. *TR

Mileage: 20,000

THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING ON MY 2013 HONDA ACCORD SPORT SUDDENLY FAIL. TWO OF WHICH OCCURRED AT SPEEDS OF LESS THAN 10 MILES PER HOUR, WHILE MAKING A LEFT/RIGHT TURNS. AFTER COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP I WAS ABLE TO SUCCESSFULLY TURN OFF THE CAR AND RESTARTED IT TO CLEAR THE PROBLEM. THE THIRD TIME IT HAPPENED I WAS DRIVING STRAIGHT AT 45 MILES PER HOUR, A POWER STEERING WARNING MESSAGE FLASHED AS THE FAILURE OCCURRED. HOWEVER ON THE THIRD RECURRENCE I TRIED THE SAME THE ACT WITHOUT A CORRECTION. I THEN REALIZED THE CAR WAS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE AND HAD IT TOW TO THE DEALER. I ALSO NOTIFIED HONDA OF NORTH AMERICA ON 3-18-15 AT 3:15 HRS. *TR

Mileage: 19,000

I WAS SITTING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND THE POWER STEERING QUIT WHILE THE CAR WAS STATIONARY. TEN MINUTES LATER THE POWER STEERING QUIT WHILE I WAS MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN FROM A TRAFFIC LIGHT. IN BOTH CASES THE STEERING RE-SET ITSELF AFTER TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF THEN STARTING IT BACK UP. *TR

Mileage: 39,754

2013 HONDA ACCORD: I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 35 MPH AND SUDDENLY I FELT THE STEERING WHEEL GET STIFF AND IMMEDIATELY THE INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON THE DASHBOARD INDICATING MY ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING SYSTEM HAD AN ISSUE. I SLOWED DOWN PROMPTLY IN THE ROAD (NO ONE WAS BEHIND ME) AND IT TOOK ALL I HAD TO TURN THE WHEEL TO GET IT OFF THE ROAD. I TURNED THE CAR OFF FOR A MOMENT JUST AS THE HONDA MANUAL INSTRUCTED AND WHEN I TURNED THE CAR BACK ON, NOTHING HAD CHANGED, STILL LIGHT ON THE DASH AND NO POSSIBLE WAY OF ME TURNING THAT WHEEL. I CALLED AAA AND THE DRIVER OF AAA CAN VOUCH FOR THIS BECAUSE IT WAS STILL IN THE SAME CONDITION WHEN HE PICKED IT UP. THIS WAS WEDNESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 23 THAT IT WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. ON FRIDAY MORNING, AFTER DEALER WAS CLOSED CHRISTMAS EVE AND CHRISTMAS DAY, THEY CALLED ME SAYING NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH MY CARI SAID REALLY!!! I EXPLAINED TO THEM AGAIN AND THEY RAN A TEST AND IT SAID IT NEEDED SOFTWARE UPDATES AND/OR ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING RACK. BUT HONDA REQUIRES THE UPDATES TO BE INSTALLED FIRST AND THERE IS A CHARGE FOR THAT ACCORDING TO THE DEALERSHIP. SO I SAID DO WHAT YOU HAVE TO DO. (WHICH I THINK IS ABSURD, MICROSOFT DOESN'T CHARGE ME MONEY FOR UPDATES) WITH IT BEING OVER THE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY, I HAD TO WAIT UNTIL MONDAY FOR HONDA TO BE CONTACTED (PER DEALERSHIP HONDA WAS CLOSED) SO I WENT 6 DAYS WITH NO CAR. MONDAY CAME AROUND AND HONDA APPROVED THE DEALERSHIP TO DO DIAGNOSTIC TESTING ON THE CAR AND WITH THE SAFETY CONCERN THEY WENT AHEAD AND REPLACED THE ELECTRONIC STEERING RACK. I HOPE THIS HAS FIXED THE PROBLEM. THERE IS NOTHING IN THE WORLD THAT BOTHERS ME MORE THAN DRIVING A CAR DOWN THE ROAD AND I LOSE CONTROL OF STEERING. *TR

Mileage: 53,000

WHILE DRIVING STRAIGHT I LOST POWER STEERING. AFTER PULLING OFF ROAD I SHUT THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTED IT AND THE STEERING RE-SET ITSELF. *TR

Mileage: 38,750

05/25/14 WHILE BACKING THE VEHICLE OUT OF MY DRIVE WAY I NOTICED THE A THUMPING SOUND AND A JERKING FROM THE VEHICLE WHICH CAUSED GREAT ALARM FROM ME. I CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME TO BRING IT IN. WHEN I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN THE KEPT IT FOR ABOUT A DAY AND TOLD ME THAT THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT AND THAT THE INSPECTOR SAID THAT THE SAME THING WAS HAPPENING TO A NEW VEHICLE, THAT THE NOISE AND JERKING WAS JUST THE WAY IT WAS. THEY CALLED IT A HARD SHIFT. MY CAR IS NOT A DAILY DRIVEN VEHICLE BEING I HAVE TWO OTHER CARS THAT I PRIMARILY USE. AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT MY CAR HAD APROX. 303 MILES ON IT. NOW SEVERAL MONTHS LATER ON 01/01/15 WHEN I WENT TO START MY VEHICLE I NOTICED THE SAME PROBLEM, AND BEING THAT I HAD ALREADY TAKEN IT ONCE TO THE DEALER AND THEM TELLING ME NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH IT, I HAD NO SECOND THOUGHT OF TAKING IT OUT ON THE ROAD. I PROCEEDED TO DRIVE DOWN MY RESIDENTIAL STREET AND REALIZED I HAD FORGOT SOMETHING AT HOME. SO ON THE RESIDENTIAL INTERSECTION I STARTED TO MAKE A U TURN WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN STEERING CUT OUT ON ME IN THE MIDDLE OF MY TURN. I NARROWLY MISSED ONCOMING TRAFFIC AND STOPPED RIGHT BEFORE I HIT THE CURB AND A PARKED CAR. WHEN I DID STOP AND GOT MY COMPOSURE BACK I LOOKED DOWN AND THERE WAS A STEERING WHEEL LIGHT ON AND A BUZZING NOISE. ALL THIS WHILE GOING NO MORE THEN 6 MILES AND HOUR. AT THIS CURRENT MOMENT MY CAR IS LESS THEN 2 YEARS OLD AND HAS LESS THEN 400 MILES ON IT AND I CANNOT BELIEVE THAT THIS WOULD HAPPEN TO SUCH A NEW CAR WITH SO LITTLE MILES ON IT. FOLLOWING THIS INCIDENT I GOOGLED MY CAR TO SEE IF I WAS THE ONLY ONE HAVING THIS PROBLEM AND LORD BEHOLD I WAS NOT. THERE ARE NUMEROUS ACCOUNTS OF THIS HAPPENING TO OTHER PEOPLE SOME RESULTING IN SERIOUS ACCIDENTS. BUT MOST OF THE CARS IN THOSE INCIDENTS THAT I COULD SEE HAD ABOUT 20K TO 30K MILES ON THEM AND MINE DOES NOT EVEN HAVE 1K ON IT YET. *TR

Mileage: 323

I WAS DRIVING AND SUDDENLY LOST CONTROL OVER THE STEERING OF THE CAR. IT BECAME ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER AND ALMOST RAN INTO ANOTHER CAR. WAS ABLE TO FORCEFULLY TURN THE WHEEL WITH ALL MY MIGHT. PULLED OVER SAFELY AND TURNED THE CAR OFF AND WHEN I TURNED IT BACK ON THE PROBLEM WAS GONE. BROUGHT BY CAR INTO THE BODE SHOP FOR UNRELATED ISSUES AND THEY EXPERIENCED THE PROBLEM WHILE MOVING THE CAR TO ANOTHER LOCATION. THEY WILL BE BRINGING THE CAR TO HONDA SERVICE FOR REVIEW. I AM UNCOMFORTABLE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE ESPECIALLY WITH MY WIFE AND DAUGHTERS IN THE CAR. *TR

Mileage: 21,000

I TURNED MY VEHICLE ON AND HAD NO POWER STEERING. THE POWER STEERING LIGHT WAS ON, INDICATING THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY TOLD ME THE POWER STEERING TORQUE HAD GONE BAD. TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE, I WOULD NEED TO HAVE THE POWER STEERING RACK REPLACED - OVER $2K! ALTHOUGH MY VEHICLE IS LESS THAN 2 YEARS OLD, I HAVE PASSED THE 35K MILE WARRANTY. THIS IS A PRETTY PAINFUL BILL TO BE FORCED TO PAY WITH SUCH A NEW CAR!! WHY IS THIS NOT RECALLED IF SO MANY ARE HAVING ISSUES WITH THIS?!! *TR

Mileage: 46,000

SO SCARY WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN YOU CAN'T MOVE THE STEERING WHEEL OF YOUR CAR. I COULDN'T GET THE CAR STEERING TO MOVE, IT WAS WORSE THAN DRIVING A MAC TRUCK. I HAD A REAL HARD TIME GETTING AROUND CORNERS BUT WHAT DO YOU DO WHEN YOU HAVE THIS HAPPEN AT NIGHT WITH NO ONE AROUND BUT DRIVE IT TO A SAFE PLACE. *TR

Mileage: 4,500

ON 11/22/14 I WAS DRIVING ON A SMALL RESIDENTIAL STREET GOING UNDER 15MPH APPROXIMATELY 5 FEET FROM THE TURN I WAS GOING TO BE MAKING. A RIGHT HAND TURN. I HEARD A BANG AND MY STEERING COMPLETELY LOCKED UP. I HIT THE CURB CAUSING MY RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER TIRE TO BLOW. THE STEERING WAS COMPLETELY LOCKED UP AND THE VSA LIGHT WAS ON. I FOLLOWED THE INSTRUCTIONS IN THE OWNERS MANUAL AND TURNED THE CAR OFF AND THEN ON AGAIN WHICH SHUT THE VSA LIGHT OFF AND THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER WAS ABLE TO TURN THE WHEEL SLIGHTLY BUT MADE A TERRIBLE CLUNKING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THE STEERING RACK WAS BROKEN. NOW I AM 2 WEEKS INTO THIS THE DEALERSHIP IS STRUGGLING TO GET THE CAR FIXED, HONDA HAS NOT YET RETURNED MY CALL SO NOT SURE THEY WILL WARRANTY THE CAR, I'M PAYING FOR INSURANCE ON A RENTAL AND WONDER IF MY HONDA IS EVEN A SAFE CAR TO DRIVE AT THIS POINT. WHY ISN'T ANYTHING BEING DONE? IS THIS GOING TO TAKE SOMEONE DYING BEFORE IT'S DEALT WITH? *TR

Mileage: 23,000

LOW VOLUME...CLICKING/RUBBING NOISE WHEN MAKING TURNS. HONDA KNOWS OF PROBLEM.. SAID THERE IS NO FIX AND IT IS A CHARACTERISTIC OF THIS CAR. THEIR WORDS NOT MINE .... SAFETY ISSUE? *TR

Mileage: 15,000

WE HAD JUST PULLED OFF OF A MAJOR HIGHWAY IN BLUFFTON SOUTH CAROLINA. STOPPED AT GUARD HOUSE AND PROCEEDED APPROX. 1/2 MILE TO STOP SIGN WHEN WE TRIED TO TURN LEFT WITHOUT WARNING THE (EPS) POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING. WE DID NOT GET A WARNING LIGHT UNTIL AFTER THE STEERING STOPPED WORKING. YOU COULD NOT CONTROL THE STEERING, BUT LUCKY FOR US WE WERE TURNING INTO A PARKING AREA AND STOPPED THE CAR. WE GOT OUT THE OWNERS MANUAL AND TURNED THE CAR OFF AS SUGGESTED, WE RESTARTED THE CAR AND THE STEERING WAS STILL OUT AND THE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. WE HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE CLOSEST HONDA DEALER. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME WE HAD THIS HAPPEN. THE FIRST TIME WAS IN AUGUST, 2014. THE FIRST TIME THE SYSTEM DID RESET AFTER WE TURNED THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTED IT. *TR

Mileage: 10,000

WHILE DRIVING THE STEERING SYSTEM TURN OFF AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME HARD TO TURN. *TR

Mileage: 19,980

THE VEHICLE'S STEERING GOT VERY HARD TO TURN WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPOT. IT BECAME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO STEER ALL THE WAY TO THE KINGWOOD HONDA SERVICE DEPT. THIS PROBLEM HAPPENED IMMEDIATE AND WITHOUT WARNING. AS I DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER IT NORMALIZED AND THEN WITHOUT WARNING GOT VERY STIFF. THUS FAR THE DEALER DOES NOT KNOW WHAT IS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE AND ADVISED ME TODAY THAT THEY ARE GOING TO CALL HONDA IN THE MORNING FOR GUIDANCE. *TR

Mileage: 16,000

I WAS DRIVING AND WAS ABOUT TO TURN ON TO MY STREET AND MY POWER STEERING FAILED. IT BECAME REALLY HARD TO TURN. IF THERE WAS A CAR PARKED I WOULD HAVE HIT THAT CAR. I PARKED SHUT OFF THE CAR AND RESTARTED THE CAR AND IT SEEM FINE TILL I TURNED THE STEERING AND AS SOON AS I DID IT DID THE SAME EXACT THINGS. HONDA REPLACED THE PART. BUT ITS REALLY DANGEROUS AND I WORRY IF OR WHEN IT WILL GO OUT AGAIN. *TR

Mileage: 11,000

I HAVE A 2013 HONDA ACCORD V6 COUPE. WHEN MAKING A LEFT TURN THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT I WAS ABLE TO JUST MISS A CURB AND PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT WHEEL WAS VERY HARD TO TURN. AFTER SHUTTING THE CAR DOWN AND RESTARTING THE PROBLEM CLEARED. WILL BE TAKING IT TO THE DEALER TODAY. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

AS I WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN AT LOW SPEED FROM A STOP SIGN, MY CAR LOST STABILITY AND STEERING FELT UNUSUAL. TRAFFIC WAS LIGHT AND I WAS ABLE TO RECOVER. THE TWO SUBSEQUENT TURNS (RIGHT AND THEN LEFT) ON THE SAME DRIVE YIELDED SIMILAR FEELINGS. WHEN I LOOKED INTO THIS, I FOUND REPORTS OF AN INVESTIGATION BY THE NHTSA REGARDING LOSS OF POWER STEERING ON THESE VEHICLES. I BELIEVE THIS INCIDENT WAS RELATED AND FELT IT BEST TO FILE A REPORT. *TR

Mileage: 47,852

THE POWER STEERING FAILED LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND WASN'T ABLE TO STEER. WAS ABLE TO PARK AND RESTART CAR AND EVERYTHING WAS FINE. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERS THEY REPLACED THE STEERING RACK. CAR WAS AT DEALERS FOR 6 DAYS. *TR

Mileage: 13,585

THE POWER STEERING JUST STOPPED WORKING AS THE CAR WAS BEING DRIVEN. IT ALSO STALLED OUT AND WAS HARD TO START BACK UP. HAD IT TOWED TO DEALER WHERE THE FIX WAS THE REPAIR OF THE "TORQUE ANGLE SENSOR AND HARNESS." *TR

Mileage: 11,740

IN TWO INCIDENT THAT STEERING WHEEL STOP WORKING: LAST WEEK WHILE THE CAR WAS PARKED AND TRIED TO DRIVE IT AND TODAY (OCT 7, 2014) WHILE I WAS DRIVING BETWEEN 35-40 MPH THE STEERING WHEEL WAS NOT WORKING AND I HAD TO STOP AND SWITCH THE ENGINE OFF AND AFTER 2 MINUTES START THE CAR AND IT WAS FINE. *TR

Mileage: 16,000

WHILE DRIVING DOWN FARRIS RD AT ~40 MPH THE EPS LIGHT CAME ON AND THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THIS HAPPENED ON THE WAY BACK FROM MY PREGNANT WIFE'S DOCTOR APPOINTMENT. WE PULLED OVER TO THE NEAREST EMPTY PARKING LOT AND READ THE MANUAL. WE HADN'T BEEN DOING ANY OF THE THINGS THE MANUAL SAID WOULD CAUSE THIS. OVER THE NEXT 10 MILES THIS HAPPENED 3 MORE TIMES. ONCE WHILE SITTING STILL IN A DRIVE THROUGH LINE. WE CALLED OUR HONDA DEALERSHIP AND THE OFFERED TO LET US SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT AND RECEIVE A SHUTTLERIDE HOME. MY WIFE GOT US SLIGHTLY BETTER SERVICE WITH A FACEBOOK POST AND THEY OFFERED TO LOOK AT OUR CAR THAT DAY AND COMPED US A RENTAL CAR UNDER WARRANTY. SEVERAL HOURS LATER WE RECEIVED A CALL THAT AFTER SPEAKING WITH THEIR TECH SUPPORT THEY WILL NEED TO REPLACE THE RACK. *TR

Mileage: 26,000

WHILE DRIVING HOME ON THE HIGHWAY POWER STEERING SUDDENLY FROZE,AND LIGHT CAME ON . WAS ABLE WITH GREAT FORCE, TO MAKE IT HOME. VERY FRIGHTENING EXPERIENCE! THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL MORE TIMES AT SLOWER SPEEDS . THE DEALER WAS NOT ABLE TO FIND A PROBLEM. LUCKILY NO ACCIDENT BUT I FEEL UNSAFE DRIVING WITH THIS INTERMITTENT YET SCARY SITUATION. *TR

Mileage: 13,000

THE VEHICLE STEERING SIMPLY 'SHUT-DOWN', OR LOCKED-UP OUT OF NOWHERE. IT APPEARS THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM SIMPLY FAILED. I WAS ONLY ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE STEERING BY BRINGING THE VEHICLE TO A FULL STOP IN ORDER TO TURN IT OFF AND THEN RESTART IT... AS THOUGH I WERE REBOOTING A CRASHED COMPUTER! THE ISSUE REPEATED ITSELF THREE TIMES THE NEXT DAY, ONCE WHILE DRIVING AT FULL SPEED ON A PUBLIC STREET. WE RESOLVED TO STOP DRIVING IT, BUT BY REFLEX I TOOK IT OUT THE THIRD CONSECUTIVE DAY ONLY TO HAVE THE ISSUE RECUR TWICE, THANKFULLY NONE OF THESE FAILURES OCCURRED WHILE WE WERE EXECUTING A TURN, OTHERWISE WE MAY HAVE CRASHED INTO SOMETHING OR SOMEONE, AS SOME OF THE OTHER COMPLAINTS DESCRIBE. I HAVE NOW PUT THE VEHICLE INTO STORAGE UNTIL HONDA ADDRESSES THE ISSUE DEFINITIVELY, AS OTHERS DESCRIBE DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSES ACROSS THE BOARD, WITH VIRTUALLY ALL ADMITTING THE ISSUE WAS UNRESOLVED, EVEN AFTER REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT OF THE DIAGNOSED COMPONENT(S). WHETHER I SIMPLY HAVE A LEMON, OR THIS IS A RECALL ISSUE IN THE MAKING, I DO NOT YET KNOW, BUT WHAT I DO KNOW IS THAT THIS APPEARS TO BE A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE RENDERING THE VEHICLE TOO DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. *TR

Mileage: 34,450

WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT 50 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND THE STEERING LIGHT CAME ON. LUCKILY, I WAS ABLE TO SLOW THE CAR DOWN AND GET OFF OF THE HIGHWAY. I PULLED INTO A NEIGHBORHOOD AND PUT THE CAR IN PARK. AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES, I PUT THE CAR BACK IN GEAR AND THE POWER STEERING WAS STILL OUT, BUT I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT HOME. THE NEXT DAY, I STARTED THE CAR AND THE POWER STEERING WAS WORKING. THE STEER WHEEL HAS JERKED TO THE LEFT/RIGHT ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, BUT THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME THAT THE POWER STEERING WHEN COMPLETELY OUT. I'VE BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND AM WAITING FOR AN EXPLANATION. *TR

Mileage: 15,000

2013 HONDA ACCORD (20K MILES) ISSUE: DEFECTIVE RACK-N-PINION I ATTEMPTED TO PUT MY ACCORD IN REVERSE AND REALIZED THAT I WASN'T ABLE TO STEER OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY. IT APPEARED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP OR SOMETHING WAS HOLDING ME FROM BACKING UP. I ALSO NOTICED AN ORANGE STEERING WHEEL INDICATOR ON MY DASH. (PLEASE KEEP IN MIND THAT MY VEHICLE IS IN GREAT CONDITION. I'VE HAVE IT FOR OVER A YEAR AND I HAVE NEVER HAD THIS HAPPEN). I ATTEMPTED TO START MY CAR A SECOND TIME. THIS TIME IT TURNED ON JUST AS BEFORE AND THE ORANGE INDICATOR LIGHT TURNED OFF. I FELT IT MAY HAVE JUST BEEN A FLUKE AND I BEGAN DRIVING DOWN THE STREET. HOWEVER, NOT EVEN HALF-A-MILE DOWN FROM MY PARENTS? HOUSE MY ACCORD STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AGAIN! THIS TIME IT HAPPENED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD WHILE I WAS DRIVING AND WHILE OTHER VEHICLES WERE DRIVING ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I COULD NOT MANEUVER MY VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD. I JUST BARELY MANAGED TO ANGLE THE FRONT PART OF MY VEHICLE TO THE EDGE OF A CURB WHILE THE SECOND HALF OF THE CAR WAS STILL IN THE STREET. DEALERSHIP INFORMED ME THAT IT WAS A DEFECTIVE ELECTRIC RACK-N-PINION WHICH CAUSED MY STEERING WHEEL TO LOCK UP. I ASKED HIM IF THIS WAS A RECALL, OR VEHICLE MALFUNCTION AND HE COULDN'T COMPLETELY 100% PROVIDE ME WITH AN EXPLANATION. HE DID INFORM ME THAT IT?S GOING TO BE A $1,200 PART TO BE SERVICED AND THAT I WILL PROBABLY BE WITHOUT MY OWN ACCORD FOR ABOUT A WEEK. I STRONGLY FEEL THAT THE HONDA CORP SHOULD BE AWARE OF THIS ISSUE, SO I CONTACTED HONDA VIA TWITTER. I FELT COMPLETELY BRUSHED OFF AND THE REP, HE SAID WELL SORRY TO HEAR THAT SIR BUT THEY ARE REPAIRING THE ISSUE SIR. THIS WAS MY SECOND AND LAST HONDA THAT I WOULD PURCHASE. I KNOW I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS ISSUE. HONDA SHOULD DEFINITELY LOOK INTO IT. THE REP TOLD ME THAT THEY HAVEN'T HAD THIS ISSUE PREVIOUSLY-DOUBT IT! *TR

Mileage: 20,771

ON JAN 24TH, 2013 I TOOK MY CAR TO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP FOR A PROBLEM WITH MY POWER STEERING. THE EPS (ELECTRIC POWER STEERING) SYSTEM INDICATOR CAME ON AND OFF SEVERAL TIMES AND LOST POWER STEERING DURING THOSE TIMES. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN INTERMITTENT. THE HONDA DEALERSHIP TRIED TO FIX THE PROBLEM 3 TIMES. ON FEB 5TH, 2013 THE INTERMITTENT POWER STEERING PROBLEM SEEMED TO BE FIXED. THEN ON AUG 21ST, 2014 THE POWER STEER PROBLEM STARTED AGAIN. I RETURNED TO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP AND HONDA TRIED AGAIN TO FIX THE INTERMITTENT POWER STEERING PROBLEM. ON AUG 22ND, I DROVE MY HONDA ACCORD OUT OF THE DEALERSHIP AND HAD TO TURN AROUND AND BRING IT BACK BECAUSE THE CARS' EPS (ELECTRIC POWER STEERING) SYSTEM INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON AND OFF AGAIN AND I LOST POWER STEERING DURING THAT TIME. I'M NOW WAITING TO SEE IF THE INTERMITTENT POWER STEERING PROBLEM CAN BE FOUND AND FIXED. SINCE I BOUGHT MY CAR THE SMART ENTRY SYSTEM INDICATOR LIGHT HAS TURNED ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT AN ADVERSE EFFECT THAT I KNOW OF. I KNOW AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM IS HARD DIAGNOSE AND FIX BUT I'M STARTING HAVE LESS AND LESS CONFIDENCE IN HONDA THE COMPANY THAT MANUFACTURED MY CAR..UPDATED 11/03/14 *BF

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.

Mileage: 20,000

WHILE DRIVING AT APPROX. 25 MPH, SUDDENLY THE POWER STEERING COMPLETELY FAILED AND POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. AS I WAS ONLY A COUPLE OF BLOCKS FROM HOME, I WAS ABLE TO HARD STEER IT HOME. SPOUSE TURNED ENGINE OFF, STARTED IT BACK UP AND POWER STEERING RESET. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER. DID DIAGNOSTIC AND DETERMINED : DIAGNOSE EPS SYSTEM PER ISIS. FOUND FAULTY TORQUE SENSOR. REPLACE COMPLETE POWER STEERING RACK AND PERFORM ALIGNMENT. AFTER READING OTHER SIMILAR COMPLAINTS, I AM HOPEFUL THAT THIS WILL NOT HAPPEN AGAIN. IT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS WHEN THIS HAPPENS.

Mileage: 47,000

MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT AND I HIT THE RIGHT SIDE OF MY CAR IN A PARKING GARAGE. THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON. MY HUSBAND BROUGHT THE CAR INTO THE SERVICE CENTER AT HONDA OF BOWIE. THE SERVICE FOLKS SAID IT WAS FIXED AFTER DOING A COMPUTER UPDATE. I BROUGHT IT BACK BECAUSE THE PROBLEM KEPT REOCCURRING. MY HUSBAND BROUGHT IT BACK IN AGAIN ON JULY 2, 2014 BECAUSE THE PROBLEM REOCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES SINCE THE LAST "FIX." THE SERVICE PERSONNEL DID ANOTHER COMPUTER RESET AND MY CAR HAS HAD THE SAME POWER STEERING PROBLEMS SINCE THEN. TODAY (MONDAY, JULY 7, 2014), THE POWER STEERING FAILED AGAIN AND STEERED THE CAR INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC RESULTING IN ANOTHER NEAR MISS. I HAVE CALLED HONDA OF BOWIE TO GET A LOANER VEHICLE BUT THEY ARE OUT OF LOANER VEHICLES SO I NEED TO CONTINUE TO DRIVE THE CAR TO AND FROM WORK. *JS

Mileage: 8,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN AS THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNCIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE RACK AND PINION FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 6,700.

Mileage: 67,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HONDA ACCORD. WHEN THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE, THE STEERING WHEEL AUTOMATICALLY ENGAGED AND TURNED IN A FULL CIRCLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,500. UPDATED 8/11/14*CN UPDATED 8/30/2017*CN

Mileage: 12,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 10 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND THE VEHICLE VEERED TO THE RIGHT. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON TWO OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING RACK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,987 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 4,100.

Mileage: 3,987

WHILE DRIVING ON FLORIDA TURNPIKE AT APPROX 65 MPH, I FIRST FELT A SUBTLE CHANGE IN THE TIRES/TRACTION OF THE CAR, SO I LOOK AT THE DASH TO SEE IF I HAD A LOW TIRE PRESSURE INDICATOR, NOTHING. I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE GAS, AND I FELT A SLIGHT SWERVE, THEN I SAW "EPS!" INDICATOR ON THE DASH. THE STEERING WHEEL WAS COMPLETELY LOCKED UP, WITH NO PLAY LEFT TO RIGHT AT ALL! COMPLETELY STIFF. I LET THE CAR CONTINUE TO COAST BECAUSE I WAS SCARED TO APPLY THE BRAKES IF IT WOULD MAKE IT WORSE, THANK GOD NO ONE REAR ENDED ME, AND AS THE ROAD CURVED, I RAN OFF INTO THE GRASSY MEDIAN OF AN EXIT RAMP AND NOTHING WAS IN MY PATH. I LOOKED UP WHAT EPS! WAS, AND THE OWNERS MANUAL SUGGESTED TO RESTART THE CAR. UPON RESTARTING, THE INDICATOR WAS GONE. THE CAR IS BEING TOWED TO THE DEALER IN THE MORNING. I AM SCARED TO DRIVE THE CAR, NOT KNOWING IF THIS CAN HAPPEN AGAIN, AND IF MY FAMILY AND I WILL BE SAFE IN THIS CAR. *TR

Mileage: 20,000

THE DRIVER WAS TURNING LEFT INTO OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND HE COULD NOT TURN. THE VEHICLE WENT OVER THE CURVE AND CRASHED INTO A FIRE HYDRANT. IT PUSHED THE CAR UP IN THE AIR AND BACK DOWN HARD. NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. *TR

Mileage: 15,152

WHILE COMING TO A STOP IN MY PARKING SPOT, I APPLIED THE BRAKE AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, WITH ENGINE SURGE /LOUD NOISE AND THERE WERE NO BRAKES...... CAR PLOWED OVER PARKING SPOT BARRIER, INTO SHRUBS, BALCONY BEAM AND NEIGHBOR'S SCREENED PATIO. THERE IS CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO MY VEHICLE , SHRUBS, NEIGHBOR'S PATIO AND MY BALCONY. THIS WAS A TERRIFYING EVENT. INVESTIGATIONS BY INSURANCE CO AND MECHANIC ARE PENDING AT THIS TIME. *TR

Mileage: 8,200

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST MALFUNCTIONED AS THE WHEELS SEIZED AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE RACK AND PINION ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 6,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

Mileage: 3,000

THE POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONED ON THE NEW JERSEY TURNPIKE EXIT 9 HIGHWAY ENTRANCE RAMP. *TRUPDATED 06/03/14 *BF ON 9/30/13, THE STEERING WHEEL HAD LOCKED (TECHNICALLY THE ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING, OR EPS, MALFUNCTIONED AND STOPPED WORKING) ON A HIGHWAY AS I WAS CHANGING LANES AT HIGH SPEED (AND THE STEERING SYSTEM PROCEEDED TO MOVE THE CAR IN THE DIRECTION OF THE HIGHWAY MEDIAN) AND I HAD TO FORCE THE WHEEL AS STRONGLY AS I COULD TO TURN IT BACK ONTO THE ROAD- ALL LESS THAN TWO MONTHS AFTER PURCHASING THE CAR BRAND NEW. 10/30/13, THE EPS STOPPED WORKING WHILE I WAS ON A SHARPLY BENDING ON-RAMP TO A HIGHWAY AND VEERED THE CAR INTO THE MEDIAN ON THE RAMP.UPDATED 9/15/2014 BY SC THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING SYSTEM INDICATOR APPEARED AFTER THE STEERING MALFUNCTIONED. IT IS UNKNOWN IF THE WARNING APPEARED ON 10/30/2013. THE VEHICLE FIRST FAILED ON 9/30/2013 THEN AGAIN ON 10/30/2013. THE POWER STEERING WAS REPAIRED AFTER THE FIRST FAILURE. THE STEERING RACK WAS REPLACED. UPDATED 06/09/2014 *JS

Mileage: 7,500

PICK THIS VEHICLE UP FROM THE DEALER GOT ONE EXIT DOWN ON THE HIGHWAY AND TURNED AROUND BECAUSE EVEN HOLDING THE STEEL WILL PERFECTLY STRAIGHT WITH BOTH HANDS ON THE WHEEL THE CAR JUST DRIFTS FROM SIDE TO SIDE IN THE LANE AND IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO KEEP CONTROL OF WHILE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER WHO SAID THAT THEY PUT IT BACK ON THE ALIGNMENT MACHINE AND THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE ALIGNMENT, I ALSO AM HAVING ISSUES WITH THE REAR DEFROSTER NOT WORKING PROPERLY. I ALSO POINTED OUT A VISUAL DEFECT IN THE PAINT ON THE HOOD OF THE CAR WHICH THE DEALER SAID I'LL WILL CALL YOU BACK IN A WEEK OR TWO AND SET UP AN APPOINTMENT AND WILL HAVE TO HAVE THE HOOD REPAINTED I HAVE YET FIVE MONTHS LATER YET TO HEAR BACK FROM THIS DEALER SHIP AS TO WHEN THE GOING TO ACTUALLY REPAINT THE HOOD ON THE VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 70

AS MY VEHICLE WAS ACCELERATING ONTO A HIGHWAY ON-RAMP, I LOST ALMOST ALL POWER TO MY VEHICLE, AND IT BECAME MORE DIFFICULT TO STEER. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON, THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON, AND MY TIRE WARNING LIGHT STARTED FLASHING. WAS BARELY ABLE TO MAKE IT INTO THE EMERGENCY LANE, AND PROBABLY WOULD HAVE BEEN REAR-ENDED HAD A CAR BEEN FOLLOWING CLOSE BEHIND. ONCE IN THE EMERGENCY LANE, A BURNING ODOR COULD BE SMELLED BY ALL 4 PASSENGERS IN THE CAR. THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH MY TIRES. CAR HAD TO BE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS WHICH ARE PENDING. THIS VEHICLE HAS THE NEW "CVT" TRANSMISSION, AND I SUSPECT THIS MAY BE PART OF THE PROBLEM. THIS SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING IN A BRAND NEW CAR, THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE FOR SURE. *TR

Mileage: 6,000

DRIVER WAS MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN. STEERING JERKED TO THE LEFT AND THEN TO THE RIGHT. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE STEERING. IF ANOTHER VEHICLE HAD BEEN IN THE LANE NEXT TO THE DRIVER, AN ACCIDENT WOULD HAVE OCCURRED. AFTER FIRST AND SECOND INCIDENT, HONDA SERVICE DEPARTMENT IN BURLESON, TX STILL SAY THEY CAN FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. HONDA OF BURLESON IS STILL IN POSSESSION OF THIS VEHICLE. THEIR ADVICE TO US WAS TO TRADE IT IN AND THEY WOULD SELL IT AT AUCTION. WE FOUND THAT TO BE UNACCEPTABLE. NO ONE SHOULD BE DRIVING THIS CAR, AS IT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. *TR

Mileage: 6,458

DRIVER WAS MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA. IN THE PROCESS OF MAKING THAT TURN, STEERING JERKED TO THE LEFT AND DRIVER WAS NOT ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE STEERING WAS NOT RESPONDING; THEREFORE, CAUSING DRIVER TO RUN INTO LEFT HAND CURB. *TR

Mileage: 3,230

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEEL SEIZED WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000.

Mileage: 15,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE EXITING THE HIGHWAY AT 30 MPH. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO COAST THE VEHICLE ONTO THE SHOULDER WHERE IT WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. A DIAGNOSTIC WAS PERFORMED, WHICH WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE A FAILURE CODE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 2,000. UPDATED 07/03/14 MA UPDATED 07/11/2014 *JS

Mileage: 2,000

AS I WAS TURNING INTO A PARKING LOT, THE ELECTRIC POWER STEER FROZE UP. I HAD NO CONTROL OVER THE STEERING AND ALMOST WENT INTO A BUILDING. ALSO ANOTHER CAR WAS COMING THE OTHER DIRECTION AND HAD TO STOP SHORT JUST SHY OF HITTING MY CAR. IT WORKED AGAIN ONCE I TURNED OFF THE CAR AND RESTARTED IT. WHEN I CAME OUT OF THE STORE, THE STEERING LOCKED UP AGAIN WHEN I TRY TO GET OUT OF THE PARKING SPACE. I FELT UNSAFE TO DRIVE THE CAR AND HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP.

Mileage: 1,450

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED SEVERAL TIMES. THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD BECOME HARD TO CONTROL WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO COAST ONTO THE SHOULDER, SHUT THE ENGINE OFF AND RESTART. THE STEERING WHEEL THEN RESUMED NORMAL FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES FOR THE FAILURE. THE ELECTRONIC POSITION SENSOR AND THE WIRING HARNESS WAS REPLACED; HOWEVER THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,162 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 1 6,922.

Mileage: 1,162

MY NEW 2013 HONDA ACCORD EX-L HAS A PUSH BUTTON START/STOP. WHILE DRIVING WITH MY FOOT ON THE GAS AND THE CAR IN DRIVE (ITS AN AUTOMATIC), IF YOU ACCIDENTALLY PUSH THE ENGINE START/STOP BUTTON, IT CUTS THE POWER TO THE ENGINE. SO YOU CAN EFFECTIVELY TURN THE CAR OFF, LOOSE POWER TO THE ENGINE AND LOOSE THE POWER STEERING WHILE THE CAR IS IN DRIVE AND YOU ARE DRIVING. I BELIEVE THIS IS A SEVERE SAFETY ISSUE, SINCE YOU WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO DO THIS TO A CAR WITH A KEYED IGNITION WHILE YOU ARE DRIVING. ADDITIONALLY, THE ENGINE START/STOP BUTTON IS RIGHT NEXT TO THE AIR CONDITIONING BUTTONS. I WAS TRYING TO ADJUST THE AIR CONDITIONING WHILE I WAS DRIVING AND COULDN'T TAKE MY EYES OFF THE ROAD TO LOOK AT THE AIR CONDITIONING BUTTONS. *TR

Mileage: 4,850

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED AND BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN TO THE RIGHT AND COULD ONLY BE TURNED WITH FORCE. THE STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHICH CONFIRMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS LOCATED WITHIN THE STEERING RACK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,400. UPDATED 06/28/13 *BF THE CONSUMER HAS SINCE TRADED THE VEHICLE. UPDATED 07/02/13

Mileage: 1,400

ABOUT 2 WEEKS AGO WHEN I WAS TURNING RIGHT I NOTICED SOME DIFFICULTY IN STEERING (THE STEERING WAS DIFFICULT AND TIGHT) SO I TOOK THE CAR IN FOR SERVICE. THE INCIDENT COULD NOT BE REPRODUCED BUT NOTED BY THE DEALER. ON THE 6TH I WAS DRIVING HOME AND TURNING RIGHT ONTO MY STREET AND THE STEERING WENT COMPLETELY OUT. I WAS AFRAID I WAS ABOUT TO END UP IN MY NEIGHBORS YARD AND INTO MY NEIGHBOR! IT TOOK VERY GREAT EFFORT TO STEER THE CAR AND STEERING WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. WITH MUCH DIFFICULTY I DROVE THE CAR SLOWLY TO THE DEALER AND THEY WITNESSED THE PROBLEM. I RECENTLY HEARD FROM THE SERVICE DEPT AND THEY TOLD ME A "CODE" APPEARED ON THIS AND THEY WERE CHECKING THE "RACK" - THERE WAS NO ISSUE WITH STEERING WITH THE CAR MOVING STRAIGHT FORWARD. I WILL BE WORKING WITH THE DEALERSHIP FOR A REPLACEMENT VEHICLE AS I DON'T TRUST THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE. ALSO, THE DEALER IS VERY HELPFUL AND TRYING TO DO THE RIGHT THING AND I BELIEVE HAS MY BEST INTERESTS AT HEART (THEY ARE VERY REPUTABLE). I HAVE FILED A COMPLAINT WITH YOUR AGENCY AND HAVE AN ODI NUMBER. *TR

Mileage: 1,500

AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY I VEERED TO THE LEFT AND THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED FREE SPINNING AND THE TIRES WERE NOT CONTROLLED BY THE STEERING WHEEL ANY LONGER. I HAD NO CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. I HIT A WALL AND STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY. HONDA HAS NEVER COME TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE AS I WAS TOLD THEY WOULD. MY VEHICLE IS STILL SITTING AT THE LOCAL HONDA SERVICE DEPARTMENT WITHOUT ANYTHING DONE TO IT. HONDA WILL NOT LOOK INTO WHAT CAUSED MY VEHICLE TO LOSE STEERING. *TR UPDATED 06/13/13*LJ

Mileage: 3,000

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND A CAR WAS VEERING INTO MY LANE. AS I WENT TO THE LEFT MY STEERING WHEEL JUST KEPT SPINNING AND THE TIRES WERE GOING ALL OVER THE PLACE. I COULDN'T CONTROL THE CAR BECAUSE THE STEERING WHEEL WAS NOT CORRESPONDING WITH THE TIRES. WE JERKED ACROSS THE HIGHWAY FROM LANE TO LANE UNTIL WE FINALLY CRASHED INTO THE CONCRETE WALL OF THE HIGHWAY. WE THEN SPUN OUT INTO THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY WHERE WE RESTED. HONDA HAD NOT RESPONDED AT THIS TIME BUT EVERYONE INCLUDING THE GUYS AT THE HIS BODY SHIP FEEL THAT THIS IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. *TR

Mileage: 3,000