Power Steering Failed problems of the 2006 Honda Accord

My 2006 Accord along with 500,000+ others and 52,000+ Acura tls had a recall regarding the power steering hose. I want to mention I have owned 20 some cars over the years, many with 200,000 miles or more. So, in June I took my Accord in for an oil change and mentioned my power steering felt a little off. . . So, turns out Honda stated my power steering pump was failing and replaced it. And, there was no association with the power steering hose recall, so expense was all on me. Now, I have had to replace exactly 1 power steering pump in my life and it was oddly on the only car that ever had an issue with a power steering hose. . . Coincidence? I do find this troublesome for 2 reasons, 1) power steering works off pressure and if a hose is faulty that would impact the pressure and thus potentially cause pumps to overwork,etc and 2) since the hose was recalled, was the indentification of a failed pump a cost recovery discovery? I ask this second one because my power steering felt worse after replacement and turned out I just needed my tires rotated. I did write to Honda but have yet to receive a response. The purpose here however is civic duty in nature and I felt it worth asking the question, how many of the 550,000+ recalls for power steering hoses have also resulted in power steering replacements?.

The power steering failed while driving down the freeway. The handling was more difficult but the car was drivable to my workplace. Checking under the hood it was evident that the high pressure power steering hose failed at the connection directly above the catalytic converter. After doing a little online research, it appears that the failure is identical to the failures covered by a recall for the 6 cylinder models of Honda Accords for 2003 to 2007 years. . Read more...

Tl-the contact owns a 2006 Honda Accord. The contact stated that while driving approximately 40 mph, he noticed the steering wheel became difficult to maneuver. The contact stated that the power steering failed and the battery warning light illuminated on the instrument panel. Also, the temperature gauge reading increased and immediatelly after the contact noticed smoke emitting from underneath the hood. After placing the vehicle in park the contact inspected the vehicle and noticed power steering fluid spraying out of the power steering hose which was cracked in two places. In addition, the alternator belt was shredded at the edges. The vehicle was towed to the contacts home and was not taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing. There was a recall under NHTSA campaign id number: 12v222000 (steering:hydraulic power assist:hose, piping, and connections) that may be related to the failure. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and stated the VIN was not included in the recall. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 129,885. Pmb.

At about 48,000 miles on the cars odometer, my power steering pump failed, it was not all the time only when turning and parking, with vehicle not in motion. The dealer said that the power steering pump was loosing pressure and that it only happens on v6 models.