Power Steering Failed Problems of Honda Accord - part 1

My power steering unexpectedly failed. I was on the road traveling approximately 30 mph and went to make a turn but could not without significant effort. My vehicle is currently in the repair shop, where they are trying to diagnose a cause. The power steering is electronic, as my vehicle is a hybrid.

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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?.

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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.

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. The VIN was unavailable.

2013 Honda Accord. Consumer writes in regard to power steering failure while driving. 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.

Electronic power steering failure at less than 90,000 miles. Had we been driving at a higher speed, we and others on the road would have been seriously injured or killed. Without any warning, the electronic power steering failed and it was nearly impossible to steer. It took all my strength to turn the steering wheel.

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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.

Was backing vehicle out of a parking space when power steering failed suddenly.

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.

Power steering failure. Very hard to steer. Very dangerous. Eps light came on. Was able to make it home.

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.

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.

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.

The contact owns a 2014 Honda Accord. The contact stated that the power steering failed. While attempting to turn the steering wheel, it was unable to turn. The vehicle was towed to lindsey Honda (5959 scarborough boulevard columbus, ohio 43232 phone: 614-864-0520) where a diagnostic test located a failure code at the electronic power assist. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was 50,000.

My wife was driving down the highway and without any indication of trouble the electric power steering failed. Car is extremely hard to turn without this. She barely made it to the side of the road. Since we had to get to an exit I took over. The steering takes a lot of muscle to turn the vehicle because of the small steering wheel. I am glad I was with her. I researched and found Honda had a big problem with this in 2013. They gave an extended warranty of 100,000 miles to these vehicles. I expect the same warranty extension. I have owned Hondas since 1977 and many I have driven well beyond 190,000 miles without a problem like this.

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Tl-the contact owns a 2012 Honda Accord. The contact stated that while driving 30 mph the power steering seized and failed, the brakes locked and failed to respond and the vehicle stalled. The instrument cluster indicator lights were illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a local dealer nardy Honda smithtown Honda located at 559 middle county rd st james NY 11780 where they were unable to diagnosed the vehicle. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The vehicle was towed to a local dealer atlantic Honda located at 1375 sunrise highway bayshore NY 11706 where diagnosed that the battery and alternator needed to be repaired however the failure recurred. The manufacturer was not notified of the issue. The failure mileage was 53,000. Ap.

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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.

While driving my new car on a public road during a right turn into another public road, my power steering failed almost causing a head on collision with on coming traffic. The dealership later informed me that the failure was due to rodent damage to my power steering harness.

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After it rained, was driving on highway when suddenly series of errors/problem messages came up on my dashboard. Incl, emissions controls system problem, tire pressure sys prob, avoidance collision sys prob, collision mitigation sys prob, power steering sys prob, etc. Made calls immediately to Honda contacts and got off the freeway. It happened as the maintenance dept's at Honda were closing for the weekend. Except for the messages the car seemed to be driving okay. Still drove slowly to get groceries so I would not have to go back out. As I started the car again, the power steering failed to work; I could not turn the wheel. Triple a thought the problem was due to wetness getting into the computer system. When I started the car with him present, power steering started working again. So, I drove it home again very slowly. Next morning I started the car to see if I would still get the failure messages. They are still there. Took video of messages and will attempt to screen capture some of the messages.

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.

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.

The contact owns a 2007 Honda Accord. The contact stated that there was an internal power steering failure and the steering wheel seized. In addition, the contact noticed smoke under the hood that entered the vehicle. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and indicated that the vehicle was included in NHTSA campaign number: 12v222000 (steering). The failure mileage was not available.

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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.

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).

Power steering failed had to while taking a turn. I had to turn off engine & restart it to make it work again.

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!.

The contact owns a 2015 Honda Accord. While attempting to parallel park the vehicle, the steering wheel seized. The contact stated that extra effort was needed to operate the vehicle. The dealer stated that the electric power steering motor overheated and caused the power steering failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 8,000.

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.

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.

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.

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.

The power steering failed while driving almost causing a collision. Had to restart the car to have the power steering kick back on. Has failed multiple times since requiring multiple restarts to (5 or six restarts of the car to kick on) took it to the dealership (grainger Honda-savannah GA) on 9/10/2015. Told me they could not reproduce the symptom through 50+ miles of driving. No further action would be take and they would wash the car and give me a tank of gas for my trouble. This is a huge safety concern for my family.

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.

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.