Steering Is Loose Problems of Honda Accord

When driving on highway the car struggles to maintain a straight line and when going over bumps or uneven surface the car steering will loose control.

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I purchased my 2013 Honda Accord last fall. It had 28,000 miles on it at purchase and has 36,700 miles today. About two weeks after I had an oil change and tires rotated, I began having issues with the power steering pulling left. At one point 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 rather than earlier in a trip. I did an experiment in a deserted area of 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 back 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; (case # 11418741). 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 stated this is a safety issue. I am a doctoral student, I cannot afford a $2500 car repair (quoted by both mechanics).

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Issue with steering sticking or feeling "notchy" while driving at highway speeds. Minor steering input to keep vehicle going straight requires a lot of issue, then the steering lets loose jerking the car on the road. Steering rack was replaced in December 2018, but the issue has resurfaced with the replacement steering rack.

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