Power Steering Failed problems of the 2013 Honda Civic

Turned on vehicle, put in reverse backed out of the driveway and electric power steering failed suddenly. Wheel was tight and shaky. The power steering warning message and icon only appeared as failure occurred. I put car in park and turned off vehicle. Turned vehicle back on, power steering warning message was gone but icon was still there. I put gear in drive, wheel still tight and shaky and drove foward back into the driveway. Had it towed to mechanics, they said I need electronic power steering unit. I then drove it to dealership to get their diagnosis.

2013 Civic lx. On 8/2/2013 while slowing down to stop at a traffic light, my power steering froze and I was unable to control the car. Indicator light read check power steering system. Took the car to the dealership (Honda north, danvers, MA) where they replaced the electronic power steering control unit. I had been driving the car for less than 4 months and it had 2,586 mileage. On 6/14/2014 while starting to drive through an intersection, my power steering froze again. I was traveling about 5 - 10 mph, and was unable to control the car. Indicator light read check power steering system. I have had the car 14 months, and it has 5,786 mileage. Let me restate that: this car has less than 5,800 miles and the power steering system has failed twice. In both of these cases, the car was moving very slowly, but if I had been moving at a rapid rate of speed and lost control, I couldn't been killed. It is by sheer luck that I wasn't hit during the most recent episode.