Lose Power Steering Problems of Honda Civic

I have lost power steering twice in the past week. Both times I was driving 65 mph on the interstate and the "check power steering" light came on and power steering was gone. After the first time it happened, I took to the dealership and they replaced the rack and pinion and said the control unit was working okay. The next time I drive my car after it being fixed, I lose power steering again on the interstate. However, when I turned my car off and turned it on again, the light went away and it was fine. Taking it to the dealership again to be checked.

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I was making a left hand u-turn in the city on main street when in the middle of my turn my dash lights turned off my brakes wouldn't work and I lost power steering and acceleration. It felt like the car turned off. Lucky there was nobody coming the other way because I was stopped in the middle of the road and could not accelerate. Once I was at a complete stop in the middle of oncoming traffic the dash lights turned back on and I was able to accelerate. However when I was trying to park to check the car, any slight movement of the steering wheel would make my headlights almost turn off because it was like it was drawing a lot of extra power for some reason to turn the steering wheel. I then parked for about 20 minutes and turned the car back on with no problem. I went to a parking lot to see if I could re-create what happened but I could not. I went home and read a bunch of complaints with this same problem with nobody having a solution. So I have not taken my car to the dealership because I feel like I will get the same answer. Which is we don't see anything wrong and we cannot re-create the situation.

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I was driving at 35 mph on a city street with high traffic volumerwhen I lost all power steering and the indicator light went on statting check power steering system. . The car was unable to be steered properly and is currently at the shop in tenafly NJ- tenafly of Honda. This incident is extremely troublesome as I now doubt the reliability of the vehicle.

The incident happened twice with two different scenarios. I stopped in a parking lot to run an errand and when I came back and started the vehicle 2012 Honda Civic the check power steering system light came on and it was difficult to steer the vehicle. I drove it to a shop thinking like the older cars that the power steering fluid was low, but I was told that it is an internal system now and I would have to contact the dealer. The next morning when I started the car the light was off and the power steering worked as normal. I drove the vehicle for about two weeks when it happened again. This time I was traveling down a grade on a highway about 60 miles an hour when the check power steering system light came on and I lost the power steering. It took everything I had to hold the wheel with both hands to maneuver the curves. I slowed my speed and drove home. It was late and all service places were closed. The next morning the light was still on and I still had no power steering. I called the dealership and I could not get an appointment until a week later. I think this is an extreme safety hazard since it happens while you are driving and you lose steering without any warning. This should be a recall.

I was on hwy 18 just before lake arrowhead, CA when I lost the power steering and almost went off the cliff. Upon inspection, I found that the belt tensioner bracket's pivot bolt had sheered off the engine block causing the belt tensioner to come loose. This, in turn caused loss of power steering. There was a TSB (09-007) issued by Honda for a limited number of VIN numbers. This TSB called for replacement of the pivot bolt and the drive belt. The TSB expired on January 30, 2012, however, it appears that this is an ongoing issue and Honda should recall all affected vehicles to correct the defect. I also contacted a small local Honda dealer and inquired about the number of this pivot bolts they have sold in the last 6 months. This dealership alone sold over ten bolts. It appears that this is a wide spread issue that needs immediate attention before injuries occur or worse, lives are lost.

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Lost power steering while driving. Had to attempt to pull over . Turn off car to reset power steering. Found this in the manual. Took car to dealer - they said the battery was failing and it was effecting the computer that ran the power steering. Happpened on 1/5/2010 and again on 3/19/2010 took car to dealer again they said that they unplugged the modules and hope that fixed the problem. They will not replace the modules until they try this "fix".

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