2007 Honda Accord Steering

The contact owns a 2007 Honda Accord. The contact stated that while driving at undisclosed speeds, there was smoke coming from under the hood. Upon inspection, it was discovered that the power steering fluid hose had failed causing the power steering fluid to leak into the engine compartment. The vehicle was taken to the local mechanic who diagnosed that the power steering hose needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not yet repaired. The local dealer was contacted and informed the contact that the VIN was not included in the NHTSA Campaign Number: 12V222000 (Steering). The contact stated that the vehicle had experienced the failure listed in the recall. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 320,000.

The contact owns a 2007 Honda Accord. The contact stated that while operating the vehicle, the steering wheel was difficult to turn in either direction. Upon inspection, it was discovered that power steering fluid had leaked from the power steering fluid reservoir. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnose that the failure was due to a faulty power steering hose. The vehicle was not yet repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure but no assistance was offered. The local dealer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 160,000.

THE POWER STEERING ON MY CAR IS STIFFENING, IT'S HARD TO STEER. THE VSA LIGHT IS ON ALONG WITH CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. I TOOK MY CAR INTO FINLAY HONDA IN FLAGSTAFF, AZ AFTER I FOUND THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE POWER STEERING. I HAD A NEW POWER STEERING PUMP PUT IN BEFORE I SAW THE RECALL NOTICE, SO THEREFORE I TOOK IT IN TO FINLAY HONDA BUT, RECALL WAS NOT PERFORMED DUE TO AN AFTERMARKET POWER STEERING REPLACED IN MY CAR. THE POWER STEERING PUMP WORKED OK FOR AWHILE, BUT IT IS BEGINNING TO STEER HARD AND I HAVEN'T BEEN DRIVING IT DUE TO THE SAFETY ISSUE. I CAN NOT AFFORD TO BUY A NEW PUMP AND HOSE FROM THE DEALER, AND BESIDES IT'S ON RECALL NO MATTER WHAT. THE POWER TRAIN AND THE TRANNY ARE IN GREAT CONDITION AND I WOULD LIKE TO KEEP ON DRIVING THIS GREAT VEHICLE AS LONG AS POSSIBLE. I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE IT TO ANOTHER DEALER (MELLOY HONDA) HERE IN NM IF THE RECALL IS STILL HONORED. AT THE MOMENT MY CAR IS JUST PARKED AT HOME. LIKE I SAID IT IS HARD TO STEER WHEN I DRIVE IT. I WILL NEED THE CAR FOR TRANSPORTATION BACK AND FORTH TO WORK SOON, AS I WILL BE GOING BACK TO WORK IN AUGUST. I APPRECIATE YOU LOOKING INTO THIS MATTER AND WILL LOOK FORWARD TO A RESPONSE FROM YOU AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. THANK YOU *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO HAVE THE POWER STEERING PUMP AND STEERING GEAR REPLACED. WHILE DRIVING, THE TIE ROD LOOSENED AND CAUSED THE CONTACT TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DIFFERENT INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT EVERYTHING WAS LOOSE ON THE FRONT AXLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 196,310.

I TOOK MY 2007 HONDA ACCORD EX V6 COUPE INTO BOB HOWARD HONDA WHEN RECALL 12V222000 WAS PLACED ON MY CAR. THEY TOOK MY CAR IN AND SPENT WAY LONGER THAN IT SHOULD HAVE TO FIX MY VEHICLE. THEY STATED THAT THEY HAD PROBLEMS DURING THE FIX. EVER SINCE THEN, MY POWER STEERING DOES NOT HOLD FLUID. IT DRAINS CONSTANTLY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED AND WOULD PULL TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT FLUID WAS LEAKING ONTO THE ENGINE AND HE COULD SMELL FUMES. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING THE SAME SYMPTOMS AS LISTED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V222000 (STEERING). BRAD BARKER HONDA (1602 GENERAL ELECTRIC RD, BLOOMINGTON, IL, (309) 663-9591) INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE POWER STEERING NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 128,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT POWER STEERING FLUID WAS LEAKING FROM THE HOSE AND THE STEERING PUMP. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING THE SAME SYMPTOMS AS LISTED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V222000 (STEERING); ALTHOUGH, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. CAREY PAUL HONDA (3430 US-78, SNELLVILLE, GA 30078, (866) 827-6069) NOTICED THE LEAK WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING SERVICED FOR A TIMING BELT ISSUE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 128,717.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS INITIALLY STARTED, THE STEERING WHEEL WAS DIFFICULT TO TURN. AFTER THE VEHICLE WARMED UP, THE STEERING WHEEL OPERATED NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V222000 (STEERING). THE CONTACT STATED THAT POWER STEERING FLUID WAS LEAKING ONTO THE ENGINE, WHICH CAUSED IT TO SMOKE UNDER THE HOOD. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. *TT*JB

LEAKING POWER STEERING FLUID FROM HIGH PRESSURE HOSE AND ALSO FROM POWER STEERING PUMP ONTO CADILLAC CONVERTER CAUSING SMOKE AND POSSIBLE POTENTIAL FIRE.

SINCE PURCHASING MY VEHICLE NEW IN 2007 I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE POWER STEERING PUMP 5 TIMES INCLUDING HOSES.MY VEHICLE ALWAYS BEGINS MAKING A PIERCING MOAN SOUND. THE POWER STEERING FLUID RESERVOIR LEAKS ALL THE TIME ALLOWING FLUID TO BUILD UP ON MY ENGINE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT, SMOKE APPEARED UNDER THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE FROM THE DRIVEWAY INTO THE STREET DUE TO A LEAK UNDER THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. UPON INSPECTING UNDER THE HOOD, THE CONTACT NOTICED FLAMES. THE POWER STEERING HOSE CAUGHT FIRE. THE FIRE EXTINGUISHED ITSELF, BUT MAY HAVE DAMAGED OTHER COMPONENTS NEAR THE PART. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED AND DIAGNOSED BY A DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V222000 (STEERING), BUT THE CONTACT DID NOT RECEIVE A NOTIFICATION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE AND TO ADDRESS THE RECALL REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

STEERING WHEEL IS BECOMING INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT TO TURN. ONCE TURNED THE WHEELS DO NOT REENTER THEMSELVES AS THEY SHOULD. MANUAL INTERVENTION IS REQUIRED TO RECENTER THE STEERING. ALL OTHER VARIABLES CHECKED (TIRES, AIR PRESSURE, ETC.) AND VERIFIED AS CORRECT. THIS OCCURS AT ALL SPEEDS, SLOW TO HIGHWAY.

I BOUGHT THIS CAR IN DECEMBER 2015. NOW IN NOVEMBER 2016 MY CAR STARTED SMOKING UNDER THE HOOD. TOOK IT TO DEALERSHIP AND DISCOVERED RECALL. WHY WASN'T THIS FIXED BEFORE FLAGSTAFF NISSAN SOLD THIS CAR TO ME??? I SPECIFIALLY ASKED ABOUT RECALLS AND I WAS TOLD THERE WERE NONE!! THIS RECALL WAS DONE IN 2012 SO WHY COULDN'T THEY FIGURE THAT OUT BEFORE SELLING IT????

TOOK CAR TO HONDA FOR STEERING RECALL. ALL THEY COULD DO WAS TELL ME WHAT ELSE I NEEDED. POWER STEERING IS NOT WORKING . HAVING BREAKS PUT ON AND GUY SHOWS ME MY POWER STEERING FLUID LEAK ALL OVER. THEY NEVER FIXED THE PROBLEM WHEN I TOOK IT IN TO BE FIXED.

TL* 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.

STEERING SUDDENLY BECAME STIFF WHILE IN MOTION DRIVING ON A CITY STREET. RECALLED HOSE HAD BEEN REPLACED BY DEALER. PUMP AND SWITCH REPLACED BUT PROBLEM STILL EXISTS.

COMPLIANCE BUSHING TEARING. I SEE THIS ALL OVER THE INTERNET AS A COMMON OCCURRENCE FOR HONDA ACCORDS FOR MORE THAN 10 YEARS. THIS IS A SAFETY PROBLEM THAT SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED FOR RECALL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD MAKE A LOUD NOISE FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V222000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING PUMP WAS LEAKING AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING HOSE WAS REPLACED UNDER RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 12V222000 (STEERING). HOWEVER, THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE FAILURE. THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME HARD TO MANEUVER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

MY ISSUE RELATES TO THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT DEVELOPED OVER TIME, WORSENED, I PAID BOATLOADS OF MONEY OVER TIME, ONLY TO HAVE IT REOCCUR OVER & OVER. I'VE ACTUALLY EXPERIENCED OTHER ISSUES BUT SINCE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, AND I'VE PAID GOOD MONEY TO HAVE REPAIRED ON A FEW OCCASIONS, ONLY TO BE BACK AT SQUARE ONE TODAY BARELY ABLE TO STEER THE CAR I'VE DECIDED TO STICK TO THIS ALONE. THIS ISSUE IS PROBABLY AS MUCH AN ISSUE WITH DEFECTIVE POWER STEERING AS IT IS WITH HONDA NOT ADDRESSING MY PROBLEM. IN OTHER WORDS SINCE FROM AROUND 50,000 THRU TODAY THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM WHICH THEY ONLY SUGGESTED TO DO ONE SERVICE, THE PROBLEM TEMP WOULD GO AWAY, ONLY TO REAPPEAR SHORTLY THEREAFTER DRAGGING ME BACK IN ALL OVER AGAIN. HIGH-PRESSURE HOSE @ $58,000, ALMOST IMMEDIATELY THEREAFTER POWER STEERING PUMP THAT I WAITED TILL 72,000 TO PAY FOR, ALMOST IMMEDIATELY THEREAFTER THE RACK & PINION WHICH I PUT OFF TILL 93,000 DUE TO THE COST AND HOW MUCH ALL OF THE OTHER PROBLEMS WERE COSTING ME. TODAY THE CAR HAS 104,000. I HAD ALL WORK DONE BY HONDA UP TO 85,000, BUT HAVE TRIED TO SAVE MONEY AND HAVE HAD SOMEONE ELSE DO THE RACK & PINION AND A FEW OTHER COSTLY ITEMS SINCE. I WENT BACK TO HONDA TODAY FOR THEIR OPINION - NET RESULT - ALL OF THE ABOVE ITEMS HAVE A BAD LEAK AND NEED TO BE DONE ALL OVER AGAIN - $2400 COST! THE OTHER THING I WANT TO ADD IS THE RECALL ON HONDA ACCORDS "HIGH PRESSURE POWER STEERING HOSE" - OF COURSE, THE RECALL WAS NOT UNTIL AFTER I'D ALREADY PAID FOR THE SERVICE - MY CAR'S HOSE WENT BAD & NEEDED TO BE REPLACED FOR THE SAME REASON AS WHICH ALL OF THE OTHER HONDAS WERE UNDER RECALL FOR (THE HEAT OF THE ENGINE CAUSED IT TO MELT). WHEN I HEARD ABOUT THE RECALL I ANTICIPATED RECEIVING A LETTER IN THE MAIL BUT NEVER DID - THE REASON WAS THAT THE RECALL FOR THE HOSE WAS FOR MANY OTHER MODEL YEARS NOT INCLUDING 2007 (MY CAR YEAR). *TR

I HAD MY VEHICLE SERVICED AT HONDA OF SPRING DEALERSHIP IN TEXAS. THEY DID A POWER STEERING FLUSH. AFTER THEY WERE DONE, THEY TOLD ME MY HIGH PRESSURE POWER STEERING HOSE WAS LEAKING AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. IT WAS NOT LEAKING BEFORE I HAD THE VEHICLE SERVICED. THEY WANTED OVER $600 TO REPLACE THE HOSE. I BELIEVE THE HOSE WAS DEFECTIVE AND THE FLUSH FINISHED IT OFF. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THE HOSE WAS NOT RECALLED FOR MY VEHICLE VIN NUMBER. I CAN'T AFFORD TO PAY THAT MUCH FOR A HOSE AND THE CAR MIGHT CATCH ON FIRE IF THE HOSE IS NOT REPLACED. IF IT DOES, I AM SUING HONDA FOR DEFECTIVE HIGH PRESSURE POWER STEERING HOSE DAMAGES. *TR

POWER STEERING VERY TIGHT. SOMETIMES FEEL LOSS OF CONTROL. HONDA DEALERSHIP (PLANET HONDA) DENIES SERVICE SAYING OUT OF WARRANTY. THIS IS MANUFACTURER DEFECT. I WANT THIS INSPECTED AND FIXED. I AM STARTING TO HAVE TENNIS ELBOW BECAUSE I HAVE TO APPLY LOT OF POWER TO TURN THE STEERING. *TR

CREAKING SOUND WHEN STEERING WHEEL TURNED TO THE LEFT. DEALER REPLACED THE POWER STEERING RACK, BELLOWS, CLAMP BELLOWS, POWER STEERING FLUID. DO NOT HAVE OLD PART AS DEALER MUST EITHER HAVE THEM OR DISCARDED THEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS; THERE WAS A LOUD CLICKING NOISE IN THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN MAKING A TURN. WHILE THE IGNITION WAS TURNED OFF AND IN THE LOCK POSITION, THE IGNITION KEY FAILED TO RELEASE FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE GEAR SHIFT WAS PLACED IN THE 'PARK' POSITION; HOWEVER, THERE WERE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS BEFORE HE WAS ABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS POWER STEERING FLUID LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE STEERING WHEEL RACK AND THE PART WAS ON BACK ORDER. CURRENTLY, THE REPAIR HAS NOT BEEN PERFORMED. THE CONTACT IS AWARE OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 21,000.