2013 Honda Accord Steering

Driving on highway and steering wheel went stiff. Difficult to turn/move steering wheel

The contact owns a 2013 Honda Accord. The contact stated while his wife was driving 25 MPH, the steering wheel seized. The contact stated that the electric power steering warning light was illuminated. The driver was able to park on the side of the road. The vehicle was not drivable. The contact towed the vehicle to the residence. The contact stated his son was a mechanic and after using a code reader, he became aware of multiple error codes. The vehicle was not repaired. A dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer had not been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was 160,715.

Traveling down the interstate at 65-70 mph and the steering pulled very hard to the left and veered into the left lane decreases speed and had to counter steer to the right which keep me on the road. No warning or maintenance lights on. Dealership diagnosed with failed steering rack and a $3500 repair bill. 2013 Honda Accord EX L 95,000 miles

I was driving on an interstate highway when a car ahead of me swerved and appeared to lose control. I had to brake extremely hard to avoid being involved in a collision. I was exiting off the interstate at the next exit. My steering had begun to pull to the left very heavily, but was hard to turn to the left, and when I needed to make a right turn it seemed very loose with no resistance. I was able to get the car home. A few days later when I had someone to follow me to the nearest Honda dealership, I took it in and was told that the steering "box" needed to be replaced and they proceeded to repair the car. With the addition of a new battery the repair totaled $3209.01. I asked how braking the car hard could damage an electrical power steering box. Apparently, they did not know, but mentioned having had to replace other "boxes," but said there was no recall on them.

The contact owns a 2013 Honda Accord. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the vehicle was pulling to the right. The vehicle was taken to the dealer however, the mechanic was unable to determine the cause of the failure. Upon investigation, the contact discovered an open investigation under NHTSA Action Number: EA21001 which she linked to the failure. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 59,000.

My car started pulling to the left, and no service lights appear on the dashboard, so I took it to the Honda dealership for an alignment. After inspection, the service consultant took me into the garage, and with my car on a lift, the mechanic turned the steering wheel all the way to the right and upon releasing it, the wheel turns all the way back to the left on its own (very quickly). He said the electronic power steering rack is malfunctioning and needs to be replaced, at a cost of $2,800. I ask if this would be covered under warranty, as it is a serious safety concern. He said it is not. I request a copy of the quote to review options, and I leave the dealership. An hour later the service consultant calls back to say only the electronic steering module needs to be replaced (and not the rack) so the total cost will now be $745 (including an alignment). Honda has recognized the problem, but will not cover under warranty unless diagnostic codes 53-01 or 53-02 appear, but neither code shows up in my vehicle. The car turns by itself to the left, which could potentially steer me into another lane (or oncoming traffic), and I believe this is a serious safety concern for everyone on the road.

The contact owns a 2013 Honda Accord. The contact stated while driving 45 MPH, the steering wheel was pulling to the right. The contact stated that while attempting to correctly steer the vehicle, the vehicle was still pulling to the right. The contact stated that there was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was driven home. The contact did not take the vehicle to a dealer to be repaired. The manufacture was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 90,000.

The power steering stops working making it very difficult to drive especially when turning. I do not know what caused it but over the past several days it has gone off multiple times. Thankfully I have not been in an accident. The car is going to be inspected at the end of the week. Vehicle immediately experienced total loss of power steering. Not suitable for a test vehicle which is experiencing uncommanded steering. VEHICLE REPAIRED.

Power Steering failed while driving car causing me to nearly mow down a group of people waiting on curb for crosswalk.

The steering wheel started jerking to the side on it's own causing vehicle to veer to the side. Now it is stiff and erratic. We had previously had the harness replaced for the passenger side mirror which the dealer said had a short and had caused a stiff steering wheel approx 2 years ago

Woke up and went to drive my car and noticed that my sharply pulls to the left if my hand is not occupying the wheel. So i took it to one shop and they said it was my alignment and after they did my vehicles alignemnt i got my car back and the sudden jerk persisted so now i know the issue has more to do with the power steering. I then took my car to another shop and this shop actually told me they arent capable of doing the repair becasue they said it was an issue with something involving something digital and that I could only take the car to get fixed by Honda and it costing upwards of $1500. This issue is very hazardous to myself and others due to the fact that if my hand isnt on the steeing wheel at all times my car would do an almost perfect 90 degree hard turn to the left and so i have been avoiding taking it on major highways and being very caustious whenever I take it on the road. I was brought to fill out this report because i read many other people are having the same issue as me with the same year and make of my car and noticed that there was an active investigation into what the cause may be. As far as I could tell I saw no warnings about this issue prior to it happening and it came on very suddenly for no apparent reason.

When making a right turn without warning the steering went out, I lost control for a short period. My auto repair person has confirmed a continuation of the problem. Had I been in a different location it could have caused a collision endangering myself and others. I'm told the fix is to replace the rack and pinion and the tork senso.

Electric power steering system failed while driving car. I stopped the car for about 15 minutes to reset system, but it failed again after driving another 5 minutes or so.

While driving the car, the steering icon pops up and becomes hard to steer the vehicle. This happens every time you drive the vehicle. It started 3 days ago, and it hasn't gone away. We went to a car repair shop, and they found no issues when connecting and looking through the code. Even when the icon is on and indicates that there is a problem, the steering sometimes get fixed and reverted back to its original state. A few minutes after, it just goes back to the hard steering. I don't know why it would just randomly turn off the EPS while driving, but that is a very dangerous thing when on the road, randomly shuts off while making a turn could cause a crash.

As I was driving, the steering wheel jerked and I had to redirect it, but it was difficult to turn. I pulled over to figure out what was happening and noticed the power steering light on. I restarted the car and was able to make it home safe. It happened again and I took it to a mechanic, but he said he couldn't get it to happen while he was test driving the car; however, it happened repeatedly as I drove home a week later. When it happens, I am able to get control and pull over to restart, but not everyone will be able to regain control without power steering. It is not reasonable for a driver to expect their car to randomly veer off the road and lose power steering so they cannot regain control due to a fault that a mechanic cannot replicate and that is not being recorded as a trouble code. Vehicle has not been repaired.

I was driving and went to take a turn at a top sign and the wheel was turning itself to the right. It did the same after turning and going straight. The wheel was moving itself turning the car right when I was driving

The contact owns a 2013 Honda Accord. The contact stated that while driving approximately 5 MPH, the vehicle suddenly pulled to the right and the steering wheel could not be turned to the left. The cause of the failure was not yet determined. The local dealer was contacted and an appointment to have the vehicle examined was scheduled. The manufacturer was not yet notified. The failure mileage was 100,292.

Got in the car to run an errand, started backing out of the driveway and when I went to turn the wheel it locked up and the power steering light came on, lost all power steering. Had it towed to a shop and they said they can’t find anything wrong and I would have to take it to a Honda dealer.

When driving down an even and flat road, the steering wheel will rotate very fast to the right and if I did not have my hands on the steering wheel it would of taken me right off the road. I stopped the car and centered the steering wheel and then let it go and it rotated at least 1 full turn to the right. I centered the wheel again and turned it hard to the left. After that the wheel stayed centered. But, once I started driving again, the wheel pulled hard to the right and I had to repeat the process to get the wheel to center. This most certainly is a steering issue.

while driving on the highway the steering wheel begin to veer sharply to the left causing the car to enter the right lane - luckily I was able to avoid hitting another car

The contact owns a 2013 Honda Accord. The contact stated while driving 65 MPH, the steering wheel inadvertently lost power steering functionality. There were no warning lights illuminated. The contact was able to continue to drive the vehicle by forcefully maneuvering the steering wheel. The contact stated that the failure reoccurred while driving. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who diagnosed that the power steering gear box needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 115,000. Updated on 3/6/22: I (contact) own a 2013 Honda Accord. Contact stated while driving 65 MPH, the steering wheel inadvertently lost power steering functionality. There were no warning lights illuminated. The contact was able to continue to drive the vehicle by forcefully maneuvering the steering wheel. The contact stated that the failure reoccurred while driving. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who diagnosed that the power steering gear box needed to be replaced. Honda Dartmouth in Massachusetts let the contact know that the car would fall under Service Bulletin 15-056 Warranty Extension: EPS Torque Sensor (DTC 53-01 or DTC 53-02) as the power steering gear box assembly needed to be replaced but, the car did not pull the code when plugged in. The car VIN number did pull as eligible under this warranty. Contact called Honda manufacturing and they stated they would not do anything for the contact as the car did not pull the code DTC53-01 or DTC 53-02 and that the cost of repair would be at the contacts expense.

Steering has becoming increasingly heavy, feels “spongy” , and is pulling to the side when making turns… I am extremely concerned that there is a failure with my vehicle’s power steering that may cause me to lose control or cause an accident.

Recently purchased car from used car dealer with 84,000 miles. Driven 1 month. 19 yr son was driving straight on 45mph road and power steering turned completely off. He is a newer driver and luckily managed the heavy steering. This could have been deadly if it happened around a turn. Car was turned off at home for 2 hrs and system reset upon start up. Not sure what to do?

I WAS MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN INTO A PARKING LOT AND STEERING WHEEL BEGAN SPINNING HARD TO THE LEFT. I WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL THE STEERING. I TOOK THE CAR TO MY HONDA DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME THERE WAS COMPLETE FAILURE OF THE STEERING COLUMN WHICH HAD TO BE REPLACED.

THE FIRST TIME, WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, MY CAR STEERED TO THE RIGHT AS I WAS DRIVING WEST. IT WAS LIKE I WAS LOOSING CONTROL. IT TERRIFIED ME. IT SEEMED LIKE I WAS ABOUT TO GO OVER THE BRIDGE. IT SCARED ME SO BAD THAT I BEGAN HAVING ANXIETY ISSUES WHEN DRIVING OVER A BRIDGE. IT HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL OTHER TIMES AS WELL. I CAN NO LONGER DRIVE ON THE HIGHWAY BECAUSE I AM TERRIFIED. I NOW ONLY DRIVE STREETS AT 35 TO 40 MPH. PLEASE LISTEN TO WHAT I AM SAYING. I FELT LIKE THAT IT WAS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE CAR BUT DIDNT KNOW WHAT TO DO. I THOUGHT MAYBE IT WAS JUST MY IMAGINATION SO I SOUGHT PSYCHIATRIC ADVICE. THE DOCTOR DIAGNOSED ME HAS BEING AFRAID OF HEIGHT, BUT I KNEW BETTER. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING THESE HIGHWAYS FOR YEARS AND NEVER HAD ANY FEARS. PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE RECALL THESE CARS. PLEASE DON'T LET THERE HAVE TO BE AN ACCIDENT BEFORE SOMETHING IS DONE TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE. WE BOUGHT THESE CARS IN GOOD FAITH OF BEING ONE OF THE FINEST. BECAUSE I FELT LIKE IT WAS THE CAR, I HAVE ALREADY DECIDED TO GET RID OF MINES AS SOON AS I CAN.