2008 Honda CR-V Steering

The contact owns a 2008 Honda CR-V. The contact stated that the steering wheel would emit a high pitch squeaking noise whenever turning and upon initial l start of the vehicle. There were no warning lights. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer who stated that there was a leak causing the rack n pinion had failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The failure had reoccurred approximately 2 months after. The vehicle was returned to the dealer who had not repaired the vehicle a second time due to the repair no longer being covered under warranty. The vehicle had not been repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 77,000.

WHILE DRIVING MY VEHICLE AND MAKING A TURN IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA THE STEERING WHEEL GOT STIFF AND FELT AS IF THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED I WAS ABLE TO TURN BUT VERY SLOWLY AS IF THE CAR WERE IN NEUTRAL ALMOST FELT LIKE IDLING. I CHECKED MY STEERING FLUID LEVEL AND IT WAS AT THE PROPER LEVEL SO I'M NOT TOO SURE WHAT IS GOING ON BUT I'VE BEEN READING UP ON THIS ISSUE AND FIND IT TO BE COMMON WITH THIS GENERATION OF HONDA CR-VS. I WILL BE TAKING MY VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC TO BE LOOKED AT IMMEDIATELY BUT FEEL THIS IS SOMETHING THAT SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO I HAVE NEVER FELT MORE UNSAFE DRIVING THAN WHEN THAT HAPPENED IT WAS A VERY SCARY FEELING AND I AM THANKFUL THAT THE SPEED OF TRAFFIC WAS NOT FAST PACED OTHERWISE I WOULD HAVE VERY LIKELY BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT.

THE POWER STEERING FLUID KEEPS GOING LOW. CAN'T SEE WHERE IF IT'S LEAKING. FRIENDS HAVE 2007 AND DOING SAME THING .

AFTER T 84,000 MILES OF NORMAL DRIVING, THE POWER STEERING RACK AND PINION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO LEAKS THAT CAUSED POWER STEERING FLUID TO SEEP INTO THE RACK'S BOOTS AND DETERIORATED THEM. THE COST OF THIS REPAIR WAS $1400.00. THIS IS A A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. THE COST OF THIS REPAIR WAS $1400.00.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA CR-V. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE RACK AND PINION WERE INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 140,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA CR-V. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR AN OIL CHANGE, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE RACK AND PINION WAS LEAKING AND COULD CAUSE THE STEERING WHEEL TO FAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 93,600.

THIS VEHICLE ONLY HAS 80K MILES AND THE RACK AND PINION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED FOR THE HIGH COST OF $1,300. APPEARS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE, RECALL OR PRODUCT UPDATE NEEDS TO BE OFFERED FROM HONDA. WHERE'S THE RELIABILITY?

STEERING RACK & PINION WAS FOUND TO HAVE A LEAK. AFFECTED STEERING PERFORMANCE OF VEHICLE ALONG WITH LEAK BEING A FIRE HAZARD. PURCHASED NEW IN 2007.

RECENTLY MY MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT MY RACK AND PINON STEERING ON THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING. I WAS SURPRISED AS THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED AND NOT ABUSED. IT ALSO HAS LESS THAN 90K ON IT. A SEARCH ONLINE SHOWS THAT NUMEROUS OTHER HONDA 2008 CR-V OWNERS HAVE NOTED A SIMILAR PROBLEM AND THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON OCCURRENCE ON THIS MODEL WHICH I BELIEVE WARRANTS A RECALL FOR HONDA TO REPAIR AT THEIR EXPENSE. FAILURE OF THIS PART WOULD LEAD TO SUDDEN LOSS OF STEERING AND I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. COMPLAINTS BY OTHER 2008 HONDA CRV OWNERS REGARDING THIS ISSUE CAN BE FOUND AT HTTP://WWW.ARFC.ORG/COMPLAINTS/2008/HONDA/CR-V/STEERING/PROBLEM.ASPX IS THIS ISSUE BEING ESCALATED TO A RECALL? STEERING FAILURE SHOULD BE CONSIDERED A SAFETY ISSUE OF THE HIGHEST PRIORITY.

I HAVE NOT HAD ANY ISSUES OTHER THAN THE TYPICAL RECALLS ON MY HONDA CR-V. THE STEERING SUDDENLY BECAME DIFFICULT AND TOOK IT TO THE DEALER. I WAS LUCKY THAT THERE WAS MINIMAL TRAFFIC AND THE DEALERSHIP WAS CLOSE. THEY TOLD ME THE RACK AND PINION STEERING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. IT APPEARS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 2008 CR-V'S. SEVERAL MECHANICS NOW HAVE INDICATED THIS SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED. VERY FRUSTRATING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA CR-V. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE TAMERON HONDA DEALER ,LOCATED AT 1675 MONTGOMERY HWY, BIRMINGHAM, AL 35216, AND PHONE NUMBER: (205) 396-3108) FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, THEY INDICATED THAT THE POWER STEERING RACK WAS LEAKING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,000.

STEERING RACK AND PINION IS LEAKING WHEN I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC HE TOLD ME THAT THIS PROBLEM IS COMMON WITH THE 2008 HONDA CRV ,AND VERY EXPENSIVE TO FIX.IDID SOME RESEARCH ONLINE I WAS SHOCKED BY HOW MANY PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT SAME PROBLEM,AND HONDA REFUSE TO TAKE THE RESPONSIBILITY.THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE ,LOSING CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING MY CAUSE DEATH OR INJURY.I STILL DIDN'T FIX MY CAR CAUSE I FEEL THAT HONDA SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR OF THE VEHICLE AFTER SO MANY PEOPLE COMPLAINED AND IT'S ONLY EFFECT THIS PARTICULAR MAKE AND MODEL.

MY WIFE INFORMED ME SHE HAD DIFFICULTY TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL DURING A NEAR MISS ACCIDENT WITH OUR 2008 HONDA CR-V. THE POWER STEERING FLUID WAS LOW BUT NOT NEAR THE MINIMUM LEVEL, MORE FLUID WAS ADDED AND THE ISSUE SEEMED TO RESOLVE ITSELF. A FEW MONTHS LATER DURING A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE, THE MECHANIC NOTICED A POWER STEEEING FLUID LEAK AND SAID THE RACK AND PINION WAS LEAKING AND REPLACING IT WAS THE RECOMMENDED REPAIR. THE VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS 62,000 MILES ON IT AND THE REPAIR INCLUDING ALIGNMENT IS AROUND $1,250. MY ONLINE RESEARCH HAS REVEALED THIS ISSUE IS NOT ISOLATED.

THE STEERING RACK AND PINION IS LEAKING AND THE AUTO IS HARD TO STEER. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE 2008 HONDA CR-V AND ITS VERY LIKELY TO CAUSE A ACCIDENT. I HAVE READ MANY REVIEWS ABOUT THE STEERING PROBLEMS WITH THIS HONDA.

THE HIGH-PRESSURE POWER STEERING HOSE IS LEAKING FLUID, DROPPING TO THE HOT ENGINE AND THE BELTS. I THINK IT IS MORE PRONOUNCED WHEN THE CAR IS IN MOTION. I HAVE HAD THE CAR CHECKED OUT IN A HONDA DEALERSHIP NEAR ME BECAUSE OF A NEW NOISE ARISING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT PROBABLY FROM THE BELTS CONTAMINATED WITH THE STEERING FLUID. WHEN I WENT ONLINE UNDER HONDA RECALL, THE VERY SPECIFIC ITEM ' THE HIGH-PRESSURE POWER STEERING HOSE WAS UNDER RECALL FOR MANY MODELS OF HONDA BECAUSE OF POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD. THE HONDA OF AMERICA TOLD ME THAT ALTHOUGH THE OTHER MODELS HAD RECALL FOR THIS ITEM, THE CRV IS NOT ONE AMONG THEM. I'M ASSUMING THAT THE SAME DEFECTIVE PRODUCT IS USED IN MANY MODELS INCLUDING CRV AND THEREFORE, HONDA SHOULD REPLACE THIS DEFECTIVE ITEM WITH POTENTIAL FOR FIRE HAZARD FROM CRV AND POSSIBLY OTHER MODELS.

2008 HONDA CR-V WITH ~50K MILES ONLY. FIRST OWNER. THE RACK AND PINION IS LEAKING! IT COST ME ~1500$ TO FIX IT AT A HONDA DEALER IN HOUSTON, TX AREA.

I TOOK MY HONDA CR-V 2008 TO LOCAL HONDA DEALER FOR AIR BAG RECALLS. I ASKED THEM TO CHECK THE SOUND COMING FROM ENGINE, SORT OF ENGINE RACING AT A HIGH SPEED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY. ALSO, I WAS HEARING NOISES WHEN TURNING LEFT OR RIGHT. IT FELT LIKE I HAD TO APPLY FORCE TO TURN THE STEERING. AFTER RUNNING DIAGNOSTICS, THE DEALER CAME BACK WITH $1800 QUOTE FOR REPLACEMENT OF RACK AND PINION, AND THE POWER STEERING PUMP. DOING A SIMPLE GOOGLE SEARCH, I CAME ACROSS POSTINGS FROM MULTIPLE HONDA CR-V 2008 OWNERS, WHO WERE HAVING THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. I CALLED HONDA CUSTOMER SUPPORT NUMBER, WHO TALKED NICELY, BUT SAID THAT THEY COULD NOT DO ANYTHING AS THAT WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL, AND THAT I WILL HAVE TO GET THAT FIXED ON MY OWN. SINCE SO MANY PEOPLE SEEM TO HAVE THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM, HONDA SHOULD ASSIST WITH REPAIR, WHICH OTHERWISE IS SO VERY EXPENSIVE. WE DID NOT BUY HONDA TO GET SURPRISES LIKE THESE. HOPE THEY ARE LISTENING!!! *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE AND SUDDENLY I HEARD A VERY HIGH NOISE FROM MY CAR. WHILE TAKING THE TURN. I TAKE IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM IN POWER STEERING RACK. THEY TOLD POWER STEERING PRESSURE HORSE IS BROKEN AT POWER STEERING RACK SO NEED TO REPLACE BOTH. MANY TIME WHEN I ACCELERATE THE CAR, THERE IS SOME SHAKES IN THE POWER STEERING ALSO WHICH IS DUE TO ISSUE IN THE POWER STEERING. THEY HAVE TOLD IT COST ME AROUND $1800 APPROXIMATELY TO FIX IT. THEN I CHECK OVER THE INTERNET AND FOUND SAME ISSUE IS GOING ON IN SO MANY HONDA CRV. HONDA SHOULD RECALL IT. *TR

TOOK CAR TO HONDA FOR ROUTINE SERVICE. WE WERE TOLD THAT THE STEERING RACK WAS LEAKING AND "THE FLUID IS HIGHLY COMBUSTIBLE". WE WERE QUOTED ~ $1280 FOR THE REPAIR. I SEARCHED THE INTERNET AND FOUND THIS IS A WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM WITH CR-VS.

AFTER NOTICING A WHINING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT I BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE DIFFICULTY CONTROLLING THE STEERING WHEEL DURING TURNS AT ANY SPEED. AFTER A DAY OR TWO IT BECAME WORSE AND MUCH LOUDER. A STRAINING NOISE COULD BE HEARD EVERY TIME THE WHEEL WAS TURNED WHETHER IN MOTION OR AT REST. I TOPPED OFF THE POWER STEERING FLUID UNTIL I COULD GET TO THE DEALERSHIP, BUT THE LEAK IS SO BAD IT ONLY STAYS FULL FOR 24 HOURS. THERE WERE SEVERAL TIMES THAT WEEK WHERE TURNING WAS DIFFICULT AND ERRATIC AS IF THE WHEEL WAS NOT WANTING TO STEER IN THE DIRECTION I WAS POINTING IT. BROUGHT TO RICK HENDRICK HONDA OF CHARLESTON SOUTH CAROLINA AND WAS TOLD THE SAME AS THE OTHER 50 COMPLAINTS REPORTED TO THE NHTSA. THE POWER STEERING FLUID IS LEAKING ONTO ENGINE BELTS THAT NOW NEED TO BE REPLACED.THAT THE POWER STEERING HOSE, PUMP, SWITCH, AND VARIOUS STEERING PARTS NEED REPLACEMENT. TOTAL COST? 1200 DOLLARS PARTS AND LABOR. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN. HAZARDS ARE LOSS OF CONTROL OF STEERING WHILE DRIVING. LEAKING FLAMMABLE POWER STEERING FLUID ON TO HIGH TEMP SURFACES (CATALYTIC CONVERTER). THIS IS NOT NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR THIS IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT THAT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED AND RESOLVED BY HONDA OR THEIR DEALERSHIPS AT NO COST TO THE OWNER.

POWER STEERING FLUID LEAKING BADLY IN MANY 08 HONDA CRVS. IT IS CLEARLY A FIRE HAZARD. NEEDS TO REPLACE THE POWER STEERING RACK AS A WHOLE. THE VEHICLE VEERS TO CERTAIN DIRECTION DESPITE IF THE NEW TIRE AND ALIGNMENT. POTENTIAL ACCIDENT DOWN THE LINE.

STEERING WHEEL "GAVE-IN" MULTIPLE TIMES WHILE ACCELERATING THROUGH TURNS AT 15MPH OR SHARP CURVES AT 50-60MPH. FOR EXAMPLE, WHEN TURNING LEFT, WHEEL GAVE-IN TO THE LEFT AND GRABBED, BUT WHEELS DID NOT MOVE WITH EXTRA MOVEMENT OF THE STEERING WHEEL, LIKE STEERING WAS MOVING ON ITS OWN. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP WITHIN A FEW DAYS OF BUYING IT, TELLING THEM I HAD NO CONTROL OF STEERING AROUND CURVES OR TURNS. THEY DIAGNOSED IT AS A FAULTY STEERING RACK. AFTER RACK REPLACEMENT, STEERING IS NORMAL. THIS VEHICLE ONLY HAD 90,037 MILES.

BOOTS AND INNER BELLOW BOOT CLAMPS AND INNER TIE ROD LOCK WASHER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.

POWER STEERING RACK LEAKS HONDA CR-V 2008. I BOUGHT HONDA WITH 92,000 MILES IN JAN 2015 FROM A ED MORSE HONDA IN FLORIDA IN MAY 2015 THIS SAME DEALER TOLD ME THAT POWER STEERING RACK LEAKS AND NEED TO BE REPLACED AT THE COST OF $ 1,426.37. NO ANY EVIDENCE OF LEAKING FLUID ON THE GROUND. NOW I LIVE IN MAINE AND MY HONDA DID NOT PASS INSPECTION TEST - ONE OF THE REASON IS POWER STEERING RACK LEAKS. THANK YOU.. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA CR-V. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE POWER STEERING MADE A LOUD WHINING NOISE AND BECAME DIFFICULT TO STEER. IN ADDITION, POWER STEERING FLUID SPRAYED ONTO THE BACK OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,000.