2001 Honda Accord Steering Problems

“I was driving in my neighborhood making a left turn from aspen hill road onto norbeck road in maryland when my steering suddenly failed. I had to use all of my strength to keep the car from crashing. Upon stopping and inspecting the power steering fluid, it was empty. I tried adding fluid and it just leaked out onto the ground from the steering rack. I called a Honda dealer and was told that the steering rack failed and that it will cost over $2000 to repair it.”

“On 4 seperate occasions, I have been driving the car under 35 MPH, when the instruments on the dashboard lit up and the car lost all power including the power steering. Today I was almost rear ended when it happened. All the events have been within the last year. I have also noticed that the radio has been skipping stations the last several days. The instrument panel that controls the clock does not work at longer. The most concerning issue is losing power as I'm driving, wondering if the person behind me is going to stop after applying the brakes and putting on my emergency signals. …”

“Outside temperature about 48 degrees. My wife drove about a mile from the train station parked the car to pick our child from the day care. The ignition would not turn and the steering wheel would not turn even though she tried with all her strength. She requested another parent (male) to help. He turned the steering wheel with force and the ignition turned. He said he was surprised because her wheels were not turned. He said this normally happens if the wheels are in the turned position when parking, but they were not. Good thing the temperature was not 40 below zero as they can be here. …”

“2001 Honda Accord. Consumer writes in regards to vehicle transmission failure. The consumer learned after the transmission failed, and had it fixed, a class-action suit had been filed against Honda. Prior to the replacement of the transmission, the consumer noticed the transmission was hesitating on upon shifting. The vehicle was taken to a repair shop, and upon disassembly, it was noted that the third gear clutch pack was worn. Also, the steering rack was leaking.”

“- the contact stated that while driving the 2001 Honda Accord with 83932 failure mileag at 35 MPH she turned the heat on, and the next thing she remembered was being pulled from the wreckage. The contact was told that the vehicle flipped, she was unconscious and the airbag deployed. The contact stated that something happened to the vehicle before the crash, but she did not know what. The vehicle sustained a substantial amount of damage. The contact was injured.”