2009 Honda Fit Steering Problems

“On 11-8-16 I was driving my car on a street. Just before I was coming up to a traffic light, I notice the radio going in and out and then the steering wheel getting stiff. I went through the light onto a highway and pulled over and shut the engine off. I called a friend, who helped me out. After restarting car it did not reoccur but still have big concerns.”

“3x while driving the electronic power steering light came on. I lost power steering for 2-3 seconds each time which spontaneously restored itself while driving. Each time this happened the radio would also cut out for the duration of the incident. This is the first time I have ever lost power steering or had the electronic power steering light come on.”

“While turning onto a street from a stopped position, my wheel jerked, the car completely off then back on again but the steering was stuck. I couldn't turn the wheel and when it would let me the radio system would go out and the car would shut off and back on after the steering wheel jerk again.”

“My radio at random times would turn on and off while driving the vehicle as if it lost power, then about a week or two later my power steering would randomly cut out for a few seconds with the radio shut off and the eps light in the dash would flash then go away, during this the car became hard to handle and control. This would happen unpredictability when driving on the freeway and on surface streets and variable speeds. I checked it with a code reader and nothing came up as a hard code. …”

“On my 2009 Honda FIT sport with approximately 25,000 miles, the electric power steering (eps) warning light on the dash illuminated and the power steering assist stopped working while the car was in motion on a public highway. I stopped and turned the engine off and the eps reset itself and shortly tripped out again and again. I contacted the Honda dealer and the service manager said that problems like this are rare.”