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Also, I get a strange "floating" sensation in my Honda Fit. At first I thought it was because I hadn't experienced a new car's suspension in forever (the car I had before this was VERY old) but my husband noticed the same thing! The "floating" feeling and weaving ever-so-slightly from side to side at high speeds sort of go together. Anyone out there know what I mean?? I really do LOVE my Fit though, but want to know if this is something that should be fixed.
Let me know if you find anything out regarding this issue.
My power steering has been going out intermittently since the car was brand new. My dealer didn't do anything but clear the error codes and tell me Honda had not issued any bulletins or recalls about it. In the past week, my steering has gone out 4 times!! I checked the NHTSA website and found only 3 complaints, not including mine, which will be posted soon. Again, if you're experiencing power steering failure contact both Honda and NHTSA about it so a recall can be issued.
http://www.scribd.com/doc/26491744/Service-Bulletin
Notice how they say, "steering feels heavier than normal." Well, yeah, the power assist has failed!!
Good Luck Folks
Talk about DANGEROUS! I am heading over to the NHTSA website to post a complaint!
This only says thru 2008, but who knows.
also seems to pull either left or right at times for no apparent reason (although the road may be slanted one way or the other without my being able to actually see this). Braking on imperfect roads will sometimes cause excessive pulling one way or the other.
I have had the car looked at a couple of times by the dealer. Alignment is OK. The road test on nice, flat roads and they see no problems. (Either do I on nice roads.)
The car has 16 inch rims. The tires are Potenza 205/45R16 83W. The tires are original and have about 35K on them and will need to be replaced soon.
I don't know if the wheels/tires are the cause of my steering issues or if there is something else that I should have checked out.
Any ideas or thoughts as to the cause of my problem or any suggestions on replacement tires would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Jim G
She had felt the pull to one side or the other a few times lately and was about to bring it in to the dealer because she knew something was wrong. Strange thing was, no dash lights came on indicating a power steering problem.
This just happened two days ago. I'm now researching the issue and finding mainly just 08 - 10 Fits seemed to have that problem. Her 2012 Fit was only two months old!!!
As you can imagine, i'm seriously pissed. She could have easily been killer or seriously injured. Looks like Honda hasn't ever put out a recall on this problem.
Your report is not yet listed, but there is one other instance of the same thing happening. Add your report and maybe they'll start taking it seriously.
Daughter had gap ins. coverage so she wasn't out much. She didn't want to hire an attorney and have to try to fight Honda and or Allstate. Sure wish they would have had the car inspected tho, so we'd know for sure what did happen.
She ended up buying a Hyundai Elantra to replace the Fit.
I had this problem for the first time yesterday and am more than a bit frantic.
I'm terribly sorry...but SO grateful that she's physically fine, even if out some money.
I'm hoping to avoid being in an accident because of this problem. I'll get my car towed to the Honda dealer today. I hope that they stand behind their product and repair it. I don't know that I'll ever feel safe to drive my car without a new power steering system.
The best thing to do for those of you who have experienced the loss of the EPS in you car, is to file complaints. The more documented complaints that are on file the better.
Safe motoring everyone.
Concerned dad