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Honda Fit Steering Electric Power Assist System Safety Report | Jan 21, 2008
Reported on Jan 21, 2008
| (1) NO WARNINGS OR EVENTS LEADING TO THE FAILURE ARE EVIDENT. IT HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES IN THAT LAST 2 WEEKS. (2) THE POWER STEERING CONTROL UNIT QUITS OR GOES OUT OCCASIONALLY CAUSING THE TOTAL LOSS OF POWER STEERING. IT IS NOT GRADUAL, IT JUST QUITS. TO GET POWER STEERING BACK, THE CAR MUST BE STOPPED, PUT IN PARK, ENGINE TURNED OFF, WAIT FOR A FEW SECONDS, THEN RESTART THE ENGINE. SO FAR, IT HAS NOT CAUSED AN ACCIDENT, BUT THE LAST TIME IT QUIT, I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF A TURN ON NARROW STREETS AT A CITY INTERSECTION AND NEARLY RAN UP ON A CURB. (3) A HONDA DEALERSHIP SERVICE CENTER PERFORMED THE HONDA-SPECIFIED DIAGNOSTICS AND FOUND AN ERROR CODE OF SOME SORT AND THEN PERFORMED THE HONDA-DICTATED PROCEDURES TO REMOVE THE CODE. I WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE ADVISOR THAT THEY DO NOT KNOW WHAT CAUSED THE FAILURE NOR COULD THEY TELL ME THAT THE SOURCE PROBLEM HAD BEEN CORRECTED, BUT ONLY THAT A COMPUTER CODE HAD BEEN REMOVED. *TR | |
| Make: | Honda |
| Model: | Fit |
| Manufactured by: | HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.) |
| Year: | 2007 |
| Was a crash reported? | N |
| Was an injury reported? | 0 person(s) were injured. |
| Was a death reported? | 0 person(s) died. |
| Was a fire reported? | N |
| Location: | PURCELLVILLE VA |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | JHMGD38667S |
| Mileage: | 27600 miles. |
| Speed: | 10 MPH |
| Number of cylinders: | 4 |
| Vehicle type: | FWD |
| Vehicle fuel: | GAS Fuel injection. |
| Was a police report filed? | N |
| Tire size: | |
| Dealer name and location: | |
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