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Honda Fit Steering Safety Report | Dec 01, 2008
Reported on Dec 01, 2008
| LOST OF POWER STEERING ON 2007/2008 HONDA FIT. NORMALLY ON VERY COLD DAYS WHEN THE CAR IS COLD. IN THE MORNING ON FIRST STARTUP OR AFTER THE CAR HAS BEEN PARKED FOR LONG TIME. THE POWERING STEERING DOES NOT WORK. USUALLY CAN TURN THE CAR OFF AND RESTART TO FIX THE PROBLEM. BUT SOMETIMES HAVE TO DO THIS SEVERAL TIMES. TWICE IT HAS QUIT WHILE I WAS ACTUALLY DRIVING BOTH TIMES WERE WITH IN THE FIRST 5 MILES OF DRIVING FROM HOME AND WORK, LOST OF POWER STEERING. PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES OVER SEVERAL YEARS BUT IS INTERMITTENT TO WHEN IT HAPPENS. NORMALLY HAPPENS ABOUT 1-3 TIMES A WEEK DURING THE WINTER SEASON OF ABOUT 3 MONTHS. HONDA DOES HAVE A SERVICE BULLETIN ABOUT THE PROBLEM NOW #09-043. PROBLEM SEEM TO BE THE EPS UNIT, PART NUMBER 39980-SLN-A21. I SERIOUSLY CONSIDER THIS A SAFETY PROBLEM AS YOU ALL OF A SUDDEN CAN LOST YOUR STEERING ABILITY WHILE DRIVING. THE PROBLEM IS NOT NORMAL AND I THINK HONDA SHOULD RECALL THIS CAR TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. I JUST READ THAT THE GM CARS AND ACURA CARS HAVE A SIMILAR POWER STEERING PROBLEM AND GM IS RECALLING THEIR CARS TO FIX IT. THIS THREAD DOCUMENTS OTHER PEOPLE THAT HAVE THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM I HAVE. HTTP://TOWNHALL.EDMUNDS.COM/DIRECT/VIEW/.F1346C0/33. *TR | |
| Make: | Honda |
| Model: | Fit |
| Manufactured by: | HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.) |
| Year: | 2007 |
| Was a crash reported? | N |
| Was an injury reported? | |
| Was a death reported? | |
| Was a fire reported? | N |
| Location: | BETHESDA MD |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | JHMGD38617S |
| Mileage: | 50000 miles. |
| Speed: | 10 MPH |
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| Was a police report filed? | N |
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