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Honda Fit Steering Safety Report | Feb 27, 2013
Reported on Feb 27, 2013
| POWER STEERING FAILED TO ENGAGE WHEN STARTING FROM A COLD START AND ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE OUT OF A PARKING LOT. INDICATOR PANEL LIGHT CAME ON. TURNED CAR OFF, THEN STARTED AGAIN AND POWER STEERING ENGAGED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THIS SAME SCENARIO OCCURRED A FEW MORE TIMES OVER THE FOLLOWING MONTHS, HOWEVER, MUCH MORE FREQUENT THESE LAST 2 MONTHS, NOV./DEC. 2013. HAS NOT HAPPENED WHILE TRAVELING ON THE ROAD THANKFULLY. CAR BECOMES VERY HARD TO STEER. INFORMED HONDA SERVICE CENTER 12/17/13 OF PROBLEM DURING ROUTINE OIL CHANGE, THEY PERFORMED DIAGNOSTIC ($75) AND RECOMMENDED REPLACING THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING CONTROL UNIT (EPS) FOR $958. INVESTIGATED ONLINE POSTS AND FOUND MANY OTHERS HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH THIS ISSUE AS WELL. SINCE THIS IS A KNOWN CONDITION BY HONDA (SERVICE BULLETIN # 09-043) AND IS A POTENTIAL AND DEADLY SAFETY ISSUE, I FEEL IT WARRANTS INVESTIGATION AND SUBSEQUENT RECALL ACTION. | |
| 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: | DELAVAN WI |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | JHMGD37697S |
| Mileage: | 110000 miles. |
| Speed: | 0 MPH |
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| Was a police report filed? | N |
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