2013 Acura TL: loss of power steering

Filed Dec 24, 2021 · Electrical, Steering · GA

I was driving my 2013 Acura Tl on my way to work and suddenly I got an electronic power steering error that resulted in my steering wheel stiff and I had to use all my strength to pull over to the emergency lane. The vehicle's steering became very heavy and was very hard to turn. I am fortunate not to be in an accident when it occurred. There is so many people with Acura TL having this issue and Acura need to do something about it.

Filed Sep 27, 2020 · Steering · 72,534 miles · OH

I was driving my 2013 acura tl on the interstate when I got an 'electronic power steering ' error that resulted in my steering wheel required me to use all my strength to pull over to the emergency lane. The vehicle's steering became very heavy and was very hard to turn. I am fortunate that my wife was not driving, because she would not have had the strength to pull over to the emergency lane without power steering. Acura should be ashamed of themselves to not have issued a recall for this issue.

Filed May 2, 2020 · Driver assistance, Electrical · 80 miles · CA

My car power steering became hard to turn had a light to turn on to check steering system took to the shop they said is a electric situation than the dealers has extended 15 year guarantee want to know details for reverse me what need to send

Filed Apr 11, 2020 · Steering · 100,000 miles · NV

Driving on freeway, warning light and bell started going off and I had no steering! Steering wheel was completely stiff. Scary! Definitely grateful I didn't wreck

Filed Jul 31, 2019 · Driver assistance, Electrical · 66,328 miles · SC

Power steering eps failure right around 60,000 miles my acura tl's power steering eps failed. The car was driving ~45mph on a straight 2-lane highway when the indicator lights went off and the power steering failed. After pulling over to the side of the road and letting the car sit for several hours, it started up with no issues. The next day, upon starting the vehicle, the power steering went out and never returned. This failure caused a chain of events (according to my acura licensed mechanic) which caused failures in and eventual replacement of the rack & pinion, eps sensors, steering computer module, and multiple other sensors. The total bill was $4,200 for repair. Since this incident I received a notice from acura that this is a known problem, and the warranty has been extended. This would have been good to know prior to the issue (the car is 6 years old) and prior to having to pay $4,200 and be stranded without a car for 10 days during repairs. Reading through reviews and complaints online, it is clear that this is not an isolated incident. I have made a claim with acura for reimbursement of my expenses, and hope they do the correct thing and pay for the repairs. Invoice for the repairs (which were completed) is attached.

Filed May 6, 2019 · Steering · 73,750 miles · NY

While driving straight on rural road alarm panel displaying check power steering system, alarm and audible and visual alarm blinking repeatedly, complete loss of power steering control while driving, luckily I had just pulled off a major busy highway onto a backroad when the problem occurred.

Filed Apr 10, 2019 · Steering · 57,711 miles · NC

While driving, the electric power steering failed not allowing a safe pull over to the side of road. Car was then stopped in a busy morning commute traffic. The system failed on three separate days. The first two days restarting the vehicle reset the power steering but the third time there was no reset. Car was towed to an acura dealership where the electronic power steering control unit was replaced at a cost of $1,026.29. The vehicle has 59,711 miles. No trouble code was recorded and was considered intermittent by aaa service center and likely to return. Because we were driving in city morning commute traffic, the speed was low but this could have occurred while driving the posted 45 MPH speed or on a local interstate highway at 70 MPH that could have been catastrophic. This is a major safety defect on my vehicle.

Filed Nov 30, 2017 · Steering · 109,000 miles · MD

The car lost power steering completely while highway driving. Steering almost impossible to manage and a weaker/smaller/frail individual could not. Turning from a stop even more difficult. No warnings were given and the car was maintained religiously. The vehicle did have 109,000 miles but I have noticed numerous incidents reported online about the same problem with fewer miles. Power steering should be something that lasts the life of the car. This particular power steering involves a "module" that appears to fail frequently and can result in repairs totaling $3500. Most people will not be able to afford that cost. My mechanic also states he believes this is a much more frequent issue than is being reported since most just consider it a maintenance item. Power steering failure is not a routine issue.

Filed Oct 25, 2017 · Electrical, Steering · NY

Lost power steering while driving. Also at the same time tire pressure monitoring system lit up saying tires were low, when checked the tires were at proper pressure.