2013 Honda Accord: steering wheel locks up

Filed Jun 2, 2025 · Steering · MD

While driving at about 20 - 30 mph making turns either right or left my steering locks up causing me to almost hit a pedestrian. I was able to stop the car on n time. I shut the car off and restarted raving the engine to build up pressure. It mostly happens in morning or when the car sits a very long period

Filed Feb 25, 2025 · Steering · 135,000 miles · CT

The contact owns a 2013 Honda Accord. The contact stated while driving 60 MPH, the vehicle was pulling to the left. There was no warning light illuminated. The contact stated that another vehicle was approaching close by on the right and the contact attempted to steer over to the left. The vehicle was extremely close to the highway grooves and the steering wheel seized to the left. The contact who is an independent mechanic, diagnosed the vehicle with power steering failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The dealer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 135,000.

Filed Aug 10, 2024 · Electrical, Engine · CA

I was driving into a parking spot and the car started flickering, the screen turned off and the steering locked and would not allow me to move the car at all even though it was in drive.

Filed May 8, 2024 · Airbags, Steering · 195,000 miles · MS · crash · 1 injury

The contact owned a 2013 Honda Accord. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 30-35 MPH, the steering wheel seized. The driver was unable to turn the wheel. The vehicle veered off the road and crashed into a tree. There were no warning lights illuminated. The driver had bruises and a concussion, and medical attention was provided. There was no air bag deployment. A police report was filed. There was no reported fire. The vehicle was towed to a towing lot. The local dealer was contacted but was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was approximately 195,000. The vehicle was deemed a total loss by the insurance company. The VIN was not available.

Filed Oct 3, 2023 · Steering · OH

Daughter driving in speed lane in Indiana at speeds over 70mph- steering locked up completely as she was surrounded by semis. Thank God she responded and handled the situation - she could have been killed. Now car is in repair on what is KNOWN to be common failure, but NO recall. She is 6 hours away from vehicle now at college. Part will take 8 weeks. Honda doing nothing to provide her with a vehicle. I am sick HONDA has not issued this as a recall. She could have died. This is very common problem.

Filed Jul 5, 2023 · Steering · CA

The steering wheel locked up. EPS light shows up. The car engine is functional and starts, the fuses are good. One cannot rotate the steering wheel, it is completely locked up.

Filed Dec 15, 2022 · Steering · NY · crash

While using a curved exit ramp my steering locked and I could not turn the wheel and lost control of ability to steer hitting the curb and damaging both the tire rod and rack steering. I could not turn the wheel to move the vehicle and required a tow to move the vehicle. This was an extremally dangerous situation in where I could have easily been hit by another vehicle or been seriously injured. There was a light that did flash on the dashboard but only for a second. There was no other indication that there was a problem with the vehicle. Honda service has indicated to me they are aware of any issues with steering on my make and model. I have have a substantial repair bill as the vehicle is not drivable.

Filed Aug 16, 2022 · Steering · NC

The EPS (Electric Powering Steering) light comes on and I lose all steering control. The steering wheel becomes impossible to turn. This is very UNSAFE AABD CONCERNING. The first time this happened I had me vehicle towed to Honda and they didn’t fix the issue. Days later the steering wheel locked up and the EPS light came on..she could’ve been seriously hurt or killed!

Filed Aug 10, 2022 · Steering · IL

The steering wheel locked up twice while driving in one week. It was very difficult to steer and make turns. The worming light illuminated both times. Had to stop and restart the ignition. Felt unsafe because could get into an accident due to the hard steering. The problem was not reproduced or inspected yet.

Filed Jul 5, 2022 · Steering · 160,715 miles · TX

The contact owns a 2013 Honda Accord. The contact stated while his wife was driving 25 MPH, the steering wheel seized. The contact stated that the electric power steering warning light was illuminated. The driver was able to park on the side of the road. The vehicle was not drivable. The contact towed the vehicle to the residence. The contact stated his son was a mechanic and after using a code reader, he became aware of multiple error codes. The vehicle was not repaired. A dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer had not been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was 160,715.

Filed Aug 28, 2020 · Steering · 72,363 miles · FL

Power steering locked up while driving. Warning light came on. Problem repeated 3 to 4 times. Steering hard to turn in either direction. Safely drive to a side. Turn car ignition off for a minute that reset steering to normal. At traffic singnal when stopped at 0 speed clicking noise felt at break padel and at accelerator. Take it to a deler in orlando found steering rack gear box need to replace(52-02) also needs wheel alignment.

Filed Nov 6, 2019 · Steering · 175,000 miles · NY · crash

I am the original owner of a 2013 honda accord. I travel about 30k a year. I have been extremely meticulous with the exterior and maintenance of the vehicle. During the course of my travels, I have on at least 4-5 occasions had difficulty changing lanes. More specific, while trying to make a lane change at low speed (5-35 MPH) I was unable to turn the wheel to make a lane change. The ability to steer came back quickly, but for a second or two, a turn was not possible. This past week, on 10/30/2019, a similar scenario transpired. I was stopped at a "stop" sign and needed cross an intersection and make a left turn. Just when it was time to turn, the steering wheel locked, not allowing me to turn left. As there was an oncoming vehicle, I was able slow down but struck a curb with my right front tire. The impact beat up the rim pretty bad and deflated the tire. I replaced the tire with the spare and headed to a near mechanic, about 1 mile away. The mechanic advised me not drive the vehicle. The damage included cracked rim, power steering rack and electronic steering box to name a few. In researching parts, I came across many incidents in which a 2013 honda accord has had failed steering capability. I contacted honda (case #10012315), they did not acknowledge a problem now, nor in the past and could not comment on problems that other people have had. I was told that the vehicle was old and had a lot of miles. They told me "you had an accident, why are you calling honda, you should be calling an insurance company". Honda would not do anything. I expressed my regret in not purchasing a future honda vehicle... Shame on honda.