Belt tensioner seized causing serpentine belt to slip and fail and loss of steering.
2017 Honda Accord: loss of power steering
5 of the 540 complaints about the 2017 Honda Accord describe loss of power steering.
- owner complaints
- 5
- of this car's complaints
- 1%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? 4 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below
Loss of power steering by model year
What owners say
While making a left turn steering became stiff ,hit curb sent for body and mechanical repair and now while driving any speed , or at idle for a few mins ,problem gets worse on warm to hot days (much worse),,eps light comes on but also will have steering return then lose quickly on and off ,making it much more dangerous as I cannot commit to how hard to pull wheel ,shot across two lanes last time it happened .first warm day yesterday within 20 min 0f local driving the car eps went wild with intermittent rapid fire fails .dealer said its ok then said rack is smashed then said its loose wires on two soft set terminals .cannot belive them after three diagnostic changes on same issue as nothing is smashed .they wamt 5k to replace entire rack , now ,all this under 30k miles !
The electric power steering went out due to a faulty electrical plug. It went out while my wife was driving on highway. This is an ongoing issue that is known to honda. Yet there has not been a recall. I have not been able to drive the car for 4 weeks.
While driving my new car on a public road during a right turn into another public road, my power steering failed almost causing a head on collision with on coming traffic. The dealership later informed me that the failure was due to rodent damage to my power steering harness.
After it rained, was driving on highway when suddenly series of errors/problem messages came up on my dashboard. Incl, emissions controls system problem, tire pressure sys prob, avoidance collision sys prob, collision mitigation sys prob, power steering sys prob, etc. Made calls immediately to honda contacts and got off the freeway. It happened as the maintenance dept's at honda were closing for the weekend. Except for the messages the car seemed to be driving okay. Still drove slowly to get groceries so I would not have to go back out. As I started the car again, the power steering failed to work; I could not turn the wheel. Triple a thought the problem was due to wetness getting into the computer system. When I started the car with him present, power steering started working again. So, I drove it home again very slowly. Next morning I started the car to see if I would still get the failure messages. They are still there. Took video of messages and will attempt to screen capture some of the messages.
Service bulletins that may apply
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 2017 Honda Accord power steering loss
Is loss of power steering a common problem on the 2017 Honda Accord?
5 of 540 owner complaints about the 2017 Honda Accord (1%) mention loss of power steering. The model year with the most reports is 2013.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 2017 Honda Accord?
There are 0 recalls and 4 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
Other symptoms on the 2017 Honda Accord
Backup camera 52Stalling 41Fuel pump 33Check engine light 28ABS 26Collision warning 19Screen failure 19Adaptive cruise 17Jerking 17Won't start 16Grinding brakes 15Hesitation 14Warning lights 14No deployment 12Lane assist 12Loss of power 12Headlights 11Airbag light 9Sudden acceleration 8Sunroof shattered 8Engine failure 7Seat belt 7CVT failure 6Misfire 6Tire blowout 6Door locks 5
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