My 2009 crv had approx 38,000 miles and the power steering pump went out, my husbands 2011 civic has approx 30,000 miles and his power steering pump just went out also. Is there some sort of problem with honda's and this part? Have others had the same problems?
2009 Honda CR-V steering complaints
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Vehicle always pulls to the right. Had a alignment done and still pulls. Suspected defective tire and changed it and still pulls to the right.
I bought a new 2009 honda cr-v in dec 2008. After around 30k miles or so, I noticed the car pulling to the left at highway speeds. I took the car in to a local mechanic for an alignment and tire rotation but nothing they did fixed the issue. I then brought it to the honda dealership since it was still under warranty and they conducted their own alignment and tire rotation (at my expense since alignments are not covered under warranty). This still did not fix the issue and the dealership told me there was nothing else they could do. My car still pulls to the left at highway speeds. I am concerned that this issue may get worse and cause an accident.
I had been driving for about 90 minutes in a snowstorm. The road was snowpacked but it was daytime and visibility was acceptable. The vehicle was handling just fine as one would expect when taking extra care due to inclement conditions. I felt safe and in control at about 45 to 50 MPH. When suddenly the car began feeling strange....like everything about the handling had gotten loose. It felt like we were swaying, and like we were slipping into ruts, but there were none. Road conditions had not changed. My passenger said that it felt like she was in a boat. I kept fighting the steering so it wouldn't cross into the oncoming traffic lane. I slowed to about 30. I pulled off the road onto the shoulder to examine the wheels, but found nothing out of the ordinary. We pressed on at slow speeds as other vehicles began passing us. I pulled off again and shut off the engine. Thought about calling aaa, but we were in the middle-of-nowhere, about midway between guymon, ok and tucumcari, nm. We were determined to get to tucumcari where we could stop at a dealer for service. The out-of-control, swaying sensation persisted until we drove through a section of highway that must have been salted, because it was slushy. After a few minutes in that slushy condition, the car began stabilizing, and resumed normal handling. Even though we encountered more snowpacked stretches, the malady never returned. It had been a terrifying couple hours. We took the car to a dealer in mesa. They could find nothing wrong. Recently the dealer here in minnesota from whom I purchased the car examined it and found nothing, although they suspected an alignment problem. They suggested advising you. We have not experienced the problem since that one time. On the other hand, we have not driven through a snowstorm since then....and, frankly, we will be nervous the next time we do encounter similar snow conditions if nothing is resolved about what happened.
2009 honda crv veers to the right. If even for a split second one lets go of the steering wheel, the crv veers immediately into the right lane in a total time of 2-3 seconds. This has been a known defect over the years and honda has refused to recall and the federal safety agency has failed to follow through. If you just google this issue, you will see a number of similar complaints. I have had to have an independent mechanic skew the alignment to offset this defect as a temporary fix. Calls to honda regional rep says it is up to the dealer to fix it and refuses to acknowledge safety issue or recall. The dealer says "its normal". A report to the federal safety agency last year has gone ignored.
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