The contact owns a 2007 Honda Fit. The contact stated that the vehicle recently lost power steering functionality while pulling into the driveway. Additionally, the contact stated while the vehicle was being serviced by an independent mechanic, the mechanic informed the contact that the subframe was rusted. The vehicle was towed to the dealer to be diagnosed due to sub frame rust; however, the dealer informed the contact that the vehicle could not be diagnosed due to the severe rust. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure but provided no assistance because the vehicle was out of warranty. The failure mileage was approximately 62,000. The VIN was not available.
2007 Honda Fit: loss of power steering
38 of the 370 complaints about the 2007 Honda Fit describe loss of power steering.
- owner complaints
- 38
- of this car's complaints
- 10%
- typical mileage
- 62,000
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? 3 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below
Loss of power steering by model year
What owners say
The power steering indicator lights up and there is no power steering when the car is started. Sometimes the light goes out and the power steering is active after driving several miles. But, frequently the steering does not improve after 25-30 miles of driving. This makes it very difficult when trying to navigate turns, and backing up. The problem according to the mechanics is the Electronic Power Steering Module (EPS Module).
The Electronic Power steering stopped working
The contact owns a 2007 Honda Fit. The contact stated that while starting the vehicle or while driving at various speeds, the power steering assist would fail to operate as needed with the power steering warning light illuminated. The contact stated that excessive force was needed to steer the vehicle once the power steering assists failed. The manufacturer nor the dealer had yet to be notified of the failure. The vehicle had yet to be repaired. The failure mileage was unknown.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 honda fit. While driving 40 MPH, the power steering indicator illuminated and the power steering failed. As a result, the steering wheel steered on its own into oncoming traffic. The contact turned the ignition on and off and was able to drive the vehicle. The dealer (ralph honda, 3939 w ridge rd, rochester, ny 14626) reset the control module. The manufacturer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or reparied. The failure mileage was approximately 132,000.
Power steering went out. Car was extremely hard to turn. Turned the car off and restarted it and the steering work. This is an extremely dangerous problem. Please issue a recall.
Power steering failed as leaving work. Starting car has been a recent issue since the starter is having problems but the power steering failing the only solution has to been to restart the car. In this case not possible since I could not get the car to restart.
Loss of power steering. It was parked the first time it happened, in 2011. It didn't happen again for a couple years. Now it has happened several times in the last 24 hours, on 06/10/2014. Mostly while parked/idle. Once while in traffic. I live in the mountains on a windy road. This is very dangerous! Honda should issue a recall. I have read about their service bulletin on the issue (replacing eps control unit.)
Once in august 2013 I was making a right turn and power steering went out. Then again this time in april 2014 power steering went out again while driving, this time I was going around 45 MPH. Both times, when you turn car off and start again power steering works fine.
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.
Power steering failed. Steering was heavy while driving.
Power steering went out while driving. Was fine after restart, but this is dangerous. Dealer only reset computer. This problem is all over the federal safety agency site, and the car needs to be recalled!
Service bulletins that may apply
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 2007 Honda Fit power steering loss
Is loss of power steering a common problem on the 2007 Honda Fit?
38 of 370 owner complaints about the 2007 Honda Fit (10%) mention loss of power steering. The model year with the most reports is 2007.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 2007 Honda Fit?
There are 0 recalls and 3 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
Other symptoms on the 2007 Honda Fit
Headlights 67Water leak 26Loss of power 17Stalling 15Airbag light 12Check engine light 12No deployment 10Misfire 9Steering lock-up 8
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