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The contact owns a 2009 Honda Fit. Upon starting the vehicle, the steering failed. An unknown warning indicator illuminated and remained lit. The failure recurred several times. The vehicle was taken to lia Honda northampton (293 king St, northampton, MA) where it was diagnosed that the electric steering box needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and did not assist. The approximate failure mileage was 58,000. The VIN was not available.
The car loses power steering and the car becomes difficult to steer. This has happened when the car was moving forward at ~40mph and when trying to parallel park as well as parking head-in. As of 9/5/17, the power steering has failed four times. The electronic power steering light comes on each time. The temperature has never been below 50 degrees when the power steering has failed. Sometimes the radio shuts off when the power steering fails, but not always. Honda has issued an extended warranty for the power steering in 2007-08 Honda Fits, but not for 2009 Fits.
I was driving down two lane and my radio started cutting off and on and my steering started to lock up and became hard to steer I pulled on side street and pulled into a driveway and each sharp turn with steering wheel having to make a hard cut it would die down and when I finally got car straightend out it was diffucult to guide I turned the car off and restarted it and it seemed to run okay and then it happened again parking the car at my home
The contact owns a 2009 Honda Fit. While driving approximately 35 mph, the power steering seized and the instrument panel failed. The failure recurred several times. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure, but did not offer any assistance. The VIN was unknown. The approximate failure mileage was 90,000.
On 11-8-16 I was driving my car on a street. Just before I was coming up to a traffic light, I notice the radio going in and out and then the steering wheel getting stiff. I went through the light onto a highway and pulled over and shut the engine off. I called a friend, who helped me out. After restarting car it did not reoccur but still have big concerns.
- Pinon Hills, CA, USA
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While turning onto a street from a stopped position, my wheel jerked, the car completely off then back on again but the steering was stuck. I couldn't turn the wheel and when it would let me the radio system would go out and the car would shut off and back on after the steering wheel jerk again.
On my 2009 Honda Fit sport with approximately 25,000 miles, the electric power steering (eps) warning light on the dash illuminated and the power steering assist stopped working while the car was in motion on a public highway. I stopped and turned the engine off and the eps reset itself and shortly tripped out again and again. I contacted the Honda dealer and the service manager said that problems like this are rare.
Power steering turns off and on randomly, steering trouble light comes on within a few seconds. When this happens, steering becomes very difficult. If it happens while turning, steering wheel can jerk out of your hands. Happens much more often when outside temperature is hot. Occurs randomly, while moving or not.
The contact owns a 2009 Honda Fit. While driving approximately 30 mph, the power steering seized for approximately three seconds. The failure occurred intermittently without warning. The vehicle was taken to the dealer to be diagnosed. The manufacturer was notified. The VIN was unknown. The approximate failure mileage was 160,000
While driving on two occurrences, both city street and freeway, the electric power steering (eps) indicator lit up and power steering malfunctioned and shut down. My daughter had to pull off the side of the road as she felt so unsafe without any power steering and felt a complete loss of control of the vehicle. There was no warning and occurred while in motion. The eps warning indicator was intermittent and disappeared when the car was turned off and restarted. However, the eps warning reoccurred while driving on the freeway the same day. The 2007-08 Honda Fit models received extended warranties for the same eps malfunction problems, along with eligibility for goodwill consideration. That is not the case for the 2009 models. Due to the extreme danger of not knowing when the eps malfunction would occur again, the car is being repaired with a complete new eps system which will be costing us over $1000 for parts/labor.
This has happened 3 times since I have had the car. At speed, while driving the power steering just stops working making the car very hard to steer. There is no reason for it and after 5 to 10 seconds it comes back. Very scary without warning. Also no warning lights on the dash come on when this happens.
The contact owns a 2009 Honda Fit. While driving at any speed, the power steering failed intermittently. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the rack and pinion power steering system needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired however, the failure recurred and an unknown warning light illuminated. The contact mentioned that the failure occurred on seven occasions while driving. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 63,250.
3X while driving the electronic power steering light came on. I lost power steering for 2-3 seconds each time which spontaneously restored itself while driving. Each time this happened the radio would also cut out for the duration of the incident. This is the first time I have ever lost power steering or had the electronic power steering light come on.
The contact owns a 2009 Honda Fit. While driving approximately 65 mph, the power steering failed and the power steering warning indicator illuminated. The contact pulled the vehicle over and shut off the engine. Upon restarting, the vehicle resumed normal operation. The failure occurred intermittently. The dealer reset the power steering software, but the failure recurred. An independent mechanic stated that the power steering module needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired and the manufacturer was not notified. The approximate failure mileage was 96,000.
When accelerating through a right-hand turn onto a highway on-ramp, all power and power steering in the car turned off, only to turn back on about a second later of it's own Accord when I was nearly off the road.
Driving solo, speed below the 65 mph speed limit, in left lane of a four lane divided highway (state highway 1, southbound, approximately 1/4 mile before airport bl exit). Highway was being repaved. Left lane was finished, and asphalt raised between 4 and 6 inches above right lane. Steered to the right to avoid construction debris and right front wheel went partially off the raised pavement onto the old pavement. Steering wheel suddenly veered to the right and would not allow correction to be made to the left. No steering control at all. Steering locked in position and resisted all efforts by driver to move steering wheel from fixed position. Vehicle left the road onto the unpaved shoulder and did a complete rollover. Side airbags deployed. Roof crushed and extensive body damage - judged total loss by insurance company. Driver suffered severe fractures of the left arm and wrist requiring surgery, and multiple contusions. Lengthy physical therapy and rehabilitation required and suffers permanent impairment of left arm.
While driving down a steep hill, the power steering warning light came on and the steering became very heavy an pulled to one side. The warning ligth was on for under 5 seconds and later disappeared and steering became normal again. This problem would again happen intermittently over the course of a week. We took the car to the Honda dealer to check on the problem. They said the battery was low and replace the battery. The problem returned again and the dealer could not offer a solution.
The power steering has been intermittently going out on random occasions for up to 20 seconds at a time. This happened several times while driving on the freeway and in the middle of turns. I can handle power steering going out, but if it happens to happen at the wrong time, that is a major safety issue. I have taken it to two different mechanics and neither have been able to figure out what is wrong.
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- Northampton, MA, USA