2005 Honda Accord steering problems

“The contact owned a 2005 Honda Accord. The contact stated while driving 35 MPH and attempting to pass a vehicle on the right lane of the road, the vehicle lost power steering functionality and pulled to the left side of the road and towards the median. The contact did not recall whether a warning light was illuminated. The vehicle crashed into the pole of a traffic sign, and the traffic sign broke the windshield. The air bags failed to deploy and the seat belts pretensioners failed to engage, causing the contact to hit her head against the windshield. The shattered pieces of the windshield were propelled to the contact. The contact stated that she was unconscious for an hour. The contact was transported to the hospital by emergency unit. The contact sustained severe headaches and was advised to follow up with a neurologist. Additionally, the contact sustained minor lacerations on the legs and arms. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to a tow lot, where it was totaled. The dealer and the manufacturer were not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 230,000.”

“CAR SMOKES AND LEAKS POWER STEERING FLUID. I HAVE TO REFILL IT EVERY TWO DAYS AND IT SMOKES BAD EVEN FILLS THE CAR WITH FUMES AND SMOKE.IT SMOKES WHILE DRIVING AFTER THE CAR HEATS UP BUT WHEN I PUT IT IN PARK IT FILLS UP THE INSIDE WITH SMOKE.”

“MY ALTERNATOR IS COVERED IN ALTERNATOR FLUID INCLUDING MY SERPENTINE BELT ALL THE WAY TO MY POWER STEERING RESERVOIR . ALSO I'VE BEEN NOTICING A LOSS OF POWER IN MY VEHICLE , WHEN I PUMP GAS I TRY TO FILL IT UP AND IT WONT FILL UP ALL THE WAY TO FULL IT STAYS 1/4 LESS OF FULL . OTHER THING IS I HAD TO TAKE OFF THE FUSE FOR THE RADIO DUE TO THE RADIO MAKING LOUD POPPING SOUNDS AND TURNING OF AND ON THE SPEAKERS ARE FINE ITS ALL ORIGINAL . THIS PAST WEEKEND I NOTICED ALSO WHEN I WAS ABOUT TO HIT THE ROAD I WANTED TO SET IT ON CRUISE CONTROL AND IT DIDNT WORK AT ALL ONLY THE CRUISE CONTROL LIGHT WAS ON AND I USED IT A COUPLE OF TIMES THIS YEAR WITHOUT PROBLEMS TILL NOW .THIS WEEK IM GOING TO THE DEALER TO HAVE MY AIRBAGS FIXED AGAIN DUE TO AN AIRBAG RECALL .”

“I WAS DRIVING DOWN THROUGH SOMEONES YARD AND ITS LIKE MY VEHICLE MADE A GRINDING SOUND AND A MALFUNCTION LIGHT ILLUMINATED AN EXCLAMATION POINT IN A TRIANGLE. I ALMOST GOT STUCK AND I WAS HORRIFIED AT THE SOUND. LATER ON I STARTED NOTICING IT WAS HARDER TO CONTROL THW VEHICLE AT HIGHER SPEEDS ON THE ROAD. ESPECIALLY AFTER IT RAINED I WOULD LEAVE MY YARD AND WOULD ALMOST BE TRAPPED IN MY YARD. VERY EERIE GRINDING SOUND WITH 3 MALFUNCTION LIGHTS ON: ABS, TRACTION CONTROL, AND BRAKE LAMP ILLUMINATED.”

“THE POWER STEERING HOSE WAS REPLACED BY DEALER UNDER EARLIER RECALL. IT IS NOW LEAKING AND CAUSING NOXIOUS FUMES IN THE CAR. I CALLED THE DEALER. SERVICE PERSON TOLD ME THAT BECAUSE IT WAS SERVICED UNDER THE RECALL, MY CAR WAS NO LONGER SUBJECT TO THE RECALL AND I WOULD HAVE TO PAY TO GET IT FIXED. THIS DOES NOT SEEM RIGHT TO ME.”

“WIPERS AND WIPER WASHER STOPPED WORKING; NO BLOWN FUSES INVOLVED; KEYLESS ENTRY SYSTEM NOT WORKING; REMOTE CONTROL IS NOW OPENING JUST THE TRUNK BUT NOTHING ELSE; RADIO BACKLIGHT NOT WORKING & POWER STEERING GETS HARD IN COLD WEATHER OR AFTER DRIVING ON STREETS OR ROADS WITH LITTLE MANEUVER. EVEN AFTER PUMP REPLACEMENT.”