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Old 10-30-2006, 12:44 PM
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Power Steering "Shutting Off"

I want to preface this post with I am setting up a time to go to my dealer and let them look at it since it is under warranty.

On three sperate occasions when I go to leave my garage I have started to straighten up the wheels and the power steering disables, the light on the dash goes on, and I hear what I can only describe as a clunk. Has this happeded to anyone else?
 
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Old 09-18-2007, 02:24 AM
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Originally Posted by uiskibum
I want to preface this post with I am setting up a time to go to my dealer and let them look at it since it is under warranty.

On three sperate occasions when I go to leave my garage I have started to straighten up the wheels and the power steering disables, the light on the dash goes on, and I hear what I can only describe as a clunk. Has this happeded to anyone else?
YES, MY POWER STEERING SEEMS TO BE DE-ACTIVATING DURING COOL MORNINGS STARTS. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP YESTERDAY AFTER A YEAR OF EXPERIENCING OF WHAT I THOUGHT WAS A MINOR PROBLEM. IT SEEMS TO BE GETTING WORSE AND I WANT TO GET IT FIXED BEFORE THIS WINTER.
 
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Old 09-18-2007, 04:34 PM
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Wow, that sucks... I hope you guys get the problem fixed under warrenty.
 
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Old 09-18-2007, 05:19 PM
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Whoa! That sounds dangerous. Imagine at high speed, the EPS shuts off. Pretty sure dealer will be able to fix the issue.

Knock on monitor to hope not to happen to mine and many others.
 
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Old 09-21-2007, 11:01 AM
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Mine was fixed under warranty. A new EPS unit was installed. Granted I had to wait untill I could get it to a dealer with the EPS disabled and the light on. The usual "we can't do anything without an error code". This was "fun" for me since it was snowy while this was going on, and I would usually have the problem as I was leaving work (1hour commute to home and the dealership).

But they fixed it and I haven't had any problems since. So, once you get the warning light, do not turn it off and get it to a dealership so they can put a Hondata Scanner on it.
 
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