This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.
So how do you find out what problems are occurring? For this NHTSA complaint data, the only way is to read through the comments below. Any duplicates or errors? It's not us.
The contact owns a 2007 Honda Accord. While at a stop light, smoke appeared under the hood. The vehicle was driven to the contact's residence. The contact pulled the vehicle from the driveway into the street due to a leak under the front of the vehicle. Upon inspecting under the hood, the contact noticed flames. The power steering hose caught fire. The fire extinguished itself, but may have damaged other components near the part. The vehicle was not inspected and diagnosed by a dealer. The vehicle was included in NHTSA campaign number: 12V222000 (steering), but the contact did not receive a notification. The manufacturer was notified of the failure to determine the cause of the failure and to address the recall repair. The failure mileage was not available. Parts distribution disconnect.
Steering wheel is becoming increasingly difficult to turn. Once turned the wheels do not reenter themselves as they should. Manual intervention is required to recenter the steering. All other variables checked (tires, air pressure, etc.) and verified as correct. This occurs at all speeds, slow to highway.
The car stops moving even though it's turned on. In park it started rolling. No matter what gear its in it did not move when my foot was on the gas. I also have a power steering leak. Both which are a part of a recall so I don't know why my car isn't on this list.
I bought this car in December 2015. Now in November 2016 my car started smoking under the hood. Took it to dealership and discovered recall. Why wasn't this fixed before flagstaff Nissan sold this car to me"?? I specifially asked about recalls and I was told there were none!! this recall was done in 2012 so why couldn't they figure that out before selling it???"
Took car to Honda for steering recall. All they could do was tell me what else I needed. Power steering is not working. Having breaks put on and guy shows me my power steering fluid leak all over. They never fixed the problem when I took it in to be fixed.
- Durham, NC, USA
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The contact owns a 2007 Honda Accord. The contact stated that while driving at 35 mph, the steering wheel veered to the right. In addition, the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 205,000. The VIN was not available.
The contact owns a 2007 Honda Accord. The contact stated that there was an internal power steering failure and the steering wheel seized. In addition, the contact noticed smoke under the hood that entered the vehicle. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and indicated that the vehicle was included in NHTSA campaign number: 12V222000 (steering). The failure mileage was not available.
2007 Honda Accord. Consumer writes in regards to vehicle fire appears to have started from under front hood. The consumer stated she read where similar Honda vehicles were catching on fire due to a defect with the steering hydraulic power steering hose and she believed her vehicle may be in that category.
Steering suddenly became stiff while in motion driving on a city street. Recalled hose had been replaced by dealer. Pump and switch replaced but problem still exists.
Compliance bushing tearing. I see this all over the internet as a common occurrence for Honda Accord for more than 10 years. This is a safety problem that should be investigated for recall.
The contact owns a 2007 Honda Accord. The contact stated that the power steering hose was replaced under recall NHTSA campaign number 12V222000 (steering). However, the remedy failed to repair the failure. The steering wheel became hard to maneuver. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 50,000.
The contact owns a 2007 Honda Accord. The contact stated that the vehicle would make a loud noise from the steering wheel. The contact mentioned that the vehicle was repaired under recall NHTSA campaign number: 12V222000 (steering). The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the technician diagnosed that the power steering pump was leaking and needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was unknown and the current mileage was unknown.
Took care in for maintenance. Was told compliance bushing is wearing and should be replaced soon. I'm finding this item cost about $20. And several hundreds to fix due to labor. Looking at all the blogs, this particular item has upset many because of the design and looks to be a cash cow for the dealerships. If I wee to purchase all bushings for the lower control arm (3 each side) the total in parts would be $89. But to have the dealership to replace just one busing would be over $500. The lower control arm has to be removed to replace just the one bushing. To purchase the lower control arm which includes the 3 bushings, is just over $300 per side. Plus reading all the blogs, the compliance bushing has a tendency to wear quickly. Honda should fix at no cost to the owner.
My issue relates to the power steering system. This is something that developed over time, worsened, I paid boatloads of money over time, only to have it reoccur over & over. I've actually experienced other issues but since this is a safety issue, and I've paid good money to have repaired on a few occasions, only to be back at square one today barely able to steer the car I've decided to stick to this alone. This issue is probably as much an issue with defective power steering as it is with Honda not addressing my problem. In other words since from around 50,000 thru today this has been an ongoing problem which they only suggested to do one service, the problem temp would go away, only to reappear shortly thereafter dragging me back in all over again. High-pressure hose @ $58,000, almost immediately thereafter power steering pump that I waited till 72,000 to pay for, almost immediately thereafter the rack & pinion which I put off till 93,000 due to the cost and how much all of the other problems were costing me. Today the car has 104,000. I had all work done by Honda up to 85,000, but have tried to save money and have had someone else do the rack & pinion and a few other costly items since. I went back to Honda today for their opinion - net result - all of the above items have a bad leak and need to be done all over again - $2400 cost! the other thing I want to add is the recall on Honda Accord "high pressure power steering hose" - of course, the recall was not until after I'd already paid for the service - my car's hose went bad & needed to be replaced for the same reason as which all of the other Honda were under recall for (the heat of the engine caused it to melt). When I heard about the recall I anticipated receiving a letter in the mail but never did - the reason was that the recall for the hose was for many other model years not including 2007 (my car year).
I had my vehicle serviced at Honda of spring dealership in Texas. They did a power steering flush. After they were done, they told me my high pressure power steering hose was leaking and had to be replaced. It was not leaking before I had the vehicle serviced. They wanted over $600 to replace the hose. I believe the hose was defective and the flush finished it off. The dealership told me the hose was not recalled for my vehicle VIN number. I can't afford to pay that much for a hose and the car might catch on fire if the hose is not replaced. If it does, I am suing Honda for defective high pressure power steering hose damages.
The contact owns a 2007 Honda Accord. The contact stated that while driving approximately 15 mph and approaching a turn, the steering wheel began to vibrate. The failure recurred whenever attempting a turn. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who advised the contact that the power steering pump would need to be replaced. In addition, both headlights failed to operate and were replaced once a year on numerous times. The vehicle had not been repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the problem. The approximate failure mileage was 43,000.
Between 11/04/11 and 12/03/11 my power steering hose busted and leaked out all my fluid for no apparent reason. My driver-side power window stopped working, and then my transmission started slipping and is getting progressively worse.
The contact owns a 2007 Honda Accord. The contact stated that the vehicle started to jerk while driving 25 mph and the steering wheel turned toward the right abnormally. As a result, the ignition key broke in half and the vehicle stalled. The vehicle was not taken to have the failure diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure and the current mileages were 100,000.
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- Greensboro, NC, USA