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2013 HONDA ACCORD — STEERING

crash · 1037774 · 2014-02-10

Vehicle

Make
HONDA
Model
ACCORD
Year
2013
Manufacturer
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Component
STEERING
Miles at failure
7,500
Speed
20 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

THE POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONED ON THE NEW JERSEY TURNPIKE EXIT 9 HIGHWAY ENTRANCE RAMP. *TRUPDATED 06/03/14 *BF ON 9/30/13, THE STEERING WHEEL HAD LOCKED (TECHNICALLY THE ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING, OR EPS, MALFUNCTIONED AND STOPPED WORKING) ON A HIGHWAY AS I WAS CHANGING LANES AT HIGH SPEED (AND THE STEERING SYSTEM PROCEEDED TO MOVE THE CAR IN THE DIRECTION OF THE HIGHWAY MEDIAN) AND I HAD TO FORCE THE WHEEL AS STRONGLY AS I COULD TO TURN IT BACK ONTO THE ROAD- ALL LESS THAN TWO MONTHS AFTER PURCHASING THE CAR BRAND NEW. 10/30/13, THE EPS STOPPED WORKING WHILE I WAS ON A SHARPLY BENDING ON-RAMP TO A HIGHWAY AND VEERED THE CAR INTO THE MEDIAN ON THE RAMP.UPDATED 9/15/2014 BY SC THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING SYSTEM INDICATOR APPEARED AFTER THE STEERING MALFUNCTIONED. IT IS UNKNOWN IF THE WARNING APPEARED ON 10/30/2013. THE VEHICLE FIRST FAILED ON 9/30/2013 THEN AGAIN ON 10/30/2013. THE POWER STEERING WAS REPAIRED AFTER THE FIRST FAILURE. THE STEERING RACK WAS REPLACED. UPDATED 06/09/2014 *JS

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10563724
Machine
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