Very hard to turn the steerng wheel

Sometimes the EPS goes stiff while driving. Not every time i take the car out just every now and then. Switching the adjuster switch doesnt change the hard/soft like it used to. Also every now and then the ABS and VSA lights come on and stay on. These things dont happen at the same time.

10/27/2015 suddenly lost steering ability while vehicle was moving under 15 mph. This was on a city street. Steering became stiff and almost unmovable. Turned the car off and restarted. Steering functioning again. 10/28/2015 received in the mail from honda a product udate concerning the eps torque sensor(dtc53-1 or 53-2). I will upload the honda. This accord has less than 20000 miles on it. I am bring the car to a dealer tomorrow. Greatly concerned that a software update will not be a benefit if the steering fails again. Product




udate from honda this week

I was getting service done on my 2007 honda civic recall http://www. Consumerreports. Org/cro/news/2014/03/free-engine-replacement-for-2006-2009-honda-civics/index.htm. I was given 2014 honda accord as a loaner vehicle for the period my car was getting fixed at the dealership. I was able to drive this vehicle without any problems for 3 days. However, on jan 6th 2015, we had snow in our area and the temperature outside was below freezing. I had the vehicle in my garage and when i left for work on jan 7th, i had backed out the car from the garage and when i turned on to our street, i had noticed… Read complete

Steering wheel is stiffer to the right than to the left. I need extra effort to turn the steering wheel to the right. It happens everytime i turn the steering wheel.

While changing lanes on the highway the steering wheel stiffened ,that caused me to go to the shoulder with breaking hard to stop from going into the guard rail.

While driving down the road at approximately 30-40 mph, the eps (electronic power steering) light on the dashboard came on. Seconds later, the steering wheel stiffen up and was nearly impossible to turn the wheel. I immediately turn on my hazard warning lights and started to decrease my speed. Eventually, with much physical force and effort i was able to make it "safely" off the main road into an entrance to a construction site. I put the car in park and turned it off. After about 15 second, i turn the car back on and the power steering return to normal and the eps dashboard light went off. Call the dealership to make an appointment. However, this issue should be a recall as it can cause great harm to vehicle occupants and other drives in the case of an accident.

While traveling down a country road i stopped to make a right turn, as soon as i made the right turn the steering light came on and my steering wheel stiffened up tot he point where i could not turn properly. As soon as i tried turning in either direction the steering wheel would feel like it wanted to turn the opposite direction. Was able to safely drive to a gas station and turned off car. Once it was shut down we checked the power steering fluid and it was full. Checked for any leaks could not find any. Left vehicle turned off for at least 10 minutes then restarted. The light did not stay on and the steering wheel became manageable. Will contact dealer to see if there is anything they can do. I doubt it though, not unless they can replicate the incident themselves.

2013 honda accord: i was driving about 35 mph and suddenly i felt the steering wheel get stiff and immediately the indicator light came on the dashboard indicating my electronic power steering system had an issue. I slowed down promptly in the road (no one was behind me) and it took all i had to turn the wheel to get it off the road. I turned the car off for a moment just as the honda manual instructed and when i turned the car back on, nothing had changed, still light on the dash and no possible way of me turning that wheel. I called aaa and the driver of aaa can vouch for this because it wa… Read complete

While driving to chicago (2 hours away) with my wife and 11 year old my maintenance minder light came on to tell me it was time to get an oil change. Since it was a sunday i couldn't take it in. I couldn't make an appointment until 7/16 to get in for an oil change. On 7/16 i sat in my car to go home, but my dash lights were all lit up. Brakes, electric steering, abs, check engine, my speedometer wasn't working and many more lights remained on. I called the dealer and they told me it was safe to drive it over to them although i heard a grinding sound, my brakes were soft and my steering wheel w… Read complete

On 10/09/2015 the eps system indicator came on and the steering wheel became hard to turn while re-parking the vehicle in a driveway. On 10/10/2015 the eps system indicator came on and the steering wheel became hard to turn while pulling up to a fast food drive-through window. On 10/12/2015 the vehicle was taken to the service department at the honda dealership from which it was purchased. On 10/15/2015 repair was completed at no charge. Invoice states: cst: customer states check esp light has been reported on, and stiff steering intermittently caused by 53601-t2g-a02 dtcs 53-01, 53-02. Verified stiff steering. Corrected by (5z200) (jt600)