2001 Honda Accord Steering Problems

Which parts fail

• Column locking › Anti-theft device
  1
• Linkages › Knuckle › Spindle › Arm
  1
• Hydraulic power assist system
  1
• Rack and pinion › Rack
  1

Components named in complaints (power steering, steering column, rack and pinion).

Mileage when the problem started

• Under 25k
  00%
• 25k–50k
  536%
• 50k–75k
  321%
• 75k–100k
  17%
• 100k–150k
  321%
• 150k+
  214%

Owner reports

Selected complaints filed with NHTSA by 2001 Honda Accord owners, lightly cleaned up (personal details are redacted by NHTSA).

Takara recall. It was in motion down campwisdom rd in dallas tx 75249 heading towards cedar ridge rd. Last part I remember is stop sign by the nature school. I had just left my parents . Put my seat belt on at the stop sign I had forgot remembering at stop sign. Made a right turn on camp wisdom and just before passing power plant is last I remember . I looked down at the speedometer which read 35 mphtill it was like 3 hours later and everything just faded in and was in a car with my dad in passenger seat. When I became aware the next day I tried to remember what happened and I had out of body experience saw myself walking down the road just above it and what we depict as jesus pointing at me walking then I came to in car with my dad.went back to look at vehicle it hit a tree in front and the side. It was missing a tire from driver side rear. Air bags didn't deploy at all as should have. …

Tl* the contact owns a 2001 Honda Accord. While driving at a low speed, the steering column seized and the vehicle crashed into a ditch. The air bags did not deploy. A police report was not filed. The vehicle was towed to the contact's residence. A dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and did not assist. The contact suffered moderate pain, which did not require medical attention. The failure mileage was approximately 183,000.

Tl* the contact owned a 2001 Honda Accord. While driving approximately 40 MPH and veering right, the vehicle fishtailed, the steering wheel locked, and the vehicle crashed into a tree. The air bags deployed. A police report was filed. There were two injuries, but medical attention was not required. The vehicle was destroyed and towed. The manufacturer was notified. The failure mileage was approximately 318,000.

At 65 to 70 miles an hour on straight interstate car began to steer irradically to right. No response to wheel correction, fish tailing, struck one side concrete wall and crossed road to left guard rail. Brakes tried at least twice without response and correction of wheel after first hit did not correct direction. Airbags deployed front and right side after first hit and perhaps only on second. No significant injuries. Total front damage. Serpentine belt seen hanging upon removal of car. Tie rods and cv joint boots intact, but transmission just replaced under warrantee and cv joints on order for wear perhaps related to transmission being "very sloppy" creating front end vibration in floor at 50 miles an hour to 60 relieved by putting gear into neutral. Feel steering failure perhaps related to serpentine belt failure.

Tl* the contact owned a 2001 Honda Accord. While driving at 40 MPH making a right turn, the contact believed the tie rod fractured and was unable to control the steering. The contact crashed the vehicle into a tree. The driver side air bag deployed. There were metal pieces that came out of the air bag. The contact sustained injuries to the forehead, lower back, and right shoulder. The contact received medical attention one week later. A police report was filed. The vehicle was destroyed and the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The contact received a notice for NHTSA campaign number: 15V320000 (air bags) and believed the failure was related to the recall. The failure mileage was unknown.

Tl* the contact owned a 2001 Honda Accord. While driving during inclement weather, the driver crashed into a snow bank and veered to the left. As a result, the contact's vehicle crashed into the front of another vehicle. The air bags deployed. The driver sustained fatal fractures to the fifth and sixth vertebrae that required medical attention. A police report was filed. The VIN was included in NHTSA campaign number: 11V260000 (air bags). The vehicle was destroyed. The failure mileage was unknown... Updated 02/19/15 updated 02/20/15. Updated 03/31/15 updated 04/02/15

Tl*- the contact stated that while driving the 2001 Honda Accord with 83932 failure mileag at 35 MPH she turned the heat on, and the next thing she remembered was being pulled from the wreckage. The contact was told that the vehicle flipped, she was unconscious and the airbag deployed. The contact stated that something happened to the vehicle before the crash, but she did not know what. The vehicle sustained a substantial amount of damage. The contact was injured.

I was driving in my neighborhood making a left turn from aspen hill road onto norbeck road in maryland when my steering suddenly failed. I had to use all of my strength to keep the car from crashing. Upon stopping and inspecting the power steering fluid, it was empty. I tried adding fluid and it just leaked out onto the ground from the steering rack. I called a Honda dealer and was told that the steering rack failed and that it will cost over $2000 to repair it.

Tl* the contact owns a 2001 Honda Accord. While driving 45 MPH, the vehicle lost power steering ability. The dealer diagnosed that the power steering pressure hose needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 136,000.

2001 Honda Accord, steering wheel lost out of control, brakes did not function properly. There was no control with the steering wheel and the brakes did not respond. The failure of these two main components caused a serious collision on the freeway. Possible suspension system failure.

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