NHTSA Complaint #10327637 — 2008 HONDA ODYSSEY

WHILE TURNING INTO TRAFFIC AT A STOPLIGHT MY POWER ASSIST FOR THE STEERING DIED COMPLETELY FOR 4-6 SECONDS. THROUGHOUT THE WINTER I WOULD HEAR A WHINE FROM THE POWER STEERING WHEN MAKING THE TWO TURNS OUT OF MY GARAGE AND ONTO THE STREET. AFTER THOSE TWO TURNS IT WAS SILENT AND WORKED AS IT'S SUPPOSED TO. THIS FAILURE WAS OBVIOUSLY UNEXPECTED AND COULD HAVE RESULTED IN MORE THAN A CLOSE CALL IF TRAFFIC HAD BEEN HEAVY. I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN TO THE DEALER TODAY AND THEY SAID THE POWER STEERING PUMP WAS SHOT BECAUSE OF CONTAMINATION IN THE RESERVOIR. THE VEHICLE HAS 21,383 MILES ON IT AND IS LESS THAN TWO YEARS OLD. *TR