NHTSA Complaint #10429327 — 2007 HONDA FIT

AFTER HAVING PURCHASED MY FIT, ONE MORNING AT ABOUT 10,000 MILES, I STARTED MY CAR A POWER STEERING INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON, THE ORANGE STEERING WHEEL LIGHT ON MY DASH. MY POWER STEERING WOULDN'T WORK. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON THEN THE POWER STEERING REENGAGED. THIS HAPPENED ONLY ONCE AND I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST FROM BEING COLD. AS I CONTINUED DRIVING THE VEHICLE IT STARTED HAPPENING MORE AND MORE FREQUENTLY, USUALLY WHEN THE CAR WAS COLD IN THE MORNING AND NOT VERY OFTEN IN THE SUMMER. I HAD MY DEALERSHIP LOOK AT IT AND GIVE ME AN ESTIMATE ON THE CHARGES SINCE IT WAS NOW OUT OF WARRANTY. THE COST WAS VERY EXPENSIVE AND SINCE IT WAS INTERMITTENT I THOUGHT I WOULD WAIT UNTIL IT FAILED COMPLETELY. HONDA REFUSED TO COVER THE ISSUE, EVENTHOUGH I WAS TOLD THIS WAS A VERY RARE INCIDENT AND SHOULDN'T BE HAPPENING. I AM SUBMITTING THIS REVIEW BECAUSE I UNDERSTAND IT IS NOT SO UNCOMMON ON THIS VEHICLE AND FOR SOME IT OCCURS WHILE DRIVING. I WILL NOW HAVE THE ISSUE FIXED BECAUSE IT WOULD BE VERY DANGEROUS FOR THE POWER STEERING TO DISENGAGE WHILE DRIVING. I HOPE THIS ISSUE IS CONSIDERED IMPORTANT BECAUSE HONDA SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE TO FIX THIS FAILURE WEATHER IN OR OUT OF WARRANTY. THERE IS OBVIOUSLY A DEFECT IN THE PART AND DUE TO THE POSSIBLE POTENTIAL FOR FATALITIES IF THIS SHOULD FAIL WHILE DRIVING A RECALL SHOULD BE CONSIDERED. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION. *TR *KB