NHTSA Complaint #10462668 — 2007 HONDA FIT

OVER THE YEARS I HAVE EXPERIENCED MY POWER STEERING FAIL AND IS HAPPENING MORE OFTEN THE OLDER THE CAR GETS. WHAT HAPPENS EACH AND EVERY TIME IS WITHIN THE FIRST 5-10 MINUTES OF DRIVING IN THE MORNING AND USUALLY ON A DAMP AND COOL DAY IS THE POWER STEERING WILL STOP WORKING AND A INDICATOR LIGHT WILL COME UP ON MY DASHBOARD. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED I DID WHAT THE MANUAL SAID AND PULLED OVER, TURNED THE CAR OFF FOR ABOUT A MINUTE AND RESTARTED IT. IT WAS FINE AFTER THAT AND ONLY HAPPENED ABOUT TWICE THE FIRST YEAR. WHEN I TOLD THE DEALERSHIP THAT SAID THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM BEFORE AND SAID TO DO WHAT THE MANUAL SAID. AFTER TELLING THEM THIS HAPPENS SEVERAL TIMES A YEAR THEY WERE NEVER CONCERN OR CHECKED ERROR MESSAGES FROM THE ELECTRICAL MODULE. I'VE BROUGHT THIS TO THEIR ATTENTION SEVERAL TIMES WITHOUT ANY ACKNOWLEDGEMENT TO THE SITIUATION. SINCE THAT FIRST YEAR IT IS GRADUALLY GET WORSE. I STARTED KEEPING TRACK IN A CALENDAR WHEN EVER THIS OCCURS. ONE MONTH IT HAPPENED THREE TIMES AND TWO OF THOSE TIMES WERE TWO DAYS IN A ROW. LUCKILY IT'S ONLY FAILED ON THE HIGHWAY ONCE WHICH WAS A VERY SCARY EXPERIENCE! SO FAR WITHIN THE LAST YEAR THIS HAS HAPPENED NINE TIMES. *TT