NHTSA Complaint #10479918 — 2003 HONDA ACCORD

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE CONTACT WAS MAKING A TURN AND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THEY DETECTED THE POWER STEERING FLUID WAS LEAKING FROM THE POWER STEERING HOSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE POWER STEERING PUMP WAS REPLACED PREVIOUSLY BY THE DEALER. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 12V222000 (STEERING: HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST: HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS); HOWEVER THE VIN WAS INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 155,000.