NHTSA Complaint #10507292 — 2003 HONDA ACCORD

MY VEHICLE WAS SUBJECT TO NHTSA RECALL #12V222000 WHICH RECALLED STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS. I INITIALLY WAS INFORMED OF THE RECALL BY A CNN ARTICLE AND RESEARCH ON THE HONDA WEBSITE ON OCTOBER 1, 2012. I BEGAN NOTICING LEAKING POWER STEERING FLUID AND SUBSEQUENT POWER STEERING ISSUES IN NOVEMBER 2012. I WAS INFORMED IN A LETTER FROM HONDA THAT I WOULD RECEIVE NOTICE THAT PARTS WERE AVAILABLE FEBRUARY 2013 AND THAT MY PARTICULAR RECALL COULD NOT BE COMPLETED UNTIL THE PARTS WERE IN STOCK. I RECEIVED NOTICE ON MARCH 19, 2013 THAT PARTS WERE AVAILABLE AND HAD THE HOSE REPLACED ON APRIL 5, 2013. DURING THE REPAIR PROCESS, I WAS INFORMED THAT DUE TO THE DEFECTIVE PART, THE POWER STEERING PUMP WOULD NEED REPLACED AS IT HAS CRACKED AND LEAKED POWER STEERING FLUID. I LOST ALL POWER STEERING AND HAD THE PUMP REPLACED ON APRIL 5, 2013. THIS PART IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL BUT FOR THE DEFECTIVE HOSE, THE PROBLEM WOULD NOT HAVE OCCURRED. I AM SEEKING TO FILE A COMPLAINT AGAINST HONDA TO REIMBURSE MY COST OF PARTS AND INCLUDE THE POWER STEERING PUMP AS A PART OF THE RECALL. *TR