steering rack problem
 

I have a 2002 (new to me - purchased 3 mths ago) Honda Accord which I
took in to the dealer recently & found out it has a steering rack leak
- not what one expects on a car with only about 65,000km. Has anyone
else experienced this kind of problem with the Accord? My confidence in
the car (which has been terrific - I love driving this car) has been
shaken by the news of a hefty replacement.

Re: steering rack problem
 

roadrunner wrote:

> I have a 2002 (new to me - purchased 3 mths ago) Honda Accord which I
> took in to the dealer recently & found out it has a steering rack leak
> - not what one expects on a car with only about 65,000km. Has anyone
> else experienced this kind of problem with the Accord? My confidence in
> the car (which has been terrific - I love driving this car) has been
> shaken by the news of a hefty replacement.

I have never heard of a steering rack failing on a Honda... unless somebody
put in the wrong power steering fluid. That is one fluid that absolutely
must be Honda-specific.

Re: steering rack problem
 

roadrunner wrote:

> I have a 2002 (new to me - purchased 3 mths ago) Honda Accord which I
> took in to the dealer recently & found out it has a steering rack leak
> - not what one expects on a car with only about 65,000km. Has anyone
> else experienced this kind of problem with the Accord? My confidence in
> the car (which has been terrific - I love driving this car) has been
> shaken by the news of a hefty replacement.

I have never heard of a steering rack failing on a Honda... unless somebody
put in the wrong power steering fluid. That is one fluid that absolutely
must be Honda-specific.

Re: steering rack problem
 

roadrunner wrote:

> I have a 2002 (new to me - purchased 3 mths ago) Honda Accord which I
> took in to the dealer recently & found out it has a steering rack leak
> - not what one expects on a car with only about 65,000km. Has anyone
> else experienced this kind of problem with the Accord? My confidence in
> the car (which has been terrific - I love driving this car) has been
> shaken by the news of a hefty replacement.

I have never heard of a steering rack failing on a Honda... unless somebody
put in the wrong power steering fluid. That is one fluid that absolutely
must be Honda-specific.

Re: steering rack problem
 

roadrunner wrote:

> I have a 2002 (new to me - purchased 3 mths ago) Honda Accord which I
> took in to the dealer recently & found out it has a steering rack leak
> - not what one expects on a car with only about 65,000km. Has anyone
> else experienced this kind of problem with the Accord? My confidence in
> the car (which has been terrific - I love driving this car) has been
> shaken by the news of a hefty replacement.

I have never heard of a steering rack failing on a Honda... unless somebody
put in the wrong power steering fluid. That is one fluid that absolutely
must be Honda-specific.

Re: steering rack problem
 

High Tech Misfit wrote:
> roadrunner wrote:
>
>> I have a 2002 (new to me - purchased 3 mths ago) Honda Accord which I
>> took in to the dealer recently & found out it has a steering rack leak
>> - not what one expects on a car with only about 65,000km. Has anyone
>> else experienced this kind of problem with the Accord? My confidence in
>> the car (which has been terrific - I love driving this car) has been
>> shaken by the news of a hefty replacement.
>
> I have never heard of a steering rack failing on a Honda... unless somebody
> put in the wrong power steering fluid. That is one fluid that absolutely
> must be Honda-specific.

I had a 1984 Accord with a power steering leak. First time Honda did
the work under warranty. Second time it was out of warranty. The leak
was fairly slow, so I just added fluid for the next 10 years.

Re: steering rack problem
 

High Tech Misfit wrote:
> roadrunner wrote:
>
>> I have a 2002 (new to me - purchased 3 mths ago) Honda Accord which I
>> took in to the dealer recently & found out it has a steering rack leak
>> - not what one expects on a car with only about 65,000km. Has anyone
>> else experienced this kind of problem with the Accord? My confidence in
>> the car (which has been terrific - I love driving this car) has been
>> shaken by the news of a hefty replacement.
>
> I have never heard of a steering rack failing on a Honda... unless somebody
> put in the wrong power steering fluid. That is one fluid that absolutely
> must be Honda-specific.

I had a 1984 Accord with a power steering leak. First time Honda did
the work under warranty. Second time it was out of warranty. The leak
was fairly slow, so I just added fluid for the next 10 years.

Re: steering rack problem
 

High Tech Misfit wrote:
> roadrunner wrote:
>
>> I have a 2002 (new to me - purchased 3 mths ago) Honda Accord which I
>> took in to the dealer recently & found out it has a steering rack leak
>> - not what one expects on a car with only about 65,000km. Has anyone
>> else experienced this kind of problem with the Accord? My confidence in
>> the car (which has been terrific - I love driving this car) has been
>> shaken by the news of a hefty replacement.
>
> I have never heard of a steering rack failing on a Honda... unless somebody
> put in the wrong power steering fluid. That is one fluid that absolutely
> must be Honda-specific.

I had a 1984 Accord with a power steering leak. First time Honda did
the work under warranty. Second time it was out of warranty. The leak
was fairly slow, so I just added fluid for the next 10 years.

Re: steering rack problem
 

High Tech Misfit wrote:
> roadrunner wrote:
>
>> I have a 2002 (new to me - purchased 3 mths ago) Honda Accord which I
>> took in to the dealer recently & found out it has a steering rack leak
>> - not what one expects on a car with only about 65,000km. Has anyone
>> else experienced this kind of problem with the Accord? My confidence in
>> the car (which has been terrific - I love driving this car) has been
>> shaken by the news of a hefty replacement.
>
> I have never heard of a steering rack failing on a Honda... unless somebody
> put in the wrong power steering fluid. That is one fluid that absolutely
> must be Honda-specific.

I had a 1984 Accord with a power steering leak. First time Honda did
the work under warranty. Second time it was out of warranty. The leak
was fairly slow, so I just added fluid for the next 10 years.

Re: steering rack problem
 

Honda steering racks do fail. I own a 2001 Acura TL and the steering rack
has been replaced twice. The firast one was noisy when turning the wheels in
a driveway and the second one was making noise whenever I drove over a speed
bump. The first one was under warranty and I only paid for labor when the
second one was replaced last week at 81,500 kms. Honda accepted to pay for
the steering rack because it had less than 40K kms.

"High Tech Misfit" <me@privacy.net> wrote in message
18hk3hntn089m$.dlg@hightech.misfit...
> roadrunner wrote:
>
>> I have a 2002 (new to me - purchased 3 mths ago) Honda Accord which I
>> took in to the dealer recently & found out it has a steering rack leak
>> - not what one expects on a car with only about 65,000km. Has anyone
>> else experienced this kind of problem with the Accord? My confidence in
>> the car (which has been terrific - I love driving this car) has been
>> shaken by the news of a hefty replacement.
>
> I have never heard of a steering rack failing on a Honda... unless
> somebody
> put in the wrong power steering fluid. That is one fluid that absolutely
> must be Honda-specific.

Re: steering rack problem
 

Honda steering racks do fail. I own a 2001 Acura TL and the steering rack
has been replaced twice. The firast one was noisy when turning the wheels in
a driveway and the second one was making noise whenever I drove over a speed
bump. The first one was under warranty and I only paid for labor when the
second one was replaced last week at 81,500 kms. Honda accepted to pay for
the steering rack because it had less than 40K kms.

"High Tech Misfit" <me@privacy.net> wrote in message
18hk3hntn089m$.dlg@hightech.misfit...
> roadrunner wrote:
>
>> I have a 2002 (new to me - purchased 3 mths ago) Honda Accord which I
>> took in to the dealer recently & found out it has a steering rack leak
>> - not what one expects on a car with only about 65,000km. Has anyone
>> else experienced this kind of problem with the Accord? My confidence in
>> the car (which has been terrific - I love driving this car) has been
>> shaken by the news of a hefty replacement.
>
> I have never heard of a steering rack failing on a Honda... unless
> somebody
> put in the wrong power steering fluid. That is one fluid that absolutely
> must be Honda-specific.

Re: steering rack problem
 

Honda steering racks do fail. I own a 2001 Acura TL and the steering rack
has been replaced twice. The firast one was noisy when turning the wheels in
a driveway and the second one was making noise whenever I drove over a speed
bump. The first one was under warranty and I only paid for labor when the
second one was replaced last week at 81,500 kms. Honda accepted to pay for
the steering rack because it had less than 40K kms.

"High Tech Misfit" <me@privacy.net> wrote in message
18hk3hntn089m$.dlg@hightech.misfit...
> roadrunner wrote:
>
>> I have a 2002 (new to me - purchased 3 mths ago) Honda Accord which I
>> took in to the dealer recently & found out it has a steering rack leak
>> - not what one expects on a car with only about 65,000km. Has anyone
>> else experienced this kind of problem with the Accord? My confidence in
>> the car (which has been terrific - I love driving this car) has been
>> shaken by the news of a hefty replacement.
>
> I have never heard of a steering rack failing on a Honda... unless
> somebody
> put in the wrong power steering fluid. That is one fluid that absolutely
> must be Honda-specific.

Re: steering rack problem
 

Honda steering racks do fail. I own a 2001 Acura TL and the steering rack
has been replaced twice. The firast one was noisy when turning the wheels in
a driveway and the second one was making noise whenever I drove over a speed
bump. The first one was under warranty and I only paid for labor when the
second one was replaced last week at 81,500 kms. Honda accepted to pay for
the steering rack because it had less than 40K kms.

"High Tech Misfit" <me@privacy.net> wrote in message
18hk3hntn089m$.dlg@hightech.misfit...
> roadrunner wrote:
>
>> I have a 2002 (new to me - purchased 3 mths ago) Honda Accord which I
>> took in to the dealer recently & found out it has a steering rack leak
>> - not what one expects on a car with only about 65,000km. Has anyone
>> else experienced this kind of problem with the Accord? My confidence in
>> the car (which has been terrific - I love driving this car) has been
>> shaken by the news of a hefty replacement.
>
> I have never heard of a steering rack failing on a Honda... unless
> somebody
> put in the wrong power steering fluid. That is one fluid that absolutely
> must be Honda-specific.

Re: steering rack problem
 

"roadrunner" <squidink@nl.rogers.com> wrote in
news:1161134815.810045.311970@m73g2000cwd.googlegr oups.com:

> I have a 2002 (new to me - purchased 3 mths ago) Honda Accord which I
> took in to the dealer recently & found out it has a steering rack leak
> - not what one expects on a car with only about 65,000km. Has anyone
> else experienced this kind of problem with the Accord? My confidence in
> the car (which has been terrific - I love driving this car) has been
> shaken by the news of a hefty replacement.
>



Somebody put the wrong fluid.


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Re: steering rack problem
 

"roadrunner" <squidink@nl.rogers.com> wrote in
news:1161134815.810045.311970@m73g2000cwd.googlegr oups.com:

> I have a 2002 (new to me - purchased 3 mths ago) Honda Accord which I
> took in to the dealer recently & found out it has a steering rack leak
> - not what one expects on a car with only about 65,000km. Has anyone
> else experienced this kind of problem with the Accord? My confidence in
> the car (which has been terrific - I love driving this car) has been
> shaken by the news of a hefty replacement.
>



Somebody put the wrong fluid.


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