5.3

fairly significant
Typical Repair Cost:
$550
Average Mileage:
101,250 miles
Total Complaints:
9 complaints

Most common solutions:

  1. not sure (5 reports)
  2. factory recall on hose (2 reports)
  3. replace power steering pump, rack, and pinion (2 reports)
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problem #9

Nov 102008

Accord EX 3.2L V6

  • Automatic transmission
  • 70,000 miles

Car started making loud whirling noises when steering during the winter.

- Jonathan S., Potomac, MD, US

problem #8

Jan 012012

Accord LX 3.0L V6

  • Automatic transmission
  • 105,000 miles

I hated this but the fix was easy. I think it wasn't too bad.

- Bob P., Salt Lake City, UT, US

problem #7

Sep 012010

Accord EX 3.2L V6

  • Automatic transmission
  • 68,000 miles

Noise began one day and I ignored it for 3 days. Brought it to my mechanic he checked fluid and said it was fine and took take it to Honda on my extended warranty. Honda changed pump and it stopped for a few years. Noise started again about 2 years later but only in cold so I waited for summer. I received a letter about the re-call and brought my car in and had the re-call work done. Still making winding noise and leaking a small amount of fluid.

- Will M., Little Rock, Pulaski, US

problem #6

Dec 052012

Accord EX V6

  • Automatic transmission
  • 123,000 miles

I just recently took my car in for a factory recall on the powersteering hose after receiving a call (I never received the notices in the mail they claimed to have sent). I was told this morning that due to the dissolved power steering hose, I might need a new pump. Waiting to hear from them now.

- brandyb85, San Francisco, CA, US

problem #5

Oct 012010

Accord EX V6

  • Automatic transmission
  • 150,000 miles

Power steering makes significant noise any time the temperature is below 60 degrees. Previously it would resolve after the car heated up but it continues to be noisy.

- Julie M., Springfield, VA, US

problem #4

Jan 012013

Accord EX V6

  • Automatic transmission
  • 99,419 miles

Dealer wanted to replace power steering pump. But there was no leak. Replaced oring as per the service bulletin and replaced fluid. $220 later and problem not resolved....

I've been a Honda owner since getting my license - seriously reconsidering.

- lizcan, Toronto, Ontario, canada

problem #3

Dec 052009

Accord EX 3.0L V6

  • Automatic transmission
  • 60,139 miles

had to buy power steering pump and rack and pinion.

- James W., Augusta, GA, US

problem #2

Nov 252010

Accord EX V6

  • Automatic transmission
  • 130,000 miles

After I got my Honda back home the next morning when I started my car it was making an awful awful loud sound. I knew what it was because my dad's powering steering pump went out on his truck and it sounded exactly the same! Haven't gotten it fixed yet but need to really bad!!

- samrina, Gentry, AR, US

problem #1

Dec 152010

Accord EX 3.0L V6

  • Automatic transmission
  • 105,687 miles

Gripe, dealer wants car left so it can be checked when cold, seems my description does not support sufficient info to make a determination? Each day when the vehicle is first driven the power steering makes a whining noise until everything is warmed up. From then until the next first start it is quiet and normal! I thought maybe new fluid?

- chippat, Tampa, FL, US