I am the original owner of a 2011 Honda Pilot. Kept up on all maintenance needs over the years. In 2015, I had to replace both the front and back brakes costing me over $1,100. Recently, I have been noticing a knocking in my steering column when I'm reversing or moving slowly and turning out of my drive way or from a parking space, etc. There isn't a noise it makes, but you can feel it knocking.

Concerned, I took the car into the dealership to have it checked out. After a few hours, I was called by the dealership informing me that the steering u-joints are loose. That they normally can try to fix them or tighten them but that they couldn't do it for my vehicle and will need to replace them costing me $954.00 (labor included). They also told me that my alignment should be looked at as well. It seems crazy to me that a 5 year old vehicle would need this much work in its short life.

I'm a single mother of two and not familiar with cars so when the service manager tells me that he doesn't recommend that I drive it, it puts a scare in you. I'm wondering if this should be looked at as a possible defect and hopefully if it happens to more of you out there that it will be covered under warranty. Unfortunately, my warranty just expired. Go figure.