2000 Honda Accord Steering Problems

Your steering rack and pinion assembly has come loose twice, even after Honda replaced it once. The second failure happened while you were driving, creating a dangerous situation where you could have lost control of the car. This is a serious safety issue that requires the steering rack and pinion to be securely reinstalled or replaced, with inspection to ensure proper fastening.

The passenger side subframe has rusted through near the steering and suspension components, which caused your son to lose control of the vehicle and crash. Rust damage to this structural component compromised the integrity of the steering and suspension system. The repair will likely require subframe replacement or welding to restore structural integrity.

Your car has issues with the steering, suspension, and brake system that are preventing it from passing a smog check. The brake lamp light is not working properly, and there's a problem with the steering or suspension direction. You'll need a diagnostic inspection to identify the specific steering and suspension problems, along with brake lamp repair and emission system service.

Your car pulls to one side or drifts out of its lane when you hit bumps, and your steering wheel feels loose. You've already had the steering rack and pinion and power steering pump replaced twice, but the problem keeps coming back. This suggests there may be an underlying suspension or alignment issue that needs diagnosis to prevent future steering component failures.

THE STRUTS ON BOTH FRONT AND BACK WENT BAD ABOUT 7 YEARS AGO. I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE STREET WITH MY BOYFRIEND AT THE TIME, WHO IS A MECHANIC AND HEARD SOME THUMPING AND OTHER NOISES. HE LOOKED IN UNDER MY HONDA AND TOLD ME THAT MY STRUTS ON BOTH THE FRONT AND BACK ARE BAD AND NEED REPLACING. IT'S GOTTEN A LOT WORSE, FLOATING OVER BUMPS, HAVING A DIFFICULT TIME KEEPING IT UNDER CONTROL WHILE TURNING AROUND ANY TYPE OF CORNER AND IF I HAPPEN TO NOT SEE ANY KIND OF BUMP OR WHOLE IN THE ROAD, IT SOUNDS AS IF MY CAR IS GOING TO FALL APART. I HAVE TAKEN EXCEPTIONAL CARE OF MY ACCORD, BUT CAN'T AFFORD TO PAY FOR ALL NEW STRUTS!!

THE VEHICLE HANDLING IS POOR WHEN MAKING SUDDEN TURNS (AVOIDANCE MANEUVERS). WHEN I SPOKE TO MY LOCAL DEALER, THE HONDA REPRESENTATIVE INDICATED THERE IS NO SAFETY RECALL AND EVERYTHING METAL RUSTS IN THIS AREA (SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN). HE GAVE ME A NUMBER FOR SOME HONDA CARE CENTER, BUT AFTER NAVIGATING THROUGH THE AUTOMATED PHONE SYSTEM I FOUND OUT THE CENTER WAS NOT OPEN AT THE TIME I CALLED...FRUSTRATING. UPON EXAMINING THE UNDERSIDE OF THE VEHICLE IT IS APPARENT THE FRAME (ENGINE CRADLE OR SUB FRAME) WHERE THE STABILIZER BAR MOUNTS TO THE FRAME ON THE PASSENGER SIDE IS TOTALLY RUSTED THROUGH, ALLOWING THE STABILIZER BAR TO MOVE A GREAT AMOUNT ONLY TO BE HELD UP BY THE SWAY BAR LINK PIN ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. MY CONCERN IS THAT IF THE SWAY BAR LINK PIN TERMINATION COMES LOOSE OR BREAKS, THE SWAY BAR WILL DROP AND DRAG ON THE PAVEMENT, POSSIBLY CATAPULTING THE CAR.

RIGHT SIDE SUB-FRAME, REAR BEAM, K FRAME IS COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH FROM A/C DRAIN LINE INSTALLED TO DRAIN DIRECTLY ONTO THE SUBFRAME. THIS CAUSES THE STEERING TO FLEX SUBSTANTIALLY AND ACCORDING TO MY MECHANIC COULD CAUSE THE CAR STEERING TO FAIL CATASTROPHICALLY OR COULD ALLOW THE MOTOR AND TRANSMISSION TO FALL OUT OF THE CAR. ANTI-SWAY BAR IS COMPLETELY BROKEN AWAY FROM THE FRAME. FOUND BY MECHANIC CHECKING MY CAR TO DETERMINE WHAT WAS WRONG WITH THE STEERING AND CORNERING.

THE PASSENGER SIDE SUBFRAME IS BADLY COMPROMISED BY RUST (SOME HOLES). PARTS OF THE SUSPENSION AND STEERING CAN BE COMPROMISED IS IT FAILS WHILE DRIVING. THE DRIVER SIDE IS NOT BADLY RUSTED. HONDA HAS RELOCATED THE AIR CONDITIONING DRIP TUBE IN LATER YEARS WHICH MIGHT BE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM

PASSENGER SIDE REAR SUBFRAME RUSTED AND BROKE OFF I HEARD A CLUNKING SOUND WHEN I WAS GOING DOWN THE STREET ON THE WAY TO WORK I TURNED THE CORNER AND HEARD A LOUD CLUNK SOUND AND GOT UNDER MY CAR AND LOOKED AND THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR SUBFRAME IS BROKE OFF

WHEN IN MOTION VEHICLE TRANSMISSION SLIPS TERRIBLY AND IS DIFFICULT TO SHIFT. CAR ONLY HAS 100,000 MILES ON IT. ALSO AIR BAG LIGHTS ARE ALWAYS ON. STEERING WHEEL ALSO LOCKED ON THE CAR.

THE SRS LIGHT IS ON AND THE AIRBAG LIGHTS CONE ON

SUBFRAME ROT CAUSED FROM THE AC DRAIN LINE. MY FRAME IS COMPLETELY ROTTED THROUGH AND BROKEN BECAUSE OF THIS. COULD'VE CAUSED A CRASH.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH, VARIOUS WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. IN ADDITION, THE POWER STEERING PUMP WAS LEAKING. THE CONTACT SWITCHED OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 258,321.

WHILE DRIVING AROUND TOWN HEARD CLUNK FROM PASSENGER SIDE FRONT WHEEL. JACKED UP CAR, PULLED WHEEL AND FOUND SUB FRAME HAD ROTTED THROUGH. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS CONDITION, AS THE CAR COULD HAVE LOST STEERING CONTROL AND HAVE BEEN IN/CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. THIS IS A 2000 ACCORD AND HAVE SEARCHED THE WEB AND FOUND MANY OTHER ACCORD VEHICLES ( 1999-2002) WITH THE SAME CONDITION. HONDA NEEDS TO STEP UP AND TAKE CARE OF THEIR CUSTOMERS AND REPLACE THE SUB FRAMES ON THE AFFECTED ACCORD VEHICLES.

I BOUGHT MY 2000 HONDA ACCORD 4CYL. ABOUT ONE MONTH AGO FROM AN OWNER. DROVE PERFECT FOR THE FIRST WEEK. THEN ONE MORNING MY BRAKE PEDAL GOT REALLY SOFT. AFTER CHECKING ALL FLUIDS AND LEAKS FOUND OUT THAT MY BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO A SMALL SHOP TO GET MY BRAKE LINES REPLACED. I THEN GOT A CALL A FEW DAYS LATER SAYING I SHOULD GO DOWN AND CHECK SOMETHING THEY NOTICED ON MY CAR. TURNS OUT THE PASSENGER SUBFRAME IS RUSTED AND ROTTED OUT. EVERYTHING ELSE UNDERNEATH THE CAR IS CLEAN. THE MECHANIC SAID IT'S WEIRD THAT ONLY THE PASSENGER SIDE SUBFRAME IS RUSTED. HE TOLD ME IT COULD BREAK APART ANYTIME. BEING THAT IT'S NO LONGER SAFE TO DRIVE I HAVE TO GET IT REPLACED NOW. THE COST IS GOING TO BE ABOUT $1200 WITH LABOR. WHEN I GOT HOME I STARTED DOING SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF OTHER PEOPLE WHO ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AS I DO ON THEIR HONDA ACCORDS. HONDA SHOULD DO A RECALL ON THIS BEING IT'S A STRUCTURAL COMPONENT TO CAR AND SAFETY ISSUE. HOPEFULLY HONDA WILL RECALL THIS SUBFRAME PROBLEM AND REIMBURSE ME LATER. *TR

WHILE GETTING NEW FRONT TIRES THE SERVICE TECH POINTED OUT THE RUSTED PASSENGER SIDE SUB FRAME AND SHOWED ME THE PERFECT DRIVERS SIDE. LOOKING UP WAS THE AIR CONDITIONING DRAIN THAT CAUSED THE DECAY. *TR

WHILE BRINGING THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC FOR BRAKE WORK, THE STAFF NOTICED THAT THE RIGHT FRONT SUBFRAME HAD RUSTED THROUGH, WAS BROKEN, AND WAS LIKELY PUTTING STRESS ON THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL BEARING. FIVE DAYS LATER, I RETURNED THE VEHICLE TO THE OUT-OF-TOWN USER CAR SALES/SERVICE BUSINESS FROM WHICH IT WAS PURCHASED AND THEY CONFIRMED THE PROBLEM, TRACING IT TO RUNOFF FROM CONDENSATION OVER THE AIR CONDITIONING COMPRESSOR DIRECTLY ON TO THE CORRODED AREA. BECAUSE OF THE PRE-EXISTING NATURE OF THE PROBLEM, THE USED CAR SALESMAN IS WILLING TO PAY 50% OF THE COST, BUT PARTS (EVEN WITH THE USE OF A RUST-FREE USED SUBFRAME) AND LABOR TOTAL COST IS $1,200. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THE POWER STEERING HOSE WAS LEAKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING HOSE FRACTURED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 200,000. P

DT: 2000 HONDA ACCORD EX - THE POWER STEERING RACK AND PINION BROKE. WHILE DRIVING MY VEHICLE THE MAINTENANCE INDICATOR CAME ON AND STAYED ON AND I DIDN'T HAVE ANY POWER STEERING. TOOK TO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP AND THEY STATED THAT THE RACK PINION HAD BROKE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN FIXED. THE DEALERSHIP DID NOT PROVIDE ANY INFORMATION ON RECALL OR SAFETY DEFECT ON THIS PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP DID NOT GIVE ANY INDICATION ON WHY THIS HAPPENED. *AK UPDATED 12/27/2005 - *NM

PREMATURE POWER STEERING PUMP FAILURE AS EXHIBITED BY WHINING NOISE COMING FROM THE UNIT. DEALER ACKNOWLEDGES THIS NOISE WILL LEAD TO POWER STEERING FAILURE, THAT THE FAILURE (AT 60000 MILES IN THIS CASE) IS PREMATURE, AND THAT THERE IS AN APPARENT PATTERN OF SUCH FAILURES IN HONDA ACCORD CARS. THE DEALER REFUSED TO DO ANYTHING AND SAID THE MANUFACTURER IS NOT LOOKING INTO THE PROBLEM IN SPITE OF ITS SAFETY IMPLICATIONS AND THE APPARENT PATTERN OF FAILURES.

HAVING PROBLEMS OF STERING WHEEL ON HONDA ACCORD 2000 MODEL. CHANGED THE BRAKE PADS IN OCTOBER'03 WITH HONDA DEALER AND HAVE THE SIMILAR PROBLEM AGAIN.

HONDA SAYS THEY WILL NOT COVER THE PART BECAUSE THEY SAY IT CRACKED AND THERE MIGHT BE EVIDENCE OF A HIT. BUT THE CAR HAS NEVER HAD AN ACIDENT AND HONDA SAYS THEY WILL NOT COVER THE PART. I THINK THIS POSES A SIGNIFICANT SAFTEY THREAD. AND IF ANY BODY DIES DUE TO FALURE OF THIS PART IN THE FUTURE HONDA SHOULD BE CHARGED.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 40-50 MPH POWER STEERING WENT OUT AND CONSUMER COULD NOT CONTROL VEHICLE, AND IT RAN INTO SIDE RAIL. THEN, ACROSS THE HIGHWAY INTO EMERGENCY LANE. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK

STEERING SEEMS TO BE OVERLY TIGHT AND HARD TO TURN FOR POWER STEERING. NO PLAY AT ALL IN STEERING.*AK

SINCE NEW THE SPEEDOMETER HAS BEEN READING 8 TO 9% IN ERROR-VERIFIED BY THE DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT. HONDA CLAIMS A 10% VARIANCE IS NORMAL. THIS CAN BE A CONCERN WHILE DRIVING THE CAR-MAY BE DRIVING AT THE POSTED LIMITS OR I MAY NOT BE IF THE CALIBRATION IS OFF AND IS WAVERYING IN ITS READINGS. *AK