power steering problems

GlxyGry06Si · 01-11-2007, 12:53 PM

When it gets really cold outside like below freezing and i start my car the power steering light comes on and i have no power steering. all i have to do is let it warm up a lil bit and then restart the car and its fixed. just wondering if anyone else had this problem. i looked real quick through the site and did not find anything so if its a repost sorry. i talked to the dealership and they said that they were going to have to actually see the problem and i cant go with out a car. any suggestions?

GlxyGry06Si · 01-13-2007, 01:49 PM

bump.

hondasi006 · 01-13-2007, 01:57 PM

yeah i posted it a coulpe times, it happens to me once in a while, 3 times in a row about 8 months ago, and every now and then, i went to the dealer and they said they could not find anything, then again on the phone the manager told me that the fluid might be low, wtf, there is no fluid, they told me that when i lose the power and the light is on then i have to bring it in and thats the only way they could help

GlxyGry06Si · 01-13-2007, 02:10 PM

ok. atleast im not the only one

Robare · 01-13-2007, 03:00 PM

Obviously it cannot be steering fluid because the 06 SI is electronic..hence we have no fluid.....I haven't had any issues on my SI like you are describing...The coldest it's been here Northern IN has been about maybe 15 degrees F.

SWRT · 01-14-2007, 09:15 PM

Take it to the dealer and tell them to hook up their HDS and read the historical codes. Every time the EPS ECU throws a light it records everything (vehicle speed, temperature, RPM, steering speed, battery voltage... & and a DTC). Kind of like the black box function for SRS ECU's.

They should be able to tell from that what to do next. Find out what codes you're getting, it would be interesting to know.

-SWRT

GlxyGry06Si · 01-14-2007, 09:24 PM

will do so and i will get back to you guys when i figure out what the problem is.

GlxyGry06Si · 11-20-2007, 11:11 PM

well this year its doing it again but even more often. now its every morning. i just turn the car off and then back on and its fixed.

01-11-2007, 12:53 PM	#1 (permalink)
GlxyGry06Si Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Jacksonville, AR Age: 23 Posts: 7,334 iTrader: 3 / 100%	power steering problems When it gets really cold outside like below freezing and i start my car the power steering light comes on and i have no power steering. all i have to do is let it warm up a lil bit and then restart the car and its fixed. just wondering if anyone else had this problem. i looked real quick through the site and did not find anything so if its a repost sorry. i talked to the dealership and they said that they were going to have to actually see the problem and i cant go with out a car. any suggestions?

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01-13-2007, 01:49 PM	#2 (permalink)
GlxyGry06Si Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Jacksonville, AR Age: 23 Posts: 7,334 iTrader: 3 / 100%	bump.

01-13-2007, 01:57 PM	#3 (permalink)
hondasi006 Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 1,128 iTrader: 0 / 0%	yeah i posted it a coulpe times, it happens to me once in a while, 3 times in a row about 8 months ago, and every now and then, i went to the dealer and they said they could not find anything, then again on the phone the manager told me that the fluid might be low, wtf, there is no fluid, they told me that when i lose the power and the light is on then i have to bring it in and thats the only way they could help

01-13-2007, 02:10 PM	#4 (permalink)
GlxyGry06Si Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Jacksonville, AR Age: 23 Posts: 7,334 iTrader: 3 / 100%	ok. atleast im not the only one

01-13-2007, 03:00 PM	#5 (permalink)
Robare Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Northern Indiana Age: 39 Posts: 133 iTrader: 0 / 0%	Obviously it cannot be steering fluid because the 06 SI is electronic..hence we have no fluid.....I haven't had any issues on my SI like you are describing...The coldest it's been here Northern IN has been about maybe 15 degrees F.

01-14-2007, 09:15 PM	#6 (permalink)
SWRT Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Age: 43 Posts: 150 iTrader: 0 / 0%	Take it to the dealer and tell them to hook up their HDS and read the historical codes. Every time the EPS ECU throws a light it records everything (vehicle speed, temperature, RPM, steering speed, battery voltage... & and a DTC). Kind of like the black box function for SRS ECU's. They should be able to tell from that what to do next. Find out what codes you're getting, it would be interesting to know. -SWRT

01-14-2007, 09:24 PM	#7 (permalink)
GlxyGry06Si Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Jacksonville, AR Age: 23 Posts: 7,334 iTrader: 3 / 100%	will do so and i will get back to you guys when i figure out what the problem is.

11-20-2007, 11:11 PM	#8 (permalink)
GlxyGry06Si Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Jacksonville, AR Age: 23 Posts: 7,334 iTrader: 3 / 100%	well this year its doing it again but even more often. now its every morning. i just turn the car off and then back on and its fixed.