electronic power steering problem

hondasi006 · 06-27-2007, 01:54 AM

ive posted this up before, i get in the car and start it up, go to turn the wheel and it jerks like a half an inch and locks up cuz the power is dead, and the eps light is on the dash. i have taken it to the dealership but they couldnt find the problem. it happens every now and again, all i do is shut the car off and restart and its fine. just curiouse if any one has had the same problem

hondasi006 · 06-27-2007, 10:47 AM

no one, huh

Nighthawk07 · 06-27-2007, 11:04 AM

Hmm.. that's weird. Hasn't happend to me. Sorry I can't help.

drexp2000 · 06-27-2007, 11:38 AM

They should have pulled up a DTC code from the EPS system.

Is it a reoccuring problem or just a one time deal? Might want to go a different dealer, EPS system might be faulty..

hondasi006 · 06-27-2007, 11:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by drexp2000

They should have pulled up a DTC code from the EPS system.

Is it a reoccuring problem or just a one time deal? Might want to go a different dealer, EPS system might be faulty..

it is a reoccuring problem, i normally let the car idle after start up until 1500 rpm. if i wait a lil longer than that then i got to turn the wheel it locks, it doesnt happen every time but just enough to piss me off. \

the dealership i went to looked at it and said that unless the car is here while the eps light is on then they can not tell what it is, so i am trying to figure out if i can make the light go on while i am there, because i am not goin to drive about 15 min on a major highway to the delership with the eps off.

drexp2000 · 06-27-2007, 12:33 PM

That's odd.. Usually they could pull up (Using the HDS) a history of DTC codes. Unless the problem you are having does not have a DTC associated to it. It might be mechanical more so than ECU related... I have my dealer service manuals at home, I'll dig up some stuff for you when I get home.

hondasi006 · 06-27-2007, 12:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by drexp2000

That's odd.. Usually they could pull up (Using the HDS) a history of DTC codes. Unless the problem you are having does not have a DTC associated to it. It might be mechanical more so than ECU related... I have my dealer service manuals at home, I'll dig up some stuff for you when I get home.

thanks alot. i know it sounds easy,"just take it to the dealership".

i really dont want to drive it there in that condition, or have to leave it there over night so when it starts up for the first time in a couple of hours it will set the eps light on the dash, let me know what you find, thanks again

bioevolve · 06-27-2007, 01:51 PM

Do you have a race header on?

hondasi006 · 06-28-2007, 01:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bioevolve

Do you have a race header on?

no, i did read that thread about the guy that got the header and the heat shield melted the wires, thats not my case.

it has never acted up while i was driving, if it did i would be like

it mostly happens in the winter while i let it warm up ( agian i dont wait like 10 min or nothing, just till about 1500). im sure someone had this happen,

other mods that might maybe just a lil have something to do with it,
8k hid kit
custom led bars and neon inside

***Excalibur*** · 06-30-2007, 10:56 AM

That's wierd. I hope you get it figured out.

leetcoder · 10-01-2007, 02:53 AM

Sorry to bring this thread up.. Im having the same problem with my power steering. Sometime the eps light will come on when i start up the car and I have to turn off the car and start the car again for the power steering to work again. Did you fix yours yet hondasi006?

06-27-2007, 01:54 AM	#1 (permalink)
hondasi006 Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 1,128 iTrader: 0 / 0%	electronic power steering problem ive posted this up before, i get in the car and start it up, go to turn the wheel and it jerks like a half an inch and locks up cuz the power is dead, and the eps light is on the dash. i have taken it to the dealership but they couldnt find the problem. it happens every now and again, all i do is shut the car off and restart and its fine. just curiouse if any one has had the same problem

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leetcoder Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Stockton, CA Age: 25 Posts: 111 iTrader: 0 / 0%	Sorry to bring this thread up.. Im having the same problem with my power steering. Sometime the eps light will come on when i start up the car and I have to turn off the car and start the car again for the power steering to work again. Did you fix yours yet hondasi006?