The power steering fluid has been changed and I still have the same problem....

The old fluid was very dark, how can this happened on a 57000km car?
Anyway, I drove my car about 100K (60 miles) since the fluid change, and, like I said, the steering is still quite hard to move at low speed (while parking the car or driving trough the parking lot)

 

same here - which tires do you have ?

 

take it in if its still under warranty so if it turns out to be a big issue after 36k youre not payin big bucks

 

i tried everything the pump is fine, changed fluid, rack is also fine so now the only thing remains are the tires and mechanic told me that tires are bad and making high friction.

 

what brand tires, continental's have a bad rep

 

Bridgetown B490

 

Winter: Sonny WOT 18 (worst tires ever, came with the car)
I actually thought that it was theses tires that was causing problem...

Summer: Yokohama AVID Envigor, brand new, less than 1000 miles since installation

As for me, the warranty was 3 years, so it's passed...
I'll bring it to my honda dealership I guess...
Thanks anyway!

 

You might have a bad hose that collapses when it's hot

 

well, It's been a few days since the fluid change and I noticed today that the steering, while still getting harder, is easier than it was last week...
Does it takes a few days for the system to "clean" itself from the old fluid?
Or am I just imagining that so I don't have to pay thousands $$ to repair it?

 

Well if it's not bled properly it's a nightmare to turn. Once the old fluid is out and the new fluid is in that's it there is not cleaning itself. I'm telling you look for a collapsed hose when it's hot.

 

I'll check that, thanks!

 

well, the hoses were ok, the pump was dead.... The one from Honda costs like 3 times as much as the 350$ jobber one so.... It's what's installed now... everithing is working well now!
Weird That a 55 000 km pump died...
I often compare repairs to my old '95, 300 000km Civic....
Never changed a power steering pump on that one... don't even recall having to change the power steering fluid!
Why did I sell this car?

 

Was your power steering doing anything other than getting stiff? I noticed that my pump is whining lately and today I had the hood open while it was running and noticed my fluid looked to be boiling. Never seen that before.LOL Guess I will change the fluid and see if that helps.