My Civic's Steering is Hard

[ali454]

Assalam-o-Alaikum every one ,,
I hav a Honda civic exi(2005),,,its done 16000k,,,,,,the problem is that the steering wheel has become hard ,,,I just couldnt figure out why???n the power steering oil is ok..the tire pressure is also ok,,,,still its hard ,,,ill go to Honda fort soon,,but can u guys plz tell me wot could be the problem...
thnx...

[Storm]

possibly the steering pump is not functioning correctly,.. or you have the wrong fluid in it.

is the steering rack correctly libricated/greased?

[qwertypoiu]

have you changed your tyres recently
is happens dude to wided tyres too

[ali454]

The oil is original one,,havnt changed it after bought da car ,,,havnt checked the steering rack,,,,,where is the steering pump situated,,thnx,,,

[ali454]

the tires are also the same,plus this problem started just 2 or 3 months before ,,,my cultus vxl has softer steering than it,,,,,

[abdkhan]

I think that those hondas have EPS (no oil chakar)

?????
Guide me 2....

[ali454]

wot is EPS???dude,,,,,i think its oil,,,,

[oror]

bro i had the same problem with my civic..well my steering was all right but it made a humming noise when i turned it completely to one side..anyway there are flaps after the ps oil pump..at time sthose flaps block out or stop working...so just ask the honda ppl to flush the oil out and then add new oil...cost was something around 500-1000..and it takes around 45 mins..should hopefully solve the problem..

[ali454]

thnx bro,,,,,theres one more problem,,,,,the brakes seem to be loose ,,,,i mean ,,,about a year ago ,,when you just touch the brake pedal ,,slightly push it ,,,the car gives a jerk showing that its started to brake ,,,,but now ill hav to push it down to brake ,,,n the brakes feel they are loose.....thnx ,,

[system]

the quality of cars is going from bad to worse....

[robin]

need to check suspension components n bush too

[Cylestyne]

1. How's the alignment?
2. What size rims are you running?

[Neutrino]

maybe there is a prob with the pressure release valve, u could get that checked. And EPS is electrical power steering, much better than the oil one in my opinion.

[simsim]

Ali
I had the same problem with my car. I believe there is a sterring rack adjustment possible. I had that done, which made the steering slightly easier. However too much results in vibration, so Honda does not recommend that. But you are right, the power steering does not 'feel' like a power steering. A normal rack and pinion steering is much lighter!

With regard to the brakes, if you running an automatic, then you need a brake pad change and adjustment. Normally brake pads on a manual transmission wear out between 25,000 - 30,000kms, but even on my automatic, I had to change them at about 15,000.
Regards

[ali_sumair1]

ye bhi ho sakhta hai ke aap ne car ki service kar wai ho....us ki waja se pani ghus gaya hoga....thora oil daal ke dekho steering box me....

[zianadeem1]

the same hapnd wid ma neighbour's city..
he was going to sale,for that reason he said to me that steering be kafi hard ho gaya hai when on high speed..

liqn jab un k sale karne ka cancel howa plan to he was saying that koi masla nahi tha:)

obsession.compulsion reaction

[babooo]

This is the Manufacturing problem in Civic 05 and same shape models. In addition to many other Manufacturing problems, so it would stay hard what ever you do. DONT waste your money on it.