7 year old vehicle i purchased in 09 while still under factory warranty . power steering pump is beginning to fail as intermintatly wheel feels very stiff in 2 or 3 inch increments of turning. hope to make it past new years b4 replacing. fluid was r&red at 39k by honda. vehicle now has 44k. these incedents happen just after cranking with sufficient warm up of at least 30 to 55 seconds and pulling or backing out of location.
Power steering is very noisy, and steering vehicle is increasingly difficult at lower speeds. *tr
2008 honda ridgeline - power steering failure.. creaks and groans in power steering, tough to turn at low speeds. dealer - planet honda in golden, colorado diagnosed failure of the power steering pump and noted that they had seen many such failures. *tr