# 2010 Honda CR-V & 2005 TSX - Rack leaks

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2010-honda-cr-v-2005-tsx-rack-leaks/152817>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** honda\
**Created:** [November 15, 2019, 3:09am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2010-honda-cr-v-2005-tsx-rack-leaks/152817 "2019-11-15T03:09:38Z")\
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**Author:** ![JustinKill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a87d85/32.png) [@JustinKill](https://community.cartalk.com/u/JustinKill)\
**Post date:** [November 15, 2019, 3:09am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2010-honda-cr-v-2005-tsx-rack-leaks/152817/1 "2019-11-15T03:09:39Z")

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I’ve had two cars that had leaks on the power steering rack at the boot by the wheel in one year requiring replacement of the rack. One was a 2005 Acura TSX and the other one was a 2010 Honda CRV. The shop told me that Honda’s can tend to have this problem more than others But it seems to be too much of a coincidence for both to happen within the same year. Where we park our cars there is a steep angled slope approach that is 2-3 feet in length that leads to a flat parking pad (imagine something like this ✓""""""" where the check mark is the slope and the dashes are the pad). The slope starts at the curb of the road and requires a decently sharp turn to get in position and up the slope to the pad. Lower cars have a tendency to bottom out (for example our 2005 Prius). Would this sharp angle turn and then ensuing a ascent up the slope to the pad have any added pressure or wear on the rack gaskets causing the rack to go bad sooner?

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**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\
**Post date:** [November 15, 2019, 1:30pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2010-honda-cr-v-2005-tsx-rack-leaks/152817/2 "2019-11-15T13:30:44Z")

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Very unlikely.

You have a 14 year old car that can have any failure at any time. You also have a 9 year old car that is less likely to fail any given component and yet both did within the year. I’d say it is a coincidence.

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**Author:** ![GorehamJ](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/gorehamj/32/24103_2.png) [@GorehamJ](https://community.cartalk.com/u/GorehamJ)\
**Post date:** [November 17, 2019, 1:33pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2010-honda-cr-v-2005-tsx-rack-leaks/152817/3 "2019-11-17T13:33:37Z")

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The good news is, you won’t have power steering fluid leaks in your next Honda, Acura, or any new vehicle for that matter. [Here’s why.](http://bestride.com/news/technology/video-5-benefits-of-electronic-power-steering-and-why-you-should-love-it)

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**Author:** ![NYBo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/nybo/32/17281_2.png) [@NYBo](https://community.cartalk.com/u/NYBo)\
**Post date:** [November 17, 2019, 9:34pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2010-honda-cr-v-2005-tsx-rack-leaks/152817/4 "2019-11-17T21:34:43Z")

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> [@GorehamJ](#):
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> The good news is, you won’t have power steering fluid leaks in your next Honda, Acura, or any new vehicle for that matter. [Here’s why.](http://bestride.com/news/technology/video-5-benefits-of-electronic-power-steering-and-why-you-should-love-it)

My 2019 Nissan Frontier has traditional power steering. But since the design of the truck is essentially unchanged since this generation was introduced for the 2005 model year, I guess that’s to be expected! 🙃