Steering column sounding sandy/scratchy

[Chicane]

Any ideas? About 1 week ago the accord's column started to sound like crap.... like it's all dried out and sandy or something. Is there a way to lube it?

- Rob

[buds302]

you might got sumthin loose in there and its rubbin. like a piece of trim or sumthin

[Strugglebucket]

mine used to do that too. it still might, i don't know i haven't driven it in like 6 months. i think it's just dust and dirt that gets in the lip of the steering wheel where it meets the combo switch casing.

[my86dx4dr]

wheel bearing? oooooh wait. wrong wheel lol

[Blkblurr]

Mine does that too and I found it was the electrical contacts in the steering wheel for the cruise control were worn. The only way I could see to fix it is to replace the contacts. Lubing them did not help.

[racerx]

mine did that. I sprayed WD-40 in there and it never made that sound again.

[Blkblurr]

My contacts are so worn that the pad on the end of the contact is gone and there is sharp metal scraping against the flat metal ring. Lube works for a few days for mine.