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While driving and turning the steering wheel away from the 12 o'clock position, the steering wheel (power steering) will not return by itself to the 12 o'clock position after completing the turn. There will also sometimes be a force needed to turn the steering wheel past the 1 o'clock or 11 o'clock position in situations where the turn is sharper but does not exceed the need to turn the steering wheel past the 3 o'clock position. The steering issue only occurs during cornering situations and more frequently on banked turns. The steering issue occurs in both steering directions in the same manner as described above. The steering issue occurs with Lane Keeping Assist turned off. Lane departure notice is active. No electronic messages or indications occur during the steering situation that would indicate Lane departure safety systems were activating. Vehicle has approximately 50k miles. The issue has been noticeable for approximately the past 10k miles. I have had no repairs performed by any dealership to date for any car related issues. Honda recommended maintenance schedule has been followed to date. I have been informed by a Honda Dealership that the serial number associated with my power steering rack is not currently covered under the Manufacturer Recall Number YFW or NHTSA Recall Number 23V-704.The vehicle has recently passed State Inspections without any abnormal wear on tires noticed by the same Honda Dealership that informed me of the issue with the power steering rack.
While driving (especially for a while) the steering wheel pulls left and then right on its own. It feels almost like it is sticking or jerking. I am literally not comfortable driving it without having both hands on the wheel. Because it has a mind of its own. It will try to jerk my wheel left and right without my assistance.
Sticky steering causing over corrections to be made between the intervals of 11 to 1 on the steering wheel. this is very unsafe and needs to be fixed asap.
At speeds over 35mph steering wheel sticks to center and needs over corrected to unstick to turn the steering right or left, Very noticeable on highway. Happens almost daily.
- Columbus, OH, USA
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Really common issue of sticky steering on this car. Sometimes my steering wheel won-??t wanna turn back straight. It seems like a very serious safety issue.
The contact owns a 2022 Honda Civic. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, he became aware that the electronic power steering was not functioning properly, requiring increased effort to maneuver the vehicle. No warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer or an independent mechanic. The vehicle was not repaired. After investigating the failure, the contact related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V704000 (Steering), but the VIN was not included. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, a case was opened, and the contact was referred to the NHTSA Hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was 86,000.
Sticky steering wheel. At first it wasnt happening alot but but its getting very dangerous. While driving on the highway during a curve the steering gets stuck and sometime i habe to lightly rock the steering wheel to get it out of the stuck position. Almost everyone inknow has this issue with this civic. Im not sure why there's no recall on this.
After driving in a straight line without steering input for 10-15 sec. it requires extra effort to make a minor adjustment. Makes you slightly over correct
The contact owns a 2022 Honda Civic. The contact stated while driving at approximately 65 MPH and steering to follow a left curve in the highway, the steering became sticky and was almost unresponsive to turning the steering wheel. The contact stated that the steering wheel was jerking to the left and when the contact corrected by turning the steering wheel slightly to the right the steering wheel was jerking. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The contact stated that the failure was intermittent at first but had become a recurring failure at various speeds. The contact had taken the vehicle to a local dealer, but it was not diagnosed and was not repaired. The manufacturer was informed of the failure. The contact had researched online and related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V704000 (Steering). The failure mileage was approximately 59,000.
When driving at speeds above 30 MPH, I discovered the steering wheel sticks when trying to center car in lane. This issue is especially noticeable at highway speeds.It is non drivable for long distances (1+ hrs) due to constant over correction of the steering wheel by the driver. This discrepancy started at 39,000. and has been happening for the last 2k miles.
At some point in 2023 I took my car to Honda because all of the dashboard lights came on randomly. They told me there was an issue with the a sensor in the steering column and that they would fix it under warranty. Now several months later I-??m noticing a sticky feeling when driving at highway speeds. The wheel needs a tad bit of force/jerk to make the slightest adjustment. I-??ve had 2 other drivers drive my car that have reported the same issue. One driver said that they thought the car needed power steering fluid not knowing that it was electrical steering.
Steering sticking very badly when going down the road doesn-??t matter if im going slow or fast. I have to over correct the steering wheel and sometimes it pulls me from one lane to another.
Steering was sticky and almost caused an accident. It has been evaluated by Honda dealership and was diagnosed with the steering rack needed to be replaced. This vehicle has been in no accidents, nor driven recklessly and is not driven on inappropriate roads. The issue started around the middle of February and car was evaluated around the 22nd of February. No warning lights or messages were present. The only reason the car was diagnosed was owner intuition.
Steering is sticky at speeds above 40mph. Noticeable when making slight adjustments while maintaining lane. It is so sticky at times that it creates an overcorrection. This occurs even in corners, not just straight lane paths. Dealership has inspected the vehicle 3+ times telling me they cannot recreate it.
Experiencing steering issue associated with EPS Gearbox defect as found on Honda Service Bulletin 23-037, entitled 2022-?"23 Civic EPS Gearbox Replacement. Date for this bulletin is July 6, 2023. Symptom: Steering effort complaint while driving at moderate or highway speeds, with possible complaint of noise at slow speeds, and no MIL illuminated or DTC stored. Steering wheel is notchy and is very fatiguing at speeds over 40 mph.
I'm December of 2023 the steering started jerking left and right while driving. Honda also issued a recall related to steering in December of 2023. I took my car in for the recall and was advised the my car was safe to drive. The dealer advised that to resolve the jerky steering a new steering rig/box would need to be ordered. The issued has gotten persistently worse since December 2023 with no confirmed dates for the replacement part.
AMERICAN HONDA REFUSING TO ACCEPT that these vehicles they care more about profit than actual safety of customers and dealership even though my warranty expired they wont take in consideration to fix either sticky steering wheel situation which becomes dangerous driving not just on regular roads but worst on highways if you dont correct yolking or force steering wheel back in place you will get in bad accident its either from the steering rack itself or Sticky steering wheel that these new 2022-2023 or newer honda civics they are manufacturing at high rate that they dont care in inspecting it. They need to fix it. These corporations get away with alot and enough is enough they want money money money but not fix something they are aware about and push it upon customers.
The steering wheel in my car is sticking. This happens after about 20 minutes of highway or city driving. this happens especially when i turn to the left, or try to keep my car in the middle of the lane, it jerks back when I try to move it. I see other people have had this same issue on this model.
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- Williamsburg, VA, USA