Especially when it is cold out, the steering becomes very sticky. This is mostly noted when traveling straight and need to make small adjustments in a lane. It almost feels like it pops and breaks free. I had brought it up to my dealer and they claim they didn't feel anything and have not heard of this issue
2023 Acura Integra steering complaints
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When driving at interstate speeds the steering wheel feels like it gets 'stuck'. If you try to make a small correction within your lane, or if you try to change lanes there is a sensation that the wheel is 'stuck' requiring me to apply more force to move the wheel, then you will feel the resistance break and the steering returns to a normal feel. It used to only happen when driving in a straight line for a period of time, but now if I'm going around a long curve on the interstate and go to straight the wheel back out at the end of the curve I can feel the steering wheel jump back to center without my input. My Integra has about 4500 miles on it. This issue began about 2 weeks ago. I have reported the issue to the dealer I bought the car from and their service department has looked at it and said they could not reproduce the issue. I asked a salesman to drive it and he noticed it right away and left the car running so that the service manager could drive it and he did, but he said he didn't notice anything. There have been no l warning lights from the vehicle and no trouble codes stored by the vehicle.
The steering wheel in my car has been getting, what I can best describe as, "stuck" intermittently at various speeds. It's most noticeable when attempting to do minor corrections while driving straight. The wheel acts as though it does not want to budge prompting the driver to yank on it a bit to get it out of the "stuck" spot which then overcorrects. It was mostly annoying at first but is becoming dangerous. I went to the dealership today and the service tech told me this is an issue that others have reported but there's no recall or service bulletin for it. The car shows no warning lamps or messages but the problem is getting progressively worse and driving it is beginning to cause me anxiety. The car is less than a year old.
Steering difficulty at cruising speeds. Above 35mph, steering can become difficult to move. When the issue occurs, making any adjustment to the wheel requires increased effort. Vehicle feels unsafe and difficult to control. It seems to be an intermittent problem with electric power steering. Occurred September 30, 2023, October 1 2023, October 7 2023, and October 10, 2023. Conditions 65-75F and sunny near Raleigh, NC. Problem occurred in December/January 2023 on this vehicle at 4,400 miles. Has not occurred from February to September, now occurring again at 11,000 miles See also previous report 11549698 Problem has not been reproduced by dealer, happens intermittently. Not inspected by manufacturer and no warning lamps, messages or other indicators.
Driving at speeds above 35mph, steering requires extra effort. Intermittent problem, but began within 45 minutes of starting the vehicle. Once it occurs, it persists during the drive. At low speeds, steering feel is normal. When reaching 35mph and above the steering required significantly increased effort to adjust or correct. Prior to these incidents, steering was responsive and easy. However, when high effort is required, wheel would feel stuck in center position and require extra force to make small adjustments. At highway speeds this is more pronounced and feels unsafe, since it is more difficult to control the vehicle and requires strong grip with both hands. At the time it happened, vehicle was in Comfort mode with lane guidance disabled and lane departure assist disabled. Checked sport and normal modes too, no improvement. When it happens, switching drive modes or toggling assistance features do not make any difference. First occurrence was 12/19/2022. I made an appointment with the dealer on 01/25/2023. We were unable to reproduce the issue. No repair was made, and the vehicle indicated no fault codes. No warning lamps appeared. Conditions on 1/28/2023: 39F, Sunny. Drove 100mi in the morning (9AM-11AM). Parked for 6 hours and drove 100mi in the evening (5PM-7PM). Issue began at 9:45AM on Interstate 40 west of Durham NC and continued even after parking for 6 hours.
Steering begins to "stick" as the vehicle increases speed. This causes overcompensation when making small steering adjustments while driving.
Steering is sticking and moving car to the right or left workout me steering it in that direction. I have read in the Acura Integra forums that there have been many instances of this and it should be reported due to safety issues
On Friday October 6, 2023 I was driving home from Goodson Acura of Dallas. I had brought my car here for service for a different issue. I noticed that on the highway the car's steering felt heavier than normal. I drove a bit more, and the steering seem to get "stuck" while the wheel was on center. The lane assistance option was turned off, even when turning the wheel slightly the car steering sort of got stuck in that point until I had to exert additional energy to turn it back to the position that I wanted. For five days I was driving a loaner 2023 Acura TLX while my Integra was being serviced for two separate issues. That vehicle did not exhibit any of the sticky steering behavior that I noticed on the Integra. This leads me to believe there is some type of defect in the part in the software, controlling the part potentially. Overall, I am not very confident in my car safety right now owning it for slightly under one year. Have not yet informed my Acura dealership and I'm a bit frustrated since they literally had my car from Monday when I dropped it off in the evening until Friday in the evening when I went to go pick it up. Upon further inspection it has been brought to my attention this is a known issue on certain Honda products, namely, the civic. The Integra the vehicle is based on the civic and shares many of the same components. I was hoping that by now there would be a permanent fix in place. Replacing a steering rack on a vehicle with less than 8000 miles seems extreme. I've been thinking about trading this car in, but it's likely that the new owner will run into the same issue, not to mention taking a financial hit from selling a one year old vehicle versus when I bought it new. I'm hoping the issue goes away on its own but I'm not feeling super confident right now.
If you search up Civic or “Integra sticky steering” on google theres been complaints about this. Basically the steering wheel developed a problem where it feels “sticky” when trying to adjust yourself while driving. I sometimes have to put more effort into a slight turn because theres resistance like theres a notch you have to get past to free the steering wheel. Sometimes the steering wheel does not adjust itself back to the nuetral position as if i have no power steering.
An issue with the electric power steering rack causes the steering to feel “sticky” or “notchy” when making small steering adjustments above 35 MPH, such as staying in the lane on the highway. The wheel tends to feel stuck at a certain position momentarily and requires additional force to “break loose”, then the power steering assist kicks back in and causes excessive steering input and swerving. Making small adjustments precisely is very difficult, and it severity increases could cause loss of control or unintentional swerving into other lanes. Dealer confirmed upon inspection that it was the same issue with the electric power steering rack that is currently under investigation by the federal safety agency in the Integra’s sister car, the Honda Civic. The vehicles share a modular chassis platform. The Integra specifically shares a drivetrain and suspension components with the Civic Si. No warning lights or malfunctions are indicated in-vehicle. Knowing this led me to believe my vehicle was having this issue, which the dealership confirmed. Their tech believes the vehicle safe to drive, and I was denied a service loaner due to “not purchasing the vehicle at that dealer”. There is no ETA for arrival of replacement parts to the dealer. I was told the Honda equivalents were in stock, leading me to believe Honda/Acura and the dealership are aware of the malfunction or faulty design.
Steering needs constant correction. Pulls to the left and sticks when correcting. Steering is constantly sticking creating no confidence in vehicle control. The sticking causes one to apply to much steering when turning in to a corner. Impossible to make smooth turns.
While driving, especially at speeds over 40 mph, the steering wheel will become slightly "frozen" where minor corrections or adjustments to the steering wheel cause the wheel to jerk or over-correct. This is especially noticeable at highway speeds. So far, the over-correction is not severe enough to cause me to depart my existing lane but at highway speeds, I've had a few close calls where simply the speed combined with traffic have made me very nervous and not fully in control. At first it would only happen occasionally but over the past several weeks, it has become a constant occurrence, every time I drive. Although the car is equipped with adaptive steering and lane keep assist, I do not have these functions active. It does not result in any warning lights or alarms. Additionally, I have tried changing the drive "modes" and found that it occurs in all modes, including normal, comfort, and sport. My vehicle currently has 9,000 miles. I took the vehicle to my local dealer last week (9/21/23) and after test driving it, they advised that the steering was functioning "as intended" and any oddities I was noticing were intentional. I do not accept this response and will be returning to the dealer again in the coming week or so to have them test again, once my schedule allows.
Steering. Steering sticking at speeds over 45 mile an hour and making slight left turns at slower speeds. with the steering sticking, i am having to make corrections that is causing the car to swerve on the road. car has not been checked by the dealer yet but is scheduled to be done. no warning lights are showing. the problem first started around 10,000 miles.
While driving at speeds above 40 MPH the steering becomes "sticky", taking more force than usual to move it from a neutral position. This just began occurring after 14,000 miles and is not associated with any error messages from the car. The condition happens with cruise control on or off and with lane keep assist features off. From reading reports this issue seems to be affecting 2022 Honda Civic and Civic SI models as well which share the same drivetrain components as the Acura Integra.
The problem I am reporting is that while driving at speeds of greater than 40mph, every single time the steering wheel has this issue where it begins to stick in place and requires more force than usual to change directions, which then results in an over correction every time, where I then have to put it back into a centered position. It is more apparent at speeds greater than 75 mph and not noticeable under 30 mph. 1. The Steering wheel seems to be the problem, according to some sources online with similar experiences the steering rack could be the problem. 2. My safety, as well as the safety of all passengers and other drivers are affected by this, as I have to use more force than usual which could create unpredictable movements in the car. This can be especially dangerous on ice or snow. 3. The issue has multiple reports online, as well as an active investigation in the 2022-23 Honda Civics who share a drivetrain with the integra. 4. My specific Integra has not been investigated by any other sources, although I will soon set up an appointment to get it looked into. 5. There were absolutely no warnings or signs as to when this started happening. It just randomly started happening around two weeks ago at the 15,000 Mile mark, with no external forces or maintenance recently to cause this. 2.
when driving on the highway the steering wheel started sticking
Steering is very jerky and sticks into a turning position while driving at highway speeds. It takes a heavy correction to get the car out of the “lock”. Nearly had a couple of accidents due to the car trying to swerve in the opposite lane in turns.
While driving at highway speeds around 60-65 mph, the steering feels "sticky". It takes more effort than normal to move the steering wheel and correct course. Rarely, the steering wheel does not return to the center position after a long sweeping curve on a highway and needs to be jerked back slightly to get it to return to center. This tends to happen around an hour or more into a long drive, usually when it's warm weather. For reference, the car only has around 6500 miles on it.
Steering wheel is “sticking” at highway speeds. When driving straight, I have to lightly force the wheel to get it to click out of where it was last place. It ends up jerking the wheel to get it out of this stuck position.
Sticky steering wheel that jerks after I reached 6500 miles, it feels dangerous and causes me to swerve.. to the point people beep at me thinking I’m not paying attention but I’m trying to stop the jerking from happening
Sticky steering observed at highway speed. Steering wheel would lose power assist or feel sticky or jerkiness briefly by giving steering wheel a very slight turn to either the left or right at highway speed when going straight. Complaint to dealer and already replaced steering rack under warranty once at 10000 miles. Problem seems to have come back again after driven the newly replace steering rack for 5000 miles. Right now, problem would come and goes intermittently already contact dealership for appointment to troubleshoot the issue.
Steering produces a sticking sensation, specifically when traveling at speed on straight roads and slight steering adjustments are needed to correct course. When attempting to make the adjustments, more effort is needed for a very short amount of time, to get the steering to unstick. It ranges on severity from very minute to quite a bit of force needed to steer from straight. Dealer looked at the problem and said they could not reproduce the effect. I took tech for a ride and had them feel when it was happening when I was driving. The tech felt it, but said that was “normal”. Vehicle has not been independently inspected as I took to dealer because it is still under warranty. No warning lights have occurred.
Same issue with the '22/'23 Honda Civic, which the Integra is based on -- "sticky steering". AutoBlog reported on it at https://www.autoblog.com/2023/03/21/the federal safety agency-honda-civic-sticky-power-steering-investigation/.
The steering wheel sticks at times. Driving straight and in turns. It's a slight stick, but increasingly more noticeable. While driving straight it happens if I don't touch the wheel for a few seconds. Then I'll need to make a minor correction and it's stuck. I have to put some decent pressure on the wheel to make it unstuck, which causes an over-correction. If i steadily make corrections it doesn't stick. Same in a turn. If I am making a slow or wide turn, wheel stays in same position for a second, it doesn't just roll out of the turn easily. I have to force it to come out of the turn. Again once it's unstuck it feels fine. Leaving it in one position for more than a second or two initiates the stuck.
Car at around 3K miles. The steering at higher speeds >40mph started to stick and takes some force to steer. It is most noticeable when driving in a straight line and the steering wheel will require some force to turn but then will be more fluid. But then returning to a straight line causes the same sticky feeling. Because the steering sticks, it requires an overcorrection when trying to adjust directions.
Streering wheels when going straight on freeway speeds gets sticky so making minor adjustments tends to to be hard
This has started after approximately 5,000 miles on the vehicle. At highway speeds the steering wheel will feel sticky and/or jump when trying to apply small inputs. For example, after a few seconds of holding the steering wheel in a straight position or in a constant long radius turn, the steering wheel is resistant to movement and increased force is required to bring the steering back to center. This results in small over-corrections leading to a slight weaving while trying to stay in a lane.
I have noticed that the steering wheel seems to "stick" or feel "notchy" when making small adjustments from center (12 o clock) position. This is most noticeable when driving on a long, straight stretch of freeway requiring minor adjustments to keep the car centered. The steering will stick when attempting to making small corrections, requiring extra force to overcome resistance. After providing more force, the steering will suddenly give way, typically causing overcorrection in the opposite direction
While driving at highway speeds (45-75 mph) the steering will begin to stick. The steering wheel requires extra force to make an adjustment. After getting past the friction point, the steering is normal but will soon gain the friction point back. On highway ramps, the steering will hold the turn without any additional pressure and fails to return to the straight position. Added force required to get it back to straight.
I was driving on December 19, 2022 and noticed difficulty steering at cruising speeds (45mph). The steering became resistant to small movements. It did not move smoothly when I turned it to make minor adjustments, it required extra force to move from a still position. Once I applied enough force to turn, it turned freely. At low speeds such as turning in a parking lot, I did not notice any problems, but upon reaching approx 40mph, I did notice the problem. This makes the vehicle more difficult to operate in an unexpected manner and makes a collision more likely, thus putting the safety of myself, my passengers, and other drivers at risk. There were no warning lamps or messages. The only related symptom was that the CarPlay navigation display was not updating regularly during this drive. Normally this system works well, but on this day it was updating my position every 30 seconds or so. When I unplugged the USB cable between my iPhone and the vehicle, the steering issue disappeared. Additional details provided here: https://www.integraforums.com/forum/threads/sticky-jerky-steering-carplay-usb-related.50610/#post-823807 The contact stated that the issues they are experiencing are similar, if not the same, as the Honda Civic and Honda Civic Si.
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