2022 Honda Civic Si: lane keeping assist jerks the wheel

Filed Aug 24, 2024 · Steering · FL

I am also experiencing the issue described in the federal safety agency action number EA23003. The steering is "sticky" leading to ever-changing steering effort. At times, so much force has to be applied that overcorrection occurs. It decreases the safety margin when driving and applying corrective steering to prevent lane departure or collision. I have luckily not had any accident occur as of yet, but I can easily imagine it contributing to a collision if and when the margin for an accident is sufficiently narrowed. There are no warning lights or messages provided by the car for this issue. When I asked Honda about the issue, they said I would have to pay a fee to even have the vehicle looked at. They also stated that it would cost over $3000 to fix if it was found to be the same issue described in TSB 23-037. My vehicle only had 47,000 miles when I unwittingly purchased it with the issue. They said that they could not replace it for free because it was not under warranty and there was no recall for the issue, just a TSB. I am surprised that this is still not a recall given how apparent a safety risk it is. Frequently I have to jerk the wheel for it to break free and respond to steering input. It's unfortunate that Honda is not being more proactive about replacing this component. Please let me know what else I can do to help progress this to a recall. Thank you

Filed Jan 10, 2024 · Steering · MD

When driving at higher speeds >50MPH, the steering becomes increasingly 'sticky' to the point where you feel like you are fighting the car to make corrections to the tracking of where you are going. The faster you go, the more dangerous it feels. It does not feel safe at high speed when you have to fight the steering wheel to make an abrupt avoidance maneuver. It's basically undrivable at highway speeds because of this issue. I disabled the lane assist thinking this was the problem but it didn't help.

Filed Dec 27, 2023 · Steering · GA

The steering on my vehicle has started to "stick" in the center. It's only really noticeable when traveling straight at highway speeds. In this scenario, it becomes more difficult to stay within 1 lane, as the smallest increment I'm able to turn the wheel is larger than the amount I actually need to turn the wheel. So I am constantly over-correcting, causing me the vehicle to slowly bounce between the left side of the lane and the right, rarely able to actually stay in the center of the lane. This increases the amount of effort required by the driver to stay inside the lane, leading to more mistakes. It also decreases the predictability of my driving and can seem erratic. At first I assumed it was an artifact of the lane keeping assistance system, but even with the LKAS disabled, the behavior persists. Today (12/27/23) I dropped the car off at the dealer for a full inspection of the steering system. My main concern is that if there is a major problem in the power steering, LKAS, or steering system as a whole, that it may continue to get worse, reducing the car's controllability and becoming more and more of a safety concern. No error codes or messages have been displayed on the car's dashboard. This fact, combined with the fact that the issue is quite subtle led me to delay taking the car to the dealership in the hopes that it would go away or at least not worsen. This is not the case. When I first bought the vehicle, the steering perfectly smooth and has gotten noticeably worse over time. I just recently hit 10k miles.

Filed Nov 9, 2023 · Steering · FL

My car has almost 30k miles and about 8k miles ago the steering started 'sticking' on the highway. I drive 100 highway miles every day. A few months ago i noticed that if the steering wheel wasn't moved for a few seconds then the steering basically would stick and i would have to move the wheel to unstick it. It feels as if the wheels are in a rut and i am pulling it out. I have all of the lane departure turned off since i bought it and have tried turning it on, but nothing changes. Some days it drives normal but most days it has the sticking issue. Some days are worse than others and it is almost scary in that i need to overcorrect so much to unstick. The tires all have normal pressure. I have checked online and this seems to be a fairly common issue with these Civics.

Filed Oct 15, 2023 · Steering · WA

Above roughly 50mph, the steering wheel “sticks” to a centered/neutral position, and requires a light amount of force to initiate movement to the left or right. This results in degraded ability to maintain lane position, and the driver constantly fighting overcorrections. If the issue becomes worse over time, it could potentially lead to hazardous swerving or oscillation at highway speeds. The condition was first observed around 15,000 miles, and has persisted through 25,000 miles. On 14 Oct 2023, I took the vehicle into a Honda dealer for a diagnostic test drive. The dealer confirmed the resistance in steering, but stated this was due to normal operation of the Lane Keep Assist System, and turned it off. Having driven the vehicle for 18 months, I was already familiar with how LKAS felt, both on and off, and how to operate it. No attempt was made to inspect or troubleshoot the electrical/mechanical components of the steering system. The dealer did not seem familiar with any steering-related issues on this vehicle. On the drive home, with LKAS off and verified off, the problem persisted. There are no warning lamps, messages, or codes associated with this issue. I suspect the affected component is either the electric power steering system or a mechanical failure in the steering rack.

Filed Aug 24, 2023 · Driver assistance, Steering · NJ

Hello, My concern lies with the Electronic Power Steering. My car physically is all over the play when it comes to making minor adjustments to the steering. The steering goes from being quite difficult to make minor adjustments to overreacting, causing me to ping pong side to side on the highway. This issue is magnified with the use of Lane Keep Assist, which cannot keep me centered on the road. This is a major issue. My lane keep assist and blind spot system keep failing and warning me to visit a dealer.

Filed Apr 27, 2023 · Driver assistance · AZ

Car has braked multiple times randomly when using ACC when nothing was in front of the vehicle. Emergency braking has activated once randomly and another time for a pedestrian on the sidewalk. The lane departure should be turned off as it will yank the wheel from your hand and doesn't know how lane splits, mergers, and construction zones work. Both are a safety hazard.

Filed Mar 23, 2023 · Steering · TX

The steering becomes unusually notchy and stiff at mid to high speeds (~ >45 MPH). It is more noticeable when driving in a straight or nearly-straight line. I will try to make a minor adjustment to steering angle, and because it is so stiff, I will sometimes push too hard and over-correct. This can make driving in a straight line difficult for extended periods. This problem also seems to give the Lane Keep Assist some trouble remaining in the lines at highway speeds (although the problem also occurs with LKA off). The problem is inconsistent when trying to reproduce. Sometimes it will be present for several days, and then seems to go away for a few days, etc. I feel as if this could eventually cause a collision at high speeds if I'm driving with extra awareness or if the problem worsens. The car has 9,900 miles on it and I would say this problem has been noticeable for about the last 1,000 miles. The problem has not yet been investigated by a dealer. No warning lights or anything have appeared to indicate a problem. The problem is present across all driving modes (Normal, Sport, and Individual).