sterring wheel gets stuck while taking a curve on highway , take a bit more force to turn back to center position. feels like a break free from being stuck. the problem makes it hard to stay in your lane because of the extra force to re center steering wheel.
2022 Honda Civic Si steering complaints
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Steering constantly sticks and is difficult to turn once car is warmed up. The main issue is highway driving as it can get stuck and takes a lot of effort to keep straight. Issue keeps progressing and dealership will not fix under warranty.
While driving at highways speeds my steering seemed to be sticking while on left curves. The steering wheel would have to be forced out of the stuck position to be straightened back out.
- The steering gearbox seems to have a manufacturing defect in the gearing. This is causing the steering to get slightly stuck at the center. - I do mostly highway driving, The steering getting slightly stuck at highway speeds is endangering my safety and the safety of people around my vehicle. - The problem was confirmed by Ourisman Honda in Frederick, MD (I will attach the diagnosis paperwork for verification) - The car has only been inspected by Ourisman Honda. It has not fully stuck up to this point. - There were no signs, the issue just began happening and nothing had said there was an issue until I had it diagnosed at the dealership.
Steering wheel sticks, especially at highway speeds, but also lower speeds after driving for a period of time. The steering wheel jerks when trying to ease right or left. It feels very unsafe, especially on the highway, as it can cause overcorrection.
The steering wheel feels "sticky" when trying to make some micro adjustments while traveling at highway speeds, and be alert more than usual. Often find myself correcting the oversteering at times, driver assist does help deal with stickiness but would to remain on alert.
My steering wheel recently started "sticking" at 50+ mph when going straight, which appears to be a common issue with 11th Gen Civics that I meet the criteria for, This is a 3 year old car with only 8k miles on it and it started occurring this year in the winter time. It's a very serious issue because it feels like the wheel is stuck in place and it doesn't turn until you kind of pop it out. They are only apparently recalling sport's and touring's for this probably because so few SI's get sold so they told me it was my aftermarket wheels making the steering wheel heavy (they are lighter than OEM wheels) and that there was no active recall for the SI. So now I have to drive at risk of a crash until they recall it, or go and pay to get a serious safety issue fixed. I opened a ticket with Honda because this is just corporate greed, they have a technical service bulletin already out there, 23-037 for this issue, my steering components are not different than the touring or sport models so I have no idea how it doesn't apply to me but I am experiencing the issue. I am under warranty (8k miles) and Honda refuses to fix it leaving me I guess to fix it myself or continue to drive dangerously while they gaslight me and tell me it's my aftermarket wheels for an issue that occurred 7k miles after they were put on the car. Just want to have this documented in case I crash directly related to this issue that is already known but corporate greed is keeping them from fixing.
sticky steering at highway speed which causes oversteer to keep car straight
Steering is "notchy" and seems to stick. It is most noticable at highway speeds where small left and right movements are very difficult to make, feeling like I am fighting the steering to keep the car from wandering around in the lane. The cruise control shuts off randomly and refuses to be turned back on until the car is shut off and back on. It turns off abruptly and causes the car to suddenly start slowing down which is concerning on the interstate.
The steering wheel sticks when micro adjusting to maintain my lane causing more force to be applied to the steering wheel and if to much force is applied it releases and cause the car to veer.
I have just reported to my Honda svc center with an up coming appt. While on hwy or secondary roads any speed the steering wheel literally sticks/locks and will steer you right out of your lane if you don't force it back and it's noticeable force to unlock it. Occurs whether or not drivers assist is on and getting worse. Mine is very noticeable even on slower lower speed roads curves or straight aways.
While car is driving, steering becomes sticky and causes over correction.
The steering on my car was and is not acting correctly. I am unable to make micro adjustments when going faster than about 50 MPH. The steering wheel feels "sticky" when going strait so a micro adjustment when the road curves results in an overcorrection resulting in a jerky turn as opposed to a gradual turn. This has caused dangerous driving conditions for me, potentially putting my vehicle slightly into other lanes. The vehicle has been inspected by the Honda dealership but they will not make fixes as there is no recall. There were no warning lamps, messages or other symptoms of the problem prior to the failure.
While driving I notice a slight hitch in the steering, it's concerning because of it gets any worse it may cause an accident.
Steering on this car will stick in position. Look it up online there are many many people describing it. It's like the steering racks are too tight or the electric boost isn't sensing properly. Requires more effort to initiate an input then it unsticks and you overcorrect. A few days ago I was in a 70mph turn and when I let up on the wheel the steering did not want to recenter. I think this is very dangerous. This is becoming a well described issue in the 2022 and 2023 Honda Civic. Dealerships are not aware of the issue. I know there was a recall on these cars for steering racks having not the proper travel limiters or such, this is a different issue. Will you please look into this and see if Honda can be made aware. Thank you, [XXX] [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
When driving perfectly straight and then having to make a slight adjustment the steering sticks a bit causing me to have to use more force which usually ends up with an over correction. I have also had the steering stick while going around a long bend and needed to use slight effort to get the wheel back to center, this is even more of an issue.
Sticky steering, sometimes requires extra effort to move wheel from center, causes delayed jerky and unpredictable movement of vehicle, particularly at highway speeds.
When driving, the steering wheel sticks and is not smooth. When heading in a forward direction at speed, usually higher speed, the steering feels stuck and requires more effort to break free to make small or large adjustments making the driving experience choppy and can be dangerous on curvy roads. Changing drive modes doesn’t fix/alleviate this issue. Also, when stopped at a stoplight, the steering rack makes a lot of noise to make micro adjustments after a drive longer than 30 mins, like a bushing is squeaking/creaking. This is an ongoing issue and is repeatable, not a single incodent.
While driving at speeds in excess of 40 miles per hour and while the wheel was centered, the steering would stick. This would make the minimum adjustment enough to send you from one side of the lane to the other. This made it very dangerous to drive on the highway because it was very difficult to stay in the lane while driving.. Despite all attempts to change this (turning off active safety features, turning on adaptive cruise control, changing to sport mode, etc.) the problem persisted. Even adaptive cruise control would noticeably over correct. This problem was present for three to four thousand miles and has gone away recently and thus is not currently able to be replicated. There were no warning lights, and the problem was not inspected or independently verified.
Only center sticky steering feel when making slight left-right adjustment.
Steering “sticks” in curves while driving around 40-50 MPH. The steering sticks and does not return to center own its own. Problem worse in warmer weather , the cold has made the issue come and go (40 degrees and lower issue not as apparent). Aside from sticking in curves it’s hard to keep the car driving in a straight line , you need to force it almost to pass that “sticky “ feeling , another way I can word it , the steering feels choppy trying to keep straight line while driving. Switching drive modes doesn’t not help also.
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.
Having issues with steering locking up and have to really pull other direction to break steering free. No accident, there is a recall on other models using same steering rack, but not on the Si model I own.
On highways when the car is at 50-60 mph speed, the steering sticks at 12 o'clock position. I cannot make a micro turn left or right because the steering is just stuck there. To release it, I have to put more efforts to sort of "unlock" it from its position. I have noticed that pushing a little more to "unlock" from it's sticky position makes the car turn a little more than needed which causes other cars to think I am going to hit them. Happened to me a couple of times. Upon my investigation, I have seen many 11th Gen Honda Civic owners report this issue. There is a group on facebook [XXX] " where the owner of this model car has been showing their worries. Most of the time, Honda dealers say they can't replicate it. This is a serious concern as it increases the chances of unintended highway maneuvers, resulting in collision with parallel car traffic. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
The steering sticks and is making it difficult to steer while at Highway speeds. You have to put pressure to steer and then it over steers causing you the car to move from side to side in the lane. Getting worse and is really unsafe to drive!
The contact owns a 2022 Honda Civic SI. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the steering wheel seized in the 12 o’ clock position. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the electronic power steering assembly needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The contact believed that the failure was associated with the federal safety agency Campaign Number: 23V734000 (Electrical System). The failure mileage was 8,000.
Steering feels “sticky” when executing turns. Does not feel smooth as when I first bought vehicle.
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.
My Civic SI has developed sticky steering while on the highway. When driving 70mph in a straight line I have to put increased effort into turning the steering wheel. It can cause over steer if putting to much effort into trying to turn.
mainly on highway speed. the sticky steering issue has been a wide spread. i have experienced it and it happens quite frequently. trying to keep the car align to the road can cause a bit of oversteer especially on curves trying to straighten the car after a curve it pulls too much. it becomes more dangerous on rainy days
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