2022 Honda Civic Si: jerking or lurching

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 Mar 11, 2024 · Steering · TX

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.

Filed Feb 12, 2024 · Steering · GA

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.

Filed Jan 19, 2024 · Steering · KY

Sticky steering, sometimes requires extra effort to move wheel from center, causes delayed jerky and unpredictable movement of vehicle, particularly at highway speeds.

Filed Oct 30, 2023 · Steering · TX

When driving on the highway in a relatively straight line the steering becomes stuck. If a slight adjustment is needed using normal steering effort the steering wheel does not move and there is no play in the steering wheel. If you then push much harder, the wheel jerks or unsticks, and normal steering effort returns. When I increase the effort to unstick the steering wheel, there is a bit of a jerk in the steering wheel as though the electric steering motor is somehow stuck. I have only noticed this since I've driven more than 15,000 miles. Because I am part of a Facebook owners group of 11th Generation Civic Si drivers, this issue has been raised by quite a few other owners. A couple have posted Honda Service Bulletins on the problem because they are Honda Technicians.

Filed Apr 12, 2023 · Steering, Suspension · FL

For about 4 months now my steering in my Honda has been not keeping my vehicle straight going down the road and pulls to the left alot. The dealer said it was nothing but I do remember many years ago I had problems with another vehicle and it turn out the Rack wasn't working propertly and the dealer seems to not know anything proper in steering of a vehicle. There have been many times it seems jerky and like the front end is lifted off the ground and not proforming like it should be. Also I having noticeable trouble keeping the car in the lane at speeds of 30-70 mph. A few time I almost hit another vehicle on my left side due to this problem.

Filed Mar 21, 2023 · Steering · IL

Steering has been extremely sticky at all speeds but it is more prevalent at higher speeds. The steering wheel is unable to be centered and jerks from side to side as opposed to moving smoothly due to the stickiness. As a driver, this makes highway and other driving unsafe as it is impossible to center the vehicle on the road. No warning lamps have been triggered and the dealership says nothing is wrong. However, this is a very common issue in 2022 and newer Honda Civics, all models.

Filed Feb 6, 2023 · Steering · NY

Steering wheel sticks at speed over 30mph. Much more noticeable at highway speeds. Small corrections just off center car jerks to which ever the direction of steering wheel was corrected to. Resulting in sticking recorrection.