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
Honda Civic Si jerking problems
14 of the 208 owner complaints about the Honda Civic Si describe jerking or lurching, most of them for the 2022 model year.
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- 14
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- 2022
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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 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.
Sticky steering, sometimes requires extra effort to move wheel from center, causes delayed jerky and unpredictable movement of vehicle, particularly at highway speeds.
- Faulty steering rack. - Car feels uncontrollable at speeds anywhere above 20mph. The steering wheel sticks when turning and has to be forced to make adjustments or to bring the wheel back to center. Therefore un allowing me to make proper steering adjustments making the car feel jerky. -The problem has not been able to be reproduced by dealer. - It has been inspected by a dealer ship 2 times. - No warning lights.
When driving down the road at speeds above 40mph, the steering wheel “sticks” when attempting to make adjustments and when force is applied it jerks the steering wheel (and car) when it unsticks. Has happened multiple times but dealership was unable to replicate this. This has been happening intermittently since the odometer read approximately 2,500 miles. Car currently has 6,200 miles on it.
My civic Si is experiencing “sticky” steering while driving above 40 mph. Small adjustments in steering cannot be made. I need to jerk the steering wheel for it to adjust sometimes. Cannot make smooth adjustments when highway bends. There are no warning messages. This however is a well know issue happening on all 11th generation Honda civics. This is a safety issue because if you need to make minor adjustments in steering as the road bends, sometimes you have to jerk the steering wheel and it will over steer.
The steering is malfunctioning by getting stuck while driving. If the steering it straight the car refuses to turn without significant force causing a jerking. There seems to be a steering rack problem.
At high speeds the steering becomes stiff and sticks to one side. It's hard to make small adjustements and when you push too hard to "unstick" the steering wheel the car jerks left and right. This will become a much bigger issue with snowy roads and black ice.
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.
Related recalls
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The model years with the most reports are 2022 (8 complaints) and 2023 (6 complaints).
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