2006 Honda Civic: steering wheel locks up

Filed Sep 2, 2018 · Steering · 10 miles · FL · crash

My daughter was driving at a speed of 70 MPH. When her steering wheel locked up on her she had no control of car. She hit her brakes and that is when she got control of steering but spun out of control going into the medium. Breaking the passanger side wheel to come off

Filed Apr 30, 2017 · Engine · 171,000 miles · IN

My civic has a cracked engine block due to a known manufacture defect. Honda extended warranty out ten yrs from original date of purchase but did not notify owners of potential problems. This is clearly a safety issue as the car can overheat and/or engine fails without warning and steering locks up. This is very dangerous especially when driving on highway. Honda should be held liable as their actions have not only been irresponsible but fraudulent. There should be no time limit on a manufacture defect particularly when owners did not receive notification.

Filed Mar 17, 2015 · Steering · 110,000 miles · NJ

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 honda civic. The contact stated that while driving approximately 15 MPH, an abnormal noise emitted from the vehicle and the steering wheel seized. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the pivot bolt needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 110,000.

Filed Jan 8, 2014 · Engine · 118,000 miles · PA

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 honda civic. The contact stated that while driving 35 MPH, the vehicle stalled as the steering wheel seized. The vehicle was towed to a dealer, who stated that the tensioner bolt was fractured and needed to be replaced. The tensioner bolt was replaced. The contact called the manufacturer and filed a complaint. The failure mileage was 118,000. Updated 01-29-14 *bf updated 01/29/14..updated 03/18/14 *bf

Filed Sep 4, 2008 · Steering · 17,000 miles · VA

On wednesday, september 3, 2008, I began my drive to work and all of a sudden the steering wheel locked on me (no movement whatsoever) while I was driving 35 MPH! Luckily, I was on a side street and able to stop the car even though I could not turn the steering wheel. I was about to turn onto a highway! My car is a 2006 honda civic hybrid. The car was towed to a honda dealer who informed me that the electrical system for the steering wheel needed to be replaced and that they would have to order the part. What scares me is the thought of what would have happened if I was on the highway and my steering wheel locked while traveling at a high speed. To me, this situation has the potential of being on par with the danger and fatalities incurred by owners of ford explorers some years ago (e.g., tires). I think it would be very important to see if other owners of 2006 honda civic hybrids had similar problems with their steering wheels locking up while driving and whether there have been major fatalities/accidents as a result. If there is a problem, them honda should issue a major recall to fix the problem.

Filed Apr 28, 2008 · Steering · 44,000 miles · IA

Steering locks up from time to time. It has happened 2 times. Approx. 12 months ago & then again 4-27-2008. Comes and goes. Concerned it will cause a crash. I check on honda websight and no recalls. *tr phone interview update (sept. 8, 2008): mr. Bitker said that he did not notice anything unusual prior to the steering locking up. The steering lockup lasted about 2 to 3 seconds each time during which he could not turn the steering wheel. Once it occurred at highway speed. The engine was still running when the steering lockup had occurred. The dealer did not find any fault code stored in the vehicle computer and could not tell mr. Bitker what was wrong.

Filed Oct 12, 2006 · Electrical, Transmission · 900 miles · TX

After driving 10 miles and parking, the vehicle was put into reverse. Upon backing out the steering wheel locked. After this, the car was put into drive to go back into the parking space. With the vehicle in drive the car continued in reverse. The engine was then turned off and restarted 1 minute later. Everything was back to normal. This occurred 11-oct-2006 and 1 previous time last month. Honda has no record of this on 2006 civic.

Filed Sep 27, 2006 · Brakes · 3,200 miles · TX · crash · 1 injury

Dt*: the contact stated while traveling 60 MPH on a dry highway road, the brake pedal was tapped, the vehicle pulled to the right, and the brake and steering wheel locked up. This caused the vehicle to spin and hit a telephone pole. The driver side door was crushed into the middle of the vehicle. The impact caused the driver to be ejected out the passenger side of the vehicle. A police report was taken at the scene. The vehicle was towed to a salvage yard, where it was deemed totaled by the insurance company. The vehicle was inspected by the manufacturer, but a report was not received. The driver sustained bruises on the lower part of both legs.