2016 Honda Civic: lane keeping assist jerks the wheel

Filed Jun 9, 2026 · Brakes, Driver assistance · WI

Car suddenly had many warning lights. A red “BRAKE” light flashes. Lane keep and adaptive cruise stopped working. The steering feels numb and doesn’t return to center. Took to dealer for diagnostic. They reported a VSA computer module failure. Researching VSA failure I found there is a company that will overhaul used / non working VSA units. The repair involves resoldering connections that work loose from normal driving. The design is awful and it’s not surprising these units fail. Gasket material is pressed directly against the solder joints.

Filed Apr 28, 2026 · Steering · OH

Steering is sticky at highway speeds, steering wheel will not move without force that can cause lane departure. This is dangerous when attempting to follow the curve of the road. Component: steering rack. Inspection availability: yes. Safety: jerky steering and lane departure Reproduced: no, though it is a known issue among many Honda vehicles due to method of lubrication for the steering rack. Inspected: no, issue was recent during travel. Warning lamp: no. I plan to take this to a dealership soon as the part requires subframe removal to replace or access. Closest Honda dealership is 45 minutes of highway driving where the issue will cause problems.

Filed Oct 13, 2025 · Steering · CO

Steering wheel seems to get stuck with minor corrections, and then “gives way” causing a serious over correction. This is mostly noticeable at high way speeds (45+) but can be felt even when the vehicle is stopped. Vehicle is Not lane assist equipped. Appears to be a sticky Rack or Pinion gear.

Filed Jun 10, 2025 · Brakes, Driver assistance · CA

Warning display of the following on the dashboard: Early lane departure mitigation problem collision mitigation system problem brake system mitigation Adaptive cruise control problem lane keeping assist problem

Filed Jul 29, 2022 · Driver assistance · SC

Adaptive cruise control as well as automatic braking has come close several times to cause an accident on the highway. Sometimes a truck will be passing me in the left lane and the car will all of a sudden slam on brakes when there is nothing in front of me almost getting rear ended from the car behind me. Even when the cruise control isn’t set the automatic breaking will activate randomly when a large truck is passing me. I purchased this vehicle used and reported this to the dealer time of purchase but they did not fix it. But at the time it was not as noticeable. The car has less than 100,000 miles. The lane departure does not work pulling the car to oncoming traffic. In oncoming traffic in left lane it constantly causes the automatic breaking light to flash. This also randomly kicks off the cruise control. This situation seems to be getting worse. The form below is asking for a date that these incidents happen and does not give a place to say it happens every day, it’s only asking for a specific date. One day this is going to cause a severe accident.

Filed Feb 24, 2022 · Driver assistance · FL

Multiple times my 2016 Honda Civic has engaged the auto braking system for what appears to be no reason at all. I have had my Honda brake when I do not have any vehicles, obstacles, items or obstructions anywhere in the road in front of me or beside me. When this occurs at full speed on the road the vehicles traveling behind me have had to quickly swerve into the adjacent lanes of travel to avoid a rear end collision which could have resulted in serious injury. I have also noticed that the lane departure warning system is faulty and frequently goes off steering my vehicle into the lane next to me even if there is a car occupying the lane next to me. Thank you for your time and assistance.

Filed Apr 29, 2021 · Driver assistance · 82,500 miles · SC

Purchased 2016 honda civc 4/2021 - the lane assist feature tries to take the car into on coming traffic. It seems to detect the right lines sometimes but completely ignores the left lines. This is traveling at any speed above 45 MPH on dry straight highway.

Filed Sep 15, 2020 · Steering · 42,000 miles · CA

During a recent road trip we were driving on the freeway for extended periods. During this time, there were times when the steering became very difficult. This car has lane keep assist and other safety mechanisms, but those were turned off. However, it is as if it was trying to steer for me, but in the wrong direction. For example during a turn, it would become difficult to straighten the wheel - it wouldn't click, but it would offer strong resistance. I don't know if the power steering assist is just stopping working in one direction? In general it becomes overly difficult to steer as if it is "fighting" against the driver. The steering becomes "sticky" particularly on turns. I've researched this in different car forums and it is a common complaint. It is generally at highway speeds, it is intermittent, and it is usually after driving the car for a while. Because it is making the car difficult to stay in the proper lane this could cause an accident. The car only has 44k miles and has been well maintained. During a recent inspection for this problem at the dealer they found nothing obvious but we could not recreate the problem. Some people have reported replacing the power steering rack has resolved the problem. This should be investigated as it is a dangerous condition when it occurs.

Filed Jun 20, 2020 · Steering · 57,500 miles · NY

2016 honda civic ex steering wheel sticky , stiff & jerky. My vehicle does not have lane keeping assist. The power steering works fine for large movements but for subtle movements, it would cause resistance and jerk when you add more force to turn. This issue does not matter with vehicle speed, stopped or moving produces the same result and only requires the engine to be running. This issue causes jerky lane position and potentially dangerous over correction at highway speeds. The resistance makes it difficult to change lanes, as it feels like a force is acting in opposite direction and it takes more to make subtle movements. Please look at a video I found from a fellow civic owner. This is exactly the same problem I am trying to describe. Find the video at https://youtu.be/w5x_cavhxmm. The individual who made the video was able to get warranted work done and the dealer replaced the entire steering rack.

Filed Jul 19, 2019 · Brakes, Driver assistance · 23,000 miles · PA

All systems warning lights pop up on starting the car. I came home parked the car and started it 10 minutes later and all systems warning lights came on. Power steering, parking brake, brake failure, collision mitigation system, TPMS, lane departure system, traction control system, hill assist system, ABS system . All these warnings show up on the dash.

Filed Apr 6, 2018 · Electrical · NC

2016 honda civic. Consumer writes in regards to software issues resulting from new camera and software programming installation. *ld *js the consumer stated the adaptive cruise control, GPS, lane keep assist, and the road departure mitigation were intermittently inoperable. *js

Filed Aug 28, 2017 · Acceleration · 14,000 miles · PA

Adaptive cruise control does not break car when car ahead slows. System throws 'collision braking mitigation system', 'lane keeping assist', and 'adaptive cruise control' warnings. Dealer has attempted to repair without success.