After driving the car on the highway for at least 15 minutes suddenly the car begins to drift ever so slightly one way or another. When I go to correct, the steering wheel resists. It doesn't freeze but it sort of "sticks" until I apply a bit more pressure, after which it suddenly releases, corrects, and acts completely normal. Moments later however, it drifts the opposite direction, and I am forced to repeat the same process all over again. End result is I begin drifting slightly back and forth down the highway repeatedly, all the while fighting with a steering wheel that doesn't seem to want to let go this seems to be more noticeable when temperatures are higher around 80+ degrees F.

- Atlanta, GA, USA

When driving on a warm day on the highway, the steering becomes very notchy when going straight. When driving, there is constant minor adjustments needed to be made to go straight, however, each time I try to make these adjustments, the steering wheel is stuck so I am slightly drifting left or right. To realign myself, I have to jar the steering wheel left or right to get it out of this stuck position which causes me to go too far and towards other lanes. Essentially I am driving zig zag the entire time trying to stay in a lane. This link has the same exact complaints from many other customers: Https://www.carcomplaints.com/Honda/Civic/2016/steering/steering.shtml.

- Akron, OH, USA

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.

- Montgomery, NY, USA

The steering is sticking. When driving and attempting to make miniscule road adjustments, the steering sticks and to correct, the wheel makes a jerk which is very unsafe. This problem occurs all of the time, which includes any speed. This sticking of the wheel problem has been going on for a bit over a year. I took it to Honda about 1 year ago and they claimed nothing was wrong. The problem persists and now I am hearing ticking noises when making normal road adjustments as well as turning. Again, I am very frightened for my safety. As documentation from many 2016 Honda Civic owners is easily available through various online forums, I am suspecting this to be a major engineering defect that Honda needs to be responsible for resolving.

- Clearwater, FL, USA

Steering becomes jerky and tends to stick after driving around for more than 20 minutes. Rather than a smooth turn of the steering wheel it requires a bit extra force to free up the steer wheel to make even minor adjustments. Driving at highway speeds to make a minor adjustment to stay in my lane requires a bit of extra force to free up the "stuck" steering wheel before I make the minor adjustment, but to make the minor adjustment the extra force required to free up the stuck steering wheel sometimes causes a major adjustment like drifting into another lane. I've determined that this normally occurs after the car has been driven for 20-30 minutes. Happens at highway speeds as well as just driving around town. Purchased car Nov 2019 this issue has been happening shortly after I got the car I realized it while traveling from Texas to Arkansas.had an alignment bought new tires thinking that was the problem. Still did help.

- Houston, TX, USA

As described by many other listed complaints, my car's steering sticks occasionally while operating at highway speeds. When it is stuck it requires extra effort to do minor adjustments to maintain a straight heading. The extra efforts causes the car to jerk left and right when making minor steering corrections. This issue starts after the car is warmed up and driven for about 10-20 minutes. This has been happening since I bought the car in 2016 and I've complained a few times during routine maintenance at the Honda dealerships but always receive the response that they can't recreate the issue. By the amount of filed complaints and listed comments online it obviously is an issue. We love our Honda Civic but this problem and the amount of others with the same issue alone has convinced me to never buy a Civic again. We just returned from a road trip of over 3100 miles and it nearly drove me nuts since it caused jerky recoveries during probably well more than 2500 miles of the trip. The date provided below is the first day of our road trip. Again, this isn't a new issue with this car...it's been going on nearly non-stop with driving over 35-40 mph since 2016.

- Merritt Island, FL, USA

At highway speeds, and driving straight, the steering gets "stuck" and requires extra effort to turn causing abrupt movements. It is especially noticeable when making small adjustments. This issue starts after the car is warmed up and driven for about 20 minutes.

- Oak Ridge, NC, USA

Started to notice slight stiffness with no veering in steering on short commutes to work going hwy speed. Once I started to drive longer trips and higher speeds, I knew there was an issue with steering significantly! the steering is no longer have the gliding control like normal. Now it seems more stiff like sticking while controlling the steering wheel. Went from a glide steer to forcefully having to jerk steering back to control it (similar to a sticky button) but it's the darn steering wheel. Something like this to start happening out of the blue with no electrical issues and all maintenance kept up to date is a big issue! this really sucks and I have seen how much this type of issue cost. Since this is a known 'electrical issue' on a broad scale (fewer miles and higher miles Honda) this should be a recall issue. Not a consumer out of pocket expense!

- Lafayette, LA, USA

I have a 2016 Civic LX 2 door. Recently I have noticed when driving on the highway my steering feels very strange. It feels almost notchy or sticky like there is some sort of bind or something. I'll be driving straight and go to adjust for a curve in the road and feel resistance at the steering wheel and have to use slight force to overcome it resulting in the car to overcorrect and jerk sideways. I've looked into it some and it seems others with the same vehicle are having the same problem ( https://www.civicx.com/forum/threads/steering-is-stiff-and-notchy-feeling.14767/ ) ( https://www.carcomplaints.com/Honda/Civic/2016/steering/steering.shtml ). feels dangerous to me, especially if it gets any worse.

- Gloucester, MA, USA

After 30-60 minutes on a drive in 70+ degree weather the steering starts "sticking". it is not smooth and results in overcorrecting. Issue was brought to dealer attention last summer while under warranty and could not be found because the car was not driven long enough. Looking at the complaints here common issue. Now not under warranty and warmer temps brought back the issue. Needs eps recalled and replaced.

- Howard, OH, USA

Steering binds forcing driver to exert extra force causing oversteer. A clunking noise can be heard coming from the steering rack when this happens. This was originally detected during a drive between houston and austin May 2019 and was noticeable only when driving longer distances and higher speeds, in particular on the highway. The vehicle was taken to a Honda dealer in June 2019 who identified that the steering rack needs to be replaced. Because vehicle was out of warranty (40 months, 46K miles), I was told that I needed to pay for the repair which they discounted from $3,800 to $900. I opted not to make the repair because I believe Honda would be issuing a recall and since then the steering has gotten worse, occurring almost every time I drive the car at any speed when outside temperatures are above 80F. Honda is aware of the issues as it has changed the part number for the electric power steering rack one or two times since the vehicle originally came out, but has yet to issue a recall. Latest part number is 53650-tbc-A22. Has not resulted in an accident yet, but I will be repairing as it is happening all the time now and I believe it is a matter of time before an accident occurs.

- Spring, TX, USA

After driving for around 30 minutes the steering starts "sticking". it is not smooth and results in overcorrecting because you have to sort of unstick it to keep the car in a straight line on the road. Never experienced this before in any car but can see from reports on the internet that it's a definite problem with Honda Civic. I bought this car used in Jan 2020 and have only drive a little over 2000 miles since that time. The car has about 32,000 miles on it.

- Prattville, AL, USA

Steering stiffens up veers, feels locked, and requires excessive force to correct causing a sway into an adjacent lane. This usually happens after vehicle is driven 20-30 mins and speeds above 40mph. Internet research shown this is a common eps failure on this vehicle. The eps electronic power steering rack is a severe safety concern, and extremely expensive to replace, and should not fail so early in its life. Request NHTSA require Honda to recall or extend the warranty.

- Corona, CA, USA

I brought my 2016 Honda Civic to darling' S Honda in bangor, Maine for steering problems. The steering sticks in one position and requires a little force to turn the steering wheel to correct the direction. The sticking causes the vehicle to jerk, and sticks again in the other position. It does not always do this, the vehicle must be driven for a while sometimes. I advised the service advisor (sa), bradley gonya, that numerous other people (several Honda forums) have had the same issue, and they all stated that it was the electronic steering causing the problem. The sa, said they hooked it up to the computer to find a code, to which there was no faulty code. The sa, said they road tested the vehicle but could not duplicate the concern. *note: Mileage in 38290, mileage out 38291 as stated on receipt ( mile out test drive and mile back. Sa stated that the ball joints and struts checked ok. Removed outer tie rod ends from knuckles and rechecked steering, no problems found. The vehicle was there for one week, the sa stated that they would check it daily to try to duplicate the problem. I advised the sa that the vehicle needed to be driven to duplicate, and that I did not want to pay the outrageous $120 per hour rate for them to just look and ride, and I restated that the problem was the electronic steering system. The sa stated that unless the computer states that there is a problem, they can't change the part.

- Baileyville, ME, USA

After I drive for about 30 minutes the steering wheel feels like it has a catch in it. It mainly happens on the highway. When making minor movements trying to keep it in the lane it feels like it catches and I have to push through it, the car starts weaving a takes a few second to gain control of it. This problem became very obvious when I was driving from Alabama to Illinois. It happened the entire way there and back. I almost lost control a few times. Incredibly scary, especially when other cars are near.

- Hanceville, AL, USA

The steering wheel on my 2016 Civic sedan ex-T becomes jerky or sticky after driving roughly 30 minutes on a hot day. It makes highway driving very dangerous. When making small adjustments from on center, the steering wheel is hitting resistance side to side. You are forced to overpower it locking up causing unintentional swerving. Why doesn't the safety recall for 2017-2018 steering gearbox replacement also apply to 2016 model years? I have had this issue since at least 60K miles, now at over 100K. I have had to switch to working overnights during the summer to avoid this very issue. I have found that taking the under tray off extended my driving time slightly before the issue reappears. However, this creates a parachute under my car now the under tray is removed. Now summer is back, I am here now to plead with someone to please force Honda to remedy this obvious flaw. There are many accounts exactly like this. Its a problem on every car, although not everyone drives their car enough to experience it. I have taken my car to the Honda service after warranty with no answer then. I will be forced to sell my car or try and remove the steering rack myself and spend money I shouldn't need to. Honda created a faulty eps on all 10th generation Civics 2016-2018.

- Austin, TX, USA

Steering becomes jerky and tends to stick after driving around for more than 20 minutes. Rather than a smooth turn of the steering wheel it requires a bit extra force to free up the steer wheel to make even minor adjustments. Driving at highway speeds to make a minor adjustment to stay in my lane requires a bit of extra force to free up the "stuck" steering wheel before I make the minor adjustment, but to make the minor adjustment the extra force required to free up the stuck steering wheel sometimes causes a major adjustment like drifting into another lane. I've determined that this normally occurs after the car has been driven for 20-30 minutes and at higher ambient temperatures outside. Happens at highway speeds as well as just driving around town. We bought the vehicle used in January of 2020, this issue has been happening for the past two weeks now.

- Hutto, TX, USA

The contact owns a 2016 Honda Civic. The contact stated the steering failed. The contact stated that extra effort was needed when turning the steering wheel in either direction. The contact stated that no warning light was illuminated when the failure occurred. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer to be diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage 53,651.

- Rochester, NH, USA

Electronic steering box failure causing steering to stick and veer left and right while on the interstate.

- Port Saint Lucie, FL, USA

While driving the steering gets stiff and when you turn steering wheel it darts unexpectedly to the right or left. This car is a 2016 with only 31000 miles on it. I hope it doesn't get any worse because it's not safe. N

- Cataula, GA, USA