10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
2 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
1 / 0
Average Mileage:
8,770 miles

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problem #51

Jul 232023

Civic

  • miles
I recently began feeling stickiness in the steering when driving freeway speeds. When trying to make minor lane adjustments, there is resistance in the steering wheel rather than smooth motion. Extra pressure against the stickiness overcomes the issue causing a small unintended over correction. Driving then becomes a constant battle against the stickiness and correcting the over corrections. No Honda Sensing on this vehicle. Occurred while driving over 60 mph in Texas summer heat. Not sure if the issue will get worse but if it does, hard overcorrections at freeway speed can be very dangerous. The same complaint has been made many times on 10th gen civic forums with a dealership doing a complete power steering rack replacement at the customer-??s expense Scheduled to take it to Honda tomorrow for replication. There are no warning lights, the vehicle has 85k miles and has only been in one minor crash affecting the left rear quarter panel only.

- Murphy, TX, USA

problem #50

Jul 082023

Civic

  • miles
The car is a Honda Civic 4Dr EXT. The problem is power steering gets sticky while driving on the highway. The car begins to merge into other lanes and then tends to overcompensate when it seeks to correct. The problem places other cars at some risk. The Honda dealer did not that this problem had been reported in the past. Unknown of the part has been inspected by manufacturer, police or insurance representatives. That said, the problem is frequently cited by Civic owners and the local dealer was aware of the problem. Apparently the parts are on back-order due to demand for replacement. THere were no warning lamps or symptoms of the problem.

- Williamsburg, , VA, USA

problem #49

Jul 082023

Civic

  • miles
My 2017 Honda Civic 4 Door EXT has been having problems with power steering. The steering is "sticky" and tends to point the car to either left or right. There is slight resistance to returning to central driving and then jerks back towards the middle, causing the car to jerk. This often happens on the highway, after the car has been in motion, at at relatively high speed. This problem does cause some erratic driving and could put others at risk. It is a problem that has been fairly common in 2016-2022 Civic cars, and frequently discussed on websites where other drivers have reported the problem. The problem often occurs when the car has been driven over 40K miles. There are no warning lamps, messages but the car's steering does begin to get difficult. To my knowledge the problem is a slipped sensor in the power steering that has been warned out, as diagnosed by a local dealer. Honda will replace the part as an act of "good will" at a discounted price of 75% in some cases.

- Williamsburg, VA, USA

problem #48

Jun 152023

Civic

  • miles
I have a 2017 Honda Civic 90594 miles and within the last month; I have noticed when I reach highway speeds my steering sticks as I change lanes. This is a danger to anyone who drives on highways and Interstates.

- Portsmouth, VA, USA

problem #47

Jul 132023

Civic

  • miles
The steering wheel sticks just enough, when turning it, to cause an overcorrection. This is most noticeable at highway speeds. As one does when driving in a straight line you slowly make left and right corrections, this is when the sticking occurs. This is potentially extremely dangerous and should be recalled.

- Colonial Beach, VA, USA

problem #46

Jul 112023

Civic

  • miles
My Honda civic sedan 2017 does not turn on all the lights on the dash turn on and I can not push my breaks to turn the vehicle

- San Fernando, CA, USA

problem #45

Jul 072022

Civic

  • miles
Steering wheel jerk/sticking problem after driving 25-30 miles. A lot of tension/force needed to correct steering direction leading to over correcting.

- Marksville, LA, USA

problem #44

Mar 012020

Civic

  • miles
I have the already mention over internet forums as a STICKY WHEEL STEERING After half an hour more or less the steering wheel becomes resistant to move to do little adjustments and keep my driving strait, driving slow or at speed, does it. Is safety hazard because is like a stuck steering always taking the car out of the lines and you have to apply more force than normal to correct, when you unstuck it you already have to correct again because was overcorrected and have to unstuck it again and happen all the time once the car has been driven for a while.

- Miami, FL, USA

problem #43

Jun 272023

Civic

  • miles
I am having a problem with my 2017 Honda civic SI, it has been to a Honda service center twice now and continues to have the same problem after having the transmission speed sensor replaced twice now, there was a recall that did not affect my specific VIN but I am having the same problems listed in the recall, the service bulletin number is 18-102, I also have videos showing how the EPS (Electronic Power Steering) light appears on the cluster along with the speed displaying as 0 even though the vehicle is in motion. When the problem occurs initially the steering goes -??limp-?? and is extremely easy to turn as if the steering assist is working too hard then after a few seconds the vehicle proceeds to jerk extremely hard to the left followed up by the speedometer displaying 0 mph, this is extremely frustrating as the car only has around 84k miles and I have only been in ownership of the vehicle for 3-4 weeks as of now (almost 3,000 miles have been put on the car.

- Germanton, NC, USA

problem #42

Jun 262023

Civic

  • miles
Steering wheel sticks when driving, especially when turning left. This issue has been ongoing for years. I've brought it to the dealer but we couldn't replicate the issue at the dealership. It doesn't feel safe when driving and seems to happen when the outside temperature is high. I believe it's either the anti lock system or the steering rack needs to be replaced. No warning lights come on. The dealer said there is a pending review for recall for this issue.

- Austin, TX, USA

problem #41

Nov 172022

Civic

  • miles
My 2017 Honda civic has been having steering issues for a while. It-??s very hard to keep straight on a highway and it feels like my steering is sticking when trying to correct myself in a lane on highway. No warning lights on the dash or anything like that.The problem started off minor and not noticeable but now it-??s really bad to where I-??m swerving left and right on the highway trying to keep straight but it-??s almost impossible. It makes me feel unsafe and uncomfortable when driving. It almost feels like I-??m going to get pulled over for looking like a drunk driver. I took the car to my local car Honda dealership and explained my problem to them and also told them my opinion saying it might be a steering rack issue since I see multiple problems that people post online with the same generation Civic. So they take my car in and run some test and say my car is all good and that they couldn-??t replicate the problem. I think the most they did was align my car again which wasn-??t really off. I take my car back and started driving for another week until I took the car back to Honda to see if they could take a look again because it just didn-??t feel right. The second time I took it, same thing. Told me they couldn-??t recreate the problem. I-??m not sure if they checked the steering rack or not because I wasn-??t told that they did and I-??m assuming they didn-??t because they would have to drop the whole front subframe. At that point I honestly didn-??t know what to do. I tried taking it to a different shop (pep boys) to see if they could find anything and they couldn-??t.

- San Leandro, CA, USA

problem #40

Jun 102023

Civic

  • miles
This car has 56,817 miles and in just the last 500 miles or so, we have noticed that the steering wheel seems to get -??sticky-?? or -??notchy-?? after driving for longer drives-?"maybe over 20-30 minutes. I don-??t notice it on my short 10 minute drive to work. It seems to happen while driving straight. The steering wheel seems to get stuck making little steering adjustments jerky and causing frequent overcorrections instead of smooth steering. It-??s annoying to a little unsettling, especially at higher speeds. I haven-??t had it checked at the dealer but am an import auto mechanic of over 25 years.

- Saint George, KS, USA

problem #39

Apr 012022

Civic

  • miles
2017 Honda Civic experiences random reduced steering maneuverability while driving. Steering wheel becomes briefly stuck in one direction while turning, usually requiring over-steering to correct the issue. Steering wheel becomes less responsive and difficult to turn. Vehicle is available for inspection. Problem has not been confirmed by dealership. No lights or messages displayed on dash or digital console.

- Braselton , GA, USA

problem #38

Jun 192023

Civic

  • miles
At high speeds (over 55mph) the steering feels notchy and sticky. While making a long highway turn my steering wheel will stick turning in that direction until I correct. I do not have lane assist tech on board but this needs to solved. It-??s inconsistent which could potentially proved to be dangerous or fatal. I just noticed this at 117k miles but have seen reports of some lower mileage. I-??m scared to drive my vehicle.

- Somerville, MA, USA

problem #37

Jun 122023

Civic

  • miles
1) What component or system failed or malfunctioned, and is it available for inspection upon request? ANS: The steering sticks. Yes, it is available for inspection upon request. 2) How was your safety or the safety of others put at risk? ANS: By overcompensating when changing lanes. This condition arises on Interstate driving. It has happened since I bought the car. Would have to research dates and mileage. Date/mileage shown below is approximate. 3) Has the problem been reproduced or confirmed by a dealer or independent service center? ANS: Not to my knowledge. I mentioned it to Honda Cars of Katy 6/1/23. 4) Has the vehicle or component been inspected by the manufacturer, police, insurance representatives or others? ANS: No. Honda does not acknowledge a problem. 5) Were there any warning lamps, messages or other symptoms of the problem prior to the failure, and when did they first appear? ANS: No. There are no warning signals when this occurs.

- Katy, TX, USA

problem #36

Aug 102020

Civic

  • miles
The steering on my 2017 Honda Civic frequently sticks while driving making it difficult to steer. I purchased the used vehicle along with an extended warranty from Carvana in 2020. I noticed the stickiness in the steering after having the vehicle for a week and I took the vehicle to an independent service center to have the issue repaired in 2020. They were unable to diagnose the problem and the stickiness persisted intermittently (about 50%- 60% of the time while driving). Since then, the frequency of intermittent stickiness in the steering has increased (about 90%-95% of the time while driving). I am concerned about the risk of an accident on an interstate or highway while traveling at speeds in excess of 55 mph. When steering around an extended curve or corner on the road, the steering will stick and I have to jerk the steering wheel in the opposite direction to unstick the steering and course-correct. This causes the vehicle to swerve a bit and affects the handling of the vehicle. The vehicle is available for inspection upon request.

- San Antonio, TX, USA

problem #35

Feb 072023

Civic

  • miles
I have noticed that the electronic power steering catches from time to time. This causes a safety hazard because more force is applied to get the steering back to normal when the steering catches. I have read that this is an issue with many Honda vehicles, but no recall has been made. I feel like this is a huge safety issue, and Honda should replace all electronic power steering that has this issue.

- Fairhope , AL, USA

problem #34

Feb 012023

Civic

  • miles
my power steering goes out all of a sudden and now I cannot steer my car.

- Frisco, TX, USA

problem #33

Oct 162021

Civic

  • miles
What component or system failed or malfunctioned, and is it available for inspection upon request" Steering, yes available for inspection. How was your safety or the safety of others put at risk? Yes, the steering gets "stuck" in position while driving and takes extra force to "break" it free and regain control. At first it was only noticeable ay highway speeds but now it is noticeable on regular road ways. Has the problem been reproduced or confirmed by a dealer or independent service center? Has not been seen by dealer because out of warranty and I feel this should be a recalled item. Has the vehicle or component been inspected by the manufacturer, police, insurance representatives or others? No Were there any warning lamps, messages or other symptoms of the problem prior to the failure, and when did they first appear" No warning lights or messages appear.

- Westland, MI, USA

problem #32

Apr 022023

Civic

  • miles
Steering wheel feels like it sticks at center. When you try to make a minor adjustment, you need to use excess force to break the hold. That's causes the car to jerk into an over steer and you have to jerk it quickly back to correct. This can be very dangerous and put you in bad situations constantly.

- Gulfport, MS, USA

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