2022 Honda Civic Complaint Log

My car is nearing 39,000 miles now, but around the time it crossed 30,000 miles, I started to feel like there was a bit of a problem with the car "wondering" down the road rather than easily cruising straight. It was a very faint/subtle sensation, so it was hard to tell what it really was and wasn't present all the time (usually only at highway speed). As time has gone on, this issue has gotten gradually worse and is now becoming a safety issue in my opinion. The issue is more pronounced now, and it is obvious that it is an issue with the steering rack and/or steering assist components. When driving, anytime that I've been travelling for a moment without needing to steer left or right any, if I need to put a small steering input (for example, on the highway just simply staying between lane lines) the steering wheel will not want to turn easily at first. Then, once you finally increase your steering input enough, the steering will turn, but it will very suddenly become "easier/lighter" to turn, which is problematic because the car will now jerk and it is impossible to avoid turning the wheel further than I need to or intended to. So it creates an issue of constantly swerving back and forth down the road and is obviously very dangerous. The best way I can simply describe this issue is the steering wheel "sticks" in place when it is held in a constant position, and then once it stops sticking, the quick change in steering assist makes the car very hard to drive without swerving.

I've been experiencing steering wheel issues for some time now. I've had to go to the honda service center multiple times and they could not figure out what the issue was. They had told me that it was because my lane assist was ON but I had it off and I never use my lane assist feature. My steering wheel felt stiff while I was on the highway and felt resistance when turning my steering wheel and this would only happen while I was on the highway and not when I was driving local. I've gone to the service center 3 times within 2 weeks because they could not fix the issue so I had to keep going back. If the steering wheel is stiff or "locked", it would not only endanger me, the driver but other people driving on the highway.

It feels like a EPS malfunction. Will take more effort than usual to steer. For lack of better words it feels like "sticky steering". Started to feel this at 10,000 miles approx. As soon as you catch some speed, you can start feeling the malfunction.

The steering starts sticking after about 15 or 20 miles at highway speeds it gradually gets worse and worse the car just hit 11,000 miles on the odometer I have taken it back into the dealer they said they cannot find anything wrong I am taking it back in tomorrow to drop it off

We bought my sona 2022 Honda Civic and 8 months later he started having sticky steering. He would try to turn and the sterring causes resistance and kicks back. This almost caused him to get into an accident. Honda delaership "repaired" the issue and 3 months later it started happening again while in the expressway! This time the car will be parked at the dealer for 3 months while we wait for the part that is backordered. This issue is very dangerous and its shocking that Honda is permitted to sell these deathtraps and no rtecall being issued. Please let me know what is being done about this issue as we are paying for a lease on a car that has been parked for a month at the dealer. Thank you

There are two issues that I want to report: 1. While using the adaptive cruise control on the freeway, I was cruising at about 65 MPH and my adaptive cruise control turned off by itself. My car began to decelerate with vehicles approaching my rear bumper rather quickly. I was not able to reengage the adaptive cruise control at all. 2. While driving on the freeway, I noticed my steering was not steady or stable. I would steer just a little bit to maintain my lane and the steering did not respond so I pushed the steering wheel a little more and the steering was sticky. So I pushed harder and the steering did move but it moved more than just enough to maintain my lane so I was weaving in my lane as I tried to make the corrections.

While driving straight or even turning my steering wheel feels sticky and has a clicking noise and also while making a u turn or a night turn the steering wheel gets stuck at a spot and have to jerk it back to regular. I’ve had many close accident incidents where the steering wheel caused an issue and it is starting to be a daily issue.

Steering wheel is sticking when moving steering wheel/driving. Steering wheel locks while driving.

Honda sitting stopped in traffic, was rear-ended by a vehicle traveling about 40-45 MPH and was pushed into the vehicle in front, air bags did not deploy.

I've seen on forums many people complaining 11th gen civic having what's being called as "sticky steering". For a few months now my steering has felt weird. Lots of times when driving my steering feels sticky or stuck. Minor adjustments I want to make is troublesome. The steering wheel feels sorta stuck in place and I have to yank a little hard to correct it. There's is also a clicking noise when making these adjustments. The steering wheel makes like a clicking sound when doing these adjustments. My car sometimes has smooth steering with effortless adjusting but usually it feels stuck and sticky.

When I am driving above 30-40 MPH and I am turning, it would be easy to steer one way and then when I steer back straight, the steering wheel would feel like its stuck and difficult for me to steer back straight. When I am steering back straight, it feel like the car jerks and the steering gets stiffer than usual.

Steering feels sticky and I have to break it free while cruising on highway.

Steering feels like it sticks when making micro adjustments on highway speed and when it finally budges, it over-exaggerates the adjustment and you end up wandering in your lane or going out of the lane, causing you to swerve out of the lane. Been taken to the dealer 2 times in less than a month and was told they’ve had multiple complaints from other owners about the same problem and have felt it themselves on other ‘22 Civics but since it does not generate an error code when they run a diagnostics, they cannot do anything about it nor can they replace anything.

While driving my car at speeds above 30mph, the steering wheel starts to 'stick'. It feels like if I don't make any movements with the wheel for more than 1 second, it kind of 'locks' into place, so when I try to move it, I have to put a little more pressure than normal on the wheel to get it to turn. This is dangerous because sometimes when I'm trying to make small, tiny adjustments to slightly turn, the steering wheel won't move until I put more pressure than normal on it. Sometimes this causes me to over-compensate the small movement I want to make, and sometimes it takes longer to turn the wheel than I expect, thus delaying the movement. This is dangerous for both me and other drivers around me. I have not taken the car to the dealer yet because I just got the car 5 days ago and haven't had a chance. However, I looked the problem up online and have seen a large number of people posting about this, with an article stating that the NHTSA was already 'investigating' this problem. I just wanted to document that I am experiencing the same issue.

The cars steering locks, jerking back and forth left to right. When making slight turns at faster speeds it gets stuck making it un sure that it won't turn back to normal position . It will jolt back to the center with continuous jerking. It's a potentially dangerous motion. The drive assist is never on. The car has 12,000 miles started a few thousand ago. It has been inspected by the dealership and a powering steering rack has been ordered. This part is on critical back order till at least July. In hopes this is the correct diagnosis

I'm encountering a sticky sensation in the steering wheel, accompanied by clunking noises when I turn it. This poses a significant safety concern, particularly during highway driving, as it impairs my ability to maintain smooth control of the vehicle. The issue persists even when driving off the highway.

Steering sticks while on the highway at high speeds. Small changes in steering results in a sticking of the steering and when the car finally engages to turn it exacerbates the turning. Results in a very difficult car to keep straight on the highway and overcorrected turning at high speeds. Steering rack in the problem.

This vehicle has sticky steering and very scary to drive on the highway. We have taken it to the dealership and it has been there for over four months with no eta on the parts needed to fix our car. We are not getting any assistance from the dealership in getting this resolved. I know we are not the only ones as there are several complaints regarding the same issue all over the internet with the honda civic dating back to 2016 but no one is being informed when purchasing a vehicle and steering is a big safety issue. Seems like Honda is purposely putting people at risk, and doing nothing to resolve the issue.

The contact owns a 2022 Honda Civic. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the steering wheel was sticking and would remain stuck in a turning position without warning. The contact stated that excessive force was needed to regain control of the steering wheel. The vehicle had been taken to a dealer on several occasions where several steering repairs were performed under warranty; however, the failure reoccurred. The contact then received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V704000 (Steering) however, the contact was later informed by the dealer that the recall was no longer listed under the VIN. The manufacturer was also notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 25,000.

For several months, the steering wheel has been sticking (slightly left and right of center) when traveling at highway speeds. It’s almost feels like we have to push it past a break point. The car was just serviced approx two weeks ago, and no issues were reported by the dealer. They did not drive it at highway speeds, so we assume they only checked for codes. This is of concern, as the car is driven through mountains often and the need to make subtle turns n the steering wheel are essential. The issue requires extra effort to keep the car straight between lines. The car could be made available for inspection with prior notice.

A few months after purchase, I was backing out of a parking area into the highway, and the steering froze. I forced the wheel to turn and attributed the incident to having inadvertently turned on a safety feature. I began noticing, then, that the steering seemed to "almost stick" when I drove more than 40-45 mph. I do not lose complete steering control, but steering seems stilted, especially when highway driving. The vehicle has been driven fewer than 6000 miles. I heard on an ABC newscast that incidents such as those I had been experiencing were being investigated. I telephoned the local Honda dealer and was told that the dealership was unaware of any such investigation, but would inspect the car to determine if the safety features were working properly. Before taking the vehicle to the inspection appointment, I researched the news article and found it to be accurate. The dealership noted that they were not aware of any other reports having been made of these experiences. The "head mechanic" drove the car and said all was well as, in comparison to other Civics, the steering felt as it should. It was suggested that I might not be familiar with the electric power steering that the vehicle features.There have been no warning messages. Although there have been no direct instances of near safety risks, I am apprehensive when driving at highway speeds and am filing this report for documentation of my concerns.

The vehicle steering wheel locked up and several error warnings were displayed on the dashboard. We had to have the vehicle towed to the dealership.

The steering wheel gets stuck/locks up and takes more than normal steering force to maneuver. It occurs at higher speeds, and makes steering feel choppy. It feels unsafe.

The steering seems to get suck at any speed over 50 mph. I have to jerk the steering wheel to unstick it to keep my car in the lane. This is even with all of the lake keep assist off and no drivers aids being used. I am unable to drive my car on the freeway or anywhere over 50 mph. It almost caused me to crash on three separate occasions.

My Honda civic steering wheel at around 14,000 miles began to be "sticky" after driving about 30 minutes when performing minor steering corrections. While driving at any speed, the steering wheel has a slight resistance to minor corrections which causes me to need to slightly jerk the steering to go the way I need it to go. This then causes the car to turn to far and the need for correction which also is a slight adjustment and the cycle continues. The dealer wasn't able to see the issue but it is a great pain and possible safety issue while going at highway speeds. There are no warning lights or error codes associated.

Steering is "sticky" making it difficult to make minor adjustments while driving. Each time any move is made with the steering wheel it is like it has to "break free" from being stuck. This happens almost all the time over 40-45 mph, regardless of the driving mode (sensing on or off). With the lane departure system off it difficult to stay in a lane when minor corrections to steering are needed, in traffic it becomes dangerous and very scary when the car wants to drift into to passing traffic and the driver has to continually fight the steering wheel. This makes for a stressful driving experience. We recently bought the car used (Honda Certified), it has 36,700 miles. We took the car to the dealership soon after purchase with concerns about the steering & safety and they said there is nothing wrong with it. We have since taken it on a long road trip, highway driving becomes stressful with countless close calls with traffic in other lanes. The car is available for inspection upon request. We sincerely hope you can help us.

Steering wheel "sticks" when trying to maintain a straight driving path on highways speeds 55+ mph. When trying to do smaller micro adjustments, the steering wheel feels like it is sticking or clicking as opposed to a smooth operation. Vehicle currently has 9,500 miles on it. I am concerned that this issue could get worse if not addressed. No known issues from Honda and vehicle just passed Pennsylvania safety inspection 3/2023 with no issues.

I recently purchased a 2022 Honda Civic Sedan Sport on 3/24/22. It was a one owner vehicle with 34K miles. Upon my test drive I noticed the steering wheel was "sticking" and over-correcting. I mentioned this to the salesman that was along for the ride, we both said "the lane keep assist needs to be turned off". I have owned several Honda's, all with this feature so I know it can be disabled. Once I purchased the car and was driving home, I noticed it getting much worse at higher speed on the interstate. It was maddening! Going straight, without lane departure there is this constant sticking when any type of correction needs to be made. When you correct the path of direction, I have to push much more than I should to do a small correction but it causes the car to swerve! In any kind of turn, no matter how sharp the car does now allow you to "flow" out of the turn. I am forced into a constant "jerking motion" to keep the car in lane and not run off the road! The entire trip home was quite scary, not to mention I looked like I probably needed to be pulled over for DUI! Once I was home, I went through all of the safety, maintenance and settings options to disable ANY kind of Lane Departure Mitigation, Driver Assist or anything else (that's supposed to make the car safer to drive by the way) and it made no difference! I drove it again today 3/25/22 and had to get off the interstate because of this, as it is highly unsafe. I have contacted the dealership, I will be taking the car in on Mon 3/27/22 but after reading many forums on the internet, this is unfortunately a common issue of great concern, that has not been resolved as far as I can tell. There are no warning messages. From what I have read, when other vehicles have been taken to the dealership they are sent away with no corrections, as there are no CODES being given for correction. This is extremely unsafe, not for only the driver but passengers and other surrounding vehicles! The contact stated that the vehicle stayed at the dealership for some time while they tried to figure out what was wrong with it. The dealership stated that they were unable to duplicate the issue and that a replacement part would take months to come in. The contact noted that it doesn't seem as though the mechanic drove the vehicle far enough to duplicate the problem with the steering. The contact was told to take their vehicle back with no repair or solution.

The steering system developed a "notchy"-ness to it. The steering required above normal pressure to correct the direction and then "jumped" a little too far which required the same process to correct it. Almost like the car could only correct in 2 degree increments to try and keep it heading straight. Each correction was slightly too much though and required another correction in the opposite direction. This was at highway speeds of 70 MPH. The lane assist was turned off as it was thought that affected it but it didn't. After parking the car at our destination the steering was fine on the way home only to randomly start happening again. I have not had it checked at a dealer yet but will bring it in. Car has about 9900 miles. My wife looked at me and didn't understand why I couldn't keep the car simply headed straight. Have hundreds of thousands of miles of experience - its a steering malfunction.

When I am driving my steering wheel is sticky, wonders left and right and I keep having to correct the steering it feels like the steering where clicks back and forth with no sound it does not drive safe and it is hard to turn the steering wheel. Yesterday I was driving on the freeway and out of no where the brake light on the dash popped up 3 times and the car started to pull. When I turn on the lane assist a different time the brake like on the dash came on and it pulled to the right hard. This is very scary and unsafe! I just bought this car and the steering wheel issues needs fixing very scary and unsafe to drive there needs to be a recall.

Multiple incidents where steering feels sticky while driving greater than 20mph causing abrupt forceful action to bring back to straight line driving.

While traveling home on a paved county road, I was approaching an intersection where the current road I was on makes a right hand, 90 degree, turn and comes to a stop sign where the road adjoins another highway. Approximately 350 ft prior to where the road turns right and comes to the stop sign, I turned off my cruise control in preparation of slowing down and navigating the right had turn. At this time, I noticed that I was unable to move my steering wheel in either left or right direction. The steering seemed very stiff or sticky. I focused my attention inside the vehicle, looking for any lights or indications as to what was taking place in an attempt to regain control of the vehicle. I was unable to regain control of the vehicle and the vehicle continued straight, unable to navigate the right turn. While exiting the road, I contacted a right turn arrow sign and proceeded through the grass and down a slight hill. Although the steering was very stiff, I was able to navigate the vehicle slightly right. I came in contact with an embankment at the bottom of the slight hill. This embankment leads up to the highway that I would have been stopping at if I had been able to make the right turn and come to the stop sign. My momentum carried me up the embankment and across the highway. The vehicle finally came to a stop in the ditch on the opposite side of the highway that I had crossed. I'm simply reporting this incident to the NHTSA because I feel there needs to be a sense of awareness brought to this issue. Since my accident, I have read cases of this same occurrence on the '22 and '23 Honda Civics. I suffered injuries in this accident and my car was considered a total loss by my insurance.

I bought the vehicle brand-new from Balise Honda in Warwick, RI. After about 10K miles I started to notice the steering had become stiff. It's not really noticeable at slow speeds on curvy roads where a lot of steering input is required. I mostly drive on the highway and its almost impossible to maintain a straight line in the lane. When making minor corrections to stay straight, so much input on the steering wheel is required that there is an over-correction, causing the car to constantly swerve back and forth. At about 18K miles I brought the car into Balise to have the steering checked. I was told that they could not duplicate the problem when test driven. They seemed to have thoroughly checked the car out but told me it handled normally. The vehicle has 24K miles now and the problem has not improved. My girlfriend refuses to operate the car as she does not feel the steering is safe. There is no way that this vehicle should have such stiff, almost stuck, steering.

Power steering is “sticking”, causing slight adjustments to the steering to be nearly impossible. This is resulting in having to apply greater pressure to the steering, resulting in over correcting at times. The problem has been ongoing for months and getting worse, causing me to lose confidence in the car.

I recently heard about the NHTSA investigating the Honda Civic 2022's for steering wheel stickiness and just wanted to add my voice that I experience this with my car. It gets worse the longer you drive in one sitting. Usually it takes 30-45 minutes of freeway driving to start appearing. The steering wheel requires considerable force to move and it wants to move in increments. As the drive goes on the required force increases and a noise can be heard from within the steering column when you force the steering wheel out of its stuck position and turn. This is a safety concern because the steering is unreliable. The required force to turn is variable, and there is a threshold of force required to move the car that would make a defensive driving situation harder to manage. I am making arrangements to bring the car into a dealership now, but I have little faith they will have a solution to the problem, as it requires such a long test drive to even recreate. There were no warnings or messages when the problem occurs. It first appeared around 15k mile mark, and has gotten worse over time.

At highway speeds the steering is “sticky” as though the power steering has become disabled requiring extra effort to control the car. It becomes very tiring to drive it.

The steering in this vehicle sticks at certain speeds and at times causes over correcting. Only when lane keep assist is activated it seems to mitigate the issue slightly. The vehicle was purchased new with no known issues. This issue has me concerned for safety.

I have sticky steering. When I turn it doesn’t go back quickly like when you make a turn your steering wheel is suppose to circle back.

I have noticed the issue happening for a long time and never thought anything of it. It starts out by only really sticking on the highways to now being sticky at all times of my drive. It will lock up and cause me to over correct trying to get it unstuck. I spoke with a sales person when I was looking at other options and he was able to feel it sticking even in a parked state. I am more worried about the idea of me over correcting on the highway and putting everyone at risk around me.

This vehicle is two years old, has 70,000 miles on it now. It’s worth noting that this issue started when it had 15,000 mile on it several years ago. I took it to the dealer, but they told me they wouldn’t do anything about it since the light no longer indicated an issue. Randomly, the vehicle will suddenly say “collision mitigation system problem, see dealer” and “adaptive cruise control problem see dealer”. These two warnings always show up together, and always turn off lane keep assist and all cruise control options until the warning disappears. The warnings will pop up 5-6 times a year and sometimes last several days, sometimes only seconds. Dealer initially told me it may be due to water after it rains but now it’s happening even during dry weeks when we haven’t had rain in ages.

When driving at highway speeds in this car the steering becomes "sticky". You have to correct it to make the wheel go back to the center position which can cause you to over correct and cause a wreck. Car has less then 10k miles and with this issue makes me feel unsafe to drive it. Honda does not want to help at all.

The steering becomes sticky on the freeway, seemingly on a recurring basis. It seems to be 30-40% of freeway trips. It feels like a malfunction with power steering.

When attempting to keep centered in a lane, regardless of Honda's Lane Keep Assist System turned off or on; there is a pronounced notch or skip in the steering that is noticed when driving longer periods of time. It has happened while driving around town at city speeds also, so the issue is not limited to any specific speed. When steering on curved roads, it is not smooth and effortless and I must fight the steering wheel which ultimately causes an annoying over correction. If another vehicle decides to drive along side me while keeping centered on a curved road, trying to keep centered in my lane can be challenging due the nature of the steering defect not allowing me to do so smoothly. This defect causes unnecessary over correction and can lead to a car collision. I have taken my vehicle to the local dealership, but they have not been able to reproduce it and have told me to keep a close eye on it. "When the issue comes up again, please do bring it back. Because there aren't any warning codes, we cannot just order a steering rack for you. We must prove to Honda that the repair is necessary under warranty."

While driving at highway speeds the vehicle wonders to either side and when trying to adjust the steering wheel sticks to that position making it hard to keep the car stray in the line. When it happens the cars feels loose and unsafe to drive since I have to constantly adjust the steering wheel and literally fight against the car to keep it stray.

I own a 22 Honda Civic that the steering has been sticking on so I took it in to the dealership and they couldn’t find anything wrong the first time, but then I took it again a couple months ago! They are saying that the part is on back order but they have had my car for two months. What am I supposed to do about this problem? The dealership is saying they know nothing about a steering problem.

Steering wheel sticking when driving above 30 MPH. Sticks to center while driving. Hard to start slight turns. Feeling of resistance on turn in both directions.

What component or system failed or malfunctioned, and is it available for inspection upon request? -- Steering will stick after about 20 minutes of driving. This usually occurs and and is most noticeable at freeway speeds. How was your safety or the safety of others put at risk? -- When it really starts sticking and you have to apply extra force to make minor corrections a small adjustment can turn into a over correction. Has the problem been reproduced or confirmed by a dealer or independent service center? -- The vehicle has been brought in and inspected twice but they claim to have not been able to replicate the issue. 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 warnings light indications or symptoms preceded the issue. The issue started within the first 6 months / 12k miles.

The steering wheel is sticky when driving on the highway and city streets. Its more noticeable on the highway though. The steering feels like its stuck and takes some pressure to move it even a little.

Around mid-March 2023, with around 6,000 miles on the odometer, I noticed that the steering wheel feel becomes stiff, sticky, and jerky - generally at highway speeds after the car has been running for some time. Steering Wheel takes more force than normal to make small steering adjustments, and this leads to larger, uneven, and sometimes unsafe steering adjustments. We have owned this vehicle since new in May 2022 and this problem did NOT exist prior to now. No warning messages have been observed, and this problem exists with the Lane Keep Assist Feature (activated by button on steering wheel) is On or Off. This vehicle is going into a dealership to be tested on 3/24/2023.

Steering stickiness. The steering wheel requires excessive force to turn at speeds above 40mph, making micro-adjustments to the steering very difficult and causes oversteering.