2022 Honda Civic Complaint Log

Since owning car, steering sticks sometimes as though the “auto-steer” is engaged but it holds the wheel in one position. More effort than normal is required to turn wheel. Feels like it is sticking. Happens almost always at highway speeds.

The steering wheel “sticks” when using moderate to highway speeds. About 35+ mph and above. If there is a bend in the road and I turn the steering wheel, it sticks when trying to straighten the wheel out. It requires additional force to break the sticking point and get the car straightened back out. The safety concern is related to the straightening back out, in some cases it takes considerable effort and requires control to not over power into crossing the line of the lane. I also have concerns of a lock up and causing an accident. There are zero warnings appears when this happens. I’ve had my wife confirm the issue as well, since initially I thought I might be imagining things. It was occasional before, I fiddled with the lane keep assist and turn all options off, it’s only gotten worse in the last 1,000 to 1,500 miles. The car is nearing 22k. I plan to take the car to get inspected this week, but availability has been difficult. Dealerships near me do not appear to do inspections on weekends, only oil changes and standard service. I’ve called and been declined for an inspection over the weekend. Once the inspection has occurred, I’m happy to share any documents related to this issue.

The steering wheel seems to stick causing me to stay straight on turns at highway speeds. Also at other times feels as if someone pulled (jerked) the steering wheel from my hands.

I have a 2022 Honda Civic Sport. After driving the vehicle for 5 or 10 minutes at 45 mph or higher, the steering wheel sticks decreasing the smoothness of the steering of the vehicle.

I drive approximately 40 miles to work one way, 80 miles round trip. About 15 miles into the drive which is all interstate my steering wheel starts to stick. The feeling gets more pronounced the further I drive and never goes away. While traveling straight with no input to the steering wheel for a few seconds I will apply pressure to the steering wheel to stay centered in the lane and the wheel feels like it’s stuck until it finally gives way and now I have to over correct to compensate for the wheel sticking. I live in Minnesota and drive on slippery roads where having to over correct the steering wheel can be a dangerous hazard. I noticed this hazard at 22,000 miles and it has increasingly gotten worse since it’s 27,000 miles currently on the vehicle. I contacted my local dealership hoping they would have some knowledge of what’s going on but the stated they have not heard of this issue. There were no concerns of driving the vehicle but requested I bring it in for inspection. I have yet to make an appointment to have it looked at. There are no warning lamps or indicators associated with the steering hazard.

The steering wheel gets stuck in it's place and takes lots of force to turn and get it unstuck. This happens after about 10 minutes of driving. This makes it dangerous to turn

Car is around 20,000 miles, steering becomes "sticky" at speeds above 40 mph. Micro adjustments in steering require excessive force and result in over-adjustments. Stickiness becomes more apparent as speed increases. I have had this issue looked into by my dealer and they were able to recreate the situation but could not find a solution.

Steering seems sticky at some points during highway speeds. Noticeable when driving in a straight line at 50+ mph and have to make a small steering correction. Feels like power steering does not activate until after I've provided a noticeable amount of steering input.

Feel sticky around 65-70mph

Sticky/not by steering at highway speeds. You literally cannot keep the car in a straight line because you are constantly over correcting due to the excessive force applied to the steering wheel. I will never own another Honda because of this issue. My 2004 cord ranger steers better than this car

Stiff steering, Having the issue with my 11th gen civic sport. Car wanders as stated above, when I move the wheel slightly in either direction it will stay in that direction and not return to the center without my help.The wheel also sticks to the center and requires a tad bit more force to move occasionally.

Steering get stuck while driving. Took it to Honda and found the rack is bad. Honda has had my car for a month and said the part will not be available until July.

When driving at a higher speed I started to notice the steering wheel getting stuck. This has been going on for about the last month. My car has 12k miles.

The steering wheel sticks when trying to make small movements like changing lanes.

The steering sticks when traveling at high rates of speed, on highways traveling between 60 - 75 mph. The steering sticks continuously at the high rates of speed on highways after traveling for an hour or so. A slight jerk on the steering wheel will correct the issue, but the sticking seems to get slightly harder to correct the longer the car is driven. The obvious safety issue is over correcting when the steering sticks could put the car and passengers in to other traffic, a retaining wall, ditch, etc. Another concern for safety is the sticky steering that gets harder to correct the longer the car is driven at high rates of speed, very likely, will become stuck and not allow the driver to control the steering at all. Honda dealership in Moss Point, Mississippi did a safety check for the power steering rack recall by Honda, and was made aware of the sticky steering and was given the instructions to detect the malfunction, but stated they did not notice anything wrong. To actually detect the malfuction, some time must be spent on the highway at more than 60 mph. The brief driving of the vehicle on a street riddled with traffic lights, for a few miles, by a technician, then returning to the dealership would not expose the issue. The test given was inadequate, and therefore inaccurate.

Steering feels sticky/stuck at 40mph + after driven for awhile(10min+). Extremely noticeable at highway speeds. I’m feeling like I’m fighting my car to stay in the center of my lane. Safety is hard to maintain, hard to keep in center of lane. We’ve taken it in to dealership and they couldn’t reproduce but never took it on highway. Several phone calls to dealer. I did do the steering column recall. Dealer inspected car for this recall and took pictures to submit to Honda. No warning lights, messages or other symptoms prior to this happening. Drove with no issues until 3-1-2023. Low mileage. I only have about 7,500 on car now. Issue started around 4,000 miles. I never use lane assist. This happens every time I drive the car.

Sticky steering wheel. Driving on the freeway it feels like the steering wheel gets locked and it takes extra effort to move the wheel

Mostly at higher speeds(55-60), noticed the steering wheel no longer being smooth, and now sticky. Not being able to smoothly move within the lane jerks the car. Im assuming it looks like I’m drunk from behind. At lower speeds it’s much better but still not as smooth as it was as before this started.

First noticed the issue on 2/26/23. I was on a longer highway drive, and after about 70 miles I started to notice the steering problem. It became difficult to stay centered in my lane. When attempting to make very slight adjustments either left or right, steering input was met with resistance, almost like the wheel was stuck in a notch. As I pushed through the resistance, the wheel would suddenly snap free, resulting in an over-correction. This issue was constant for the rest of the drive, a little over 200 miles. I was immediately concerned that this made the car unsafe, as the constant sudden steering corrections made it difficult to stay within my lane at highway speeds, especially in heavier traffic. The snap steering that resulted from pushing past the “sticking” point frequently caused the car to veer toward cars in the next lane, despite my effort to compensate for it. My wife and 5 month old child were passengers in the car at the time. This would have been especially dangerous in slippery road conditions, though thankfully roads were dry on that day. The car did not display any warning messages or indicators. I ensured Lane Keeping Assist and Road Departure Mitigation were turned off, to verify that the problem was not related to any safety systems. But the problem persisted with those systems disabled. The issue did not occur during the next few days of normal driving, but it returned a few days later on a longer drive, after about 45 miles of highway driving. At first the problem mainly seemed to occur after prolonged highway driving, but in the last week both my wife and I have noticed the “sticky” steering more frequently in everyday driving, both at freeway speeds of 60mph and at lower speeds (30-40mph). The car has not been inspected yet. I was wary of scheduling a dealer appointment due to the intermittent nature of the issue, though it’s becoming more consistent. But I would gladly make the car available for inspection upon request.

Height: 5-7 - 5-8 whether condition: moderate rain Road: driving highway I was driving between 50 - 57 MPH on the highway with the wiper on. The water from the front windshield traversed back to both sides of the Driver & passenger front windows in a strong gulf of stream, that blocked the visibility of both sides of the front drive & passenger windows. I could not see at all from both of the driver and passenger side view mirrors at all. This is potential safety hazardous while driving in the rain, and cannot see through both sides of the side view mirrors. This was very impactful in loss of visibility even on this experience. I am genuinely afraid for my safety as this rainy season ensues. This is incredibly dangerous and could cause an accident or possibly death.

2022 Honda Civic experiencing a "sticky" steering or a slight jerking feeling causing the vehicle to veer off to the left or right making it difficult to stay in the lane especially at higher speeds on the highway. This occurs at all speeds with or without all safety features enabled. Also, a popping noise when turning the steering wheel. This is a very unsafe feeling while driving the vehicle. The local Honda dealership was unable to repair the vehicle today while in the shop. Honda cooperate needs to find a fix before a person or persons are killed.

Collision mitigation breaking system problem.

Recently I saw the Collision mitigation Breaking system problem and Adaptive cruise control system problem in my car. Honda has not resolved this issue, so taking it to the dealer will not resolve the issue and it is a safety issue because without any reason at any speed the car can abruptly stop and cause accidents. I asked the Honda dealer if they can disable this function and they said they can’t disable it. That is why I don’t feel safe driving this car.

2022 Honda Civic - Steering Issue This issue began around ~6,000 miles; the vehicle started providing a sticking and notchy feedback during mid-turns. This issue is most notable during speeds of 45mph. or faster. During a turn, the steering wheel stays locked in the position and requires additional steering correction to reset the angle. This is a driving hazard as the additional feedback required from the driver can cause overcorrection, causing the vehicle to exit its lane. Additionally, at low speeds, while the steering is in full lock (reverse and forward), the steering rack seems to make knocking/ticking sounds. The vehicle currently has ~13,000 miles and this issue has remained persistent since first observation. This issue was reported to a local Honda dealership on February 18, 2023 during a routine maintenance service.

On 2/18/2022, having the car around 36,500 miles, the steering wheel started "sticking" when making minor adjustments while driving on the highway, with no warning lights or anything abnormal. At slower speeds it's unnoticeable, but at highway speeds the steering wheel jerks while I am turning it to follow a curve in my lane. I took it to the shop to get the wheels aligned and inflated the tires to the recommended air pressure, but there was no improvement whatsoever. It feels like the problem is getting worse, and now it feels unsafe to drive. I took it to the Honda Service Center in San Marcos, TX, and they told me they need to replace the whole steering rack, being the estimated repair $3,000. They also told me they were going to research if there was any possibility that Honda would take care of "part of the cost of the repair", because "they usually don't find this kind of problem, especially not in new cars".

Twice now when driving on the highway using cruise control my vehicle has unexpectedly applied the brake hard for no apparent reason. There were not vehicles ahead of me that were stopping/slowing. The warning "brake" comes across the dashboard. This potentially could cause a safety issue if someone were to rear-end me when the brakes were applied suddenly and hard. I am in the process of contacting the dealer to have the issue addressed.

The steering wheel will have a locking sensation after driving for long periods of time. I took it to the Autonation Honda in Lewisville. They said there is nothing wrong with it. They did not drive it long enough.

The contact owns a 2022 Honda Civic. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 70 MPH, the steering wheel became firm. The contact stated that no warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 400.

The steering wheel sticks while driving down the road. Seems to be worse at speeds above 40. There is a small catch / resistance from the middle position and then when you correct back the other way at the center point it catches or sticks again.

Sticky steering wheel. Driving at highway speed seems to randomly make it hard to control and turn the steering wheel.

I purchased my 2022 Honda Civic Hatchback Sport in November of 2021. I currently have 7,000 miles on my vehicle. 2 months ago, I noticed a slight sticky feeling with my steering wheel. This almost feels like I am in a constant rut and having to make slight but hard pulls at the steering wheel to make any small adjustment. This occurs when I am going roughly 40 miles per hour or higher. At first, it felt like my LKA was on but when I saw that it wasn’t it brought concern. I had a moment a couple of weeks ago where my steering wheel almost ran my husband and I into the right lane. I am worried since there have been multiple reports of others having this same issue and it got worse. I also had a moment on December 31st, 2022 where my car was put into adaptive cruise control around 70 mph and was shut off suddenly. I was not given the option to reengage the cruise control until after my car was turned off and on again. My car is currently at the dealership for these issues as we speak and my technician has said they don’t feel what I am talking about. This has made me feel unsafe to drive my vehicle and hope this complaint can join the others and help Honda send out a recall for this issue. 169 complaints about that same thing on here is a big deal. So is the thousands of Reddit threads I have found stating this same problem. Please Honda, do better and call this in or unfortunately you will be met with a lot of lawsuits I am afraid.

Steering feels sticky when driving 40-50mph, goes away for a bit, comes back again

I started the car and had multiple system warning lights come on. They are electric power steering, tpms, vehicle stability assistance, low speed assist, lane keep assistance. I took to dealer and was told they don't know what problem is and was not covered under warranty. Car has less than 5000 miles on it. The car is available for inspection and the problems have not been fixed to date

The steering has an issue with "sticking." When driving, I constantly feel little "jerks" as if the steering wants to correct itself, prompting me to constantly re-correct. The jerks are relatively small and so I haven't been worried about safety, but after dealing with this for many months and hoping it would go away (it hasn't) I'm finally registering this issue.

Steering sticks when going highway speeds. Makes it difficult to make slight adjustments. Have to apply excessive force to make it break free causing the car to over steer in most cases and swerve.

The steering of the vehicle sticks when driving the car on the highways and makes it hard to turn the steering. It takes extra effort from the driver to turn the steering wheel.

Occasional unusual resistance in steering wheel, leading to moderate over-corrections. There is often resistance to moving the wheel from center, and when the resistance releases, the wheel moves more than what was desired, leading to over-correction. This causes swerving and is a hazard.

When driving Highway speeds I lose control of the steering wheel and it gets stuck at times. This is very concerning.

After about an hour of highway driving the steering becomes sticky or notchy feeling. This is both with lane keep assist on and off. It can be hard to keep the vehicle moving in a straight line at highway speeds.

Steering is very notchy when turning from neutral position. When driving at highway speeds extra effort is required to turn either right or left from the neutral position. The steering is not operating smoothly it is as if it was binding during any turn. The steering requires more force than normal to initiate the turn. It appears to be getting worse over time and has been this way since purchasing new in 04/22.

Sterring is sticking. Worse when turning and at higher speeds. Also sticks when driving straight. You have to drive it for a few miles before it starts doing it.

The Steering feels very sticky after 17k miles and it’s getting worse, it occurs typically during highway speeds, also the lane assist feature is affected greatly by this as it does not work due to the steering having this “sticky” feel to it. moderate to overcorrection of the steering wheel is required while operating the vehicle, this has caused constant swaying putting not only myself at risk but others especially while commuting daily. I feel as though my safety is at dire risk. Dealerships are no help as they say nothing can be done unless a code is popping up, but anyone in the car world knows that steering problems do not Have a particular code of warning. Please investigate the matter ASAP as this could cause a serious life risk

Regardless of the lane assist setting, while at speeds above 60mph the car starts pulling away from center and toward the lanes lines. The steering "locks" and I have to pull it back to center. It doesn't feel like an alignment issue because it does it to both sides and the steering "locks". I've completely turned off all lane assist and it still does it consistently. If I let it, the car will pull me out of the lane into the rumble strips. The steering is very jerky, it pulls away from center, "locks" the wheel, I pull the wheel in the opposite direction, it releases with a jerk and then starts again. It feels as though I'm trying to correct the steering of a drunk driver.

When driving straight, especially on the highway, the steering feels “sticky” or “notchy” especially from 50 - 75 mph. This makes it really hard to keep the vehicle straight on the highway.

Steering is sticky and requires force to turn from the 12 o clock position

The steering wheel sticks and then when your steer harder in the direction you’re trying to go the steering wheel frees up. It does it both going left and right.

While driving for a few months now at 5K miles the car is having steering control issues. Where the steering is sticky while driving shifting from side to side and locking in a steady state while driving around a bend. There are no safety warnings present on the dashboard. Because of this vehicle issue, I feel unsafe driving my vehicle. I have taken it to a dealership to look at and investigate. They’ve told me the power steering rack needs a replacement. The power steering rack is currently on back order until July. I am hoping for a loaner vehicle, because I do not feel safe driving my vehicle with this problem still occurring. This could cause a possible accident that I would hope could be prevented.

On multiple occasions, at higher rates of speed, namely on interstates - with speeds around 65 mph and above, I felt as if I was fighting for control of the steering wheel. Example, when attempting to transition to the next lane over, I would attempt to easily shift the steering wheel in the direction of the lane that I’m intending to change into and I felt the steering wheel fighting me for control. This happened on multiple occasions. It often led to an over-correction on my end, as it caused panic. Then, when driving, again at a high speed on the interstate, when attempting to guide the car through general directional lane shifts, again, I felt the car retaining grip if the wheel and what felt like fighting me for control of the steering. It became so bad and concerning, that I would no longer take it onto the interstate. When traveling at much lower speeds on community roadways, when engaging tight right turns, a clicking sensation was felt within the tightest portion of the turn. I did leave it with the dealership for a few days and was told they were unable to replicate the issue. I noticed though, that the mileage in and out on the paperwork was identical, so I’m not even sure if they did indeed perform any type of testing, namely road/testing. Without the concern being addressed seriously, I had no choice other than to trade it in.

The steering wheel sticks sometimes

Steering sticks and causes over reaction to minor corrections while driving. Took to dealer and they say they can’t find anything wrong.