2022 Honda Civic Complaint Log

The steering wheel is sticking. You have to be forceful to turn. It's very dangerous

Steering wheel becomes stiff after a few minutes of driving. It feels sticky and it is hard to make small adjustments when driving in a straight line. Problem is noticeably worse at higher speeds. This has been happening for the last two months. Car has only 9000 miles.

Cruise control disengages then slows down very quickly, then will not reengage. You have to keep pulling over and restarting the car for the system to come back on line. It's random and keeps happening.

On Friday January 27th, I was driving approximately 65mph when the steering wheel got stuck to the right, causing me to run off the road. I hit a rut where the road meets the grass and it caused a couple of my wheel weights to fall off. Initially the lane keep was on, but I turned it off as it started pulling to the right. The car still proceeded to pull continuously until I cut it off, and then started to appear to work normally for a short period afterwards. The steering wheel already sticks in the center on most days. Now, there’s issues stopping, I’m guessing from the rut I hit. The dealer that I bought it from swears that there’s nothing wrong with the vehicle and that I’m just a difficult customer. I’ve already had it up to the dealership 5 times. There’s 88 other people already who agree with me. I have a case with American Honda Corporate, but they only agree with what the dealer tells them. This poses a major safety hazard, and it needs to be recalled before someone gets killed.

When driving at highway speeds, not easy to adjust steering. Its like a "sticking" spot when trying to make small adjustments in steering.

steering wheel feels jerky, it has a mind of its own. even if driving straight it will move without me moving it.

The steering wheel gets “sticky”. It gets stuck in one place and a lot of force has to be used to turn the wheel. This only happens at higher speeds (highway/freeway) or after approx 30 mins of the car being on. The steering is not smooth, it gets very sticky and really jerky causing me to overcorrect a lot.

Steering is sticky when I’m driving with a lot of cars around it feels scary

Steering has become jerky/sticky. It no longer feels safe to drive, and most of my time on the road is focused on staying in my lane without jerking the car left or right. Please help us fix this. I know I'm not the only one.

Steering wheel sticking when trying to make small correction. Gets worse the longer you drive, making it harder to steer. Wipers only spray fluid at higest vertical stroke, passenger side never clean, only half of driver side clean, hard to see on long drives.

At highway speeds, steering sticks and requires excessive force to break resistance and provide input. This makes it difficult to make small corrections and causes swerving within the lane.

The contact owns 2022 Honda Civic. The contact stated while driving 30-40 MPH, the steering wheel was sticking with resistance while operating. There was no warning light illuminated. The contact was able to continue driving. The contact stated that the failure had been reoccurring while driving. The dealer and the manufacturer were not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 16,000.

Sticky steering, drifting steering, hard to keep in a straight line. This is an ongoing problem which I first noticed in late November after having the car for several months. It seems to be getting worse. I took it to the dealer they said that it is normal, but I wonder how it could possibly be normal.

My steering has a very bad clunk, i have been told my honda and other technician that rack and pinion is internally damaged. I waited for the recall and when i went in for my recall honda only added grease which stopped my steering to stick but the damage has been done, because for almost 2 years i drove the car with sticky steering wheel and i believe bec8of not enough grease in the rack it has damage the steering rack and im out of warranty like my other like me.

My 2022 Honda Civic Touring steering wheel becomes sticky at high speeds (past 40 mph) and will feel notchy when trying to make small adjustments. My Civic has 15,000 miles and this problem began around 11,000 miles. It becomes worse on the highway or high speed back roads. Also when exiting a highway and the exit is a curve, my steering wheel will become stuck and I have to force it to go back in center.

When turning to the right it has a little shake in the steering wheel

The steering seems to be sticking well driving in a straight line, and as you pull on the wheel, it will suddenly almost feel like it’s clicking then move. I have seen many forums online of the same complaints and Honda is doing nothing about it. This is my daughters car and I want it to be safe. That’s why I bought a new one. I was driving the car last night and it’s seems very dangerous. The car only has 4600 miles on it and it’s extremely noticeable.

Uncontrollable steering wheel jerking while driving. At first I noticed when I was going over 40 mph now it’s happening more frequently I have took it to the car dealer and they said they don’t know what’s going on.

2022 Honda Civic Sport current milage: 21,000 miles. I have had this car since September 2021. Ever since my first day of ownership, the LKAS system for assisting the driver with lane guidance constantly fights me. Often, the car turns the steering wheel by itself to hug the left lane line, often passing over the line and causing the Lane Departure warning to activate, shaking the steering wheel. This issue has occurred on the right lane line as well, but typically the issue is with the left lane line for my car. This happens every time I drive my car. I took my 2022 Honda Civic Sport to a Honda dealership about a year ago to look at the lane departure issue. The mechanics were able to replicate the issue, however nobody knew what to do as no codes were supplied by the car. The employees acted as if I was stupid as I explained my issue, with video proof, however their doubt changed when their test drive concluded. I was later informed by Honda dealership employees that the car was "supposed to guide towards the lane lines." I am not confident that any car is "supposed" to do anything as dangerous as the 2022 Honda Civic Sport LKAS system; this issue will increase the likelihood of accidental sideswipes on multi-lane roads, or loss of control in poor road conditions as you have to yank on the very stiff steering wheel and constantly apply pressure to oppose the LKAS system. Another issue with the same 2022 Honda Civic Sport is that the ACC system malfunctions. For no reason at all, in perfect driving conditions and no warnings at all, cruise control will turn itself off. This is dangerous as I do not anticipate the deactivation of the system, leading the car to significantly decrease in speed on the interstate without. The system cannot be reactivated until the car is recycled; the vehicle must be pulled off the road to correct this problem. Nobody at the dealership knows what to do about the cars they sell.

While driving on freeway the steering wheel feels sticky and gives resistance. Car constantly veers to left and to the right. Spend most of my time focused on keeping car centered and when making the adjustment it's not smooth. It's jerky and feels like something is binding it. We drove 35 miles to our nearby Costco and I had to correct steering wheel 29 times to keep it centered. It's exhausting and worry that we could go into the next lane or off the road if gets worse. We took it to the dealer yesterday 2/17/23 to check on this problem our odometer was at 21,995. Was told technician was not able to duplicate our concern and when they put it on their equipment for testing, no codes came up and that nothing can be done unless codes come up when they do their testing. No warning lamps or messages have come up. My husband believes that this problem started sometime in January of this year 2023. The vehicle is about 1 year old and the steering didn't feel like this the first year after we purchased it.

I’ve had multiple dangerous visibility issues due to the design of the wipers & having the washer fluid mounted onto the wipers rather than the hood of the car. Washer fluid comes out on the left side of the drivers’ side wiper as it reaches the top of the windshield and just gets blown off the left edge. Had to pull over on major highways at night to manually clean windshield of bug spatter in order to see. In winter the wipers freeze and lose contact with the windshield, & result in extreme reduced visibility. Results in extreme danger driving on highways when trucks pass and spray salt and debris onto windows and wipers don’t function to clear windshield. Had many near accidents because of wipers and washer fluid not making sufficient contact with windshield. This is extremely dangerous in winter and summer and needs to be addressed and corrected by Honda ASAP. This was not just once or twice - has occurred repeatedly since 0ct. 2021 to the present time. It is an ongoing problem and danger. Cannot drive safely if the windshield is obstructed and has non functioning wiper system

The car has 18K mikes and the steering sticks after driving for 30 minutes or so. It takes a slight jerk to get it unstuck and is a dangerous issue. It happens at highway speeds and slower speeds as well.

While driving the 2022 Civic Touring there is a noticeable stickiness to the steering almost as if the wheel will look up while trying to drive straight and pull the car to different sides of the road. Its almost like the first 5 degrees right or left are not registered, causing it to lock up. It originally was while driving straight mainly highway miles. Now it’s becoming noticeable during day to day driving and turning. This is very unsafe considering the car can turn and steering wheel will not allow the driver to automatically correct because it is locked up. If you go to the dealership everyone pretends like it’s unreal but check any forum and tons of people are experiencing these problems with 2022 Civics. I had a dealership tell me to my face that it is 100% "normal".

The car was attempting to correct itself even when I was in the middle of the lane. Switching lanes often caused this as well. On multiple occasions it attempted to over correct me into other drivers and at high speeds this could have killed me if I was not paying attention. Upon informing the dealership they asked “what do you want us to do”. Upon informing Honda corporate they said they would make note and send it to engineers with no direct action taken

Vehicle has sticky steering that is noticble above 40 mph and gets worse as the vehicle goes faster. It does take considerable effort to steer at highway speeds as the resistance makes it difficult to not overcorrect when steering. When lane keep assist is on it can also be felt that it is struggling with the resistance in the steering. This started at around 5000 miles. The dealership states that it is the steering rack. There was no warning lamps. There is no tech safety bulletin or recall. This is a known problem and a potential safety issue.

1700 miles In the odo . Steering feels as if it gets stuck on high way speeds . Having to force it to keep the steering in the center . Definitely not normal . Started noticing it about 1500 on the odo only getting worse. Almost feels like the car is not aligned . Properly . Brand new car not staying straight is a concern of steering rack issues . Common for this car . Scared to report it to dealer they are only going to submit papers and say is completely Normal . Waste of time . This should be a recall

Steering is sticky feel at highway speeds.

Steering sticky and stiff at highway speeds, requires additional effort to move from centered position.The vehicle is one year old with has roughly 15,000 miles and this just happened recently, oddly enough it appears to work fine at lower speeds.

At high speed freeway driving it takes the extra effort to steer. It feels sticky.

The steering at highway speeds feels like it sticks at the 12:00 position, almost like a notch is there and I have to give it a little more movement to get the wheel itself to budge. The car also feels like it needs to be re-centered in the lane a lot and it tends to weave.

Unable to make minor adjustments when steering at Highway and city speeds. Steering wheel feel as if it is sticky/stuck until moved

Steering wheel/rack in car feels as if it's sticking, giving resistance, and notchy. Driving car at highway speeds the steering seems to be less responsive and doesn't want to continue to stay straight. Has a jittery feeling as if it wandering. Lane assist has been turned off and issue still occurred. The problem seems to be getting worse and the car feels unsafe to drive.

The steering has a tendency to "stick" and hold a direction to the left or right of center, requiring more force to bring back to center after a turn. This comes up during highway speeds where there is no "on centering" movement in the steering after a turn, rather, the steering feels notchy and "stuck" in a certain position and extra unusual amount of force is required to right the steering wheel back to center

The contact owns a 2022 Honda Civic. The contact stated while driving 65-70 MPH, the steering wheel was significantly resistant, causing the vehicle to move from one side of the lane to the other. The contact stated that the failure also occurred while making minor adjustments to the steering wheel. The contact stated that the steering wheel would respond as needed after several attempts. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who test drove the vehicle and informed the contact to turn off the Lane Keep Assist feature. The contact turned off the Lane Keep Assist feature; however, the failure persisted. The contact stated that the failure was more noticeable while driving at high speeds. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 16,000.

Steering wheel gets sticky above 40 mph. It hard to move the wheel on short notice. It also feels like a resistance on the steering.

Sticky steering wheel at low and high speeds, particularly on turns. There’s now an accompanying clicking noise. I know loads of other people experiencing same issue. Definitely not safe on highways.

steering feels sticky at highway speeds. almost feels like it jumps and wonders on the highway when making small corrections.

The contact owns a 2022 Honda Civic. The contact stated while driving 75 MPH, the vehicle independently started to steer to the left and right. The contact stated there was no warning light illuminated. The contact stated that extra effort was needed while steering the vehicle. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. A dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer had not been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was 19,355.

Brakes are relatively hard to press and bring the car to stop, the pedal is also located high, and as an Uber driver it makes it difficult to brake constantly. I am getting knee pain and foot pain. Driver seat is very uncomfortable specially when driving for too long. It doesn't have lumbar support and is giving me lower back pain, my back compresses down and collapses into the section where there's no lumbar support. I feel like my disk is getting hurt. The seat is built in an angel. if I bring the seat low, my last bone of spine goes into the seat and hurts. if I bring the seat high, I get hip pain. The steering is somehow stiff to rotate even with lane departure being turned off. I am getting finger joint pain and elbow pain.

What component or system failed or malfunctioned, and is it available for inspection upon request? - Steering. The steering has a slight stickiness at both low (<45) and high (65+) speeds. The steering wheel seems to stick and requires a little bit more pressure to move. Once started, the rest of the steering is smooth. How was your safety or the safety of others put at risk? - No Has the problem been reproduced or confirmed by a dealer or independent service center? - Just confirmed by me. I haven't taken it to the dealer. 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

I was driving down the freeway in January and my front driver side tire sidewalls separated from the rest of the tire and flew off of the rim causing me to drive on the rim. Zero warning lights or tire pressure lights appeared on my dash until after I installed my spare tire. Very scary this occurred on a freeway at full speed and no indicator light came on. I heard a loud noise when my tire flew off which then required me to immediately stop.

Steering is sticking when driving for long distances or on highway. Trying to make small steering adjustments is hard and the steering jumps around and has a jittery feeling.

The steering does not hold steady in a straight line. I cannot safely drive this car over 40 miles per hour, because I have to hold the steering wheel very hard to keep it from skidding off in a straight lane. even at slower speed the steering wheel becomes stiff and difficult to maneuver. It is not safe to drive on the highway at 65 miles per hour because the steering goes from side to side or locks up. Last week I nearly got into an accident on the interstate, but I moved fast and I got it under control. It all started at about 40,000 miles, with a noise and a very slight steering problem, I thought I needed to change the tires and alignment, I did, but the noise continued and as I use the car more the steering worsens. The Honda dealer ran a diagnostic recommending I replace the Power Steering Rack, costing $2700. Doesn't seem fair to me for such a new car.

While driving at a slight angle to the left, the steering wheel sticks. It seems to happen the most often going uphill at moderate speed, though can happen at any point. The sticking has varying degrees of severity. While not extremely dangerous it could be. It is a constant, unprovoked issue and requires that it be adjusted to maintain a safe line.

When I am driving the vehicle at highway speeds 50-65 mph and try to correct steering wheel a little to the left or right it feels stiff and it’s been happening for like a year. This puts other drivers and myself in danger because my steering wheel shouldn’t feel sticky or hard to adjust it while driving in the freeway. Also many other drivers of the same model 22-23 civics have reported the same issues.

When I drive down the road at certain times the steering sticks which does not allow me to make the minor adjustments needed to stay in the center of a lane. This causes a jerkiness and overcorrection when driving at higher speeds. This has occurred on long trips and short drives, but sometimes the steering seems fine. I have confirmed that it is not the lane assist kicking in. It is a problem with the steering wheel sticking.

Staring at 40ish MPH, steering becomes sticky and slight corrections become difficult, at higher cruising speeds of 65+ this issue gets worse. Staying in lane can be difficult especially on lanes going from straight to curved. Sticky steering also fights lane assist which causes wheel to overcompensate automatically. The car is basically brand new at >5000 miles. However it is now unsafe to drive on the highway due to the steering being unpredictable and getting worse. Car has never been in any kind of crash or accident. Rosenthal Fairfax Honda ran Honda multipoint inspection and said nothing was wrong and claimed the steering problem was a feature. I do not think they actually drove the car and I am following up with them about the issue. No warning lamps of any kind, attempted software reset as well to see if it was an electronic issue, but no good. Definitely not an electronic issue. Issue started after lots of freezing to warm weather in Northern MA this last Winter.

Steering wheel gets stuck momentarily while driving. It feels like it skips/steps after getting released. As a result small adjustments to the steering wheel are not smooth when the problem occurs. While not touching the steering wheel, it makes a slight move unintentionally. The problem seems to occur at any speed, but less noticeable at high RPMs. The problem puts me and passengers at risk since I constantly need to give adjustments to the steering wheel.

The vehicle steering has a spot where it sticks like something is binding happens even trying to make a slight correction and the lane assist is NOT ON when this occurs

I’ve notice sticking in the steering wheel 2 days ago and seems to be getting worse especially the more I drive. So when driving and not turning for a sec or two two make adjustments in steering weather it’s right or left it gets stuck. I have to put a litter force into it to make steering adajustmenst.