2023 HONDA CIVIC Complaints

My steering is becoming very stiff at speeds above 45mph. When making minor adjustments on the highway the steering requires a lot of force and sometimes will slip before actually engaging. This happened after the car reached around 10,000 miles and has been more prevalent during the colder months.

The contact owns a 2023 Honda Civic. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, upon attempting a turn, the steering wheel required increased effort, with the contact manually turning the steering wheel back to center. The contact then became aware that the electronic power steering was not functioning properly. The vehicle returned to normal functionality, but the failure became a regular occurrence. No warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who diagnosed a failure with the steering column sleeve. The vehicle was not repaired. After investigating the failure, the contact related the failure to NHTSA Action Number: EA23003 (Steering). The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 40,000.

I believe this is related to investigation EA23003 [XXX] When driving at highway speeds, the steering seems to "stick" in position when the wheel has not moved for a short time. It seems to be more obvious on longer drives. This interferes with fine steering control like staying in lane and causes overcorrecting. I bought my car new and received it in January of 2023. I didn't start noticing it until maybe around May and it has been becoming more noticeable. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

The problem occured on November 2023 last year. The steering has a sticky and notchy feeling, specially when changing lanes and when turning, the steering wheel gets stuck during a turn and you have to force it back to center. And that could put me and the others around me in serious danger, very huge risk to a car crash. I got it checked at the dealership last year, December 2023 and they confirmed the problem, but the part needed is currently on backorder and they dont have an ETA for it.

Slight sticking in steering at speed when making minor adjustments to stay within lane or coming out of a turn back to center. It seems to occur more often in colder weather. - 15,000 miles on car. - Taking to dealer for inspection 1/30/24. - No warning lights.

Starting at roughly 10,000 - 11,000 miles, while going 45+, and after driving for 10+ minutes, the steering has seemed to become sticky and no longer has a smooth operation. It almost seems like it gets jerky/slightly stuck for a split second each time you start to move the steering wheel.

intermittent issue, but steering becomes sticky;maintaining car in between lanes can become difficult and overcorrection becomes frequent. stickiness can occur at highway or city speeds. Took car for routine maintenance to dealer and they confirmed problem with steering gear.

my new car with 3k miles has the steering lock while going straight at 40MPH plus . it must be over powered which at that time will dart left or right. this just started and has gotten worse in one week and my wife will no longer drive our new car

The contact owns a 2023 Honda Civic. The contact stated that while driving at various highway speeds the vehicle had experienced a sticky steering wheel and would not immediately respond when turning in either direction. The cause of the failure was not yet determined. The local dealer was notified of the failure. The manufacturer was not contacted. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was 2,000.

The problem I am experiencing is with the steering on my 2023 Civic. I have seen it referred to online as "sticky steering". Basically, the steering wheel/system initially resists attempts to turn the wheel from its present position. Once this initial resistance is overcome, required turning effort is smooth until the turn or correction is complete. Then the steering seems to take another set and the initial resistance must be overcome again. I first noticed this problem in late October or early November 2023 when the car was about 4 months old. I subsequently received a recall notice from Honda for a potential steering rack assembly issue that I thought might be causing the problem. I brought the car in to the local Honda dealership for the recall, but found that the recall issue was not causing the "Sticky Steering" (See Attachment). Instead, my Civic was experiencing a different problem common with 2022 - 2023 Civics and already known to Honda. However, there does not appear to be a recall on this "sticky steering" issue. The local dealership ordered a replacement steering gear box to fix the issue (see attachment). The replacement gear box was due in by December 31, 2023. Recently, I contacted the dealership and found out that the replacement gear box was delayed until February 28, 2024. In my opinion, this is not acceptable for an issue that could result in an accident if extra precaution is not taken while operating the vehicle.