2023 HONDA CIVIC Complaints

While driving, the steering wheel becomes stiff and sometimes even sticks, making it hard to turn or keep the car in control, especially at freeway speeds. It’s a struggle to keep the car straight, and this problem can happen at any time, which makes it really dangerous.

The steering wheel got stuck several times and there was a noise when turning. It was extremely dangerous and needed to be recalled for repair urgently.

Steering sticks at any speed. Feels like the steering wheel gets stuck. When I put pressure to move the wheel I often put too much pressure causing me to turn the wheel too far.

The contact's wife owns a 2023 Honda Civic Type-R. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the steering wheel seized in the direction that the steering wheel was turned. The contact stated that because of the failure, the steering wheel failed to return to center. The contact was forced to manually adjust the steering wheel to the center to resume normal driving. The contact stated that there was no warning light illuminated. The contact had taken the vehicle to a dealer where it was diagnosed with a defective rack and pinion gear. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 4,500.

Steering wheel gets "stuck" between 11 and 12 o'clock position and requires additional effort to free steering wheel from "stuck" position. This occurs after driving for several minutes and at moderate or highway speeds.

I purchased the 2023 Honda Civic Sport as a certified pre-owned vehicle from Key Honda in Rutland, VT. Shortly after purchasing the vehicle I began noticing what I would classify as sticky steering when driving down roads above 35mph or so AND when the ambient air temperature was 40 degrees fahrenheit or colder. The steering requires more effort from the driver to break it free from the stuck position, and it occurs after traveling straight for a period of time. This is definitely a safety risk as overcorrection could cause an accident or could cause the vehicle to leave the roadway. I have brought the vehicle to Key Honda in Rutland VT for diagnostics and they informed me some newer Honda Civic vehicles do have defective power steering boxes or defective steering racks, but according to Honda my vehicle is not considered to be one of the vehicles with the known defective steering components. I respectfully disagree and urge you to press Honda to expand the list of Honda vehicles that are included in this recall bulletin. Thank you.

For about a month, I've noticed sporadic changes in steering feel. It can happen while making minute changes going straight (when you shouldn't really feel the steering at all) or on rounded turns. The steering is heavy, like the feel when lane keep assist activates, but it's happening when lane keep isn't on, so the heaviness is more steering force than usual for the conditions. It happens for an instant and then is back to normal. When new, the steering feel on this car was wonderful, which is why it's been so noticeable recently. There are no warning lights or messages on the dash. I have not raised with a dealer yet.

The contact owns a 2023 Honda Civic. The contact stated that the vehicle was experiencing loss of power steering functionality intermittently. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed and making a turn, the vehicle lost power steering functionality. There was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to dealer, where the steering rack was replaced after involvement from the contact's lawyer; however, the failure recurred a month later. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer, where the contact was informed that the part to do the repair was not available. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and informed the contact that they would only communicate with him through the attorney. The failure mileage was approximately 10,000.

Car bought at 405 mph gas ?? filled. Subsequently this mph gas started reducing from 405 to 395 to 390 to 380 to 375 and now it is on 367. Thus, the description of this vehicle with a full tank of 400 plus is false and wrong. Got pictures of some of these changes.

The steering like to jerk or stick. It’s sometimes hard to control. It looks like I’m drunk driving to stay in the lane. I think the component that controls the lane assist or lane keep is malfunctioning. Driving on the highway is even more terrifying. Just trying to keep the vehicle in the lane. The dealerships have found nothing wrong and have no idea what I’m talking about. No lights or warnings came on.