2022 Honda Civic SI Steering Problems

Steering wheel clicks/sticks while driving Seatbelt will not retract properly ever Driver Seat squeaks with every turn

NHTSA ID

11699541

Incident

Nov 15, 2025

The contact owns a 2022 Honda Civic SI. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 24V744000 (STEERING); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the steering wheel independently veered to the right. The local dealer was contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue and stated that a diagnostic test was needed before the recall repair could be performed. The failure mileage was unknown. Parts distribution disconnect.

NHTSA ID

11651330

Incident

Aug 28, 2024

What sense does it make to issue recalls on cars and then there are no parts available to repair the vehicle. When you contact manufacture to get car repaired. There are not parts available nor can they tell you when they may even have. So okay I have an issue with my car but no idea when it can be repaired. This is 2nd recall for my car last one my steering rack had failed. That one too no one could tell me when part would even come. I had to wait 6 months to even get it repaired. Someone needs to look at why these parts are not available for things that need to be fixed. Some are not safe as in my last recall.

NHTSA ID

11629805

Incident

Dec 10, 2024

Sticky steering

NHTSA ID

11628703

Incident

Dec 3, 2024

Steering is increasingly becoming sticky at moderate speeds. Requires previously unnecessary effort to maintain the middle of the lane

NHTSA ID

11618341

Incident

Sep 17, 2024

A few months ago this started. Power steering is sticky, at highway speeds the steering wheel can be turned at a 45 degree angle and stick. at one point i can take my hands off the wheel and it will not return to center at highway speeds. Starts sticking at 20+ MPH and requires small increments to unstick the steering wheel.

NHTSA ID

11615720

Incident

Nov 8, 2023

I am also experiencing the issue described in NHTSA action number EA23003. The steering is "sticky" leading to ever-changing steering effort. At times, so much force has to be applied that overcorrection occurs. It decreases the safety margin when driving and applying corrective steering to prevent lane departure or collision. I have luckily not had any accident occur as of yet, but I can easily imagine it contributing to a collision if and when the margin for an accident is sufficiently narrowed. There are no warning lights or messages provided by the car for this issue. When I asked Honda about the issue, they said I would have to pay a fee to even have the vehicle looked at. They also stated that it would cost over $3000 to fix if it was found to be the same issue described in TSB 23-037. My vehicle only had 47,000 miles when I unwittingly purchased it with the issue. They said that they could not replace it for free because it was not under warranty and there was no recall for the issue, just a TSB. I am surprised that this is still not a recall given how apparent a safety risk it is. Frequently I have to jerk the wheel for it to break free and respond to steering input. It's unfortunate that Honda is not being more proactive about replacing this component. Please let me know what else I can do to help progress this to a recall. Thank you

NHTSA ID

11610670

Incident

May 15, 2024

Steering column clicking when turning and sticky steering at times. Safety put at risk because of the sticking steering column. Problem has been noted in civics of this year, but my car does not come up as needing any recall even though it’s affected by this problem. VIN is not registering in recall database.

NHTSA ID

11591182

Incident

Apr 1, 2024

When driving at hwy/interstate speeds the cars steering wheel has a catch or stiff spot. This happens when the wheel stays in the same place for a second or two. This happens while driving straight and making micro corrections to keep the car in the lane. It also happens while driving into a curve it turns smoothly into the curve but once you hold the wheel in the curve for a second and then try straighten the wheel it hits the resistance. I have found I need to do 1 of 2 things to avoid possibly losing control of the vehicle. Once I hit the resistance I turn away from it slightly and then back into it and it then goes without resistance. Turning into it more works also but is risky as you can get through it but it becomes easy to turn once you do and it causes an over correction if not aware and reduces the drivers ability to handle the vehicle.

NHTSA ID

11590491

Incident

May 22, 2024

When driving at highway speeds the steering for the car gets slightly "sticky" requiring minor corrections to remain on the road/in the lane. To "un-stick" it, it typically requires a slight pressure to the left. This is obviously distracting and potentially unsafe. ** Please note ** when this occurs I am **not** driving with lane-keep assist, cruise control or any other assists active. I'm in the process of scheduling an appointment with the service center to look into this but I heard of this issue from others and drove the same car that did not have this problem so I want to log it here.

NHTSA ID

11589561

Incident

May 18, 2024

sterring wheel gets stuck while taking a curve on highway , take a bit more force to turn back to center position. feels like a break free from being stuck. the problem makes it hard to stay in your lane because of the extra force to re center steering wheel.

NHTSA ID

11580820

Incident

Apr 2, 2024

Steering constantly sticks and is difficult to turn once car is warmed up. The main issue is highway driving as it can get stuck and takes a lot of effort to keep straight. Issue keeps progressing and dealership will not fix under warranty.

NHTSA ID

11580454

Incident

Jan 23, 2024

While driving at highways speeds my steering seemed to be sticking while on left curves. The steering wheel would have to be forced out of the stuck position to be straightened back out.

NHTSA ID

11580229

Incident

Jan 26, 2024

- The steering gearbox seems to have a manufacturing defect in the gearing. This is causing the steering to get slightly stuck at the center. - I do mostly highway driving, The steering getting slightly stuck at highway speeds is endangering my safety and the safety of people around my vehicle. - The problem was confirmed by Ourisman Honda in Frederick, MD (I will attach the diagnosis paperwork for verification) - The car has only been inspected by Ourisman Honda. It has not fully stuck up to this point. - There were no signs, the issue just began happening and nothing had said there was an issue until I had it diagnosed at the dealership.

NHTSA ID

11577066

Incident

Mar 11, 2024

Steering wheel sticks, especially at highway speeds, but also lower speeds after driving for a period of time. The steering wheel jerks when trying to ease right or left. It feels very unsafe, especially on the highway, as it can cause overcorrection.

NHTSA ID

11576515

Incident

Mar 1, 2024

The steering wheel feels "sticky" when trying to make some micro adjustments while traveling at highway speeds, and be alert more than usual. Often find myself correcting the oversteering at times, driver assist does help deal with stickiness but would to remain on alert.

NHTSA ID

11575986

Incident

Mar 7, 2024

My steering wheel recently started "sticking" at 50+ mph when going straight, which appears to be a common issue with 11th Gen Civics that I meet the criteria for, This is a 3 year old car with only 8k miles on it and it started occurring this year in the winter time. It's a very serious issue because it feels like the wheel is stuck in place and it doesn't turn until you kind of pop it out. They are only apparently recalling sport's and touring's for this probably because so few SI's get sold so they told me it was my aftermarket wheels making the steering wheel heavy (they are lighter than OEM wheels) and that there was no active recall for the SI. So now I have to drive at risk of a crash until they recall it, or go and pay to get a serious safety issue fixed. I opened a ticket with Honda because this is just corporate greed, they have a technical service bulletin already out there, 23-037 for this issue, my steering components are not different than the touring or sport models so I have no idea how it doesn't apply to me but I am experiencing the issue. I am under warranty (8k miles) and Honda refuses to fix it leaving me I guess to fix it myself or continue to drive dangerously while they gaslight me and tell me it's my aftermarket wheels for an issue that occurred 7k miles after they were put on the car. Just want to have this documented in case I crash directly related to this issue that is already known but corporate greed is keeping them from fixing.

NHTSA ID

11575808

Incident

Mar 6, 2024

sticky steering at highway speed which causes oversteer to keep car straight

NHTSA ID

11574388

Incident

Feb 27, 2024

Steering is "notchy" and seems to stick. It is most noticable at highway speeds where small left and right movements are very difficult to make, feeling like I am fighting the steering to keep the car from wandering around in the lane. The cruise control shuts off randomly and refuses to be turned back on until the car is shut off and back on. It turns off abruptly and causes the car to suddenly start slowing down which is concerning on the interstate.

NHTSA ID

11574110

Incident

Feb 17, 2024

The steering wheel sticks when micro adjusting to maintain my lane causing more force to be applied to the steering wheel and if to much force is applied it releases and cause the car to veer.

NHTSA ID

11574038

Incident

Feb 12, 2024

I have just reported to my Honda svc center with an up coming appt. While on hwy or secondary roads any speed the steering wheel literally sticks/locks and will steer you right out of your lane if you don't force it back and it's noticeable force to unlock it. Occurs whether or not drivers assist is on and getting worse. Mine is very noticeable even on slower lower speed roads curves or straight aways.

NHTSA ID

11573844

Incident

Mar 25, 2023

While car is driving, steering becomes sticky and causes over correction.

NHTSA ID

11571845

Incident

Feb 14, 2024

The steering on my car was and is not acting correctly. I am unable to make micro adjustments when going faster than about 50 MPH. The steering wheel feels "sticky" when going strait so a micro adjustment when the road curves results in an overcorrection resulting in a jerky turn as opposed to a gradual turn. This has caused dangerous driving conditions for me, potentially putting my vehicle slightly into other lanes. The vehicle has been inspected by the Honda dealership but they will not make fixes as there is no recall. There were no warning lamps, messages or other symptoms of the problem prior to the failure.

NHTSA ID

11571423

Incident

Nov 15, 2023

While driving I notice a slight hitch in the steering, it's concerning because of it gets any worse it may cause an accident.

NHTSA ID

11571153

Incident

Feb 9, 2024

Steering on this car will stick in position. Look it up online there are many many people describing it. It's like the steering racks are too tight or the electric boost isn't sensing properly. Requires more effort to initiate an input then it unsticks and you overcorrect. A few days ago I was in a 70mph turn and when I let up on the wheel the steering did not want to recenter. I think this is very dangerous. This is becoming a well described issue in the 2022 and 2023 Honda Civic. Dealerships are not aware of the issue. I know there was a recall on these cars for steering racks having not the proper travel limiters or such, this is a different issue. Will you please look into this and see if Honda can be made aware. Thank you, [XXX] [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

NHTSA ID

11568489

Incident

Jan 28, 2024