Owner-reported complaints naming the steering system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming the steering system — racks, columns, power-steering assist and steering linkage. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1995 Honda Civic submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 9 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 20 MPH WAS GETTING NEAR A TURN CONSUMER KEPT STEERING TO LEFT. THEN, TRIED TO STRAIGHT OUT STEERING WHEEL, BUT STEERING KEPT TO LEFT, CAUSINGVEHICLE TO KEEP TURN AND CRASHING INTO TREES. TOWING PERSON FIND OUT THAT STEERING ROD WAS RUSTED. *AK
THE RIGHT STEERING ARM WAS RUSTED AND BROKEN AT THE BASE, WHICH CAUSED INJURY AND DAM NEAR KILLED MY ENTIRE FAMILY. MY WIFE WAS FOUR MONTH PREGNANT. I AM REQUESTING $250,000.00 FOR PUNITIVE DAMAGES AND INJURIES SUBSTAINED BY WIFE, INFANT DAUGHTER, AND UNBORN CHILD. THE HONDA CORP. DEFECTIVE VEHICLE CAUSED THIS ACCIDENT ON 08/18/00 AND HONDA REPLACED A DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION ON THE VEHICLE SEVERAL MONTHS EARLIER. THE VEHICLE WASN'T SAFE (LEMON) AND HONDA SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE.
STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP, CAUSING ACCIDENT.
WHILE PROCEEDING TO TURN STEERING WHEEL FEELS AS IF IT IS ABOUT TO COME OFF. DLRS INDICATION OF PROBLEM: NONE. *AK
TRAVELING HIGHWAY SPEED 55 MPH, AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY ONCE LOSING CONTROL RUNNING INTO DITCH. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
STEERING SYSTEM FAILURE, STEERING LOCKED UP AND VEHICLE WENT OUT OF CONTROL. TT VEHICLE WEN TO THE RIGHT SIDE CAUSING TIRE BLOW OUT AND UNDERCARRIDGE DAMAGE.*JB
WHEN RAINING AND YOU SHIFT FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR THE WHEEL SPINS AND YOU LOSS CONTROL. TT
POWER STEERING RACK FAILED. *DSH
WHILE DRIVING AT SPEED 60 MPH EXPERIENCE STEERING LOCKUP, HAD NO CONTROL OVER VEHICLE IMPACT 9:00 POSITION WENT INTO AN ENBANKMENT. TT
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
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