The electronic power steering (EPS) is out on the vehicle. This failure occurred within less than a year of purchase and well under 20,000 miles on the vehicle. The symptoms of this are that the vehicle becomes difficult to steer. Even the slightest in-lane correction of steering results in over corrections and a "catchy" or "sticky" steering wheel. It makes the vehicle VERY difficult to drive and the entire drive feels like a fight. There is nothing relaxing about driving with the EPS out and the over-correction of the wheel is very dangerous. You must operate paying utmost attention at all times. This is a known Honda problem with their 2022-2023 Civics and some other models. There is even a class-action lawsuit against Honda due to this specific issue. We took the vehicle to the dealership for warranty repair, Honda did declare that the EPS system had malfunctioned resulting in a loss of power steering. They ordered the part and advised us that the part was backordered for THREE FULL MONTHS. When I asked them what we should do between now and then, they said to come get the vehicle as it was perfectly drivable even with the EPS out.

- Gary, TX, USA

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.

- Salisbury Mills, NY, USA

First issue was a major evap leak that took several attempts and months for them to repair resulting in having to drive around with a check engine light. Reason this is concerning is that when the check engine light is on the advanced safety systems are disabled. They had to replace the gas tank fuel filler neck because it was not closing properly. I was told by Honda corporate that "this is not posing a significant risk to the occupants of the vehicle", but when fuel is not being properly contained in the tank, and the safety features don't work I think otherwise. Now, there is a steering rack issue where at high speeds the steering is grabbing causing a possibility for overcorrection. Honda has known about our issues since June of 2022 and Honda corporate has been delaying official lemon law claims since December of 2022 where I then hired an attorney. Honda corporate is now ignoring the attorney and our only recourse is to file a lawsuit. I can't in good conscience sell the car to endanger the public. My only concern is that there are so many of these falling apart on the road.

- O Fallon, MO, USA

STEERING WHEEL STICKS AT HIGHWAY SPEED (ABOVE 40MPH) It began with 6000mile on the odometer. I am very concerned about the long term safety. I understand Honda knew this was problem.

- Cuyahoga Falls, OH, USA

Steerings requires minor corrections frequently, also it is not smooth. There is an clunkyness during slight movement and difficult to put steering in center.

- Emeryville, CA, USA

While driving close to or at highway speeds of about 50 mph or higher, the steering wheel becomes significantly harder to turn very slightly (within about a few degrees in either direction). When the wheel does turn, it jerks in the respective direction rather than moving smoothly. This results in micro-adjustments being much harder to perform, which are crucial when moving at high speeds, and introduce a much greater risk of overcorrection.

- Ashburn , VA, USA

When driving at a higher speed I started to notice the steering wheel getting stuck. This has been going on for about the last month. My car has 12k miles.

- Lawrenceville, GA, USA

Issues with steering wheel at highway speed. The best description would be a -??sticky-?? steering wheel. When trying to correct it, it won-??t find the center as if the car needs an alignment. I-??ve had this issue before an after an alignment and the dealership isn-??t able to identify the problem. The -??sticky-?? steering wheel would also disable my lane keep assist, since the system thinks I-??m taking over. This has been DAILY for the past 3 months.

- Los Angeles, CA, USA

I have a brand new civic but the steering got really stiff for example, I would try to change lane from the other it seems like when I turn the wheel its like sticking when im trying to turn the wheel. It makes me feel unsafe sometimes.

- Brigantine, NJ, USA

Steering wheels seems to stick while turning at low speed and highway speeds steering does no respond correctly when trying to do turns steering wheel will stick to where its moved and wont move back itself to original position. At high way speeds car is hard to keep in lane because of steering wheel feeling like it sticks.

- Arvin, CA, USA

while driving on freeway my steering becomes stiff it sticks and I have to push hard to steer it back the car steering wheel feels like it's stiff and stuck while driving on freeway I commute to and from work each day and by the time I arrive to work or home my arms are killing me from keeping the steering in control it sticks and it's hard to move back to keep the car straight i feel like i do not have control of the car when this happens, I have complained several times to my dealership when I take my car in for it's service 2 times they shrugged it off like i was imaging it and everything is fine with my car, it's new no issues they say, after i complained the in Feb. 2023 a week later I saw an a new article others are experiencing the same issue when I mentioned this again to the dealership they shrugged it off and said no issues with my car, finally Saturday 4/22/23 again i mentioned it showed tried to show them the article they would not look at it he wrote the issue down and when we picked up the vehicle after service they said yes i needed a new steering thing and it's on back order since others are already before me I said I have complained since last year and you put me off should not have to wait and put myself in danger each day i drive to and from work 160 miles each day i drive on the freeway alone in the dark and a single women something needs to be done about this Honda knows there's an issue and it should be fixed, or provide me with a new vehicle or loaner until it's fixed i have been complaining about this issue since a few months after I purchased the vehicle in may 2022 I see two states are already suing Honda over it - what can we do to get this fixed or replace the vehicle for a safer one so i do not crash if i cannot handle the steering wheel this could cause me to crash or someone else to crash this is very unsafe from a 59 year old woman who drive alone long distance commutes to and from work alone

- Manteca, CA, USA

The steering wheel seems to stick causing me to stay straight on turns at highway speeds. Also at other times feels as if someone pulled (jerked) the steering wheel from my hands.

- Anaheim, CA, USA

While operating the vehicle, the steering wheel sticks or hangs. This happens at all speeds at all times and the issue makes it difficult to drive and very uncomfortable at high speeds. Called Teams Honda dealership and they said they are aware of the issue and no recall has been issued at this time. So basically... just drive it.

- Zachary , LA, USA

The cars steering locks, jerking back and forth left to right. When making slight turns at faster speeds it gets stuck making it un sure that it won't turn back to normal position. It will jolt back to the center with continuous jerking. It's a potentially dangerous motion. The drive assist is never on. The car has 12,000 miles started a few thousand ago. It has been inspected by the dealership and a powering steering rack has been ordered. This part is on critical back order till at least July. In hopes this is the correct diagnosis

- Foresthill, CA, USA

Steering wheel is sticking when moving steering wheel/driving. Steering wheel locks while driving.

- Dallas, TX, USA

have had my 22 sport for almost a year, just about 18k miles, i noticed about a month ago at higher speeds the steering gets strange. when driving straight and making the little left to right adjustments it feels likes it grabbing and i almost have to fight it to get that small adjustment, best comparison is when u try to change lanes without a blinker and the car tries to keep u in the lane, at first it was only randomly on the highway now it seems to be with all higher speeds, it doesn-??t do this at lower speeds. i have turned all assistance off and it doesn-??t help.

- Timonium , MD, USA

While traveling home on a paved county road, I was approaching an intersection where the current road I was on makes a right hand, 90 degree, turn and comes to a stop sign where the road adjoins another highway. Approximately 350 ft prior to where the road turns right and comes to the stop sign, I turned off my cruise control in preparation of slowing down and navigating the right had turn. At this time, I noticed that I was unable to move my steering wheel in either left or right direction. The steering seemed very stiff or sticky. I focused my attention inside the vehicle, looking for any lights or indications as to what was taking place in an attempt to regain control of the vehicle. I was unable to regain control of the vehicle and the vehicle continued straight, unable to navigate the right turn. While exiting the road, I contacted a right turn arrow sign and proceeded through the grass and down a slight hill. Although the steering was very stiff, I was able to navigate the vehicle slightly right. I came in contact with an embankment at the bottom of the slight hill. This embankment leads up to the highway that I would have been stopping at if I had been able to make the right turn and come to the stop sign. My momentum carried me up the embankment and across the highway. The vehicle finally came to a stop in the ditch on the opposite side of the highway that I had crossed. I'm simply reporting this incident to the NHTSA because I feel there needs to be a sense of awareness brought to this issue. Since my accident, I have read cases of this same occurrence on the '22 and '23 Honda Civics. I suffered injuries in this accident and my car was considered a total loss by my insurance.

- Udall, KS, USA

The steering starts sticking after about 15 or 20 miles at highway speeds it gradually gets worse and worse the car just hit 11,000 miles on the odometer I have taken it back into the dealer they said they cannot find anything wrong I am taking it back in tomorrow to drop it off

- Culver, OR, USA

I've been experiencing steering wheel issues for some time now. I've had to go to the honda service center multiple times and they could not figure out what the issue was. They had told me that it was because my lane assist was ON but I had it off and I never use my lane assist feature. My steering wheel felt stiff while I was on the highway and felt resistance when turning my steering wheel and this would only happen while I was on the highway and not when I was driving local. I've gone to the service center 3 times within 2 weeks because they could not fix the issue so I had to keep going back. If the steering wheel is stiff or "locked", it would not only endanger me, the driver but other people driving on the highway.

- Torrance, CA, USA

It feels like a EPS malfunction. Will take more effort than usual to steer. For lack of better words it feels like "sticky steering". Started to feel this at 10,000 miles approx. As soon as you catch some speed, you can start feeling the malfunction.

- Royal Oak, MI, USA