Yep, thats exactly how mine feels, going to dealer next week. Sticky or notchy is how I describe it.

 

Yeah I made an appointment as well. It’s hard to describe how to someone lol. I noticed it last week but kept downplaying it in my head, but it just doesn’t feel right.

 

Yes. My steering rack just got approved for replacement. About two weeks ago I was driving home from a town about 20 minutes away. I felt a subtle stick. Enough for me to think “am I experiencing the steering rack issue?” but not enough to call the dealer right away. The coming days and weeks of me driving it to work, I started to feel it more frequently. Then this weekend I drove out of town and every doubt I had was completely confirmed- I have the sticky steering and my partner recoded a video of me struggling with the wheel at highway speeds in a straight line. Dealer was hesitant to approve since the service tech didn’t feel it, but they approved the steering rack replacement and had the service bulletin 23-037 in hand with my paperwork.

I’ll also mention the service tech suggested turning off road departure mitigation and that it was causing the stick. I drove with those features on for nearly 15k miles and my wheel never stuck like it has recently. It’s also not related to lane keeping because the wheel gets stuck even when off-center in the lane. I’ve had to nudge it out of the “notch” to get back to the center of my lane.

What also pushed me to make my appointment was driving my mom’s 2017 HR-V. That steering wheel felt like butter in comparison to what I’ve been dealing with lol.

I hope your appointment goes well. Hopefully they don’t give you a hard time.

 

I had the same thought, and just like you I drove my wife’s hrv and that pretty much that made up my mind something wasn’t right. Did you show them the video as well

 

I only have 3,200 mile so far & I started feeling this in the past few days. At first I didn’t think much about it because it wasn’t happening a lot & thought it might have something to do with the lane departure. I’m going to turn it off & see if that helps. I’m glad I saw this thread because I knew something wasn’t feeling right & thought about calling the dealer but it is hard to explain the feeling in the wheel.

 

Yeah if it keeps happening you’re definitely not imagining it. It’s doing it now much more often and super sticky at times.

 

I've noticed mine doing that for quite a while now. Right now I am at 32k miles and I wasn't sure if it was just in my head or not. Before I tried to look for solutions but found nothing. Glad I'm not the only one experiencing this.

 

I actually just learned there is an ongoing investigation on this same problem. Apparently hundreds of 22-23 Civics are all having this exact same problem.
NHTSA Investigates 2022-2023 Honda Civics for ‘Sticky’ Steering (jalopnik.com)

 

Read on a Facebook forum that some users have received recall notices...this is in the U.S.

 

I haven't received anything yet. Mine is covered under warranty so I will probably still make an appointment to have it looked at.

 

If you turn off the engine, take your foot off brake and push start button to put car in accessory mode, then turn the steering wheel, this will accentuate the sticky notchy feeling.

 

Honda will be replacing my gear box. Was told that should fix my steering. Also they have a service bulletin out for it.

 

Got a new Rack on order, waiting for it to come it.

 

Dealer is replacing my gear box as well under tsb 23-037. Parts are back ordered

 

Yeah same. I knew it would be on back order. I’m just glad it’ll be fixed and was hassle free.

 

Honda is recalling over 176,000 Civic sedans and hatchbacks from the 2022 through 2024 model years because a faulty part of their power steering systems could cause tire damage. All recalled vehicles already had their power steering racks replaced, but the replacement part was improperly calibrated at the factory.

 

Thank you for the heads up. I’m currently waiting on the gear box to come in.

 

Keep in mind, I believe we are seeing two different issues. Sticky steering, and wrong tooth count, which would cause wheels to rub and ultimately oversteering damage. I got a call from my dealer about the recall and they inspected and found no issues. HOWEVER, I did inform them that I have a sticky steering wheel while driving in a straight line. They wheren't able to help me without the technician experiencing the issue first hand. Even though I had their TSB in hand. I'm sure I'm going to have to put up a fight in the dealer to replace the gearbox (not the steering rack).

 

damn, that's not very comforting. that's why i got rid of my Toyota. I had warranty issues that they refused to fix.

 

Having the same sticky steering issue at highway speeds on my 2023 Civic Si (just slightly over 5K in miles) just recently the last two days. Brought it to my Honda Dealership and they found a faulty steering gearbox. It’ll be covered under warranty and repaired per the Service Bulletin. Steering Gearbox is on backorder until 4 Dec, but Honda will be covering the rental vehicle charge.

 

That’s crazy yours happened so early. They also said mine was the gear box and have been waiting.

 

On my 2022 SI the colder the weather gets the worse the sticky steering gets. No sticking at all throughout the warm/hot/nearly unbearable Alabama Spring, Summer and early Fall. But when it gets truly cold the sticking is back. That's been my experience so far.

 

it probably might just need to warm up. have you tried driving in circles to try and warm up the mechanism? Not sure it's a practical solution but might help diagnose why this is happening. maybe the grease is too thick or tolerances are off. it sounds like this happens in cold weather driving in straight lines so maybe the motor or gears are not warm enough.

 

it probably just needs to warm up

It seems you didn't understand what I was saying.

What I was pointing out was that in cold weather the steering system of my Honda SI does the sticking thing. In warm or hot weather the steering does not do the sticking thing. This difference should tell you that the steering system is affected by temperature. My worst experiences with the sticking phenomenon is on cold days when I've been highway driving for a couple of hours. I have a 3 hour highway commute that I drive about eight times a month between Huntsville AL and Atlanta GA.

 

i read on some other forums that replacing their battery and cleaning their ground connections fixed the issue. i guess their battery wasn't producing enough voltage in cold weather and the EPS motor was struggling.

 

I don’t think that’s it. I first noticed mine doing it while it was hot outside, and is happening more frequently.

 

Quick update, looks like there are still manufacturer delays with parts. My vehicle still hasn’t been fixed and the Honda dealership now says Dec 21 for the steering gearbox estimated release date. ☹

 

Quick update, looks like there are still manufacturer delays with parts. My vehicle still hasn’t been fixed and the Honda dealership now says Dec 21 for the steering gearbox estimated release date. ☹

I called Monday about mine as well. Was told Honda gets part as of then the 14th and maybe they’ll get it that week. Fingers crossed, the pulling is annoying.

 

My parts have been delayed again. Now January 6th.

 

did the service advisor give you that update?

 

I was told when I call about my part that it will be or maybe not here sometime in April or May 2024. I been waiting for just over 3 months.

 

well that’s not good news at all….

I’ll be moving out of state in a few months, and might just ship the car without the steering gearbox repair for the time being if I can’t get the repair done in January.

 

I have my appointment tomorrow morning. I'm gonna start off just hoping they don't blow me off and say they don't notice any issue. There clearly is.

 

Good luck 🤞.

 

Mine was looked at on Friday Dec 29th and confirmed. Part arrival is currently April 2024.

 

If all electric power steering is this problematic wait until the whole vehicle is all electric😬🫡 I've still yet to see this manifest in mine 🤞.

 

Contemplating on trading the Civic Si for a VW GLI at this stage……my dealership has no ETA now.

 

I finally received an update from my Honda dealer and their new ETA is Feb 14. I’m not sure how much I believe this estimate, maybe some things are speeding up with manufacturing the parts (and producing EPS gearboxes that won’t fail this go around)?

 

Two different tsbs for the issues one's older than the other. The recall applies to the one from November TSB will match recall letter you receive which will listed at the top right of the letter. That's what the mechanic who will test for this and look at it will use anyway.🙂

https://www.civic11forum.com/threads/service-bulletin-out-for-sticky-steering.5249/#post-60142