Honda is cooperating in a Preliminary Evaluation of customer complaints similar to those cited in the lawsuit and has provided the following statement:
“Honda is committed to safety. We are aware that the NHTSA has initiated a Preliminary Evaluation, their first level of investigation, regarding a limited number of consumer reports of momentary variance in steering effort in 2022-2023 Honda Civic models. Honda has already been in communication with the agency on this topic and will cooperate with the NHTSA through the investigation process, while continuing our own internal review of the available information.”
What this tells us is that sticky steering appears to be a relatively isolated incident, and that, by nature, means it’s difficult to diagnose. Honda’s email added that “most, if not all, of these vehicles should still be under Honda’s limited warranty,” adding that customers are encouraged to have any issues experienced diagnosed by an authorized dealer.
We suspect Honda will get to the bottom of this very quickly. The lawsuit’s outcome could go either way.