# 2022 HONDA CIVIC — STEERING
> NHTSA complaint `1888268` · 2023-04-17 · Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** Yes
- **Vehicle towed:** Yes
## Vehicle
- **Make:** HONDA
- **Model:** CIVIC
- **Year:** 2022
- **Manufacturer:** Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
- **Component:** STEERING
- **Speed:** 55 mph
## Narrative
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 sens
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