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2018 HONDA CIVIC — STEERING

crash · 1981154 · 2024-04-05

Vehicle

Make
HONDA
Model
CIVIC
Year
2018
Manufacturer
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Component
STEERING

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

Steering has been an issue with this car from the start, when driving at highway speeds the car never drives straight. No matter how straight I keep my steering wheel, the car will still start to drift without correction- which is usually not an issue, but the civics steering has little to no resistance (firmness) so it turns very easily, thus making it nearly impossible to avoid overcorrecting. The sensitivity adds a huge fear factor for me as well considering how hard it is to control this car to begin with, if you dont manage to over steer yourself, the extremely high sensitivity settings of the steering wheel will almost guarantee an over correction... which is nonstop (and a huge distraction!!) until you arent moving. I couldn't imagine it would be easy trying to regain control under these conditions if God forbid I end up losing it.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11581438
Machine
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