Steering stiff or knocking (steering rack)
- Symptoms
- Steering gets stiff or sticks, with a tak-tak knock when turning fully
- Likely cause
- Steering rack fault, very common on this Civic in Pakistan. Owners got the rack assembly replaced under warranty; greasing is a temporary fix.
- Fix
- Get it checked by a Honda dealer and claim warranty if you can. Do not drive with a sticking rack.
- Applies to
- 2016–2021 (also reported on later cars)
- Confidence
- high
Sources
- pakwheels.com/forums/t/honda-civic-2018-steering-problem/1200724
- pakwheels.com/forums/t/civic-x-steering-rack-problem/2979735
- pakwheels.com/forums/t/civic-2018-a-well-known-problem-which-pakwheels
- pakwheels.com/blog/new-honda-civic-2022-old-steering-rack-issue/
Related problems on this car
- 1.5 Turbo knocking and the 2017 production stop
- ABS and VSA lights on together
- Battery loses water and goes flat
- Noise on a cold start that goes away when warm
Similar problems on other cars
- Hydraulic power steering leak / pump whine · Toyota Corolla (9th gen, E120)
- EPS steering rack rattle · Toyota Passo (1st gen)
- Knocking from worn suspension bushes · Toyota Vitz (1st gen)
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