There are 6 stored owner reports matching the steering leading-label group for the 1997 Honda Civic in our NHTSA-sourced dataset. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
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Loaded 6 of 6 matching reports.
Open the full vehicle complaint log (all categories)CONSUMER WAS IN AN ACCIDENT AND AIRBAGS DIDNOT DEPLOY. ANOTHER VEHICLE CUT IN FRONT, AND CONSUMER LOST CONTROL. VEHICLE HIT SAND BARRELS AND SIDE RAILS.*AK
FOR LAST 1-1/2 YEARS (AT MILEAGE ABOUT 30000) STEERING WHEEL BCOMES TIGHT AND GIVES CLICK NOISE ONLY WHEN CODL TEMP ABOUT 30. AFTER DRIVING SAY 1/2 HOUR AND AS THE TEMP RISES STEERING RETURNS TO NORMAL. ULTIMATELY RISKY TO DRIVE, STEERING ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED ON 10/12/2000 FOR THE COST OF ABOUT S1000.00. PER THE HONDA DEALERSHIP SUCH FAILURES OCCURS AROUND 100,000 MILEAGE OR MORE. AMERICAN HONDA CONSUMER DEPT DOES NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS MANUFACTURING DEFECT.
ENTIRE POWER STEERING SYSTEM FAILED DUE TO CONTAMINATED FLUID.
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HONDA GUILTY OF BREACH OF WARRANTY AND IGNORING RECALL ISSUE. PAINT REPAIR DONE 4 TIMES INCLUDING 1 OUT OF POCKET EXPENSE WHILE UNDER WARRANTY DEFECTIVE PAINT PROBLEMS. SUNVISOR INTERMITTENTLY COMES OUT WHEN DRIVING WHICH SUDDENLY IS A HINDRANCE IN DRIVING. HORRIBLE RUST PROBLEMS THAT WILL CAUSE DEFECTS IN EQUIPMENT. CRUISE CONTROL FAILED UNDER WARRANTY HONDA DID NOT REPAIR ALTHOUGH THEY CLAIMED THEY WOULD INITIALLY.*AK
RANDOM OCCURRENCES OF CAR SUDDENLY BEGINNING TO SHAKE AS THE CAR IS BEING DRIVEN. TYPICALLY OCCURS ON HIGHWAY GOING SPEEDS OF 60 MPH OR GREATER. HOWEVER, AFTER SHAKING BEGINS, SLOWING DOWN OR SPEEDING UP HAS NO EFFECT - THE SHAKING CONTINUES. *AK
Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA. A high complaint count may reflect vehicle popularity, not defect severity. Data sourced from NHTSA public records.
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Vehicle import recorded: May 4, 2026. This is the stored import date, not confirmation that every source was successfully refreshed.