Steering problem on '02 Civic? Please help.
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Steering problem on '02 Civic? Please help.
I bought an '02 Civic the other day, and the steering feels really weird. I've owned 3 Honda (two Integras and an S2000), and I don't recall noticing this on any one of them.
The issue I have is with how the steering is weighted. In other words, the steering wheel should want to return to the neutral position when you release pressure. My car does this when the wheel is turned more than thirty degrees or so, but on smaller deflections (ten degrees or so), the wheel wants to stay off-center. If I turn the wheel a small amount (say to change lanes on the highway), the wheel will not recenter itself.
Is this normal? The car has 15,000 miles on it and doesn't appear to have ever been in a front-end collision.
The issue I have is with how the steering is weighted. In other words, the steering wheel should want to return to the neutral position when you release pressure. My car does this when the wheel is turned more than thirty degrees or so, but on smaller deflections (ten degrees or so), the wheel wants to stay off-center. If I turn the wheel a small amount (say to change lanes on the highway), the wheel will not recenter itself.
Is this normal? The car has 15,000 miles on it and doesn't appear to have ever been in a front-end collision.
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