general problems of the 2019 Honda CR-V - part 1

Vehicle is a 2019 Honda crv. The steering keeps sticking. Especially entering and exiting highway ramps. Force is needed each time to control and correct the vehicle. This has been an issue for some time now. Please help.

I am writing to express a serious safety concern regarding my Honda Cr-v. I recently learned that Honda has recalled millions of vehicles due to a sticky steering issue, and while my specific vehicle is not listed in the current recall, I am experiencing similar symptoms. Most notably, I recently encountered a frightening incident in which the steering in my vehicle felt unusually resistant or "sticky. " as I attempted to correct my course on the highway, the lack of smooth steering response caused me to oversteer into the shoulder, putting myself and others at risk. Thankfully, I was able to regain control, but this could have resulted in a serious accident. In addition to the stiffness, I have also noticed a clicking noise when turning the wheel, which seems to accompany or precede the sticky sensation. Given the known recall for this issue in other Honda vehicles, I strongly urge you to investigate whether this problem might extend beyond the current recall list. My concern is that other affected vehicles, including mine, may have been missed. I would appreciate it if a representative could assist me with this. This is clearly a serious safety concern, and I believe it deserves your immediate attention. Thank you for your time, and I look forward to your response.

There are many complains online about the same issue from other car owners. All I want is for the dealer to repair at no cost to me. The car has less than 30k miles and it is driven only on city streets short distances. Below, the answer to the questions: 1-steering rack. Yes it is available for inspection 2-sticky steering hard to control 3-yes 4-yes. Authorized Honda dealer at coconut point, estero florida and Honda corporate office in California knows about it too 5- no warning just a noise we firmly believe many vehicles may have this same issue. Regardless, it is clear that the part in my car is defective and should be replaced by the dealer at no cost to me. The age and mileage of the vehicle do not justify such a serious problem. Either the part was made with poor quality or it is defective. How can a steering rack fail at only 29,248 miles—what is it made of, plastic? this raises serious concerns about Honda corporate and whether this is part of a broader scheme that should be investigated. My car is practically new and has been serviced exclusively at the same dealer where it was purchased brand new, without missing any of the recommended services ever. Note: from the invoice attached you can see how expensive it is this repair.

Steering sticks when driving 50 mph or faster. The steering feels stuck in position.

2019 Honda crv. Steering feels sticky. It takes extra effort to make small corrections. Once you get the steering past the 'lump', it steers better for a little while. If you don't, it will return to where it started. It seems to get stuck wherever and whenever I make a correction. I have not talked to the dealer or repair professional but it seems to be getting worse.

We had to replace steering gearbox. This was the second time we had to bring the car into the dealer for repairs. Almost a year earlier August 27,2024 brought in for the same issue, at that time the Honda had 61,505 miles. No repairs were done as they had no error codes to go by even though there were other Hondas witl steeringbox issues. As of October 9,2024 1. 7 million in recall. July 5,2025 had steering gearbox replaced at our cost of $4,557. 18. We had a hard time keeping the vehicle on the road as it would drift and violently go from left to right when driving. Other Hondas were recalled but this model year has no recalls yet on the steering box. Ihope that Honda will include this model in their recall as we are having the same problems as other Hondas with steering gearbox. Thank you.

I have been reading many similar steering defects on the Honda crv. The problem is the steering wheel sticking when trying to maintain the Honda on a straight path. The steering is not fluid! calling the dealership the first time ,I was told ,rather rudely that it was probably the rack and pinion steering gearbox. They also said it was going to cost north of $5,000. 00. After exhausted research of the problem, I discovered Honda has several model recall for this, potentially very serious problem ,including the Honda crv. I found there is a recall on the 2023 and newer. My 2109 is not in the recall. At this point I brought the crv to the dealership to trouble shoot the problem. Sure enough the rude person was right. I needed a rack and pinion gearbox. I was quoted a price of, $5756. 24. This opinion cost me $177. 75. I left and told them I need to search around for a better price, and also try to get this done on a recall. I have contacted Honda customer service. As of this writing I feel I’m getting the run around! but I keep trying to see if they have a soul!!!.

Steering seems "sticky" causing to over correct when turning in the highway and at low speeds. Ticking/clicking noise when turning the wheel. It is consistent every drive.

On 6/19/2025 while driving on both residential and highway I noticed extremely sloppy/sticky steering wheel and did not feel safe while driving. The temperature was in the high 80's. I had not noticed anything like this before. Today is 6/29/2025 and I have been to the dealership I bought my crv vehicle from 3 times relating to the steering for substantial visits on 6/20, 6/24 and 6/26. They were not able to replicate at the dealership what I experienced and we have had substantially cooler temperatures, such as 25 degrees. I believe no being able to replicate what I experienced could be caused by the much lower temperatures. I am frustrated since after the first visit to the dealership for service on 6/20/2025 by searching online I have learned there have been numerous years before and after my crv was manufactured with steering related issues. This includes 2018 (18v66300 recall for electric power assist system) and 2019 (19v383000). The 2019 steering wheel recall was for vehicles that began manufacture 10-03-2018 and had manufacturing ending 4/02/2019. My vehicle was manufactured January 2019 and from what I understand it was not included in the recall. There was also recently a recall announced Nov. 2024 related to gearbox worm wheel and this included crv model years 2023-2025. Additional information is that my crv has low mileage. As of 6/20/2025 the mileage was 46,636. My concerns is that there has been a pattern over many years with similar issues as I expressed June 2025 regarding my crv. This has involved many Honda auto makes including crv.

While driving down the road the steering will simply get a sticky spot in the steering. So you will be driving and suddenly there is a stuck spot in the steering wheel and to get it past it you must push the steering past that point which makes you nearly veer into other lanes. It is a very dangerous situation that is well known all over the internet. There are recalls on some of the crv vehicles for this exact same problem, however not for my vehicle. I was quoted $6000 to fix it and after I inquired deeper with Honda about this being an ongoing issue with others I was suddenly only responsible for $2000 of the cost. I feel strongly that Honda knows of this problem and is still making consumers pay for the bad parts they have put on theese steering systems. This problem is extremely dangerous and someone will likely be killed over Honda not starting a recall on this.

Found steering sticking as there was resistance.

Reporting this early. Left a message with the dealership today. Steering is clicking and pulling to the right. I do not see a recall yet for 2019 yet but do see for other years of crv.

My steering has been very sticky on oy 2019 crv. It makes creaking noises when I even slightly touch the wheel. They told me today I need a new rack and pinion. I only have 76,000 miles on this vehicle. There was a recall early on that had to do with steering and I feel like this is related. They're acting like it's not. I just don't think I should have to spend $5,800 on a car that I should be able to drive a very long time! 76,000 miles is nothing on a Honda!.

The steering in my 2019 Honda crv started sticking when turning, almost like it was clicking into notches. There were no warning messages that anything was wrong. Brought the car to the dealer who determined the power steering rack needed to be replaced at the cost of $4579. Not doing so was a safety issue as the steering could lock up. I'm the original owner of the vehicle which has less than 30,000 miles, lives in a garage, has been well maintained by Honda's service department, and isn't driven in harsh conditions, so was shocked to hear this and questioned a defect in the part. Local dealer contacted Honda corporate on my behalf and I was offered a 80% discount for the repair out of good will as a longstanding customer. I had the work done to avoid driving an unsafe vehicle. Based on recalls with steering racks in newer models, I am questioning whether the recall should not extend to earlier models. I do not have any of the replaced parts.

Our 2019 Honda crv is experiencing steering problems. The steering sticks or feels heavy and makes a clicking noise. When driving, especially in curves, the steering sticks and causes over steering. This almost caused an accident when it stuck going around a curve and I had to apply additional pressure to the steering wheel to correct the turn. The problem began around may of 2025 and has grown more prevalent. At first I thought it might be the lane keeping assist function, but as I researched for answer's on why the steering felt sticky I found it is a common problem with crv’s. There is a recall for 2019 models, but my VIN isn’t covered in this recall. The steering intermittently sometimes feels heavy, like the power steering isn’t working. The problem is worsening and becoming a safety issue when it sticks hard. This hasn't been diagnosed with the dealer. I did speak with my local service rep at the local Honda dealer but they weren't any help. There were no warning lamps. As it worsens it's becoming a major safety issue with my crv. It doesn't matter what my mph is, slow or fast, the sticky steering is an issue.

My Honda crv 2019 has about 70k miles on it. About a month ago, I started noticing the steering wheel becoming sticky. I would start to turn the wheel very slight and nothing would happen. Then it would catch up but I feel I have turned the wheel too much and now have to over-correct for it. This has a become a problem on highway driving as I feel I am all over my lane. I have seen the recalls for similar issues but this model is currently not under recall for this issue.

Needs steering gear box replaced. Vehicle has 88,800 miles rack assy. , power steering (eps)(service) (steering gearbox) steering majorly affected. Confirmed by the dealer and currently at a dealer for repair called Honda customer service and they suggested that I put in the notice as there is a recall on the same part for crv's but not my VIN number no warning lamps or messages, steering just became difficult.

My 2019 Honda crv steering system is malfunctioning, as I am driving straight the steering wheel wants to turn in either direction without me turning the steering wheel or having any intention of turning at all. I am driving straight, the problem happens at all times at all speeds, I don't feel safe driving my vehicle, I feel it may cause an accident, my vehicle was taken to a local Honda dealer, Honda cars of mckinney in mckinney TX, vehicle was inspected, they were able to duplicate my concern at parking lot speeds as stated on the dealer's diagnostics report, diagnostics report attached, dealer refused to fix it because they said there's no open recalls for my vehicle, however there's a recall for the same vehicle all trim levels model years 2017 and 2018 but they said even though it's the same problem it doesn't apply to my vehicle because it's 2019 model, the issue started about six weeks ago and it seems to be getting worse, I also contacted Honda headquarter who also refused to fix my vehicle.

After driving the vehicle for approximately one hour on the freeway, the steering begins to feel jerky (sticky), requiring greater force to steer car. It is almost like fighting against the lane assist feature but that feature is turned off. This does not happen while driving shorter distances around town.

My steering wheel is sticking. Especially noticeable when driving on highway. It’s like it won’t move then when it does it over corrects.

The steering wheel "sticks" when steering, particularly when veering or turning right. My local Honda service department identified the issue as a defective steering gearbox, with a repair cost of $5,115. 44. I contacted Honda and was told that my specific VIN is not part of the recall associated with steering issues. Honda refused to add my VIN to the recall and initially refused to cover my repairs. I called again and received a "good will" offer of $3,000 towards repairs. I pointed out that since the issue is a manufacturing defect and other crvs have been recalled for the same reason, Honda should pay for the entire repair cost. Again they refused and gave me 30 days to think about their offer. I wrote a letter addressed to mr. Ozawa, director of traffic safety, urging him to take responsibility for the known defect. Honda refused to increase their good will offer. I requested the offer in writing but was refused. I accepted the offer and scheduled the repairs. In the end Honda didn’t honor its good will offer and only paid $2,210 towards repairs. My only solace is knowing that all my calls were recorded (unless they lied about this too) and there's a record of the offer.

There is a "sticky" feeling when steering, particularly when veering or turning right. My local Honda service department identified it as a defective steering gearbox and estimates that it will cost about $5,100 to fix it. I contacted Honda and was told that my specific VIN is not part of the recall associated with steering issues; they also refused to add it or cover my repairs.

The contact owns a 2019 Honda Cr-v. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle became difficult to maneuver. No warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the steering rack needed to be replaced. The contact researched and was made aware of an unknown NHTSA recall; however, the VIN was not included. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 82,000.

The contact owns a 2019 Honda Cr-v. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the contact became aware that the electronic power steering was not functioning properly, requiring an increased effort to maneuver the vehicle. No warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who diagnosed a failure with the gearbox assembly. The vehicle was repaired. After investigating the failure, the contact related the failure to NHTSA campaign number: 24v744000 (steering); but the VIN was not included. The manufacturer was notified of the failure but provided no assistance. The failure mileage was 55,000.

The component in question is the steering assembly. The vehicle which currently has approximately 55,000 miles has started having what I would describe as "sticky steering". The steering wheel does not operate smoothly, instead you have to force it out of a turn or merge. The vehicle issue has been confirmed by my local dealer where we purchased the car new. There are no warning lamps associated with this issue and it has been going on for about a month or so as of today. The recommended repair by the dealer is to replace the steering rack at $4000. To me that would be a questionable repair on a vehicle with twice as many miles as mine. It is definitely a safety issue that I'm sure won't go away on its own. The car has not been involved in an accident that would cause this issue.

The contact owns a 2019 Honda Cr-v. The contact stated that the steering wheel was sticking while driving, causing the steering wheel to remain turned towards the left. The contact stated that an excessive amount of effort was needed to straighten out the steering wheel. The contact stated that while turning left and right, the steering wheel was making a clicking noise. The contact stated that the failure was more prominent in warmer weather. There were no warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a certified mechanic but was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 55,000.

The contact owned a 2019 Honda Cr-v. The contact stated while driving 65 mph, the vehicle occasionally drifted to the left or right. There was no warning light illuminated. The contact stated while attempting to turn the steering wheel, excessive force was needed while turning the steering wheel. The contact stated that the steering wheel was stuck occasionally. No warning lights were illuminated. A dealer was contacted. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and was test driven and diagnosed. The contact was informed that the rack and pinion and the front driver’s and passenger’s side tie rods needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact related the failure to an unknown recall for similar vehicles between 2022 - 2025; however, the VIN was not included in the recall. The contact attempted to contact the manufacturer; however, was unable to get through the prompts. The contact stated that the dealer had submitted paperwork to the manufacturer to verify any recalls. The failure mileage was 45,350.

The contact owns a 2019 Honda Cr-v. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the steering wheel failed to turn in the intended direction. The contact stated that the steering wheel was sticking. The vehicle was taken to the dealer; however, the failure was not duplicated. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 40,000.

For several months (around early December) the steering wheel has been snapping in and out of place and not steering smoothly and had a subtle clicking sound. It felt as if it was catching on something, but the car was not pulling or shaking. I brought it to a local auto shop (that replaced my tires) and then tire kingdom and neither found any issues and ran a diagnostic report. Wheel alignment was good. I knew something was not right and my husband experienced the same sort of popping in and out of place sensation (felt like it was catching on something) as well. I took it to the Honda dealer today (March 12) and was informed I needed to replace the rack and pinion. My car was not part of this Honda recall [xxx] ), but it sounds like quite a similar issue. Here is a video from the Honda diagnostic: [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u. S. C. 552(b)(6).

Vehicle has sticky steering. Very similar to NHTSA campaign number: 24v744000, covering 2022-2025 vehicles, which does not cover enough vehicle years. Vehicle is unsafe to drive,.

Steering sticky when driving car on road.

When turning into a curve and when coming out of a curve the steering wheel sticks and it takes alot of extra effort to straighten the steering wheel out and causes a over steer condition which al;most put me in a head on colliision with the oncoming traffic. No warning lamps messages or other symptoms prior to this issue. This started on 10/15/2024.

My vehicle suddenly started to have a "sticky" steering wheel. It makes a creeking sound when I turn the wheel and it sounds exactly like what the later model crv's are being recalled for. I. Feel unsafe when the wheel sticks especially when coming out of a turn. It's not a smooth steering ride anymore and it's super frustrating that it's clearly why the newer onea are being recalled.

After driving app. 10 min, at speeds above 30 mph. The steering becomes sticky. When the car starts going to the right you of course steer to the left, but you need a lot more force to turn the wheel. It makes a clicking sound when it jumps. My concern is that if it jumps too far into an opposing lane and causes an accident. I'm use to it but it seems to be getting worse. Because of this I won't let anybody else drive the car. I am making an appointment with dealer but after reading the reviews it doesn't seem hopeful.

The contact's wife owns a 2019 Honda Cr-v. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the steering wheel became sticky while attempting to steer the vehicle. The dealer was notified of the failure and the contact was informed that the vehicle was not under recall. Upon investigation, the contact linked the failure to NHTSA campaign number: 24v744000 (steering); however, the VIN was not included. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 48,000.