A WOMAN has been left terrified after her steering wheel felt loose and wobbly while she was driving in her new car.
The driver believed her 2025 Honda Civic Sport was malfunctioning and took it to the dealership, but a little-known feature might be behind the strange feeling.
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TikTok user Evelynn (@evelynnandhazell), who has over 293,000 followers, posted a video about her ordeal in February, sparking a heated debate about what could be wrong with her car.
After noticing her steering wheel was unresponsive, Evelynn took her car to a dealership, believing the issue had something to do with the vehicle’s two recalls for repairs, she said in the three-minute clip.
The car was still under warranty and only had 4,200 miles on it – but after the recall repairs, the steering issue persisted.
“The wheels are really working weird, and they feel wobbly, and the steering wheel is weird,” Evelynn explained in the video.
“I don’t know if it’s a wheel problem or a steering wheel problem.”
She felt like the steering issues weren’t properly addressed in her recall repairs.
That’s when she turned to social media for insight.
Now, having been viewed over 129,000 times, her video garnered more than 10,000 likes and 182 comments as TikTok users discussed the probable root of the problems.
Within hours, the video’s comment section filled with suggestions.
Most viewers quickly pointed out that the feeling Evelynn described might be linked to the Honda Civic Sport’s Lane Keeping Assist system.
The little-known feature helps drivers stay within their lanes by gently correcting the steering.
“It’s the lane correction. If you are changing lanes with no blinkers, it will correct you and put you in the correct lane,” one commenter explained.
“I have a 2025 Honda Civic Sport and everything is fine,” another added.
“It just seems you don’t know about the steering assist, and you can’t switch lanes without the blinker.”
Little-known Car Features
How often do you look at features on your vehicle and not know why they are there? Here are some answers:
Gas Tank Locator:
- Drivers may or may not have noticed the small arrow next to the gas symbol on the dash.
- This indicates which side of the vehicle has the gas tank so you don’t need to stretch the hose over the car or get out of your vehicle to check before parking at a pump.
Road Condition Indicator:
- A snowflake icon might flash up on your dashboard when driving in cold weather.
- This informs drivers that temperatures outside are cold enough for the roads to freeze.
Secret Key:
- Vehicles that come with a key fob that uses buttons to open the doors often have a secret key for emergencies.
- On that one day that the fob battery runs out, drivers can often find a manual key contained inside the fob.
- There is often a button to press or a cap to slide off to reveal it.
The steering system in the 2025 Honda Civic uses electronic power steering, a more efficient system that feels lighter and less tactile than traditional hydraulic steering.
This can lead to confusion for drivers accustomed to older vehicles that provide more “road feel.”
EPS also interacts with the car’s software and sensors, which control features like Lane Keeping Assist.
For drivers unfamiliar with the system, it can feel as if the car is resisting steering, especially when changing lanes without signaling.
“The steering feels weird because of the lane correction,” one commenter noted.
“When you don’t use your blinker and you change lanes, the car tries to keep you in the lane because it thinks you are veering off or not paying attention.”
Evelynn’s video also highlighted the impact of newer car technologies on drivers’ experiences.
“I have a 2024, and you can go into your settings and turn off lane assist manually,” a user suggested, offering a quick fix to what many others agreed was the real cause of Evelynn’s concerns.
“It was really annoying for the first month until I turned it off.”
