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Hmmm no sign unfortunately. Brakes as cool as a cucumber after a mway drive. Actually cooler than I expected! My only other guess with this would be a worn strut/struts of some kind. Ive been told on this model Civic its very unusual for the PAS to play up. Sorry to hear youre having trouble too @ihs61. Its infuriating isnt it when you have to put up with it on a daily basis. Im sure ive had this problem with another car too but never got to the bottom of it.

Okay ive changed the tyres to Goodyear Eagle F1s, great tyres and i thought id solved my problem but after a few days im back to the same behaviour. Actually getting quite unpleasant to drive now. I do think that the right offside front calliper does get slightly hotter but not noticeably so. Checked for a bind on rears too. Im thinking this might be an EPS issue, i made a different post on this but i do wonder why my car’s steering has a different feel often from day to day. Just interested as to what factors would cause it, either that or electric power steering has odd quirks. Same days it feels more planted some days it feels skatey and wobbly. Either that or gremlins are tinkering with my car overnight!!!

No but an interesting development - Ive done some heavier braking recently after the OP considering whether it was the brakes binding on their car. It may just be me but it does feel slightly better, also brakes feel sharper too. Noticing sometimes the handbrake feels a tad stiff sometimes so suspecting some possible bind somewhere however there's no excess heat from any wheels. Either that or its Avons I have upfront - I just wonder if they're nor well suited to the car.

Not as such @Tonybut it definitely feels like the steerings more biased to the left. Feels very numb when turning that side with little self centering and more sensitive to bump steer and road camber that side. Handling is pretty horrible on mine at the moment however am starting to wonder if its just normal for this car. I know the Type R gets a lot of flak.

@SafeTrisKDid you manage to find your issue? Im also having the same still on mine with electric power steering. I wonder if tyres could cause this behaviour as thats all i can narrow it down to but i doubt it.

Yes Tony well spotted! Im with you there, wherever I go they never measure castor on cars that are non adjustable, and I have witnessed a few places adjusting while the door is open. Small details but Id imagine it makes a fair difference with how the car feels. Funnily enough I did notice recently that the front left wheel sits slightly further in the arch than the right. It might just be me...however I do think it sits slightly higher on the left than the right. Hopefully I haven't put on weight to cause it!!!! Still odd the steering weight feels different sometimes. Out of interest what would cause uneven castor to investigate. That is what it feels like driving...Like there's more castor on the off side than near side.

Certainly. Here is the print out. This was done quite recently after fitting camber bolts. One thought i have had is whether the tyres just arent suited to this car (Avon ZV7 R17) Im doubtful tyres would cause uneven steering effort when stationary though.

Thanks Tony. Yes geometry has been done but with a company more local, they fitted camber bolts (can provide readout too if it helps) I managed to try that in a flat car park and it actually didnt move at all. Im assuming this is testing it in a straight line with hands off wheel. i reduced psi in tyres today a few notches below Hondas recommendation (30psi) i am feeling an improvement- theres still the unevenness in steering weight but the car does feel more planted.

It does pull to the left slightly yes, when you relax the grip on the steering wheel. And when driving normally and stationary ive noticed it doesn't self centre as much as the other side. I know on most cars a small amount is noticeable but I find it quite noticeable.

This is interesting to read im having exactly the same on my mk8 Civic but that has an electric rack as opposed to hydraulic! Ironically i had an NC MX5 aswell and i had something similar where the steering used to go really light for no reason. I never got to the bottom of it sadly but i drove some later models which felt much better so i dont know if it was just a characteristic of the earlier model...Apparently later ones have differebt ARBs?? Shame as aside from that it was a great car and wish i do miss it.

Hi there Wonder if anyone is able to share some wisdom. The following issue ive experienced in other cars with electric power steering but to a lesser degree, and have never got to the bottom of it. I currently have a Mk8 Civic Type S (the one that looks like a Type R) I have found even from day one that the steering is very inconsistent. I dont know if im just sensitive to it but some days it feels a fair bit heavier then lighter. On the days it feels heavier i find i have much more confidence driving the car normally (i dont thrash my cars). In particular the steering weight is inconsistent from left to right, even stationary. I have had this on other front wheel drive cars with Eps but on this its definitely more noticeable, is it a fairly normal characteristic? Right turns are much tighter than left turns, that actually feel quite loose in comparison . I know a Civic isnt going to be a benchmark in steering feel but i just want to have a more comfortable experience day to day. Ive had steering and suspension components checked quite a few times aswell as a geometry setup with camber bolts to try and fix this but no joy,now im trying not to aimlessly throw money at it now. Tyres are Avon ZV7s 17’ which from what ive heard are good robust tyres. The car does appear slightly higher on its tyres on the left side with a larger wheel arch gap but have been told this is normal, other than that only thing i can think if is worn springs or rear shocks. All quite old i think? Maybe i just dont get along with electric power steering? Ive always found them less confidence inspiring after hydraulic rack cars but more or less every car has eps now!