As far as the steering feeling "funny"....well I would get this weird sense of what I can only describe as this millisecond "delay"when I would turn the wheel....very mechanical, as if I was turning the steering rack and it was not quite turning the tires for a second and then it would kick in and I ended up oversteering. I felt like I would wreck this car every time I took it out.....Thought I must be nuts.....I have been driving for 20 years and never experienced anything like this...... Well, (thank god) the service manager felt the same thing when we went out for a drive, so I was not imagining it. He says all of the steering in these cars feels like this and I am just picking up on it as I am not used to driving anything except rack and pinion with "light" assist which I unfortunetly thought this had.
Glad to hear someone else is experiencing this. It is ruining an otherwise enjoyable ride for me as a lot of people don't understand.
The "jerky" drive is ridiculous and has somthing to do with the drive by wire throttle. Both my service dept and Honda Customer Service verified this. When letting off the gas, car does not decelerate right away and when rpms go down, it happens with a jerk. Very frustrating in around town driving. I have the automatic BTW and am experiencing this. Can't imagine trying to shift, but apparently people are doing it.
Another "weird" thing the AT does is that it drifts backward on a hill just like a standard would. I need to use both feet so I don't hit someone behind me. I asked service manager if he had ever seen an AT do this......his answer, "Nope"..... Has something to do with how the torque converter is adjusted.
Brakes, same thing you described. I thought they were "touchy" at first but once I got past that, I have found them very inconsistent and definitely not confidence inspiring.
Well, done complaining for now. Really wish this car had worked out for me. It has so much potential, but the basic drivability issues have proved too much for me personally.