2005 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID Complaints

AS I AM DRIVING ON A FOUR LANE ROAD, WITH HIGH TRAFFIC, MY ENGINE AND BATTERY LIGHTS COME ON. THE CAR SEEMS SLUGGISH. I NOTICE THAT THE IMA HAS STOPPED WORKING. THE CAR STOPPED ACCELERATING AT ITS NORMAL PACE. THIS MADE IT DANGEROUS FOR ME TO MANEUVER IN TRAFFIC. I JUST PULLED INTO THE CLOSEST AUTO PLACE I COULD FIND. THEY SAID IT NEEDED A NEW HYBRID BATTERY. SINCE I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT WITH ITS UNPREDICTABLE STATE I GOT ON LINE AND SEE THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE VOLTAGE CONVERTER. NOW I NEED TO GET IT TO A HONDA DEALERSHIP, PAY FOR THEM TO DIAGNOSE IT, AND SEE IF HONDA WILL COVER THE COST OF A NEW BATTERY. I WILL PROBABLY GET IT TOWED THERE SINCE I AM SCARED TO DRIVE IT NOW.

I TOTALLED MY CAR AND NOT ONE OF MY AIR BAGS CAME OUT..ON CITY STREET IN MOTION I HYDROPLANED..

MY 2005 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID IS EXPERIENCING A SHUDDER PROBLEM WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP AND WHEN COMING TO A STOP, EITHER IN CITY TRAFFIC OR THE HIGHWAY ON/OFF RAMPS. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO A MECHANIC WHO SAYS HE CAN'T FIX IT. I FEAR FOR THE ONE TIME MY CAR DOESN'T ACCELERATE FROM A STOP AND I GET HIT. ALSO, WHEN I AM BREAKING IN TRAFFIC THE BREAK SEEMS TO RELEASE A LITTLE WHICH CAUSES THE CAR TO LURCH FORWARD. FROM WHAT I HAVE SEEN ON THIS SITE AND THE INTERNET, I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE HAVING THESE PROBLEMS. I HOPE THE ISSUES THAT CONSUMERS ARE HAVING WITH THIS VEHICLE ARE ADDRESSED AND FIXED BEFORE THERE ARE ANY DEATHS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 15V370000 (AIR BAGS) AND 15V320000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

MY 2005 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID HAS EXPERIENCED THE JUDDER/SHUDDER PROBLEM FOR YEARS, AND STILL HONDA DEALERSHIPS SAY THERE IS NO FIX. THERE ARE A FEW COMPLAINTS ON THIS WEBSITE, BUT THERE ARE THOUSANDS ON THE INTERNET. THIS IS A REAL ISSUE THAT HONDA HAS AVOIDED. I HAD FULL CONFIDENCE IN HONDA'S SAFETY UNTIL OWNING THIS VEHICLE. I AM WAITING FOR THE DAY MY CAR DOESN'T ACCELERATE FROM A STOP, AND IT CAUSES AN ACCIDENT WITH MAJOR INJURY. HONDA WILL HAVE A BIGGER PROBLEM ON ITS HANDS IF THAT HAPPENS.

WE RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER AND IMMEDIATELY CALLED AND SCHEDULED AND APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THE RECALLED PART REPLACED. WE WENT TO OUR LOCAL HONDA DEALER - HONDA WORLD IN WESTMINSTER, CA. THE PARTS HAD TO BE ORDERED. AS OF TODAY, SATURDAY APRIL 11 WE HAVE NOT HEARD ANYTHING FROM THE DEALER ABOUT RECEIVING THESE PARTS AND BEING ABLE TO MAKE THE REPAIRS. I WENT ONLINE TO HONDA AND FOUND THAT THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS RECALL AND THE PART MALFUNCTION HAS CAUSED SOME DEATHS. HONDA'S INFORMATION ONLINE ALSO STATED WE COULD GET A REPLACEMENT VEHICLE IF THE PARTS NEEDED TO BE ORDERED. WE WERE NEVER OFFERED THIS. WE NEED THIS VEHICLE AND CANNOT GO WITHOUT A CAR. *TR

THE VEHICLE SHUTTERS DURING INITIAL TAKEOFF FROM A STOP. IT FEELS LIKE THE CAR WANTS TO START FROM SECOND OR THIRD GEAR. I HAVE CHECKED ALL THE FLUIDS AND THEY APPEAR TO BE AT NORMAL AND ACCEPTABLE OPERATING LEVELS. THE LACK OF ACCELERATION AND THE HESITATION FROM THE CAR MAKE IT DIFFICULT TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC. THIS IS TRULY A SAFETY CONCERN WHEN TURNING FROM 2-WAY STOP SIGNS OR TURNING RIGHT AT A STOP LIGHT. ONCOMING TRAFFIC COULD BE COMING AT EXCESSIVE SPEEDS AND WITH THE SLOW ACCELERATION AND SHUTTER, I FEAR THIS VEHICLE'S CVT WILL FAIL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SRS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 151,787.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN, ANOTHER VEHICLE DROVE THROUGH THE TRAFFIC SIGNAL AND CRASHED INTO THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE SIDE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE FRONT SEAT PASSENGER SUSTAINED CHEST BRUISING. THE REAR PASSENGER SUSTAINED BRUISES TO THE HEAD AND THE CONTACT SUSTAINED SHOULDER, LOWER BACK, AND NECK BRUISES, WHICH ALL REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 210,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION MADE A LOUD NOISE AND THE VEHICLE STARTED JERKING VIOLENTLY. THE DEALER STATED THERE WAS A VIBRATION IN THE TRANSMISSION (CVT). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,900. UPDATED 1/23/15*CN UPDATED 9/7/2017*CN