2005 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID Complaints

IT LURCHES FOR IT WILL ACCEL WHEN YOU DON'T WANT IT TO. HAS TROUBLE TO SHIFT INTO ANOTHER GEAR LOUD NOISES. WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND I TURNED ON THE CRUISE CONTROL AN ACCELERATED FASTER THAN WHEN I PROGRAM DATA ENTRY OF THE RPM'S UP. HAD TO STEP ON THE BRAKES A COUPLE TIMES TO GET IT TO STOP DOING THAT ALMOST HIT TWO VEHICLES I DO ALL THE TRANSMISSION FLUID CHANGES RECOMMENDED AND OIL. THESE ARE GREAT CARS BUT THESE PROBLEMS THAT NEED TO BE ADDRESSED. *TR

THIS CAR HAS AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. WHEN IN REVERSE IT STRUGGLES TO MOVE AND HONDA SAYS THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED BUT IT ONLY HAS 55,900 MILES ON IT. HONDA STATES THAT ONLY THEY CAN WORK ON THE CVT TRANSMISSION AND OF COURSE CAN CONTROL PARTS AND LABOR COST AND THEY WILL NOT SELL PARTS TO OUTSIDE MECHANICS. IT SEEMS LIKE A SCHEME TO MAKE MONEY OFF OF CUSTOMERS OFF OF A UNRELIABLE PART. CHECKING THE INTERNET THERE SEEMS TO BE A LOT OF COMPLAINTS. A NORMAL AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT CHARGE PARTS AND LABOR IS AROUND $1800 BUT HONDA WANTS $4200 TO $4900. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BATTERY WAS WEARING OUT PREMATURELY AND HAD TO BE REPLACED EVERY TWO YEARS. THE FAILURE RECURRED FOUR TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE BATTERY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE WAS 64,000.

I HAVE HAD MY HCH 2005 AT THE DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES SINCE I BOUGHT IT IN 2011. IT HAS HAD THE RECALL UPDATES AS THEY WERE RECEIVED. MY MIL (CHECK ENGINE LIGHT) IS ON CONSTANT. I HAVE REPLACED ALL 3 OXYGEN SENSORS AND THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER EVEN AFTER HAVING THE RECALL DONE FOR THE SECONDARY AND THIRD OXYGEN SENSORS. THE LIGHT WILL NOT GO OFF. WHEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER THEY SAID IT WAS THE OXYGEN SENSORS AND WANTED $1,100 TO REPLACE THEM. BUT THEY ARE NEW SO I KNOW THAT'S NOT THE PROBLEM. NOW I HAVE LEARNED THERE WAS SOME KIND OF RECALL THAT THEY FAILED TO INFORM ME OF THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO UPDATE THE ECM AND KEEP THE PROBLEM I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO FIX FROM HAPPENING. ALSO HAD THE JUDDERING ISSUE AND 5 MONTHS AFTER THE DEALER FIXED THE PROBLEM IT STARTED AGAIN. THEY SAID THAT IT HAD TO BE SOMETHING ELSE AND THE RECALL WOULD NOT COVER A SECOND REPAIR. SO NOW I HAVE A CAR THAT HAS A JUDDER AT TAKEOFF AND CANNOT BE INSPECTED BECAUSE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON. I CANNOT TAKE IT TO HAVE THE NEWEST RECALL FIXED WITH THE AIRBAGS. I HAVE PUT OVER $500 IN IT TO GET THE LIGHT OFF SO IT COULD PASS THE EMISSIONS TEST BUT STILL NOT OFF. AND I THINK THAT HONDA SHOULD HAVE RECALLED ALL OF THESE CARS AND JUNKED THEM. I AM A VERY UPSET CONSUMER AND FEEL THAT SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE ABOUT ALL THESE ISSUES. I WILL BE SUBMITTING MY REPAIR COSTS LABOR AND PARTS FOR REIMBURSEMENT BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE HONDA SHOULD HAVE DONE A BETTER JOB. *TR

CERTIFIED HONDA SERVICE LOCATIONS WOULD SUGGEST REPLACING THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION AT A SUBSTANTIAL COST THIS ISSUE HAS NOTABLE SAFETY HAZARDS AS IT LIMITS DRIVERS' ABILITIES TO ACCELERATE AT LOW SPEEDS, PARTICULARLY TO AVOID A COLLISION. THIS ISSUE SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED AS IT STILL IMPACTS MANY VEHICLES ON THE ROAD IN THE US. I TRIED TO TRADE THIS CAR IN FOR A NEWER HONDA CIVIC AND THEY DEGRADED MY CARS VALUE DUE TO THE TRANSMISSION ISSUES. I DID NOT MAKE THE DEFECTIVE PART THEY DID AND WANT ME TO PAY FOR IT. THIS IS WRONG FOR HONDA DO CONSUMERS THIS WAY. *TR

SINCE ABOUT 42,500 MILES, THIS CAR HAS DONE SOMETHING BEING CALLED JUDDERING WHEN ACCELERATING FROM STOP. SOMETIMES IT IS MORE SEVERE THAN OTHERS, WHICH MEANS I CANNOT PREDICT HOW MY CAR WILL ACCELERATE. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS CONDITION THAT I THOUGHT WAS UNIQUE TO MY CAR. UPON FURTHER READING, IT IS CLEAR THAT HONDA HAS AN ISSUE THEY NEED TO FIX. THERE HAVE BEEN TIMES WHERE THE JUDDER IS SO SEVER THAT IT TAKES ME UP TO 6 SECONDS TO ACTUALLY START TO ACCELERATE. THAT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS!! I WILL TRY (YET AGAIN) TO SEE IF THE DEALERSHIP WILL HELP GET THIS TAKEN CARE OF ONCE AND FOR ALL, BUT I DOUBT THEY CARE. *TR

I HAVE TRIED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS TO HAVE HONDA HONOR ITS SERVICE BULLETIN TO 'FIX' THE JUDDER/SLIPPAGE ISSUE DESCRIBED IN SERVICE BULLETIN TSB 07-049. JUST LIKE OTHER COMPLAINTS MADE HERE AND ON OTHER FORUMS ONLINE, THE PROCEDURE THAT HONDA AMERICA PRESCRIBES DOES NOT FIX THIS PROBLEM. MOST CERTIFIED HONDA SERVICE LOCATIONS WOULD SUGGEST REPLACING THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION AT A SUBSTANTIAL COST OR CONTINUE DRIVING WITH THIS ISSUE UNTIL POWER TRAIN FAILURE. THIS ISSUE HAS NOTABLE SAFETY HAZARDS AS IT LIMITS DRIVERS' ABILITIES TO ACCELERATE AT LOW SPEEDS, PARTICULARLY TO AVOID A COLLISION. THIS ISSUE SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED AS IT STILL IMPACTS MANY VEHICLES ON THE ROAD IN THE US. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT DURING THE CRASH THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUFFERED MULTIPLE CONTUSIONS TO THE UPPER AND LOWER BODY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000.

I HAD HIT A POLE AND THE AIRBAG ON THE PASSENGER SEAT WENT OFF AND NOT MY AIR BAG AS IN THE DRIVERS SEAT I HAD HIT MY HEAD ON THE STEERING WHEEL BUT NO SERIOUS INJURIES BUT STILL I WANT TO SUE HONDA DUE TO THE FACT MY AIR NAH DIDN'T GO OFF WHEN YOU SHOULD HAVE. *TR

MY VEHICLE HAS WHAT HONDA HAS TITLED "A SLIP AND JUDDER" THAT OCCURS IN THE TRANSMISSION AND CAUSES FAILURE TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP OR SLOW SPEEDS. HONDA ISSUED A RECALL OF 1ST GENERATION MODELS OF 2003-2005 CIVIC HYBRIDS IN JAPAN TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE. HOWEVER, THEY ONLY ISSUED A LIMITED WARRANTY EXTENSION FOR THESE CARS IN UNITED STATES. THE RESOLUTION HONDA RECOMMENDS DOES NOT REMEDIATE THIS FAILURE. HONDA RECOMMENDS BURNISHING THE STARTER CLUTCH AND CHANGING THE TRANSMISSION FLUID. INDEPENDENT MECHANICS RECOMMEND REPLACING THE STARTER CLUTCH AND BEARINGS WHICH IS SUBSTANTIALLY MORE COSTLY. IT WOULD SEEM THAT HONDA EQUIPPED THESE VEHICLES WITH A SUBSTANDARD TRANSMISSION UNABLE TO ACCOMMODATE THE WEIGHT OF THE VEHICLE. THE TRANSMISSION FAILS WITH ADDITIONAL PASSENGERS NOT ONLY DURING NEEDED ACCELERATION POINTS, BUT ALSO WHEN DRIVING ON INCLINES. THIS FAILURE CAUSES DANGER WHEN ACCELERATION IS NEEDED TO AVOID COLLISIONS AND/OR WHEN ENTERING A FREEWAY. COUNTLESS COMPLAINTS OF THIS SAME ISSUE IS EASILY FOUND ON MANY AUTOMOTIVE WEBSITES WITH OWNERS REPORTING BETWEEN 100,000 AND 20,000 ODOMETER MILES. IT IS MY OPINION THAT THIS DANGEROUS CONDITION SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED TO INSURE THE SAFETY OF THE DRIVERS AND PASSENGERS OF THESE VEHICLES AS WELL AS THOSE DRIVING ALONGSIDE THEM. I HAVE LITTLE DOUBT THAT THIS CONDITION HAS BEEN A FACTOR IN COLLISIONS AND WILL INCREASE OVER TIME. IN SIMPLE TERMS, ONE COULD LIKEN THIS RESPONSE TO A DRIVERS FOOT SLIPPING OFF THE GAS PEDAL WHILE ACCELERATING. *TR