2006 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE STEERING WOULD TURN TO THE RIGHT INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

MPG DECREASED 6-8 MPG IN THE PAST WEEK. DRIVING UP STEEP HILL TODAY, CAR LOST POWER AND STARTED TO ROLL BACKWARD A FEW FEET BEFORE BRAKE FINALLY KICKED IN. PRESSED ACCELERATOR FOR ABOUT 40 SECONDS BUT CAR WOULD NOT MOVE UP THE HILL. BATTERY HAD DRAINED FROM FULL CHARGE TO ONE BAR WITHIN 3 MILES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE INTEGRATED MOTOR ASSIST AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE IT WAS ADVISED TO THE CONTACT THAT THE ELECTRICAL INTEGRATED MOTOR ASSIST CONVERTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR A SECOND DIAGNOSIS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000. *TR

THE IMA (HYBRID BATTERY) SYSTEM IN MY 2006 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID HAS RECENTLY SUFFERED SEVERAL FAILURES RESULTING IN NEAR LOSS OF POWER AND CONTROL. IN THE MOST SERIOUS INSTANCES, THE "CHARGE" INDICATED FOR THE IMA BATTERY WILL SUDDENLY DROP (FROM A THREE-QUARTERS OR HALF-CHARGE TO NO CHARGE) IN A FEW SECONDS WHILE ACCELERATING INTRO TRAFFIC (FROM AUTO STOP) RESULTING IN AN MARKED, SUDDEN DECREASE IN ACCELERATION. IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO PREDICT WHEN THIS WILL HAPPEN -- AND IT HAS ALREADY RESULTING IN 2 NEAR ACCIDENTS. I HAVE REPORTED THIS ISSUE TO MY LOCAL HONDA DEALER. THE HAVE REPROGRAMMED THE IMA SYSTEM (PURSUANT TO SEVERAL SERVICE BULLETINS) TO NO AVAIL. THEY HAVE ALSO NOTED THAT THE IMA SYSTEM CURRENTLY INDICATES CODE P047F (HIGH VOLTAGE BATTERY DETERIORATION), BUT THEY REFUSE TO REPLACE THE IMA BATTERY EVEN THOUGH IT IS CLEARLY DEFECTIVE AND COVERED UNDER THE 9-YEAR, 92000 MILE WARRANTY EXTENSION AGREED TO BY HONDA IN THE RECENT JOHN TRUE ET AL. V. AMERICAN HONDA CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT. IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE THE DEFECTS IN THE IMA SYSTEM IN THE 2006 (AND OTHER) HONDA CIVIC HYBRID MODELS CAUSE A SERIOUS CRASH DUE TO UNANTICIPATED LOSS OF POWER AND/OR CONTROL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WATER WAS SIPPING INTO THE VEHICLE CAUSING THE BATTERY TO SHORT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER BUT THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

THE IMA BATTERY HAS FAILED. THE IMA BATTERY WAS GIVEN A COMPUTER "PATCH" LAST YEAR TO HELP THE IMA PERFORM BETTER THAN IT HAD. THE PERFORMANCE AFTER A STOP WAS VERY POOR AND THE PICK UP LAGGING SERIOUSLY BEHIND THE ENGINE. THE "PATCH" DID NOT WORK, IT MADE MATTERS WORSE. I AM NOW FACED WITH THE LARGE EXPENSE OF HAVING TO REPLACE THIS BATTERY. BEYOND THE EXPENSE IS THE SAFETY ISSUE OF NOT HAVING THE POWER TO ACCELERATE BECAUSE THE "PATCH" ADJUSTED THE IMA SYSTEM POORLY .. *TR

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

THIS OCCURS ON OCCASION. WHEN THE ACCELERATOR IS DEPRESSED THE VEHICLE'S ACCELERATION WAS VERY SLOW RESPONDING TO COMMAND. THIS HAPPENED WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP AND ENTERED THE INTERSECTION WITH ONCOMING TRAFFIC FROM BOTH SIDES. THE CIVIC WAS NOT MOVING AS EXPECTED AND NEARLY DID NOT MAKE IT TO THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE STREET BEFORE THE ONCOMING CARS REACHED ME. BECAUSE IT HAPPENS ONLY OCCASIONALLY, WHEN IT HAPPENS IT IS UNEXPECTED AND COULD EASILY LEAD TO AN ACCIDENT. *TR

I'M A HONDA CIVIC HYBRID OWNER (2006). I HAVE NOT REPORTED THE LACK OF ACCELERATION TO MY DEALER, ASSUMING THAT WAS THE LOW POWER OF THE CAR DUE TO THE HYBRID NATURE. THE LACK OF ACCELERATION AT TIMES WHEN IT'S NEEDED HAS PUT ME IN UNSAFE SITUATIONS. ADDITIONALLY, MY HYBRID DOES NOT CONSISTENTLY AUTO STOP AS DESIGNED. *TR

EXPERIENCING PREMATURE TIRE WEAR OUT ON REAR TIRES (<30K MILES OF HIGHWAY DRIVING). WAS INFORMED THROUGH AN INTERNET SEARCH FOR KNOWN PROBLEMS THAT THERE WAS A SERVICE BULLETIN (SB 08-001) THAT INFORMED DEALERS THAT THERE WERE DEFECTIVE REAR UPPER CONTROL ARMS THAT COULD CAUSE PREMATURE TIRE WEAR. INSPECTION WAS REQUIRED TO DETERMINE IF THE CONTROL ARMS WERE DEFECTIVE. THIS INFORMATION WAS NOT INITIALLY PROVIDED BY THE DEALERSHIP WHEN ASKED IF THERE WERE ANY DEFECT WITH THE CAR. WHEN THE CAR WAS BEING BROUGHT IN FOR A RECALL SERVICE, THE SERVICE MANAGER CONCEDED THAT THERE WAS A SERVICE BULLETIN AND THAT THEY WOULD CHECK OUT THE CAR. THE DEFECT WAS CONFIRMED AND THE CONTROL ARMS WERE REPLACED AT NO CHARGE. THE TIRES HOWEVER WERE UNUSABLE AND HAD TO BE REPLACED AND HONDA WOULD NOT COVER THAT EXPENSE EVEN THOUGH THE SERVICE BULLETIN SPECIFICALLY STATED THAT THE DEFECT WOULD CAUSE PREMATURE TIRE WEAROUT (CUPPING). *TR