Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR | |||||
| SB-12-002 | 01/12/2012 | 10043248 | Honda: on some model vehicles, there is an alternator/starter tester (ast) module capable of testing alternators, installed on gr8 diagnostic battery station. *pe | 03/06/2012 | |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - BATTERY | |||||
| SB-10-061 | 03/25/2011 | 10040487 | Honda: hybrid vehicle battery exchange information. *rm | 08/31/2011 | |
| SB-10-083 | 07/12/2011 | 10040484 | Ready | 08/31/2011 | |
| SB-10-083 | 07/12/2011 | 10040484 | Honda: there are new battery software and hardware updates. *rm | 08/31/2011 | |
| SB-10-061 | 04/24/2012 | SB-10-061 | 10040487 | Honda: hybrid vehicle battery exchange information. *rm updated 5/2/12 *js | 08/31/2011 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - SOFTWARE | |||||
| SB-10-083 | 07/12/2011 | 10040484 | Honda: there are new battery software and hardware updates. *rm | 08/31/2011 | |
| SB-10-083 | 07/12/2011 | 10040484 | Ready | 08/31/2011 | |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - STARTER ASSEMBLY | |||||
| SB-12-002 | 01/12/2012 | 10043248 | Honda: on some model vehicles, there is an alternator/starter tester (ast) module capable of testing alternators, installed on gr8 diagnostic battery station. *pe | 03/06/2012 | |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - WIRING | |||||
| A08030D | 03/01/2008 | 10024896 | Mil on with dtc p0111, p0128, p2183, or p2185? check ect sensor 2. *nj | 06/05/2008 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | |||
| 12/06/2011 | |||
| My honda civic hybrid is not safe please help . my 07 honda civic hybrid has a problem with the ima battery most times it indicates no charge very very very dangerous . one example i came to a turn signal to turn left there were aprrox 3 cars ahead of me the signal light turned green the cars ahead of me went my turn i accelerated no power my car creeped thru the intersection as i started my turn the signal light was yellow then turned red for me and green for the uncoming traffic i thought i was going to get hit on my passenger side . this was not the first time it happened but one of the most dangerouse ones .please help | |||
| 01/01/2010 | |||
| Premature sudden battery failure. shorts out. ive have to get a new battery every year. | |||
| 08/18/2010 | 4300 | ||
| On august 18, 2010 my 2007 honda civic caught fire in my driveway. at about 10:30pm i looked out my bedroom window to see if i put the dirver's window up and discovered that my car was on fire. flames where coming from the right front fender/passenger side mirror area. when i got closer to the car i could see a clear-yellow-ish flame that was burning a whole in the fender from the inside out. i had called 911, but i was nervous about the car being so close to the house and i put out the fire myself. the damage was realatively minor and the car was repaired. originally, the inusrance company said that a faulty wiring harness caused the fire. they later stated that the cause was undetermined. there is another report of a 2007 civic catching fire due to a faulty wiring harness on this site. | |||
| 04/26/2009 | 30800 | 1 | |
| This morning, i left work and tried to turn on the windshield wipers. they would not work. *tr | |||
| 01/03/2009 | 28000 | 1 | |
| Got into the car one night in the winter of 2009, and the headlamps would not operate. *tr | |||
| 04/02/2009 | 35000 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 2007 honda civic. the contact stated that the vehicle caught fire while parked. the fire department extinguished the fire and filed a report. the vehicle was destroyed and the insurance company stated that the fire was caused by a defect in the wiring harness. the manufacturer and dealer have not been notified. the current and failure mileages were approximately 35,000. | |||
| 03/07/2009 | 86000 | 1 | |
| H2007 honda civic hybrid. battery has failed and car does not have enough power to merge onto freeway. *tr | |||
| 12/30/2008 | 28904 | 1 | |
| 2007 civic si sedan w/ premium sound system: only when the engine is running, and the radio is turned, all speakers emit a buzzing sound, whether the volume of the radio is all the way down or casually listening. you can hear the buzzing sound and it its very unpleasant. it occurs all the time the car is on and driving, or idling. when to dealer said they could not do anything about it since honda has not released a tsb for the problem. *tr | |||
| 08/01/2008 | 1 | ||
| My vehicle is a 2007 civic hybrid. when its warm out and / or i have several people in the car the hybrid system will shut down. when this happens the car loses its ability to accelerate at an acceptable level. a few times i have attempted to merge into oncoming traffic and the car had so little power that all i could do was pull into the path of the oncoming traffic and not accelerate enough to get out of the way. *tr | |||
| 05/01/2008 | 6000 | 1 | |
| My 2007 civic hybrid is experiencing a problem with the ima. as i am driving, the battery charge will be reduced to zero or one bars. i drive with the flow of traffic and normally do not exceed 55 mph. this normally occurs within the first 15 minutes of driving my car. it is most noticeable when starting from a dead stop. the car accelerates extremely sluggishly and the rpm's reach around 4500 to approach the speed limit (50 mph). gas mileage when this occurs drops to about 20-25 mph. i have taken this car into the dealership for repairs on 4 separate occasions to get this repaired. the dealership has been unable to reproduce the problem and has made minimal attempts to try and repair the car. the only repair attempt made was to reset the computer in the car. this has accomplished nothing and the problem is still ongoing. this could become a much more serious problem when trying to make a left turn or when trying to merge. *tr | |||
| 08/01/2007 | 2000 | 1 | |
| Under humid conditions, the main battery of this hybrid suddenly drains, leaving the car without the electric motor. in this vehicle, this means that there is very limited torque (normally supplied by the electric motor). this first occurred in the summer of 2007 and has continued with increasing frequency to the present time. this brought to the attention of the selling dealership (southern motors of savannah) in august of 2007 and at the end of september of the same year. they claimed they could find nothing wrong despite being shown photographic evidence of the failure. the car was returned to the dealership on august 8, 2008 with further proof of the problem. the have claimed that they contacted american honda and were told that honda was aware of the problem but had found no solution. the car was returned to me on august 27, 2007 with the condition unresolved. *tr | |||
| 04/15/2007 | 20 | 1 | |
| Slow throttle response since purchase, door glass rattle since purchase, the third gear would give resistance, which is a known problem with the six speed transmission. i patched the problem by changing the transmission fluid and installing a shorter shifter yet this is not a permanent solution. honda has refused to repair the actual problem with the third gear synchro and at one point stated that it was probably caused by my driving, the problem with the vehicle going into third gear is a known problem and there is a technical service bulletin that honda corporate has released for the exact problem. the headliner rattles, door gasket seal has been coming off since purchase, suspension popping noise in the front passenger side strut since purchase and the sound has become more frequent, the driver side visor was defective and was replaced, the driver door hits the fender when opening just started happening since honda worked on my vehicle. i have been taking my vehicle to two different dealerships (recommended by honda corporate) and nothing has been properly repaired. i feel as though i have been given the run around for the past year. honda has made several attempts to repair the problems and has not been able to, they have only damaged my vehicle during their attempts to repair it. they have damaged the front bumper three times, the side of the vehicle once, the door and fender once. they of course denied any involvement in the damage, then repair it under warranty. *tr | |||
| 06/02/2007 | 50 | 06/02/2007 | |
| I bought a brand new honda civic ex. the car seems to hesitate/freezes while driving at random times. sometimes when starting the car, sometimes while driving. obviously if i'm pulling into traffic and the car freezes this could become very dangerous. i took the car back to the dealer and contacted the manufacturer. they stated after 2 attempts to fix it that the car is fine and the symptom is a normal characteristic of the vehicle. this being the case, i figure i should report this incident. *jb | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - BATTERY | |||
| 08/13/2007 | 15 | 2 | 02/10/2007 |
| This is a notification of a defect before it becomes a failure which causes accident or loss of life. i have repeatedly returned my 2007 honda civic si sedan for service (4 times) for a defect in the front suspension which could cause strut failure. the problem is unresolved. internet research indicates many other owners (2006-07 model year) with the same problem. the consumer stated battery is dead if vehicle is not run for 5 or more days updated 12/12/07 *tr | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - SOFTWARE | |||
| 07/17/2007 | 35 | 24 | 07/11/2007 |
| When engine is warm and car is at idle (either when stopped at traffic light or when parking before shutdown) and you open/close sun roof and/or power windows the rpms dip, car shakes, and engine almost stalls before rpms recover to normal idle. this has happened at least two dozen times and started happening soon after taking delivery. at approx 400 miles car was taken into dealer and dealer was able to reproduce the problem on my vehicle and also reproduced the problem on other new civics on dealer lot. dealer reset pcm and performed idle relearn procedure. this did not resolve the problem. dealer reported to honda engineering and they had no knowledge of issue and offered no advice. additionally at approx 600 miles after car sat unused all day and when attempting to start later that night, the car did not start on first attempt. on second attempt and after cranking longer than usual for startup, the car started roughly with a jolt and ran rough (car shaking) for 3-5 seconds. *tr | |||