Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE | |||
| 11/12/2012 | 25000 | 1 | |
| At the end of october 2012, i began to have issues with the ima battery failing on my honda civic hybrid (2009). i took it to the local honda shop, and the battery failed because of high voltage and deterioration. the software update was tried first. within 5 miles, the battery failed again. the car stopped using the hybrid motor, so i had no assist when i was pulling into traffic. the gas engine revved, but it did not move the car. i was in the middle of a busy road with an 85 hp engine that was revving high but going nowhere. i got lucky that i could go into reverse. the next day, i tried to return the vehicle to the shop, but the car and battery were acting funny again. i would get a green light for the battery to charge, the white lights would indicate an assist, but the car would not go in reverse, and it would rev high but not go forward. that car and its flawed battery and horrible software update could have killed me. that combination indicates a serious design and engineering flaw. it took three days to get a new battery, and that new battery is the third for this car. *tr | |||
| 11/12/2012 | 25000 | ||
| At the end of october 2012, i began to have issues with the ima battery failing on my honda civic hybrid (2009). i took it to the local honda shop, and the battery failed because of high voltage and deterioration. the software update was tried first. within 5 miles, the battery failed again. the car stopped using the hybrid motor, so i had no assist when i was pulling into traffic. the gas engine revved, but it did not move the car. i was in the middle of a busy road with an 85 hp engine that was revving high but going nowhere. i got lucky that i could go into reverse. the next day, i tried to return the vehicle to the shop, but the car and battery were acting funny again. i would get a green light for the battery to charge, the white lights would indicate an assist, but the car would not go in reverse, and it would rev high but not go forward. that car and its flawed battery and horrible software update could have killed me. that combination indicates a serious design and engineering flaw. it took three days to get a new battery, and that new battery is the third for this car. | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | |||
| 06/12/2009 | 12000 | ||
| Honda civic hybrid has a problem with the battery that the system uses to run the integrated motor assist between the transmission and the engine to assist the gas engine when accelerating. as the battery deteriorates, it does not charge as well, hold a charge and therefore does not assist as well to accelerate, causing a dangerous situation at times to merge with traffic or accelerate from a stand still. | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE | |||
| 12/27/2010 | 28250 | ||
| I own a 2009 honda civic hybrid. the hybrid system recently stopped working (leaving only the underpowered gasoline engine as the means to power the car). the car was taken to the honda dealership to fix the issue in december. they performed an irrevesible software update which has, as a result, made the hybrid system work only itermittantly. the dealer states there is no way to reverse this change. as a result, the hybrid battery/motor assist will suddenly stop working during an accelleration (for instance merging on the freeway) with a dramatic loss of power. stepping more on the accellerator increases rpms to 4-5,000 but does not result in any significant power to the car. this has been reported to the dealer, they state they have had many similar complaints but do not have a fix. i feel this is a significant safety concern given the unpredictable nature of when the power loss occurs, and usually occurs when a driver most needs power. | |||
| 02/19/2010 | 50000 | 1 | |
| Ima check engine light went on. *tr | |||