| Electrical System | — | 21ODI 10447728 · 65,000 miTHE TRANSMISSION SEEMED TO SLIP, THE ENGINE RPM'S WOULD GO UP BUT SPEED WOULD NOT CHANGE. AS YOU DROVE DOWN THE ROAD YOU COULD SEE THE TACH WHICH SHOWS RPM GO UP & DOWN, UP & DOWN ALL THE TIME BUT THE SPEED WOULD STAY THE SAME. VERY POOR GAS MILEAGE AROUND THE MID 30'S NOT EVEN CLOSE TO THE 50 MPG THAT WE WERE TOLD. THEN ONE DAY THE CAR JUST MADE A BANG AND STOPPED, THE TRANSMISSION STEEL BELT INSIDE BROKE INTO MANY PIECES AND THE CAR WOULDN'T MOVE. $1800.00 TO FIX THIS THEN WE STILL HAD THE RPM UP & DOWN PROBLEM. THEN @ 80,000 MILES THE BATTER… Look up ODI 10447728 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10459822 · 126,205 miI DROVE MY CAR TO HONDA OF SAN ANGELO DEALERSHIP FOR A RECALL, A SOFTWARE UPDATE CAMPAIGN WAS DONE, I PICKED UP THE CAR AND UPON DRIVING OFF THE DEALERSHIP LOT, I NOTICED IMMEDIATELY THAT THE ELECTRIC PART OF THE HYBRID WAS NOT WORKING, AT ALL, IT WAS WORKING WHEN I DROPPED IT OFF AND GETTING 47 MPG. UPON RETURNING TO THE DEALERSHIP, THE SERVICE MANAGER TOLD ME NOT TO BLAME THEM FOR HAVING A 9 YEAR OLD CAR WITH 100,000 MILES ON IT. I ARGUED THE POINT, THAT IT WAS WORKING WHEN I DROPPED IT OFF, AND IT ISN'T NOW, SIMPLE AS THAT AND AS I DR… Look up ODI 10459822 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 11043157 · 162,000 miCVT TRANSMISSION VIOLENTLY SHAKES AT SPEEDS 0-10 AND CAUSES AUTO STOP TO ENGAGE AT ALL TIMES EXTREMELY DANGEROUS WHEN DRIVING THROUGH CONGESTED TRAFFIC ON THE HIGHWAY. IT PERFORMS POORLY WHEN IN MOTION IN ANY STREET OR HIGHWAY WHEN DRIVING VERY SLOW OR AFTER ACCELERATING AT A STOPLIGHT. Look up ODI 11043157 at NHTSA ↗ | 3ODI 10684315 · 151,787 miTL* 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. Look up ODI 10684315 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 11062508 · 130,000 miTAKATA RECALL. HONDA DID A SAFETY RECALL IN 2015 BUT IN 2017 I GOT THE AIRBAG SIGN AGAIN IN CIVIC HYBRID AND IT'S NOT GOING EVEN MECHANIC TRIED TO REMOVE IT WITH OBD. OTHER PROBLEM IS WITH IMA SYSTEM, IT WORKS OFTEN SOMETIMES AND SIGN STAYS AT THE DASHBOARD. HONDA SHOULD RECALL FOR AIRBAG AND IMA SYSTEM AND FIX IT PERMANENTLY. Look up ODI 11062508 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10824216 · 77,000 miVEHICLE MOVING IN TRAFFIC ON FREEWAY, ALL POWER LOST NOT ABLE TO MOVE AND INVOLVED IN ACCIDENT. CHP REPORT PENDING. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. Look up ODI 10824216 at NHTSA ↗ | 21ODI 10459822 · 126,205 miI DROVE MY CAR TO HONDA OF SAN ANGELO DEALERSHIP FOR A RECALL, A SOFTWARE UPDATE CAMPAIGN WAS DONE, I PICKED UP THE CAR AND UPON DRIVING OFF THE DEALERSHIP LOT, I NOTICED IMMEDIATELY THAT THE ELECTRIC PART OF THE HYBRID WAS NOT WORKING, AT ALL, IT WAS WORKING WHEN I DROPPED IT OFF AND GETTING 47 MPG. UPON RETURNING TO THE DEALERSHIP, THE SERVICE MANAGER TOLD ME NOT TO BLAME THEM FOR HAVING A 9 YEAR OLD CAR WITH 100,000 MILES ON IT. I ARGUED THE POINT, THAT IT WAS WORKING WHEN I DROPPED IT OFF, AND IT ISN'T NOW, SIMPLE AS THAT AND AS I DR… Look up ODI 10459822 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 11092042 · 99,956 miSHUDDER AN SLIPAGE Look up ODI 11092042 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10637107I 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 … Look up ODI 10637107 at NHTSA ↗ | 10ODI 10724567 · 104,000 miI BOUGHT THIS CAR OFF OF A PRIVATE SELLER FEW MONTHS AGO WHEN THE CAR WAS AROUND 99000 MILES, USED IT TO COMMUTE FROM AND TO WORK (6 MILES DRIVE), AND COUPLE OF ROAD TRIPS FROM BOSTON TO RHODE ISLAND. THE CAR WAS WORKING PERFECTLY FINE, I WAS REALLY HAPPY WITH IT, UNTIL LAST WEEK WHEN THE CAR STARTED TO STARTLE WHEN I COME TO A COMPLETE STOP AND HIT THE GAS AGAIN. I JUST FIGURED ITS TIME FOR AN OIL CHANGE SO I TOOK IT IN TO MEINEKE BUT THE JITTER WOULD NOT GO AWAY, THE GUY FROM MEINEKE TOLD ME IT COULD BE A MOTOR PROBLEM. SO I TOOK THE CAR TO A… Look up ODI 10724567 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 11043157 · 162,000 miCVT TRANSMISSION VIOLENTLY SHAKES AT SPEEDS 0-10 AND CAUSES AUTO STOP TO ENGAGE AT ALL TIMES EXTREMELY DANGEROUS WHEN DRIVING THROUGH CONGESTED TRAFFIC ON THE HIGHWAY. IT PERFORMS POORLY WHEN IN MOTION IN ANY STREET OR HIGHWAY WHEN DRIVING VERY SLOW OR AFTER ACCELERATING AT A STOPLIGHT. Look up ODI 11043157 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10454577 · 33,282 miTHIS VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE FOR HIGHWAY OR CITY DRIVING. IT DECELERATES WHEN YOU NEED POWER, MAKING IT VERY DANGEROUS TO MERGE IN HIGH SPEED OR HEAVY TRAFFIC CONDITIONS. IN THE SUMMER WHEN THE A/C IS RUNNING, ACCELERATION IS EXTREMELY UNRELIABLE. THE DRIVER'S SIDE HAS SEVERE BLIND SPOTS. I HAVE ALSO EXPERIENCED LONG DELAYS IN THE ENGINE RESTARTING AFTER PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC FROM A DEAD STOP AT LIGHTS OR STOP SIGNS. I HAVE NEARLY BEEN HIT BY ONCOMING TRAFFIC -- PLANNING FOR ADEQUATE GAPS IN TRAFFIC IS A CHALLENGE AND VERY DIFFERENT FROM THE… Look up ODI 10454577 at NHTSA ↗ | 5ODI 10593218 · 236,440 miFLASHING IGNITION "IMMOBILIZER" LIGHT - SYSTEM CODE "C-1": WITH LOW BATTERY VOLTAGE, OR A DISCONNECTED OR "DEAD" BATTERY, VEHICLE CANNOT BE STARTED, EITHER BY "JUMP STARTING" OR REPLACING THE 12V CAR BATTERY. THIS IS DUE TO A DEFECT, IN ALL "J VIN" CIVIC HYBRIDS, ON THE MICU BOARD LOCATED IN THE UNDER-DASH FUSE RELAY BOX. DEFECT RESULTS IN THE ELECTRONIC KEY CODES BEING LOST WITH LOW OR NO 12V IGNITION SYSTEM VOLTAGE. THE ONLY REMEDY IS TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED HONDA DEALER TO HAVE ALL KEYS (CAR COMES WITH 3 SETS OF KEYS) REPROG… Look up ODI 10593218 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10790479I JUST BOUGHT A CAR FROM A SMALL USED CAR DEALER LAST NOV.9, 2015. I CAN SAVE MONEY FOR MY GASOLINE EXPENSES BECAUSE THE CAR I BOUGHT IS A HYBRID. I DROVE HOME THIS CAR WITH MY SON WITH 1/4 TANK (25%) GASOLINE IN THE TANK. BUT, AFTER 3-DAYS SINCE THE GASOLINE WAS BELOW 1/4 OF THE TANK, I FULL TANK MY CAR WITH GASOLINE (FULL TANK). THE NEXT DAY WHEN I OPEN MY GARAGE FROM INSIDE THE HOUSE, I SMELL VERY STRONG GASOLINE VAPOR. I THOUGHT IT'S ONLY SOME CONTAINER OF CHEMICAL IN THE GARAGE THAT I SMELL THAT REALLY SMELL TERRIBLE. I CHECKED THE BOTTOM … Look up ODI 10790479 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10480762 · 60,000 miTHE HYBRID BATTERY AND CHARGING SYSTEM IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. IT IS CONSTANTLY FLUCTUATING. THIS IS AFTER THE VARIOUS SOFTWARE UPDATES. I HAVE ALSO SEEN A SIGNIFICANT DROP IN MPG BY MORE THAN 20% THIS IS SINCE THE SOFTWARE UPDATES AND THE IMA SYSTEM NOT WORKING CORRECTLY. I HAVE REVIEWED THE 49 OTHER COMPLAINTS SHOWING IN THE NHTSA SYSTEM AND ALL BUT 3 REFER TO THE SAME OR SIMILAR PROBLEMS WHICH I'M ENCOUNTERING. THE OTHER INTERESTING FACT IS THAT UNLESS THE IMA LIGHT COMES ON HONDA APPEARS TO BE REFUSING TO TAKE ACTION. IT IS CURIOUS THAT … Look up ODI 10480762 at NHTSA ↗ | 17ODI 10434169 · 150,000 miI RECEIVED A RECALL UPDATE FROM HONDA ON MY 2005 CIVIC HYBRID. THEY PERFORMED THE UPDATE THEN MY HYBRID BATTER DIED AND MY CAR WOULD NOT FUNCTION CORRECTLY. WHILE DRIVING, MY HEADLIGHTS WOULD DIM GREATLY AND MY INSTRUMENT PANEL WOULD SHOULD DOWN. MY CAR WOULD ALSO SURGE FORWARD WHEN THE TACHOMETER WOULD RACE UP AND DOWN BY 500 RPM. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AFTER THEY UPDATE AND THEY ADMITTED THEY'D BEEN HAVING THIS PROBLEM WITH MANY CARS POST UPDATE. THEY AGREED TO FIX IT. A FEW DAYS LATER, THE CAR BEGAN TO ACT IN THE SAME MANNER. I TOOK IT B… Look up ODI 10434169 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10425228 · 78,000 miAFTER MY 2006 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID RECEIVED AN INTEGRATED MOTOR ASSIST (IMA) SOFTWARE UPGRADE IN 2010, IF THE CAR IS PARKED FOR ONE DAY (SUCH AS A SUNDAY, IF I DO NOT DRIVE THE CAR) THE IMA BATTERY WILL DRAIN WITHIN ONE HALF MILE OF LEAVING MY HOME THE NEXT DAY, ON A LEVEL ROADWAY, EVEN IF THE VENTILATION SYSTEM AND RADIO ARE OFF TO REDUCE ELECTRICAL LOAD. FUEL ECONOMY ALSO DROPPED ABOUT 10 MPG AFTER THE SOFTWARE UPGRADE. WITHOUT IMA, THE CAR HAS SLOW FREEWAY ACCELERATION, ESPECIALLY WHEN TRAVELING UPHILL. THE HONDA DEALER SAYS THEY CANNOT DO ANY… Look up ODI 10425228 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10449753 · 40,000 miI WOULD VERY MUCH LIKE TO SHARE MY CONCERNS OVER THE SAFETY OF THE 2006 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID THAT WE PURCHASED NEW FROM A DEALER. THE CAR PERFORMED WELL FOR A FEW YEARS, UNTIL HONDA DECIDED TO TELL ME TO GO TO THE DEALER AND "UPGRADE" THE SOFTWARE CONTROLLING THE HYBRID MOTOR-BATTERY SYSTEM. IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE SOFTWARE UPDATE, THE CAR WAS UTTERLY DEVOID OF POWER, AND DANGEROUS TO DRIVE WHEN MERGING ON THE FREEWAY, EVEN WHEN DRIVING ALONE WITHOUT OTHER WEIGHT IN THE CAR. IF I DRIVE MY TWO YOUNG CHILDREN WITH ME, IT'S VERY SCARY AS THE CA… Look up ODI 10449753 at NHTSA ↗ | 4ODI 10493179 · 38,000 miON OR AROUND 11/20/2011, THE CONTROL PANEL ON MY 2008 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID LOST ALL POWER WHILE DRIVING ON IH-10 W IN HOUSTON, TX. AS A RESULT, I HAD NO INFORMATION ABOUT MY SPEED, FUEL LEVEL, RPM, ETC. I BELIEVE THIS PROBLEM WAS RELATED TO MY HYBRID BATTERY AS IT HAD TO BE REPLACED SHORTLY THEREAFTER. CURRENTLY, I AM HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE REPLACEMENT HYBRID BATTERY AND HONDA IS REFUSING TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM UNDER THE WARRANTY. I AM WRITING TO THE NHTSA IMPLORE IT TO TAKE A CLOSER LOOK AT ISSUES WITH HONDA'S HYBRID BATTERIES. IT IS WELL KNO… Look up ODI 10493179 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10894880 · 53,466 miON JUNE 5TH I WAS DRIVING IN MOTION ON VAN NESS AVE IN SAN FRANCISCO CALIFORNIA AND SUDDENLY I WAS NOT ABLE TO ACCELLERATE TO KEEP UP WITH THE SPEED OF TRAFFIC AND STARTED SLOWING DOWN UNABLE TO CONTINUE. TRAFFIC WAS STOP-AND GO. PEOPLE SWERVED AROUND ME CAUSING ISSUE. I MANAGED TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND ON AGAIN, AND PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE. I RESTARTED THE CAR AGAIN AND WAS ABLE TO SLOWLY ACCELLERATE BRINGING IT INTO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP JUST 3 BLOCKS AWAY AT MARKET AND VAN NESS. THIS WAS SUNDAY. ON MONDAY THEY CALLED ME AND ASSURED THAT TH… Look up ODI 10894880 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10566095 · 20,000 miWHEN THE CAR BECOMES LOW ON GAS YOU RECEIVE A LOW GAS NOTIFICATION VIA THE INDICATOR (ICON ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE DASH) AND A NOTIFICATION VIA THE INFORMATION SCREEN, WHICH YOU CAN ACKNOWLEDGE AND WHILE THE INDICATOR STAYS ON (NORMAL) YOU CAN CLEAR THE INFORMATION SCREEN (AND AUDIBLE BEEPS) AND HAVE THE INFORMATION SCREEN GO BACK TO SHOWING THE ODOMETER OR SOME OTHER INFORMATION. THIS WAS THE STATUS ON MY 2012 HYBRID UNTIL ~90 DAYS AGO. WHEN THE VEHICLE NOW RECEIVES A LOW GAS WARNING (VERBAL BEEP AND LOW GAS SCREEN ON THE INFORMATION SCREE… Look up ODI 10566095 at NHTSA ↗ |
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| Power Train | 21ODI 10447728 · 65,000 miTHE TRANSMISSION SEEMED TO SLIP, THE ENGINE RPM'S WOULD GO UP BUT SPEED WOULD NOT CHANGE. AS YOU DROVE DOWN THE ROAD YOU COULD SEE THE TACH WHICH SHOWS RPM GO UP & DOWN, UP & DOWN ALL THE TIME BUT THE SPEED WOULD STAY THE SAME. VERY POOR GAS MILEAGE AROUND THE MID 30'S NOT EVEN CLOSE TO THE 50 MPG THAT WE WERE TOLD. THEN ONE DAY THE CAR JUST MADE A BANG AND STOPPED, THE TRANSMISSION STEEL BELT INSIDE BROKE INTO MANY PIECES AND THE CAR WOULDN'T MOVE. $1800.00 TO FIX THIS THEN WE STILL HAD THE RPM UP & DOWN PROBLEM. THEN @ 80,000 MILES THE BATTER… Look up ODI 10447728 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10459822 · 126,205 miI DROVE MY CAR TO HONDA OF SAN ANGELO DEALERSHIP FOR A RECALL, A SOFTWARE UPDATE CAMPAIGN WAS DONE, I PICKED UP THE CAR AND UPON DRIVING OFF THE DEALERSHIP LOT, I NOTICED IMMEDIATELY THAT THE ELECTRIC PART OF THE HYBRID WAS NOT WORKING, AT ALL, IT WAS WORKING WHEN I DROPPED IT OFF AND GETTING 47 MPG. UPON RETURNING TO THE DEALERSHIP, THE SERVICE MANAGER TOLD ME NOT TO BLAME THEM FOR HAVING A 9 YEAR OLD CAR WITH 100,000 MILES ON IT. I ARGUED THE POINT, THAT IT WAS WORKING WHEN I DROPPED IT OFF, AND IT ISN'T NOW, SIMPLE AS THAT AND AS I DR… Look up ODI 10459822 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 11043157 · 162,000 miCVT TRANSMISSION VIOLENTLY SHAKES AT SPEEDS 0-10 AND CAUSES AUTO STOP TO ENGAGE AT ALL TIMES EXTREMELY DANGEROUS WHEN DRIVING THROUGH CONGESTED TRAFFIC ON THE HIGHWAY. IT PERFORMS POORLY WHEN IN MOTION IN ANY STREET OR HIGHWAY WHEN DRIVING VERY SLOW OR AFTER ACCELERATING AT A STOPLIGHT. Look up ODI 11043157 at NHTSA ↗ | — | 4ODI 10671938 · 185,000 miTL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, AN ABNORMAL NOISE EMITTED FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 185,000. Look up ODI 10671938 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10474590 · 96,500 miMY VEHICLE WHEN STARTING FROM A DEAD STOP SHUDDERS FOR JITTERS WHEN YOU GO. THIS SEEMS TO SLOWLY BE GETTING WORSE. I HAVE CHANGED TRANSMISSION FLUID ON REGULAR INTERVALS WITH HONDA CVT OEM TRANSMISSION FLUID. ALSO MY AIRBAG SENSOR LIGHT FOR THE DRIVERS SIDE IS CONSTANTLY ON. THIS HAS BEEN ON FOR SEVERAL YEARS. I HAVE JUST NEVER BOTHERED TO TAKE IT IN FOR FEAR THAT THERE WOULD BE A CHARGE TO FIX AN ITEM THAT I FEEL FOR SAFETY REASONS HONDA SHOULD TAKE CARE OF. *TR Look up ODI 10474590 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10607943 · 140,000 miTRANSMISSION SHUTTERING. *TR Look up ODI 10607943 at NHTSA ↗ | 9ODI 10459822 · 126,205 miI DROVE MY CAR TO HONDA OF SAN ANGELO DEALERSHIP FOR A RECALL, A SOFTWARE UPDATE CAMPAIGN WAS DONE, I PICKED UP THE CAR AND UPON DRIVING OFF THE DEALERSHIP LOT, I NOTICED IMMEDIATELY THAT THE ELECTRIC PART OF THE HYBRID WAS NOT WORKING, AT ALL, IT WAS WORKING WHEN I DROPPED IT OFF AND GETTING 47 MPG. UPON RETURNING TO THE DEALERSHIP, THE SERVICE MANAGER TOLD ME NOT TO BLAME THEM FOR HAVING A 9 YEAR OLD CAR WITH 100,000 MILES ON IT. I ARGUED THE POINT, THAT IT WAS WORKING WHEN I DROPPED IT OFF, AND IT ISN'T NOW, SIMPLE AS THAT AND AS I DR… Look up ODI 10459822 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10558108 · 207,199 miTRANSMISSION SHUDDER AT STARTING SPEEDS WHILE ON INCLINES. *TR Look up ODI 10558108 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10641980 · 144,000 miSTRONG JUDDER OR SHUDDER, ALONG WITH NOISE, FROM TRANSMISSION AT INTERSECTION. CVT TRANSMISSION. RECENTLY, HAS BECOME WORSE. CHANGE OF TRANSMISSION FLUID TOOK AWAY THE NOISE...TEMPORARILY. 3000 MILES LATER, IT HAS RETURNED, AND IS WORSE. BURNISHING DOES NOT HELP IT. IN HONDA CIVIC HYBRID (HCH) FORUMS, THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF ENTRIES ON THIS PROBLEM. MANY HONDA DEALERS ARE EXTENDING WARRANTY, REPLACING FLUID FOR FREE, OR CHECKING ERG FOR FREE. A HONDA DEALER IN ANOTHER STATE SAYS THERE WAS AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ISSUE FROM HONDA THAT DEALS SP… Look up ODI 10641980 at NHTSA ↗ | 11ODI 10532653 · 130,000 miWE WERE DRIVING ALONG THE FREEWAY AROUND 8:30 AT NIGHT AT ABOUT 70MPH IN THE FAST LANE WHEN THE TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING. WE HAD TO COAST OVER 3 LANES OF TRAFFIC TO PULL INTO THE EMERGENCY LANE. MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING, I WAS THE PASSENGER, AND OUR 4 MONTH OLD NEWBORN WAS IN THE BACKSEAT. IT TOOK AN HOUR FOR US TO GET A TOW AND A RIDE HOME. ALL THE WHILE I FEARED FOR THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY, AS IT WAS QUICKLY APPROACHING DARK. AFTER SOME RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET, I FOUND THAT I AM NO THE ONLY ONE THAT HAS ENCOUNTERED SUCH A PROBL… Look up ODI 10532653 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 11058530 · 38,600 miWHEN DRIVING AT 50MPH ON A NATIONAL HIGHWAY 95S HEADING TO PHILADELPHIA AROUND 11AM,THE SPEED OF THE CAR SUDDENLY REDUCE TO 20MPH AND THEN STALLED AND STOPPED MOVING. I HAD TO PULL ASIDE TO CHECK THE ENGINE. AFTER SOME THIRTY MINUTES OF REST,I HAD TO RETURN HOME WITH AN IDEA OF GETTING THE CAR CHECKED BY THE DEALER.THE DEALER REORTED OF HAVING NO PROBLEM IN THE ENGINE AND I HAD TO TAKE THE CAR BACK AND RUNNING AS CAREFULLY AS POSSIBLE WITHOUT USING FOR A LONG TRIP. I HAD SOME DENTS DUE TO OTHER DRIVER WITH RASH DRIVING AND HITTING THE CAR.I NE… Look up ODI 11058530 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10604285 · 139,000 miTRANSMISSION JUDDERS/SLIPS WHEN ACCELERATING. HAD CLUTCH KIT REPLACED LESS THAN 2 YEARS AGO AND 20,000 MILES AND SAME PROBLEM IS BACK. VERY DANGEROUS WHEN SLIPPAGE OCCURS, AS CAR DOESN'T ALWAYS MOVE WHEN ACCELERATOR IS PUSHED. *TR Look up ODI 10604285 at NHTSA ↗ | 4ODI 10704407 · 80,000 miTHE CAR WAS SHUDDERING WHEN ACCELERATING AFTER A STOP. IT NEEDED THE CVT CLUTCH IN THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED. THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT MANY OWNERS OF 2004 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID HAVE REPORTED AND HONDA REFUSES TO RECALL THE PART. THERE IS A DEFECT IN THE BUILDING OF THE CVT TRANSMISSIONS AND HONDA WON'T ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY. *TR Look up ODI 10704407 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10969667BEARING FAILURE IN CVT TRANSMISSION, LEADING TO SEVERE VIBRATION AND IF NOT REPAIRED TO TRANSMISSION FAILURE COST FOR REPAIRING REPLACEMENT TO CUSTOMER $1700 . IN MY VEHICLE IS BEARING HAS BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES IN 130,000 MILES WELL FOLLOWING FACTORS RECOMMENDATIONS OF CHANGING TRANSMISSION FLUID EVERY 30,000 MILES. ALSO HUNDRED HYBRID BATTERY SYSTEM HAS A FLAW HYBRID BATTERIES ARE ONLY GUARANTEED FOR 80,000 MILES FOR THE FIRST BATTERY AND 24,000 MILES FOR REPLACEMENT BATTERIES AT THE COST OF $2700. WELL TOYOTA GUARANTEES THEIR BATTERIES… Look up ODI 10969667 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10544074IN 2007 A HONDA DEALERSHIP CONDUCTED UPGRADES TO MY 2005 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID COMPUTER SYSTEM WITHOUT MY CONSENT. IT WAS IN THE DEALERSHIP FOR RECALL NOTICES. IMMEDIATELY MY GAS MILEAGE WENT FROM 52MPG TO 26MPG. THE DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THE UPGRADE TO THE COMPUTER SYSTEM SHOULD NOT HAVE DIMINISHED THE MPG. 2012 THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT IN THE CAR, I GOT THE RUN AROUND BY THE DEALERSHIP ON WHY THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. I WAS MISDIRECTED BY A TRANSMISSION COMPANY THAT SAID THEY COULD REBUILD MY TRANSM… Look up ODI 10544074 at NHTSA ↗ | 10ODI 10425228 · 78,000 miAFTER MY 2006 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID RECEIVED AN INTEGRATED MOTOR ASSIST (IMA) SOFTWARE UPGRADE IN 2010, IF THE CAR IS PARKED FOR ONE DAY (SUCH AS A SUNDAY, IF I DO NOT DRIVE THE CAR) THE IMA BATTERY WILL DRAIN WITHIN ONE HALF MILE OF LEAVING MY HOME THE NEXT DAY, ON A LEVEL ROADWAY, EVEN IF THE VENTILATION SYSTEM AND RADIO ARE OFF TO REDUCE ELECTRICAL LOAD. FUEL ECONOMY ALSO DROPPED ABOUT 10 MPG AFTER THE SOFTWARE UPGRADE. WITHOUT IMA, THE CAR HAS SLOW FREEWAY ACCELERATION, ESPECIALLY WHEN TRAVELING UPHILL. THE HONDA DEALER SAYS THEY CANNOT DO ANY… Look up ODI 10425228 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10442326 · 52,013 miBOUGHT THIS CAR NEW. I WON'T EVEN GO INTO THE RIDICULOUS 49/51 MPG WINDOW STICKER THAT IS A BLATANT LIE BUT THAT DOES PLAY INTO MY COMPLAINT AS YOU WILL SEE. HONDA, AFTER RECEIVING COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE BATTERY PACK AND HAVING PROBLEMS WITH IT, HAS THIS BRAINSTORM TO REFLASH OR REPROGRAM THE COMPUTER/BATTERY PACK AS PART OF A RECALL THIS PAST YEAR. THIS WAS DONE AT MY LAST OIL CHANGE. PRIOR TO THAT TIME MY SOLE COMPLAINT WITH MY CAR WAS THAT THE MPG AVERAGED ABOUT 35MPG PERIOD. SINCE THIS LAST RECALL AND REPROGRAM NOT ONLY HAS MY FUEL ECONOMY GO… Look up ODI 10442326 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10453892I'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 Look up ODI 10453892 at NHTSA ↗ | 0 |
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| Air Bags | 3ODI 10684315 · 151,787 miTL* 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. Look up ODI 10684315 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 11062508 · 130,000 miTAKATA RECALL. HONDA DID A SAFETY RECALL IN 2015 BUT IN 2017 I GOT THE AIRBAG SIGN AGAIN IN CIVIC HYBRID AND IT'S NOT GOING EVEN MECHANIC TRIED TO REMOVE IT WITH OBD. OTHER PROBLEM IS WITH IMA SYSTEM, IT WORKS OFTEN SOMETIMES AND SIGN STAYS AT THE DASHBOARD. HONDA SHOULD RECALL FOR AIRBAG AND IMA SYSTEM AND FIX IT PERMANENTLY. Look up ODI 11062508 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10824216 · 77,000 miVEHICLE MOVING IN TRAFFIC ON FREEWAY, ALL POWER LOST NOT ABLE TO MOVE AND INVOLVED IN ACCIDENT. CHP REPORT PENDING. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. Look up ODI 10824216 at NHTSA ↗ | 4ODI 10671938 · 185,000 miTL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, AN ABNORMAL NOISE EMITTED FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 185,000. Look up ODI 10671938 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10474590 · 96,500 miMY VEHICLE WHEN STARTING FROM A DEAD STOP SHUDDERS FOR JITTERS WHEN YOU GO. THIS SEEMS TO SLOWLY BE GETTING WORSE. I HAVE CHANGED TRANSMISSION FLUID ON REGULAR INTERVALS WITH HONDA CVT OEM TRANSMISSION FLUID. ALSO MY AIRBAG SENSOR LIGHT FOR THE DRIVERS SIDE IS CONSTANTLY ON. THIS HAS BEEN ON FOR SEVERAL YEARS. I HAVE JUST NEVER BOTHERED TO TAKE IT IN FOR FEAR THAT THERE WOULD BE A CHARGE TO FIX AN ITEM THAT I FEEL FOR SAFETY REASONS HONDA SHOULD TAKE CARE OF. *TR Look up ODI 10474590 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10607943 · 140,000 miTRANSMISSION SHUTTERING. *TR Look up ODI 10607943 at NHTSA ↗ | — | 1ODI 10615998 · 25,000 miTL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHIFTED GEARS ABNORMALLY. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED AFTER THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE BECAME INVOLVED IN A CRASH AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A VOLUNTARY RECALL FROM THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT AND WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED AFTER THE REMEDY WAS COMPLETED. T… Look up ODI 10615998 at NHTSA ↗ | 1ODI 10513468 · 4,267 miI WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE AND MY CAR ACCERLERATED AND CRASHED INTO A STONE WALL AND THEN WENT BACKWARDS SEVERAL FEET BEFORE I WAS ABLE TO BRAKE THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE SEAT BELT CAME LOOSE FROM THE WALL. I WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL SINCE MY CHEST WAS HURT FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. *TR Look up ODI 10513468 at NHTSA ↗ | 1ODI 10812060 · 80,000 miRECALL WAS NOT NOTIFIED , I HAVE THREE TIME ACCIDENT AND NONE OF THE TIME MY AIR BAG POPUP TO SAVE GLASS OR ANYTHING, ADDRESS WAS WRONG IN DEALER'S DATABASE MANY TIEM CORRECTED BUT ITS STILL MIXUP NO NOTICE RECEIVED UNTIL SEE IN THE NEWS, IN VENDOR INVOICE METER SHOW 160000 IN REAL ITS 139685 THEIR COMPUTER SHOW MORE IN INVOICE WHERE MY WARRANTY DENIED , 3 TIME TRANSMISSION FAIL PAID BY US, 2 TIME BIG BATTERY FAIL COST ME 4500+4800 LIKE NEW CAR, DEALER TOLD ME ITS WILL COVER AND I END UP PAYING ALL DUE TO THEIR ERROR , SCAM IN METER AND ITS SHO… Look up ODI 10812060 at NHTSA ↗ | 0 | 4ODI 10807121 · 94,000 miI TOTALLED MY CAR AND NOT ONE OF MY AIR BAGS CAME OUT..ON CITY STREET IN MOTION I HYDROPLANED.. Look up ODI 10807121 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10903194 · 15,000 mi[XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR Look up ODI 10903194 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10934238 · 68,000 miTAKATA HEAR REPLACEMENTS ARE DEFECTIVE HOW DO YOU FIND OUT IF REPLACEMENT IS DEFECTIVE HAVE ONLY RIGHT EYE AND IF INJURED MAY NOT BE ABLE TO DRIVE NEW HEADLIGHTS ARE A MENACE SOME NOW WITH 8 LIGHTS AND ONE WHERE ALL GREEN. THEY ARE NOT AIMED ON ROAD BUT SO STRONG IN CAR CAN READ SOME SET SO THEY ARE HIGHER THAT WINDOWS. I SLOW DOWN TO 20MPH TO BE ABLE TO SEE SAFELY EITHER WAY OTHERS DO NOT LIKE THAT SPEED IN 50MPH ZONE BUT NOT SAFE TO DRIVE WHEN LIGHTS LIKE AN INTERROGATION ROOM BLINDING YOU. IF YOU NEED 8 LIGHTS YOU SHOULD NOT BE DRIVING AN… Look up ODI 10934238 at NHTSA ↗ |
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| Engine | 21ODI 10459822 · 126,205 miI DROVE MY CAR TO HONDA OF SAN ANGELO DEALERSHIP FOR A RECALL, A SOFTWARE UPDATE CAMPAIGN WAS DONE, I PICKED UP THE CAR AND UPON DRIVING OFF THE DEALERSHIP LOT, I NOTICED IMMEDIATELY THAT THE ELECTRIC PART OF THE HYBRID WAS NOT WORKING, AT ALL, IT WAS WORKING WHEN I DROPPED IT OFF AND GETTING 47 MPG. UPON RETURNING TO THE DEALERSHIP, THE SERVICE MANAGER TOLD ME NOT TO BLAME THEM FOR HAVING A 9 YEAR OLD CAR WITH 100,000 MILES ON IT. I ARGUED THE POINT, THAT IT WAS WORKING WHEN I DROPPED IT OFF, AND IT ISN'T NOW, SIMPLE AS THAT AND AS I DR… Look up ODI 10459822 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 11092042 · 99,956 miSHUDDER AN SLIPAGE Look up ODI 11092042 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10637107I 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 … Look up ODI 10637107 at NHTSA ↗ | 9ODI 10459822 · 126,205 miI DROVE MY CAR TO HONDA OF SAN ANGELO DEALERSHIP FOR A RECALL, A SOFTWARE UPDATE CAMPAIGN WAS DONE, I PICKED UP THE CAR AND UPON DRIVING OFF THE DEALERSHIP LOT, I NOTICED IMMEDIATELY THAT THE ELECTRIC PART OF THE HYBRID WAS NOT WORKING, AT ALL, IT WAS WORKING WHEN I DROPPED IT OFF AND GETTING 47 MPG. UPON RETURNING TO THE DEALERSHIP, THE SERVICE MANAGER TOLD ME NOT TO BLAME THEM FOR HAVING A 9 YEAR OLD CAR WITH 100,000 MILES ON IT. I ARGUED THE POINT, THAT IT WAS WORKING WHEN I DROPPED IT OFF, AND IT ISN'T NOW, SIMPLE AS THAT AND AS I DR… Look up ODI 10459822 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10558108 · 207,199 miTRANSMISSION SHUDDER AT STARTING SPEEDS WHILE ON INCLINES. *TR Look up ODI 10558108 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10641980 · 144,000 miSTRONG JUDDER OR SHUDDER, ALONG WITH NOISE, FROM TRANSMISSION AT INTERSECTION. CVT TRANSMISSION. RECENTLY, HAS BECOME WORSE. CHANGE OF TRANSMISSION FLUID TOOK AWAY THE NOISE...TEMPORARILY. 3000 MILES LATER, IT HAS RETURNED, AND IS WORSE. BURNISHING DOES NOT HELP IT. IN HONDA CIVIC HYBRID (HCH) FORUMS, THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF ENTRIES ON THIS PROBLEM. MANY HONDA DEALERS ARE EXTENDING WARRANTY, REPLACING FLUID FOR FREE, OR CHECKING ERG FOR FREE. A HONDA DEALER IN ANOTHER STATE SAYS THERE WAS AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ISSUE FROM HONDA THAT DEALS SP… Look up ODI 10641980 at NHTSA ↗ | 1ODI 10615998 · 25,000 miTL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHIFTED GEARS ABNORMALLY. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED AFTER THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE BECAME INVOLVED IN A CRASH AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A VOLUNTARY RECALL FROM THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT AND WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED AFTER THE REMEDY WAS COMPLETED. T… Look up ODI 10615998 at NHTSA ↗ | — | 8ODI 10467160IN 2006 THE CAR WAS JOLTING WHEN YOU TOOK OFF OR WERE TRAVELING AT LOW SPEEDS. THE DEALERSHIP BURNISHED THE STARTER CLUTCH/ENGINE AND THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY. NOW IN 2012 THE PROBLEM HAS BEGUN AGAIN AND READING THROUGH BLOGS AND POSTS IS SEEMS THERE MAY BE A DESIGN CHANGE IN THE TRANSMISSION FROM PLASTIC BELTS TO METAL...SO IF THIS FIXES THE PROBLEM, THEN MY OLDER MODEL SHOULD BE RETROFIT TO REPAIR THE FAULTY ISSUE. *TR Look up ODI 10467160 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 11058530 · 38,600 miWHEN DRIVING AT 50MPH ON A NATIONAL HIGHWAY 95S HEADING TO PHILADELPHIA AROUND 11AM,THE SPEED OF THE CAR SUDDENLY REDUCE TO 20MPH AND THEN STALLED AND STOPPED MOVING. I HAD TO PULL ASIDE TO CHECK THE ENGINE. AFTER SOME THIRTY MINUTES OF REST,I HAD TO RETURN HOME WITH AN IDEA OF GETTING THE CAR CHECKED BY THE DEALER.THE DEALER REORTED OF HAVING NO PROBLEM IN THE ENGINE AND I HAD TO TAKE THE CAR BACK AND RUNNING AS CAREFULLY AS POSSIBLE WITHOUT USING FOR A LONG TRIP. I HAD SOME DENTS DUE TO OTHER DRIVER WITH RASH DRIVING AND HITTING THE CAR.I NE… Look up ODI 11058530 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10482437 · 11,000 miEVERY TIME I START MY HONDA CIVIC HYBRID FROM 2004 IT SHUDDERS. I HAVE SPENT MORE THEN THE VALUE OF THE CAR ON REPAIRS AND FLUID REPLACEMENTS WHICH HONDA DOES NOT DEEM NECESSARY TO PAY FOR. THIS CAR IS A DANGEROUS LEMON. IT SOMETIMES SHUDDERS GOING ONTO HIGHWAYS AND CAN EVEN JUST STOP BEFORE STARTING UP AGAIN. I HAVE HAD NEAR ACCIDENTS DOZENS OF TIMES BECAUSE OF THIS FAULTY CAR. HONDA MADE A BAD CAR AND EVEN THOUGH PEOPLE COMPLAIN ABOUT IT THEY WILL NOT ISSUE A RECALL. EACH TIME THEY ISSUE A WARRANTY BONUS TO TRY TO FIX THE PROBLEM THE WHOLE TH… Look up ODI 10482437 at NHTSA ↗ | 3ODI 10464357 · 79,347 miIMA FOR ENGINE IS IN DEGRADED STATE. TOLD THE BATTERIES ARE FAILING AND NEED TO BE REPLACED. HOWEVER, CAR IS SUPPOSED TO BE UNDER WARRANTY UNTIL 80,000 MILES, NOW @85,428. PROBLEM WITH THE IMA BATTERIES IS A KNOWN PROBLEM, YET HONDA DOES NOTHING TO RESOLVE ISSUES WITH MULTIPLE IMA ISSUES. GOOGLE HONDA CIVIC HYBRID IMA BATTERY 2004. IF ONE LIVES IN CALIFORNIA, THE BATTERY WARRANTY GOES TO 150,000 MILES. THE HONDA INSIGHT AND HONDA HYBRID CIVIC'S IMA BATTERY SYSTEM IS SIMILAR, BUT WITH THE HONDA INSIGHT, 2002-04 INSIGHTS, BUT A RECALL FOR THE … Look up ODI 10464357 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10482437 · 11,000 miEVERY TIME I START MY HONDA CIVIC HYBRID FROM 2004 IT SHUDDERS. I HAVE SPENT MORE THEN THE VALUE OF THE CAR ON REPAIRS AND FLUID REPLACEMENTS WHICH HONDA DOES NOT DEEM NECESSARY TO PAY FOR. THIS CAR IS A DANGEROUS LEMON. IT SOMETIMES SHUDDERS GOING ONTO HIGHWAYS AND CAN EVEN JUST STOP BEFORE STARTING UP AGAIN. I HAVE HAD NEAR ACCIDENTS DOZENS OF TIMES BECAUSE OF THIS FAULTY CAR. HONDA MADE A BAD CAR AND EVEN THOUGH PEOPLE COMPLAIN ABOUT IT THEY WILL NOT ISSUE A RECALL. EACH TIME THEY ISSUE A WARRANTY BONUS TO TRY TO FIX THE PROBLEM THE WHOLE TH… Look up ODI 10482437 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10593218 · 236,440 miFLASHING IGNITION "IMMOBILIZER" LIGHT - SYSTEM CODE "C-1": WITH LOW BATTERY VOLTAGE, OR A DISCONNECTED OR "DEAD" BATTERY, VEHICLE CANNOT BE STARTED, EITHER BY "JUMP STARTING" OR REPLACING THE 12V CAR BATTERY. THIS IS DUE TO A DEFECT, IN ALL "J VIN" CIVIC HYBRIDS, ON THE MICU BOARD LOCATED IN THE UNDER-DASH FUSE RELAY BOX. DEFECT RESULTS IN THE ELECTRONIC KEY CODES BEING LOST WITH LOW OR NO 12V IGNITION SYSTEM VOLTAGE. THE ONLY REMEDY IS TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED HONDA DEALER TO HAVE ALL KEYS (CAR COMES WITH 3 SETS OF KEYS) REPROG… Look up ODI 10593218 at NHTSA ↗ | 0 | 1ODI 11173823 · 226,320 miWAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY WHEN SUDDENLY MY CAR ENGINE SHUTS OFF. THERE IS STILL POWER TOO THE CAR BUT THE SPEED ODOMETER DOESN'T WORK, ALONG WITH WHATEVER IS USED TO MONITOR THE MILAGE I HAVE TRAVELED. I HAVE TO SWITCH IT TOO LOW GEAR IN ORDER TOO KEEP IT GOING OR THE CAR STOPS EVEN WHEN IM GOING 65. IT HAS HAPPENED NOW MULTIPLE TIMES AND WHEN SHIFTED INTO PARK IT WON'T SHIFT OUT OF PARK FOR SEVERAL HOURS. I HAVE TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY TERMINALS TOO RESET THE CODES BECAUSE IF I DON'T ILL END UP SITTING IN MY CAR SEVERAL HOURS BEFORE I CAN S… Look up ODI 11173823 at NHTSA ↗ |
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| Vehicle Speed Control | 10ODI 10724567 · 104,000 miI BOUGHT THIS CAR OFF OF A PRIVATE SELLER FEW MONTHS AGO WHEN THE CAR WAS AROUND 99000 MILES, USED IT TO COMMUTE FROM AND TO WORK (6 MILES DRIVE), AND COUPLE OF ROAD TRIPS FROM BOSTON TO RHODE ISLAND. THE CAR WAS WORKING PERFECTLY FINE, I WAS REALLY HAPPY WITH IT, UNTIL LAST WEEK WHEN THE CAR STARTED TO STARTLE WHEN I COME TO A COMPLETE STOP AND HIT THE GAS AGAIN. I JUST FIGURED ITS TIME FOR AN OIL CHANGE SO I TOOK IT IN TO MEINEKE BUT THE JITTER WOULD NOT GO AWAY, THE GUY FROM MEINEKE TOLD ME IT COULD BE A MOTOR PROBLEM. SO I TOOK THE CAR TO A… Look up ODI 10724567 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 11043157 · 162,000 miCVT TRANSMISSION VIOLENTLY SHAKES AT SPEEDS 0-10 AND CAUSES AUTO STOP TO ENGAGE AT ALL TIMES EXTREMELY DANGEROUS WHEN DRIVING THROUGH CONGESTED TRAFFIC ON THE HIGHWAY. IT PERFORMS POORLY WHEN IN MOTION IN ANY STREET OR HIGHWAY WHEN DRIVING VERY SLOW OR AFTER ACCELERATING AT A STOPLIGHT. Look up ODI 11043157 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10454577 · 33,282 miTHIS VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE FOR HIGHWAY OR CITY DRIVING. IT DECELERATES WHEN YOU NEED POWER, MAKING IT VERY DANGEROUS TO MERGE IN HIGH SPEED OR HEAVY TRAFFIC CONDITIONS. IN THE SUMMER WHEN THE A/C IS RUNNING, ACCELERATION IS EXTREMELY UNRELIABLE. THE DRIVER'S SIDE HAS SEVERE BLIND SPOTS. I HAVE ALSO EXPERIENCED LONG DELAYS IN THE ENGINE RESTARTING AFTER PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC FROM A DEAD STOP AT LIGHTS OR STOP SIGNS. I HAVE NEARLY BEEN HIT BY ONCOMING TRAFFIC -- PLANNING FOR ADEQUATE GAPS IN TRAFFIC IS A CHALLENGE AND VERY DIFFERENT FROM THE… Look up ODI 10454577 at NHTSA ↗ | 11ODI 10532653 · 130,000 miWE WERE DRIVING ALONG THE FREEWAY AROUND 8:30 AT NIGHT AT ABOUT 70MPH IN THE FAST LANE WHEN THE TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING. WE HAD TO COAST OVER 3 LANES OF TRAFFIC TO PULL INTO THE EMERGENCY LANE. MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING, I WAS THE PASSENGER, AND OUR 4 MONTH OLD NEWBORN WAS IN THE BACKSEAT. IT TOOK AN HOUR FOR US TO GET A TOW AND A RIDE HOME. ALL THE WHILE I FEARED FOR THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY, AS IT WAS QUICKLY APPROACHING DARK. AFTER SOME RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET, I FOUND THAT I AM NO THE ONLY ONE THAT HAS ENCOUNTERED SUCH A PROBL… Look up ODI 10532653 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 11058530 · 38,600 miWHEN DRIVING AT 50MPH ON A NATIONAL HIGHWAY 95S HEADING TO PHILADELPHIA AROUND 11AM,THE SPEED OF THE CAR SUDDENLY REDUCE TO 20MPH AND THEN STALLED AND STOPPED MOVING. I HAD TO PULL ASIDE TO CHECK THE ENGINE. AFTER SOME THIRTY MINUTES OF REST,I HAD TO RETURN HOME WITH AN IDEA OF GETTING THE CAR CHECKED BY THE DEALER.THE DEALER REORTED OF HAVING NO PROBLEM IN THE ENGINE AND I HAD TO TAKE THE CAR BACK AND RUNNING AS CAREFULLY AS POSSIBLE WITHOUT USING FOR A LONG TRIP. I HAD SOME DENTS DUE TO OTHER DRIVER WITH RASH DRIVING AND HITTING THE CAR.I NE… Look up ODI 11058530 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10604285 · 139,000 miTRANSMISSION JUDDERS/SLIPS WHEN ACCELERATING. HAD CLUTCH KIT REPLACED LESS THAN 2 YEARS AGO AND 20,000 MILES AND SAME PROBLEM IS BACK. VERY DANGEROUS WHEN SLIPPAGE OCCURS, AS CAR DOESN'T ALWAYS MOVE WHEN ACCELERATOR IS PUSHED. *TR Look up ODI 10604285 at NHTSA ↗ | 1ODI 10513468 · 4,267 miI WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE AND MY CAR ACCERLERATED AND CRASHED INTO A STONE WALL AND THEN WENT BACKWARDS SEVERAL FEET BEFORE I WAS ABLE TO BRAKE THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE SEAT BELT CAME LOOSE FROM THE WALL. I WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL SINCE MY CHEST WAS HURT FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. *TR Look up ODI 10513468 at NHTSA ↗ | 8ODI 10467160IN 2006 THE CAR WAS JOLTING WHEN YOU TOOK OFF OR WERE TRAVELING AT LOW SPEEDS. THE DEALERSHIP BURNISHED THE STARTER CLUTCH/ENGINE AND THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY. NOW IN 2012 THE PROBLEM HAS BEGUN AGAIN AND READING THROUGH BLOGS AND POSTS IS SEEMS THERE MAY BE A DESIGN CHANGE IN THE TRANSMISSION FROM PLASTIC BELTS TO METAL...SO IF THIS FIXES THE PROBLEM, THEN MY OLDER MODEL SHOULD BE RETROFIT TO REPAIR THE FAULTY ISSUE. *TR Look up ODI 10467160 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 11058530 · 38,600 miWHEN DRIVING AT 50MPH ON A NATIONAL HIGHWAY 95S HEADING TO PHILADELPHIA AROUND 11AM,THE SPEED OF THE CAR SUDDENLY REDUCE TO 20MPH AND THEN STALLED AND STOPPED MOVING. I HAD TO PULL ASIDE TO CHECK THE ENGINE. AFTER SOME THIRTY MINUTES OF REST,I HAD TO RETURN HOME WITH AN IDEA OF GETTING THE CAR CHECKED BY THE DEALER.THE DEALER REORTED OF HAVING NO PROBLEM IN THE ENGINE AND I HAD TO TAKE THE CAR BACK AND RUNNING AS CAREFULLY AS POSSIBLE WITHOUT USING FOR A LONG TRIP. I HAD SOME DENTS DUE TO OTHER DRIVER WITH RASH DRIVING AND HITTING THE CAR.I NE… Look up ODI 11058530 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10482437 · 11,000 miEVERY TIME I START MY HONDA CIVIC HYBRID FROM 2004 IT SHUDDERS. I HAVE SPENT MORE THEN THE VALUE OF THE CAR ON REPAIRS AND FLUID REPLACEMENTS WHICH HONDA DOES NOT DEEM NECESSARY TO PAY FOR. THIS CAR IS A DANGEROUS LEMON. IT SOMETIMES SHUDDERS GOING ONTO HIGHWAYS AND CAN EVEN JUST STOP BEFORE STARTING UP AGAIN. I HAVE HAD NEAR ACCIDENTS DOZENS OF TIMES BECAUSE OF THIS FAULTY CAR. HONDA MADE A BAD CAR AND EVEN THOUGH PEOPLE COMPLAIN ABOUT IT THEY WILL NOT ISSUE A RECALL. EACH TIME THEY ISSUE A WARRANTY BONUS TO TRY TO FIX THE PROBLEM THE WHOLE TH… Look up ODI 10482437 at NHTSA ↗ | — | 2ODI 10482437 · 11,000 miEVERY TIME I START MY HONDA CIVIC HYBRID FROM 2004 IT SHUDDERS. I HAVE SPENT MORE THEN THE VALUE OF THE CAR ON REPAIRS AND FLUID REPLACEMENTS WHICH HONDA DOES NOT DEEM NECESSARY TO PAY FOR. THIS CAR IS A DANGEROUS LEMON. IT SOMETIMES SHUDDERS GOING ONTO HIGHWAYS AND CAN EVEN JUST STOP BEFORE STARTING UP AGAIN. I HAVE HAD NEAR ACCIDENTS DOZENS OF TIMES BECAUSE OF THIS FAULTY CAR. HONDA MADE A BAD CAR AND EVEN THOUGH PEOPLE COMPLAIN ABOUT IT THEY WILL NOT ISSUE A RECALL. EACH TIME THEY ISSUE A WARRANTY BONUS TO TRY TO FIX THE PROBLEM THE WHOLE TH… Look up ODI 10482437 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10558020 · 40,500 miA FRIEND WAS DRIVING US BACK HOME ON THE HIGHWAY AT SPEEDS OF 55-65 MILES PER HOUR, GETTING ON AN OFF RAMPS. SHE IS AN EXPERIENCED DRIVER AND IT WAS THE FIRST TIME SHE HAD DRIVEN MY CAR. SHE TOLD ME THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WAS VERY WOBBLY, THE CAR WAS SHAKING AND SHE FELT SHE HAD NO CONTROL OVER THE VEHICLE; SHE HAD TROUBLE STEERING. I HAD SEVERAL INCIDENTS AFTER THAT WHEN I HAD START-UP/JUDDER VIBRATION AND EXTREME GRINDING WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP. IT FELT LIKE THE CAR WAS SLIPPING OUT OF GEAR. HONDA DETERMINED THE CVT TRANSMISSION WAS B… Look up ODI 10558020 at NHTSA ↗ | 8ODI 10442326 · 52,013 miBOUGHT THIS CAR NEW. I WON'T EVEN GO INTO THE RIDICULOUS 49/51 MPG WINDOW STICKER THAT IS A BLATANT LIE BUT THAT DOES PLAY INTO MY COMPLAINT AS YOU WILL SEE. HONDA, AFTER RECEIVING COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE BATTERY PACK AND HAVING PROBLEMS WITH IT, HAS THIS BRAINSTORM TO REFLASH OR REPROGRAM THE COMPUTER/BATTERY PACK AS PART OF A RECALL THIS PAST YEAR. THIS WAS DONE AT MY LAST OIL CHANGE. PRIOR TO THAT TIME MY SOLE COMPLAINT WITH MY CAR WAS THAT THE MPG AVERAGED ABOUT 35MPG PERIOD. SINCE THIS LAST RECALL AND REPROGRAM NOT ONLY HAS MY FUEL ECONOMY GO… Look up ODI 10442326 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10446950 · 65,000 miHONDA DID A RECALL ON THE SOFTWARE, SUPPOSEDLY TO SAVE THE HYBRID BATTERIES FOR EARLY FAILURE. AFTER THE CHANGE THE CAR EXPERIENCED LES MILES PER GALLON GAS EFFICIENCY, AND WORSE, THE CAR'S ACCELERATION WAS DRASTICALLY REDUCED. NOW WHEN I TRY TO ENTER A FREEWAY I FEEL I AM TAKING MY LIFE IN MY OWN HAND. IT IS DIFFICULT TO GET UP TO SPEED QUICKLY ENOUGH TO MATCH TRAFFIC. ALSO WHEN I TRY TO CROSS TRAFFIC LANES FROM A STOP SIGN OR LIGHT I AM FEARFUL THE CAR WILL ACCELERATE QUICKLY ENOUGH TO GET ACROSS. I'D LIKE TO GO BACK TO THE ORIGINAL SOFTWARE… Look up ODI 10446950 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10453892I'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 Look up ODI 10453892 at NHTSA ↗ | 2ODI 11173823 · 226,320 miWAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY WHEN SUDDENLY MY CAR ENGINE SHUTS OFF. THERE IS STILL POWER TOO THE CAR BUT THE SPEED ODOMETER DOESN'T WORK, ALONG WITH WHATEVER IS USED TO MONITOR THE MILAGE I HAVE TRAVELED. I HAVE TO SWITCH IT TOO LOW GEAR IN ORDER TOO KEEP IT GOING OR THE CAR STOPS EVEN WHEN IM GOING 65. IT HAS HAPPENED NOW MULTIPLE TIMES AND WHEN SHIFTED INTO PARK IT WON'T SHIFT OUT OF PARK FOR SEVERAL HOURS. I HAVE TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY TERMINALS TOO RESET THE CODES BECAUSE IF I DON'T ILL END UP SITTING IN MY CAR SEVERAL HOURS BEFORE I CAN S… Look up ODI 11173823 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10894880 · 53,466 miON JUNE 5TH I WAS DRIVING IN MOTION ON VAN NESS AVE IN SAN FRANCISCO CALIFORNIA AND SUDDENLY I WAS NOT ABLE TO ACCELLERATE TO KEEP UP WITH THE SPEED OF TRAFFIC AND STARTED SLOWING DOWN UNABLE TO CONTINUE. TRAFFIC WAS STOP-AND GO. PEOPLE SWERVED AROUND ME CAUSING ISSUE. I MANAGED TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND ON AGAIN, AND PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE. I RESTARTED THE CAR AGAIN AND WAS ABLE TO SLOWLY ACCELLERATE BRINGING IT INTO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP JUST 3 BLOCKS AWAY AT MARKET AND VAN NESS. THIS WAS SUNDAY. ON MONDAY THEY CALLED ME AND ASSURED THAT TH… Look up ODI 10894880 at NHTSA ↗ |
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| Fuel/Propulsion System | 5ODI 10593218 · 236,440 miFLASHING IGNITION "IMMOBILIZER" LIGHT - SYSTEM CODE "C-1": WITH LOW BATTERY VOLTAGE, OR A DISCONNECTED OR "DEAD" BATTERY, VEHICLE CANNOT BE STARTED, EITHER BY "JUMP STARTING" OR REPLACING THE 12V CAR BATTERY. THIS IS DUE TO A DEFECT, IN ALL "J VIN" CIVIC HYBRIDS, ON THE MICU BOARD LOCATED IN THE UNDER-DASH FUSE RELAY BOX. DEFECT RESULTS IN THE ELECTRONIC KEY CODES BEING LOST WITH LOW OR NO 12V IGNITION SYSTEM VOLTAGE. THE ONLY REMEDY IS TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED HONDA DEALER TO HAVE ALL KEYS (CAR COMES WITH 3 SETS OF KEYS) REPROG… Look up ODI 10593218 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10790479I JUST BOUGHT A CAR FROM A SMALL USED CAR DEALER LAST NOV.9, 2015. I CAN SAVE MONEY FOR MY GASOLINE EXPENSES BECAUSE THE CAR I BOUGHT IS A HYBRID. I DROVE HOME THIS CAR WITH MY SON WITH 1/4 TANK (25%) GASOLINE IN THE TANK. BUT, AFTER 3-DAYS SINCE THE GASOLINE WAS BELOW 1/4 OF THE TANK, I FULL TANK MY CAR WITH GASOLINE (FULL TANK). THE NEXT DAY WHEN I OPEN MY GARAGE FROM INSIDE THE HOUSE, I SMELL VERY STRONG GASOLINE VAPOR. I THOUGHT IT'S ONLY SOME CONTAINER OF CHEMICAL IN THE GARAGE THAT I SMELL THAT REALLY SMELL TERRIBLE. I CHECKED THE BOTTOM … Look up ODI 10790479 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10480762 · 60,000 miTHE HYBRID BATTERY AND CHARGING SYSTEM IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. IT IS CONSTANTLY FLUCTUATING. THIS IS AFTER THE VARIOUS SOFTWARE UPDATES. I HAVE ALSO SEEN A SIGNIFICANT DROP IN MPG BY MORE THAN 20% THIS IS SINCE THE SOFTWARE UPDATES AND THE IMA SYSTEM NOT WORKING CORRECTLY. I HAVE REVIEWED THE 49 OTHER COMPLAINTS SHOWING IN THE NHTSA SYSTEM AND ALL BUT 3 REFER TO THE SAME OR SIMILAR PROBLEMS WHICH I'M ENCOUNTERING. THE OTHER INTERESTING FACT IS THAT UNLESS THE IMA LIGHT COMES ON HONDA APPEARS TO BE REFUSING TO TAKE ACTION. IT IS CURIOUS THAT … Look up ODI 10480762 at NHTSA ↗ | 4ODI 10704407 · 80,000 miTHE CAR WAS SHUDDERING WHEN ACCELERATING AFTER A STOP. IT NEEDED THE CVT CLUTCH IN THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED. THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT MANY OWNERS OF 2004 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID HAVE REPORTED AND HONDA REFUSES TO RECALL THE PART. THERE IS A DEFECT IN THE BUILDING OF THE CVT TRANSMISSIONS AND HONDA WON'T ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY. *TR Look up ODI 10704407 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10969667BEARING FAILURE IN CVT TRANSMISSION, LEADING TO SEVERE VIBRATION AND IF NOT REPAIRED TO TRANSMISSION FAILURE COST FOR REPAIRING REPLACEMENT TO CUSTOMER $1700 . IN MY VEHICLE IS BEARING HAS BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES IN 130,000 MILES WELL FOLLOWING FACTORS RECOMMENDATIONS OF CHANGING TRANSMISSION FLUID EVERY 30,000 MILES. ALSO HUNDRED HYBRID BATTERY SYSTEM HAS A FLAW HYBRID BATTERIES ARE ONLY GUARANTEED FOR 80,000 MILES FOR THE FIRST BATTERY AND 24,000 MILES FOR REPLACEMENT BATTERIES AT THE COST OF $2700. WELL TOYOTA GUARANTEES THEIR BATTERIES… Look up ODI 10969667 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10544074IN 2007 A HONDA DEALERSHIP CONDUCTED UPGRADES TO MY 2005 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID COMPUTER SYSTEM WITHOUT MY CONSENT. IT WAS IN THE DEALERSHIP FOR RECALL NOTICES. IMMEDIATELY MY GAS MILEAGE WENT FROM 52MPG TO 26MPG. THE DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THE UPGRADE TO THE COMPUTER SYSTEM SHOULD NOT HAVE DIMINISHED THE MPG. 2012 THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT IN THE CAR, I GOT THE RUN AROUND BY THE DEALERSHIP ON WHY THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. I WAS MISDIRECTED BY A TRANSMISSION COMPANY THAT SAID THEY COULD REBUILD MY TRANSM… Look up ODI 10544074 at NHTSA ↗ | 1ODI 10812060 · 80,000 miRECALL WAS NOT NOTIFIED , I HAVE THREE TIME ACCIDENT AND NONE OF THE TIME MY AIR BAG POPUP TO SAVE GLASS OR ANYTHING, ADDRESS WAS WRONG IN DEALER'S DATABASE MANY TIEM CORRECTED BUT ITS STILL MIXUP NO NOTICE RECEIVED UNTIL SEE IN THE NEWS, IN VENDOR INVOICE METER SHOW 160000 IN REAL ITS 139685 THEIR COMPUTER SHOW MORE IN INVOICE WHERE MY WARRANTY DENIED , 3 TIME TRANSMISSION FAIL PAID BY US, 2 TIME BIG BATTERY FAIL COST ME 4500+4800 LIKE NEW CAR, DEALER TOLD ME ITS WILL COVER AND I END UP PAYING ALL DUE TO THEIR ERROR , SCAM IN METER AND ITS SHO… Look up ODI 10812060 at NHTSA ↗ | 3ODI 10464357 · 79,347 miIMA FOR ENGINE IS IN DEGRADED STATE. TOLD THE BATTERIES ARE FAILING AND NEED TO BE REPLACED. HOWEVER, CAR IS SUPPOSED TO BE UNDER WARRANTY UNTIL 80,000 MILES, NOW @85,428. PROBLEM WITH THE IMA BATTERIES IS A KNOWN PROBLEM, YET HONDA DOES NOTHING TO RESOLVE ISSUES WITH MULTIPLE IMA ISSUES. GOOGLE HONDA CIVIC HYBRID IMA BATTERY 2004. IF ONE LIVES IN CALIFORNIA, THE BATTERY WARRANTY GOES TO 150,000 MILES. THE HONDA INSIGHT AND HONDA HYBRID CIVIC'S IMA BATTERY SYSTEM IS SIMILAR, BUT WITH THE HONDA INSIGHT, 2002-04 INSIGHTS, BUT A RECALL FOR THE … Look up ODI 10464357 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10482437 · 11,000 miEVERY TIME I START MY HONDA CIVIC HYBRID FROM 2004 IT SHUDDERS. I HAVE SPENT MORE THEN THE VALUE OF THE CAR ON REPAIRS AND FLUID REPLACEMENTS WHICH HONDA DOES NOT DEEM NECESSARY TO PAY FOR. THIS CAR IS A DANGEROUS LEMON. IT SOMETIMES SHUDDERS GOING ONTO HIGHWAYS AND CAN EVEN JUST STOP BEFORE STARTING UP AGAIN. I HAVE HAD NEAR ACCIDENTS DOZENS OF TIMES BECAUSE OF THIS FAULTY CAR. HONDA MADE A BAD CAR AND EVEN THOUGH PEOPLE COMPLAIN ABOUT IT THEY WILL NOT ISSUE A RECALL. EACH TIME THEY ISSUE A WARRANTY BONUS TO TRY TO FIX THE PROBLEM THE WHOLE TH… Look up ODI 10482437 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10593218 · 236,440 miFLASHING IGNITION "IMMOBILIZER" LIGHT - SYSTEM CODE "C-1": WITH LOW BATTERY VOLTAGE, OR A DISCONNECTED OR "DEAD" BATTERY, VEHICLE CANNOT BE STARTED, EITHER BY "JUMP STARTING" OR REPLACING THE 12V CAR BATTERY. THIS IS DUE TO A DEFECT, IN ALL "J VIN" CIVIC HYBRIDS, ON THE MICU BOARD LOCATED IN THE UNDER-DASH FUSE RELAY BOX. DEFECT RESULTS IN THE ELECTRONIC KEY CODES BEING LOST WITH LOW OR NO 12V IGNITION SYSTEM VOLTAGE. THE ONLY REMEDY IS TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED HONDA DEALER TO HAVE ALL KEYS (CAR COMES WITH 3 SETS OF KEYS) REPROG… Look up ODI 10593218 at NHTSA ↗ | 2ODI 10482437 · 11,000 miEVERY TIME I START MY HONDA CIVIC HYBRID FROM 2004 IT SHUDDERS. I HAVE SPENT MORE THEN THE VALUE OF THE CAR ON REPAIRS AND FLUID REPLACEMENTS WHICH HONDA DOES NOT DEEM NECESSARY TO PAY FOR. THIS CAR IS A DANGEROUS LEMON. IT SOMETIMES SHUDDERS GOING ONTO HIGHWAYS AND CAN EVEN JUST STOP BEFORE STARTING UP AGAIN. I HAVE HAD NEAR ACCIDENTS DOZENS OF TIMES BECAUSE OF THIS FAULTY CAR. HONDA MADE A BAD CAR AND EVEN THOUGH PEOPLE COMPLAIN ABOUT IT THEY WILL NOT ISSUE A RECALL. EACH TIME THEY ISSUE A WARRANTY BONUS TO TRY TO FIX THE PROBLEM THE WHOLE TH… Look up ODI 10482437 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10558020 · 40,500 miA FRIEND WAS DRIVING US BACK HOME ON THE HIGHWAY AT SPEEDS OF 55-65 MILES PER HOUR, GETTING ON AN OFF RAMPS. SHE IS AN EXPERIENCED DRIVER AND IT WAS THE FIRST TIME SHE HAD DRIVEN MY CAR. SHE TOLD ME THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WAS VERY WOBBLY, THE CAR WAS SHAKING AND SHE FELT SHE HAD NO CONTROL OVER THE VEHICLE; SHE HAD TROUBLE STEERING. I HAD SEVERAL INCIDENTS AFTER THAT WHEN I HAD START-UP/JUDDER VIBRATION AND EXTREME GRINDING WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP. IT FELT LIKE THE CAR WAS SLIPPING OUT OF GEAR. HONDA DETERMINED THE CVT TRANSMISSION WAS B… Look up ODI 10558020 at NHTSA ↗ | — | 0 | 1ODI 10566095 · 20,000 miWHEN THE CAR BECOMES LOW ON GAS YOU RECEIVE A LOW GAS NOTIFICATION VIA THE INDICATOR (ICON ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE DASH) AND A NOTIFICATION VIA THE INFORMATION SCREEN, WHICH YOU CAN ACKNOWLEDGE AND WHILE THE INDICATOR STAYS ON (NORMAL) YOU CAN CLEAR THE INFORMATION SCREEN (AND AUDIBLE BEEPS) AND HAVE THE INFORMATION SCREEN GO BACK TO SHOWING THE ODOMETER OR SOME OTHER INFORMATION. THIS WAS THE STATUS ON MY 2012 HYBRID UNTIL ~90 DAYS AGO. WHEN THE VEHICLE NOW RECEIVES A LOW GAS WARNING (VERBAL BEEP AND LOW GAS SCREEN ON THE INFORMATION SCREE… Look up ODI 10566095 at NHTSA ↗ |
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| Engine And Engine Cooling | 17ODI 10434169 · 150,000 miI RECEIVED A RECALL UPDATE FROM HONDA ON MY 2005 CIVIC HYBRID. THEY PERFORMED THE UPDATE THEN MY HYBRID BATTER DIED AND MY CAR WOULD NOT FUNCTION CORRECTLY. WHILE DRIVING, MY HEADLIGHTS WOULD DIM GREATLY AND MY INSTRUMENT PANEL WOULD SHOULD DOWN. MY CAR WOULD ALSO SURGE FORWARD WHEN THE TACHOMETER WOULD RACE UP AND DOWN BY 500 RPM. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AFTER THEY UPDATE AND THEY ADMITTED THEY'D BEEN HAVING THIS PROBLEM WITH MANY CARS POST UPDATE. THEY AGREED TO FIX IT. A FEW DAYS LATER, THE CAR BEGAN TO ACT IN THE SAME MANNER. I TOOK IT B… Look up ODI 10434169 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10425228 · 78,000 miAFTER MY 2006 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID RECEIVED AN INTEGRATED MOTOR ASSIST (IMA) SOFTWARE UPGRADE IN 2010, IF THE CAR IS PARKED FOR ONE DAY (SUCH AS A SUNDAY, IF I DO NOT DRIVE THE CAR) THE IMA BATTERY WILL DRAIN WITHIN ONE HALF MILE OF LEAVING MY HOME THE NEXT DAY, ON A LEVEL ROADWAY, EVEN IF THE VENTILATION SYSTEM AND RADIO ARE OFF TO REDUCE ELECTRICAL LOAD. FUEL ECONOMY ALSO DROPPED ABOUT 10 MPG AFTER THE SOFTWARE UPGRADE. WITHOUT IMA, THE CAR HAS SLOW FREEWAY ACCELERATION, ESPECIALLY WHEN TRAVELING UPHILL. THE HONDA DEALER SAYS THEY CANNOT DO ANY… Look up ODI 10425228 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10449753 · 40,000 miI WOULD VERY MUCH LIKE TO SHARE MY CONCERNS OVER THE SAFETY OF THE 2006 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID THAT WE PURCHASED NEW FROM A DEALER. THE CAR PERFORMED WELL FOR A FEW YEARS, UNTIL HONDA DECIDED TO TELL ME TO GO TO THE DEALER AND "UPGRADE" THE SOFTWARE CONTROLLING THE HYBRID MOTOR-BATTERY SYSTEM. IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE SOFTWARE UPDATE, THE CAR WAS UTTERLY DEVOID OF POWER, AND DANGEROUS TO DRIVE WHEN MERGING ON THE FREEWAY, EVEN WHEN DRIVING ALONE WITHOUT OTHER WEIGHT IN THE CAR. IF I DRIVE MY TWO YOUNG CHILDREN WITH ME, IT'S VERY SCARY AS THE CA… Look up ODI 10449753 at NHTSA ↗ | 10ODI 10425228 · 78,000 miAFTER MY 2006 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID RECEIVED AN INTEGRATED MOTOR ASSIST (IMA) SOFTWARE UPGRADE IN 2010, IF THE CAR IS PARKED FOR ONE DAY (SUCH AS A SUNDAY, IF I DO NOT DRIVE THE CAR) THE IMA BATTERY WILL DRAIN WITHIN ONE HALF MILE OF LEAVING MY HOME THE NEXT DAY, ON A LEVEL ROADWAY, EVEN IF THE VENTILATION SYSTEM AND RADIO ARE OFF TO REDUCE ELECTRICAL LOAD. FUEL ECONOMY ALSO DROPPED ABOUT 10 MPG AFTER THE SOFTWARE UPGRADE. WITHOUT IMA, THE CAR HAS SLOW FREEWAY ACCELERATION, ESPECIALLY WHEN TRAVELING UPHILL. THE HONDA DEALER SAYS THEY CANNOT DO ANY… Look up ODI 10425228 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10442326 · 52,013 miBOUGHT THIS CAR NEW. I WON'T EVEN GO INTO THE RIDICULOUS 49/51 MPG WINDOW STICKER THAT IS A BLATANT LIE BUT THAT DOES PLAY INTO MY COMPLAINT AS YOU WILL SEE. HONDA, AFTER RECEIVING COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE BATTERY PACK AND HAVING PROBLEMS WITH IT, HAS THIS BRAINSTORM TO REFLASH OR REPROGRAM THE COMPUTER/BATTERY PACK AS PART OF A RECALL THIS PAST YEAR. THIS WAS DONE AT MY LAST OIL CHANGE. PRIOR TO THAT TIME MY SOLE COMPLAINT WITH MY CAR WAS THAT THE MPG AVERAGED ABOUT 35MPG PERIOD. SINCE THIS LAST RECALL AND REPROGRAM NOT ONLY HAS MY FUEL ECONOMY GO… Look up ODI 10442326 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10453892I'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 Look up ODI 10453892 at NHTSA ↗ | 0 | 0 | 8ODI 10442326 · 52,013 miBOUGHT THIS CAR NEW. I WON'T EVEN GO INTO THE RIDICULOUS 49/51 MPG WINDOW STICKER THAT IS A BLATANT LIE BUT THAT DOES PLAY INTO MY COMPLAINT AS YOU WILL SEE. HONDA, AFTER RECEIVING COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE BATTERY PACK AND HAVING PROBLEMS WITH IT, HAS THIS BRAINSTORM TO REFLASH OR REPROGRAM THE COMPUTER/BATTERY PACK AS PART OF A RECALL THIS PAST YEAR. THIS WAS DONE AT MY LAST OIL CHANGE. PRIOR TO THAT TIME MY SOLE COMPLAINT WITH MY CAR WAS THAT THE MPG AVERAGED ABOUT 35MPG PERIOD. SINCE THIS LAST RECALL AND REPROGRAM NOT ONLY HAS MY FUEL ECONOMY GO… Look up ODI 10442326 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10446950 · 65,000 miHONDA DID A RECALL ON THE SOFTWARE, SUPPOSEDLY TO SAVE THE HYBRID BATTERIES FOR EARLY FAILURE. AFTER THE CHANGE THE CAR EXPERIENCED LES MILES PER GALLON GAS EFFICIENCY, AND WORSE, THE CAR'S ACCELERATION WAS DRASTICALLY REDUCED. NOW WHEN I TRY TO ENTER A FREEWAY I FEEL I AM TAKING MY LIFE IN MY OWN HAND. IT IS DIFFICULT TO GET UP TO SPEED QUICKLY ENOUGH TO MATCH TRAFFIC. ALSO WHEN I TRY TO CROSS TRAFFIC LANES FROM A STOP SIGN OR LIGHT I AM FEARFUL THE CAR WILL ACCELERATE QUICKLY ENOUGH TO GET ACROSS. I'D LIKE TO GO BACK TO THE ORIGINAL SOFTWARE… Look up ODI 10446950 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10453892I'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 Look up ODI 10453892 at NHTSA ↗ | 0 | — | 0 |
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| Unknown Or Other | 4ODI 10493179 · 38,000 miON OR AROUND 11/20/2011, THE CONTROL PANEL ON MY 2008 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID LOST ALL POWER WHILE DRIVING ON IH-10 W IN HOUSTON, TX. AS A RESULT, I HAD NO INFORMATION ABOUT MY SPEED, FUEL LEVEL, RPM, ETC. I BELIEVE THIS PROBLEM WAS RELATED TO MY HYBRID BATTERY AS IT HAD TO BE REPLACED SHORTLY THEREAFTER. CURRENTLY, I AM HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE REPLACEMENT HYBRID BATTERY AND HONDA IS REFUSING TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM UNDER THE WARRANTY. I AM WRITING TO THE NHTSA IMPLORE IT TO TAKE A CLOSER LOOK AT ISSUES WITH HONDA'S HYBRID BATTERIES. IT IS WELL KNO… Look up ODI 10493179 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10894880 · 53,466 miON JUNE 5TH I WAS DRIVING IN MOTION ON VAN NESS AVE IN SAN FRANCISCO CALIFORNIA AND SUDDENLY I WAS NOT ABLE TO ACCELLERATE TO KEEP UP WITH THE SPEED OF TRAFFIC AND STARTED SLOWING DOWN UNABLE TO CONTINUE. TRAFFIC WAS STOP-AND GO. PEOPLE SWERVED AROUND ME CAUSING ISSUE. I MANAGED TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND ON AGAIN, AND PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE. I RESTARTED THE CAR AGAIN AND WAS ABLE TO SLOWLY ACCELLERATE BRINGING IT INTO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP JUST 3 BLOCKS AWAY AT MARKET AND VAN NESS. THIS WAS SUNDAY. ON MONDAY THEY CALLED ME AND ASSURED THAT TH… Look up ODI 10894880 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10566095 · 20,000 miWHEN THE CAR BECOMES LOW ON GAS YOU RECEIVE A LOW GAS NOTIFICATION VIA THE INDICATOR (ICON ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE DASH) AND A NOTIFICATION VIA THE INFORMATION SCREEN, WHICH YOU CAN ACKNOWLEDGE AND WHILE THE INDICATOR STAYS ON (NORMAL) YOU CAN CLEAR THE INFORMATION SCREEN (AND AUDIBLE BEEPS) AND HAVE THE INFORMATION SCREEN GO BACK TO SHOWING THE ODOMETER OR SOME OTHER INFORMATION. THIS WAS THE STATUS ON MY 2012 HYBRID UNTIL ~90 DAYS AGO. WHEN THE VEHICLE NOW RECEIVES A LOW GAS WARNING (VERBAL BEEP AND LOW GAS SCREEN ON THE INFORMATION SCREE… Look up ODI 10566095 at NHTSA ↗ | 0 | 4ODI 10807121 · 94,000 miI TOTALLED MY CAR AND NOT ONE OF MY AIR BAGS CAME OUT..ON CITY STREET IN MOTION I HYDROPLANED.. Look up ODI 10807121 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10903194 · 15,000 mi[XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR Look up ODI 10903194 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10934238 · 68,000 miTAKATA HEAR REPLACEMENTS ARE DEFECTIVE HOW DO YOU FIND OUT IF REPLACEMENT IS DEFECTIVE HAVE ONLY RIGHT EYE AND IF INJURED MAY NOT BE ABLE TO DRIVE NEW HEADLIGHTS ARE A MENACE SOME NOW WITH 8 LIGHTS AND ONE WHERE ALL GREEN. THEY ARE NOT AIMED ON ROAD BUT SO STRONG IN CAR CAN READ SOME SET SO THEY ARE HIGHER THAT WINDOWS. I SLOW DOWN TO 20MPH TO BE ABLE TO SEE SAFELY EITHER WAY OTHERS DO NOT LIKE THAT SPEED IN 50MPH ZONE BUT NOT SAFE TO DRIVE WHEN LIGHTS LIKE AN INTERROGATION ROOM BLINDING YOU. IF YOU NEED 8 LIGHTS YOU SHOULD NOT BE DRIVING AN… Look up ODI 10934238 at NHTSA ↗ | 1ODI 11173823 · 226,320 miWAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY WHEN SUDDENLY MY CAR ENGINE SHUTS OFF. THERE IS STILL POWER TOO THE CAR BUT THE SPEED ODOMETER DOESN'T WORK, ALONG WITH WHATEVER IS USED TO MONITOR THE MILAGE I HAVE TRAVELED. I HAVE TO SWITCH IT TOO LOW GEAR IN ORDER TOO KEEP IT GOING OR THE CAR STOPS EVEN WHEN IM GOING 65. IT HAS HAPPENED NOW MULTIPLE TIMES AND WHEN SHIFTED INTO PARK IT WON'T SHIFT OUT OF PARK FOR SEVERAL HOURS. I HAVE TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY TERMINALS TOO RESET THE CODES BECAUSE IF I DON'T ILL END UP SITTING IN MY CAR SEVERAL HOURS BEFORE I CAN S… Look up ODI 11173823 at NHTSA ↗ | 2ODI 11173823 · 226,320 miWAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY WHEN SUDDENLY MY CAR ENGINE SHUTS OFF. THERE IS STILL POWER TOO THE CAR BUT THE SPEED ODOMETER DOESN'T WORK, ALONG WITH WHATEVER IS USED TO MONITOR THE MILAGE I HAVE TRAVELED. I HAVE TO SWITCH IT TOO LOW GEAR IN ORDER TOO KEEP IT GOING OR THE CAR STOPS EVEN WHEN IM GOING 65. IT HAS HAPPENED NOW MULTIPLE TIMES AND WHEN SHIFTED INTO PARK IT WON'T SHIFT OUT OF PARK FOR SEVERAL HOURS. I HAVE TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY TERMINALS TOO RESET THE CODES BECAUSE IF I DON'T ILL END UP SITTING IN MY CAR SEVERAL HOURS BEFORE I CAN S… Look up ODI 11173823 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10894880 · 53,466 miON JUNE 5TH I WAS DRIVING IN MOTION ON VAN NESS AVE IN SAN FRANCISCO CALIFORNIA AND SUDDENLY I WAS NOT ABLE TO ACCELLERATE TO KEEP UP WITH THE SPEED OF TRAFFIC AND STARTED SLOWING DOWN UNABLE TO CONTINUE. TRAFFIC WAS STOP-AND GO. PEOPLE SWERVED AROUND ME CAUSING ISSUE. I MANAGED TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND ON AGAIN, AND PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE. I RESTARTED THE CAR AGAIN AND WAS ABLE TO SLOWLY ACCELLERATE BRINGING IT INTO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP JUST 3 BLOCKS AWAY AT MARKET AND VAN NESS. THIS WAS SUNDAY. ON MONDAY THEY CALLED ME AND ASSURED THAT TH… Look up ODI 10894880 at NHTSA ↗ | 1ODI 10566095 · 20,000 miWHEN THE CAR BECOMES LOW ON GAS YOU RECEIVE A LOW GAS NOTIFICATION VIA THE INDICATOR (ICON ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE DASH) AND A NOTIFICATION VIA THE INFORMATION SCREEN, WHICH YOU CAN ACKNOWLEDGE AND WHILE THE INDICATOR STAYS ON (NORMAL) YOU CAN CLEAR THE INFORMATION SCREEN (AND AUDIBLE BEEPS) AND HAVE THE INFORMATION SCREEN GO BACK TO SHOWING THE ODOMETER OR SOME OTHER INFORMATION. THIS WAS THE STATUS ON MY 2012 HYBRID UNTIL ~90 DAYS AGO. WHEN THE VEHICLE NOW RECEIVES A LOW GAS WARNING (VERBAL BEEP AND LOW GAS SCREEN ON THE INFORMATION SCREE… Look up ODI 10566095 at NHTSA ↗ | 0 | — |
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