2005 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID Problems & Recalls
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I WAS SEEING DOWN THE ROAD AND A TRUCK WAS STOPPED AT A GREEN LIGHT I RAN INTO HIM MY AIRBAGS DID NOT COME OUT
Mileage: 150,000
MY AIR BAG LIGHT CONSTANTLY STAYS ON. NO CODES COME UP WHEN AUTO REPAIR SHOP HOOKED IT UP SO I CAN'T EVEN GET A DIAGNOSIS AND ATTEMPT TO REPAIR. THE SAFETY HAZARD ASPECT WORRIES ME IMMENSELY BUT IT'S MY ONLY VEHICLE SO I'M FORCED TO DRIVE IT REGARDLESS. ALL AVAILABLE RECALLS HAVE BEEN PERFORMED. MY ...
Mileage: 168,000
MY AIR BAG LIGHT CONSTANTLY STAYS ON. NO CODES COME UP WHEN AUTO REPAIR SHOP HOOKED IT UP SO I CAN'T EVEN GET A DIAGNOSIS AND ATTEMPT TO REPAIR. THE SAFETY HAZARD ASPECT WORRIES ME IMMENSELY BUT IT'S MY ONLY VEHICLE SO I'M FORCED TO DRIVE IT REGARDLESS. ALL AVAILABLE RECALLS HAVE BEEN PERFORMED. MY ...
Mileage: 168,000
WHEN STARTING FROM A COMPLETE STOP THE TRANSMISSION SHUDDERS AND LACKS TAKE OFF POWER WHICH COULD BE A DANGEROUS PROBLEM.
Mileage: 207,000
TAKATA RECALL. MY AIRBAG LIGHTS HAVE BEEN ON SINCE I PURCHASED THE CAR ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO. WAS TOLD BY USED CAR DEALER THAT THEY WILL GO OFF WHICH THEY HAVEN'T.
Mileage: 87,000
TAKATA 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 SY...
Mileage: 130,000
TAKATA 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 SY...
Mileage: 130,000
CVT 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.
Mileage: 162,000
CVT 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.
Mileage: 162,000
CVT 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.
Mileage: 162,000
TAKATA 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 AR...
Mileage: 68,000
TAKATA 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 AR...
Mileage: 68,000
TAKATA 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 AR...
Mileage: 68,000
[XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Mileage: 15,000
[XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Mileage: 15,000
[XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Mileage: 15,000
TAKATA RECALL: MY DAUGHTER SUFFERED INJURY AS AIRBAG REPLACED UNDER TAKATA RECALL BLEW UP ON HER WITH INTENSE FORCE CAUSING INJURY AND TEARING OFF HER WRIST. SEAT BELT ALSO CAUSED INJURY AS THEY TIGHTEN AND CUT HER CHECK AREA. IT WAS LIGHT COLLISION WHEN PASSING CAR SCRAPPED HER FRONT BUMPER....
Mileage: 189,000
MY 2005 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID IS EXPERIENCING A SHUDDER WITH MOMENTARY LOSS OF POWER UPON ACCELERATION FROM A STATIONARY POSITION. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO HONDA DEALERSHIP FOR A CLUTCH BURNISHING PROCEDURE. THIS TEMPORARILY FIXED THE PROBLEM FOR APPROXIMATELY 3000-4000 MILES. PROBLEM HAS RETURNED AND...
Mileage: 80,000
AS I AM DRIVING ON A FOUR LANE ROAD, WITH HIGH TRAFFIC, MY ENGINE AND BATTERY LIGHTS COME ON. THE CAR SEEMS SLUGGISH. I NOTICE THAT THE IMA HAS STOPPED WORKING. THE CAR STOPPED ACCELERATING AT ITS NORMAL PACE. THIS MADE IT DANGEROUS FOR ME TO MANEUVER IN TRAFFIC. I JUST PULLED INTO THE CLOSEST AUTO ...
Mileage: 69,000
I TOTALLED MY CAR AND NOT ONE OF MY AIR BAGS CAME OUT..ON CITY STREET IN MOTION I HYDROPLANED..
Mileage: 94,000
I TOTALLED MY CAR AND NOT ONE OF MY AIR BAGS CAME OUT..ON CITY STREET IN MOTION I HYDROPLANED..
Mileage: 94,000
MY 2005 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID IS EXPERIENCING A SHUDDER PROBLEM WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP AND WHEN COMING TO A STOP, EITHER IN CITY TRAFFIC OR THE HIGHWAY ON/OFF RAMPS. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO A MECHANIC WHO SAYS HE CAN'T FIX IT. I FEAR FOR THE ONE TIME MY CAR DOESN'T ACCELERATE FROM A STOP AND I GET HI...
Mileage: 170,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 15V370000 (AIR BAGS) AND 15V320000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL...
MY 2005 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID HAS EXPERIENCED THE JUDDER/SHUDDER PROBLEM FOR YEARS, AND STILL HONDA DEALERSHIPS SAY THERE IS NO FIX. THERE ARE A FEW COMPLAINTS ON THIS WEBSITE, BUT THERE ARE THOUSANDS ON THE INTERNET. THIS IS A REAL ISSUE THAT HONDA HAS AVOIDED. I HAD FULL CONFIDENCE IN HONDA'S SAFETY ...
Mileage: 45,000
WE RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER AND IMMEDIATELY CALLED AND SCHEDULED AND APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THE RECALLED PART REPLACED. WE WENT TO OUR LOCAL HONDA DEALER - HONDA WORLD IN WESTMINSTER, CA. THE PARTS HAD TO BE ORDERED. AS OF TODAY, SATURDAY APRIL 11 WE HAVE NOT HEARD ANYTHING FROM THE DEALER ABOUT REC...
Mileage: 113,694
THE VEHICLE SHUTTERS DURING INITIAL TAKEOFF FROM A STOP. IT FEELS LIKE THE CAR WANTS TO START FROM SECOND OR THIRD GEAR. I HAVE CHECKED ALL THE FLUIDS AND THEY APPEAR TO BE AT NORMAL AND ACCEPTABLE OPERATING LEVELS. THE LACK OF ACCELERATION AND THE HESITATION FROM THE CAR MAKE IT DIFFICULT TO MERGE ...
Mileage: 74,000
TL* 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.
Mileage: 151,787
TL* 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.
Mileage: 151,787
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION MADE A LOUD NOISE AND THE VEHICLE STARTED JERKING VIOLENTLY. THE DEALER STATED THERE WAS A VIBRATION IN THE TRANSMISSION (CVT). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE...
Mileage: 98,900
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN, ANOTHER VEHICLE DROVE THROUGH THE TRAFFIC SIGNAL AND CRASHED INTO THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE SIDE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE FRONT SEAT PASSENGER SUSTAINED CHEST BRUISING. THE REAR PASSENG...
Mileage: 210,000
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...
Mileage: 189,000
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...
Mileage: 189,000
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...
Mileage: 189,000
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 P...
Mileage: 55,900
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 REPAI...
Mileage: 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 ...
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 ...
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 VE...
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...
Mileage: 42,500
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 CERTIFI...
Mileage: 103,000
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...
Mileage: 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
Mileage: 160,000
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...
Mileage: 50,000
ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS THIS CAR HAS ACCELERATED DANGEROUSLY WHEN I WAS APPLYING THE BRAKES, INCLUDING AT INTERSECTIONS. I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS HAS BEEN REPORTED BEFORE. *TR
Mileage: 95,000
ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS THIS CAR HAS ACCELERATED DANGEROUSLY WHEN I WAS APPLYING THE BRAKES, INCLUDING AT INTERSECTIONS. I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS HAS BEEN REPORTED BEFORE. *TR
Mileage: 95,000
I WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION ON 1/13/2014. MY CAR WAS TOTALED AND MY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THIS CAUSED EXTENSIVE INJURY TO MYSELF, IN WHICH I WAS ON LIFE SUPPORT AND IN A COMMA FOR ALMOST TWO DAYS, HOSPITALIZED FOR A WEEK. THE VEHICLE WAS SO DAMAGED THAT THE TOWING COMPANY EXPRESSED THEIR...
Mileage: 86,500
A 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...
Mileage: 40,500
A 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...
Mileage: 40,500
A 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...
Mileage: 40,500
A 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...
Mileage: 40,500
SEVERAL MONTHS AGO, I NOTICE MY CAR WOULD SHUDDER/ JUDDER WHEN IT STARTS TO DRIVE/GO. THEN I READ ONLINE THAT IT IS HAPPENING TO QUITE A FEW CARS FROM 2003 TO 2005 EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM. I BOUGHT A EXTEND WARRANTY (7 YEARS) BUT THE HONDA DEALERSHIP WILL NOT HONOR ANYTHING ANYMORE. I RECOMMEND...
Mileage: 88,000
THE TRANSMISSION STARTED "JUDDERING" (SLIPPING FROM START) EARLY ON AT AROUND 30K MILES. THE FLUID WAS THEN CHANGED AND IT WOULD BE FINE UNTIL AROUND 60K WHEN IT STARTED DOING IT AGAIN. WHEN THE CAR IS COLD, THE OCCURRENCE SEEM TO LESS THAN WHEN IT'S DRIVEN AFTER A FEW MILES. THE CAR NOW HAS 95K ON ...
Mileage: 34,000
IN 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 CO...
IN 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 CO...
MY CAR HAS WHAT HONDA CALLS A SLIP AND JUDDER THAT OCCURS FROM TRANSMISSION FAILURE UPON ACCELERATION FROM STOP. HONDA ISSUED A RECALL FOR THE FIRST GENERATION MODELS OF THE CIVIC HYBRID ('03-'05) IN JAPAN TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE, BUT ONLY AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THE ONE'S IN THE UNITED STATES. THE F...
Mileage: 105,000
ON 26 FEBRUARY 2013, HONDA OF POWAY, CA PERFORMED CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES (DMV) MANDATED SERVICE #R83 REQUIRED TO REGISTER MY CAR FOR THE 2013 YEAR. THE MANDATED SERVICE WAS A SOFTWARE UPGRADE FOR MY VEHICLE'S IMA BATTERY. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN DIRECTLY HOME FROM THE DEALERSHIP AP...
Mileage: 122,000
2005 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE AND SEEKS REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPAIRS AND AN INVESTIGATION OF DEALERSHIP. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THREE DAYS AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, IT STARTING SHAKING WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 55 MPH. THE CONSUMER R...
2005 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE AND SEEKS REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPAIRS AND AN INVESTIGATION OF DEALERSHIP. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THREE DAYS AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, IT STARTING SHAKING WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 55 MPH. THE CONSUMER R...
2005 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE AND SEEKS REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPAIRS AND AN INVESTIGATION OF DEALERSHIP. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THREE DAYS AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, IT STARTING SHAKING WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 55 MPH. THE CONSUMER R...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT RAIN PENETRATED THROUGH THE TRUNK, REAR PASSENGERS SEAT AND THE FLOORBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE ...
Mileage: 90,000
IGNITION LOCK FAILURE. CAR CAN BE TURNED OF AND KEY CAN BE REMOVED FROM IGNITION WHEN THE CAR IS IN DRIVE. FORTUNATELY I USE MY PARKING BREAK. *TR
Mileage: 100,000
TRIED TO ACCELERATE ON TO THE HIGHWAY, THE VEHICLE JUDDER AND SLIPPED. I COULD NOT GAIN ENOUGH SPEED TO GET AHEAD OF TRAFFIC AND OTHER CAR'S ALMOST COLLIDED WITH MY VEHICLE. THIS IS A COMMON DANGEROUS OCCURRENCE WHEN DRIVING THE CAR. HONDA IS AWARE OF ISSUE AND REFUSES TO REPAIR. *TR
Mileage: 68,000
MY CAR IS NOT ACCELERATING PROPERLY. DESPITE THE FACT THAT I BROUGHT IT IN TO THE DEALER IN ABOUT NOVEMBER OF 2011, THEY DID NOT DO ANYTHING. THEY CLAIMED IT WAS THE WAY I DROVE. I'VE ALWAYS DRIVEN THE SAME WAY AND OWNED THE CAR FOR 7 YEARS NOW. THEN, A FEW MONTHS AGO, I DISCOVERED THE REASON I LOST...
FROM WHAT I HAS BEEN TOLD TO ME BY THE DEALER, THE STARTER CLUTCH IN THE TRANSMISSION OF THE CVT CIVIC HYBRID BECOMES DEFICIENT AND UPON INITIAL ACCELERATION, FROM A STOP, YOU FEEL A HARSH JUTTER WHICH GETS WORSE WITH TIME UNTIL IT FAILS. THEY PUT OUT A SERVICE BULLETIN BUT THIS ONLY COVERS CARS WIT...
Mileage: 105,000
MULTIPLE FAILURES OF THE CONTINOUS VARIABLE TRANSMISSION DEALERSHIP JUST CHANGES TRANSMISSION FLUID UNTIL NOW, SINCE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY THEY NOW RECOMMEND A TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT. AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR WILL NOT COVER THE REPAIRS. *TR
Mileage: 90,000
I 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 W...
Mileage: 150,000
I 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 W...
Mileage: 150,000
2005 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID BEGAN JUDDERING WHEN TAKING OFF FROM A STOP. THE TRANSMISSION ALSO BEGAN SLIPPING. HONDA HAS ACKNOWLEDGED PROBLEM WITH THE CVT TRANSMISSION AND EXTENDED THE WARRANTY TO 105,000 MILES OR 7 YEARS. HOWEVER, THEY INITIALLY INSIST ON ATTEMPTING TO FIX THE PROBLEM WITH A PROCEDU...
Mileage: 53,000
TRANSMISSION IS JUDDERING WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP. I'M ONLY 10,000 MILES OVER THE 105,000 EXTENDED TRANSMISSION WARRANTY (THEY KNOW THE TRANSMISSIONS ARE BROKEN), AND I HAVE AN EXTREMELY EXTENSIVE SERVICE RECORD WITH THE DEALER. THEY REFUSE TO WORK WITH ME ON THE ISSUE. A RECALL SHOULD BE I...
Mileage: 115,000