2008 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID Problems & Recalls

The contact owns a 2008 Honda Civic Hybrid. The contact stated that the navigation system time display became inoperable. There were no warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer where the contact was informed that parts were on back order. The vehicle was not repaired. Th...

Mileage: 70,000

I HAVE A 2008 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID. THE IMA BATTERY WAS REPLACED AT CURRY HONDA IN CHICOPEE, MA IN 2014. AS CONSUMER REPORTS REPORTED IN 2014 THE IMA BATTERIES ARE VERY UNRELIABLE. MY IMA BATTERY RECENTLY WENT BAD AGAIN AND NOW HONDA IS SAYING IT'S OUT OF WARRANTY. FULL DISCLOSURE THE CAR HAS A SA...

Mileage: 128,000

'TAKATA RECALL' THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING LOCKS UP AT RANDOM TIME WHEN THE CAR IS ALREADY IN MOTION; IT IS VERY RANDOM. I COULD NOT GET IT FIXED BECAUSE IF THE CAR IS NOT ACTING UP WHEN GETTING A DIAGNOSTIC TEST, THE DEALERSHIP COULD NOT TELL ME THE PROBLEM. IT FIRST START HAPPENING IN JUNE 2018. ...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ALTHOUGH THE PASSENGER SEAT WAS NOT OCCUPIED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO VACAVILLE HONDA (751 ORANGE DR, VACAVILLE, CA 95687) ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. THE DEALER STATED THAT TH...

Mileage: 139,000

WIPERS ON 08 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID GO ON EVERY TIME THE CAR IGNITION IS STARTED. AFTER 7-8 SWISHES, WIPERS STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WINDSHIELD. HONDA SERVICE BULLETIN 07-071 REPORTED THIS ISSUE ON 9/24/10 AND RECOMMENDS REPLACING WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR COVER PLATE. OTHER INTERNET SEARCHES RECOMMEND RE...

Mileage: 105,902

..I WAS NOTICING GAS FUMES IN MY GARAGE FOR ABOUT A WEEK...EARLY ON CALLED DEALERSHIP AND SAID I HAD RECENTLY GASSED UP...I WAS ADVISED TO SEE IF MAYBE ODOR WOULD ABATE ON ITS OWN PERHAPS DUE TO SPILLING UPON FILLING...IT DID NOT...THERE WAS A CRACK FOUND WHERE THE GAS TANK CONNECTS TO THE ENGINE AN...

Mileage: 120,000

I OWN A 2008 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID. THAT STARTED SMELLING LIKE GAS AND NOW IT IS LEAKING REALLY BAD TO THE POINT THA I AM AFRAID IT WILL CATCH FIRE .

2008 HONDA CIVIC HAS EXCESSIVE, DANGEROUS REAR TIRE WEAR. NO HEAVY TOWING OR ANYTHING CRAZY, AND THE INNER EDGE OF THE TIRES (ABOUT 3" INWARD) WEARS COMPLETELY OFF BY 15,000-20,000 MILES, WELL SHORT OF THE FRONT TIRES, OUR REAR OUTER EDGE OF THE TIRE. VERY DANGEROUS, EXPENSIVE, MAKES NOISE AND AFF...

Mileage: 117,000

FOLLOWING REFUELING, STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE VAPORS PRESENT. OVERNIGHT, FUEL SEEPED OUT FROM WHERE FUEL FILLER MEETS THE TANK, SATURATING THE UNDERSIDE OF THE TANK AND DRIPPING TO FORM A POOL OF GASOLINE ON THE FLOOR. VEHICLE OWNER IS VERY CONCERNED FOR HEALTH AND SAFETY, ESPECIALLY RISK OF FIRE O...

Mileage: 125,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A FUEL TANK LEAK. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD AN EXTENDED WARRANTY CAMPAIGN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (HONDA WORLD WESTMINSTER, 13600 BEACH BLVD, WESTMINSTER, CA 92683, (714) 890...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED STATE INSPECTION BECAUSE THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE LOCAL DEALER (DCH ACADEMY HONDA, 1101 U.S 9, OLD BRIDGE, NJ, 08857) WHERE THE P0A7F CODE APPEARED (HYBRI...

Mileage: 100,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED STATE INSPECTION BECAUSE THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE LOCAL DEALER (DCH ACADEMY HONDA, 1101 U.S 9, OLD BRIDGE, NJ, 08857) WHERE THE P0A7F CODE APPEARED (HYBRI...

Mileage: 100,000

IT BEGINS AT ABOUT A MONTH AGO. THE CAR SOMETIMES COULDN'T STOP AFTER PUSH THE BREAK PADDLE. AND IT MAKES VERY LOUD "GAGAGA" NOISEWHEN IT FAILS TO BREAK. IT HAPPENED FEW TIMES ON LOCAL STREET, AND ONCE ON THE HIGHWAY. I TOOK THE CAR TO A DEALER YESTERDAY, THE HONDA DEALER FOUND : IT IS THE BREAK M...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2008 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS MOTHER-IN-LAW WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT END COLLISION AFTER LOSING CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE ON THE FREEWAY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED EXCEPT THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A COLLISION ...

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V346000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART FOR THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAI...

TAKATA RECALL: MANUFACTURER HAS FAILED TO REMEDY THIS SAFETY RECALL FOR MY VEHICLE IN A TIMELY MANNER,. REMEDY PARTS NEEDED TO CONDUCT PASSENGER FRONTAL AIRBAG INFLATOR RECALLS WERE SUPPOSE TO BECOME AVAILABLE IN LATE SUMMER/FALL OF 2016.

IN JULY 2016, HONDA SENT ME AN INITIAL LETTER ADVISING ME OF AN AIRBAG RECALL IN MY VEHICLE. ACCORDING TO THE LETTER AND NHTSA'S WEBSITE, THE REMEDY WOULD BE AVAILABLE NO LATER THAN FALL 2016. TO DATE, THERE IS STILL NO REMEDY AVAILABLE AND I HAVE NOT RECEIVED AN ADDITIONAL LETTER FROM HONDA.

FUEL TANK IS LEAKING. TOOK INTO LOCAL HONDA DEALER AND THEY SAID THE FUEL TANK HAD A CRACK AT THE SEAM WHERE THE INLET TUBE ATTACHES TO THE TANK. THEY WANT $951 TO REPLACE TANK, I SAID NO BECAUSE I DIDN'T HAVE THE MONEY. WHEN I GOT HOME I CHECK THE INTERNET & FOUND OUT HONDA HAD A ISSUE WITH THIS A...

Mileage: 148,657

I HAVE A 2008 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID. I CAME HOME FROM A SHORT TRIP TO FIND THAT MY CAR HAD A STRONG SMELL OF GAS AND THE FULL TANK THAT I HAD WHEN I LEFT FOR MY TRIP WAS NO LONGER FULL. I DROVE THE CAR TO MY LOCAL REPAIR SHOP ' ONLY TO BE TOLD THAT THE GAS TANK HAD RUPTURED, AND THAT THE REPAIRS WER...

Mileage: 122,000

GOOD MORNING, I AM REQUESTING THAT THE NHTSA INVESTIGATE AN ISSUE WITH THE AIRBAG INFLATOR IN OUR 2008 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID. THE SRS LIGHT WAS ON AND WE SUBSEQUENTLY TOOK THE CAR TO OUR MECHANIC. HE INFORMED US THAT WHEN HE RAN THE DIAGNOSTIC, CODE "33-10" CAME UP, STATING THERE IS AN OPEN OR INCRE...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V346000 (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 REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER ...

TAKATA RECALL - MY CAR HAS BEEN RECALLED AND I HAVE NOT BEEN CONTACTED BY HONDA.

I WAS DRIVING AROUND 3:00 PM WHEN THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. I SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES, BUT THE CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. I MANAGED TO PUT IT IN NEUTRAL AND CONTINUED TO APPLY THE BRAKES. IN THE THREE WEEKS PRIOR TO THIS EVENT, THE ENGINE REVVED AS IF THE ACCELERATOR HAD BEEN FLOORE...

Mileage: 90,000

ON FEB 3 I MOVED CAR INTO GARAGE FOR FIRST TIME. THAT EVENING I SMELLED AN ODOR OF FUMES WHEN I RETURNED TO THE GARAGE. THE NEXT DAY I CALLED MY MECHANIC AND TOOK THE CAR IN. HIS INVOICE AFTERWARDS READ "CHECK AND FOUND FUEL TANK LEAKING, DRAIN FUEL TANK, REMOVE AND REPLACE FUEL TANK, INVOICE AVAILA...

Mileage: 78,896

VEHICLE MOVING IN TRAFFIC ON FREEWAY, ALL POWER LOST NOT ABLE TO MOVE AND INVOLVED IN ACCIDENT. CHP REPORT PENDING. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.

Mileage: 77,000

VEHICLE MOVING IN TRAFFIC ON FREEWAY, ALL POWER LOST NOT ABLE TO MOVE AND INVOLVED IN ACCIDENT. CHP REPORT PENDING. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.

Mileage: 77,000

VEHICLE MOVING IN TRAFFIC ON FREEWAY, ALL POWER LOST NOT ABLE TO MOVE AND INVOLVED IN ACCIDENT. CHP REPORT PENDING. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.

Mileage: 77,000

THE CAR IS A HYBRID, IN WHICH HEAVILY RELIES ON A BATTERY. HOWEVER, THE BATTERY UNIT IS NOT SO GREAT AND DIES EVERY FEW YEARS. IF ONE DAY THE BATTERY DIES WHEN I'M DRIVING, IT CAN BE EXTREMELY HARD TO STEER AS IT ALSO POWERS THE STEERING WHEEL. THIS CAN CAUSE A INCIDENT IN THE ROAD OR AT AN INTERSEC...

Mileage: 135,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE INTEGRATED MOTOR ASSIST BATTERY DEPLETED FROM FULL TO ONLY TWO BARS IN A MATTER OF SECONDS. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE COMPLETE...

Mileage: 126,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE INTEGRATED MOTOR ASSIST BATTERY DEPLETED FROM FULL TO ONLY TWO BARS IN A MATTER OF SECONDS. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE COMPLETE...

Mileage: 126,000

SEVERAL HOURS AFTER FILLING UP OUR 2008 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID ON A VERY HOT DAY (104-106) WE NOTICED A STRONG GAS SMELL COMING FROM THE GARAGE WHERE IT WAS PARKED. UPON INVESTIGATION WE FOUND SEVERAL SMALL PUDDLES OF GAS UNDERNEATH THE GAS TANK, WHICH WAS WET WITH GAS AND DRIPPING ON THE GARAGE FLOOR.

Mileage: 82,355

I'M THE SECOND OWNER OF THIS VEHICLE, HAVING BOUGHT IT LESS THAN THREE YEARS FROM ITS ORIGINAL PURCHASE DATE. EVERY TIME I FILL UP THE GAS TANK (I DON'T TOP-OFF), AND FOR UP TO A DAY LATER, MY GARAGE WILL WREAK OF GASOLINE WHEN THE CAR IS PARKED IN THE GARAGE. I'VE PARKED OTHER CARS IN GARAGES FOLLO...

Mileage: 28,000

THERE IS A STRONG FUEL SMELL COMING FROM MY CAR. I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC IN AUGUST WHO SAID THEY FOUND CRACKS IN THE GAS TANK WHICH WAS A KNOWN ISSUE, AND THAT I SHOULD HAVE IT REPAIRED AT THE DEALER, AS IT WOULD BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. WHEN I WENT TO THE DEALER, I WAS TOLD THAT MY VIN WASN'T INC...

Mileage: 60,000

I DON'T ACTUALLY KNOW WHEN THIS STARTED. IT HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR QUITE SOME TIME. SOMETIMES WHEN I START FROM A STOPPED POSITION TO ENTER TRAFFIC, EVEN THOUGH I HAVE THE ACCELERATOR FLOOR-BOARDED, THE CAR BARELY RESPONDS. WHEN I LOOK, THE HYBRID CHARGE IS VERY LOW, BUT I MAY HAVE JUST HAD THE CA...

Mileage: 78,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL FUMES WERE PRESENT IN AND AROUND THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT BOTH THE FUEL FILLER PIPE AND FUEL TANK WERE CRACKED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROX...

Mileage: 97,000

THIS PROBLEM HAS EXISTED FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. THE PROBLEM IS THAT THE CAR SUDDENLY DOES NOT HAVE POWER WHEN STARTING FROM A STOPPED CONDITION. AT THE SAME TIME THE INDICATED DRIVE BATTERY LEVEL DROPS AND THE DASHBOARD INDICATES THE GAS MOTOR IS CHARGING THE BATTERY. AFTER MAYBE 30 SECONDS THE RE...

Mileage: 69,000

THIS PROBLEM HAS EXISTED FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. THE PROBLEM IS THAT THE CAR SUDDENLY DOES NOT HAVE POWER WHEN STARTING FROM A STOPPED CONDITION. AT THE SAME TIME THE INDICATED DRIVE BATTERY LEVEL DROPS AND THE DASHBOARD INDICATES THE GAS MOTOR IS CHARGING THE BATTERY. AFTER MAYBE 30 SECONDS THE RE...

Mileage: 69,000

NOW THE THING IS THAT I BOUGHT A 2008 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID FROM UK AND IMPORTED TO PAKISTAN . FEW DAYS BACK THE IMA LIGHT IN THE CAR CAME ON AND A WEEK LATER I WAS REAR ENDED BY A CAR WHICH WAS CAUSED DUE TO BATTERY NOT RESPONDING AND LOSS OF ACCELERATION MY DAD WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED . NOW I KNOW ...

Mileage: 60,000

NOW THE THING IS THAT I BOUGHT A 2008 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID FROM UK AND IMPORTED TO PAKISTAN . FEW DAYS BACK THE IMA LIGHT IN THE CAR CAME ON AND A WEEK LATER I WAS REAR ENDED BY A CAR WHICH WAS CAUSED DUE TO BATTERY NOT RESPONDING AND LOSS OF ACCELERATION MY DAD WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED . NOW I KNOW ...

Mileage: 60,000

REPORTING POTENTIAL DANGER OF GAS LEAK IN MY HONDA CIVIC HYBRID 2008. FIRST WE SMELLED GASOLINE IN THE GARAGE A FEW WEEKS AGO. BUT, WE WERE NOT SURE WHERE THE SMELL ORIGINATED. BUT, LAST SUNDAY WE FOUND DROPS OF FUEL ON THE GARAGE FLOOR WHERE HONDA CIVIC 2008 HYBRID WAS PARKED. WHEN I INSPECT...

Mileage: 71,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, THE REAR WINDOW EXPLODED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 122,000.

Mileage: 122,000

TIRES WORE OUT PREMATURELY DUE TO A FAULTY SUSPENSION ON THE REAR. I HAVE CONSISTENTLY HAD TO REPLACE TIRES EARLY, COSTING ME AT LEAST $2000 EXTRA OVER THE LIFE OF THE CAR. I NEARLY CRASHED A FEW WEEKS AGO ON RELATIVELY NEW TIRES THAT HAD TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. DEALER SAID THERE WAS NO FIX AND NO PRO...

Mileage: 25,000

AFTER YEARS OF POOR PERFORMANCE WITH THIS HYBRID, I DISCOVERED THAT MY IMA BATTERY WAS GOING BAD. HONDA HAD SOME RECALLS WHERE THEY INSTALLED A NEW SOFTWARE UPDATE, BUT IT DID NOTHING. AS A HONDA HYBRID OWNER, I BOUGHT A HYBRID BECAUSE I FELT LIKE IT WAS THE PATRIOTIC THING TO DO AND HOPED THAT T...

Mileage: 121,000

HONDA APPLIED A SOFTWARE PATCH TO EXTEND THE IMA BATTERY, DRIVING HOME FROM THE APPOINTMENT WHERE THEY UPDATED THE SOFTWARE I NOTICED THAT AT TIMES WHEN I GO TO ACCELERATE THE CAR WILL BOG DOWN AND HAVE NO SPEED. IT HAPPENS RANDOMLY, NO SET PATTERN, ITS A DANGEROUS SITUATION WHEN YOU ARE ON A 2 LAN...

Mileage: 35,000

HONDA APPLIED A SOFTWARE PATCH TO EXTEND THE IMA BATTERY, DRIVING HOME FROM THE APPOINTMENT WHERE THEY UPDATED THE SOFTWARE I NOTICED THAT AT TIMES WHEN I GO TO ACCELERATE THE CAR WILL BOG DOWN AND HAVE NO SPEED. IT HAPPENS RANDOMLY, NO SET PATTERN, ITS A DANGEROUS SITUATION WHEN YOU ARE ON A 2 LAN...

Mileage: 35,000

WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE TO ACCESS ON RAMP OF FREEWAY, THE BATTERY IMA HYBRID SYSTEM SUDDENLY WAS LOW CAUSING THE CAR TO HAVE LESS ACCELERATION THAN USUAL, MAKING MERGING WITH FASTER TRAFFIC UNSAFE. AFTER TAKING THE CAR IN FOR EVALUATION, THE LOCAL HONDA DEALER INDICATED THE HYBRID BATTERY SYSTEM ...

Mileage: 83,000

WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE TO ACCESS ON RAMP OF FREEWAY, THE BATTERY IMA HYBRID SYSTEM SUDDENLY WAS LOW CAUSING THE CAR TO HAVE LESS ACCELERATION THAN USUAL, MAKING MERGING WITH FASTER TRAFFIC UNSAFE. AFTER TAKING THE CAR IN FOR EVALUATION, THE LOCAL HONDA DEALER INDICATED THE HYBRID BATTERY SYSTEM ...

Mileage: 83,000

THE PROBLEM STARTED BEFORE THE DATE INDICATED, HOWEVER WE DIDN'T CALL HONDA UNTIL AUG. 29TH, 2013. IN THE MORNINGS FOR MAYBE A WEEK WE SMELLED GAS FUMES IN THE GARAGE I CHECK UNDER THE CAR AND NEVER SAW ANYTHING LEADING TO A LEAK. THE CARS SENSORS NEVER INDICATED A PROBLEM, SO I THOUGHT MAYBE SOME ...

Mileage: 86,431

I HAVE A 2008 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID, PURCHASED NEW IN 2008, AND IT HAS APPROXIMATELY 50,500 MILES ON IT. UPON PARKING MY CAR IN THE GARAGE ON THE EVENINGS OF 7/10/2013 AND 7/11/2013, I NOTICED A VERY SLIGHT GASOLINE ODOR. IT WAS VERY SLIGHT, SO I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST A FLUKE OR SOMETHING IN THE GARAGE...

Mileage: 50,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HAVING THE VEHICLE INSPECTED, THE MECHANIC NOTICED RUST ON THE QUARTER PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,000. *TR

Mileage: 26,000

SINCE THE HONDA IMA REPROGRAM MY BATTERY PACK NO LONGER HOLDS A CHARGE. IT IS DEAD EVERY MORNING. IT WILL BUILD A CHARGE THROUGH MY 35MI COMMUTE, BUT THE CHARGE HOLDS FOR ONLY A LIMITED AMOUNT OF TIME ONCE I EXIT THE HIGHWAY AND UTILIZE SURFACE STREETS REQUIRING STOP AND GO TRAVEL. AFTER SITTING A F...

Mileage: 60,000

AFTER DRIVING MY HONDA CIVIC HYBRID JUST OVER 5 YEARS AND WITH ABOUT 50K MILES ON IT, MY AIRBAG SRS LIGHT ILLUMINATED. WHEN I TOOK IT INTO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP, THEY TOLD ME THAT IT SHOWED ERROR CODE 33-10 AND THAT THE LEFT SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAG FIRST INFLATOR HAD GONE BAD AND THAT BOTH IT AND THE LE...

Mileage: 49,000

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS GOT CROSSED UP WHILE IN USE WHICH ENDED UP BREAKING ONE OF THE BLADES. I TURNED THE WIPERS OFF > UNCROSSED THE BLADES > TURNED THE WIPERS BACK ON > AND THE WIPERS WOULD ONLY CYCLE ABOUT HALF WAY UP THE WINDOW BEFORE RETURNING TO THE REST POSITION. A WEEK LATER I TURNED THE WIPE...

Mileage: 110,000

ON 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...

Mileage: 38,000

ON 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...

Mileage: 38,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR SERVICE UNDER A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL FOR THE IMA BATTERY. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER AFTER THE REPAIRS, THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED A HESITATION IN ACCELERATION POWER WHEN TRAVELING A...

Mileage: 60,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE IN THE HEAT, THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT IF THE BATTERY OVER HEATED IT WOULD CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO STALL AND THEY DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THAT W...

Mileage: 15,000

SRS LITE ON, COMPUTER CODE CORRECTION FROM HONDA DEALER: 32-10---PASSENGER SIDE INFLATER 33-10--LEFT SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAG. HONDA DEALER SAYING NO WARRANTY, COST $1300 TO FIX. OUR CAR IS IN A VERY GOOD CONDITION, IS IT THE DEFECTIVE AIRBAG? WHO ELSE GOT THIS PROBLEM. *TR

I WAS STOPPED WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE, ABOUT TO MAKE A LEFT TURN. THE ENGINE SHUT OFF AS THE HYBRIDS DO. I WAS REAR-ENDED BY A CHEVY SUBURBAN GOING 30 MPH. THE VEHICLE'S BACK CRUMPLED ACCORDINGLY, AND THAT STRUCTURE DID WELL. HOWEVER THE DRIVER'S SEAT BROKE SO WHERE THE BACK COULD NOT BE SET U...

Mileage: 86,000

I WAS STOPPED WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE, ABOUT TO MAKE A LEFT TURN. THE ENGINE SHUT OFF AS THE HYBRIDS DO. I WAS REAR-ENDED BY A CHEVY SUBURBAN GOING 30 MPH. THE VEHICLE'S BACK CRUMPLED ACCORDINGLY, AND THAT STRUCTURE DID WELL. HOWEVER THE DRIVER'S SEAT BROKE SO WHERE THE BACK COULD NOT BE SET U...

Mileage: 86,000

I HAVE OWNED THIS CAR SINCE APRIL 2008 - I DON'T DRIVE A LOT - IN 4 YEARS AND 3 MONTHS I HAVE LESS THAN 40,000 MILES ON THE CAR. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER - I PURCHASED IT NEW. I NOTICED A FEW MONTHS BACK THAT THE HYBRID BATTERIES DID NOT APPEAR TO BE ACTING RIGHT AND WHEN I MENTIONED IT DURING MY 3...

Mileage: 39,600

AFTER THE 2010 SOFTWARE UPDATE FROM HONDA ON THE IMA MOTOR, THE ACCELERATION OF THE CAR WHEN THE IMA BATTERY IS IN THE LOW METER IS DANGEROUS. I CANNOT GET ENOUGH SPEED TO GET ON THE FREEWAY OR HAVE THE NECESSARY AVOIDANCE IN NORMAL EVERYDAY TRAFFIC. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

EVER SINCE HONDA "UPGRADED" MY BATTERY SYSTEM I HAVE LOST BOTH POWER AS WELL AS MILES PER GALLON. I MUST MERGE ONTO INTERSTATE 680 ON MY COMMUTE TO WORK. THERE ARE MANY LARGE TRUCKS WHO TRAVEL ON THIS INTERSTATE AND IT IS SCARY WHEN I AM MERGING ONTO THE FREEWAY, ESPECIALLY SINCE CAL TRANS JUST ADDE...

EVER SINCE HONDA "UPGRADED" MY BATTERY SYSTEM I HAVE LOST BOTH POWER AS WELL AS MILES PER GALLON. I MUST MERGE ONTO INTERSTATE 680 ON MY COMMUTE TO WORK. THERE ARE MANY LARGE TRUCKS WHO TRAVEL ON THIS INTERSTATE AND IT IS SCARY WHEN I AM MERGING ONTO THE FREEWAY, ESPECIALLY SINCE CAL TRANS JUST ADDE...

THE BATTERY ON MY HONDA CIVIC HYBRID HAS BEEN FAILING TO CHARGE WHICH MEANS MY CAR HAS NO POWER TO MOVE QUICKLY UP HILLS OR ACCELERATE WHEN I NEED TO ESPECIALLY AS I AM MERGING ONTO THE FREEWAY. THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS DANGEROUS OCCASIONS WHERE I MAY HAVE BEEN THE FIRST CAR AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE ...

Mileage: 50,000

THE BATTERY ON MY HONDA CIVIC HYBRID HAS BEEN FAILING TO CHARGE WHICH MEANS MY CAR HAS NO POWER TO MOVE QUICKLY UP HILLS OR ACCELERATE WHEN I NEED TO ESPECIALLY AS I AM MERGING ONTO THE FREEWAY. THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS DANGEROUS OCCASIONS WHERE I MAY HAVE BEEN THE FIRST CAR AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE ...

Mileage: 50,000

THE BATTERY ON MY HONDA CIVIC HYBRID HAS BEEN FAILING TO CHARGE WHICH MEANS MY CAR HAS NO POWER TO MOVE QUICKLY UP HILLS OR ACCELERATE WHEN I NEED TO ESPECIALLY AS I AM MERGING ONTO THE FREEWAY. THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS DANGEROUS OCCASIONS WHERE I MAY HAVE BEEN THE FIRST CAR AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE ...

Mileage: 50,000

I'M CONCERNED WITH THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY WHEN DRIVING THIS VEHICLE DUE TO THE POOR PERFORMANCE AS DETAILED BELOW. THE IMA BATTERY DRAINS SO FREQUENTLY AND SO SUDDENLY(GETS WORSE IN THE SUMMER) THAT WE'VE BEEN VERY CLOSE TO BE INVOLVED IN A FEW ACCIDENTS. WHEN STOPPED AND WAITING AT AN INTERSEC...

Mileage: 58,127

I'M CONCERNED WITH THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY WHEN DRIVING THIS VEHICLE DUE TO THE POOR PERFORMANCE AS DETAILED BELOW. THE IMA BATTERY DRAINS SO FREQUENTLY AND SO SUDDENLY(GETS WORSE IN THE SUMMER) THAT WE'VE BEEN VERY CLOSE TO BE INVOLVED IN A FEW ACCIDENTS. WHEN STOPPED AND WAITING AT AN INTERSEC...

Mileage: 58,127

I'M CONCERNED WITH THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY WHEN DRIVING THIS VEHICLE DUE TO THE POOR PERFORMANCE AS DETAILED BELOW. THE IMA BATTERY DRAINS SO FREQUENTLY AND SO SUDDENLY(GETS WORSE IN THE SUMMER) THAT WE'VE BEEN VERY CLOSE TO BE INVOLVED IN A FEW ACCIDENTS. WHEN STOPPED AND WAITING AT AN INTERSEC...

Mileage: 58,127

UPON RECEIVING THE 'MANDATORY' IMA RECALL ISSUED BY HONDA, I NOTICED MY HONDA CIVIC HYBRID (2008) ACTED VERY DIFFERENTLY WHEN IT CAME TO ACCELERATING FROM A STOP, PARTICULARLY ON A HILL. FROM A STOP IT TAKES SEVERAL SECONDS BEFORE THE CAR WILL MOVE FORWARD AT A REASONABLE SPEED (WHICH IT DID NOT DO...

Mileage: 41,232

UPON RECEIVING THE 'MANDATORY' IMA RECALL ISSUED BY HONDA, I NOTICED MY HONDA CIVIC HYBRID (2008) ACTED VERY DIFFERENTLY WHEN IT CAME TO ACCELERATING FROM A STOP, PARTICULARLY ON A HILL. FROM A STOP IT TAKES SEVERAL SECONDS BEFORE THE CAR WILL MOVE FORWARD AT A REASONABLE SPEED (WHICH IT DID NOT DO...

Mileage: 41,232

UPON RECEIVING THE 'MANDATORY' IMA RECALL ISSUED BY HONDA, I NOTICED MY HONDA CIVIC HYBRID (2008) ACTED VERY DIFFERENTLY WHEN IT CAME TO ACCELERATING FROM A STOP, PARTICULARLY ON A HILL. FROM A STOP IT TAKES SEVERAL SECONDS BEFORE THE CAR WILL MOVE FORWARD AT A REASONABLE SPEED (WHICH IT DID NOT DO...

Mileage: 41,232

SITUATION 1: ON THIS DAY, I WAS CLIMBING THE HILLS (NOT STEEP) TO GO TO AN OBSERVATORY CALLED LICK OBSERVATORY IN MY HOMETOWN. THE BATTERY DRAINED COMPLETELY AND THE GASOLINE ENGINE FAILED TO START, STALLING MY CAR AND THEN SLIDING BACKWARDS TOWARDS THE CARS BEHIND ME. THE CARS BEHIND ME UPON WITN...

Mileage: 30,000

FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED AROUND A MONTH AFTER PURCHASED 3 OF 2011. DOOR LOCKS WOULD LOCK & UNLOCK WHILE DRIVING. IMMEDIATELY TOOK IT BACK TO NORM REEVES HONDA IN CERRITOS,CA. I WAS TOLD THAT THE PROBLEM WAS A BAD MOTOR IN THE PASSENGER DOOR & NORM REEVES FIXED THE PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD THE DRIVERS SIDE...

FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED AROUND A MONTH AFTER PURCHASED 3 OF 2011. DOOR LOCKS WOULD LOCK & UNLOCK WHILE DRIVING. IMMEDIATELY TOOK IT BACK TO NORM REEVES HONDA IN CERRITOS,CA. I WAS TOLD THAT THE PROBLEM WAS A BAD MOTOR IN THE PASSENGER DOOR & NORM REEVES FIXED THE PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD THE DRIVERS SIDE...

FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED AROUND A MONTH AFTER PURCHASED 3 OF 2011. DOOR LOCKS WOULD LOCK & UNLOCK WHILE DRIVING. IMMEDIATELY TOOK IT BACK TO NORM REEVES HONDA IN CERRITOS,CA. I WAS TOLD THAT THE PROBLEM WAS A BAD MOTOR IN THE PASSENGER DOOR & NORM REEVES FIXED THE PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD THE DRIVERS SIDE...

FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED AROUND A MONTH AFTER PURCHASED 3 OF 2011. DOOR LOCKS WOULD LOCK & UNLOCK WHILE DRIVING. IMMEDIATELY TOOK IT BACK TO NORM REEVES HONDA IN CERRITOS,CA. I WAS TOLD THAT THE PROBLEM WAS A BAD MOTOR IN THE PASSENGER DOOR & NORM REEVES FIXED THE PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD THE DRIVERS SIDE...

HONDA RELEASED AN "UPDATE" TO IMPROVE BATTERY PERFORMANCE OF THE HYBRID CAR. THIS UPDATE DEGRADED THE ACCELERATION PERFORMANCE. IT IS UNPREDICTABLE TO KNOW WHETHER THE CAR WILL ACCELERATE WHEN NECESSARY. MANY TIMES THE CAR HAS NOT ACCELERATED WHEN NECESSARY AND ALMOST CAUSED ACCIDENTS. I IMPL...

Mileage: 30,000

MY 2008 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID WAS REPROGRAMMED IN 2010 DUE TO PROBLEMS WITH THE HYBRID BATTERY SYSTEM. IT WAS A MANDATORY REPROGRAM THAT HAS RESULTED IN A SIGNIFICANT DECREASE IN THE UTILIZATION OF THE INTEGRATED MOTOR ASSIST (IMA) HYBRID SYSTEM. THIS DECREASE IN USE HAS HAD THE DIRECT EFFECT OF ...

Mileage: 50,000

MY 2008 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID WAS REPROGRAMMED IN 2010 DUE TO PROBLEMS WITH THE HYBRID BATTERY SYSTEM. IT WAS A MANDATORY REPROGRAM THAT HAS RESULTED IN A SIGNIFICANT DECREASE IN THE UTILIZATION OF THE INTEGRATED MOTOR ASSIST (IMA) HYBRID SYSTEM. THIS DECREASE IN USE HAS HAD THE DIRECT EFFECT OF ...

Mileage: 50,000

I TRACKED MY HONDA CIVIC HYBRID GAS MILEAGE. FROM 12/09 TO 1/10 MY AVERAGE GAS MILEAGE WAS 40.2MPG. TOOK MY CAR INTO HONDA DEALERSHIP FOR RECALL WORK IN SPRING OF 2010. THEY TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS A SOFTWARE UPDATE ON THE ENGINE/BATTERY. I ASKED IF THERE WOULD BE ANY AFFECT ON THE CAR'S PERFORMANCE...

Mileage: 24,325

I TRACKED MY HONDA CIVIC HYBRID GAS MILEAGE. FROM 12/09 TO 1/10 MY AVERAGE GAS MILEAGE WAS 40.2MPG. TOOK MY CAR INTO HONDA DEALERSHIP FOR RECALL WORK IN SPRING OF 2010. THEY TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS A SOFTWARE UPDATE ON THE ENGINE/BATTERY. I ASKED IF THERE WOULD BE ANY AFFECT ON THE CAR'S PERFORMANCE...

Mileage: 24,325

PURCHASED VEHICLE NEW IN MARCH OF 2008. IN OCTOBER OF 2010 AN IMA BATTERY UPDATE WAS REQUIRED BY MANUFACTURER. SINCE THE UPDATE I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER ON A MONTHLY BASIS FOR ALMOST A YEAR WITH THE FOLLOWING PROBLEMS, THEY OF COURSE CAN NOT GET THE VEHICLE TO DO EVERYTHING THAT...

PURCHASED VEHICLE NEW IN MARCH OF 2008. IN OCTOBER OF 2010 AN IMA BATTERY UPDATE WAS REQUIRED BY MANUFACTURER. SINCE THE UPDATE I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER ON A MONTHLY BASIS FOR ALMOST A YEAR WITH THE FOLLOWING PROBLEMS, THEY OF COURSE CAN NOT GET THE VEHICLE TO DO EVERYTHING THAT...

PURCHASED VEHICLE NEW IN MARCH OF 2008. IN OCTOBER OF 2010 AN IMA BATTERY UPDATE WAS REQUIRED BY MANUFACTURER. SINCE THE UPDATE I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER ON A MONTHLY BASIS FOR ALMOST A YEAR WITH THE FOLLOWING PROBLEMS, THEY OF COURSE CAN NOT GET THE VEHICLE TO DO EVERYTHING THAT...

THREE OF THE FOUR WHEELS ON THE CAR HAVE CORROSION AROUND THE BASE OF THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITOR SYSTEM SENSORS THAT ALLOWS AIR TO LEAK FROM THE TIRE. THE WORST OF THE LEAKS I'M EXPERIENCING CURRENTLY ALLOWS A LOSS OF ABOUT 7 PSI PER WEEK AND IS SLOWLY GETTING WORSE OVER TIME. A HONDA REGIONAL SERVIC...

GASOLINE LEAK WHERE FILLER TUBE ATTACHES TO FUEL TANK. NOTICED STRONG GASOLINE SMELL IN GARAGE, PUT CAR ON RAMP AND COULD SEE FUEL DRIPPING FROM SPOT WHERE THE FILLER TUBE CONNECTS TO THE FUEL TANK. DEALER SAYS THAT THE ENTIRE TANK MUST BE REPLACED AND THEY ARE BACK ORDERED NATIONWIDE. SO THIS IS HA...

Mileage: 25,684