2006 Honda Civic Hybrid Electrical System Problems

ELECTRIC SISTEM FAIL

I 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 OF THE GROUND AND I SAW GAS SPILLING ONTO THE GROUND UNDERNEATH THE GASOLINE TANK. BY CHECKING A LOT OF REVIEWS FROM CONSUMERS/ AUTOMOBILE OWNER OF 2006 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID. THERE'S A LOT OF ISSUE OF CRACK GASOLINE TANK OF THIS PARTICULAR CAR,LEAKING FROM THE RUBBER GASKET BETWEEN THE GAS TANK AND THE FUEL FILLER NECK ALSO. WHEN THE GASOLINE IS LEAKING ON THE GROUND THAT GOES ALL THE WAY TO THE BOTTOM OF THE GASOLINE TANK, WHILE RUNNING THE FRICTION OF THE RUNNING METAL WHEELS CAN START A FIRE. IT'S VERY DANGEROUS ALSO IN THE PUBLIC. MY VIN# [XXX]. I CHECKED THE ONLINE REPORT THAT THE AMERICAN HONDA ARE EXTENDING 2006 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID FROM 80,000 TO 120,000 MILES FOR THE MANUFACTURER'S WARRANTY. BECAUSE, OF THE CONSUMER'S/ AUTOMOBILE OWNER'S COMPLAINTS ABOUT LEAKING GASOLINE TANK. IT IS THE FAULTY OF ENGINEERING DESIGN. BUT, WE CANNOT JUST LET THIS PAST BY. IT'S VERY RISKY OF THE LIFE OF MANY PEOPLE WITH THE SAME ISSUE OR PROBLEM. SOME 2006 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID OWNERS MIGHT NOT EVEN NOTICED THE LEAKING PROBLEM THAT CAN PUT THEIR OWN FAMILY IN GREAT DANGER.. PLEASE, DO SOMETHING TO AVOID MANY LIFE OF OTHER PEOPLE IN GREAT DANGER AND CAUSING LIFE TO DEATH. I DON'T WANT TO SPEND MONEY IN THIS FACTORY INEFFICIENT DESIGN AND DEFECTIVE PARTS OF THE CAR. THIS SUPPOSED TO BE AN URGENT RECALL FOR AMERICAN HONDA. PLEASE HELP. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

MY DAUGHTER, [XXX] WAS ENTERING ON FREEWAY FROM RAMP AND THE CAR SUDDENLY LOST ACCELERATION, SHE HAD TO STOP ON RIGHT SIDE OF EMERGENCY LANE. FORTUNATELY THE TIME WAS NOT RUSH HOUR AND NO VEHICLES BEHIND HER HIT HER CAR. WE TOOK TO A HONDA DEALER THEY DIAGNOSED IMA BATTERY IS NO GOOD AND NEED TO REPLACE. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

DUE TO POOR PERFORMANCE AFTER A RECENT HONDA IMA HYBRID BATTERY SOFTWARE UPDATE, THE ELECTRONIC BATTERY HAD TURNED ITSELF OFF IN ORDER TO EXTEND ITS LIFE. WHEN THE BATTERY TURNED OFF, THE PRIMARY ELECTRONIC BRAKES WERE ALSO TURNED OFF. WHEN AN ACCIDENT HAPPENED ON THE OPPOSING DIRECTION OF TRAFFIC, IT SENT DEBRIS ACROSS THE FREEWAY BARRIER INTO MY LANE. I ATTEMPTED TO DECREASE MY SPEED IN ORDER TO MANEUVER AROUND THE DEBRIS, BUT I DID NOT HAVE SUFFICIENT BRAKING POWER. IF THE BRAKES WERE NOT DISABLED IN ORDER TO EXTEND THE BATTERY LIFE AND DECREASE HONDA OF AMERICA'S FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY TO REPLACE BATTERIES UNDER WARRANTY, I WOULD NOT HAVE RAN OVER THE DEBRIS THAT ALMOST SENT ME STRAIGHT INTO THE MEDIAN WALL. I HAD SEEN THE ACCIDENT WITH PLENTY OF TIME TO SLOW DOWN AND I WOULD HAVE MADE IT SAFELY AROUND THE DEBRIS IF I HAD PROPER WORKING BRAKES. THE BRAKES REMAIN INTERMITTENT SOMETIMES WORKING AS THEY SHOULD, OTHER TIMES NOT AT ALL AS STATED ABOVE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE INTEGRATED MOTOR ASSIST AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE IT WAS ADVISED TO THE CONTACT THAT THE ELECTRICAL INTEGRATED MOTOR ASSIST CONVERTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR A SECOND DIAGNOSIS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000. *TR

THE IMA BATTERY HAS FAILED. THE IMA BATTERY WAS GIVEN A COMPUTER "PATCH" LAST YEAR TO HELP THE IMA PERFORM BETTER THAN IT HAD. THE PERFORMANCE AFTER A STOP WAS VERY POOR AND THE PICK UP LAGGING SERIOUSLY BEHIND THE ENGINE. THE "PATCH" DID NOT WORK, IT MADE MATTERS WORSE. I AM NOW FACED WITH THE LARGE EXPENSE OF HAVING TO REPLACE THIS BATTERY. BEYOND THE EXPENSE IS THE SAFETY ISSUE OF NOT HAVING THE POWER TO ACCELERATE BECAUSE THE "PATCH" ADJUSTED THE IMA SYSTEM POORLY .. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WATER WAS SIPPING INTO THE VEHICLE CAUSING THE BATTERY TO SHORT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER BUT THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

THE IMA (HYBRID BATTERY) SYSTEM IN MY 2006 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID HAS RECENTLY SUFFERED SEVERAL FAILURES RESULTING IN NEAR LOSS OF POWER AND CONTROL. IN THE MOST SERIOUS INSTANCES, THE "CHARGE" INDICATED FOR THE IMA BATTERY WILL SUDDENLY DROP (FROM A THREE-QUARTERS OR HALF-CHARGE TO NO CHARGE) IN A FEW SECONDS WHILE ACCELERATING INTRO TRAFFIC (FROM AUTO STOP) RESULTING IN AN MARKED, SUDDEN DECREASE IN ACCELERATION. IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO PREDICT WHEN THIS WILL HAPPEN -- AND IT HAS ALREADY RESULTING IN 2 NEAR ACCIDENTS. I HAVE REPORTED THIS ISSUE TO MY LOCAL HONDA DEALER. THE HAVE REPROGRAMMED THE IMA SYSTEM (PURSUANT TO SEVERAL SERVICE BULLETINS) TO NO AVAIL. THEY HAVE ALSO NOTED THAT THE IMA SYSTEM CURRENTLY INDICATES CODE P047F (HIGH VOLTAGE BATTERY DETERIORATION), BUT THEY REFUSE TO REPLACE THE IMA BATTERY EVEN THOUGH IT IS CLEARLY DEFECTIVE AND COVERED UNDER THE 9-YEAR, 92000 MILE WARRANTY EXTENSION AGREED TO BY HONDA IN THE RECENT JOHN TRUE ET AL. V. AMERICAN HONDA CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT. IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE THE DEFECTS IN THE IMA SYSTEM IN THE 2006 (AND OTHER) HONDA CIVIC HYBRID MODELS CAUSE A SERIOUS CRASH DUE TO UNANTICIPATED LOSS OF POWER AND/OR CONTROL. *TR

FLASHING 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) REPROGRAMMED TO THE IGNITION IMMOBILIZER SYSTEM. ONLY A HONDA DEALER CAN PERFORM THIS OPERATION. BECAUSE OF THIS DEFECT, VEHICLE OPERATOR AND ANY PASSENGERS CAN BE LEFT STRANDED AND IN AN UNSAFE POSITION. THE ONLY REMEDY IS TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO A DEALER, IF AVAILABLE, TO HAVE THE IMMOBILIZER SYSTEM REPROGRAMMED. HONDA WILL NOT ALLOW ANY OTHER SERVICE PROVIDER TO PERFORM THIS OPERATION BECAUSE OF SECURITY AND VEHICLE THEFT CONCERNS. DEPENDING ON THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE IMMOBILIZER FAILURE, THIS CAN BE A LIFE THREATENING SAFETY ISSUE FOR THE VEHICLE OPERATOR, DEPENDING ON WHERE AND WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURS. IN ADDITION, ROUTINE MAINTENANCE OR REPAIRS REQUIRING THE VEHICLE BATTERY TO BE DISCONNECTED, WILL RESULT IN AN INOPERABLE VEHICLE AND REQUIRE THAT THE VEHICLE CAR KEYS BE REPROGRAMMED, SOMETHING THAT WOULD BE TOTALLY UNRELATED TO THE PLANNED MAINTENANCE OR REPAIR AND THE KEY REPROGRAMMING WOULD HAVE TO BE DONE AT ONLY A HONDA DEALER.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN RATE OF SPEED, THE LOW BEAM HEAD LAMPS SHORTED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO COAST THE VEHICLE INTO A PARKING LOT. THE VEHICLE STALLED AGAIN AND WAS UNABLE TO BE RESTARTED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE IF THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 11V106000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO REPLACED THE DC/DC CONVERTER, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE IMA WARNING LIGHT AND THE SERVICE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED WITH HESITATION AND STALLED AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO REPLACED THE IMA BATTERY MODULE AND UPDATED THE PCM WITH NEW SOFTWARE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE SEVERAL TIMES AND PROVIDED NO REMEDY. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,028.

HONDA'S SOFTWARE REFLASH OF THE IMA SYSTEM IN 2010 HAS CAUSED MY CAR TO OPERATE ERRATICALLY. THE HYBRID BATTERY IS OFTEN COMPLETELY UNAVAILABLE TO ASSIST THE REGULAR MOTOR WHEN NEEDED TO ACCELERATE TO MERGE INTO HIGH SPEED TRAFFIC, TO PASS OTHER VEHICLES, OR TO AVOID COLLISIONS. ADDITIONALLY, WHEN TAKING OFF FROM A STOP THE CAR SOMETIMES HESITATES TO START MOVING, STUTTERS, JERKS OR LURCHES. I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO ACHIEVE MORE THAN 29 MPG SINCE THE SOFTWARE UPDATE, APPROXIMATELY 10 MPG LESS THAN I WAS GETTING BEFORE THE UPDATE. CALIFORNIA SMALL CLAIMS COURT AWARDED ME $9,867.19 AGAINST HONDA - SEE WWW.DONTSETTLEWITHHONDA.ORG FOR 26 PAGE JUDGMENT OF THE COURT. **03/01/2012 BF *TR

THE VEHICLES BATTERY HAS FAILED AND THE CAR DOES NOT HAVE ENOUGH POWER TO SAFELY PULL INTO INTERSECTIONS OR INCOMING TRAFFIC. THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL NEAR MISSES DUE TO THIS ISSUE. WE ARE TERRIFIED WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE. *TR