2006 Honda Civic

2006 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID -- THIS VEHICLE RELIES ON BATTERY ASSISTANCE FOR AN ADDITIONAL 20+ HORSEPOWER BUT IS NOW SEVERELY COMPROMISED BY BATTERY DEGRADATION THAT HONDA IS TRYING TO COVER UP WITH A "SOFTWARE UPDATE" THAT ONLY DECREASES VEHICLE'S DEPENDENCE ON THE BATTERY THUS ENSURES LESS HORSEPOWER THAN ADVERTISED. THE CAR HAS BECOME VERY DANGEROUS DUE TO THE INABILITY TO RELY ON IT RESPONDING APPROPRIATELY WHEN THE ACCELERATOR IS PRESSED, SUDDEN LOSSES OF POWER, DYING BATTERY, AND MORE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF AN UNKNOWN MANUFACTURERS RECALL PERTAINING TO AN ENGINE SOFTWARE UPGRADE. THE RECALL REPAIR WAS PERFORMED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER HOWEVER FOLLOWING REPAIRS, THE HYBRID BATTERY BECAME NON-FUNCTIONAL AND WOULD NOT HOLD A CHARGE. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO EXHIBIT POOR GAS MILEAGE AND THE VEHICLE WOULD SLUGGISHLY ACCELERATE. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THAT THEY WERE IN THE PROCESS OF DESIGNING AN ADDITIONAL SOFTWARE UPGRADE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 80,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 82,000.

GREAT CAR FOR THE FIRST 2 YEARS OF OWNERSHIP. STARTED LOSING HYBRID BATTERY POWER AND HYBRID ASSIST AROUND 8.09 POWER AND MILEAGE SUFFER MULTIPLE TRIP TO DEALER AND SEVERAL SOFTWARE PATCHES INSTALLED. VEHICLE CONTINUES TO LOSE BATTERY AT WORST POSSIBLE TIME AND SUDDENLY START AT STOPLIGHTS THIS IS MY WIFE'S PRIMARY VEHICLE TO DRIVE TO WORK AND SCHOOL BY HERSELF IN THE RIDESHARE LINE. SHE NO LONGER DRIVES THIS VEHICLE BECAUSE I FEAR FOR HER SAFETY ON BUSY CALIFORNIA FREEWAYS. HYBRID BATTERY FINALLY REPLACED BY HONDA AFTER CONSULTING AN ATTORNEY AND MENTIONING ALL THE FOLKS ON THE NHTSA SITE HAVING THE SAME CONCERN. SUDDEN STARTS AT STOPS NO LONGER THERE BUT STILL HAS A TOTAL LACK OF POWER ON ACCELERATION DUE TO NEW SOFTWARE PACKAGE DESIGNED TO SAVE THE BATTERY RECEIVED NEW RECALL LETTER FOR HYBRID SYSTEM THAT STATES IT WILL FURTHER REDUCE HYBRID USAGE, THERE IS NO WAY I AM GOING TO HAVE THAT PATCH INSTALLED THIS CAR IS USELESS TO MY FAMILY NOW AND RECENTLY TRIED TO TRADE IT IN, DEALERSHIP DO NOT WANT IT DUE TO THE RISING CONCERN WITH CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS, LOUSY MILEAGE, ETC I WOULD LOVE TO TALK TO SOMEBODY ABOUT THIS VEHICLE AND EVEN PROVIDE IT TO YOU TO DRIVE AND TEST. THIS PROBLEM IS AMPLIFIED IN WARM WEATHER AND WHEN THE A/C IS ON. THIS CAR DID NOT DO THIS IN THE FIRST TO YEARS OF SERVICE. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

I HAVE ON '06 CIVIC HYBRID AND THE BATTERY IS GETTING PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. IT CRASHES OFTEN WHERE ONE SECOND IT SHOWS MORE THAN 1/2 CHARGE, AND THE NEXT THE ACCELERATION AND POWER IS SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE AND THE CHARGE LEVEL DROPS TO ZERO. NOT GOOD WHEN YOU ARE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE INTO TRAFFIC. HONDA HAS ISSUED A NOTICE TO UPDATE THE SOFTWARE THAT BASICALLY COMPROMISE SAFETY, POWER AND FUEL ECONOMY SO HONDA CAN GET YOU THROUGH THE WARRANTY PERIOD WITHOUT HAVING TO REPLACE YOUR BATTERY. I FEAR THAT THE UNEXPECTED LOSS OF ACCELERATION AND POWER IS UNSAFE, AND THAT THE SOFTWARE UPDATE THAT CLAIMS TO FIX THE PROBLEM IS SIMPLY AN ATTEMPT BY HONDA TO EXTEND THE LIFE OF A FAULTY BATTERY BEYOND THE WARRANTY PERIOD. *TR

JUST WANTED TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO HONDA... FOR LEAVING ME FREAKING HIGH AND DRY HOLDING A REPAIR BILL THEY CREATED. I KNOW NOW THE PROBLEM IS WELL DOCUMENTED... TOO BAD IT'S PEOPLE ON THE FREAKING INTERNET HELPING OUT, RATHER THAN HONDA. SORRY... BUT IT'S ABSOLUTELY HORRIBLE FOR THIS "SERVICE BULLETIN" TO GET SWEPT UNDER THE CARPET AND NOT SENT TO THE OWNERS OF THE AFFECTED VEHICLES. I CAN UNDERSTAND WHY HONDA DOESN'T WANT TO DO A RECALL ON IT... IT'D BE VERY COSTLY. HOWEVER, THEY SHOULD HAVE BEEN REQUIRED TO SEND THIS "SERVICE BULLETIN" TO ALL OWNERS, AND THEN THEY COULD HAVE THE OPTION TO CHANGE THE PART IF THEY HAD BEEN EXPERIENCING ISSUES OF RIDICULOUS EXCESSIVE TIRE WEAR. I KNOW EXACTLY WHAT HONDA IS HOPING... THAT MOST OF THE OWNERS OF THESE CARS WILL FIND OUT THERE IS A PROBLEM AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRES... LIKE I DID... NICE HONDA... AFREAKINGP'RECIATE IT. I MEAN HECK... IT TAKES THOUSANDS UPON THOUSANDS OF MILES TO REALIZE YOUR TIRES ARE WEARING OUT PREMATURELY. AND EVEN AFTER YOU REPLACE THE TIRES, YOU JUST KINDA JUST CHALK IT UP THAT YOU SIMPLY NEEDED A NEW SET. IT'S NOT UNTIL YOU GO THROUGH MAYBE THAT 2ND SET, WHEN YOU START TO THINK... IS IT MY IMAGINATION, OR ARE THESE TIRES WEARING FASTER THAN THEY SHOULD? BEING THAT I WAS A STUDENT IN 2007, I COULD ONLY AFFORD TO REPLACE TWO TIRES AT A TIME. IT CAME OUT OF NOWHERE HOW FAST THE TIRES DEGRADED... SOUNDED LIKE A [XXX] HELICOPTER WAS ABOUT TO LAND ON MY ROOF... THE REAR TIRES WERE BAD. I REPLACED THE TWO TIRES AT A WALMART SERVICE CENTER. WITHIN SIX MONTHS I HAD TO REPLACE THE OTHER TIRES I HADN'T REPLACED THE LAST TIME. FULL CIRCLE... 10 MONTHS LATER AND SOUNDING LIKE THE BACK OF THE CAR IS GOING TO FALL OFF. KINDA SOUNDS LIKE WHEN YOU OPEN UP ONLY ONE WINDOW (THREE INCHES OR SO) GOING DOWN THE ROAD AT 70 MILES AN HOUR... BOP.. BOP... BOP.. BOP..BOP OVER AND OVER. *TR INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR SPLIT OPEN AND DANGLES IN FRONT OF DRIVER, BLOCKING VIEW OF TRAFFIC, SIGNS, AND SIGNALS. WHILE LOOKING FOR REPLACEMENT PART ON-LINE I FOUND THAT HUNDREDS, IF NOT THOUSANDS, OF OTHER CIVIC OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME ISSUE AND THAT HONDA HAS NOT EVEN REENGINEERED THE PART. HONDA APPARENTLY KEEPS SELLING THE SAME DEFECTIVE PART TO OWNERS OF 2006-2008 HONDA CIVICS REPEATEDLY. AT THE VERY LEAST HONDA SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO REENGINEER THIS PART TO ELIMINATE THE DEFECT IN THE REPLACEMENT PARTS. *TR