2007 Honda Civic

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE TRAVELING AT 50 MPH DURING RAINY WEATHER, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO LOSE POWER AND STALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE CONTACT STATED THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 43,000.

I CURRENTLY OWN A 2007 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID. THE HONDA CIVIC HYBRID RELIES ON THE HYBRID BATTERIES (IMA BATTERIES) TO POWER THE VEHICLE DURING ACCELERATIONS AND ON A NORMAL BASIS THE BATTERIES ARE RECHARGED DURING VEHICLE DECELERATIONS. THE ISSUE I AM HAVING HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR OVER A YEAR WITH NO SUPPORT TO FIX THE ISSUE FROM HONDA. THE CHARGE IN MY IMA BATTERIES IS ALWAYS 0-2 BARS (I HAVE PHOTOS SHOWING THIS) WHICH CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO HAVE VERY LIMITED ACCELERATION. ADD THE A/C BEING ON NOW IN THE SUMMER AND THE CAR IS BASICALLY USELESS. ALSO, WHEN THE SYSTEM (VEHICLE COMPUTER) SEES THAT THE IMA BATTERIES ARE LOW OR EMPTY IT FORCES THE ENGINE TO RECHARGE THE BATTERIES WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STOPPED ,WHICH IS NOT A 'NORMAL' OPERATION. WHEN THE SYSTEM GOES INTO A 'FORCED' RECHARGE IT COMMANDS THE ENGINE TO GO TO A HIGHER RPM TO CHARGE THE BATTERIES WHEN YOU ARE STOPPED THIS IN TURN CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO JUMP OR LURCH FORWARD WHEN YOU RELEASE THE BRAKE PEDAL. THIS ALSO CONCERNS ME SINCE YOU NEED TO ENSURE YOU LEAVE ENOUGH SPACE BETWEEN YOU AND THE CAR IN FRONT OF YOU AND ESPECIALLY LEAVE SPACE IF YOU ARE BEHIND A PEDESTRIAN CROSSWALK. I HAVE CONTACT ALL THE HONDA DEALERS IN THE EAST VALLEY AND THEY TELL ME THE SAME STORY. THE ALL AGREE THAT BATTERIES SHOULD NEVER BE AT ZERO AND THE CAR SHOULD NOT JUMP/LURCH FORWARD, BUT UNLESS THE IMA LIGHT GOES ON IN THE DASHBOARD (P07AF BATTERY DETERIORATION CODE FOR HONDA) THERE IS NOTHING WRONG AND THERE IS ANYTHING THEY CAN DO. IN SUMMARY, DUE TO THE EXCESSIVE HEAT WE HAVE IN ARIZONA THE IMA BATTERIES IN THE HONDA CIVIC HYBRID TO FAIL CAUSING LIMITED/LOW ACCELERATION AND THE VEHICLE TO JUMP FORWARDS DURING A STOP. *TR

I WAS DRIVING LOCALLY YESTERDAY, AND MY CAR OVERHEATED. I PULLED OVER AND LET THE ENGINE COOL DOWN, THEN CHECKED THE COOLANT IN THE RADIATOR. IT WAS EMPTY, AS WAS THE RESERVE TANK. AFTER LETTING THE CAR COMPLETELY COOL, I DROVE IT TO THE LOCAL GAS STATION AND PURCHASED SOME ENGINE COOLANT. I FILLED UP THE RADIATOR AND THE RESERVE TANK, AND DROVE HOME. I HAD AN APPOINTMENT AT A DEALER FOR TODAY ALREADY, SO I BROUGHT THIS UP TO THEM. THEY SAID IT WAS A CRACKED ENGINE BLOCK. THIS CAR IS A 2007 HONDA CIVIC LX, WITH ~65K MILES ON IT. IT'S NOT EVEN 4 YEARS OLD YET. I'M WAITING ON THE DEALER TO FIND OUT HOW MUCH THIS WILL COST ME. *TR

MY HONDA CIVIC 2007 GOT OVERHEATED AFTER DRIVING ABOUT 7 MINUTES FROM HOME ON MY WAY TO WORK EARLY MORNING. NEVER SEEN ANY VISIBLE LEAKS ON THE DRIVEWAY. THE MAINTENANCE ON THE CAR IS ALWAYS UP TO DATE AND MOST OF THE TIME IS DONE BY THE DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT THE CAR FROM. AFTER I BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED, THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT THE CAR HAS POROUS LEAK ON THE ENGINE BLOCK CAUSED BY A DEFECT WHEN THE CASTING OF THE ENGINE TOOK PLACE AT HONDA'S MANUFACTURING PLANT. THIS POROUS LEAK CAUSED THE ENGINE BLOCK TO CRACK AND LOSE COOLANT AND EVENTUALLY OVERHEAT THE CAR. THE DEALER RECOMMENDED ME TO REPLACE THE WHOLE ENGINE. THE DEALER EVEN FAXED ME THE SERVICE BULLETIN FROM HONDA REGARDING THIS PARTICULAR PROBLEM. THE CAR CURRENTLY HAS ABOUT 90,000 MILES ON IT. SINCE THE CAR HAS PASSED THE WARRANTY PERIOD OF 60,000 MILES OR 3 YEARS WHICHEVER COMES FIRST, THE DEALER WOULD NOT COVER THE REPAIR AND ADVISED ME TO CALL AMERICAN HONDA. AFTER CALLING AMERICAN HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE CENTER AND TELLING THEM ABOUT THE PROBLEM, THEY REFUSED TO REPLACE THE ENGINE AND INSISTED THAT IT WAS NOT CAUSED BY A DEFECTIVE ENGINE INSTEAD IT WAS TOTALLY MY FAULT FOR LETTING THE CAR OVERHEATED. I TRIED TO CALL HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE ABOUT THREE TIMES WITH NO RESULTS WHATSOEVER. THEY KEPT SAYING THAT THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO DUE TO HIGH MILEAGE THAT THE CAR HAS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT OBSERVED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE READING WAS OVER THE HALF WAY POINT. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THERE WAS A COOLANT LEAK AND STEAM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO A CRACKED ENGINE BLOCK. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THIS TIME. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 62,409.

IN NOVEMBER 2009, I PURCHASED A USED 2007 HONDA CIVIC FROM A USED DEALERSHIP IN ALPHARETTA, GA. IT WAS PURCHASED AS IS SO I IMMEDIATELY TOOK IT TO VOYLES HONDA IN MARIETTA, GA FOR A TOTAL CHECK-UP. THE CAR WAS SERVICED AND GIVEN THE GREEN LIGHT. IT HAD 74,960 MILES ON IT AT THE TIME. ON MARCH 8, 2010, ON MY WAY BACK HOME FROM JACKSONVILLE, FL THE CAR STARTED TO DECELERATE QUICKLY. I WAS ON I95 NORTHBOUND WITH MY SON, AND IT WAS A VERY SCARY FEW MOMENTS FOR US. WE MANAGED TO PARK THE CAR ON THE EMERGENCY LANE. THE CAR WOULD NOT COME BACK ON. WHEN WE LOOKED UNDER THE HOOD, THERE WAS NO SMOKE BUT THERE WAS A FUNNY SMELL. MY SON TOOK THE DIPSTICK OUT OF THE ENGINE AND IT WAS MELTED! WE HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO YULEE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO SAID THE ENGINE WAS GONE. AFTER STAYING IN A LOCAL HOTEL FOR THE NIGHT, MY HUSBAND PICKED US UP ON MARCH 9. WHEN I GOT HOME I MADE ARRANGEMENTS TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO GRAINGER HONDA IN SAVANNAH. GRAINGER GETS THE CAR IN AND AFTER A $92.00 CHARGE FOR LOOKING AT IT, TELLS ME THAT THE ENGINE IS GONE AND THEY CAN GET ME A GREAT DEAL FOR $4,600.00 (A USED ENGINE WITH 19,000 MILES ON IT). WELL IN THE MEAN TIME, MY SON HAD BEEN RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM ON LINE AND FOUND THAT THERE ARE MANY 2006-2007 HONDA CIVIC OWNERS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. HE FOUND HONDA SERVICE BULLETIN 08-044 WHICH STATES THERE IS A MECHANICAL DEFECT IN SOME OF THESE ENGINES. THE BULLETIN ALSO STATES THAT CUSTOMERS THAT ARE OUT OF WARRANTY WHEN THIS HAPPENS MAY BE ELIGIBLE FOR GOODWILL CONSIDERATION. I EXPLAINED SEVERAL EMPLOYEES OF GRAINGER HONDA BUT THEIR RESPONSE WAS THAT THEY WOULD NEED TO 'TAKE DOWN' THE ENGINE AT A TUNE OF ABOUT $500-$600. HE SAID THEY MIGHT BE WILLING TO PICK UP 25% OF THE COST. I TOLD HIM ABSOLUTELY NOT. I TOLD HIM THIS WAS A DEFECT THAT HONDA WAS VERY MUCH AWARE OF AND THAT HONDA SHOULD PAY FOR THE ENTIRE REPAIR. I ALSO CONTACTED HONDA OF AMERICA AND WAS TOLD THEY WOULD DO NOTHING. *TR