2006 Honda Civic

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH AND THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS ENGAGED FOLLOWED BY AN EXCESSIVE DELAYED RESPONSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THERE WAS A RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V034000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING: ENGINE).THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE BECAME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE WHICH RESULTED TO THE BATTERY NOT MAINTAINING A CHARGE; LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AND DECELERATING ISSUES. ALSO, THE ENGINE WAS SLUGGISH DURING ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 90,000.

HONDA CIVIC HYBRID--2006. IMA ASSIST ABNORMALITIES FOLLOWING MOST RECENT HONDA REPAIR CAMPAIGN. MY 2006 CIVIC HYBRID WAS GIVEN A SOFTWARE UPDATE BY HONDA ON 8/5/2010 FOLLOWING A CAMPAIGN INITIATED BY HONDA TO ADDRESS LOSS OF POWER AND PERFORMANCE DUE TO IMA HYBRID BATTERY DETERIORATION AND FAILURE. PRIOR TO THE UPDATE THE VEHICLE WOULD OFTEN LOSE BATTERY CHARGE SUDDENLY, RESULTING IN A SIGNIFICANT LOSS OF POWER AND AT ONE POINT STRANDING ME IN AN INTERSECTION WHILE TURNING LEFT IN FRONT OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC IN JULY, 2010. THE MOST RECENT UPDATE (I HAVE HAD SEVERAL FROM HONDA IN OVER THE 4.25 YRS OF OWNERSHIP) HAS NOT FIXED THE ISSUE OF SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER FROM TRANSIENT BATTERY FAILURES THAT OCCUR WITHOUT WARNING, OFTEN WHEN ACCELERATING UP STEEP INCLINES OR ATTEMPTING TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC. IN ADDITION TO THE ONGOING ISSUES, THE HYBRID BATTERY NOW FAILS TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE ASSISTANCE WHEN ACCELERATING, MERGING INTO HIGH-SPEED TRAFFIC, ETC. AND EXPERIENCES WIDE FLUCTUATIONS IN CHARGE, JUMPING FROM 1/3 CHARGE TO COMPLETELY FULL WITH SUDDEN DROPS OF A SIMILAR FASHION. THESE FLUCTUATIONS CONTINUE TO OCCUR REGARDLESS OF DRIVING CONDITIONS, AMBIENT TEMPERATURE, ACCESSORY OR A/C USE OR OTHER EXTENUATING FACTORS AND OCCUR MULTIPLE TIMES PER WEEK, AND MULTIPLE TIMES PER DAY ON OCCASION (6 BATTERY FAILURES IN THE LAST WEEK ALONE SINCE THE UPDATE). I HAVE EXPERIENCED AT LEAST 1 NEAR-MISS ACCIDENT IN THE LAST 30 DAYS DUE TO SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER AND HONDA'S MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS TO ADDRESS THE FAILURES FROM A SOFTWARE PERSPECTIVE HAVE BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED SHE SMELLED AN UNUSUAL ODOR COMING FROM THE ENGINE. A PASSENGER INFORMED HER THAT IT SMELLED LIKE ANTI FREEZE. UPON EXAMINING THE VEHICLE SHE NOTICED GREEN LIQUID UNDER THE FRONT END. SHE OPENED THE HOOD AND NOTICED A LEAK WAS COMING IN THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE SHE WAS INFORMED THE ENGINE BLOCK WAS CRACKED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 61,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK WHEN SHE NOTICED SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE ENGINE; LUCKILY SHE WAS NEAR THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CAR WAS PURCHASED FROM AND DROVE TO IT. THE DEALERSHIP CALLED MY HUSBAND TO INFORM HIM THAT THE ENGINE BLOCK WAS CRACKED. THIS 2006 HONDA CIVIC WAS PURCHASED ON JULY 25, 2009 AND HAS THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM A LITTLE OVER A YEAR LATER (8/3/10) AT 50,140 MILES!! IRONICALLY MY HUSBAND BOUGHT THIS CAR BECAUSE HE WANTED TO PROVIDE OUR TEENAGE DAUGHTER WITH A SAFE CAR TO DRIVE! WE ARE AWAITING TO HEAR IF DEALERSHIP WILL BE ABLE TO GET HONDA TO PAY FOR THIS. AFTER READING SO MANY COMPLAINTS ON THIS 1 WEBSITE, THEY BETTER OR I WILL BE CONTACTING EVERY MEDIA OUTLET UNTIL WE GET SATISFACTION! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT WAS STOPPED AT A SERVICE STATION WHEN HE NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE CONTACT FURTHER INVESTIGATED THE FAILURE AND FOUND THERE WAS FLUID ON THE ENGINE BLOCK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO ADVISED THE ENGINE WAS FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS CONFIRMED. THE MANUFACTURER OFFERED TO COVER FIFTY PERCENT OF REPAIR COSTS. THE VEHICLE WAS LEFT WITH THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING REPAIRS. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 100,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVE APPROXIMATELY 45-50 MPH WITH THE AIR CONDITIONER ACTIVATED, THE BLOWER WOULD ONLY BLOW HOT AIR. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO HESITATE AS IF IT WERE ATTEMPTING TO STALL BUT DID NOT. THE VEHICLE WAS EXAMINED BY HER PERSONAL MECHANIC WHO ADVISED THAT THE ENGINE WAS FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER DRIVABLE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 64,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2006 HONDA CIVIC EX. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO OVERHEAT. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND THEN TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A REPAIR SHOP WHERE SHE WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE BLOCK HAD CRACKED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT SPOKEN WITH THE MANUFACTURER OR THE DEALER AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 118,000.

WITH OUT ANY WARNING MY 2006 HONDA CIVIC OVERHEATED I LET IT COOL DOWN ADDED THE 1 GALLON IT WAS DOWN ON COOLANT AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP {HONDA OF THE DESERET IN PALM SPRINGS CA (I LIVE IN PHOENIXL,AZ) I WAS TOLD IT WASN'T I HOSE BUT A PIN HOLE SIZE CRACK IN MY CYLINDER BLOCK THAT IT WAS A MANUFACTURE CASTING DEFECT AND THAT IT WOULD BE $ 4500 TO REPLACE THE ENGINE AS I LOOKED INTO THIS ONLINE I FOUND HUNDREDS OF THE SAME COMPLAINTS HONDA IS WELL AWARE OF THE FLAW YET NO RECALL BUT THEY DID AGREE TO PAY FOR 90% OF THE REPAIR STILL WHY SHOULD I PAY $450 +TAX $225 FOR A RENTAL AND AN 8HR DRIVE BACK AND FORTH TO PALM SPRINGS PLEASE HELP US OWNERS OF 2006 HONDA CIVICS. *TR