tl* the contact owns a 2006 honda civic. while driving 35 mph, the check engine warning indicator illuminated. the contact parked in a nearby parking lot, exited the vehicle, and noticed smoke and flames rising from under the hood. the contact called 911 and the police arrived and filed a report. the contact stated that the fire extinguished on its own within twenty minutes. the vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the engine needed to be replaced. the vehicle was towed to schaumburg honda automobiles (located at 750 e golf rd, schaumburg, il 60173, (847) 327-0112) where it was diagnosed that the engine needed to be replaced. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was not notified. the failure mileage was 150,000. *ln attached is insurance claim xx-xxxx-xxx, policy number xxxxxxxxxx "parts of this document have been redacted to protect personally identifiable information pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).*jb
the block cracked causing a antifreeze leak. honda extended the warranty on 08 civics an extra 10 years from original warranty which would allow my civic to still be under warranty. i contacted honda and they told me the warranty only pertained to first owners. i suspect my problem occurred on wednesday 4/21/2021 as i was driving home from work. it has never overheated since i have owned it.
The ima inverter system keeps malfunctioning without any clear reasons, and the car is in drive mode, which makes the electric motor unresponsive. Additionally, the braking system also malfunctions, leading to a lack of control over the vehicle. I have tried to repair it multiple times, but to no avail. It keeps malfunctioning without any apparent reason.
Happens frequently that when parking vehicle in personal garage, vehicle will lurch forward aggressively on its own while brakes being applied. Have to lean hard into brakes to keep vehicle from hitting anything in garage. A/c compressor being active or inactive does not impact this behavior, engine temperature does not seem to play a role either. This is our fourth Honda, none of the other three have had this sudden acceleration. This is an ongoing issue.
Honda acknowledges that there are battery issues with the 2009 Civic Hybrid batteries and has issued a replacement order for them. They also acknowledge that some of the battery issues are caused by the battery control module but refuse to include that in the covered repair. In this case, the battery is overheating. This is the second battery in a car that is just over 5 years old.
As with most of the complaints on this site, the vehicle battery had to be replaced after the ima light came on. It historically flickered on and off and we thought initially nothing of it. We then did some research online only to find out that Honda has ignored the complaints about this issue, & instead have had their dealership's decide on whether to replace or not. Initially the dealership told my wife & I that it would cost $4. 5k+ to replace the battery, because it was no longer a warrantable item. There was no mention of anything Honda was doing to rectify this issue. After I did my general online research, the dealer mysteriously came back with their offer to pay all but $450+ of the cost to replace the battery. Both my wife and I thought this was very unusual, especially knowing the dealer doesn't do anything for free or at such a great discount. After further complaining and knowing we needed a working car, my wife haggled with the dealer down to $265 to replace a part that would have cost $4. 5k+. Everything about this whole battery replacement screams 'fishy', but with no action by NHTSA to address a growing chorus of persons who own the 2009 hybrid, people will ultimately pay the $4. 5k if they don't know that Honda may be silently addressing the issue, but leaving it up to their dealers to hand out the solution at their whim. This should be covered @ 100% by Honda including labor. This is/was a defective item from the 2009 model that should be recalled, but sadly it wont be until someone gets hurt. I say hurt because the dealer said, to get us to pay the initial $4. 5k+, that if we didn't replace the battery the car would shut down & all things connected to the battery would also fail as well, including steering and braking. This leaves 3 choices: pay the 4500; buy a new Honda and get nothing for the old one; leave Honda and get another branded car. All bad.
I am the second owner of this car when I bought it had 40k it's at 92k . . I have had to replace the engine mounts 2x now 3 if you consider the mounts on car when was manufactured :(.
At just over 130k miles, we have a cracked engine block.
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 (hybrid battery failed). the vehicle was not repaired due to the price of the part. the contact also had an independent mechanic diagnose the vehicle for a second opinion. both the failure and part cost were confirmed. the manufacturer stated that the vehicle was out of warranty and advised the contact to keep calling the dealer. no further assistance was provided. the failure mileage was approximately 100,000.
consumer states that when the vehicle is cold the vehicle will not idle. dealer notified.*ak