Six problems related to electrical system have been reported for the 2003 Honda Civic Hybrid. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
My Honda Civic Hybrid 2003. The accelerator sometime increases by itself. You can actually see and feel the pedal leave your right foot by itself. My car went as high as 90mi. The only solution is to step on the brake and shift to low gear. So the car will slow down.
Key can be easily removed from the ignition when the vehicle is turned off and transmission is in drive. Honda has safety recalls for this condition but will not replace my vehicle at their cost, as it is not specifically part of the recall. D.
The auto stop feature I n the consumer's Honda hybrid engaged when slowing down resulting in the vehicle stalling. The consumer is concerned that he may be rear ended when this failure occurs.
My 03 Honda Civic Hybrids electric (hybrid) motor needed replacing.
The contact owns a 2003 Honda Civic Hybrid. While driving approximately 20 mph, the warning indicators illuminated on the instrument panel and the vehicle stalled. The contact had to call roadside assistance to jumpstart the vehicle. The failure occurred on numerous occasions. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The VIN was unavailable. The approximate failure mileage was 20.
2003 Honda civic concerns regarding the change in the cars performance. ** answer required***. Ever since the ecm update was performed on the consumers vehicle, the gas mileage has dropped to 41 mpg, then to 38 mpg ad now 37 mpg. In addition, the vehicle now labors and lags terribly.