general problems of the 2005 Honda Civic Hybrid

I received a recall update from Honda on my 2005 Civic Hybrid. They performed the update then my hybrid batter died and my car would not function correctly. While driving, my headlights would dim greatly and my instrument panel would should down. My car would also surge forward when the tachometer would race up and down by 500 rpm. I took it to the dealer after they udpate and they admitted they'd been having this problem with many cars post update. They agreed to fix it. A few days later, the car began to act in the same manner. I took it back to the dealer and they told me that this was not caused by anything they had done this time and that I would need to pay $3000 for the repair. My service advisor told me he totally disagreed and thought the update had caused the issue. He apologized for all of the issues and told me he felt like Honda was not doing what they should be doing.

At only 4 years of age, my Honda Civic Hybrid needs a new catalytic converter and in searching the internet, coming across hundreds and hundreds of posts on various web sites, it seems that a lot of people are replacing their Honda civic catalytic converters before the car turns 5 years old. This is a very expensive part, over $1200 to replace, so why isn't there a recall on this part. If it is not replaced in cars, I am told that the car emits bad gases in the air. I live in a county where emissions is not part of the inspection, so I want it replaced, but can't afford it and don't have to replace it. With that many going bad, can't there be a recall so these cars do not emit bad gases in the air???.