Nine problems related to power train have been reported for the 2005 Honda Civic Hybrid. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
My air bag light constantly stays on. No codes come up when auto repair shop hooked it up so I can't even get a diagnosis and attempt to repair. The safety hazard aspect worries me immensely but it's my only vehicle so I'm forced to drive it regardless. All available recalls have been performed. My car hesitated to accelerate after I put it in drive or reverse when I'm at a complete stop. The transmission also hesitates to switch gears to accelerate at a normal rate to safely merge onto a road or interstate whether I'm stopped first or turn right in at a low speed and attempt to merge.
My 2005 Honda Civic Hybrid is experiencing a shudder with momentary loss of power upon acceleration from a stationary position. Vehicle has been taken to Honda dealership for a clutch burnishing procedure. This temporarily fixed the problem for approximately 3000-4000 miles. Problem has returned and has become a safety concern as there is momentary loss of acceleration power during the shudder event. Dealership insists on charging for another burnishing procedure though it is outlined in a technical notice. This shuddering happens upon every acceleration from a stationary position. It is not intermittent and can be felt every time I accelerate.
Certified Honda service locations would suggest replacing the entire transmission at a substantial cost this issue has notable safety hazards as it limits drivers' abilities to accelerate at low speeds, particularly to avoid a collision. This issue should be investigated as it still impacts many vehicles on the road in the us. I tried to trade this car in for a newer Honda civic and they degraded my cars value due to the transmission issues. I did not make the defective part they did and want me to pay for it. This is wrong for Honda do consumers this way.
I have tried on several occasions to have Honda honor its service bulletin to 'fix' the judder/slippage issue described in service bulletin TSB 07-049. Just like other complaints made here and on other forums online, the procedure that Honda America prescribes does not fix this problem. Most certified Honda service locations would suggest replacing the entire transmission at a substantial cost or continue driving with this issue until power train failure. This issue has notable safety hazards as it limits drivers' abilities to accelerate at low speeds, particularly to avoid a collision. This issue should be investigated as it still impacts many vehicles on the road in the us.
Tried to accelerate on to the highway, the vehicle judder and slipped. I could not gain enough speed to get ahead of traffic and other car's almost collided with my vehicle. This is a common dangerous occurrence when driving the car. Honda is aware of issue and refuses to repair.
Multiple failures of the continous variable transmission dealership just changes transmission fluid until now, since vehicle is out of warranty they now recommend a transmission replacement. American Honda motor will not cover the repairs.
Transmission is juddering when accelerating from a stop. I'm only 10,000 miles over the 105,000 extended transmission warranty (they know the transmissions are broken), and I have an extremely extensive service record with the dealer. They refuse to work with me on the issue. A recall should be issued on the cvt transmission and starter clutch, and the warranty should be extended to 200,000 miles.
From what I has been told to me by the dealer, the starter clutch in the transmission of the cvt Civic Hybrid becomes deficient and upon initial acceleration, from a stop, you feel a harsh jutter which gets worse with time until it fails. They put out a service bulletin but this only covers cars within warranty. But since out of warranty, they want people to pay $1500 to $200 for a problem which should never occurred.
The transmission started "juddering" (slipping from start) early on at around 30k miles. The fluid was then changed and it would be fine until around 60k when it started doing it again. When the car is cold, the occurence seem to less than when it's driven after a few miles. The car now has 95k on it, and the slippage and juddering" is now more pronounced and louder specially on inclines, up or down.