Two problems related to software have been reported for the 2005 Honda Civic Hybrid. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
On 26 February 2013, Honda of poway, CA performed California department of motor vehicles (dmv) mandated service #r83 required to register my car for the 2013 year. The mandated service was a software upgrade for my vehicle's ima battery. The vehicle was driven directly home from the dealership approximately 20 miles. On 28 February 2013, I had driven approximately 20 miles when the ima and check engine lights came on. I contacted Honda of poway that same morning and was informed by collin at the service desk that my ima battery had either failed or was in the process of failing and that the ima failure was an unfortunate coincidence completely unrelated to the software upgrade that the dealership had performed two days prior. My vehicle is an ultra-low emissions vehicle (ulev), it is apparently not covered under the California extended warranty of 10 years/150,000 miles. I have researched this issue on the internet and have found a significant number of complaints nearly identical to mine, including one complaint previously filed with the NHTSA. I strongly disagree with this not being a warranty issue and am formally submitting a complaint against Honda for a well-known and documented manufacturer defect that they refuse to acknowledge and resolve.
Honda civic hybird 2005. Engine light came on a few weeks ago and has since remained on. Took car to autozone for computer assessment and was reported that there are issues with the oxygen sensors attached the the catolac converter. Local Honda dealship reported an issue with the software. Update is available, however they are issuing a charge of $70. 00 to update and therefore fix the issue.