One problem related to transmission gear slipping has been reported for the 2005 Honda Civic Hybrid. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
2005 Honda Civic Hybrid began juddering when taking off from a stop. The transmission also began slipping. Honda has acknowledged problem with the cvt transmission and extended the warranty to 105,000 miles or 7 years. However, they initially insist on attempting to fix the problem with a procedure called "burnishing". This procedure takes care of the problem temporarily, but juddering and slipping eventually comes back. This is not a permanent fix. The starter clutch needs to be replaced, a more extensive and expensive repair, but the only repair that fixes the problem for good. Honda has a known defect, and they have used a band-aid approach to the repair; forcing customers to burnish the transmission before they will replace the starter clutch. Customers have been forced out of the warranty period by burnishing and then having to wait for the problem to re-occur. Safety is an issue here as the transmission slips and hesitates when trying to pull out in traffic.