Two problems related to transmission shudder have been reported for the 2005 Honda Civic Hybrid. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
When starting from a complete stop the transmission shudders and lacks take off power which could be a dangerous problem.
Cvt transmission violently shakes at speeds 0-10 and causes auto stop to engage at all times extremely dangerous when driving through congested traffic on the highway. It performs poorly when in motion in any street or highway when driving very slow or after accelerating at a stoplight.