general problems of the 2006 Honda Civic Hybrid

Electric sistem fail.

My son purchased this vehicle from an individual at a dealership. Drove the car home with no problems, the check engine light was on and the seller did tell him there was an issue with the ima battery, but that it didn't keep from driving it. Didn't crank the car for 2 days. When we put the 10 day tag to get inspection done it wouldn't start. Took the 12 v battery out got it tested and showed bad battery. Replaced the battery, drove around and it died the steering stopped, the lights started flickering and it wouldn't restart. We took the new battery out got it recharged but are unable to drive it more than 10 miles without it flooding power and finally leaving stranded. If it was a standard vehicle I would say it was the alternate but this car doesn't have that. The ima battery needs to be replaced and without it the car is trash. What can we do with this car? I can't sell it, that wouldn't be right. The man who sold this car to my son was wrong in doing so.

While driving the power steering disengages leaving me without any power steering making it extremely difficult to turn my steering wheel in either direction. There seems to be no rhyme or reason as to when this will occur. Only that it will usually happen after about 20 minutes of steady driving. Sometimes it happens when I'm going straight and other times when I'm going around a bend. It has shut off on me while traveling at speeds of 65, 55, 40, 30, 20, all the way down to 5 mph right as I'm preparing to park my vehicle. Fortunately, the first time it happened about a month ago I happened to be going straight. I don't know what would have happened had it occurred 20 seconds earlier when I was going around a bend. Ever since then I stay hyper vigilant w/ 2 hands on the wheel, so if it does happen while turning I'll be able to muscle my way through the turn. Sure enough, yesterday evening I got the opportunity to test my reflexes. While traveling 35 mph on a backroad highway I began to turn into the sharp bend in the road when suddenly the steering warning light illuminated, and the power steering simultaneously disengaged. As I began to drift over into the yellow line w/ on-coming cars whizzing past, I decisively put every ounce of might I had into turning the wheel as fast and as far right as I could until I could get my car safely to the shoulder. I narrowly escaped a head-on collision. With a sigh of relief, I put the vehicle in park, activated my hazards and shut off my car for about 2 minutes. That usually does the trick. When I restart my car, I can usually expect the power steering to return. As I continue to drive the issue almost always seems to resurface within 10 minutes or so. The fact that the power steering just randomly disengages for apparently no reason whatsoever is obviously a serious safety concern. This really needs to be investigated.

I just bought a car from a small used car dealer last Nov. 9, 2015. I can save money for my gasoline expenses because the car I bought is a hybrid. I drove home this car with my son with 1/4 tank (25%) gasoline in the tank. But, after 3-days since the gasoline was below 1/4 of the tank, I full tank my car with gasoline (full tank). The next day when I open my garage from inside the house, I smell very strong gasoline vapor. I thought it's only some container of chemical in the garage that I smell that really smell terrible. I checked the bottom of the ground and I saw gas spilling onto the ground underneath the gasoline tank. By checking a lot of reviews from consumers/ automobile owner of 2006 Honda Civic Hybrid. There's a lot of issue of crack gasoline tank of this particular car,leaking from the rubber gasket between the gas tank and the fuel filler neck also. When the gasoline is leaking on the ground that goes all the way to the bottom of the gasoline tank, while running the friction of the running metal wheels can start a fire. It's very dangerous also in the public. My VIN# jhmfa36286s015200. I checked the online report that the american Honda are extending 2006 Honda Civic Hybrid from 80,000 to 120,000 miles for the manufacturer's warranty. Because, of the consumer's/ automobile owner's complaints about leaking gasoline tank. It is the faulty of engineering design. But, we cannot just let this past by. It's very risky of the life of many people with the same issue or problem. Some 2006 Honda Civic Hybrid owners might not even noticed the leaking problem that can put their own family in great danger. . Please, do something to avoid many life of other people in great danger and causing life to death. I don't want to spend money in this factory inefficient design and defective parts of the car. This supposed to be an urgent recall for american Honda. Please help.

My daughter, erica was entering on freeway from ramp and the car suddenly lost acceleration, she had to stop on right side of emergency lane. Fortunately the time was not rush hour and no vehicles behind her hit her car. We took to a Honda dealer they diagnosed ima battery is no good and need to replace.

The contact owns a 2006 Honda Civic Hybrid. The contact stated that while driving 10 mph, the vehicle stalled with the illumination of the integrated motor assist and the check engine warning lights. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic for diagnosis where it was advised to the contact that the electrical integrated motor assist converter needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired but the failure persisted. The vehicle was towed to the dealer for a second diagnosis. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 180,000.

The contact owns a 2006 Honda Civic Hybrid. The contact stated that water was sipping into the vehicle causing the battery to short. The vehicle was taken to a dealer but the failure was not diagnosed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted about the issue. The failure mileage was 120,000 and the current mileage was unavailable. The VIN was unavailable.

The ima (hybrid battery) system in my 2006 Honda Civic Hybrid has recently suffered several failures resulting in near loss of power and control. In the most serious instances, the "charge" indicated for the ima battery will suddenly drop (from a three-quarters or half-charge to no charge) in a few seconds while accelerating intro traffic (from auto stop) resulting in an marked, sudden decrease in acceleration. It is impossible to predict when this will happen -- and it has already resulting in 2 near accidents. I have reported this issue to my local Honda dealer. The have reprogrammed the ima system (pursuant to several service bulletins) to no avail. They have also noted that the ima system currently indicates code p047f (high voltage battery deterioration), but they refuse to replace the ima battery even though it is clearly defective and covered under the 9-year, 92000 mile warranty extension agreed to by Honda in the recent john true et al. V. American Honda class action settlement. It is only a matter of time before the defects in the ima system in the 2006 (and other) Honda Civic Hybrid models cause a serious crash due to unanticipated loss of power and/or control.

2006 Honda Civic Hybrid, quit while driving. Lost all power, had no lights, brake, turn, 4 ways etc. Luckily the car quit on a side street had it been on an busy road or interstate the car would have been disabled without the ability to warn cars coming up from behind. Car towed to dealer where it was found the DC to DC converter had shorted internally.

The contact owns a 2006 Honda Civic Hybrid which was purchased in November 2005. She noticed a significant decrease in the gas mileage between 10 to 15 mpg. She also stated that while driving uphill or accelerating the vehicle would lose power. There were no recalls pertaining to the failure. The failure mileage was 50,000 and the current mileage was 100,000. Updated 10/26/09. The consumer stated since the vehicle passed the 50,000 mile mark, it looses power when traveling up hill and/or acceleration. The dealer performed computer upgrades but to no avail. Updated 10/26/09.

I have an intermittent problem with a 2006 Honda Civic Hybrid. The car on 8 occasions has not restarted when in the auto stop mode when I take my foot off the brake. My dealer and american Honda refuse to address the problem since it is intermittent. I am stuck in traffic until I restart the car by going to park. I feel I am a sitting duck and sooner or later will be rear ended.