Gas Recirculation Valve (egr Valve) problems of the 2006 Honda Civic Hybrid

After my 2006 Honda Civic Hybrid received an integrated motor assist (ima) software upgrade in 2010, if the car is parked for one day (such as a Sunday, if I do not drive the car) the ima battery will drain within one half mile of leaving my home the next day, on a level roadway, even if the ventilation system and radio are off to reduce electrical load. Fuel economy also dropped about 10 mpg after the software upgrade. Without ima, the car has slow freeway acceleration, especially when traveling uphill. The Honda dealer says they cannot do anything because the ima system light does not illuminate (obd does not show a fault) although the dealer can reproduce the problem after keeping the car overnight. How do you know the ima software upgrade does not prevent the ima light from illuminating when there is an ima battery fault, therefore not requiring Honda to replace the ima batteries under warranty?.

The contact owns a 2006 Honda Civic Hybrid. The contact stated that the integrated motor assist battery software was upgraded. After the upgrade, the vehicle began to lose power. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer who stated that the manufacturer would not allow them to reinstall the old software. The contact called the manufacturer who took a complaint but offered no further assistance. The vehicle had not been repaired. The VIN was unavailable. The failure mileage was 41,000 and the current mileage was 46,000.

2006 Honda Civic Hybrid -- this vehicle relies on battery assistance for an additional 20+ horsepower but is now severely compromised by battery degradation that Honda is trying to cover up with a "software update" that only decreases vehicle's dependence on the battery thus ensures less horsepower than advertised. The car has become very dangerous due to the inability to rely on it responding appropriately when the accelerator is pressed, sudden losses of power, dying battery, and more.

The ima system on the 2006 Honda Civic Hybrid is slowly disintegrating. The fuel economy has plummeted and the battery crashes intermittently rendering the car a highway menace. I doubt that driving the car without the ima is legal in any state. It is a recipe for death and disaster. I urge a complete investigation into american Honda who won't even admit that there is a problem. If that were the case, they would not have developed pcms (computer patches ) in an attempt to deal with this issue.

During warmer times of the year (60-90 f), my 2006 Honda Civic Hybrid will suddenly lose 75-100% of the charge in the high-voltage hybrid ima battery without warning. The ima hybrid system then fails to function and leaves the vehicle dependent upon the internal combustion engine entirely for propulsion. While the battery does have safeguards built in to protect it during extremely high temperatures, in my personal experience, I have had the high voltage battery temporarily fail at temperatures as low as 60 degrees f, while garaged at my home or parked in a shaded, lower space in a parking deck. During colder periods, the problem appears intermittently at most. The vehicle must then recharge the high voltage battery, which can take varying amounts of time from several minutes to over a half hour. The ima hybrid system will function on a limited level when the hybrid battery is partially charged, though obtaining full function of the ima system following a "crash" can be a prolonged experience. This is a safety concern because the Civic Hybrid is markedly slower without the assistance of the electric motor, creating a hazard in adverse traffic conditions, such as when attempting to turn left across traffic. I have experienced at least 1 near miss when the electric assist failed without warning while attempting such a turn. Currently, Honda has not issued any tsbs or recalls regarding the issue.

After about 50,000 driving miles, beginning in August 2008, the ima (integrated motor assist) electric assist motor in my 2006 Honda Civic Hybrid has been acting erratically. Since that time, the ima battery that powers the assist motor has been unpredictable. It sometimes would fully discharge, and the car would run only on the underpowered 1. 3 l gas engine. The car is very sluggish, causing safety issues when acceleration is needed in city or interstate driving. I have spoken to both dealerships in town whom both ?duplicated? my issue but were unaware of how to fix it. I have stayed in contact with american Honda directly since August and today was reinforced the idea that my car has absolutely no problems whatsoever and is working within normal circumstances and my battery tests fine. I explained to him that a battery can test sporadically based on various reasons. He refused to give me any other explanation, contact information, supervisor information, etc. I am very concerned that the problem will cause an accident when acceleration is needed and the ima will not work properly. The car when unassisted properly by the electric power motor only produces sub-100 horsepower and does not properly accelerate when needed, especially in situations such a merging onto a highway or making right hand turns.

After about 16 months of owning the car, beginning in October 2007, the ima (integrated motor assist) electric assist motor in my 2006 Honda Civic Hybrid has been acting erratically. An warning light came on due to ima problems, and some components of the ima computer and control system were replaced (I am not sure if any of the old parts are still available). Since that time, the ima battery that powers the assist motor has been unpredictable. It sometimes would fully discharge, and the car would run only on the underpowered 1. 3 l gas engine. The car is very sluggish, causing safety issues when acceleration is needed in city or interstate driving. The problem is worse in warmer weather, 85 degrees or higher. Since the problem first was observed in early October 2007, some parts and components have been replaced by the dealership. On October 29, 2007 they replaced the mcm relay and the battery control unit. Around July 9, 2008 the original ima battery was replaced with a new experimental ima battery. On September 5, 2008 the oxygen sensor was replaced at the suggestion of another Civic Hybrid owner who thought that replacing the sensor on his civic had helped some of the erratic behavior. However the service manager of the dealership admitted to me that american Honda cannot fix the problems that my car has. He tells me that the problems are due to a change in programming of the software that controls the ima, a problem that started with the software updates installed on my car in October, 2007. He says that Honda is working on a new software update to address the problems, but no one has an idea of when it will be available. The only suggestion that was given to me was "when you run the air conditioning, direct the vents upwards toward the ceiling to send the cold air back toward the ima battery". I am very concerned that the problem will cause an accident when acceleration is needed and the ima will not work properly.

- the contact called regarding the 2006 Honda Civic Hybrid. The contact received recall 07v034000 for an integrated motor assist cable. The contact had been placed on a waiting list to receive the part. The failure mileage was 19000. The contact had not experienced any failures with the vehicle to date. The current mileage was 19000.

2006 Honda Civic Hybrid safety recall/ failure to repair: integrated motor assist cable customer states that Honda dealer has not made any effort to help him get his car fixed he has called and took his car in to have the recall fixed* the consumer stated would like to have recall fixed but dealership has not contacted him within the last 60 days for repairs.