general problems of the 2006 Honda Civic Hybrid

I had the Honda dealership perform the ima software 'upgrade' in 2010 as part of the recall for this vehicle to further extend the life of the ima battery. Since that time, the ima battery has failed twice. First in Jan 2012. This battery was replaced under the extended warranty for this part provided by Honda when they initially identified the issue with the ima battery. The second failure occurred a short 3-years later. Each time, the vehicle loses all ability to accelerate and creates an unsafe situation when trying to merge or perform turns when acceleration is needed. Even though the ima battery was only 3-years old at the time of this second failure, Honda is not covering the full cost of repair. The ima software 'upgrade' has done nothing to address the failure rate of the ima battery and creates an unsafe situation when acceleration in unexpectedly lost due to drastic power fluctuations.

The contact owns a 2006 Honda Civic Hybrid. The contact stated that there was a fuel odor present in the vehicle before and after refueling. The contact stated that the I. M. A and engine warning lights intermittently illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where the technician was unable to duplicate the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 60,000.

Flashing ignition "immobilizer" light - system code "c-1": with low battery voltage, or a disconnected or "dead" battery, vehicle cannot be started, either by "jump starting" or replacing the 12v car battery. This is due to a defect, in all "j VIN" Civic Hybrids, on the micu board located in the under-dash fuse relay box. Defect results in the electronic key codes being lost with low or no 12v ignition system voltage. The only remedy is to have the car towed to an authorized Honda dealer to have all keys (car comes with 3 sets of keys) reprogrammed to the ignition immobilizer system. Only a Honda dealer can perform this operation. Because of this defect, vehicle operator and any passengers can be left stranded and in an unsafe position. The only remedy is to have the car towed to a dealer, if available, to have the immobilizer system reprogrammed. Honda will not allow any other service provider to perform this operation because of security and vehicle theft concerns. Depending on the circumstances of the immobilizer failure, this can be a life threatening safety issue for the vehicle operator, depending on where and when the failure occurs. In addition, routine maintenance or repairs requiring the vehicle battery to be disconnected, will result in an inoperable vehicle and require that the vehicle car keys be reprogrammed, something that would be totally unrelated to the planned maintenance or repair and the key reprogramming would have to be done at only a Honda dealer.

Over the last year I have notice reduced surge power when I hit the accelerator for when I need extra, short term speed (e. G. , merging onto a highway). When I floor the gas pedal, I do not get any "assist" from my ima (hybrid motor), as viewed by the ima meter on my dash and felt in terms of actual increase in power/speed. This is exacerbated when the air conditioning is on. Further, I have noticed a reduction in fuel economy as well and think that this may be associated with the overall issue. The lack of "assist" is not all of the time, but once in a while and a noticeable difference in acceleration capabilities.

I have a 2006 Honda Civic Hybrid. For the past six or so months sometimes when I attempt to accelerate after a stop or after slowing down the ima battery indicator will drop to 1 or no bars within a second or two. While this is happening and for at least 1 minute afterward I have almost no power and can barely accelerate. The loss of power is so bad that I have narrowly avoided crashes. This happens randomly, but more and more frequently. When it does happen, my mpg also drops quite a bit. Since it is impossible to predict it makes driving very hazardous. I have also noticed that the car is not going into auto-stop as often as it should be. I have taken the car to two Honda dealerships and both have said that they can't "duplicate" the problem and that no "codes" are coming up. The first dealership did nothing. The second one, which was where the car was purchased "reset the computer" but nothing else. The car has been given back to me both times and the problem has continued.