Engine problems of the 2007 Honda Civic Hybrid

I currently own a 2007 Honda Civic Hybrid. The Honda Civic Hybrid relies on the hybrid batteries (ima batteries) to power the vehicle during accelerations and on a normal basis the batteries are recharged during vehicle decelerations. The issue I am having has been going on for over a year with no support to fix the issue from Honda. The charge in my ima batteries is always 0-2 bars (I have photos showing this) which causes the vehicle to have very limited acceleration. Add the a/c being on now in the summer and the car is basically useless. Also, when the system (vehicle computer) sees that the ima batteries are low or empty it forces the engine to recharge the batteries when the vehicle is stopped ,which is not a normal operation. When the system goes into a forced recharge it commands the engine to go to a higher rpm to charge the batteries when you are stopped this in turn causes the vehicle to jump or lurch forward when you release the brake pedal. This also concerns me since you need to ensure you leave enough space between you and the car in front of you and especially leave space if you are behind a pedestrian crosswalk. I have contact all the Honda dealers in the east valley and they tell me the same story. The all agree that batteries should never be at zero and the car should not jump/lurch forward, but unless the ima light goes on in the dashboard (p07af battery deterioration code for Honda) there is nothing wrong and there is anything they can do. In summary, due to the excessive heat we have in arizona the ima batteries in the Honda Civic Hybrid to fail causing limited/low acceleration and the vehicle to jump forwards during a stop.

Own a 2007 Honda Civic Hybrid. After about one year of ownership, the car started exhibiting troubling characteristics with the power management and available power. The car relies on a gas engine and electric assist to provide full power in all driving situations. During the summer when teperatures rise, the car starts to have difficulty providing power from the electric motor due to the battery crashing to 0. Once the battery "recalibrates" the car provides very little power using only the gas engine. This battery crash happens on a daily basis and means in the real world that when I am pulling out into traffic I may have very little power to get the car up to speed and risk getting hit by oncoming traffic. To say the car becomes "sluggish" is an overstatement. Honda has been unwilling to address this issue and it appears that the ar has a material defect that prevents the batteries from operating as intended in real world situations. When the air conditioner is in operation the battery will crash each time you drive the car. I feel very unsafe in this vehicle and Honda is doing nothing to address the complaints.