Other Fuel System Related Problems of the 2010 Honda Civic Hybrid

Other Fuel System problem

Ever since new, the hybrid system is unreliable. If the hybrid battery charge is below 1/2, which is often, the battery assist does not come on when accelerating. There is heavy traffic where I live and I have to enter a divided roadway from a side road. I often find myself nearly hit by oncoming traffic when the hybrid system doesn't kick in. Now that the car is older, the problem is much worse. In the past I could predict when the hybrid system was likely not to provide the acceleration assist needed to safely enter the highway and wait for a longer break in traffic. Now the charge indicator will be 100% one minute and showing only two bars out of about 12 then next second. I don't feel I can safely drive the car any more. My wife's car is a Toyota prius hybrid and it always has consistent acceleration. Her 2006 vehicle runs just as good as it did when it was new. Consumer reports says that 0. 1 percent of Toyota priuses 2010 year model need battery replacements, but 32% of Honda Civic Hybrids do. Clearly there is a design or manufacturing defect with the Civic Hybrid. If I lived in California or a dozen other states, my battery warrantee would be extended to 150,000 miles or 10 years. Here in maryland, it is only 8 years or 80,000 miles.