Engine Cooling System Problems of Honda Civic Hybrid

The contact owns a 2006 Honda Civic Hybrid. The contact was driving approximately 45 mph and the accelerator pedal was engaged followed by an excessive delayed response. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer for diagnosis. There was a recall associated with NHTSA campaign id number 07v034000 (engine and engine cooling: engine). The vehicle was repaired and the failure became progressively worse which resulted to the battery not maintaining a charge; loss of engine power and decelerating issues. Also, the engine was sluggish during acceleration. The vehicle had not been taken back to the dealer for diagnosis and repair. The failure mileage was approximately 90,000.

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Air conditioning condenser is too low to the ground and fully exposed to stones, sand and road debris that kicks up from the highway. My condenser originally had black paint on it but it now is dented, leaks and looks sandblasted and is blocked full of road salt causing the defrost function and the air conditioning to fail and freon 134a to be exhausted into the atmosphere causing environmental damage because of this poor unprotected design. Recommend the manufacturer be compelled to make available some form of protective measure to prevent this premature failure of the windshield defrost function and air conditioning system.

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1. According to the mechanic, a random road pebble put a hole in our car's air conditioner condenser unit. 2. The air conditioning unit does not work; 3. The dealer says the damage is not covered under warranty and will cost $800 to replace the condenser. We have not replaced the unit as we feel this is a design flaw that should be covered by the car manufacturer. Based on our research, this is a widespread problem among Honda vehicles.

The contact owns a 2006 Honda Civic Hybrid. The contact spent three hours at the dealer before he was informed that they did not have the parts to repair his vehicle for NHTSA campaign id number 07v034000 (engine and engine cooling). There had been no failure to date. The VIN, engine size, number of cylinders, and powertrain were unknown. The current mileage was 11,193.

In August of 2006 my vehicle overheated for the first time. I promptly took it in and they fixed an "air hose leak". After that my car overheated every few weeks without warning and after coolant had been found leaked into the engine a new thermostat was installed. It overheated a month later and the whole engine needed to be replaced.