Gas Recirculation Valve (egr Valve) Problems of Honda Civic Hybrid

Tl the contact owns a 2007 Honda Civic Hybrid. While the contact's wife was driving 5 mph, the contact made a left turn and depressed the accelerator pedal when the integrated motor assist (ima) warning indicator illuminated and the vehicle seized. The vehicle was taken to south tacoma Honda (7802 s tacoma way, tacoma, wa 98409, 253-472-2300) where it was diagnosed that the ima battery failed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and was advised to call NHTSA. The failure mileage was approximately 79,000.

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The contact owns a 2007 Honda Civic Hybrid. While driving 65 mph, the abs, power steering, and integrated motor assist warning indicators illuminated. In addition, the radio lights blinked, the air conditioner turned off, the power steering became loose, and the engine stalled. The contact pulled the vehicle over to the side of the road and had it towed home. The dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was contacted at 800-999-1009 and stated that the vehicle had too many miles and the contact was not the original owner. The failure mileage was 169,000.

The contact owns a 2007 Honda Civic Hybrid. The contact stated that "integrated motor assist system compromise" displayed on the instrument panel. The vehicle was taken to Honda motorwerks (500 4th st s, la crosse, WI 54601, (888) 434-6632) where it was diagnosed with an internal battery failure that needed replacement. The battery was not replaced due to cost, but the contact was advised that the vehicle was still able to operate using the hybrid system or fuel. The contact stated that using the hybrid system was fine during the summer, but during the winter months, due to colder temperatures and shorter daylight hours, the vehicle would lose power without warning. The contact stated that it was a known issue that the internal battery degrades over time and failed to keep a longer charge. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and provided case number: 06581479. The failure mileage was approximately 125,000.

The contact owned a 2007 Honda Civic Hybrid. While driving approximately 72 mph with the cruise control activated, the contact attempted to deactivate it, but the vehicle accelerated to 100 mph on its own. The brakes failed to stop the vehicle. The contact crashed into the concrete barrier on the rear driver side of the vehicle. The vehicle spun 360 degrees and crashed into the concrete barrier on the front passenger side. The front and rear passenger side air bags deployed. A police report was filed and there were no injuries. The vehicle was destroyed and towed. The approximate failure mileage was 90,000.

Tl-the contact owns a 2007 Honda Civic Hybrid. The contact stated while driving approximately 50 mph, the engine stalled and the doors became inoperable no warning lights illuminated. The failure reccured three times. The vehicle vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnosis. The mechanic stated that the integrated motor assist needed to be replaced. The vehicle has not been repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage 120,000. Kw.

I purchased the car new in December 2007 and was initially pleased. Unfortunately, the performance of the vehicle has decreased significantly, apparently due to a software update installed by Honda on August 2010 (see service bulletin 10-034). Honda states that the software update was intended to extend the life of the hybrid battery but is silent about the obvious adverse impact on gas mileage, power, and emissions. The hybrid integrated motor assist (ima) assist is operating erratically such that when trying to accelerate (e. G. , when merging onto an interstate or passing on a highway) the car may have the expected response or a very limited response from the unassisted 1. 3 liter engine. Just last week when I was merging onto an interstate one time the ima did not provide any assist and I was concerned due to the fast approaching traffic. I never know whether the car will have the expected acceleration. The ima behavior can vary from minute to minute while driving even under the same conditions. Has dot and NHTSA studied a 2007 Civic Hybrid after the software update was applied?.

Strong judder or shudder, along with noise, from transmission at intersection. Cvt transmission. Recently, has become worse. Change of transmission fluid took away the noise. . . Temporarily. 3000 miles later, it has returned, and is worse. Burnishing does not help it. In Honda Civic Hybrid (hch) forums, there are hundreds of entries on this problem. Many Honda dealers are extending warranty, replacing fluid for free, or checking erg for free. A Honda dealer in another state says there was an extended warranty issue from Honda that deals specifically with this issue. Another owner posts that shudder or judder up to 15 mph requires Honda to drain and burnish the 2003-2005 Honda hybrid cvt clutch. Honda will check the egr valve during this service too. Honda tech article# ats06070. Still others have received an extended warranty on this issue in the mail. My dealer refuses to do anything free of cost. I believe that this is untrue. Please assist. Burnishing does not work, changing fluid does not work. My dealer(s) in the area are: pacific Honda, 4761 convoy st, san diego, CA 92111, (858) 694-1000, mission Honda and dch 5812 mission gorge rd, san diego, CA 92120, (619) 521-6000.

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Ima for engine is in degraded state. Told the batteries are failing and need to be replaced. However, car is supposed to be under warranty until 80,000 miles, now @85,428. Problem with the ima batteries is a known problem, yet Honda does nothing to resolve issues with multiple ima issues. Google Honda Civic Hybrid ima battery 2004. If one lives in California, the battery warranty goes to 150,000 miles. The Honda insight and Honda hybrid civic's ima battery system is similar, but with the Honda insight, 2002-04 insights, but a recall for the identical problem, letter below. This same warranty should be extended to 04 Honda Civic Hybrid owners living in az, CA, CO, FL, ha, nv & TX. Date: may 12, 2006 all Honda sales, service & parts managers from: american Honda service division campaign announcement american Honda is announcing a product update to replace certain ima components to help prevent ima battery deterioration. We are also announcing a warranty extension for the ima battery. Currently, this product update and warranty extension applies only to states where there is an abnormally high replacement rate for ima batteries. These states include arizona, California, colorado, florida, hawaii, nevada and texas. In these states, the warranty for the ima battery has been extended to 10 years of 150,000 miles, whichever occurs first. . . . To verify eligibility for the ima battery warranty extension, you must do a VIN status inquiry. For more information on the warranty extension, refer to service bulletin 06-027: warranty extension: ima battery. Customer notification customers will be sent a notification of the product update and warranty extension the week of may 22, 2006. Approximately 4,700 vehicles are affected by this update campaign. . . . Sincerely, american Honda motor CO. , inc. Honda automobile division .

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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?.

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Honda released an "update" to improve battery performance of the hybrid car. This update degraded the acceleration performance. It is unpredictable to know whether the car will accelerate when necessary. Many times the car has not accelerated when necessary and almost caused accidents. I implore you investigate this "update". In my opinion, this update only hides the fact that Honda produced an inferior and unsafe product.

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There is a potential for the voltage converter that relays power from the integrated motor assist (ima) system to the vehicle's electrical components to fail. . A cvt doesn't actually have gears, so the system uses electronics to direct the transmission to up- or downshift in specific ways when a driver hits a paddle. Battery loses charge suddenly and power is significantly lost to the point where acceleration is not possible. This has created several unsafe driving condition in highway and expressway entrances, as I can not get in safely or maintain safe speed during driving. This incident has repeated many times in the past three years. Battery indicator drops to zero bar or one bar and power is lost significantly. Sluggish to poor acceleration, especially in highway merge situations placing owner is dangerous situations. When battery charged at least 50%, acceleration is acceptable as the ima assist in acceleration. The vehicle's hybrid ima system (integrated motor assist) has been steadily deteriorating the hybrid battery system must recharge so frequently that battery assist is available less than half the time. When assist is unavailable, acceleration is dangerously low, making common driving situations such as left turns, freeway onramps, and merging into traffic unpredictable and quite hazardous. Honda's only response has been a series of ineffective software updates. Honda will not replace the battery under warranty unless a warning light appears. Yet even the current severely degraded performance of the battery does not trigger that warning light. I have been in several near miss situations when acceleration was so sluggish that I was nearly unable to evade a dangerous traffic situation.

My 2008 Honda Civic Hybrid was reprogrammed in 2010 due to problems with the hybrid battery system. It was a mandatory reprogram that has resulted in a significant decrease in the utilization of the integrated motor assist (ima) hybrid system. This decrease in use has had the direct effect of reducing power of the vehicle when starting from a stop, and poses a safety threat when maneuvering at intersections and in traffic. In some instances, the vehicle will accelerate very slowly regardless of the amount of pressure applied to the accelerator. This problem was not present before the hybrid system was reprogrammed by Honda, and they will not revert the system to its original state because it will result in costs associated with replacing defective batteries under warranty.

2008 Honda Civic Hybrid ima dash light and engine light come on at approximately 31,000 miles. I was driving and all of the sudden the integrated motor assist light on the dash and the engine light came on. I stopped and read that this indicated a problem with the integrated motor assist and that performance would be affected which it was. Acceleration was sluggish and slow from a stand still. I took it to the dealership immediately and was asked if I had received a recall notice which I said I had not. They said they were aware of the problem and that it required a software upgrade. I left the car for about 30 minutes and when I returned they said that they flashed the computer and did an upgrade. After this there were no more problems. I have looked at NHTSA and Honda site and there is no mention of this problem or a recall listed on any site. I just wanted to let you know that this may be a problem. Thank you.

We own a 2007 Honda Civic Hybrid. We strongly believe this car is unsafe. In 2010 we brought the car into a Honda dealer after the ima light came on. Instead of replacing a bad hybrid battery, the dealer instead "upgraded" the ima software. As a result, the car has lost mileage. But far more importantly, it has lost any acceleration. The software doesn't use the ima (electric booster motor) in a manner that provides any acceleration to the car. In fact, as best as we can tell, the ima (integrated motor assist) is mostly turned off. So we have a smaller combustion engine than the conventional Honda civic doing the work of what should be two engines. The primary and booster. We constantly have a difficult time in gaining freeway speed to properly merge onto the highway. This is impossible if the on ramp is on a hill or incline. We have had several close calls and near accidents. As a result we firmly believe this car is un-safe. We urge you to open up a safety investigation into the 2007 Honda Civic Hybrid. If these hybrid batteries were replaced, as they should have been under warranty, this car would not have a safety acceleration problem. Honda refuses to do so. We need your help. Sincerely,.

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.

I drive a 2007 Honda Civic Hybrid. The car is barely 3 years old with less than 36,000 miles. In June while starting from a dead stop on a hill and driving in gently rolling hills the integrated motor assist would often fail to engage to provide the extra power needed to climb the hill. The engine revved to 3000 - 3500 rpm but had no power. When starting from the dead stop the car could not hold it's position on the hill. The dealer could not figure out the cause but they applied two software updates to the computer that might help. They also contacted the Honda techline. Honda told my dealer that given the age of the battery (3 years) and when the temperature reaches 100 degrees (there was a coincidental heat wave in the east) this was normal operation. On the specific day this problem started temperatures were in the eighties. The dealer spent two weeks trying to diagnose the problem and a third week arguing with Honda that the car did not run right. At this point I contacted Honda customer service and they opened an 'investigation'. They took my statement and contacted the dealer. Their conclusion was that the car is operating perfectly normally. This time they said that given the age of the battery, if you use the ima too much the ima battery may overheat and shut down. That is Honda's official position and they refuse to take any responsibility to correct the problem. The safety concerns of this problem are obvious. Fortunately traffic was light and there were no accidents. My wife drives a 2003 Honda Civic Hybrid with over 100,000 miles and has never encountered this problem. There was a total redesign of the civic in 2006. Perhaps the Honda engineers outsmarted themselves and introduced a design flaw. Or, perhaps there is a defective battery that Honda does not want to pay to replace.

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.

Honda Civic Hybrid has a problem with the battery that the system uses to run the integrated motor assist between the transmission and the engine to assist the gas engine when accelerating. As the battery deteriorates, it does not charge as well, hold a charge and therefore does not assist as well to accelerate, causing a dangerous situation at times to merge with traffic or accelerate from a stand still.

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I have owned my 2007 Honda Civic Hybrid for about 21months. I started to have issues with the ima (integrated motor assist, hybrid batteries) last summer (2008) and continue to have issues to date (may 2009). The ima battery that powers the assist motor has been unpredictable and has had degraded performance for the past year causing the car to be underpowered and unsafe to drive on the highway. The ima system routinely fully discharges (especially during the hot summer months in arizona) and leaves the car only to run 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. My wife drives 3 kids to school (35 miles on way) on a daily basis and is concerned for the kids and her safety on the highway. The batteries also are located under the rear passenger seat. Due to the excessive heat the rear passengers (my kids) are always complaining that the seat is warm and that is excessively hot in the back seat since the problem first was observed in last summer 2008, I have taken it to several different Honda dealerships. They all state that this is normal operation and unless the service light comes on that nothing is wrong. The service light they are referring to is the p1433 battery degraded code that states to replace the batteries. It seems odd that they wait until the batteries are totally failed and depleted before they will change them. I noticed that Honda does have a TSB out covering excessive heat and that it can severely damage the ima batteries. This states that if the temperature is above 150 degrees f that the batteries can be damaged or fail. I know that heat soaking the car for 8-10 hours in the full sun at 110+ degrees (shade temp) can easily heat the ima batteries to very close to 150 degrees. I am highly concerned for the safety of my wife and kids that she drives and others that may be effected.

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.

I purchased a new 07 Honda civ hybrid and from the start never got close to the mpg as advertised. I had the car looked at by Honda dealer multiple times and they very found anything wrong and would comment that car was within spec. 21/2 years later and in the summer I experienced when the I was in heavy traffic and high temperature with all electrical options on ac,nav,radio, etc. The hybrid battery would drain and not keep charge and the car would operate sluggish, no power, no acceleration and basically unsafe to drive. Th car drove that it had run out of gas. I experienced this 3x in 2 weeks as I was exploring and documenting the symptoms. I took it back to the dealer and it was the time of the software update. They updated the software and they would not replace the batteries even though we indirectly agreed (dealer mechanic did but not Honda corporate. . Since they declined to replace battery) over time that the battery had degraded due to design flaw. After the software update the car driving characteristics changes. Engine idles at higher rmp (higher keeps the battery better charged), the power to pass a vehicle on the highway (my wife would press on the accelerator to pass a car on the highway and the car did not respond almost causing accidents). Considers it unsafe and refuses to drive it and put kids in it. I had DE aler look a it for a few days working with the Honda technical team. Final assessment was did not find anything wrong and it is driving within spec. How can that be?the car no longer has power, cannot dependently pass or overcome a car on the highway in normal driving speeds and when you stress it traffic on a hot day and run the normal equipment ac the car feels like it is running out of gas and the hybrid batteries are not charging and are not operating the car as you would expect a car to operate. The software update made the car worst. The car is unsafe!.

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 owns a 2003 Honda civic-hybrid. The vehicle lunges forward when the contact removes and reapplies his foot from the accelerator pedal. The dealer stated that the egr valve was faulty. The fuel system was unknown. The current mileage is 39,000 and failure mileage was 38,500.

- 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.