NHTSA Complaint #10350772 — 2008 HONDA CIVIC

2008 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID WITH 24,000 MILES WITH HYBRID BATTERY AND PERFORMANCE DEGRADATION THAT IS, AT TIMES, A REAL ISSUE. BATTERY DOESN'T HOLD CHARGE VERY LONG AND VERY ADVERSELY AFFECTS ACCELERATION. PROBLEM IS VERY REPETITIVE AND VERY ADVERSELY AFFECTS ACCELERATION. HONDA'S RECALL SOFTWARE UPDATE WAS APPLIED WITHIN THE LAST 30 DAYS BUT BATTERY IS STILL NOT HOLDING A CHARGE AND ACCELERATION DEGRADATION AND SAFETY REMAINS AN INCREASING CONCERN. HONDA SHOULD REPLACE THESE DEGRADED BATTERIES BUT WON'T TAKE ANY ACTION UNTIL AN IMA LIGHT COMES ON - AT WHICH TIME, THE BATTERY WOULD BE ALMOST FULLY DEGRADED. BATTERY DEGRADATIONS HAPPENS VERY OFTEN - EVEN AFTER THE RECENT HONDA SOFTWARE UPDATE AND MANY HONDA CIVIC HYBRID OWNERS ARE VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THIS PERFORMANCE ISSUE. *TR