NHTSA Complaint #10351731 — 2006 HONDA CIVIC

I HAVE ON '06 CIVIC HYBRID AND THE BATTERY IS GETTING PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. IT CRASHES OFTEN WHERE ONE SECOND IT SHOWS MORE THAN 1/2 CHARGE, AND THE NEXT THE ACCELERATION AND POWER IS SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE AND THE CHARGE LEVEL DROPS TO ZERO. NOT GOOD WHEN YOU ARE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE INTO TRAFFIC. HONDA HAS ISSUED A NOTICE TO UPDATE THE SOFTWARE THAT BASICALLY COMPROMISE SAFETY, POWER AND FUEL ECONOMY SO HONDA CAN GET YOU THROUGH THE WARRANTY PERIOD WITHOUT HAVING TO REPLACE YOUR BATTERY. I FEAR THAT THE UNEXPECTED LOSS OF ACCELERATION AND POWER IS UNSAFE, AND THAT THE SOFTWARE UPDATE THAT CLAIMS TO FIX THE PROBLEM IS SIMPLY AN ATTEMPT BY HONDA TO EXTEND THE LIFE OF A FAULTY BATTERY BEYOND THE WARRANTY PERIOD. *TR