NHTSA Complaint #10357385 — 2008 HONDA CIVIC ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10357385
Vehicle	2008 HONDA CIVIC
Component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Date of Incident	July 15, 2010
Date Filed	September 24, 2010
Mileage	50,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	TN

Consumer Description

I HAVE A 2008 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID SINCE IT WAS BRAND NEW, NEVER A PROBLEM. IN JULY I RECEIVED A LETTER EXPLAINING A SOFTWARE UPGRADE THAT WAS TO HELP THE LIVE OF MY IMA BATTERY. SINCE THIS "UPGRADE" MY IMA MOTOR DOES NOT ASSIST ALL THE TIME. SPECIFICALLY WHEN GOING UP HILLS AND WHEN TRYING TO MERGE ONTO A FREEWAY/HIGHWAY IT WILL NOT KICK IN. I WOULD GUESS 20% OF THE TIME IT DOES NOT ENGAGE AT ALL. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO DARRYL WALTRIP HONDA IN FRANKLIN, TN. THEY SAW THE PROBLEM AND AGREED IT WAS A PROBLEM BUT THEN AFTER TALKING WITH "CORPORATE" HAVE DECIDED IT IS NOT A PROBLEM. I'M NERVOUS THAT I DO NOT HAVE THE PROPER ACCELERATION IN THESE CIRCUMSTANCES. I HAVE NOW READ NUMEROUS SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ONLINE. SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE ABOUT THIS. *TR

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