NHTSA Complaint #10369806 — 2008 HONDA CIVIC ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10369806
Vehicle	2008 HONDA CIVIC
Component	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
Date of Incident	August 23, 2010
Date Filed	December 9, 2010
Mileage	45,918 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	GA

Consumer Description

2008 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID WAS MODIFIED ACCORDING TO MANUFACTURER'S VOLUNTARY RECALL NOTICE 10-034. THIS MODIFICATION INVOLVED CHANGES TO THE ENGINE CONTROL COMPUTER'S SOFTWARE "FLASH" MEMORY. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE VEHICLE DEMONSTRATES INSUFFICIENT POWER TO ACCELERATE SAFELY INTO HIGHWAY TRAFFIC. WHEN PARKED ON AN INCLINE THE VEHICLE EXHIBITS DIFFICULTY INITIATING FORWARD MOTION AND MAY ROLL BACKWARDS UP TO THREE FEET BEFORE ESTABLISHING FORWARD PROGRESS. THIS BEHAVIOR WAS NOT OBSERVED PRIOR TO THE ENGINE MODIFICATION. *TR

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