NHTSA Complaint #10403734 — 2008 HONDA CIVIC ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10403734
Vehicle	2008 HONDA CIVIC
Component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Date of Incident	September 29, 2010
Date Filed	May 30, 2011
Mileage	30,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	PA

Consumer Description

AT APPROXIMATELY 30K MILES THE HYBRID BATTERY CHARGING CAPACITY STARTED TO DECREASE. THE BATTERY WOULD NOT HOLD A CHARGE AS LONG. HONDA SENT LETTERS OUT TO HAVE A SOFTWARE PATCH PUT IN TO PROLONG THE LIFE OF THE BATTERY. THEREFORE THEY KNOW THEY HAVE A PROBLEM. THE SOFTWARE MADE THINGS EVEN WORSE BY DEGRADING MPG AND POWER ON ACCELERATION. THE ELECTRICAL MOTOR TORQUE IS NOT ENOUGH TO MAKE A DIFF WITH THE UNDERPOWERED 1.3 ENGINE THIS CAR HAS. TOO MANY TIMES WHEN STARTING FROM A STOP THE CAR HAS NO POWER AND THERE IS A ACTUAL DELAY AND VERY SLOW ACCELERATION. RUNNING THE CAR WITH THE AIR ON IS EVEN WORSE. MY WIFE IS AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS CAR AND HONDA WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT THIS . ITS PUSHED FROM DEALER TO HONDA CORP BACK AND FORTH. THE CAR IS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. *TR

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