NHTSA Complaint #10447759 — 2008 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	10447759
Vehicle	2008 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID
Component	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Date of Incident	November 30, 2010
Date Filed	February 13, 2012
Mileage	50,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	VT

Consumer Description

MY 2008 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID WAS REPROGRAMMED IN 2010 DUE TO PROBLEMS WITH THE HYBRID BATTERY SYSTEM. IT WAS A MANDATORY REPROGRAM THAT HAS RESULTED IN A SIGNIFICANT DECREASE IN THE UTILIZATION OF THE INTEGRATED MOTOR ASSIST (IMA) HYBRID SYSTEM. THIS DECREASE IN USE HAS HAD THE DIRECT EFFECT OF REDUCING POWER OF THE VEHICLE WHEN STARTING FROM A STOP, AND POSES A SAFETY THREAT WHEN MANEUVERING AT INTERSECTIONS AND IN TRAFFIC. IN SOME INSTANCES, THE VEHICLE WILL ACCELERATE VERY SLOWLY REGARDLESS OF THE AMOUNT OF PRESSURE APPLIED TO THE ACCELERATOR. THIS PROBLEM WAS NOT PRESENT BEFORE THE HYBRID SYSTEM WAS REPROGRAMMED BY HONDA, AND THEY WILL NOT REVERT THE SYSTEM TO ITS ORIGINAL STATE BECAUSE IT WILL RESULT IN COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH REPLACING DEFECTIVE BATTERIES UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

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