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I have been a happy owner of my Honda Civic Hybrid since I first bought the car new in 2003 (that model year). I have had no real problems with the car (other than when an SUV backed into the front of my car while it was parked and did some significant damage – but insurance covered it and I thought it was kind of ironic damage) until just the other day. On a hot Sunday, I drove my car for about an hour and a half to a father's day lunch. Got to my destination - car was fine. Left my destination and stopped off at a super market to buy a cake - car was fine. Tried to start my car to leave the supermarket - car wouldn't start. Initially, the engine would not even turn. I paused for a minute and tried again. The engine started, and sounded fine. I shifted into drive – the engine died. Tried a few more times, same results. No warning lights were on the dashboard. Engine temperature was fine. Charge level was fine. Still waited for a while. Tried again. Engine started in park. Worked in neutral. But as soon as I shifted to drive, or reverse, the engine died. Tow truck guy was perplexed. The first garage we took it to, which specializes in Hondas, was also perplexed, but thought it might be the hybrid battery. We then brought it to the Honda dealership. They have spent several days on it, and claim that it is not the battery, but they can’t figure out what is wrong. To make matters worse, we JUST past our 3 year, 30,000 mile warranty. We don’t trust the Honda dealer though – since the hybrid batter is still under warranty, we suspect they are desperately looking for something else to blame the problem on. Is anyone familiar with a problem like this? This is definitely changing my attitude towards Honda hybrids, just as we are considering getting a new car in a year or so.
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Replying to: hybrid2003nyc (Jun 23, 2006 1:06 pm) |
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| Recently, my car civic 06 hybrid is not shutting down at stop light as it used to. Does anyone know what is going on? Thanks. | |
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Replying to: kentmoon (Apr 07, 2006 9:14 am) 
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Replying to: kentmoon (Apr 07, 2006 9:14 am) After spending plenty of time with each of these cars (except the Camry, which I'm told will be arriving in late May, early June), I thought that I'd decided to buy the hybrid Civic. But as the moment of purchase is nigh, I've been feeling really scared. And after reading your post, I feel even more afraid...because I've read other reports of the same problem. Just recently I read an update of a long-term test of the '06 HCH, and the reviewer reported that "There was a period of about 500 km when it didn't auto-stop at all...Subsequently, the auto-stop feature 'returned' and now the car is stopping and starting as designed." The reasons I want a hybrid are the decreased petrol use and the decreased emissions, to which the auto-stop feature contribute. Any glitches with that technology just might be a deal-breaker for me--especially when I consider that the transition from auto-stop isn't always seamless anyhow, and that the acceleration of the HCH isn't exactly exemplary. I've read of no such apparent hiccups with the Toyota Synergy Drive. Gosh though, other than the drivetrain, I really don't like the Prius. But that's really the only other option, unless I wait for the hybrid Camry or hybrid Altima. I know that the kudos for the HCH are plenty, but I just want to be sure that my money will be well spent on a car that I'll be happy with for the next half-decade. So I don't want to just ignore the criticisms/ reservations that I've been feeling and reading about. Ya know? 
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Replying to: kentmoon (Apr 07, 2006 9:14 am) Have you made sure that all the conditions are being met to allow the car to go into auto-stop per the owner's manual? 1. Front window defogger can't be on. 2. Heat can't be on high (Not sure how "high" this is, but it won't kick in under many climate control conditions) 3. Battery pack is charged at least 5 bars - I know mine won't kick in if I have 4 bars of charge and the battery pack goes into a "regen" mode while driving (not the typical regen on coasting or braking). Make sure you understand all these caveats before you take it in. Eric
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Replying to: williaea1 (Apr 10, 2006 5:31 am)
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Replying to: pro2r (Apr 10, 2006 5:44 pm) The auto stop is very finicky but if none of the above conditions apply it's time to visit the service dept. I have a block heater installed on my '06 HCH and it reduces by approx. 50% the time it takes for the auto stop to function after a cold start. |
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The car is 14 months old with 18000 miles ,the MIL(malfunction indicator light) came on 3 weeks ago. Took it to the dealer to get the fix for a recall ,something about the big battery harness behind the back seat prone to pinching and shorting when passengers are sitting in the back,so I ask the dealer to check the little yellow light in the left corner of the dashboard. The code reader showed that the o2 sensor was kaput. They send me home without the fix since Honda did not have the spare part to install in my car. I'm not too happy about that. My mileage has dropped from 49 mpg to 42mpg since the light is on. Can the faulty oxygen sensor damage my Catalic converter,or anything else for that matter. They told me to keep on driving til the get the new part.
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Has anyone heard of this lawsuit which tested Toyota hybrids against Honda hybrids (don't know year(s) or model(s)) and found that Honda odometers at 1500 miles should have actually read 2000 miles as compared with Toyotas?
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