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#16 of 180 Re: 2006 IMA Failure on Hills [mlilley] by mickeyrom May 22, 2008 (1:47 pm)
Replying to: mlilley (May 22, 2008 1:24 pm) What is IMA? Replies to this message: wistlo (May 22, 2008 1:55 pm)
#17 of 180 Re: 2006 IMA Failure on Hills [mickeyrom] by wistlo May 22, 2008 (1:55 pm)
Replying to: mickeyrom (May 22, 2008 1:47 pm) IMA = 'Integrated Motor Assist', the trade name of Honda's hybrid technology.
#18 of 180 Re: 2006 IMA Failure on Hills [bandv] by fabregas Jun 03, 2008 (10:24 am)
Replying to: bandv (Sep 04, 2007 3:26 pm) I have 2006 HCH. Exact thing happen on a cool rainy day. IMA battery indicated 3 bars when it happened! I have 12K miles on it. This is can cause a fatal accident!!! esp. if you need to accelerate to make turns or merge!!! So does putting the car in neutral/park and revving to 3000 RPM really help resolve this problem? thanks in advance!
#19 of 180 battery depletes going uphill by kevlin Jun 16, 2008 (4:07 pm)
my 2007 hybrid civic's battery drains completely after going uphill for about 2 minutes - then the engine revs and it smells like something is on fire - basically the car won't go anymore - the weather is cool (no high ambient temperature issue) - it happens everytime i go up a hill of any significance - i simply don't understand why honda won't acknowledge there is a problem with these cars - has anyone pursued this to the top of the corporate ladder yet
#20 of 180 Re: 2006 IMA Failure on Hills [mlilley] by gshiber Jun 27, 2008 (3:39 pm)
Replying to: mlilley (May 22, 2008 1:24 pm) Have '07 Civic Hybrid: Several days ago noticed no charge and no assist indicated on the gauge with only 2 bars charge showing. Naturally the Auto stop did not work. Manual said the charging system was correcting itself and in a few minutes it would recover. The IMA icon did not appear so system is supposedly OK. Without the assist I have lost power and mpg has fallen. It has been hot here -- hi 90s for several days. When I rev my engin -- still no charge. Made appointment with dealer. Will see him in 2 days from today. From reading messages on this forum, it sounds like the dealer will tell me everything checks out OK -- but it isn't OK ... it isn't working as I bought it... what do I, or can I do. Are my batteries shot at 13,000 miles? Unbelievable. Advice/comments
#21 of 180 I too have this IMA issue by sorsha Aug 06, 2008 (5:38 am)
2006 honda civic hybrid 27,000 miles.   I took my car in for recall work, to find out why there is a thump when I brake, and why my shifter gets so hot.   They claimed to have done the recall work and could find out nothing about the brakes or the transmission.   My car was not having the IMA issue until after I left the dealership.   I had to turn around and come back to the dealership, who claimed that the IMA cutting out was normal. I pitched a fit and they had me drive a brand new hybrid around in the rain, to redline no less, in order to prove to them that I was correct.   They kept my car friday, saturday, sunday and end of day monday claimed that the car was fixed and that it was not showing the problem anymore, that when I came to pick up the car they would talk to me about it more. However, on friday, they updated 3 cpus and could think of nothing else to do.   I show up, drive my car and it seems fine. I get a form from them indicating there is an investigation by american honda into the problem. The form has questions such as :what is the ambient temp? was the ac on? and I am to fill it out and fax it over to american honda if and when the problem occurs again. when this happens, american honda will release a software update that will change the cutout point for initiating at 102 degrees to 115 degrees...   after the problem occurring again, my dealership saying they could do nothing, and american honda saying it was not their problem. I am not in a pickle with a car that will sometimes assist, sometimes wont.   the temp outside can be anywhere from 75 degrees to over 90. It happens with my ac on, off, on auto, windows down or up. with the batter fully charged or nearly empty.   I am SO frustrated because my dealership does not even want to try to repair the car anymore, american honda is not even concerned, and i am daily encountering highspeed traffic and bridges that I have to floor my car to drive through.   please help!
#22 of 180 Re: 2006 IMA Failure on Hills [mlilley] by david384 Aug 10, 2008 (5:06 pm)
Replying to: mlilley (May 22, 2008 1:24 pm) I have a HCH 2006. I have the same problem. Dealer tells me its the heat. He also stated it could be the battery is going bad. I bought used and the place I bought it from is suppose to replace the battery. I hope. Has anyone else found out what is causing the problem?
#23 of 180 by sorsha Aug 11, 2008 (4:08 am)
So far from talking to American Honda and my dealership, they are clueless. There was a form from American Honda that asked questions about what the temps and your driving is like when the problem occurs that is supposed to help American Honda find a resolution and determine the cause of the problem.   I encourage you to report this problem to American Honda because currently it would appear they do not see this as a problem worthy of immediate action. Replies to this message: david384 (Aug 11, 2008 8:46 am)
#24 of 180 Re: [sorsha] by david384 Aug 11, 2008 (8:46 am)
Replying to: sorsha (Aug 11, 2008 4:08 am) Whom did you report to at Honda? Do you have the contact information? I would greatly appreciate any information!

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