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171 messages, Last post on Nov 21, 2009 at 7:27 AM
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I need some help!. Am I the only one having this type of problem? I consider myself an experience Honda Civic Hybrid owner. I had an older 2003 Model and I loved it!. So I went ahead and purchased a new 2009 model. What a difference!. It drives and acts completely different from the old model I had. I am told, this is due to all the changes Honda did to the new Hybrid IMA system (Version 2 ?). Here are some of the issues I now have. The car has been at the Honda Service, they can not find anything wrong. 1. The IMA acts more or less random. Sometimes it kick in for a split second then goes away when I accelerate. On the old model it stayed on as long as I applied gas. 2. The Battery Indicator does not appear to be accurate. I have never seen it do a full charge like my old car did 3. It often feels like driving a brick. Many times when I drive around 45 Miles per hour and want to enter a 65 miles high way, I have to accelerate to get to that new speed or I will cause an accident. The IMA seems unable to kick in!. I can see the RPM of the engine go all the way up to 6000 RPM when I try to get up to speed, the RED area is 6200 so the engine is working more than overtime. It takes up to a minute to get it up to speed and the IMA NEVER kicks in!. 4. When I drive in mountain areas or up hills it almost rolls backward!. Well no, but again the IMA does not appear to do anything. BUT the IMA does work when I drive slow , but never the way it used to on my old model when it actually assisted the engine when it needed power!. Please help me, this is driving my crazy |
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Replying to: ilikecake (May 15, 2009 2:41 pm) Most IMA batteries that have been sitting in junkyards will fail within their first year (usually at the 9 month mark) with P1447 or P1433 errors. This is due to the fact that they have been left sitting for 90 or more days without being charged. If this happens to you, you should not replace it again (because it will happen again) but have it rebalanced to correct the damaged caused by the extended sitting. BTW, $150 is very cheap. They are usually $250. |
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Replying to: jorgenchr (May 21, 2009 7:55 pm) |
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Replying to: jorgenchr (May 21, 2009 7:55 pm) It describes some of the factors which can affect how the IMA system will respond. This gave some logic to the seeming randomness of the system. I don't know if I changed or the car changed but it seems to be doing better now, after I hit about 4000 miles. I think I mostly got used to the way it drove. Also, there is a software update for the IMA system so you might want to check with your dealer to see if your car has been updated or not. I only bought my 09 hch less than 2 months ago and it hadn't received the update, so it is quite possible that your car also might have been manufactured before the latest software update.
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i just bought my 2003 hch car 1 week ago ,the ima come on all of the time ,& the MPG is too low around 23mpg ...plz help me what i have to do
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Replying to: amjad1 (May 31, 2009 2:13 pm) The warranty is 8 years/80,000 miles on the battery. |
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Replying to: timaz (May 28, 2009 9:34 pm)
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Replying to: jorgenchr (Jun 03, 2009 11:15 pm)
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Replying to: hunter44102 (Jun 05, 2009 5:14 pm)
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Replying to: jorgenchr (Jun 09, 2009 6:23 pm) Not sure what everything means, but hopeful that can help. I had the work done 4/14 and I have an 09 HCH delivered to the dealer in 11/08. I don't know if possibly my 09 was manufacturer earlier than yours. I would guess the cars being manufactured after the updates were released would already come with the latest software, so perhaps your car already had the latest updates when it was delivered. |
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