2007 Honda Civic Hybrid

The contact owns a 2007 Honda Civic Hybrid. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the steering wheel seized with several unknown warning lights illuminated. The contact stated that the steering wheel was difficult to turn. The contact also stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle lost motive power with several unknown warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was able to restart. The contact stated that the battery was replaced; however, the failure recurred. The dealer was contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.

The contact owns a 2007 Honda Civic Hybrid. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the vehicle failed to accelerate while the accelerator pedal was depressed. The contact stated that several unknown warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed with the battery needing to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired however, the failure recurred. The contact took the vehicle to another independent mechanic and the battery terminals were replaced. The vehicle was repaired however, the failure persisted. The contact related the failure to an unknown recall. The manufacturer was informed of the failure. The manufacturer declined to offer any further assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 15,000.

THE IGNITION IS LOCKED CANT TURN THE KEY OVER AND THE IMA LIGHT COMES ON

THE 2007 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID HAS A TRANSMISSION THAT GRINDS WHEN IT SHIFTS GEARS AND HAS DELAYS IN IT'S SHIFTING FROM IT'S AUTO-STOP MODE TO DRIVE WHICH PRESENT A SAFETY PROBLEM. THIS PROBLEM PERSISTS EVEN AFTER GETTING MY TRANSMISSION SERVICED AT THE HONDA DEALERSHIP WITH HONDA TRANSMISSION FLUID AS SPECIFIED

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID. WHILE THE CONTACT'S WIFE WAS DRIVING 5 MPH, THE CONTACT MADE A LEFT TURN AND DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WHEN THE INTEGRATED MOTOR ASSIST (IMA) WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SOUTH TACOMA HONDA (7802 S TACOMA WAY, TACOMA, WA 98409, 253-472-2300) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE IMA BATTERY FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND WAS ADVISED TO CALL NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 79,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE ABS, POWER STEERING, AND INTEGRATED MOTOR ASSIST WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE RADIO LIGHTS BLINKED, THE AIR CONDITIONER TURNED OFF, THE POWER STEERING BECAME LOOSE, AND THE ENGINE STALLED. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND HAD IT TOWED HOME. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AT 800-999-1009 AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD TOO MANY MILES AND THE CONTACT WAS NOT THE ORIGINAL OWNER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 169,000.

MY CARS STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP AND CAR STALLS WHEN THE 12 VOLT BATTERY CONSTANTLY DIES AT RED LIGHTS AND ON THE HIGHWAY

IN THE LAST TWO WEEKS I'VE HAD TWO INSTANCES WHERE I WAS ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN AT A GREEN LIGHT AND HAD TO YIELD TO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. HOWEVER, WHEN THE NEXT ONCOMING VEHICLE APPEARED TO BE FAR ENOUGH AWAY AND AT A SAFE DISTANCE, I ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE AND MAKE THE TURN AND MY HYBRID SYSTEM A.K.A. HONDA'S IMA (INTEGRATED MOTOR ASSIST) WOULD RANDOMLY FAIL TO ENGAGE, LEAVING ME WITH ALMOST NO ACCELERATION POWER. IT FELT LIKE I WAS DRIVING A LAWNMOWER. THE ENGINE WOULD REV UP, BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT PROPORTIONATELY ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO DRIVE UPHILL IN DOWNTOWN TACOMA, WA AS IT STARTS ROLLING BACK EVEN WITH ACCELERATOR PEDAL DEPRESSED ALL THE WAY DOWN. I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT ALTHOUGH THERE WAS A SB-10051509-6014 ISSUED FOR MY SPECIFIC MODEL, WHICH IN EFFECT EXTENDED THE WARRANTY AND MY VIN FELL UNDER THE SPECIFIED CRITERIA, IT WAS CANCELLED DUE TO A SALVAGE BRANDED TITLE (A FACT I DIDN'T NOT NOTICE UNTIL AFTER I HAD PURCHASED THE VEHICLE FROM A PRIVATE PARTY). THIS ISN'T SIMPLY A WARRANTY ISSUE. THIS IS IN EFFECT A SAFETY ISSUE AS THE DRIVER IS UNABLE TO REMEDY THE SITUATION IN AN EMERGENCY. THE RISK IS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED BY THE FACT THAT THE DRIVER MAKING THE LEFT TURN IS FACING ONCOMING TRAFFIC WHICH IS COMING TOWARDS THE VEHICLE IN FULL SPEED. SHOULD A CHILD BE PRESENT IN THE REAR SEAT, IF THE DRIVER IS UNABLE TO COMPLETE THE LEFT TURN AND VACATE THE INTERSECTION IN TIME, THE COLLISION COULD PROVE FATAL, ESPECIALLY SINCE THE HYBRID BATTERY PACK AND THE HIGH VOLTAGE WIRES ARE ALL CONNECTED RIGHT BEHIND THE REAR SEAT.

I HAD AN ACCIDENT ON 02/07/2017, 09:15 AM ( CASE NUMBER B17-02029 )ON HIGHWAY I-93 IN WINDHAM, NH. I WAS DRIVING ALONE TO SOUTH. THEN, BECAUSE OF ICE AND SNOW CAR LOST CONTROL, SPUN,HIT BACK AND FRONT AND PASSENGER SIDE.I STOP AFTER 180 DEGREE TURN. NO ONE INVOLVED. DAMAGES WERE FRONT BACK AND PASSENGER SIDE AND SOME OF INTERIOR. FRONT BUMPER WAS FALL OFF. MY CAR WAS TOWED BY AAA WHO WAS CALLED BY THE POLICE. MY PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAGS BOTH WINDOW AND DOOR WERE DROPPED, BUT NON OF THEM HAD AIR AT ALL. JUST EMPTY BAGS WERE DRAGGED. THEN I CHECKED THE AIR BAG STATUS ABOUT MY CAR. MY CAR WAS ELIGIBLE FOR RECALL ON DEC/20/16 AS I SEE ONLINE, BUT HONDA DEALER NEVER GAVE US A NOTICE ABOUT THE RECALL. MY HUSBAND PURCHASED THE CAR 07 AS A NEW AT HONDA DEALER IN SALEM NH.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT "INTEGRATED MOTOR ASSIST SYSTEM COMPROMISE" DISPLAYED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO HONDA MOTORWERKS (500 4TH ST S, LA CROSSE, WI 54601, (888) 434-6632) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH AN INTERNAL BATTERY FAILURE THAT NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE BATTERY WAS NOT REPLACED DUE TO COST, BUT THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS STILL ABLE TO OPERATE USING THE HYBRID SYSTEM OR FUEL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT USING THE HYBRID SYSTEM WAS FINE DURING THE SUMMER, BUT DURING THE WINTER MONTHS, DUE TO COLDER TEMPERATURES AND SHORTER DAYLIGHT HOURS, THE VEHICLE WOULD LOSE POWER WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IT WAS A KNOWN ISSUE THAT THE INTERNAL BATTERY DEGRADES OVER TIME AND FAILED TO KEEP A LONGER CHARGE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 06581479. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 125,000.

HI WE BOUGHT THIS CAR 3 YEARS AGO AND WE TOOK IT FOR INSPECTION MAYBE 10 MONTHS AGO. WE WERE TOLD MY THE HONDA DEALER INSPECTORS THAT THE CAR DIDN'T NEED TO FIX ANY THING, AND THAT IF THE CAR NEED IT ANY REPAIRS THE CAR DID NOT QUALIFY FOR IT. SINCE THE CAR HAD MORE THAN 100,000 MILES. BUT ON DECEMBER 16,2016 MY SON WAS DRIVING UNDER THE RAIN AND AS HE WAS SWITCHING LANES TO EXIST THE FREEWAY HIS CAR LOST CONTROL HIT A RAMP IN THE FREEWAY GOT A DAMAGE ON THE REAR BUMPER, BUT THE MOST SCARY PART IS THAT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOYED AT THE TIME OF THE IMPACT. INSTEAD ONLY THE DRIVER SIZE CAME OUT DID NOTHING TO SUPPORT HIS HEAD BECAUSE THE BAGS DID NOT DEFLATE AT THE TIME OF THE IMPACT. THE OTHER DEFECT WAS THAT HIS SEAT WHICH WAS THE DRIVER SIT WAS RIPPED FROM THE SIDE AND AGAIN THE AIR BAD DIDN'T DEFLATED . THE DAMAGE ON OUR VEHICLE WAS SO SEVERE FROM THE INSIDE THAT THE INSURANCE HAS DECLARED THIS CAR AS A TOTAL LOST. *TR

TAKATA RECALL. I RECEIVED A NOTICE IN THE MAIL FROM HONDA INFORMING ME OF THE RECALL OF THE PASSENGER AIRBAG RECALL OF MY HONDA CIVIC HYBRID 2007 BUT THAT A NEW PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE YET. SEVERAL MONTHS HAVE GONE BY AND I HAVE NOT BEEN INFORMED OF THE NEW PART BEING AVAILABLE YET BY HONDA. I CALLED THE BAY RIDGE HONDA DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THAT THEY WOULD ORDER THE PART BUT WOULD NOT GIVE ME A DATE OF WHEN THEY WILL RECEIVE IT. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING MY OWN CAR. I FEEL LIKE MY CAR COULD HARM ANYONE IF I WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENTS. I WANT THE AIRBAG TO BE REPLACED ASAP. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BATTERY AND CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WERE ALSO CODES FOR LOSS OF POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE VOLTAGE CONVERTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 11V106000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 107,191.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V346000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNED A 2007 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE DRIVER SWERVED, FLIPPED OVER, AND LANDED ON ITS ROOF. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED. THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED; HOWEVER, METAL FRAGMENTS LODGED INTO BOTH OF THE CONTACT'S LEGS. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS REQUIRED. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V346000 (AIR BAGS). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, BUT HAD NOT RETURNED ANY OF THE CONTACT'S CALLS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 97,000. ...UPDATED 08/30/16 *BF *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2007 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 72 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO DEACTIVATE IT, BUT THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO 100 MPH ON ITS OWN. THE BRAKES FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE CONCRETE BARRIER ON THE REAR DRIVER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE SPUN 360 DEGREES AND CRASHED INTO THE CONCRETE BARRIER ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE. THE FRONT AND REAR PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000. UPDATED 08/12/16*LJ *CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IMA BATTERY FAILED, THE VEHICLE WAS SLOW TO ACCELERATE, AND THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. IN ADDITION, THE IMA WARNING LIGHT FLASHED AND THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT DIMMED. ONE MECHANIC PROVIDED TESTING AND A SECOND MECHANIC ALSO INSPECTED AND DIAGNOSED THE FAILURES, BUT WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE A REPAIR SOLUTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR FURTHER DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V346000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

VEHICLE LEAKS GASOLINE FROM AREA ABOVE LEFT, REAR AXLE WHEN PARKED AFTER REFUELING. LEAKAGE ONLY OCCURS WHEN COMPLETELY FILLING THE TANK. THE NY TIMES NEWSPAPER REPORTED ON A SIMILAR LEAK IN 2011, <HTTP://WHEELS.BLOGS.NYTIMES.COM/2011/12/19/GAS-LEAK-PROMPTS-WARRANTY-EXTENSION-FOR-80000-HONDA-CIVIC-HYBRIDS/>, HOWEVER DEALER STATES THERE IS NO WARRANTY EXTENSION. I CAN ONLY FIND ONE SERVICE BULLETIN THAT MIGHT APPLY, SB-01-005, BUT I CANNOT TELL BY THE BULLETIN TITLE. DEALER COST TO REPAIR IS APPROXIMATELY $1,040.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AND RESUMED NORMALLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 11V106000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 104,000.