2008 Honda Civic Hybrid Engine cooling Problems

“I'm concerned with the safety of my family when driving this vehicle due to the poor performance as detailed below. The ima battery drains so frequently and so suddenly(gets worse in the summer) that we've been very close to be involved in a few accidents. When stopped and waiting at an intersection for the green light, the car is either idled or in auto stop mode. …”

“I was stopped with my foot on the brake, about to make a left turn. The engine shut off as the hybrids do. I was rear-ended by a chevy suburban going 30 MPH. The vehicle's back crumpled accordingly, and that structure did well. However the driver's seat broke so where the back could not be set upright without it falling over after the crash. I wonder if my back would have been as hurt if it would not have broken.”

“Situation 1: on this day, I was climbing the hills (not steep) to go to an observatory called lick observatory in my hometown. The battery drained completely and the gasoline engine failed to start, stalling my car and then sliding backwards towards the cars behind me. The cars behind me upon witnessing me slide backwards, started to honk at me very loudly. I instantly applied the brakes and somehow managed to slide backwards towards the shoulder. Sometime later, after turning the keys several time, the gasoline engine started. …”

“The battery on my Honda Civic Hybrid has been failing to charge which means my car has no power to move quickly up hills or accelerate when I need to especially as I am merging onto the freeway. There have been numerous dangerous occasions where I may have been the first car at a traffic light, the light will turn green but my car has no power to make it up the hill. There has also been incidents when I am merging onto the freeway but can't get my car to accelerate to an appropriate speed as to not be a danger to the cars already on the freeway. …”

“I tracked my Honda Civic Hybrid gas mileage. From 12/09 to 1/10 my average gas mileage was 40.2mpg. Took my car into Honda dealership for recall work in spring of 2010. They told me that there was a software update on the engine/battery. I asked if there would be any affect on the car's performance. The dealership response was that without the update I would risk voiding the warranty on my car battery/engine. So I had to get the update. From that date I continued to track my gas mileage. From that point onward my gas mileage has averaged 30.9mpg. …”