2007 Honda Civic Electrical System Problems
- 56
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.
Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.
Among these 56 stored complaint records:
- 0 indicate a crash
- 0 indicate injury
- 2 indicate fire
What owners report
- hybrid battery · 11 records
- electric motor · 9 records
- failure mileage · 6 records
- oncoming traffic · 5 records
- motor assist · 5 records
- software update · 5 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 17 |
| 60–100k mi | 11 |
| 30–60k mi | 11 |
| 100–150k mi | 3 |
| 150–400k mi | 1 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Electrical System · Vehicle Speed Control
I have a 2007 honda 'hybrid'. Recently i received a letter from honda reference to the batteries. As instructed i went to the dealership and had a new computer chip installed. Problem, my acceleration from start is greatly diminished and my fuel economy has gone down about 3 mpg around town. Please assist. Thankyou. *tr
ODI 10350715
Electrical System
I have a 2007 honda civic hybrid. I have noticed that the battery is suddenly drained of its charge during hot weather when i am at a stop. This caused me to pull out into traffic with literally no acceleration. This has led me to almost being called by oncoming traffic on a couple different occasions. I know honda is aware of this happening as they have sent out a notice to have the battery software updated saying…
ODI 10348035
Electrical System
Since i have gotten the ima battery upgrade the car battery completely discharges randomly several times a day. When the battery discharges the car looses a significant amount of its acceleration. It frequently looses all bars on the battery gauge, signifying a recalibration event. When this happens, the car is unable to accelerate at a reasonable speed since the hybrid system is trying to charge the battery instead…
ODI 10386965
Electrical System
Tl*the contact owns a 2007 honda civic hybrid. The contact stated that in august 2010, the dealer reprogrammed the computer which caused the vehicle to lose power and not accelerate normally. The vehicle was inspected by the dealer who stated that the reprogramming was the cause of the failure. The vehicle had not been repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 28,000.
ODI 10369816
Electrical System · Unknown Or Other
The vehicle's hybrid ima system (integrated motor assist) has been steadily deteriorating since approximately 40000 miles, but became hazardous at around 63000. Current mileage is 78500. The hybrid battery system must recharge so frequently that battery assist is available less than half the time. When assist is unavailable, acceleration is dangerously low, making common driving situations such as left turns,…
ODI 10409769
Electrical System · Vehicle Speed Control
I was almost in a serious accident as i went to make a right hand turn, and the car only accelerated at about 1/4 of its normal pace. I had to look down to make sure my foot was on the gas. When this acceleration failure occurred, the battery showed no charge, but it had shown almost a full charge when i first started the car, just a few minutes earlier. My car now cannot hold a charge at all. I park it fully…
ODI 10340929
Automatic Transmission · Electrical System
2007 honda civic hybrid lost electric motor assist power in may 2010 when i was driving up a hill in downtown seattle traffic. Took it to honda dealer, who confirmed low power assist and (without conferring with me) reprogrammed the power assist software and pronounced it fixed. One or two days after this service call, i again noticed weak electric motor assist on another hill in downtown traffic. Took the car to…
ODI 10345575
Electrical System
Honda civic hybrid 2007 has worse mpg (28mpg on average) than its non-hybrid twin or other comparable models, after the new software for integrated motor assist was installed by honda dealership. When i bought the car it was marked with 45mpg average. My battery seems to have been damaged as it does not hold charge. *tr
ODI 10351636
Electrical System
Tl*the contact owns a 2007 honda civic hybrid. The contact stated that he had an ima battery in the vehicle that would not charge in hot weather. The vehicle also began to accelerate without warning. The dealer was contacted and stated that they have been updating the software in the vehicle. The manufacturer stated that there was nothing wrong with the battery. There have been no repairs just software updates. The…
ODI 10348477
Electrical System
My 2007 honda civic hybrid ima battery is discharging/recalibrating randomly causing loss of power. Prior to this date i had taken it to the dealership to try and find a problem since this began occurring frequently and was a new issue with the car. No problems were found. On this date, the ima battery discharged while making a left at an intersection, power was drained, a car almost hit me because my car could not…
ODI 10331674
Electrical System
This is regarding a 2007 honda civic hybrid. The ima system/electric battery is not working as it used to. Recently there was a service bulletin issued by honda to have the ima software updated at any honda dealership. The service bulletin dealt with the issue of the electric battery not charging properly and no/minimal assist from the ima system when accelerating. There is no change in how the car is performing…
ODI 10362921
Electrical System
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 honda civic hybrid. The contact stated that the electrical battery, or the ima system, would not hold an electrical charge. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who advised the contact that if a light did not illuminate within the instrument panel stating there was a failure with the vehicle, they were unable to assist. The manufacturer was contacted stating that a warning light should…
ODI 10359676
Electrical · Electrical System
Premature sudden battery failure. Shorts out. I've have to get a new battery every year. *tr
ODI 10359901
Electrical System
My 2007 honda civic hybrid is frequently sluggish and doesn't accelerate as rapidly as i was used to when it performed better. Now, when i'm turning left in front of oncoming traffic or merging into high speed traffic i never know if my car will accelerate quickly enough or not. I've taken it to honda multiple times and they always say it's fine. More recently i realized it was because it wasn't getting its previous…
ODI 10350022
Electrical System
The 2007 honda civic hybrid battery loses its ability to hold a charge leaving the vehicle without the assist that should be coming from the electric motor to supplement the gasoline engine. It can drop its charge at any time and is dangerous when the vehicle operator expects the assist such as freeway merging and there is no assist. *tr
ODI 10321641
Electrical System
My 2007 honda civic hybrid would lose its battery charge and it would take 2 to 3 miles of driving to recharge the battery. During this recharging time there is no assist from the electric motor which is suppose to aid the gas engine when more power is needed such as merging into traffic or making a left turn with on coming traffic. The official name of the battery losing its charge is called a recalibrating. It had…
ODI 10346514
Electrical System · Power Train
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 honda civic hybrid. While driving approximately 5 mph uphill, the vehicle became resistant to acceleration attempts with no illumination of the battery warning symbol. The failure usually occurred when driving uphill and had been experienced at least ten times intermittently. The contact stated she received a software update notification letter from the manufacturer but did not have the…
ODI 10394474
Electrical System · Service Brakes, Hydraulic
2007 honda civic hybrid has issues with the brakes and power. *nj the consumer stated the brakes were not braking properly. The consumer took the vehicle to the dealer to have the brakes inspected, but after inspecting the brakes and road testing, they stated the vehicle was performing normal. The consumer continued to have braking issues, and after almost having a collision due to decreased braking ability, she…
ODI 10304909
Electrical System
Tl*the contact owns a 2007 honda civic hybrid. While driving 15 mph, the vehicle lost power and slowed down. Occasionally, the vehicle would slow down and restart itself before coming to a complete stop. On one occasion, the vehicle came to a complete stop and shut off. The battery had to be replaced in order for the vehicle to restart. The vehicle was taken to the dealer twice. The first time they replaced the…
ODI 10273449
Electrical System
This morning, i left work and tried to turn on the windshield wipers. They would not work. *tr
ODI 10266738
Electrical System
Tl*the contact owns a 2007 honda civic. The contact stated that the vehicle caught fire while parked. The fire department extinguished the fire and filed a report. The vehicle was destroyed and the insurance company stated that the fire was caused by a defect in the wiring harness. The manufacturer and dealer have not been notified. The current and failure mileages were approximately 35,000.
Fire reported
ODI 10264499
Electrical System
H2007 honda civic hybrid. Battery has failed and car does not have enough power to merge onto freeway. *tr
ODI 10261051
Electrical System
Got into the car one night in the winter of 2009, and the headlamps would not operate. *tr
ODI 10266737
Electrical System
2007 civic si sedan w/ premium sound system: only when the engine is running, and the radio is turned, all speakers emit a buzzing sound, whether the volume of the radio is all the way down or casually listening. You can hear the buzzing sound and it its very unpleasant. It occurs all the time the car is on and driving, or idling. When to dealer said they could not do anything about it since honda has not released a…
ODI 10254654
Electrical System
My vehicle is a 2007 civic hybrid. When its warm out and / or i have several people in the car the hybrid system will shut down. When this happens the car loses its ability to accelerate at an acceptable level. A few times i have attempted to merge into oncoming traffic and the car had so little power that all i could do was pull into the path of the oncoming traffic and not accelerate enough to get out of the way.…
ODI 10245124