1. Honda Civic
  2. Problems
  3. 2007
  4. Electrical System

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

BandRecords
1–30k mi17
60–100k mi11
30–60k mi11
100–150k mi3
150–400k mi1

Complaint records

Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.

  • June 1, 2008 · 25,000 miles

    Electrical System · Engine

    Own a 2007 honda civic hybrid. After about one year of ownership, the car started exhibiting troubling characteristics with the power management and available power. The car relies on a gas engine and electric assist to provide full power in all driving situations. During the summer when teperatures rise, the car starts to have difficulty providing power from the electric motor due to the battery crashing to 0. Once…

    ODI 10352246

  • June 1, 2008 · 10,000 miles

    Electrical System · Equipment

    Ima battery deterioration and/or ima battery draining resulting in little power/pickup. *tr

    ODI 10349023

  • May 1, 2008 · 6,000 miles

    Electrical System

    My 2007 civic hybrid is experiencing a problem with the ima. As i am driving, the battery charge will be reduced to zero or one bars. I drive with the flow of traffic and normally do not exceed 55 mph. This normally occurs within the first 15 minutes of driving my car. It is most noticeable when starting from a dead stop. The car accelerates extremely sluggishly and the rpm's reach around 4500 to approach the speed…

    ODI 10244342

  • August 1, 2007 · 2,000 miles

    Electrical System · Fuel System, Other

    Under humid conditions, the main battery of this hybrid suddenly drains, leaving the car without the electric motor. In this vehicle, this means that there is very limited torque (normally supplied by the electric motor). This first occurred in the summer of 2007 and has continued with increasing frequency to the present time. This brought to the attention of the selling dealership (southern motors of savannah) in…

    ODI 10239906

  • June 2, 2007

    Electrical System

    I bought a brand new honda civic ex. The car seems to hesitate/freezes while driving at random times. Sometimes when starting the car, sometimes while driving. Obviously if i'm pulling into traffic and the car freezes this could become very dangerous. I took the car back to the dealer and contacted the manufacturer. They stated after 2 attempts to fix it that the car is fine and the symptom is a "normal…

    ODI 10197519

  • April 15, 2007 · 20 miles

    Body · Electrical System · Front · Manual Transmission · Unknown Or Other

    Slow throttle response since purchase, door glass rattle since purchase, the third gear would give resistance, which is a known problem with the six speed transmission. I patched the problem by changing the transmission fluid and installing a shorter shifter yet this is not a permanent solution. Honda has refused to repair the actual problem with the third gear synchro and at one point stated that it was probably…

    ODI 10232718