Tl* the contact owns a 2008 honda civic hybrid. The contact stated that fuel fumes were present in and around the vehicle. The dealer stated that both the fuel filler pipe and fuel tank were cracked and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired and the manufacturer was notified. The approximate failure mileage was 97,000.
2008 Honda Civic Hybrid fuel system complaints
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Reporting potential danger of gas leak in my honda civic hybrid 2008. First we smelled gasoline in the garage a few weeks ago. But, we were not sure where the smell originated. But, last sunday we found drops of fuel on the garage floor where honda civic 2008 hybrid was parked. When I inspected under the car, I noticed a leak near the fuel tank filler neck/ hose. At that point I was worried even to drive the car. When I took the car to the dealer they informed that the gas is leaking at the junction of filler neck and the gas tank. The dealer said that there are no recalls or warranty extension on any such problem. But, I noticed on the web that there were reports of similar leaks reported. In my opinion it is a manufacturing defect and honda should take care of it before a fatality due to a potential fire hazard. Now the dealer is charging me $600+ for the tank and $400 for installation. I think honda should replace it for free due to the defect in the gas tank.
The problem started before the date indicated, however we didn't call honda until aug. 29th, 2013. In the mornings for maybe a week we smelled gas fumes in the garage I check under the car and never saw anything leading to a leak. The cars sensors never indicated a problem, so I thought maybe some gas spilled when I removed the gas nozzle at the gas station. A few days later we smelled the gas again, so I went to honda and purchased a new gas cap about $25.00 and changed out the old for the new. The next morning we smelled gas again, so I called honda and they said get your car in here asap. We took the car in and left it, a few hours later we received a call telling us that the fill pile weld was leaking at the tank. The service man also said the gas tanks were on back order, but he would try to find one elsewhere. He had no idea why the weld failed and also why the tanks were on back order. The service man called a few hours later and found a tank it was being shipped express and hopefully will be here this week. The estimated cost is $971.00 for this repair and parts. I did some checking on the internet and found that in 2007 there was a shortage of gas tanks and the same problem was occurring. Example one person only had 45k miles when his tank had to be replaced. This problem I believe should be an indicator for a recall, this problem could have been deadly to us and others. There is no warning when it might happen, now I wonder how long I have with the new tank before the weld breaks on it. The expense is really costly, is their anyway I can recoup the $$ spent?
I have a 2008 honda civic hybrid, purchased new in 2008, and it has approximately 50,500 miles on it. Upon parking my car in the garage on the evenings of 7/10/2013 and 7/11/2013, I noticed a very slight gasoline odor. It was very slight, so I thought it was just a fluke or something in the garage. Note that I last filled up my gas tank on 6/29/2013, so my tank was not very full by this time. Also note that the sacramento area had a decent heat wave from 6/28/2013 through 7/4/2013. On the morning of 7/12/2013, I filled up my tank. Upon parking my car in the garage on the evening of 7/12/2013, I again noticed the gasoline odor but it was stronger than previous days. I closed the garage door, and then returned to the garage awhile later and the odor was extremely strong. My car is now parked outside because of the fumes and I am refusing to drive it due to the strong gasoline odor and I fear for my safety and the safety of my kids. I spoke with the dealership today (saturday 7/13/2013) and they said my car is not one of the 80,000 cars that may have this problem. (there is a known problem with a connection at the fuel tank for 2006-2011 models of the civic hybrid). They will not know what the problem is until I bring it in on monday and will evaluate it then. Apparently, that dealership does not believe a gasoline leak is not enough of a problem to have me bring it in on a saturday. Clearly, the problem with the fuel tanks is broader than the 80,000 cars originally anticipated. A well-maintained car with ~50,500 miles on it should not have a fuel leak. With this fuel leak on top of the already poor performing ima battery that everyone else is having, I am not a happy honda owner.
Since the honda ima reprogram my battery pack no longer holds a charge. It is dead every morning. It will build a charge through my 35mi commute, but the charge holds for only a limited amount of time once I exit the highway and utilize surface streets requiring stop and go travel. After sitting a few hours, the battery pack is dead again. The battery pack has died numerous times upon quick acceleration such as entry to a highway. This is unsafe as the vehicle loses its capability to accelerate without the ima. I have taken the car to the local dealer who kept the car for 2 days to test it. They confirmed that the battery pack does not hold a charge, recharges slowly and drains quickly. However they stated that although it was under the warranty period, they would not and could not replace the battery pack due to the lack of a system code or dummy light illuminating. This lack of action by honda for this common fault in their ima system is unacceptable. When the car was new and the ima system worked, I received the mpg as promised and then some. Since the update and the failure of the battery pack, I no longer receive the epa stated mpg. I basically have a normal civic with hybrid badges. I have been a honda devoted owner since 1997. This will be my last honda.
Upon receiving the 'mandatory' ima recall issued by honda, I noticed my honda civic hybrid (2008) acted very differently when it came to accelerating from a stop, particularly on a hill. From a stop it takes several seconds before the car will move forward at a reasonable speed (which it did not do prior to the update). Prior to the update, the car would accelerate like a normal car with the ima kicking in to assist the car forward. Post update it's like the gas engine wants the ima to engage but the new firmware won't allow it to. The first time I experienced this, I was nearly hit coming out into traffic as my car hesitated. Honda has stated there is no way to reverse the update. This decrease in power continues to affect me today (at 60,000 miles and climbing). This update has affected my fuel economy as well (having dropped between 30-33 mpg on a "good" day). While the fuel economy may not be a personal safety issue, it is an environmental safety issue.
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. I called the dealership to ask if they could set the software back to the way it was previously. They said no. They insisted that it was my driving habits that had changed.... When nothing in my life changed so this could not be the case.
Purchased vehicle new in march of 2008. In october of 2010 an ima battery update was required by manufacturer. Since the update I have taken the vehicle back to the dealer on a monthly basis for almost a year with the following problems, they of course can not get the vehicle to do everything that it does to me and the dealer always tells me it is operating within manufacturers standards. I have given up taking it in every month and now just take it in for its routine maintenance, I give them a printout of my concerns and the tech attaches it to the workorder. A) low fuel mileage, averages 25 to 28 mpg. Before ima update, was averaging 35 to 45 mpg. B) slow acceleration from stops, this is very dangerous because we never know if the vehicle is going to move or not. We must leave ourselves alot of space when trying to merge with traffic because of this. C) idles rough, off & on, while stopped or parked, this is using up gas because the ima battery does not come on as much as it used to. D) assist is not coming on as much as it used to, if at all. E) ima battery reading goes from 1-2 bars upto 8 or so in minutes and then back down to 1-2 bars within a minute or less. Usually reads about 1-2 bars most of time. Ima is charging itself on flat ground, up hills, down hills and when braking. I would trade the vehicle in for another, but am afraid that some other sucker would end up with something that is not operating correctly. I did purchase the extended warranty on this vehicle.
Gasoline leak where filler tube attaches to fuel tank. Noticed strong gasoline smell in garage, put car on ramp and could see fuel dripping from spot where the filler tube connects to the fuel tank. Dealer says that the entire tank must be replaced and they are back ordered nationwide. So this is happening to others and no recall???? Updated 11/10/11 *bf *tr pictures received. 03/05/12
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