2009 Honda Civic: check engine light

Filed Dec 8, 2020 · Engine, Fuel system · 165,000 miles · CA

I started my vehicle up after work and it was idling rough but then stabilized so I payed it no mind. Soon as I merged onto the highway when my check engine light started to flash. I immediately loss power and the vehicle started to decelerate. I turned on my hazards, pressed on the pedal to accelerate but the vehicle was bogging and wouldn't accelerate pass 50mph. I safely got off on the next exit and shut off the vehicle. I turned the vehicle back on and made it home safely. This is the second time this happened. I changed multiple parts on the vehicle since then, yet it continues to happen. I took the vehicle to the dealership and they could not figure it out.

Filed Aug 19, 2016 · Fuel system · 88,500 miles · CA

Check engine light came on. An independent garage scanned the code as p2422 evap emission system vent valve stuck closed. Fuel tank does not seem to fill all the way, and sometimes a fuel oder is present. Online search mentioned there is a technical service bulletin #11-036 for this code. Took the vehicle to the dealer on 8/19/16 as part of the airbag recall. Dealer mentioned there is no recall for p2422, and there is no emissions warranty that covers this issue.

Filed Feb 25, 2015 · Engine · 53,000 miles · MI

I was driving my 2009 manual honda civic with a 55k on it and the temp outside was -20 f, on the high way at about 75 MPH, nothing was abnormal on my dashboard and the car was on the 5 th transmission the car suddenly stopped responding to my acceleration and the engine light blinked three times before my engine completely stopped, it was freezing outside and there was a froth bite warning. I parked safely on the side thanks god there were no much of a traffic on the high way otherwise it would have been disastrous. I checked my battery and nothing was wrong with it, so I checked my oil which I just changed 10 days ago, I found out that my oil checking stick is completely burnt and the remains was black. At this time I was sure that it something bad. I towed the car to the mechanic and arrived safely to my home. I checked online on my warranty and recalls or bulletins, I found out that honda has this problem and I called the honda customer service and they told me sorry your car is not covered under this bulletin, an unresponsible car manufacturer who produced an engine that fails in 5 years after 55k and doesn't claim responsibility, no comment!!!!!. As if safety is the last thing that matters for those companies, putting me and my family at risk and claiming no responsibly for their product.

Filed Jun 25, 2011 · Electrical · 40,000 miles · MD

I own a 2009 honda civic hybrid. I've had issues with low power and halting acceleration due to low battery conditions accompanied with the dash engine light coming on. Honda dealership has applied software updates to my vehicle to address this twice, but those simply trade mileage for battery life, degrading the value of a hybrid. I believe that the ima battery has known problems and that honda is not addressing the issue. I'm afraid to merge onto highways with a low battery due to the lack of power and acceleration.

Filed Aug 9, 2010 · Electrical, Engine · 6,750 miles · NJ

I currently am the lessee of a 2009 honda civic hybrid starting this january, the hybrid battery charge level goes from almost full (8-10 out of 10 bars) to virtually zero (1 bar) every other week (the technical term for this is a "recall" or recalibrating). This summer, it started happening every 3-4 days, and whenever I had the A/C on. Then, it started to happen every 100 miles (which made it very predictable). The problem is that when in the 'recall' state, the car is almost unresponsive and does not accelerate much, if at all. This poses a safety hazard especially when making left turns when the oncoming traffic has a blind spot, or is coming around a corner. It also impacts fuel efficiency substantially. I have seen about a 7 mile-per-gallon drop in fuel economy. I took the car to the dealer who told me that there were no codes in the system but there were 3 software updates, so they installed those and that if I still had the problem, to come back. I still have the problem so I schedule the appointment and I take the mechanic for a test drive and he sees the charge drop rapidly and states that it's completely normal. I argue that is happens too often and he still says "it's fine." about 3 weeks later the ima light and 'check engine' light come on. Turns out, it was a blown fuse (for the A/C electric drive, fuse #22) so they replace it, and tell me that they checked the current draw on the A/C just to be safe and claimed everything was fine. Now, about 2 weeks later, every time I start the car it does a recall. This is beyond annoying and now I'm starting to see drops of about 10 mpg because of this problem, as opposed to the previous 6 or 7. I'm thinking that honda knows that their nimh battery cells are prone to premature failure and will not do anything to fix the issue.

Filed Apr 7, 2010 · Transmission · 22,010 miles · GA

Check engine and check ima light illuminated. Ima battery dropped to lowest power level. Battery level stayed low and both lights remained on 2 days. Dealer performed an update to ima firmware and lights went off however battery performs recall check at least twice daily. Mpg have dropped 6 mpg in the week following the check ima error. Dealer now states there is no issue. I still have no assist power from battery and vehicle is in constant charge mode.

Filed Mar 9, 2010 · Electrical · 7,065 miles · DC

I have owned a 2009 honda civic hybrid since 12/8/08 and have had numerous problems with the battery and the hybrid system. On october 5, 2009, as I was entering an on-ramp in arlington, va, the ima system completely failed and the regular internal combustible engine (ice) revved to over 4500 RPM to provide power on the on-ramp due to there being no ima assistance. Without the hybrid power assist, I was nearly hit by other traffic. At that time, the ima warning light and check engine light illuminated. I brought the vehicle to ourisman and they spent several days getting a new ima battery system ordered and installed, claiming there was a bad cell in the 10-month old ima battery. In nov and dec 09, I discovered the car battery dead twice in the garage. On the night of february 13, 2010, the electrical system (battery and hybrid drive) failed on a busy street off of military rd, nw. The car was backing out of a driveway into the road when it completely died. As there was no power for hazard lights, I personally directed traffic around the dead car until I could get a jump. After a battery jump, I tried to charge the battery for a time, but when I put the car into reverse, the car died again and I had to get a second jump. 15 minutes later, I disconnected the cables and drove to ourisman honda in bethesda, md. On the way, the vehicle almost died twice but I was able to get the car to ourisman honda. They replaced the battery, but a week later on february 23, 2010, the car died again and I was barely able to get it to ourisman honda for service again. After several days, they identified the problem as being with the relay near the hybrid system. The car still acts strangely and they hybrid assist does not work as well as it used to. Acceleration is not normal, the hybrid assist does not come on at normal times, and there are incidents of acceleration and engine revving when I release the gas to brake before a stop sign.

Filed Feb 28, 2010 · Engine · 50,000 miles · CO

Ima check engine light went on.

Filed Jan 20, 2010 · Electrical · 13,300 miles · OH

2009 honda civic hybrid ima and engine light on, service recoded the ecu and gas mileage has gone down to 24. Battery was replaced and engine was recoded twice again and still the mileage is down to 24. I have found service bulletins on the car for batteries and excessive high temperatures. Car has been to the service center three times for this same concern. 12/04/09, 12/10/09 and 12/14/09, all for ima light on.