2009 Honda Civic: jerking or lurching

Filed Sep 24, 2022 · Brakes, Engine · RI

3 times my fooit has sliped off the brake pedal and on to the gas pedal. In all cases i was able to go back to the break pedal and stop. it seems the break pedal is slipery. In all cases the car lurched foward. This has never happened in any of the other cars that i have driven and continue to drive. Now with this honda it has happened 3 times.

Filed Sep 7, 2011 · Electrical · 8,000 miles · MI

The integrated motor assist (ima) system in my 2009 honda civic hybrid erratically charges and discharges hybrid battery pack, causing serious drivability issues. The problem first developed at about 8000 miles when the original hybrid battery pack failed. Replacement of the hybrid battery pack and numerous attempts to re-program the ima control software have not corrected the problem. It has continued and worsened through the present mileage of about18000. Acceleration continues to be hesitant, jerky, and extremely weak without the hybrid system operating correctly. The car is dangerous to drive on the interstate because the ima system may be charging a low hybrid battery even when acceleration is needed. In those circumstances there is no power available to accelerate the car. This is opposite of the way the ima should work. In addition, gas mileage has dropped from an average of 43 mpg when the car was new to an average of 34 mpg. The vehicle has been into a honda dealership 7 times over 20 months for work on this problem. The honda service technicians have described the car as scary to drive and stated I've never seen one do that before?. American honda claims the car is operating as designed and will authorize no further work. With its poor service history, honda dealers are not interested in taking the car in on trade, leading to a substantial loss of value.

Filed Jun 7, 2010 · Acceleration · 13,000 miles · IN

2009 honda civic hybrid was coming to a stop in traffic. The ima went from charge to assist while braking (foot on the brake pedal), lurching the car forward (tires locked up). Same event happened 5 minutes later. Dropped of at dealer the next day, but they have not been able to reproduce the surge. American honda called and said they will not address an issue if the dealer can not reproduce the failure. They ask for the car to be driven home.

Filed Mar 20, 2010 · Brakes · NY

When hitting a small pothole, or even a small bump in the road, and the brakes at the same time, the car will lurch forward several feet, and the brakes seems weak.

Filed Jul 1, 2009 · Seats · 55 miles · HI

Many drivers, myself included, cannot drive a new car with the headrest installed. I must have a straighter than "average" posture. The forward tilting design forces my chin into my chest . While searching for an aftermarket headrest, I realized that many other drivers are having the same problem. They have also resorted to removing or turning the headrest backwards resulting in zero whiplash protection. I imagine that some government bureaucracy mandated the shape of the headreasts that result in a one-size-fits-all result that, unfortunately, leaves a great many individuals exposed to severe injury. Please understand that my body shape does not allow me to just deal with it. While I have not been injured as a result of this design I know, based on the number of internet postings of other people with the same dilemma, that serious injuries have occurred. While driving my new car the first day with the headrest reversed, I let the clutch out a little to fast while stopped on a hill and it caused my head to jerk back. If I had been a little less limber or had given the engine more gas I could have easily been injured. While I am not going to check the box below for injuries certainly other people have been injured. This problem is not specific to this vehicle. Every car I took for a test drive last week had the same poor design that did not allow for individuals to adjust the tilt to safely fit their posture.