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2004 Honda Civic Hybrid power train problems

18 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the power train on the 2004 Honda Civic Hybrid51% of all complaints for this model year.

18
Power Train complaints
51%
share of all complaints
124,500 mi
median reported mileage
1 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • When I purchased the car, the cvt transmission seemed to "lag" or dely to engage and accelerate. Recently when at a left turn at an intersection, I applied the accelerator and car juddered, was vibrating the whole car, and almost got me t-boned. I know this is not a sports car but would like to…

    filed Jul 31, 2018

  • Hello, we have this honda civic 2004 hybrid with cvt transmission. The car has around 68k. There is a recall for this type of issues but honda says there they are not longer are responsible for that. The repair now cost more than the vehicle. Is there anything you can help me with about this issue?

    filed Jun 2, 2017

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.