2009 Honda Civic Hybrid electrical system problems
10 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the electrical system on the 2009 Honda Civic Hybrid — 36% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“After having the 3rd ima battery installed in my hch 2009, the technician told me the reason that the batteries were failing and would continue to fail at a rate of about every 2-3 years, was that I "was not driving the car enough". I drive my car plenty--45000 miles on it. And I was never told…”
filed Nov 30, 2014
“Car died at 50mph on a straight flat road for no reason. Dashboard display went blank and power steering lost. Put car into neutral, restarted the car in neutral and recovered power steering and electrical systems. This is the second similar incident but the first at high speed. Mechanics said…”
filed Jul 10, 2014
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Related service bulletins
Service News - The navigation clock and date are incorrect. This is due to a limited GPS receiver Capacity resulting in a rollover of the internal chip memory; the rollover occurred on January 1, 2022, at 12:00AM local…
A21120B · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Jun 13, 2023ServiceNews Article - The clock shows the incorrect time. This issue is due to a limited GPS receiver capacity resulting in "rollover" of the internal chip memory; the "rollover" will occur on January 1, 2022 at 12:00AM…
A21120B · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Jan 29, 2022Dealer message - Today, January 30, 2014, American Honda is announcing a warranty extension for all 2009-11 Civic Hybrid vehicles for IMA batteries that may prematurely deteriorate, decreasing the capacity of the…
DLR MSG - Warran · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Jan 30, 2015
Electrical System problems in other Civic Hybrid years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 Civic Hybrid | 19 | 30% |
| 2007 Civic Hybrid | 34 | 53% |
| 2006 Civic Hybrid | 21 | 38% |
| 2005 Civic Hybrid | 11 | 23% |
| 2004 Civic Hybrid | 3 | 9% |
| 2003 Civic Hybrid | 6 | 12% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2009 Honda Civic Hybrid
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.