Honda to recall 45,335 Civic Hybrid sedans worldwide.

[xcel]

Hi All:

___While perusing the net this morning, I came across a recall notice for the HCH-II. I have never heard of any trouble of this type but it is something all HCH-II owners should look into.

Honda Motor Co. plans to recall 45,335 Civic Hybrid sedans worldwide to repair a voltage converter defect that could stop the car's engine, a company spokeswoman said Friday.

Japan's No. 2 automaker plans to recall 7,219 of the vehicles sold in Japan and another 38,116 sold overseas, mostly in the U.S., a Honda spokeswoman said. She spoke on condition of anonymity, citing company policy.

Honda learned about the defect — which could cause a short circuit that would stop the engine and prevent it from restarting — from overseas reports, the company said in documents filed Thursday with the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport.

Honda has received no reports of accidents, the documents said. The affected vehicles were manufactured between September 2005 and September 2006, they said.

In Japan, Honda plans to notify the owners of the affected vehicles by mail and repair the defective parts, the spokeswoman said.

The overseas recalls and repairs will be handled according to local laws, she said, without giving further details.

___Good Luck

___Wayne

[msantos]

Nice find !!

Wow, the first REAL recall on the HCH-II.

Funny thing is that I never heard of this issue until now. Must have been a small number of reported incidents that have not yet surfaced in the forums or service circles.

On the other hand, mine has been rock-solid even when challenged by mother nature, I guess I'll have the defect addressed at the same time of its first oil change.

Cheers;

MSantos

[tarabell]

From what I read I think it applies only to cars built by Sept 05, so not yet sure whose cars are affected.

[tbaleno]

I heard it was cars built between sept 05 and sept 06

[tarabell]

right, I meant built by 06, not 05.

[tigerhonaker]

Well I will have to now go look and see when mine was built.

Terry (tiger)

[rhwinger]

Been driving the HCHII since July. I thought people didn't notice the hybrid because it looks just like the standard Civic, except the wheel covers. Nobody has ever approached me in a parking lot and asked questions or made comments.

But yesterday morning while running an errand, somebody came up and said: "Hey, is that one of those hybrids with the recall? I dunno - unexpected stops - glad I don't have one."

This is the best car I've ever owned.

[msantos]

From the looks of it, it is not a big defect. For a while there I thought they may have had to replace the DC-DC module on the affected units. That would point to something of a major expense, but it appears the problem may be just an insulating terminal cap.

Not a big problem for me since a rarely sit anyone back there... So I will just wait until the oil change.

Cheers;

MSantos

[Harold]

Got my recall notice this week.

[Harold]

Its a 2006 hch, sorry.