Auto Idle Stop problem - HondaClub.com

myhybrid02 · 02-14-2008, 06:30 PM

There appears to be a generic problem with the 2006-8 Civic Hybrids. When stopped at a traffic light, and with the heater on at low fan speed, the auto idle stop kicks on as expected, but after a minute or two, it kicks off abruptly and startles the driver.

This problem has persisted with my 2006 Civic hybrid and also with a brand new 2008 Civic hybrid I test drove recently.

Have other Civic hybrid owners noticed this problem?

**8695Beaters** · 02-14-2008, 09:51 PM

I can find out for sure on Sunday. The organist at my church has a Civic Hybrid (I think an '06), so I will ask him about it.

It is probably a Honda hybrid quirk. When you sit at a light, you're running everything off the battery, so the engine is probably jumping back on because it doesn't want to kill the battery completely (If my read of the situation is correct).

02-14-2008, 06:30 PM	#1 (permalink)
myhybrid02 Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Columbia, Maryland United States Posts: 1	Auto Idle Stop problem There appears to be a generic problem with the 2006-8 Civic Hybrids. When stopped at a traffic light, and with the heater on at low fan speed, the auto idle stop kicks on as expected, but after a minute or two, it kicks off abruptly and startles the driver. This problem has persisted with my 2006 Civic hybrid and also with a brand new 2008 Civic hybrid I test drove recently. Have other Civic hybrid owners noticed this problem?

02-14-2008, 09:51 PM	#2 (permalink)
8695Beaters LaY1n D0wN s1K BeATz Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Wilmington, Delaware United States Posts: 2,966	I can find out for sure on Sunday. The organist at my church has a Civic Hybrid (I think an '06), so I will ask him about it. It is probably a Honda hybrid quirk. When you sit at a light, you're running everything off the battery, so the engine is probably jumping back on because it doesn't want to kill the battery completely (If my read of the situation is correct). __________________ Project Sil-E: The New Black If you give a man a fish, you feed him for a day. If you teach a man to fish, you feed him for life. If you're asking questions, make sure the first is "Have I used Google yet?" Hondaclub Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=30849013673

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