Yep, sounds like I made a HUGE mistake buying my 2...
Yep, sounds like I made a HUGE mistake buying my 2006 honda hybrid. 78,000 miles. Gas mileage has been dropping like a lead balloon over the last year or two. Now I am getting 28mpg and it (recalibrates) every couple minutes. Called my local honda dealership where it was purchased(Dick Hannah Vancouver WA) and told them the issues and they said to bring it in a they will replace the battery .LIARS!!!!! When I come in to drop the car off they take my keys and now say they will run diagnostics check that will cost me $125, completely different story over the phone. Typical bait and switch to get you in there and charge $125. needless to say, I got in a huge argument with the service manager and i am not a yeller/confrontational guy. they finally agreed to do diagnostic check at no charge (ya right, probably parked out back for 3 hrs and handed me back the keys). So I try to get some specifics about the diagnostic test and get nowhere. How much battery is left I ask and they couldn t answer it. So your telling me you ran a test on the battery to check if it is good but don t know how much battery life is left BS. They say they give the information online service techs and get an answer from them. So i ask if I can contact these online service techs .nope. I ask if I can have a print out of the diagnostic procedure . any evidence that anything was done ..nope, all I get is the battery is fine. Called Honda America no help until the IMA light comes on. There is no way a honda hybrid should be getting 28mpg, I feel cheated and will never ever buy honda again. I will tell everyone that will listen DO NOT BUY HONDA!!!! For a company of this size to not only turn there back on there customer but use SUBTERFUGE by inserting new software to get out of replacing an obvious defect/bad battery is criminal. BAD service, BAD car, BAD corporation.