Honda US has recently issued a recall for the Civic Hybrid in North America due to problems on the vehicle’s power voltage converter.
The recall affects 36,656 units from the model year 2006-2007. The company says that the affected cars’ voltage converter, which relays power from the integrated motor assist (IMA) system to electrical components, could possibly fail. If it does, the headlights may go off and the engine might stall and not restart.
They will no cost for customer to replace the voltage converter as it will be borne by Honda. Similar action also was issued by the Transport Ministry in Japan for the Civic Hybrid sold in Japan. However, no further recall was made for Honda Malaysia.
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