Honda CLARITY PLUG-IN HYBRID electrical problems
35 complaint narratives mention electrical terms.
Key facts
185 owner complaints analyzed
2 distinct recall campaigns
3,000 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 2017 to 2021 model years. Data snapshot: . 85 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Electrical and battery issues evidence
35 of 185 complaints match this topic (18.9%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 11109727 · 2018-07-05 (July 5, 2018)
FIRST TIME CAR FAILED AROUND APRIL 201. IT DISPLAYED ENGINE FAILURE, EMISSIONS SYSTEM PROBLEM, ROAD DEPARTURE MITIGATION PROBLEM, ADAPTIVE CRUSE CONTROL PROBLEM. THE HYBRID SYSTEM WAS DISABLED AND I HAD TO CALL A TOW TRUCK TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER WAS NOT ABLE TO GIVE ME A SATISFACTORY EXPLANATION OF WHAT FAILED AND HOW IT WAS FIXED. SECOND TIME IT FAILED IN LATE JUNE, THE SAME WAY IT FAILED IN APRIL. THIS TIME THE BATTERY HAD ENOUGH CHARGE TO DRIVE TO DEALER BUT THE HYBRID WAS DISABLED AS WELL. THIS TIME I WAS TOLD THE C…
Owner-reported narrative. 5,500 miles reported. Look up ODI 11109727 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 11079907 · 2018-03-17 (March 17, 2018)
VEHICLE ENGINE RESPONDED TO ACCELERATOR PEDAL INPUT, BUT WOULD NOT TRAVEL AT GREATER THAN 25 MILES PER HOUR ON SLIGHT UPHILL. VEHICLE HAD BEEN STARTED AFTER BEING OFF FOR APPROXIMATELY TWO HOURS. HIGH VOLTAGE BATTERY WAS DRAINED AND VEHICLE WAS OPERATING EXCLUSIVELY ON GAS ENGINE. VEHICLE HAD BEEN ION "ON" CONDITION FOR SEVERAL MINUTES PRIOR TO STARTING DRIVING. VEHICLE HAD TO BE PULLED INTO NEARBY BUSINESS, SINCE IT COULD NOT MAINTAIN SPEED WITH FLOW OF TRAFFIC ON 50 MOH ROAD. PROBLEM RESOLVED AFTER APPROXIMATELY TWO MINUTES OF SLOW DRIVING. …
Owner-reported narrative. 3,500 miles reported. Look up ODI 11079907 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 11091184 · 2018-05-01 (May 1, 2018)
I FILLED THE SEVEN GALLON GAS TANK YESTERDAY, AND THE DASHBOARD RANGE DISPLAY CALCULATED THE RANGE OF THE CAR ON GAS POWER AS 871 MILES. I HAVE BEEN DRIVEN MOSTLY ON ELECTRIC BATTERY POWER, BUT WITH ONLY SEVEN GALLONS OF GAS IN THE TANK, THAT RANGE IS ABSURD. NEW DRIVERS OF THE VEHICLES MIGHT BELIEVE THE RANGE AND INADVERTENTLY STRAND THEMSELVES SOMEWHERE.
Owner-reported narrative. 1,470 miles reported. Look up ODI 11091184 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 11091245 · 2018-05-01 (May 1, 2018)
WITH DRIVING WITH A FULLY CHARGED BATTERY DRIVING IN ECON (EV) MODE, THE INTERNAL COMBUSTION (ICE) CAME ONLINE WHEN STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN. AFTER ACCELERATING, THE ICE STOPPED RUNNING AFTER A COUPLE OF MINUTES AND THE CAR RESUMED RUNNING IN EV MODE. THIS REPEATED SEVERAL TIMES, AND NOT ALWAYS WHEN THE CAR WAS STOPPED. THIS BEHAVIOR HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES, BUT NOT ALWAYS.
Owner-reported narrative. 1,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 11091245 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 11110565 · 2018-07-10 (July 10, 2018)
ON OCCASION WHILE BRAKING, THE CAR ATTEMPTS TO MOVE FORWARD EVEN THOUGH THE BRAKE IS APPLIED. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL HAS A SECTION DIVIDED BETWEEN POWER BEING USED AND CHARGE BEING STORED AS THE CAR IS DESIGNED TO CHARGE THE ELECTRIC BATTERY WHENEVER THE BRAKE IS APPLIED. WHEN THIS SITUATION OCCURS, THE BRAKE PEDAL IS FIRMLY APPLIED AND THE NEEDLE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL IS IN THE "CHARGING" AREA. THE CAR ATTEMPTS TO JERK FORWARD AND THERE IS SHAKING/VIBRATION AS THE APPLIED BRAKE KEEPING THE CAR IN PLACE FACES OFF WITH THE CHARGING SYSTEM THAT I…
Owner-reported narrative. 450 miles reported. Look up ODI 11110565 at NHTSA ↗