Honda CLARITY PLUG-IN HYBRID problems and owner complaints

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 ↗

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 ↗

AT THE TIME OF THE OCCURRENCE THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN OWNED FOR APPROXIMATELY 90 DAYS AND HAD APPROXIMATELY 2500 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. WHEN INITIALLY STARTED IN A STATIONARY POISTION THE INFORMATION DISPLAY PROVIDED MULTIPLE APPARENTLY SPURIOUS ALARMS AND WARNINGS. THESE WARNINGS CONTINUED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. TURNING THE VEHICLER OFF AND RESTARTING THE VEHICLEWOULD NOT CLEAR THE WARNINGS. THE DISPLAY WOULD CYCLE DISPLAYING *ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL PROBLEM*,*LANE DEPARTURE MITIGATION SYSTEM PROBLEM*, AND *EMMISSIONS CONTROL SYST…

Owner-reported narrative. 2,525 miles reported. Look up ODI 11100139 at NHTSA ↗

ALTHOUGH CAR LESS THAN ONE WEEK OLD AND UNDER 470 MILES, ALL THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WHILE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY AFTER STARTING THE CAR: ENGINE SYSTEM PROBLEM, BRAKE SYSTEM PROBLEM, ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL PROBLEM, ROAD DEPARTURE MITIGATION SYSTEM PROBLEM. TURNING CAR OFF AND RESTARTING ENGINE DID NOT CLEAR THE PROBLEM, AND LIGHTS REMAINED ON WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP WHERE IT WAS PURCHASED (HONDA OF PASADENA).

Owner-reported narrative. 470 miles reported. Look up ODI 11109834 at NHTSA ↗

THE CLARITY PHEV IS INCOMPATIBLE WITH PUBLIC CHARGING STATIONS (E.G. CHARGEPOINT) THAT FEATURE DUAL CHARGING PORTS AND AN ENERGY MANAGEMENT CONTROLLER (EMC). THE VEHICLE'S ONBOARD CHARGER WILL SHUT OFF WHEN IT SENSES THE CHARGING STATION'S EMC IS ACTIVATED WHEN BOTH PORTS ARE ENGAGED FOR SIMULTANEOUS CHARGING. MULTIPLE FAILED ATTEMPTS TO RESTART CHARGING WILL RESULT IN A "TOTAL SYSTEM FAILURE" WARNING FROM THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO NOT START AND DRIVE. OWNERS COULD BE STUCK IN A PARKING STALL FOR UP TO 4 HOURS TO ALLOW THE S…

Owner-reported narrative. 3,500 miles reported. Look up ODI 11129500 at NHTSA ↗

TWICE I EXPERIENCED EXTREME HIGH REVS (LIKE THE CAR WAS IN NEUTRAL AND YOU HAVE THE PEDAL TO THE METAL)WITH ABSOLUTE LOSS OF POWER AND SPEED DOWN TO 30 MPH FIRST TIME ON FREEWAY & 10 MPH SECOND TIME ON HIGHWAY. HAPPENED TWICE WHEN BATTERY WAS LOW (EACH TIME BATTERY DISPLAY ACTUALLY WENT DOWN TO 1 BAR WHICH I'VE BEEN TOLD BY DEALER THAT IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO GO BELOW 2 BARS WHEN HV KICKS IN) AND ON SLIGHT INCLINE. SUPER SCARY DANGEROUS, FAMILY SCREAMING OF FEAR INSIDE VEHICLE)! ALSO HAVE RANGE DISPLAY ERROR, ENGINE TURNING ON WHEN BATTERY IS FULL …

Owner-reported narrative. 200 miles reported. Look up ODI 11132244 at NHTSA ↗

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 ↗

VEHICLE RANGE CALCULATION IS INCORRECT FOR HIGHWAY/LONG DISTANCE TRAVEL. THE RANGE ESTIMATE SHOWS OFF EVEN WHEN FUEL LEVEL IS VERY LOW. FOR EXAMPLE, WHEN STARTING A TRIP IT MIGHT SHOW 1000 MILES RANGE. ON THE HIGHWAY, THIS WILL COUNT DOWN VERY QUICKLY, 1 MILE DRIVEN MIGHT COUNT DOWN 4 MILES OF ESTIMATED RANGE. THE PROBLEM IS THAT THIS RANGE ESTIMATE DOESN'T UPDATE QUICKLY ENOUGH TO REFLECT THAT THE PLUG-IN HYBRID VEHICLE IS DRIVING ON A LONG TRIP INSTEAD OF AROUND TOWN AND THE RANGE WON'T BE NEAR AS MUCH SINCE IT ISN'T ADDING ELECTRICITY …

Owner-reported narrative. 6,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 11097193 at NHTSA ↗

AFTER SEVERAL MILES AND DEPLETION OF ELECTRIC STORAGE AND WHILE CLIMBING A SIGNIFICANT GRADE THE TRANSMISSION FELT AS IF IT WAS SLIPPING NOT ABLE TO CLIMB THE GRADE. HAD TO MAKE AN EVASIVE MANEUVER CROSSING ON COMING TRAFFIC LANE (CLEAR) TO GET OFF THE HIGHWAY (101) . THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT PULL THE HILL AND SLOWED TO 25 MPH ON A TURN,IN A 55 MPH ZONE , TWO LANE , MOUNTAIN ROAD. TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE, AFTER STOPPING, NO CODES OR SERVICE LIGHTS ACTIVE. AFTER A FEW MINUTES I STARTED THE VEHICLE AND IT WAS RUNNING AT A HIGHER RPM THAN NORMAL …

Owner-reported narrative. 5,385 miles reported. Look up ODI 11166782 at NHTSA ↗

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2018 HONDA CLARITY PLUG-IN HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH AND MAKING A RIGHT TURN INTO A PARKING LOT, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A STORE. THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED SHOULDER AND COLLARBONE INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE FRONT PASSENGER DID NOT SUSTAIN INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A TOW LOT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR AN INDEPEND…

Owner-reported narrative. 1,100 miles reported. Look up ODI 11118738 at NHTSA ↗

INFOTAINMENT ISSUE: SCREEN FREEZING AND / OR NON RESPONSIVE. MANY HONDA CLARITY OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING THIS AND DEALERS ARE AWARE OF OWNERS MENTIONING THIS ISSUE. NORMALLY, A "TECH" ISSUE IS EXPECTED IN THIS DAY AND AGE BUT SINCE THE CLIMATE CONTROL, THE REAR VIEW CAMERA AND THE BLIND SPOT CAMERA SAFETY MECHANISMS RELY ON THE MAIN INFOTAINMENT SYSTEM SCREEN ANY TYPE OF LAG OR FREEZING IS A DIRECT HAZARD TO OUR DAILY DRIVE AND TO OTHERS AROUND US. IT IS ONLY A MATER OF TIME BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT. WE ARE ASKING HONDA TO PROACTIVELY …

Owner-reported narrative. 100 miles reported. Look up ODI 11171620 at NHTSA ↗