http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/honda-hybrid/ Honda Hybrid Electric Vehicles Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:53:21 GMT Alan Bowler http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/honda-hybrid/message/23585 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/honda-hybrid/message/23585 At that mileage it is obviously past its original warranty. Which is too bad since the early symptoms you describe sound like the "judder" problem for which Fri, 03 Jul 2009 02:21:47 GMT mbertsche http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/honda-hybrid/message/23584 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/honda-hybrid/message/23584 Hi All I have a 2004 Honda Civic Hybrid 240,000 +/-. It's been a great little car except for the CVT which has given me headaches since day one. Even when Fri, 26 Jun 2009 03:32:21 GMT ericbecky http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/honda-hybrid/message/23583 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/honda-hybrid/message/23583 Kevin, Got your message and your registration. For the baseball game.. I've got tickets still available. How many do you want? I'll have them ready for you in Thu, 25 Jun 2009 18:29:58 GMT Julia Nakhleh http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/honda-hybrid/message/23582 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/honda-hybrid/message/23582 Thanks for your response. I'm short myself--5'3"--and I would probably position the seats the same. I never had a problem with the infant seat fitting in my Thu, 25 Jun 2009 17:11:38 GMT A Posner http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/honda-hybrid/message/23581 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/honda-hybrid/message/23581 Julia, I asked my co-worker who has an HCH and two kids (one convertable, foward facing carseat and one rear-facing infant seat). She's about 5'2" and says Thu, 25 Jun 2009 17:03:18 GMT A Posner http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/honda-hybrid/message/23580 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/honda-hybrid/message/23580 Yesterday I misread the mileage to be 535K and was so impressed! I was thinking I'd have ample time with my '01 Insight, so I could wait for GM to survive or Thu, 25 Jun 2009 13:09:40 GMT Robert G. Schaffrath http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/honda-hybrid/message/23579 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/honda-hybrid/message/23579 The odd thing is, I have had these parts replaced before due to various recall notices. One of them I held off on because it was reported to effect the Thu, 25 Jun 2009 04:04:56 GMT Ron Hansen http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/honda-hybrid/message/23578 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/honda-hybrid/message/23578 The new BCM/MCM do not in any way enhance performance, they just keep the battery closer to the half-full mark. Anyone thinking that the performance is better, Thu, 25 Jun 2009 00:34:21 GMT Ron Hansen http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/honda-hybrid/message/23577 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/honda-hybrid/message/23577 The packs are $3000 east coast/ $4000 west coast. Insights "require" MCM replacement and BCM replacement (2000-2001) or reprogramming (2002-2006). They require Wed, 24 Jun 2009 20:11:26 GMT Robert G. Schaffrath http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/honda-hybrid/message/23576 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/honda-hybrid/message/23576 The battery is a little over $2000 but the ECU kit adds another $2000. Others have posted that the ECU kit is an upgrade to existing equipment so it is almost Wed, 24 Jun 2009 18:32:14 GMT Deborah http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/honda-hybrid/message/23575 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/honda-hybrid/message/23575 Considering some of the other stories about battery failure in this group, yours was a great outcome with no dealer hassle. I'm still amazed that a 9 year Tue, 23 Jun 2009 20:41:29 GMT Gerald Lopez http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/honda-hybrid/message/23574 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/honda-hybrid/message/23574 I own a 2005 civic hybrid and I've put 60k miles on it since buying this car new. After my 60k mile service at a honda dealer, I noticed the car begin to brake Tue, 23 Jun 2009 19:21:27 GMT Robert G. Schaffrath http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/honda-hybrid/message/23573 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/honda-hybrid/message/23573 After waiting over a year for my battery pack to fail on my 2000 Insight with 53500 miles, today I got the IMA light. I have been getting frequent Tue, 23 Jun 2009 06:30:57 GMT Robert Eden http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/honda-hybrid/message/23572 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/honda-hybrid/message/23572 we have a 2003 HCH and 3 kids. Our other vehicle is a minivan. (was Grand Voyager, now Odyssey) I suggest you get the minivan. The HCH doesn't do a Mon, 22 Jun 2009 17:20:49 GMT Alan Bowler http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/honda-hybrid/message/23571 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/honda-hybrid/message/23571 ... The problem is that the HCH is rated as having no towing capacity. I suspect this is because of the transmission.