Thanks for this, worked for us. Our problems started when the kids left one of the doors open over night, car battery drained, jump started (even though I think we weren't supposed to) would be dead every morning. Changed 12v battery now it's ok if drive atleast every other day, if left any longer than that needs jump starting. Was away for a week and fully expected it to need a jump start when I got back, started up ok w/o jump but had this error. Tried what you said and it worked. Let's hope it lasts, tried it last night and started up fine this morning dropping the kids off to school. Thank you very much for sharing.
I think this could be due to the 12v battery not having enough charge to successfully Start up the HV battery brain which causes the HV battery system to fail (Also potentially why your engine management light is on.) I've found if you fire it up and give it a rev literally just after you've turned the ignition, it seems to start charging
Thank you. I've a honda civic hybrid 2008 auto - IMA lights comes on while driving the car for 15 min so. I then stop the car turn OFF the ignition. Wait for few sec and turn the ignition ON the IMA light goes. What can be the problem??
So my 2011 CRZ had the same lights on. Even the check engine light. It was not the IMA system so to speak, but it was the battery packs cooling fan in the right side rear . I put a new 1 in and no more check eng. IMA, battery voltage lights. Your batteries are getting 🔥
Bro Thanks for the video! After the IMA light turned on, I feel some lags with transmission system while driving. Is that normal in this issue? Why It effects to transmission system?
Well headed outside to give this a try. I also had both brake lights come on as well the last time this happened. I'd stopped on a rutted uphill driveway (mine) to get the mail. Wouldn't restart, turned the key off for 3 seconds tried again keeping the key pushed to start and a very weak and rough start initiated and I limped it home. Really disappointed because I bought it with 114,000 miles and the dealership said that ALL batteries were replaced. I've only put 10,000 miles on it and loved the car, like a little go-kart I'd never had as a kid (I'm an old kid now). Wishing I'd not gotten a hybrid at this point. I like simple, economical and reliable. My son put 587,000+ miles on a standard transmission CIvic and then sold it for $700... I was hoping for something closer to that. :/ Any thoughts on the dual brake lights? Possibly something in the regenerative braking department?
I feel it. I made a vow to never own a hybrid again after that one when I sold it. To be fair with you I didn't mess with the hybrid stuff much at all because it always pissed me off. So I have no real suggestions for you. I'd just do what I did. Sell the hybrid and get a regular gas civic.
Update: Will make the long story shorter... Took the car into a dealership. A week later it was repaired. What they found was a toasted fuse block assembly for the fan blower motor for the hybrid battery bank. However the diagnosis to get that took them a solid 6 hours with an extremely good Master Tech and Honda Tech Support and they weren't sure if the fix would work. I paid them $686.00 and change and was out the door. I wasn't pleased and who would be with a car that had 125,000 miles on it, but onward. Bought new tires for it instead of selling it, took it on a 5,000+ mile road trip across the northern part of the USA, home again, through a few blizzards, etc. and all is working to absolute perfection. However... I noted something: Right before the new tires I had a flat, in fact the day I had the appointment for my new Yokohama Avid Ascend tires (which transformed the vehicle by the way, 10 db quieter in the cabin, smoother ride, far quieter and lovely in snow) I walked out to a flat tire. So I went in the trunk and found the spare floating in 6" of water in the wheel recess below the floor mat. Why do I mention this? Well because the leak may have caused this problem in the first place. An accumulation of pine and larch needles (I live in the forests of NW Montana) caused the water to dam up on the top of the trunk lid during heavy rains, causing the water to flow into the trunk and I think possibly into the battery region as well. Possible? I think quite possible. But regardless, since those parts have been repaired, the auto has been running flawlessly and I think that putting this information out there might help someone one day. I've decided to keep it. I averaged 38 mpg on the trip, which is impressive given the headwinds across ND and eastern MT and the speed limits being 80 mph on the Interstate system. Locally I'm getting between 38 and 42 mpg and at $3.50 a gallon, will keep this little beast running as long as possible. When the snow gets too deep, I'll take the H3 Hummer out with all wheel drive and studded snows, but until then the little Civic gets the nod. Good motoring to all of you! Stay aware and stay happy! My total investment is under $6,300 and the car is in fair condition give or take a bit of hail/door dings. Given what the new stuff costs, I'm content with this.
Wow, I’m just in the process of pulling out the back seat in mine and I xport hay in the back seat…just pulling it back a little I stuck my hand in and UGH, it’s ALL et behind the seat, no idea why yet! But hope it’s not ruined a bunch of stuff, you’re right, mines just went bad and I’m at 260 so I hope yours does as good!
To be honest I would probably opt for a Prius only because they’re known to last longer. I have no real experience or knowledge with the Toyota hybrids but if you’re concerned with it I would stick with a regular civic or Corolla.
Please is it the weak solar battery that cause my car to have a poor movement, some time my find it very difficult to climb, something cvt can’t even change I drove on low speed mostly But situation normally come up when battery and IMA check light came up
What I did is went down to Walmart bought a battery for $74 replace the regular car battery up underneath the hood now the light will still pop on and the car will run like ass what you need to do is run it for a good hour like you normally drive it turn it off walk away from it for like 30 minutes come back turn it back on drive it it will start function back to normal like it it used to drive that will fix your problem
P1575 P1570 P0a7f Codes show in honda civic hybrid 2009. Lights while driving. Please help and guide. What problems and repair costs ? Ima check engine and battery lights i have mention codes. 100k miles driven.
Hey so I’m looking to buy a used one, unsure about the battery...don’t want to drop a few grand on one then have to go buy a 2k battery ya know. How do you know it’s a good battery...the white or the green lines?
Hello. 1 - The battery has a 10-year warranty. 1.1 - If the car is more than 10 years old: 1.1.1 - Try the vehicle, (20 to 30 km). If the battery charges and discharges quickly, it is at the end of its life (do not buy !! Try the car. 1.1.2 - if the battery does not charge and discharge quickly, see if there is a yellow sticker on the spine of the driver's door (it means that it has been changed at least once) Purchase, taking into account the year, you have a car for up to 10 years. - until then you have changed your car at least 1 to 2 times. - If so, it's worth going to Honda and having a battery test done (paid). I hope it helps.
It could be any code from any system. Could be an engine issue. Could be a sensor. Could be ima battery. Could be transmission, could be anything. They have OBDII readers for that reason.
The hybrids don’t have an alternator they charge the 12v batteries via the IMA system and if that starts to fail then it won’t charge the battery efficiently or at all which leads to battery drain.
Man this is the worst car I ever had or seen. Stupid battery system, crappy power train, you name it.. But thanks for the tip it should come handy for sure.
I am having the same problem red battery light is still on, changed the 12V battery IMA packs seems to charging and discharging good could anyone please help in this it’s civic 07 .
The problem is hybrid battery pack failure. It's very common in these cars. Usually you'll have your ima and check engine light on. It's a 1200 to 1500 dollar repair if you get a refurb pack. If you get a new hybrid battery from honda you're looking at 3000 dollars plus.
So if the IMA light is not on that means the hybrid battery is good? Because my car has the hybrid battery all the way charge but the engine light still on for some reason. Should I unplug the 12v battery to see if the engine light goes away? 😅
You should take a engine code reader and see what the codes say. It could just be a sensor, or it could be an underlying code for future hybrid failure.
This trick only works temporarily though, the ima battery sign does switch off for a while, but once you start driving and hit the road, maybe hit speeds up to 40mph or so, it will come back on. 🤷♂️
Yeah, it is a temporary trick. I've mentioned this in the video. But it would at least hold the hybrid system off a little bit longer so it doesnt fry it right away
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Thanks. So I guess my next step is to unplug the hybrid battery and see if I can get it to run without it yes? I can’t even get it to force charge so my guess is, it’s gone completely 🤦🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️ Not what I needed right now but oh well, love the car so I’ll work it out somehow!! Thanks for your videos, they’re always a help!!
Also mine is an 09 which I guess were the really bad ones and the original owner had the battery replaced within the first 2yrs and never had a prob with it again. I’ve had it since about 190,000 miles and it’s now 260 and I never had a prob with it either till now. From your experience do you think it’s worth it to get a rebuilt one or have you heard of lots of probs with them also? I really don’t want to replace the car but I’ve heard the same from other ppl about these batteries and don’t really want to waste the money if it’s just going to continue to be a prob 🤷🏻♀️
The red battery light is primarily for the 12 volt battery under the hood (bonnet) but sometimes the hybrid battery will act stupid as seen in this video and trigger the red light along with the regular ima and engine lights
This happens to me sometimes in the morning. I find that if I drive for about 15 minutes and then restart it works. I don't always count to 10. It only works after about 15 minutes. I tried driving for less and it doesn't work. Weird, but that's what I've noticed.
Same issue with my one as well and after driving my car for 30 min i do this trick red light goes away but ima and check engine light keep constant but it charge and discharge so not worried that it will stop on road i change the battery last montht from a scrap yard so i think i wasted my money looking to reconditioned the original battery now over the weekend if you find any solution do share with me please may be its not battery its something else here in uk mechanics charge alot for diagnostic but dont tell you what exactly you need so do share your experience i will wait for you thanks
Use an engine code reader and erase the codes from your obd2 system. Or disconnect your 12v battery from your car for about 15 to 30 minutes then hook the battery back up. Should reboot the computer and obd2 codes.
Check engine lights are guaranteed to come back regardless whether or not the ima system is bad or if you have some sort of small thing gone wrong in it like a sensor or evap system.
Theres another trick to charge the battery, start the car, put the hand brake on and put the car on L all the way to the bottom! And the battery will charge!
1- vende el coche lo antes posible. o 2 - Compre una batería nueva y servicio de instalación en Honda + - 3000 USD. o 3 - Compra una batería usada, rehecha, más servicio de instalación entre 800 a 1500 dólares o 4 - Arregla tú mismo la batería (puedes hacerlo, implica grandes riesgos) tutoriales en youtube, gastando entre 200 y 800 dólares. o 5 - Quita la batería, arréglala y véndela por 1000 dólares. 5.1 - instale un alternador en el vehículo.
@@joaocardoso5245hola amigo to tengo un 2006 honda accord con 170 mil millas tengo codigo P0A7F y P0AC4 la batería carga a 5 a 6 rallitas y cae de repente a 1 rallita pero sigue cargando me podría ayudar!! Y como esta eso de poner alternador
@@tourghanatv8423 Actually HONDA IMA system is most problematic system. Parts of Honda civic hybrid are very costly. You remove 12 V battery connection if you are not driving your car for 2 days
@@sgathanikar what! You have to do all that? I don’t drive my 2008 Honda civ hybrid for days at end sometimes and you’re telling me my 12 v will be dead? Dang this car sucks kinda
