<p>Another California 2006 HCH owner here. My mileage has never exceeded 40 mpg, rather it has averaged around 34 mpg. :(</p>
<p>About nine months ago, my dashboard started lighting up like a Christmas tree. I can’t remember the exact messages displayed, but I took it into the dealer twice within about a month’s time. They insisted it just need a software upgrade the first time (which lowered my mileage even further), and then said they couldn’t replicate the problem the second time. Despite the fact that I told them that my car was not functioning as it should - the engine wasn’t shutting down at stoplights, the assist wasn’t working - they insisted that nothing was wrong. A couple of weeks later, the lights came on when I was on my way out of town for the weekend. I was furious and drove straight to the dealer. The service rep said he would have to call Honda to get permission to replace the battery, which they did within the next couple of days. </p>
<p>It wasn’t until they replaced the battery that I realized how poorly the car had been running the past several months. The mileage still hasn’t risen above 40 mpg, however.</p>
<p>The class action lawsuit will give a minimal amount of $100-200 per class member, and an instructional video, plus a discount voucher for $1,000 to buy a new Honda. The attorneys will get paid $8 million!!</p>
<p>There is an interesting opinion piece by a lemon law attorney here:</p>
<p>[The</a> Honda Civic Hybrid Class Action lawsuit is a ?sweetheart deal? for Honda! | PRLog](<a href=“The Honda Civic Hybrid Class Action lawsuit is a ‘sweetheart deal’ for Honda! -- Allen S Miller, HitmanPR | PRLog”>The Honda Civic Hybrid Class Action lawsuit is a ‘sweetheart deal’ for Honda! -- Allen S Miller, HitmanPR | PRLog)</p>
<p>This is written by a HCH hybrid owner to the US District Court about his objections to the settlement.</p>
<p>[Honda</a> Civic Hybrid Lawsuit Mike’s Lookout](<a href=“http://www.belshe.com/2012/01/04/honda-civic-hybrid-lawsuit/]Honda”>Honda Civic Hybrid Lawsuit – Mike Belshe)</p>
<p>My advice to any HCH hybrid owners experiencing problems would be to insist that your batteries be replaced while the warranty is still valid. Based upon my experience, I wouldn’t listen to the dealer’s assurances that all that is needed is a software update.</p>