Electrical System
Filed Mar 28, 2018178,000 milesPA
WHILE I WAA DRIVING TO WORK SMOKE CAME OUT OF MY STEERING COLUMN AND MY LOW BEAMS STOPPED WORKING. I BELIEVE THE LIGHT SWITCH IS FAULTY AS WAS THE CASE WITH THE RECALL ON 2000-2001 HONDA INSIGHTS.
2004 Honda Insight
Routine
Owners filed 2 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the suspension › front › control arm. No safety recall has been issued.
What fails
| Component | Reports | Crashes | Fires | Injuries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suspension › Front › Control Arm | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Electrical System | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What owners reported
Newest filingsSuspension › Front › Control Arm
Filed Jul 2, 201232,000 milesMI
CONTROL ARM CRACKED AND SPLIT WHILE PULLING OUT OF A GAS STATION. THIS VEHICLE DOES NOT HAVE AN UPPER AND LOWER CONTROL ARM, ONLY LOWER (MADE OF ALUMINUM FOR WEIGHT REDUCTION). IF THIS HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY, I WOULD LIKELY HAVE VEERED OFF THE ROAD AND BE SERIOUSLY INJURED, OR EVEN WORSE, DEAD. THIS SHOULD NEVER HAVE HAPPENED. *JS
2 of 2 complaints, reproduced as filed.
Across model years
Worst on record: 2010| Year | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Deaths | Assessment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 32 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2021 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2020 | 31 | 6 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2019 | 97 | 8 | 1 | 0 | Routine |
| 2014 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2013 | 45 | 6 | 2 | 0 | Routine |
| 2012 | 59 | 8 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2011 | 41 | 10 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2010 | 119 | 10 | 0 | 2 | Fatalities reported |
| 2006 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2005 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2004 — this page | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2003 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2002 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2001 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | Routine |
| 2000 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
Reading this record
No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.
Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
Most recent recall on file: none. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.