Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 2010 record →
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 HONDA INSIGHT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V061000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS UNAVAILABLE.
2010 HONDA INSIGHT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO REPLACEMENT PARTS NOT AVAILABLE TO REPAIR AIRBAG RECALL NOTICE. *SMD
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 HONDA INSIGHT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V346000 (AIR BAGS) AND 16V061000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIRS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 HONDA INSIGHT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V346000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART FOR THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 HONDA INSIGHT HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION THIRTY MINUTES LATER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE IMA CONTROL UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000.
THEY HAVE NOT FIXED MY RECALL. THEY ARE GIVING ME RUN AROUND ON A RENTAL. I NEED THE USE OF FRONT PASSENGER SEAT FOR MY ADA PARENTS.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 HONDA INSIGHT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V346000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 HONDA INSIGHT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V346000 (AIR BAGS) AND 16V061000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIRS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 HONDA INSIGHT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V061000 (AIR BAGS) AND 16V346000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIRS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 HONDA INSIGHT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V346000 (AIR BAGS) AND 16V061000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIRS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED ANY FAILURES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUES. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
TAKATA RECALL -- TRIED TO SCHEDULE REPAIR FOR DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAGS BUT DEALER (PACIFIC HONDA) SAID THAT PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE. PARTS HAVE NOT BEEN AVAILABLE FOR THE PAST 4 MONTHS.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 HONDA INSIGHT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V346000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
MY HONDA 2010 INSIGHT - VEHICLE ROLLS BACK AFTER RELEASING BRAKE GOING UP HILL. THIS INTERMITTENTLY HAPPENED SINCE BUYING VEHICLE LAST YEAR AROUND 2/30/2015. LAST YEAR AROUND THE MONTH OF JUNE - A ROLL-BACK CAUSED VEHICLE TO ROLL-BACK ON A CURB ON RIGHT SIDE AND REAR TIRE HIT CURB PRETTY HARD. I CONFIRMED LATER THE BEARING HAD A NOISY SOUND AFTER THAT (THE VEHICLE ALWAYS HAD A SLIGHT MUCH LIGHTER NOISE WHILE DRIVING). WE HEARD A SLIGHT LOUDER RUBBING SOUND AFTER THAT ROLL BACK ON A CURB INCIDENT. DEALERSHIP TOLD ME HYBRIDS HAS SLIGHT NOISE DUE TO BATTERY ELECTRIC SOUND. MONTHS LATER AFTER THE ROLL-BACK BEARING DAMAGE, I ASKED ABOUT ISSUE WITH A MECHANIC SHOP, THEY TOLD ME ISSUE SOUNDED LIKE BAD BEARINGS, AND I WAS TOLD TO GET SHOCKS CHECKED TOO. I WAS UNEMPLOYED - AND THEY TOLD ME MOST PEOPLE CAN DRIVE WITH BAD BEARINGS FOR A WHILE. HERE IS MORE DETAIL ON THE ROLL BACK - IT HAPPENS, WHILE MOVING FOOT FROM BRAKES TO GAS PADDLE. WHEN THE ROLL BACK HAPPENS - IT'S AFTER I RELEASE BRAKES ON A SLOP. I HAD TO QUICKLY HIT GAS OR MOVE QUICK TO BREAKS AGAIN- DUE TO SOMETIMES I IN STOPPED IN TRAFFIC ON A HILL, AND I CAN'T HOLD THE GAS DUE TO FORWARD MOTION IN STOPPED TRAFFIC, SO WHILE HOLD BRAKE WITH RIGHT - I MOVE MY LEFT FOOT TO BRAKES AND THEN RIGHT FOOT OVER GAS - WHEN ABLE - MOVE FORWARD (AND I RELEASE MY LEFT FOOT FROM BRAKES). MY DAUGHTER DRIVE MORE THAN ME, AND TOLD ME NOT TO HIT BRAKES TO QUICKLY OR QUICK MULTI-TAP & RELEASE BRAKES BEFORE I STOP, SHE IS RIGHT THIS ISSUE HAPPENS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 HONDA INSIGHT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V061000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE REMEDY WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 HONDA INSIGHT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V061000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 HONDA INSIGHT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V061000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 HONDA INSIGHT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V061000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO PERFORM THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 09/29/16*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. *JS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 HONDA INSIGHT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V061000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
2010 HONDA INSIGHT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO CONCERNS AND CONFUSION WITH INCOMPLETE/ REMEDY NOT AVAILABLE STATUS OF RECALL REPAIRS. *SMD
WINDOW DOOR MOLDINGS MADE AOUT OF RUBBER ARE BRITLE AND DESINTEGRATING MAKING THE WINDOW LOOSE THEREFORE MAKING THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE NOISY. APPARENTLY THE QUALITY OF THIS RUBBER ARE VERY CHEAP IT DOES NOT LAST MORE THAN THREE YEARS. BY THE WAY IT CUT ONE OF MY FINGERS WHEN I WAS CLEANING THE WINDOW. I TOLD A HONDA DEALER SERVICE ADVISOR ABOUT THIS, AND SHE KINDLY TOLD ME THAT SHE DOESNT KNOW WHY ALL HONDAS DO THESE.....WELL, 'IT'S BECAUSE HONDA IS USING CHEAP MATERIALS," I TOLD HER. IF YOU ARE GOING THROUGH THE SAME SITUATION AS ME, PLEASE FILE A COMPLAINT.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 HONDA INSIGHT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HATCHBACK FAILED TO OPEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRONIC COMPUTER BOX FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.
WHEN I STOP OR TAKE OFF MY CAR EXCELERATES ON ITS OWN. OR IT JERKS. I AM AFRAID IT WILL HIT SOMEONE OR MAKE ME GO OUT INTO THE TRAFFIC. ALSO MY AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON WHEN I PUT A LARGE OBJECT IN THE SEAT NOT A PERSON.
TWO TAIL LIGHTS ASSEMBLES FAILED. ENTIRE UNIT AT $400+ PER UNIT AT DEALER PLUS LABOR. PURCHASED REPLACEMENT UNITS ON INTERNET FOR $225. INDIVIDUAL LED'S NOT REPLACEABLE.OWNER REPLACED UNITS. ADVISED BY OTHER MOTEREST AT STOP LIGHT IN CITY.
APPROACHING STOP SIGN AT LOW RATE OF SPEED-I APPLIED BRAKES AND INSTEAD OF STOPPING CAR REVED UP AND WENT FORWARD INTO PATH OF ONCOMING CAR. OTHER PERSON RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES,I RECEIVED BRUISES AND SORENESS (2 OF MY AIRBAGS DEPLOYED) MY CAR IS A TOTAL LOSS,COMPLETE FRONT BUMPER OFF,FRAME BENT,HOOD BENT
2010 HONDA INSIGHT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE ACCELERATION ISSUES. *SMD CONSUMER SENT ADDITIONAL CORRESPONDENCE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED AS HE WAS BRAKING, HE EXPERIENCED AN ACCELERATION SURGE. HE COULD FEEL THE BRAKES WORKING, BUT THE ENGINE BEGAN TO REV UP TRYING TO OVER POWER THE BRAKES. IN DESPERATION, HE PUSHED THE SHIFTER INTO NEUTRAL. THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO REV FOR A MOMENT, THEN RETURNED TO NORMAL. THE DEALER UPGRADED THE SOFTWARE. HOWEVER, THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE INCIDENT HAPPENED A SECOND TIME, AS THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING. *JB THE DEALER TRIED TO ALLEVIATE THE PROBLEM BY UPDATING THE SOFTWARE. HOWEVER, THE CONSUMER CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE THE PROBLEM ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS. THE CONSUMER NOTICED ON ONE OCCASION, THE BATTERY IMA CHARGE/ASSIST GAUGE WENT HIGHER INTO THE BLUE. ALSO, THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULD BECOME STIFF. UPDATED 11/04/15. *JB
I WAS DRIVING ON AN ROAD WITH NO TRAFFIC AND CAME UPON A RED LIGHT. AS I APPLIED THE BRAKES, I EXPERIENCED AN ACCELERATION SURGE WHILE BRAKING. I COULD FEEL THE BRAKES WORKING BUT THE ENGINE BEGAN TO REV UP AND WAS TRYING TO OVERPOWER THE BRAKES. IN DESPERATION I PUSHED THE SHIFTER INTO NEUTRAL (N). THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO REV FOR A MOMENT THEN RETURNED TO NORMAL. THEN I WAS ABLE TO PROCEED AND THE INSIGHT ACTED NORMAL. *TR
UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION WHEN BRAKING. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT I EXPERIENCED AN ACCELERATION SURGE WHILE BRAKING. THIS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES ON THIS TRIP. ALMOST EVERY TIME WHEN I WAS COMING TO A STOP AND I APPLIED THE BRAKES THE ENGINE WOULD INCREASE RPMS. THIS GAVE ME AN OPPORTUNITY TO ANALYZE WHAT WAS GOING ON WITH THE CAR. THE REVVING OF THE ENGINE WAS DIRECTLY AFFECTED BY BRAKING. SIMPLY REMOVING MY FOOT FROM THE GAS PEDAL AND COASTING DID NOT RESULT IN THE ENGINE SURGING. WHEN I SHIFTED OUT OF DRIVE AND INTO NEUTRAL, THE ENGINE WOULD MOMENTARILY EXCEEDED 5000 RPM ALMOST RED LINING AND THEN RETURN TO A NORMAL IDLE. I STOPPED THE CAR, TURNED THE ENGINE OFF AND OPENED THE HOOD LOOKING FOR ICE ON LINKAGES, FOULED AIR FILTER OR ANYTHING UNUSUAL. THERE WAS NOTHING THAT LOOKED OUT OF THE ORDINARY. I THEN PROCEEDED TO DRIVE THE CAR HOME EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE WITH EVERY BRAKING ACTION. THE NEXT MORNING THE CAR ACTED NORMALLY. *TR
UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION WHEN BRAKING, THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM. I WAS DRIVING ABOUT THE SPEED LIMIT ON SECONDARY ROADS ~40 MPH NO TRAFFIC AND THE ROADS WERE CLEAR OF ICE AND SNOW AND THE ENGINE WAS WARM, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL INDICATOR FOR COLD ENGINE HAD EXTINGUISHED. I APPROACHED A RED STREET LIGHT I PRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL LIGHTLY, THERE WERE NO CARS IN FRONT OF ME (FOOT CLEARLY NOT ON THE GAS PEDAL) I EXPECTED THE CAR COME TO A LEISURELY STOP BY COASTING WITH LITTLE BRAKING HELP. THE BRAKE PEDAL FELT STIFF, RESISTED THE PRESSING OF THE FOOT. THE ENGINE BEGAN TO REV UP AND I ALSO NOTED THE BATTERY IMA CHARGE/ASSIST GAUGE WENT HIGHER INTO THE BLUE (IMA ASSIST). I APPLIED MORE PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL THE ENGINE ACCELERATED MORE AND ASSIST GAUGE INCREASED FURTHER INTO THE BLUE AREA. I REPEAT: THE BRAKE PEDAL FEELS HARD LIKE PUTTING YOUR FOOT ON A ROCK, NO GIVE. I NOW KNOW THIS IS THE FIRST SIGN THERE IS GOING TO BE A BRAKING ISSUE. IT HAPPENED EVERY TIME THE PROBLEM OCCURS! BUT THE PROBLEM DID NOT OCCUR EVERY TIME I STOPPED ON THIS TRIP. WHEN I BRAKE AND THE CAR AND THE CAR GOES INTO AUTO-STOP MODE THERE IS NO ISSUE. WHEN THE UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION OCCURS I CAN SHIFT THE CAR OUT OF DRIVE (D) AND INTO NEUTRAL (N) THE ENGINE WILL MOMENTARILY RACE, EXCEEDING 5000 RPM, ALMOST RED LINING, AND THEN RETURN TO A NORMAL IDLE. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT THE PROBLEM PERSISTED THOUGHT THE TRIP WITH THE CAR BEING SHUT OFF AND PARKED FOR A SHORT TIME (2 OCCURRENCES) RESTARTED AND DRIVEN
INITIALLY WAS NOTIFIED THAT PART OF THE DRIVERS SIDE TAIL LIGHT WAS OUT. NIGHT TIME TAIL LIGHTS CONSIST OF 9 LED LIGHTS IN AN L SHAPE. AT THAT TIME 3 OF THE 9 BULBS HAD FAILED. TRIED TO PURCHASE REPLACEMENT BULB AND WAS INFORMED THE ENTIRE TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY HAD TO BE REPLACED AND WASN'T COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. DEALERSHIP SAID THEY WOULD RESEARCH AND CONTACT ME. NEVER HEARD BACK. ON 2/8/2015 WAS DRIVING AT NIGHT AND ANOTHER CAR PULL UP BESIDE ME AT A LIGHT AND INFORMED ME I HAD NO WORKING TAIL LIGHTS. THERE WAS NO INDICATION ON THE DASH THAT ALL OF THE LIGHTS HAD FAILED AND THAT NO ONE COULD SEE MY CAR FROM BEHIND. RESEARCH ONLINE INDICATES THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT AND THAT NUMEROUS 2010 INSIGHTS EXPERIENCED THE SAME ISSUE. IT APPEARS TO BE A DEFECT IN THE LED BULBS THAT CAUSES THEM TO FAIL IN GROUPS OF 3 UNTIL NONE ARE WORKING. TOTAL COST TO REPLACE WHAT HONDA CONSIDERS "BULBS" IS $422 EACH. *TR
MOULDING SEAL AROUND REAR TRIANGLE (NON-OPENING) WINDOWS DETACHED ON BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE OF CAR CREATING AN UNSEALED WINDOW AND CAUSING RUBBER 'STRIPS' TO FLAP WHILE DRIVING AT A SPEED OVER 35MPH. SOON AFTER, THE ENTIRE RUBBER SEAL ON PASSENGER SIDE DOOR DETACHED ALLOWING MOISTURE AND OTHER ELEMENTS TO ENTER THE VEHICLE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT MOULDING IS NOT COVERED BY THE MANUFACTURERS NOR EXTENDED WARRANTY THAT WAS PURCHASED AND THAT REPAIRS WOULD COST A MINIMUM OF $800. I CALLED HONDA AMERICA TO FILE A COMPLAINT AND WAS TOLD THEY DO NOT MAINTAIN A DATABASE OF DEFECTS. I HAVE OWNED HONDAS IN THE PAST AND HAVE NEVER FOUND THEM TO BE SO SHODDILY CONSTRUCTED. I OWN A 1968 VEHICLE THAT STILL HAS ALL MOULDING IN TACT. UNACCEPTABLE. *TR
I WAS IN A VERY MINOR ACCIDENT ON 12/6/14 AT APPROXIMATELY 6:00 PM IN AUSTIN, TX (ON LOOP 1 NEAR FM 2222). I REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY BECAUSE I WAS NOT GOING FAST ENOUGH (I GUESS). HOWEVER, THE COMPUTER INDICATED THE AIR BAGS WERE DISABLED. ADDITIONALLY, THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT WAS LOCKED MAKING IT INOPERABLE. ALTHOUGH THE CAR WAS DRIVABLE, THE INOPERABLE AIRBAGS AND SEAT BELT MADE THE CAR EXTREMELY UNSAFE TO DRIVE. BEING THAT IT WAS SATURDAY EVENING, I HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO DRIVE IT. I AM VERY UPSET THAT HONDA PUT ME IN THIS SITUATION. ACCORDING TO OTHER HONDA OWNERS WHO HAVE HAD MINOR FRONT END COLLISIONS, THIS IS THE STANDARD CAR RESPONSE. THIS NEEDS TO BE RECTIFIED. IT IS NOT ONLY A RACKET THAT FORCES HONDA OWNERS TO TAKE THEIR CARS TO THE DEALERSHIP, IT ALSO JEOPARDIZES OUR SAFETY. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 HONDA INSIGHT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TAIL LIGHT BURNED OUT WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TAIL LIGHT WAS IN THE PROCESS OF FAILING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENTIRE REAR TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.
VEHICLE PURCHASED 07/12/2010 WITH 520MI ON ODOMETER ON 3 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS A WHEEL SENSOR FOR THE TPMS HAS FAILED. THE FIRST TWO WERE REPLACED UNDER VEHICLE WARRANTY, NO QUESTIONS ASKED. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO HENDRICK HONDA OF BRADENTON FLORIDA ( THE ONLY SHOP TO DO ANY WORK ON THIS VEHICLE!) ON 09/04/2014 I TOOK IT IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND THE TPMS ERROR THAT I'M SO GETTING USED TO...THE SERVICE ADVISER STATED IT WOULD COST OVER $200 DOLLAR TO REPLACE (NOT IN THE BUDGET THIS WEEK). HE WOULD NOT TELL ME WHICH WHEEL HAD THE BAD SENSOR ( I JUST WANTED TO KNOW IF IT WAS A NEW FAIL OR AN OLD ONE) SHOP WOULD NOT GIVE ME THAT INFORMATION!!!! I ASKED FOR THE TPMS SYSTEM TO BE DISABLED AND WAS TOLD THAT IT CANNOT BE....IT IS FEDERALLY MANDATED SYSTEM...NOW ONE WOULD THINK THE WHEEL SENSORS ARE PART OF THE MANDATED SYSTEM RIGHT? NO, THEY ARE NOT SAID THE SERVICE ADVISER ...A FEDERALLY MANDATED SYSTEM WOULD BY DESCRIPTION BE EQUAL TO THE SUM OF ALL OF IT'S PARTS CORRECT??? NO EVEN THIS BEING THE THIRD FAILURE IN 4 YEARS THEY WOULD NOT REPLACE A MAJOR PART OF THE VEHICLES SAFETY SYSTEM WITH A PATTERN OF FAILING. SO NOW THEY CROSS ROTATED THE TIRES, AND I HAVE NO IDEA WHICH IS THE BAD WHEEL....SAFETY FIRST. *TR
WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING PLACE AT A NEIGHBORHOOD GROCERY STORE, I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE AND THE CAR ACCELERATED WITH A HUGE LUNGE INTO THE CAR FACING ME. IF THE OTHER VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN A LARGE VAN I WOULD HAVE NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO STOP THE CAR BECAUSE AT THAT POINT I LOST COMPLETE CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE. JUST THINKING OF WHAT 'MIGHT HAVE BEEN' IS TERRIFYING! IN SEARCHING THE INTERNET I FOUND AT LEAST FOUR OF THESE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION ACCOUNTS..... SAME CAR, SAME YEAR, SAME MODEL. NO RECALL YET BUT THERE SHOULD BE. DAMAGE IS EXPECTED TO BE AROUND $5K.
A BOLT THAT ATTACHES THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE STEERING COLUMN WAS FOUND TO BE LOOSE DURING A VEHICLE REPAIR. (I BROUGHT THE CAR IN FOR REPAIR TO A HONDA DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT BECAUSE THE STEERING DIDN'T FEEL RIGHT AND MADE UNUSUAL SOUNDS DURING VEHICLE OPERATION.) DESPITE MY HAVING AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THE VEHICLE (AND THE MALFUNCTION BEING A CLEAR SAFETY ISSUE), HONDA REFUSED TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR PERFORMED BY A HONDA DEALERSHIP. "[XXX]," AN EMPLOYEE OF THE HONDA SERVICE CONTRACT DEPARTMENT (SHE WOULDN'T GIVE HER LAST NAME), SAID THE STEERING ISSUE WAS CONSIDERED AN "ADJUSTMENT" AND THEREFORE NOT COVERED BY THE WARRANTY. THE HONDA DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT, FOR ITS PART, SAID THE BOLT WAS AT RISK OF BECOMING LOOSER AND IMPAIRING STEERING OF THE VEHICLE IF THE REPAIR WERE NOT MADE. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
I BOUGHT HONDA INSIGHT 2010 LX MODEL BACK IN JAN 2011. CAR SEATS ARE VERY UNCOMFORTABLE AND CAUSES PAIN IN THE BACK. I HAVE BEEN HAVING ON SCALE 1 TO 10 LEVEL, AROUND 1, PAIN IN MY LOWER BACK BODY. I WOULD LIKE TO FILE A COMPLAINT AGAINST HONDA CAR SEAT CONDITIONS AND LIKE SOME ACTION TO BE TAKEN. *TR
WHILE BRAKING HARD TO AVOID IMPACTING VEHICLE STOPPED ON HIGHWAY SEAT BELTS LOCKED UP AND NOW WILL NOT RELEASE. HONDA DIAGNOSTIC INCORRECTLY STATES SRS SYSTEM WAS TRIGGERED BY IMPACT - CAR SUSTAINED NO DAMAGE. RECOMMENDATION IS TO REPLACE FRONT SEAT BELTS AT $345.62 EACH AND SRS CONTROL UNIT AT $680.42, PLUS LABOR. AMERICAN HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE STATES THAT THE SEAT BELT SYSTEM PERFORMED AS IT SHOULD. IT IS LOGICAL FOR PASSIVE RESTRAINTS, LIKE AIR BAGS, TO WORK ONLY ONCE, BUT ILLOGICAL FOR SEAT BELTS TO FAIL AFTER ONE USE. APPARENTLY HONDA CONSIDERS SEAT BELTS THAT WORKS ONCE A SUCCESS. IN FACT THIS ACTIVE RESTRAINT SYSTEM FAILED AFTER ONE USE, LEAVING HONDA DRIVERS UNABLE TO OBEY THE LAW AND BUCKLE UP WHILE DRIVING BEFORE THEY PAY $1500+ FOR AVOIDING A COLLISION! *TR
I AM DRIVING THIS HONDA INSIGHT FROM LAST 2 YEARS AND LATELY I FOUND THAT WHEN I DRIVE ON HIGHWAY AT THE SPEED MORE THAN 60 AND OPEN THE REAR WINDOW PANES THE CAR MAKES LOT OF NOISE AND SHAKES. WHEN I REACHED OUT TO HONDA DEALER PER THE DEALER THAT IS BUFFETS ONLY, I AM NOT SATISFIED WITH THE EVALUATION DONE BY THE SERVICE MANAGER AT THE DEALERSHIP, AND HONDA ALWAYS SENDING ME TO DEALER FOR THE REVIEW. *JS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 HONDA INSIGHT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, HE BECAME INVOLVED IN A CRASH AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A BRUISE SPINAL CORD, MULTIPLE FRACTURES IN THE VERTEBRAE, BROKEN RIBS, COLLAR BONE FRACTURE LACERATIONS, AND A STOMACH PUNCTURE IN THE LARGE INTESTINE. THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED BROKEN RIBS, A COLLAR BONE FRACTURE, A FRACTURED VERTEBRAE, PARALYSIS ON RIGHT SIDE AND A FRACTURED JAW. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THEN TO A DEALER. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE INCIDENT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 19,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 HONDA INSIGHT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH TAIL LIGHTS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE DRIVER'S SIDE TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED BUT NOT THE PASSENGER'S SIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000. *TR
THE CAR WAS TRAVELING AT A VERY SLOW SPEED (<10 MPH) IN A PARKING LOT WITH THE DRIVER ATTEMPTING TO MANEUVER THE CAR INTO A PARKING SPACE. THE DRIVER WAS APPLYING NO PRESSURE ON THE GAS PEDAL; THE CAR WAS IN DECELERATION. WHEN THE DRIVER STEPPED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP, THE ENGINE ACCELERATED AND THE CAR LURCHED FORWARD UNEXPECTEDLY. AS A RESULT, THE CAR WENT OVER THE PARKING BARRIER INTO THE BASE OF A PARKING LIGHT CAUSING SIGNIFICANT FRONT END DAMAGE TO THE CAR ($6,000). THE DRIVER HAS EXPERIENCED A FEW OTHER SITUATIONS WHERE THE CAR ACTED IN A SIMILAR MANNER. WE BELIEVE THIS UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION ISSUE POSES A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD. WE ARE WORKING WITH THE LOCAL HONDA SERVICE DEPARTMENT TO ISOLATE AND FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 HONDA INSIGHT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO SEE WHEN A VEHICLE WAS LOCATED TO REAR LEFT OR RIGHT HAND SIDE THROUGH THE REAR WINDOW. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THERE WAS NOTHING THAT COULD BE DONE IN ORDER TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 32,000. UPDATED 12/31/12 *BF UPDATED 01/03/13
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 HONDA INSIGHT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE EXTERIOR RUBBER TRIM DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE AND ONTO THE HIGHWAY. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,000.
MY HONDA INSIGHT CAME NEW WITH THE DUNLOP SP 31A TIRE. I DO NOT DO EXTREME, HARD CORNERING OR RACE DRIVING, THIS IS SIMPLE A COMMUTER VEHICLE. THERE WAS ABOUT 3/32 TO 2/32 OF AN INCH OF TREAD LEFT, ON ALL FOUR TIRES. ON 7/25/12 I DROVE TO THE STORE AND NOTICED THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT TIRE HAD A DEFECT. THE TREAD HAD SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE ON BOTH THE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE TIRE BUT WAS STILL LOOSELY CONNECTED IN THE MIDDLE. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO A TIRE STORE TO REPLACE ALL FOUR TIRES. I FELT VERY UNSAFE WITH THE DUNLOP TIRES SO I REPLACED ALL FOUR, FEARING THIS WOULD HAPPEN AT A HIGH SPEED AND THE RESULTS COULD BE FATAL. (THE DEFECTIVE TIRES ARE NOT AVAILABLE) I DID SOME RESEARCH ABOUT PEOPLE THAT HAVE THIS SAME SIZE TIRE, ON THE SAME VEHICLE (HONDA INSIGHT). I NOTICED SEVERAL ISSUES OF A SIMILAR NATURE. FOR EXAMPLE, TREAD SEPARATION, FAST WEAR, CRACKING AND BUBBLING. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT THERE COULD BE A MAJOR ISSUE WITH THESE TIRES THAT COULD JEOPARDIZE THE SAFETY OF SEVERAL PEOPLE. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 HONDA INSIGHT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE, THE VEHICLE JERKED FORWARD AND SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A BUILDING AND THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. NO ONE WAS INJURED AND THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED. THE POLICE WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE INSURANCE COMPANY WAS NOTIFIED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THEY WOULD NEED TO INSPECT THE BLACK BOX FOR FURTHER INFORMATION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000. UPDATED 7/31/12 *CN UPDATED 08/01/12
WHILE PARKING THE 2010 HONDA INSIGHT IN MY GARAGE, I HAVE TO VEER TO THE RIGHT AND THEN BACK THE CAR TO GET INTO THE GARAGE. AS I WAS VEERING TO THE RIGHT AND CLOSE TO THE HOUSE THE INSIGHT SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, AND WHEN I PUT THE BRAKES THEY DID NOT RESPOND ,INSTEAD THEY LOCKED AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE IT HIT THE SIDE OF THE HOUSE, PART OF THE AIR CONDITIONER PIPE ON THE BRICK WALL, HIT SHRUBS AND A PLASTIC FENCE & THE 4X4 POLES BURIED IN THE GROUND BENT AND WERE SHEERED/ THE IMPACT DEPLOYED THE AIR BAG WHICH HIT ME IN THE FACE AND THE LEG CAUSING AN ABRASION. *TR
HONDA INSIGHT HYBRID - UNPREDICTABLE ACCELERATION COMBINED WITH LOCKING OF THE BRAKES CAUSED THE CAR TO MOVE FORWARD AT AN ACCELERATED RATE WITH NO CONTROL, TWICE IN A SHORT TIME SPAN. FIRST INCIDENT WAS DEC.2011, SECOND IN JAN. 2012. THIS DID NOT HAPPEN IN PREVIOUS 1 1/2 YRS. I OWNED THE CAR. I HAD AN ACCIDENT THE FIRST TIME GOING VERY SLOWLY UP A HILL AT 10:AM WITH CLEAR ROADS. THE LIGHT WAS RED AND I BRAKED TO SLOW DOWN AND WHEN CRAWLING, SLIGHTLY RELEASED THE BRAKE TO ROLL FORWARD, BUT THE CAR ACCELERATED 6 FEET FROM A SMALL TRUCK IN FRONT OF ME.I FELT LIKE I WAS BEING PUSHED FROM BEHIND. I PUMPED BUT THE BRAKES WERE LOCKED. CAR WENT FORWARD VERY SLOW UPHILL. I TAPPED THE TRUCK. MY DAMAGE WAS A SMALL CHIP IN MY PLASTIC PLATE COVER. HIS FENDER FELL DOWN. WE REPORTED THE ACCIDENT AND WILL IMPACT MY INSURANCE. I THEN DECIDED TO GET SNOW TIRES. SECOND TIME WAS IN FRONT OF A COLLEGE, IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC, SLOWING DOWN FOR A RED LIGHT. THERE WERE KIDS, CARS ALL AROUND ETC., EVERYONE SLOWING DOWN, COMING TO A STOP. THERE WAS SNOW AND ICE ON THE ROAD. I HAD NEW SNOW TIRES, I BRAKE, THE CAR SLOWED DOWN, I RELEASED THE BRAKE A LITTLE, INSTEAD OF MAINTAINING THE SLOWER SPEED, THE CAR ACCELERATED. I BRAKE AGAIN QUICKLY, BUT I WAS ON ICE AND THE BRAKES LOCKED. I SLID AS IF BEING PUSHED. I TURNED INTO A SMALL SNOW BANK JUST IN FRONT OF THE SIDEWALK AND THE CAR STOPPED. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WHO CHECKED FOR 3 WKS. THEY SAID NO PROBLEMS. SUGGESTED THE FLOOR MATS? SEVERAL OTHER 2010 INS
THE CAR WON'T STOP COMPLETELY AND KEEPS GOING FOR ANOTHER 2 TO 3 SECONDS IF IT HITS A BUMP DURING BRAKING. MY CAR IS SERVICED AT THE HONDA DEALER EVERY 5000 MILES SINCE I GOT IT BACK ON JULY 2009, THEREFORE, IT COULDN'T BE LACK OF MAINTENANCE. *JS
IN JANUARY 2012, MY CAR THE 2010 INSIGHT, "UNPREDICTABLY ACCELERATED, THEN AT THE SAME TIME, THE BRAKES LOCKED". THIS CAUSED THE CAR TO MOVE FORWARD AT AN ACCELERATED RATE WITH NO DRIVER CONTROL. IT HAPPENED TWICE IN A SHORT TIME SPAN BUT DID NOT HAPPEN IN THE PREVIOUS 1 1/2 YRS THAT I'VE OWNED THE CAR. I HAD AN ACCIDENT THE FIRST TIME. IT IMPACTED MY INSURANCE. THE SECOND TIME I WAS LUCKY. I DO NOT WANT TO RISK A THIRD TIME. I'M AN EXPERIENCED CAREFUL DRIVER AND THESE INCIDENTS WERE NOT NORMAL. I HAVE DRIVEN TRUCKS, VANS, CARS, AUTOMATIC AND STANDARD IN EVERY TYPE OF CANADIAN WEATHER. THIS HAPPENED TWICE IN THE SAME WAY CAUSING A LOSS OF CONTROL. I WAS GOING 1 MILE PER HOUR THE FIRST TIME, WHILE SLOWING DOWN FOR A LIGHT. I FELT LIKE SOMEONE WAS PUSHING ME AND I WENT VERY SLOWLY UPHILL INTO THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE STOPPED AT THE RED LIGHT. THE SECOND TIME AGAIN I WAS SLOWING DOWN FOR A LIGHT, GOING 2 MILES PER HOUR ON A FLAT SURFACE. I HAD TO GO OFF THE ROAD AND HIT A SNOW BANK TO STOP. I DETAILED THE INCIDENTS AND ESCALATED TO HONDA CANADA AND MY DEALERSHIP. I GAVE THE DEALERSHIP THE CAR TO TEST. I WANT TO TRADE IT FOR A CIVIC. THEY TRIED TO BLAME THE PROBLEM ON THE FLOOR MATS WHICH IS NOT LOGICAL SINCE THE PROBLEM DID NOT OCCUR EVERY TIME I BRAKED. AFTER KEEPING MY CAR FOR 2 WEEKS THEY REPLIED, COMPLETELY IGNORING THE LOCKED BRAKE ASPECT, AND TOLD ME THEY COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM WITH THE ACCELERATION SYSTEM. SO. THEIR OFFICIAL DOCUMENTED REPLY IGNORES THE PRIMARY PROBL
MY 2010 HONDA INSIGHT FAILED ITS SAFETY INSPECTION DUE TO EXCESSIVE WEAR ON BOTH FRONT TIRES AT APPROXIMATELY 17750 MILES. THE WEAR WAS NOT IN THE TREAD DEPTH BUT IN THE RUBBER BETWEEN THE TREAD AND THE SIDEWALL OF THE TIRE. THE REPAIR SHOP SHOWED ME THE SPOTS WHERE THE RUBBER WAS ALREADY DOWN TO THE SECOND LAYER. THEY ENCOURAGED ME TO TAKE THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER WHO ONLY CHECKED FOR TREAD DEPTH AND TOLD ME THE TIRES WERE FINE. I WENT BACK TO THE ORIGINAL REPAIR SHOP AND REPLACED THE TWO TIRES AND HAD A FRONT END ALIGNMENT DONE. THE RESULTS OF THE ALIGNMENT INDICATED THAT WHILE BOTH WHEELS WERE WITHIN SPEC, THEY WERE BOTH AT THE OUTER EDGES MEANING MY WHEELS WERE FACING LIKE THIS\ /. I TOOK THE TIRES AND THE ALIGNMENT REPORT TO THE DEALER AND HAVE HEARD NOTHING SINCE BUT I RECEIVE A DISCOUNT COUPON FOR WHEEL ALIGNMENT EVERY MONTH FROM HONDA. I WOULD HAVE THOUGHT THAT I HAD A ONE OF A KIND PROBLEM BUT THE REPAIR SHOP HAS TOLD ME THAT THEY HAVE FOUND AND CORRECTED THE SAME PROBLEM ON MULTIPLE INSIGHTS IN THE PAST 5 MONTHS. *TR
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