Honda Insight Complaints (2013)

45 consumer complaints on file.

#10809771December 11, 2015
ENGINE
AT ABOUT 24500 MILES, I DROVE FOR 1500MILES RIG1500MILESOIL SERVICE AT DEALER, THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I CONTACT THEM AND THEY TOWED THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER/SERVICE. THEY FILLED THE ENGINE AND TOLD ME TO DRIVE 1000 MILES AND CAME BACK FOR THEM TO TEST OIL CONSUMPTION. I DID IT FOR 2 TIMES CONSECUTIVE AND THEY SAY IT WAS WITHIN NORMAL LEVEL. I ASK THEM TO TEST AGAIN. THEY AGREE. NOW, AFTER DRIVE 1500 MILES I WENT BACK AND THERE WAS NO OIL IN THE ENGINE. A FRACTION BELOW THE LOWER LEVEL. NOW, THEY WILL SUBMIT A REPAIR REQUEST TO HONDA OF USA, BUT, MY VEHICLE IS UP TO 27500 MILES. TECNICALY NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY. BUT SENSE I NOTICE AND THEY DOCUMENTED THE PROBLEM BEFORE 25000, IT WILL BE REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY. WHAT WILL HAPPEN AFTER ANOTHER 5000 MILES ONLY GOD KNOWS. HONDA OF USA SHOULD DO A RECALL ON ENGINE RINGS AND PISTONS OR EVEN REPLACE IT ALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10750201August 20, 2015
ENGINE
EXCESSIVELY BURN ENGINE OIL. DEFECTIVE PISTON RINGS CAR WAS STALLING ON FREEWAY WITH "CHECK ENGINE" "CHECK BRAKE" " "CHECK HILL START ASSISTANT" "CHECK VSA" LIGHT FLASHING. I RESEARCHED AND FOUND EXACT SAME SYMPTONS WHICH WAS FILED FOR 2012 HONDA INSIGHT. REFER TO NHTSA ID NUMBER: 10747250. HE HAS DESCRIBED WHAT I'M EXPERIENCING WORD BY WORD. IN 2013, HONDA SETTLED CLASS-ACTION LAW SUIT WITH SAME PROBLEM ON DIFFERENT MODELS, BUT 2013 INSIGHT HAS SAME DEFECTS, EXCESSIVE OIL-BURNING, FAULTY PISTON RINGS, ETC. I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH NOT HAVING ACCIDENT ON FREEWAY, BUT SUDDENT STALLING MAY CAUSE CRASH, INJURY, AND FATALITY. THIS IS SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10732425July 7, 2015
SEAT BELTS
MY GRANDCHILD AGE 6 WAS TRAPPED IN THE SEATBELT EVERY TIME MOVED TO TRY AND FREE IT WOULD GET TIGHTER WE ENDED UP CUTTING FREE W/A BOX CUTTER, IF I HAD CALLED 911 I FEEL THE POLICE WOULD HAVE DONE THE SAME THING AS WE DID. THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED IMMEDIATELY SO NO OTHER GRAND PARENT GOES THROUGH THIS. THANK YOU *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10663474December 10, 2014
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, SERVICE BRAKES, WHEELS
DRIVING ON A BUSY S.E. STREET IN WASHINGTON DC, DRIVING ABOUT 20 TO 30 MPH., HEARD A NOISE THAT SOUNDED LIKE A TIRE BLOWING OUT OR SOME OTHER TYPE OF NOISE EMANATING FROM UNDERNEATH THE CAR. I TRIED TO PRESS THE BRAKE, BUT INSTEAD THE CAR ACCELERATED AND WOULD NOT STOP. IT SPED UP AT LEAST ANOTHER 15 TO 20 MORE MPH, AND AGAIN, WOULD NOT STOP. THERE WERE VEHICLES IN THE BACK, SO I COULD NOT USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE OR SHUT THE CAR OFF. THERE WERE ALSO VEHICLES ON THE SIDE AND IN FRONT OF MY VEHICLE. I HAD TO MAKE A DECISION ON HOW TO SLOW THE CAR DOWN WITHOUT HITTING ANY PEDESTRIANS OR ANY OTHER VEHICLES. DECIDED TO TRY AND STOP THE CAR BY HITTING SOMETHING STATIONARY AND RAN INTO A SET OF STEPS THAT BELONGED TO AN OFFICE BUILDING. AIRBAGS DEPLOYED AND TWO PASSERSBY STOPPED TO ASSIST ME AND MY PASSENGER OUT OF THE CAR. WE WERE BOTH TRANSPORTED BY AMBULANCE TO A HOSPITAL WITH SUBSTANTIAL INJURIES TO THE CHEST, RIB, NECK AND BACK FOR MYSELF AND THE PASSENGER. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10556060December 14, 2013
AIR BAGS
MY CAR WAS HIT AT 60MPH, FROM A RUN AWAY CAR FLEEING THE POLICE, ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE. MY CAR THEN FLIPPED ONTO THE DRIVER SIDE ROTATED 180 DEGREE, ROLLED OVER AND SLID 100FT TO STOPPED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. MY CAR STOPPED WITH TWO WHEELS IN THE AIR. THE MAJOR COMPLAINT IS ONLY THE PASSENGER CURTAIN AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAGS, DRIVER SIDE AIRBAGS, AND DRIVER CURTAIN AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. MY INJURIES WERE GLASS IN MY EYE, SEAT BELT RESTRAINT INJURIES, NECK & BACK PAIN. I WOULD LIKE TO FILE A COMPLAINT THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAGS, DRIVER SIDE AIRBAGS AND DRIVER SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY DURING THE ACCIDENT. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0

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