This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.
So how do you find out what problems are occurring? For this NHTSA complaint data, the only way is to read through the comments below. Any duplicates or errors? It's not us.
The headlights went out while I was driving the 2000 Insight. First, I noticed a burning smell. I pulled over and checked under the hood but found nothing. I got back in and the smell came back as I started driving. A few minutes later, the headlights got dim for a few seconds then went out. I stopped the car. The burning smell was coming from the left side of the steering wheel, where the headlight switch is. I tried the high beam and it worked. I drove the rest of the way with high beams on. I checked with Honda and they said there had been a recall for this problem on the Insight, but their records showed a repair had already been done, so they would charge me to repair it again. I think the repair in the recall may fix the problem for a while but does not prevent the problem from occurring again. Or they didn't do the recall procedure properly. Honda needs to fix this. It is dangerous and they should know about it.
The "dim" headlights on my Honda Insight went out. The "brights" still work but no dims. I checked on line and there is a recall for my car for a faulty dim switch that will make the dims go out. When I called a dealer and gave him my VIN he said my car had already been "through" the recall and any additional repairs would cost several hundred dollars. I am not the original owner (second owner) and do not know if it was replaced or not and the dealer will not do anything except for full pay.
Check engine light on my 2000 Honda Insight went out at 7,000 miles and they told me I would have to live with it. They replaced the on board computer and now they say they can fix it but want $500. They have replaced the battery 2 times. The large one that powers the car. Despite many many tries they have not repaired this light. So I don't know if there is a problem with the engine or not. I took this to corperate and they said they would not pay for it?
While driving at 30 mph all digital readings on the dashboard vanished. Also, the power windows and power steering simultaneously went out. Dealer examined the vehicle, and found that the electronic control module was faulty and repaired it. The electronic control module failed three times on this particular vehicle.
The state of charge gauge on my 2000 Honda Insight no longer accurately reports the state of charge of its ima battery. Boost from the ima battery is crucial for providing additional power to accelerate safely on freeway onramps, when overtaking cars on 2-lane highways, etc. With increasing frequency, when the state of charge gauge indicates that the ima battery is only partially discharged, ima battery boost suddenly and unexpectedly ceases. If this happens during a period of crucial acceleration, the sudden plummet in the rate of acceleration could lead to a serious accident.the incident date I have listed is only the most recent incident date. This problem now occurs almost any time I ascend a long upgrade for more than a couple of minutes. It also occurred shortly after my acquisition of this Insight used in may, 2002, but has been occurring with increasing frequency as time passes. What seems to be happening is that the ima battery's capacity has diminished to about half of its new capacity with deterioration continuing. Despite the fact that this problem has been reported by a number of Insight owners across the United States, Honda has refused to acknowledge that this dangerous problem exists and so has refused to fix the problem. Honda's attitude is that if no diagnostic code is being set, no problem exists.because this problem could affect the growing number of gasoline-electric hybrid vehicles in the United States, I am asking you to investigate this problem and require Honda to implement a solution.
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- Nevada City, CA, USA