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Excessive Oil Consumption
2012 Honda Insight (Page 4 of 4)
This problem may be covered under warranty. Ask your Honda dealer.
8.2
pretty bad- Typical Repair Cost:
- $2,070
- Average Mileage:
- 64,400 miles
- Total Complaints:
- 77 complaints
Most Common Solutions:
- not sure (41 reports)
- replace pistons and rings (20 reports)
- replace engine (4 reports)
- replace pistons, rings and short block (4 reports)
- new engine (2 reports)
- replace lower engine (2 reports)
engine problem
Helpful websites
- Anybody Burning Oil - Insight Central forum discussion about Honda Insight 2nd generation (2010-2014) oil loss. Full of insights and tips.
A D V E R T I S E M E N T S
I took the car in to the dealer when the emissions light came on and I realized there was no oil on the engine. I brought it to the dealer and they acted like they had never heard of the issue and they said the valve cover gasket was leaking so they replaced it. About a month later it happened again light came on and the oil was low. I brought the car back in and they started an oil consumption test. I brought the car in after a 1,000 miles and it was 2 quarts low. Drove another 1,000 miles and the oil was almost 2 quarts low.
Then I didn't hear from them for about three weeks I called left messages and no one called me back. Finally I got an appointment to bring it in and there were no loaner cars available so they told me to come back next week. I left the dealer and drove out onto the highway and all of the sudden all my dash lights came on and the engine light was flashing. I pulled over shut the car off and turned it back on to try and get back to the dealership but when I pressed the gas the car didn't have any power. I got the car towed to the dealer (now I'm 2 hrs late for work) and they amazingly found a loaner for me.
The car was there for 4 days and finally They called me they told me that they need to replace the pistons and the rings but its not covered under my warranty. They then said they will replace it at no cost in good faith. Good faith my ass! the car needs new rings and pistons at 70,000 miles!!! I'm not happy at all!! As these 2012 insights get older this issue is going to surface and hopefully end in a recall.
- Justin S., Newtown, PA, US