2010 Honda Insight

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/19/2010· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  WHEN THE SPEED REACHES ABOUT 8 MPH WHILE COASTING TO A STOP, WITH NO DRIVER ACCELERATION OR BRAKING, THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATES AS THOUGH IT WAS CHANGING GEARS. THE INSIGHT DOES NOT HAVE A GEARED TRANSMISSION ... IT IS A CVT. THE AUTO-STOP LIGHT IS NOT LIT WHEN THIS OCCURS. THIS HAPPENS VERY FREQUENTLY. THE DEALER WAS NOT ABLE TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM. I WAS NOT IN THE VEHICLE WHEN HE TOOK THE INSIGHT FOR A TEST DRIVE. BASED ON MY OBSERVATIONS OF OTHER DRIVERS, VERY FEW WOULD LET THE CAR COAST THAT SLOWLY. IT IS VERY ANNOYING AND DISCONCERTING.

• 12/16/2010· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 HONDA INSIGHT HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH THERE WAS A VERY HIGH VOLUME ELECTRIC STATIC NOISE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IT WAS PAINFUL TO HIS EARS AND GAVE HIM AN INSTANT HEADACHE AND SUDDENLY HE BEGAN FEELING VERY TIRED WHILE DRIVING . THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING MECHANICALLY WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE SO THEY COULD NOT ASSIST HIM. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,000.

• 12/08/2014· AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTSCrash

  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

• 12/03/2018· AIR BAGS

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 HONDA INSIGHT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME AFTER IT FLASHED RANDOMLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED LESS THAN A YEAR AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. VALLEY HI HONDA (5710 VALLEY PARK LN, VICTORVILLE, CA 92394, (760) 962-9600) STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY AIR BAG RECALLS. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

• 12/03/2010· SEATS

  SEVERE NECK AND UPPER BACK PAIN CAUSED BY THE HEADREST ANGLE OF A 2010 HONDA INSIGHT WHICH I AM TOLD IS MANDATED BY YOUR STANDARDS. I AM A 5' 6" FEMALE. THE HEAD RESTS FORCES MY HEAD FORWARD TO THE POINT WHERE MY CHIN IS ALMOST RESTING ON MY CHEST. AND I'M FORCED TO LOOK OVER THE TOP OF MY EYE GLASSES WHICH I AM REQUIRED TO WEAR TO DRIVE. I HAVE TRIED THE HEADRESTS IN ALL POSITIONS. THE DEALER SUGGESTED PUTTING THE SEAT BACK DOWN LOWER BUT I AM UNDER MD ORDERS TO DRIVE WITH MY SEAT UPRIGHT DUE TO A PRIOR BACK AND SHOULDER INJURIES. YOU STANDARDS NEED TO BE CHANGED TO ALLOW HEAD RESTS TO BE ADJUSTED FARTHER BACK TO ACCOMMODATE PEOPLE OF DIFFERENT HEIGHTS, WEIGHTS AND PHYSICAL ISSUES. I THINK FORCING PEOPLE TO DRIVE WITH DISTRACTION OF CONSTANT PAIN WILL CAUSE MORE ACCIDENTS AND INJURIES THAN LESS THAN OPTIMUM HEADREST DESIGN. *TR

• 12/02/2017· AIR BAGS

  IT HAS BEEN RECALLED

• 11/29/2018· AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTS,SERVICE BRAKES

  I WAS DRIVING MY CAR IN SEPTEMBER AND I HIT MY BREAK TO STOP MY CAR.AT THAT TIME, MY BREAK DID NOT WORK. I FINALLY HIT ANOTHER CAR AND MY AIRBAG DEPLOYED AND EXPLODED. THAT WAS HAPPENING UPFRONT DICKINSON TOWN BINGHAMTON NY 13905. I HAD REPPORT FROM THE POLICE. THE RECALL NUMBER I RECEIVED FROM NHTSA IS 18V-661.

• 11/28/2018· AIR BAGS,SERVICE BRAKESCrash

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 HONDA INSIGHT. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE PRECEDING VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITH FORCE AND INJURED THE CONTACT'S FACE AND LOWER BACK, WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000. *TT*JB

• 11/27/2012· VISIBILITY

  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

• 11/23/2016· AIR BAGS

  TAKATA RECALL. IT HAS BEEN 9 MONTHS SINCE THE RECALL. HONDA HAS NOT SUFFICIENTLY PROVIDED A SOLUTION TO THE ISSUE. THEIR RECOMMENDATION OF HAVING THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT FOR SUCH A LONG PERIOD OF TIME IS NOT ONLY UNREALISTIC, IT IS ALSO INCONVENIENT AND ULTIMATELY, UNACCEPTABLE.

• 11/21/2014· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  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.

• 11/20/2013· SEAT BELTS

  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

• 11/16/2016· AIR BAGS

  TAKATA RECALL. I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE RFOM HONDA OF AMERICA IN MARCH 2016 WARNING OF THE TAKATA PROBLEM. THEY STATED THAT REPLACEMENT PARTS WOULD BE AVAILABLE IN THE SUMMER OF 2016 AND THAT I WOULD RECEIVE A FURTHER NOTICE WHEN THEY WERE AVAILABLE. I HAVE NOT YET RECEIVED THAT LETTER. SO I CALLED HONDA OF AMERICA AND THEY COULD NOT TELL ME IF PARTS WERE AVAILABLE. THEY PASSED THE BUCK BY TELLING ME TO CALL MY DEALER. I DID SO AND FOUND THAT PARTS WERE AVAILABLE. SO I HAVE SCHEDULED THE REPLACEMENT . MY COMPLAINT IS THE LACK OF RESPONSIVENESS ON THE PART OF HONDA AND MY DEALER. EITHER ONE SHOULD HAVE CONTACTED ME WHEN PARTS BECAME AVAILABLE. WHY IS HONDA MOTOR STILL ALLOWED TO DO BUSINESS IN THE USA. THEY ARE EITHER INEPT OR CROOKED!

• 11/14/2016· AIR BAGS

  TAKATA RECALL. RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE, SAYING THAT I WOULD BE NOTIFIED WHEN DEALER HAD THE REPLACEMENT PARTS WITH AN EXPECTED DATE OF SUMMER 2016. I EMAILED THE DEALERSHIP, BUT HAVE YET TO HEAR FROM THEM. THE CAR IS CURRENTLY PARKED IN GARAGE. I DON'T WANT TO SELL OR TRADE UNTIL THE CAR IS SAFE TO DRIVE, BUT THIS HAS GONE ON FOR A VERY LONG TIME. I JUST CHECKED THE HONDA WEBSITE. THEIR COMPLETION RATE IS LESS THAN 50%, YET THEY ARE SEEMINGLY VERY HAPPY WITH THAT RATE! THAT'S OUTRAGEOUS!

• 11/09/2016· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS,UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  2010 HONDA INSIGHT, 179131; CODE 33-21 INCREASED RESISTANCE THE LEFT SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAG FIRST INFLATOR, WHEN LIGHT AIR BAG ON IN SATURDAY, I BRING MY CAR IN THE DEALER(10/31/16)THERE CHANGE RECALL ONLY DRIVER AIR BAG (NO CHARGE PART AND LABOR) ,THE PROBLEM TAKATA NO HAVE RECALL ABOUT LEFT SIDE CURTAIN, BAD TOO, I NO HAVE INCIDENT NOW, I SCARED FOR MY KIDS, AFTER THERE CHANGE AIR BAG DRIVER LIGHT ON DIFFERENT CODE AND I THINK SAME PROBLEM CODE 33-1 OPEN-/INCREASED RESISTANCE LF SIDE CURTAIN AIR BAG INFLATOR, I PAID DIAGNOSTIC IN THE DEALER SAID IS BAD FLOOR AND CABIN WIRE HARNESS ALL IN THE LEFT SIDE FOR FIX PARTS AND LABOR IS 1610.84, I FIX 2 MOTHS AGO TRANSMISSION, I CHECK RECALL HAVE OTHER MODEL ABOUT PROBLEM SIDE CURTAIN AIR BAG INFLATOR, I DON'T NOT WHY NO HAVE FOR INSIGHT?, I NOT CAN MORE DRIVING MY CAR NOW BECAUSE I LOVE MY FAMILY , TAKATA NEED PEOPLE DIED FOR THIS PROBLEM FOR RECALL?, PLEASE HELP ME, THANKS.

• 11/01/2018· AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTSCrash

  THE INFLATORS WERE REPLACED 3/24/16 AND 7/29/16. ON 7/5/17 MY SON WAS HIT BY A MAN RUNNING A RED LIGHT. TO MAKE A LONG STORY SHORT, MY SON SUFFERED NUMEROUS INJURIES INCLUDING BEING KNOCKED OUT BY THE AIRBAG AND CONTINUES TO SUFFER FROM THE CONCUSSION - I KNOW THE OLD AIRBAG/INFLATOR WOULD HAVE BEEN WORSE. ALSO, THE SEATBELT BRUISED HIS CHEST AND THE DOCTOR THOUGHT HE HAD HEART DAMAGE. ECHOCARDIOGRAM SHOWED EVERYTHING WAS FINE - JUST BAD CHEST BRUISE. MY CONCERN IS THAT EVEN THOUGH THE INFLATORS WERE REPLACED THEY, THE AIRBAG/INFLATOR, STILL CAUSED DAMAGE. 14 MONTHS LATER AND STILL HAVING ISSUES WITH TBI. MY SON IS 5'11" AND SITS AS FAR BACK AS POSSIBLE WHEN HE DROVE THE CAR. I'M SENDING 2 PICTURES SO YOU CAN SEE THAT THE CAR WAS DESTROYED. THIS IS JUST AN FYI.

• 10/29/2010· TIRES

  2010 HONDA INSIGHT - TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM WILL INDICATE A LOW TIRE WHEN TIRE PRESSURE IS WITHIN NORMAL LIMITS. SERVICE MANAGER AT LOCAL DEALERSHIP STATES THAT SENSORS ARE NOT ACCURATE. THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO ALERT WITH A PRESSURE THAT IS GREATER THAN 25% OF THE RECOMMENDED (33PSI) BUT WILL FREQUENTLY ALERT AT MUCH LESS DIFFERENCE. *TR

• 10/25/2010· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  WHEN I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE, I ADVISED THE DEALERSHIP THAT THE CAR SEEMED TO NOT WANT TO ASSIST AS I WAS GOING UP HILLS. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE ISSUES, BUT THE DEALERSHIP NOR HONDA SEES ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. THEY STATE THAT THEIR ENGINEERS SEE NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR NOT ASSISTING SOMEONE AS THEY ARE GOING UPHILL, AT A STEADY GRADE. I HAVE FILED COMPLAINTS WITH HONDA, BUT AGAIN GOT NO WHERE. THE CAR NOW IS RANDOMLY NOT ASSISTING AT TIMES, WHEN THE INDICATOR IN THE IMA SYSTEM STATES THAT THE BATTERY HAS HALF A CHARGE. *TR

• 10/24/2010· STRUCTURE

  WHEN I ORIGINALLY PURCHASED MY INSIGHT, I NOTICED THAT THE WEATHER STRIPPING WAS FOLDING UP. I HAD THE DEALERSHIP REPLACE IT, AND WITHIN 2 DAYS, THE WEATHER STRIPPING FLEW OFF AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. I WENT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY REPLACED IT AGAIN. 3 MONTHS LATER, SAME THING HAPPENED. THE WEATHER STRIPPING, CAME OFF AS I WAS DRIVING CAUSING A TRAFFIC HAZARD. THIS TIME I WENT TO A DIFFERENT DEALERSHIP, AND THEIR SOLUTION WAS TO PUT DOUBLE SIDED TAPE ON THE WEATHER STRIPPING. ITS NOW BEEN 2 WEEKS, AND THE ENDS OF THE STRIPPING IS COMING UP AGAIN. *TR

• 10/23/2015· STEERING,EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  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.

• 10/17/2016· AIR BAGS

  2010 HONDA INSIGHT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO NO DEALERSHIP RESPONSE ON REPLACEMENT PARTS/ REPAIR INFORMATION FOR DRIVER FRONT AIRBAG INFLATOR RECALL. *SMD

• 10/16/2016· AIR BAGS

  AIRBAG RECALL. THIS ISSUE WAS SUPPOSEDLY FIXED A FEW YEARS AGO AND THEN I RECEIVED ANOTHER RECALL NOTICE ALMOST A YEAR AGO ABOUT ANOTHER AIR BAG RECALL. HONDA HAS YET TO FIX THIS. WHAT IS THE HOLD UP? I CONTACTED HONDA A FEW MONTHS AGO AND THEY SAID THEY HAVEN'T RECEIVED THE PART. WHEN WILL MY VEHICLE FINALLY GET FIXED?

• 10/05/2016· AIR BAGS

  TAKATA RECALL I RECEIVED MY FIRST NOTICE OF THE RECALL IN MARCH AND ANOTHER IN JULY. THE LOCAL DEALER HAS YET TO HAVE THE PARTS FOR REPLACEMENT AND JUST KEEPS TELLING ME TO CALL AT THE END OF THE MONTH EVERY MONTH SINCE MARCH. THIS IS EXTREMELY ANNOYING TO HAVE LIMITED USE OF MY PASSENGER SEAT AND HAVE NO CONCRETE DATE FOR A REPAIR.

• 09/26/2013· VISIBILITY

  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

• 09/25/2016· AIR BAGS

  I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO. INC. IN MARCH 2016 NOTIFYING ME OF PROBLEMS WITH DRICER'S FRONT AIRBAG INFLATOR. NO ACCIDENT HAS OCURRED YET.

• 09/22/2016· AIR BAGS

  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 FOR THE RECALL 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 ISSUE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

• 09/21/2019· ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),SERVICE BRAKESCrash

  AS I WAS GOING TO PARK MY 2010 INSIGHT INTO A PARKING SPOT BETWEEN TWO CARS, THE CAR SUDDENLY LUNGED OUT OF CONTROL HITTING THE CAR ON MY LEFT, THEN PROCEEDED TO SLAM INTO A METAL BARRIER IN FRONT OF THE SPOT, THEN FLEW UP ON THE RIGHT SIDE AND SLAMMED DOWN ONTO THE CAR ON MY RIGHT. I HAD NO USE OF THE BRAKES OR CONTROL OF THE CAR. THE METAL BARRIER BROKE THE CAR FROM MOVING--HAD IT NOT BEEN THERE MY CAR WOULD HAVE DROPPED TO THE LEVEL BELOW ONTO PARKED CAR--IT COULD HAVE BEEN FATAL. I LIVE IN CA AND THIS IS DEEMED MY FAULT--ALTHOUGH IT WAS BEYOND MY CONTROL. I DID SOME RESEARCH ONLINE AND FOUND ON ONE WEBSITE THAT 17 CONSUMERS EXPERIENCED A SIMILAR ACCIDENT/ISSUE. THERE HAVE BEEN NO WARNINGS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM WITH HYBRID VEHICLES--EXCEPT THE TOYOTA RECALL. THESE CARS ARE AN ENDANGERMENT TO THE THE DRIVER, AS WELL AS OTHER DRIVERS AND PEOPLE IN THE VICINITY OF THE CAR IF THEY ARE WALKING NEAR IT. HERE IS A GOOGLE DRIVE LINK OF PICTURES FROM THE SCENE: HTTPS://DRIVE.GOOGLE.COM/DRIVE/FOLDERS/1M1WKRXOOCXHKIRZNU0FEDKIEZ7GKBY28 PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS INCIDENT IS COSTING ME THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS AS WELL, I'M CURRENTLY NOT WORKING AND BECAUSE OF MY FEAR OF THE CAR I NOW HAVE TO GET A NEW CAR, MY INSURANCE RATES BECAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT WILL BE 4 TIMES WHAT IT WAS AND I HAVE MY DEDUCTIBLE TO FIX MY CAR WHICH HAS $3300 WORTH OF DAMAGE.

• 09/20/2016· AIR BAGS

  TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 HONDA INSIGHT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V346000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE 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 NOT AVAILABLE.

• 09/20/2010· SEAT BELTSCrash

  2010 HONDA INSIGHT. CONSUMER STATES THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT MALFUNCTIONED AND BROKE DURING AN ACCIDENT *TGW THE SEAT BELT CAME OFF THE SIDE PANEL OF THE VEHICLE AND THEN THE BUCKLE CAME OUT OF IT'S HOLSTER. THE CONSUMER STATED HER CHEST SLAMMED INTO THE STEERING WHEEL AT HIGH FORCE. THE CONSUMER HAD TO GO TO THE HOSPITAL VIA AMBULANCE. *JB UPDATED 10/18/10*JB

• 09/18/2023· STRUCTURE

  Rust at the body below rear door

• 09/16/2016· AIR BAGS

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 HONDA INSIGHT. WHEN THE CAR SAT FOR 3 MONTHS WHILE WAITING FOR THE AIR BAG RECALL, THE AIR BAG INDICATOR ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 106,000. UPDATED 11/01/16*LJ *TR

• 09/13/2013· AIR BAGSCrash

  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.

• 09/13/2010· STRUCTURE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 HONDA INSIGHT. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH WHEN HE BEGAN TO HEAR AN UNUSUAL SLAPPING NOISE FROM THE ROOF AND COULD SEE SOMETHING SLAPPING AGAINST THE REAR WINDOW. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER AND THE CONTACT FOUND THAT HALF OF THE WEATHER STRIPPING FROM THE ROOF HAD FRACTURED FROM THE VEHICLE. HE REMOVED THE ENTIRE WEATHER STRIPPING AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE IT WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ONE YEAR LATER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 24,020.

• 09/12/2017· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  2010 HONDA INSIGHT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO SPECIAL ORDER PART HAS NOT BEEN SHIPPED TO REPAIR RECALL NOTICE 16V-346. *SMD UPDATED 09/12/2017*JS

• 09/12/2016· AIR BAGS

  TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 HONDA INSIGHT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V061000 (AIR BAGS) AND 16V346000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

• 09/12/2016· AIR BAGS

  TAKATA RECALL DEALER SAYS IT IS NOT RECEIVING PARTS FROM HONDA FOR THIS PROBLEM. IS THERE ANY WAY TO URGE HONDA TO MOVE FASTER. I SUSPECT THE CAR MAY WEAR OUT BEFORE THE DEALER RECEIVES PART TO EFFECT REPLACEMENT.

• 09/11/2017· AIR BAGS

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 HONDA INSIGHT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V061000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT CALLED A LOCAL DEALER (PARKER HONDA, 5327 HIGHWAY 70 W MOREHEAD CITY, NC 28557) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

• 09/10/2010· VISIBILITY

  I LEASED MY 2010 HONDA INSIGHT HYBRID AT MAROONE HONDA OF HOLLYWOOD FLORIDA IN THE BEGINNING OF JULY 2010. TWO WEEKS AFTER, I NOTICED A HAZY PATTERN ON MY WINDSHIELD IN THE EVENING (OR SHADE) WHEN IT RAINS. I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER AND EXPLAINED WHAT I WAS SEEING AND THAT IT WAS NOT ON THE OUTSIDE OR INSIDE OF THE GLASS. THEY POLISHED AND CLEANED THE WINDSHIELD. WITH THE NEXT RAIN IT WAS STILL THERE. I RESEARCHED AUTO WINDSHIELDS AND FOUND THAT THERE IS A FILM LAMINATE BETWEEN TWO LAYERS OF GLASS THAT MAKE UP THE WINDSHIELD AND CALLED MY SALESPERSON. I HAVE A PHOTO AND EXPLAINED THE MAKEUP OF THE GLASS. NOBODY AT HONDA SEEMED TO BE AWARE OF A WINDSHIELDS COMPOSITION. I INSISTED ON A NEW WINDSHIELD AND WENT TO HAVE SERVICE ON MY CAR THINKING THAT THEY WOULD REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE WINDSHIELD. I SHOWED THE PHOTO AND ACTUAL PROBLEM PARKED IN THE SHADE TO THE SERVICE ADVISOR, ROCKY WHITEHALL ,AND HE SHOWED THE PROBLEM TO SHIN, THE SERVICE MANAGER (SEPTEMBER 7 @ 7AM) THEY POLISHED AND CLEANED IT AGAIN AND I REFUSED TO LEAVE. ROCKY SHOWED ME ANOTHER INSIGHT WITH THE SAME PROBLEM INFERRING THAT THIS IS NORMAL. MY ESTIMATED CLEAR VISIBILITY IS 1/3 AT NIGHT WITH RAIN, HORRIFIC GLARE FROM ONCOMING HEADLIGHTS, STREETLIGHTS AND STOP LIGHTS. HONDA OF HOLLYWOOD HAS NOT CONTACTED ME YET. AUTONATION RESPONDED TO AN EMAIL. I AM STILL DRIVING UNDER A VERY DANGEROUS CLOUD WHEN IT RAINS. I KNOW THAT HONDA JUST WANTS ME TO DISAPPEAR THINKING THAT THE PROBLEM WILL DISAPPEAR. I AM CONTACTING THE PRESS TO GET THEM INVOLVED AND A LAWYER.. PLEASE HELP ME RESOLVE THIS MATTER. I GUESS HONDA THINKS THAT THE TOYOTA DISASTER WILL NOT APPLY TO THEM. IT'S A SHAME BECAUSE I AM ALL FOR HYBRIDS. I LOVE THE INSIGHT AND ITS GREAT GAS MILEAGE AND HOW IT DRIVES. THIS IS VERY DISHEARTENING. *TR

• 09/06/2023· STRUCTURE

  Both sides of the car have rust. The similar issue happen to the HONDA CRV's 2007 through 2011 model, which have a recall already.

• 09/05/2011· SUSPENSION

  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

• 09/04/2023· STRUCTURE

  UNKNOWN. Rear frame on both sides are extremely rusted. Car purchased in Ohio in 2009 and appears the salt as eroded the car.

• 09/04/2014· TIRES,WHEELS

  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

• 08/29/2016· AIR BAGS

  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 MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

• 08/26/2013· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  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

• 08/18/2023· STRUCTURE

  Corrosion of the body at the rear when exposed to normal driving conditions. The issue was validated by service center.

• 08/16/2016· AIR BAGS

  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 FOR THE RECALL REPAIR WERE NOT AVAILABLE. 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 NOT AVAILABLE. ..UPDATED 10/18/16 *BF

• 08/16/2012· STRUCTURE

  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.

• 08/15/2015· SERVICE BRAKESCrash

  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

• 08/14/2012· TIRES

  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

• 08/11/2016· AIR BAGS

  TAKATA RECALL, I HAVE TWO CAR SEATS FOR MY SON AND DAUGHTER IN THE BACK SEAT OF THE CAR WHICH MAKES IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR US TO FOLLOW HONDA'S SUGGESTION TO NOT ALLOW PASSENGERS IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. HONDA HAS STATED THAT THEY ARE NOT PROVIDING RENTAL VEHICLES. I'VE CONTACTED HONDA ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND BEEN GIVEN A CASE #. HOWEVER, IT HAS NOW BEEN 4 WEEKS SINCE MY INITIAL REQUEST FOR A RENTAL CAR WAIVER FROM HONDA AND NO ONE HAS RESPONDED TO MY CLAIM. UPON CALLING HONDA ON THE 11TH OF AUGUST, I WAS TOLD THAT NO ONE AT THEIR CUSTOMER SERVICE CENTER COULD ACCESS CASE FILES. SO, NOW I CAN'T EVEN GET AN UPDATE ON THE PROGRESS.