Honda INSIGHT engine problems
32 complaint narratives mention engine terms.
Key facts
512 owner complaints analyzed
24 distinct recall campaigns
48,000 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 2000 to 2022 model years. Data snapshot: . 245 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Engine operation evidence
32 of 512 complaints match this topic (6.3%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 10036662 · 2003-08-26 (August 26, 2003)
MY CAR LOSES ALL ELECTRIC ASSIST WITHOUT WARNING. A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER OCCURS AND CAUSES THE CAR TO STALL WHEN TRYING TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC, LEAVING THE VEHICLE TEMPORARILY STALLED. THE BATTERY-CHARGE DISPLAY GIVES NO INDICATION THAT THIS SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER WILL OCCUR. GENERALLY IT IS SHOWING CLOSE TO FULL WHEN IT RECALIBRATES, USUALLY WHILE I'M NOT LOOKING AT IT (JUDGING TRAFFIC CONDITIONS) THEN MY CAR STALLS OUT AS I TRY TO LET OUT THE CLUTCH. *NLM
Owner-reported narrative. 61,500 miles reported. Look up ODI 10036662 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10039037 · 2003-09-17 (September 17, 2003)
THE ELECTRIC MOTOR ASSIST (IMA) IN MY VEHICLE SUDDENLY AND UNPREDICTABLY LOSES POWER ON A FREQUENT BASIS. THIS CAUSES A SIGNIFICANT LOSS OF POWER THROUGH A PROCESS CALLED "RECALIBRATING" IN WHICH THE BATTERIES BECOME FULLY DISCHARGED, AND THEN RECHARGE AGAIN VERY SLOWLY OVER A LONG PERIOD OF TIME. AS THE IMA IS A SIGNIFICANT SOURCE OF POWER FOR THE VEHICLE, THE SUDDEN LOSS HAS ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT ON AT LEAST THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE BATTERIES FOR THE IMA SEEM TO BEHAVE IN A WAY THAT SUGGESTS THE BATTERIES HAVE LOST A SIGNIFICANT AMOU…
Owner-reported narrative. 51,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10039037 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10039188 · 2003-09-20 (September 20, 2003)
VEHICLE EXPERIENCES RANDOM EVENTS OF POWER LOSS (IMA BATTERY RECALIBRATING) THAT CAUSE SIGNIFICANT LOSS OF ENGINE POWER WHEN NEEDED (I.E. ACCELERATING TO CHANGE LANES, CLIMBING A STEEP HILL, OR STARTING TO MOVE FORWARD AFTER BEING STOPPED AT A LIGHT) THESE EVENTS HAVE BEEN RECOGNIZED BY HONDA, BUT HAVE BEEN DISMISSED AS "NORMAL" EVENTS. HOWEVER, THESE POWER LOSS EVENTS CAN COME AT TIMES WHEN LOSS OF POWER CAN BE DANGEROUS. *JB
Owner-reported narrative. 78,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10039188 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10160000 · 2006-06-16 (June 16, 2006)
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 50MPH, AND SHIFTING TO 3RD GEAR THE MANUAL TRANSMISSION SLIPPED INTO 1ST GEAR WITHOUT WARNING WHICH CAUSED THE ENGINE TO STALL. THE ENGINE DID NOT RESTART AND WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S HOME. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND DETERMINED THE ENGINE NEEDED REPLACED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT ALERTED.
Owner-reported narrative. 60,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10160000 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10892242 · 2016-08-01 (August 1, 2016)
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.
Owner-reported narrative. 72,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10892242 at NHTSA ↗