2012 Honda Insight

The car has only 83000 miles. We bought the vehicle 2 months ago from the estate of an individual that passed away. We were driving the vehicle and the gas pedal stopped working. Prior to this happening, we noticed no oil leak from the car. Per the manual we were checking oil level everytime we filled car up and would top it as it would be lower. We were driving the car on the highway and when we pressed on the gas pedal it stopped working, the car was not moving. Several lights came on the car, check engine etc. We took it to the dealership for a check and was told that the car needed a new engine at the tune of $17000. Honda Company stated that the car had no warranty on the engine and they would take no responsibility for failure. Was told engine block and piston 1 to 4 had misfire. No prior warning was given to us. The spark plugs for those pistons had melted the head.

Reported

Dec 2024

Incident date

Nov 2024

Mileage

Not provided

Outcome flags

None reported

Roof and hood of car lost all paint and clear coat. Starting to rust

Reported

Sep 2023

Incident date

Sep 2023

Mileage

Not provided

Outcome flags

None reported

Oil consumption issues. I can't drive my car 10 feet without dying. I was stuck in traffic when my car died from the issues. Look up TSB 15-015

Reported

Jan 2023

Incident date

Nov 2022

Mileage

Not provided

Outcome flags

None reported

The contact owns a 2012 Honda Insight. The contact stated while driving 25 MPH, the vehicle jerked forward. The contact stated that the check engine, emissions, and ABS warning lights were illuminated. The contact was able to park near a gas station. The vehicle was not drivable. The contact towed the vehicle to the local dealer, where it was diagnosed with needing an oil consumption test to completed. The dealer informed the contact that the pistons needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer had been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 82,000.

Reported

Oct 2022

Incident date

Aug 2022

Mileage

Not provided

Outcome flags

None reported

TTHIS CAR HAS SAFETY PROBLEMS BURNS OIL LIKE CRAZY , MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING DOWN 81 WHEN THE DASH LIGHTS CAME ON THE CAR WAS SHAKING SO SHE PULLED OVER AND CALLED THE POLICE WHO IMPOUNDED THE CAR 300 TO GET IT OUT THEN WE HAD IT TOWED OVER 100MILES . HONDA DEALER SAYS THE SPARK PLUG FAILED AND WENT INTO THE ENGINE . GETTING PRICES ON A NEW ENGINE .

Reported

Apr 2021

Incident date

Apr 2021

Mileage

Not provided

Outcome flags

None reported

DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR MALFUNCTIONS. CONTINUES TO LOCK ITSELF WHEN DRIVING, CONTINUES TO LOCK ITSELF WHEN SITTING AND CAR IS NOT RUNNING. ONGOING FOR MANY MONTHS. HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS TO REPLACE, I'M OPTING TO DISCONNECT AND LIVE WITH MANUAL LOCKS.

Reported

Mar 2021

Incident date

Mar 2021

Mileage

Not provided

Outcome flags

None reported

ABOUT TWO MONTHS AGO, MY CAR BEGAN FLUTTERING AFTER I STARTED THE ENGINE AND BEGAN ACCELERATING. THE POWER FELT REDUCED AS WELL. LIKE MOST PEOPLE'S FIRST INSTINCT, I BEGAN CHECKING THE OIL AND NOTICED THE OIL APPEARED LOW ESPECIALLY CONSIDERING THAT I HAD RECEIVED AN OIL CHANGE NOT LONG BEFORE THIS OCCURRED. SINCE THEN I'VE HEAD TO CHECK THE OIL INCESSANTLY AND AM CONSTANTLY ADDING OIL TO SUPPLEMENT. THEN I BERGEN NOTICING AN OIL LEAK IN MY DRIVE WAY AND ALMOST ANYTIME I PARKED SOMEWHERE FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. THEN MY ENGINE LIGHT BEGAN COMING ON TELLING ME TO CHECK THE VEHICLE'S EMISSIONS SYSTEM. THIS WAS AN ISSUE I HAD NEVER SEEN BEFORE. NOW I REALIZE THIS MESSAGE IS ILLUMINATED DUE TO A HIGH OIL CONSUMPTION OF THE VEHICLE. THE FINAL STRAW THAT BROKE THE CAMEL'S BACK WAS, WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY MY VEHICLE BEGAN LOSING ENGINE POWER AND COULD NOT GET ABOVE 65 MPH. THE ENGINE BEGAN MAKING LOUD PUTTERING NOISES, THAT WERE ESPECIALLY INTENSE WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS COSTING AND IMMEDIATELY UPON ACCELERATING FROM A COMPLETE STOP. MY FEAR IS THAT THE ENGINE IS SHOT AT THIS POINT. I'M EVEN MORE CONCERNED AFTER SEEING THIS IS A CHRONIC ISSUE WITH MANY OWNERS OFF THIS YEAR - MAKE - MODEL. UNFORTUNATELY, I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE USED AND HAVEN'T HAD IT EVEN A YEAR.

Reported

Nov 2020

Incident date

Nov 2020

Mileage

Not provided

Outcome flags

None reported

THIS CAR IS THE ABSOLUTE WORST CAR I HAVE EVER OWNED. THE OIL CONSUMPTION IS OUTRAGEOUS AND THE CAR ONLY HAS 89K MILES ON IT. IT ALSO BURNS THROUGH SPARK PLUGS LIKE CRAZY, I'VE PROBABLY PUT CLOSE TO 500 DOLLARS INTO IT AT LEAST JUST IN OIL AND SPARK PLUGS THIS YEAR ALONE. IN THE TWO YEARS I HAVE OWNED IT, IT HAS LEFT ME STRANDED IN STRANGE NEIGHBORHOODS, PARKING LOTS, AT MY JOB, AND AT MY HOME BECAUSE OF IT THROWING THE SPARK PLUGS WITH NO WARNING. UPON CHANGING THE PLUGS, ALL CYLINDERS, ESPECIALLY FOUR, ARE FILLED WITH OIL. MOST RECENTLY, I CHANGED THE SPARK PLUGS IN MY WORK PARKING LOT, AND REFILLED THE OIL. A WEEK LATER, I FOUND MYSELF REPEATING THE SAME PROCESS BECAUSE IT KILLED THE PLUGS AGAIN. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND SUDDENLY LOST ACCELERATION, IN TRAFFIC, AND HAD MY DASH LIGHT UP LIKE A CHRISTMAS TREE. TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE, THE 2012 AND 2013 ENGINE CONTAINS EXPERIMENTAL PISTON RINGS, WHICH ARE CLEARLY FAULTY. NOT JUST BY MY OWN ACCOUNT, BUT BY COUNTLESS OTHERS AS WELL. I DO NOT HAVE FIVE GRAND TO REPLACE THE ENGINE OR HAVE IT REBUILT, AND I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO. HONDA NEEDS TO BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR MISTAKE AND SHOULD BE FORCED TO RECALL THESE ENGINES. THE CONSUMERS WHO PURCHASED THESE VEHICLES SHOULD NOT BE FORCED TO PAY FOR SOMETHING THAT IS OUT OF THEIR CONTROL. THESE CARS ARE TICKING TIME BOMBS, I WOULDN'T RECOMMEND THEM TO MY WORST ENEMY. I WILL BE FILING COMPLAINTS WITH HONDA ITSELF AS WELL AS THE BBB IN ADDITION TO THIS ONE. PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS, I SAW HOW MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS YOU HAVE RECEIVED IN REGARDS TO THIS ISSUE. IT'S TIME TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS INSTEAD OF IGNORING IT AND LETTING HONDA GET AWAY WITH IT. IF IT DIED ON THE FREEWAY, WHICH IT ALMOST HAS, IT WOULD BECOME A SERIOUS THREAT TO MY SAFETY AND THOSE AROUND ME.

Reported

Oct 2019

Incident date

Oct 2019

Mileage

Not provided

Outcome flags

None reported

I HAVE A 2012 HONDA INSIGHT WITH 80000 MILES AND AM HAVING EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION AT 1 QUART OF OIL PER 2000 MILES OF DRIVING PER THE DEALERSHIP. HONDA SAYS THIS IS ACCEPTABLE AND ONLY A PROBLEM AT 1 QUART PER 1000 MILES DRIVEN. I HAVE READ THE CONCERNS AND THE VEHICLE HAS POORLY SEATED RINGS DUE TO A DESIGN DEFECT ADMITTED BY HONDA. MY CONCERN IS THIS IS RESULTING IN LOSS OF COMPRESSION AND RESULTING TOTAL LOSS OF POWER LEAVING PEOPLE WITH VEHICLES ROLLING DOWN THE ROAD AND THEN THE ENGINE DROPS OUT TOTALLY. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE AND OF COURSE CUSTOMER THEFT ISSUE.

Reported

Jul 2019

Incident date

Jun 2019

Mileage

Not provided

Outcome flags

None reported

MY HONDA INSIGHT 2012 IS BURNING OIL. AFTER AN OIL CHANGE I DRIVE AROUND 800 MILES I'M 1/2 QUART LOW ON OIL. THIS IS NOT NORMAL AT ALL.

Reported

Apr 2019

Incident date

Apr 2019

Mileage

Not provided

Outcome flags

None reported

I HAVE A 2012 HONDA INSIGHT. ON 12/23/18 I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE POWER CUT OUT. THIS IS THE 3RD INCIDENT IN A ONE YEAR AND HALF WHERE THE SPARK PLUGS HAVE BLOWN CUTTING THE POWER TO THE CAR. MECHANIC TOLD ME IT WOULD BE $1700. I COULDN'T GET IT FIXED I WAS GETTING ON A PLANE 3 DAYS LATER FOR THREE WEEKS. EVIDENTALLY IT HAS TO SOMETHING WITH THE EXCESS BURNING OF OIL GETTING TO THE SPARK PLUGS. I'VE FOUND WHERE OTHERS HAVE THIS PROBLEM ALSO. ITS QUITE EXPENSIVE TO FIX. THIS HAS TO BE A MANUFACTURER PROBLEM. NOW I'M WITHOUT A CAR AGAIN. AT THIS TIME I AM WALKING WITH A WALKER AND NO CAR. THIS KEEPS HAPPENING! WHAT IS GOING ON.

Reported

Feb 2019

Incident date

Dec 2018

Mileage

Not provided

Outcome flags

None reported

OIL CONSUMPTION AND SHAKING

Reported

Dec 2018

Incident date

Nov 2018

Mileage

Not provided

Outcome flags

None reported

CAR QUITE RUNNING ON BUSY INTERSTATE I MANAGED TO GET OFF NEAREST EXIT ALMOST GOT HIT BY SEVERAL VEHICLES.HAD TO HAVE TOWED TO AUTO SHOP THAT HAD REPLACED 8 SPARK PLUGS 8 MONTHES EARLIER. AUTOMOTIVE SHOP REPLACED PLUGS 8 PLUGS SAID THEY WHERE UNDER WARRANTY BUT FOUND NO COMPRESSION IN CYLINDERS.

Reported

Dec 2018

Incident date

Nov 2018

Mileage

Not provided

Outcome flags

None reported

MY HONDA INSIGHT 2012 IS BURNING OIL. AFTER AN OIL CHANGE I DRIVE AROUND 3500 MILE AND THE RED ENGINE OIL WARNING LIGHT COMES ON. FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED I TOOK THE CAR ,LIKE 3-4 YEARS AGO, TO THE DEALER. THEY REPLACED THE PISTON RINGS UNDER WARRANTY BUT IT DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. I AM DEALING WITH THIS PROBLEM FOR THE LAST AROUND 3-4 YEARS. IT ALWAYS HAPPENS AFTER AROUND 3500 MILE, I GET THE RED LIGHT. I TAKE IT TO DEALER AND DEALER STARTS OIL CONSUMPTION TEST AND TELLS ME NOTHING IS WRONG. THEY DID OIL CONSUMPTION TEST 4 OR 5 TIMES ALREADY. ONE TIME THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY HAD TO ADD 3.5 QUART OIL AND THE ENGINE BLOCK NEEDS TO BE REPLACED SINCE PISTON RINGS ARE ALREADY REPLACED. I WAS INEXPERIENCED TO NOT GET A WRITTEN DOCUMENT STATING THEY ADDED 3.5 QUART OIL. THEN THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY WILL CONTACT HONDA ABOUT IT. A FEW DAYS LATER THEY CALLED ME AND SAID HONDA THINKS IT IS NORMAL. RECENTLY DUE TO JOB CHANGE I DRIVE VERY LITTLE THAT IS WHY IT TAKES TIME FOR ME TO REGENERATE THE PROBLEM BUT I KNOW IT HAPPENS. IT HAPPENED LIKE 5 TIMES SO FAR. THE EXTENDED WARRANTY WILL END IN 2020. I HAVE LIKE A YEAR TO DEMONSTRATE IT. SOME PEOPLE HAD POWER LOSS ISSUES ON FREEWAY. I DID NOT HAVE THAT SO FAR BECAUSE I DO NOT TAKE LONG FREEWAY RIDES WHEN I REACH TO 2K MILE AFTER LAST OIL CHANGE. WE USE MY WIFE'S CAR IF I HAVE TO TAKE FREEWAY.

Reported

Dec 2018

Incident date

Dec 2018

Mileage

Not provided

Outcome flags

None reported

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HONDA INSIGHT. THE CONTACT CALLED ON BEHALF OF THE DRIVER. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND ALL THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE DRIVER ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, BUT IT FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DRIVER'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER TAKEN TO PRIORITY HONDA HAMPTON (LOCATED AT 4115 W MERCURY BLVD, HAMPTON, VA 23666, (757) 838-1252) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE PISTON THREE IN CYLINDER THREE, VALVE, AND ENGINE HEAD NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 113,000.

Reported

Sep 2018

Incident date

Aug 2018

Mileage

Not provided

Outcome flags

None reported

MY DAUGHTER'S HONDA INSIGHT EXPERIENCED THE EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION ISSUE. HER VEHICLE LATER HAD SEVERE ENGINE PROBLEMS AND STALLED AT 6:00 AM ON I-64. A HONDA DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS DAMAGE TO CYLINDER, PISTON, CYLINDER HEAD AND VALVES OF CYLINDER NUMBER 3. ALL OTHER CYLINDERS WERE WITHIN NORMAL OPERATING CONDITIONS. MY COMPLAINT IS THAT THE NOTICE SENT TO CONSUMERS OMITTED THAT THE EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION COULD LEAD TO ENGINE FAILURE AND AN ACCIDENT. CONSUMERS WITH LITTLE OR NO MECHANICAL KNOWLEDGE WHO PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE USED, MAY NOT BE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND WILL NOT BE AWARE OF THE RISK AND SEVERITY OF THE PROBLEM. THOSE WHO NOTICE EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION MAY ASSUME THAT IT IS FROM AGE AND NOT A DESIGN DEFECT THAT COULD PLACE THEIR LIFE IN DANGER. THE SERVICE BULLETIN SENT BY HONDA TO ITS DEALERSHIPS IS ALMOST IDENTICAL TO THAT PROVIDED THE CONSUMER WITH ONE EXCEPTION. THE SERVICE BULLETIN INCLUDED ADDITIONAL INFORMATION DESCRIBING THE POTENTIAL DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE FROM THE MANUFACTURE'S DEFECT. WHEN THE NATURAL CONSEQUENCES OF THIS MANUFACTURE'S DEFECT OCCUR IT THE ENGINE IMMEDIATELY LOSES POWER AND WILL NOT RUN. IN MY DAUGHTER'S CASE IT WAS EARLY IN THE MORNING WITH LITTLE TRAFFIC. HOWEVER, SHE WAS ON I-64 ABOUT TO MERGE ONTO I-95. HAD THE ENGINE FAILED AT A LATER TIME IN THE DAY SHE WOULD HAVE LOST POWER IN TRAFFIC ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY. VEHICLES BEHIND HER WOULD HAVE NO REASON TO EXPECT A SUDDEN LOSS OF ACCELERATION. THE POTENTIAL FOR REAR-END COLLISIONS AND/OR CRASHES WHILE THE OPERATOR OF THIS MODEL HONDA IS ATTEMPTING TO EXIT THE HIGHWAY WITH NO POWER IS VERY HIGH.

Reported

Sep 2018

Incident date

Aug 2018

Mileage

Not provided

Outcome flags

None reported

WHEN THE DRIVER STEP ON IT'S BRAKING SYSTEMS BY FOOT TO STOP THE THIS CAR, IT WILL STARTS TO WOBBLE IT'S BACK BODY OF THIS CAR AND SHAKES IT SEEMS THE BRAKING SYSTEM ON IT'S BOTH REAR BRAKING SYSTEM ARE DRAGGING IN EVERY TIME WE STEP ON IT'S BRAKING SYSTEM. IT WILL RATTLE THE DRIVERS WHEN STEPPING ON THE BRAKING SYSTEM IT'S REAR BODY WILL SHAKES AND WOBBLES FROM SIDE TO SIDES BEFORE IT WILL COMPLETELY STOPS THIS CAR. DURING RUNNING WHEN THE DRIVER WILL STEP THE BRAKING SYSTEM, THE REAR OF THE CAR WILL WOBBLES / SHAKING AND DRAGGING IT'S REAR BRAKING AND IT IS VERY DANGEROUS FOR THE NEW DRIVER PERSON TO DRIVE SHE / HE MAY PANIC AND CAUSE TO CRASH THE THIS CAR.

Reported

Sep 2017

Incident date

Dec 2015

Mileage

Not provided

Outcome flags

None reported

EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION AT APPROXIMATELY 60,000 MILES. CHECK EMISSION SYSTEM LIGHT ON, LOW OIL HOWEVER OIL LIGHT DOES NOT ALERT ME. HAVE TO REGULARLY ADD OIL BETWEEN RECOMMENDED OIL CHANGES.

Reported

Jun 2017

Incident date

Jun 2017

Mileage

Not provided

Outcome flags

None reported

THE SPARK PLUGS FAILED DURING DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY RESULTING IN A DANGEROUS SITUATION. I LATER LEARNED THAT THE SPARK PLUGS FAILED BECAUSE 2 OF THE CYLINDERS WERE BURNING EXCESSIVE OIL. HONDA HAS RECALLED THIS CAR DUE TO EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION BUT HAS REFUSED TO REIMBURSEMENT ME AFTER I HAD THE CAR REPAIRED.

Reported

Jun 2017

Incident date

May 2017

Mileage

Not provided

Outcome flags

None reported

HIGH OIL CONSUMPTION BEFORE EVERY OIL CHANGE.

Reported

Apr 2017

Incident date

Apr 2017

Mileage

Not provided

Outcome flags

None reported

NTSB: 2012 HONDA HAS PROBLEMS WITH BOTH SHOCK ABSORBERS WERE LEAKING FLUID ALL OVER THE WHEEL WELLS. *BF THE CONSUMER REQUESTED INFORMATION ABOUT THE VEHICLE'S AIRBAG RECALL THAT WAS PERFORMED.THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT REPAIRING THE TPMS WOULD COST $700.00. UPDATED 04/17/2017*JS

Reported

Apr 2017

Incident date

Oct 2016

Mileage

Not provided

Outcome flags

None reported

2012 HONDA INSIGHT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO DEALERSHIP POOR CUSTOMER SERVICE AND NO REPLACEMENT PARTS TO REPAIR AIRBAG RECALL. *SMD

Reported

Feb 2017

Incident date

Feb 2017

Mileage

Not provided

Outcome flags

None reported

OIL CONSUMPTION WAS WAY OFF AND ALL 8 OF THE SPARK PLUGS HAVE BEEN CHANGED TWICE IN A YEAR. CAR HAS ONLY 80,000 MILES ON IT AND NOW THEY WANT TO DO A COMPLETE TEAR DOWN OF THE ENGINE AT MY EXPENSE. I SHOULD NOT BE PAYING FOR THESE REPAIRS HONDA SHOULD BE LIABLE. I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE IN THE HIGHWAY AND WITH NO WARNING IT SUDDENLY STOPPED AND WENT TO LIMP MODE . VERY DANGEROUS. SERIOUS ACCIDENTS CAN AND WILL HAPPEN ITS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME. THE PROBLEM: OEM PISTON RINGS THAT CAME ORIGINAL TO THE CAR GO BAD AROUND 60,000 MILES. AND HONDA IS AWARE OF THE ISSUE!!!!!********

Reported

Feb 2017

Incident date

Jan 2017

Mileage

Not provided

Outcome flags

None reported

EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION. I AM ADDING 1 QUART EVERY 1000 MILES SINCE I GOT THE CAR AT 65000 MILES.

Reported

Feb 2017

Incident date

Oct 2016

Mileage

Not provided

Outcome flags

None reported

EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION AT 70000. ADDING MORE THAN A QUART OF OIL EVERY 1000 MILES.

Reported

Feb 2017

Incident date

Oct 2016

Mileage

Not provided

Outcome flags

None reported

EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION

Reported

Jan 2017

Incident date

Jan 2013

Mileage

Not provided

Outcome flags

None reported

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HONDA INSIGHT. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE OIL INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND "CHECK OIL" DISPLAYED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CHECK EMISSION WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO A MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE PISTON AND RINGS HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,000.

Reported

Dec 2016

Incident date

Dec 2016

Mileage

Not provided

Outcome flags

None reported

WITHIN THE WARRANTY PERIOD I NOTICED THAT CAR IS CONSUMING UNUSUAL QUANTITY OF OIL (AROUND 58,000 MILES). A WARNING LIGHT CAME ON 'CHECK EMISSION SYSTEM'. I PULLED THE DIPSTICK AND THERE WAS BARELY ANY OIL ON THE TIP. I PUT 2 QUARTS OF OIL INTO THE ENGINE AND IT STILL DID NOT REACH THE TOP FILL LINE. THE CAR ONLY HOLDS 3.5 QUARTS. THE 'LOW OIL LIGHT' NEVER CAME ON, HOW MUCH OIL HAS TO DISAPPEAR BEFORE THE OIL LIGHT COMES ON? THERE ARE NO OIL LEAKS FROM THE CAR. I NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER AND OPENED A CASE. THEY ADVISED TO GO TO DEALER TO HAVE 4 'OIL CONSUMPTION TESTS' PERFORMED ' ONE EVERY THOUSAND MILES. I COMPLETED ALL 4 TEST IN AROUND 3 MONTHS, THE TEST VERIFIED THAT THE CAR BURNS UP TO 1.0 QTS/1000 MILES. I NOTIFIED MY REP (AMBER) AT THE MANUFACTURER OF THE RESULTS OF TESTING. I WAS INFORMED THAT MY 'CASE WAS CLOSED' ' MANUFACTURER DID NOT EVEN BOTHER TO FIND OUT WHAT THE RESULTS WERE, THEY JUST 'CLOSED' MY CASE. I REQUESTED AMBER RE-OPEN CASE AND TAKE DOWN THE RESULTS. AMBER CONTACTED THE DEALER TO VERIFY THE CONSUMPTION DATA I PROVIDED. SHE THEN STATED 'OUR ENGINEERS HAVE DETERMINED THAT 1.0 TO 1.5 QTS CONSUMED PER 1000 MILES IS NORMAL FOR THIS VEHICLE.' I RESPONDED THAT THIS IS 'EXCESSIVE' CONSUMPTION THAT IS NOT NORMAL FOR ANY VEHICLE TO CONSUME THIS MUCH OIL, AND THAT I PURCHASED THE CAR NEW AND IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN SERVICED AT THE DEALER AT THE REQUIRED SERVICE INTERVALS. AMBER REFUSED TO OFFER ANY SOLUTION OR PROVIDE ANY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TOWARDS CORRECTING WHAT IS IN MY OPINION AN ENGINE DEFECT. IT APPEARED THAT SHE WAS BASICALLY READING OFF A PREPARED STATEMENT. I NOW HAVE TO ADD ABOUT A QUART EVERY 2 FILL UPS (AROUND 960 MILES). THE OIL COSTS AROUND $10/ QT BUT I FOUND THAT WALMART SELLS A 5 QUART JUG THAT LOWERS THE COST TO $5/QT. I ADD OIL SO FREQUENTLY THAT I LIKELY NEVER HAVE TO 'CHANGE' THE OIL, ALTHOUGH THE FILTER DOES

Reported

Dec 2016

Incident date

May 2016

Mileage

Not provided

Outcome flags

None reported

TAKATA RECALL - DEALERSHIP HAS NOT REPLACED THE AIRBAG YET.

Reported

Dec 2016

Incident date

Feb 2016

Mileage

Not provided

Outcome flags

None reported

TAKATA RECALL - DEALERSHIP HAS NOT REPLACED THE AIRBAG YET.

Reported

Dec 2016

Incident date

Feb 2016

Mileage

Not provided

Outcome flags

None reported

TAKATA RECALL - DEALERSHIP HAS NOT REPLACED THE AIRBAG YET.

Reported

Dec 2016

Incident date

Feb 2016

Mileage

Not provided

Outcome flags

None reported

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HONDA INSIGHT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V061000 (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.

Reported

Dec 2016

Incident date

Mar 2016

Mileage

Not provided

Outcome flags

None reported

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HONDA INSIGHT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V061000 (AIR BAGS). 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. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

Reported

Nov 2016

Incident date

Mar 2016

Mileage

Not provided

Outcome flags

None reported

CAR HAS 95,000 MILES. HIGH OIL CONSUMPTION. ALL 8 SPARK PLUGS HAVE TO BE CHANGED EVERY 3-4000 MILES. VERY EXPENSIVE. THE PROBLEM IS THE SPARK PLUGS GET FOULED, AND BURNT UP, SO THERE IS NO ELECTRODE LEFT. WHEN THAT HAPPENS THE CAR IMMEDIATELY SLOWS DOWN TO 5 MPH. I ALMOST GOT KILLED AND RUN OVER BY A TRACTOR TRAILER LAST SAT. 10/29/16 ON INTERSTATE 81 SOUTH BY NEW MILFORD, PA. HE WAS RIGHT ON MY BACK. I COULD ONLY SEE HIS GRILL. THE CAR WILL STAY IN THAT MODE, "LIMP MODE" UNTIL REPAIRED. THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES TO ME IN THE PAST 2 YEARS. NOW CYLINDER 4 IS BLOWN. THIS IS A FAIRLY NEWER CAR AND HONDA REFUSES TO REPAIR IT FOR FREE OR ISSUE A RECALL. MANY OTHER HONDA OWNERS OF THIS CAR HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. I AM FORCED TO SELL IT FOR A FRACTION OF ITS COST. HELP.

Reported

Nov 2016

Incident date

Oct 2016

Mileage

Not provided

Outcome flags

None reported

IN OCTOBER 2016, I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO SCOTT ROBINSON HONDA IN TORRANCE DUE TO A CHECK OIL LIGHT THAT CAME ON THE DAY BEFORE. AFTER A DAY OF DIAGNOSIS, HONDA DETERMINED THE ENGINE ON MY INSIGHT WAS BURNING OIL TOO RAPIDLY, AND THAT THE PROBLEM HAD BEEN OCCURRING FOR QUITE SOME TIME. ALTHOUGH THIS OIL CONSUMPTION PROBLEM IS A WELL-KNOWN FAULT TO THE FIRST GENERATION OF MY VEHICLE AND HAD BEEN PERSISTENT SINCE MY INITIAL PURCHASE, SCOTT ROBINSON HONDA IN TORRANCE AND AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO HAS REFUSED TO COVER THE COST OF REPAIR BECAUSE MY VEHICLE HAD JUST EXCEEDED THE 60,000 MILE WARRANTY LIMIT, JUST A FEW MONTHS BEFORE. WITH A LITTLE RESEARCH, I CAME ACROSS SOTO, ET AL V. AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO, INC, CASE NO. 3:12-CV-1377-SI (US DISTRICT COURT, NORTHERN DISTRICT CALIFORNIA). THE CLASS-ACTION LAWSUIT STATES: 'A SYSTEMATIC DESIGN DEFECT THAT ENABLES OIL TO ENTER INTO THE ENGINE'S COMBUSTION CHAMBER. THIS LEADS TO PREMATURE SPARK PLUG DEGRADATION AND ENGINE MALFUNCTION.' IN THE CASE, IT WAS REVEALED HONDA ACKNOWLEDGED THE PROBLEM IN THE JULY 2011 TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN #11-033 STATING THAT 'THE VCM (VARIABLE CYLINDER MANAGEMENT) MAY BE REPEATEDLY SWITCHING ON AND OFF DURING LIGHT THROTTLE OPERATION, AT CRUISING SPEEDS, ON FLAT ROADS.' IN ENGLISH? THE ENGINE IS WORKING MUCH HARDER THAN IT HAS TO IN NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. HONDA'S CONDUCT CLEARLY DEMONSTRATES A COMPANY INCAPABLE OF HONEST BUSINESS PRACTICE IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA. CONSUMERS SHOULD NOT HAVE TO SEARCH THROUGH A DECADE OF LEGAL DOCUMENTATION IN ORDER TO MAKE A KNOWLEDGEABLE CAR PURCHASE. IT'S APPARENT THAT HONDA KNEW OF THIS PROBLEM WELL BEFORE MY VEHICLE WAS PRODUCED, AS WAS ACKNOWLEDGED IN HONDA'S INTERNAL EMAILS, AND IS USING WELL WRITTEN LEGAL MANEUVERS TO EXPLOIT CONSUMERS IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.

Reported

Oct 2016

Incident date

Oct 2016

Mileage

Not provided

Outcome flags

None reported

TAKATA AIRBAG...GOT MY RECALL NOTICE IN APRIL AND STILL HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO GET THIS FIXED. CALLS TO DEALER AND HONDA CORPORATE YIELD NO RESULTS.2012

Reported

Sep 2016

Incident date

Apr 2016

Mileage

Not provided

Outcome flags

None reported

SINCE NOVEMBER 2015, I'VE HAD TO ADD ONE QUART 0W-20 FULL SYNTHETIC OIL TO MAINTAIN ITS OIL LEVEL. I'D DRIVEN ABOUT 875 MILES PER WEEK AT THAT POINT. THE PROBLEM PROGRESSED AND THE VEHICLE HAD PROBLEMS ACCELERATING AND WOULD STALL OUT ON OCCASION. I HAD A VERY SCARY EXPERIENCE WHERE THE CAR STALLED OUT IN TO ONCOMING TRAFFIC WHILE TRYING TO PULL OUT ON TO THE ROAD, MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN ON TO A MOUNTAIN HIGHWAY. THE FUEL ECONOMY SHARPLY DECLINED SINCE THEN. THE SPARK PLUGS FAILED PREMATURELY, AND NOW THE LONG BLOCK NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AFTER GIVING OUT FOR THE FINAL TIME IN JUNE 2016. THE REPAIR IS $9,700 FOR A VEHICLE I STILL OWE $9,000 ON. HONDA NEEDS TO STAND BY ITS PRODUCT AND MAKE IT SAFE FOR ITS CONSUMERS TO DRIVE. THEY HAVE BEEN COMPLETELY NEGLIGENT IN THIS MATTER, ISSUING SETTLEMENTS AND EXTENDED WARRANTIES TO ONLY THE V6 ENGINES WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AND SELECT V4 ENGINES ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS, PREFERENCE GOING TO PEOPLE WHO ARE THE ORIGINAL OWNERS, DID ALL SERVICING EXCLUSIVELY AT HONDA-CERTIFIED DEALERSHIPS, AND WHO ARE BARELY OUTSIDE THE WARRANTY. A VEHICLE OF THIS CALIBER SHOULD LAST MORE THAN 85K MILES OR SO. THE PROBLEMS STARTED AROUND 68K MILES, BUT THE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY ONLY COVERS UP TO 60K MILES.

Reported

Sep 2016

Incident date

Sep 2015

Mileage

Not provided

Outcome flags

None reported

TAKATA RECALL. THIS COMPLAINT DOES NOT INVOLVE AN ACCIDENT, BUT HAS TO DO WITH THE PROLONGED PERIOD OF TIME FOR REPAIR OF THE ISSUE FOR WHICH I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE. THE DATE ON THE NOTICE IS MARCH 2016, AND IT PROMISES THE PARTS WILL BE AVAILABLE IN SUMMER 2016. TOMORROW IS SEPTEMBER, WHICH IS NOT MY IDEA OF SUMMER. I AM TAKING MY CAR INTO A HONDA DEALER FOR REGULAR SERVICE THIS WEEK, AND I COULD HAVE HAD THE PARTS REPLACED HAD THEY BEEN AVAILABLE, BUT THEY ARE NOT.

Reported

Aug 2016

Incident date

Mar 2016

Mileage

Not provided

Outcome flags

None reported

EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION. CAR USES APPROX. 1.2 QUARTS OF OIL EVERY 1,000 MILES. PROBLEMS WITH ACCELERATION AND ROUGH IDLE.

Reported

Aug 2016

Incident date

Mar 2016

Mileage

Not provided

Outcome flags

None reported

WHEN THE CAR WAS PURCHASED LAST YEAR IN 2015 JULY ..IT HAD THE INDICATOR LIGHT ON AND. IT HAD TROUBLE WITH THE WAY RAN AND FEE EFFECTED THE MILEAGE AND OVER ALL VEHICLE PERFORMANCE . THE SALES PERSON [XXX] OUT OF JASPER FORD IN JASPER TEXAS SAID THAT JASPER FORD WOULD COVER IN FULL THE CHARGE OF. REPAIRS FOR. THE INDICATOR LIGHT AND ANY REPAIRS. OR REPLACE THE VEHICLE .. I NEED TO HAVE A GOOD MOTOR VEHICLES FOR MY KIDS AND I CONTACT ME AT [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Reported

Aug 2016

Incident date

Jul 2015

Mileage

Not provided

Outcome flags

None reported

TAKATA RECALL: CALLED MY HONDA DEALER (BRILLIANT HONDA OF CRYSTAL LAKE, IL) ON APRIL 8 AFTER RECEIVING LETTER FROM HONDA CORP. IT HAS BEEN MORE THAN 3 MONTHS & I STILL HAVE NOT BEEN CALLED FOR MY REPLACEMENT. I LIVE AN HOUR AWAY FROM CLOSEST HONDA DEALER & ASKED THEM FOR A "LOANER CAR" WHICH THEY DO NOT HAVE. I NO LONGER FEEL COMFORTABLE DRIVING MORE THAN 30 MINS FROM MY HOME, OR TAKING PASSENGERS IN MY CAR. CAN YOU HELP ME?

Reported

Jul 2016

Incident date

Apr 2016

Mileage

Not provided

Outcome flags

None reported

WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE WOULD LOSE A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF OIL OVER DECREASING AMOUNT OF MILES TO THE POINT WHERE THE CAR NOW LOSES 1.5 QUARTS OF OIL EVERY 1,000 MILES (VERIFIED BY LOCAL HONDA DEALER). THIS ISSUE CAUSES THE SPARK PLUGS TO FOUL OUT LEADING TO CARS THAT STALL WHILE DRIVING. THIS HAPPENED TO ME ONCE WHILE DRIVING IN A CITY AND THE CAR HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE LOCAL HONDA DEALER WHERE THEY REPLACED THE BAD SPARK PLUGS AND THE CAR WAS BACK ON IT'S WAY, BUT THE CAR IS STILL BURNING THE OIL AND IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE THIS SITUATION HAPPENS AGAIN. THIS INCIDENT STARTED IN DECEMBER, 2015 AND PERSISTS TO THIS DAY.

Reported

Jul 2016

Incident date

Dec 2015

Mileage

Not provided

Outcome flags

None reported

EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION IS EXPERIENCED BETWEEN OIL CHANGES. 'CHECK EMISSIONS SYSTEM' CODE SHOWS ON DASH.

Reported

Jun 2016

Incident date

Jun 2016

Mileage

Not provided

Outcome flags

None reported

EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION - HONDA INSIGHT 2012. ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING, TOOK CAR TO THE DEALER AND DEALER FOUND NO OIL (ALTHOUGH CAR STATED IT WAS AT 50%). DEALER ADDED OIL, SUGGESTED I RETURN AFTER 1,000 MILES. BROUGHT BACK CAR AFTER 1,500 MILES AND DEALER SAID THAT PER HONDA, CAR MUST HAVE BEEN BROUGHT BACK AFTER 1,000 MILES. NO NOTICEABLE OIL LOSS. AT NEXT OIL CHANGE, DEALER FOUND OIL TO BE VERY LOW. BROUGHT BACK CAR AFTER AN ADDITIONAL 1,000 MILES AND HONDA PERFORMED OIL CONSUMPTION TEST. TEST CAME BACK NEGATIVE. LATEST OIL CHANGE, NOW INDICATOR STATES AT 60% OIL AND ENGINE LIGHT APPEARED WHILE DRIVING ON JUNE 4TH. DEALER FOUND NO OIL. DEALER IS NOW PERFORMING A OVERHAUL ON MY ENGINE. DEALER WILL HAVE MY CAR FOR AT LEAST ONE WEEK OR MAYBE TWO AS I WAS TOLD THAT THERE ARE TWO OTHER CARS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AHEAD OF ME. DEALER OFFERED CAR RENTAL.

Reported

Jun 2016

Incident date

Jun 2016

Mileage

Not provided

Outcome flags

None reported

JUST HIT 69,000 MILES AND CAR IS SUDDENLY BURNING OVER A QUART OF OIL EVERY 2 WEEKS.

Reported

May 2016

Incident date

Apr 2016

Mileage

Not provided

Outcome flags

None reported

I BOUGHT MY INSIGHT NEW IN 2012. I NOW HAVE 74K MILES. AT APPROXIMATELY 55K MILES MY INSIGHT BEGAN TO HAVE AN "EMISSIONS" ERROR CODE. AFTER SOME INSPECTION IT WAS FOUND THAT THE OIL WAS LOW (2-3 QUARTS). THIS HAS OCCURRED SINCE THAT TIME EVERY 5-6 WEEKS, ACCORDING TO HOW MUCH I DRIVE THE CAR. THE "EMISSIONS" ERROR ILLUMINATES, I CHECK THE OIL AND IT IS LOW. IT JUST HAPPENED AGAIN LAST MONTH. I HAVE HAD THE CAR SERVICED RELIGIOUSLY AT THE DEALERSHIP FROM THE TIME OF PURCHASE AND HAVE NOT MISSED AN OIL CHANGE, TIRE ROTATION, ETC.

Reported

Apr 2016

Incident date

Mar 2016

Mileage

Not provided

Outcome flags

None reported

TAKATA RECALL MY INSIGHT WAS ON THE RECALL LIST EARLY IN 2016. LETTER THAT CAME IN MARCH SAID PART WOULD BE AVAILABLE IN MID-SUMMER. I'D CALLED DEALER WITH SIMILAR RESULTS. WAY OVER 60 DAYS SINCE THE VIN WAS POSTED ONLINE. I TRY TO DRIVE IT AS LITTLE AS POSSIBLE WHILE WAITING. SAD, FOR SOME TRAGIC, SITUATION. NOT HAPPY AT ALL.

Reported

Apr 2016

Incident date

Jan 2016

Mileage

Not provided

Outcome flags

None reported

I PURCHASED MY CAR IN JULY 2015 FROM A USED CAR DEALERSHIP. IT HAD APPROXIMATELY 64K MILES ON IT. A MONTH LATER MY CHECK EMISSIONS LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA. THE CAR HAD RECEIVED A COMPLETE OIL CHANGE THE DAY I PURCHASED IT BUT I TOOK IT TO A LOCAL SERVICE SHOP WHERE THEY INFORMED ME MY CAR WAS LOW ON OIL. A MONTH LATER THE CHECK EMISSIONS LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. IT WAS A QUART LOW. I ADDED A QUART (NOT CHEAP FOR HYBRIDS AS HONDA RECOMMENDS API PREMIUM GRADE 0W-20 DETERGENT OIL ONLY). ANOTHER MONTH PASSES AND THE CHECK EMISSIONS LIGHT COMES ON AGAIN AFTER I JUST TURNED THE IGNITION ON. ALSO I HAD STARTED EXPERIENCING THE ENGINE STALLING. EXAMPLE, GOING FROM BREAKING TO ACCELERATING IT SIMPLY STALLS. TAKES ABOUT 30 SECONDS BEFORE ACCELERATION BEGINS TO ENGAGE. IN DECEMBER, AS I DROVE UP A HILL THE CAR STARTED STUTTERING. AT THE TOP OF THE HILL MY SPEED DROPPED TO 16 MPH AND WOULDN'T GO ANY FASTER. I PULLED OVER, TURNED OFF THE ENGINE, WAITED A FEW MINUTES THEN STARTED IT AGAIN. I STEPPED ON THE ACCELERATOR AND IT CRAWLED TO 11 MPH. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE NEAREST HONDA DEALERSHIP WHERE THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT INFORMED ME I NEEDED SPARK PLUGS. THAT WAS 12/18/2015. MILEAGE WAS AT AROUND 66K. A WEEK LATER THEY SAID THE OIL WAS LEAKING INTO THE CYLINDERS AND THEY NEEDED TO CHECK WITH HONDA TO SEE WHAT REPAIRS THEY WERE WILLING TO COVER. ESTIMATED PARTS/LABOR=$8000. IT'S NOT ON THE RECALL LIST BUT SHOULD BE, AS THERE ARE SO MANY COMPLAINTS. HONDA IS NOT WILLING TO GIVE A LOANER VEHICLE DURING THIS WHOLE ORDEAL. MY SERVICE ADVISOR INFORMED ME I COULD PICK UP MY PERSONAL BELONGINGS FROM MY CAR AS IT DIDN'T APPEAR I WOULD BE GETTING IT BACK ANYTIME SOON! I LOVED MY CAR AND THE HONDA BRAND BUT THIS HAS TURNED ME COMPLETELY OFF. TODAY IS 1/11/2016 AND STILL NO WORD FROM HONDA ABOUT MY CAR OR THE RESPONSIBILITY THEY ARE GOING TO TAKE.

Reported

Jan 2016

Incident date

Dec 2015

Mileage

Not provided

Outcome flags

None reported

I AM CONSUMING TO MUCH OIL. I DID NOT KNOW THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM TIL AFTER I BOUGHT CAR AND THE CHECK EMISSION LIGHT CAME ON. I THOUGHT IT WAS BECAUSE I DIDN'T NOT SCREW MY GAS CAP ON TIGHT ENOUGH. THEN I WENT TO A LOCAL STORE TO HAVE THEM CHECK MY OIL AND THEY SAID I HAD NONE, AND CHECKED MY MILEAGE, THEY SAID I SHOULD HAVE HAD OIL IN THERE AT THE MILEAGE NUMBER IT WAS AT. SO I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR 3 TIMES TO DEALER THEY HAVE DONE OIL CONSUME TEST, AND WANT ME TO COME IN TO PERFORM A HIGHER PRICE OIL CHANGE FOR $90 TO SLOW OIL CONSUMER. THEY SAID I WAS NO LONGER IN WARRANTY TO FIX IT. BUT IF THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WHY IS IT THAT PURCHASERS MUST COME OUT OF THEIR POCKET IT SHOULD TAKEN CARE OF THROUGH DEALERSHIP. I AM ONE THAT DOES NOT HAVE THE FUNDS TO TAKE CARE OF ALL THIS. ALSO AT TIMES IT STALLS

Reported

Dec 2015

Incident date

Jul 2015

Mileage

Not provided

Outcome flags

None reported

AT APROX. 59,000 MILES MY HONDA INSIGHT SET A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WHEN I MADE A SHARP LEFT TURN. THE ENGINE ACTED LIKE IT WENT INTO THE "LIMP HOME MODE." I PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND SHUT OFF THE CAR. WHEN I CHECKED THE OIL, THERE WAS NONE ON THE DIPSTICK. I WAS ABLE TO START THE CAR AND DRIVE IT TO A STORE WHERE I COULD GET SOME OIL. IT TOOK 3 QUARTS TO FILL IT UP. I CHANGE TO OIL AND FILTER MYSELF SO I WONDERED WHAT HAD HAPPENED. WHEN I CHECKED UNDER THE CAR I COULDN'T FIND ANY LEAKS. I WORK 6 DAYS A WEEK SO I CAN'T GO TO THE DEALER. I DRIVE 120 MILES A DAY ROUND TRIP TO WORK. I KEEP MY EYE ON THE OIL AND IT SEEMS THAT IT STARTED USING 1QT. EVERY 2000 MILES. AT 89,000 MILES IT WAS GOING THROUGH 1QT. EVERY 1000 MILES. STILL NO LEAKS, NO SMOKE FROM THE EXHAUST AND GOOD POWER. I HAVE TO KEEP A GALLON OF OIL IN THE BACK BECAUSE SOMETIMES THE OIL WILL BE 3 QTS. LOW AFTER DRIVING TO TOWN ON THE WEEKEND. AT 120,000 MILES IT STARTED GOING THROUGH 1QT. EVERY 720 MILES. STILL PLENTY OF POWER. AT 125,000 MILES THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND "HILL START" "BRAKE SYSTEM" AND "VSA" MESSAGE CAME UP ON THE DISPLAY. AFTER DRIVING 1 DAY, THE OTHER FAULTS WILL GO AWAY, BUT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON. AFTER READING THE CODES, THE INFO SAYS THAT THE CATALYST IS BELOW MINIMUM. MY GAS MILEAGE HAS GONE DOWN FROM 43MPG. TO 30MPG. I HAVE 135,000 MILES ON THE CAR NOW AND I'M ADDING 1QT. OF OIL EVERY 300 MILES. WHEN I STARTED FROM WORK YESTERDAY, THE CAR SHUT DOWN 3 TIMES WITH PLENTY OF OIL ON THE DIPSTICK. POWER IS DOWN TO THE POINT THAT THE ACCELEROMETER IS PEGGED OUT ALL THE TIME NOW. I BOUGHT A HONDA BECAUSE I NEED A DEPENDABLE CAR THAT GETS GOOD GAS MILEAGE AND ONE THAT I CAN TO THE BASIC MAINTENANCE ON. SOMEONE PLEASE HELP!!

Reported

Aug 2015

Incident date

Jun 2014

Mileage

Not provided

Outcome flags

None reported

Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2010-2013 Acura TSX, ZDX, Honda Accord Crosstour, Fit, Insight and Pilot vehicles, 2011-13 Acura TSX Sportswagon, 2010-2012 Honda Accord,, 2010-2011 Honda Civic, Civic NGV, Civic Hybrid and CR-V vehicles and 2013 Honda FCX Clarity and Fit EV vehicles ever registered in the states of Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands (Saipan), and the U.S. Virgin Islands or "Zone A." Additionally, Honda is recalling certain 2010-2012 Acura TSX, Honda Accord, Accord Crosstour, Fit and Pilot, 2010-2011 Honda Civic, Civic NGV, Civic Hybrid and CR-V, and 2010 Acura ZDX and Honda Insight vehicles ever registered in the states of Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia or "Zone B." Unless included in Zones A or B above, Honda is recalling certain 2009 Acura TSX, Honda Accord, Civic, Civic NGV, Civic Hybrid, CR-V, Fit, and Pilot vehicles ever registered in the states of Alaska, Colorado, Connecticut, Idaho, Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, New Hampshire, New York, North Dakota, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Utah, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, and Wyoming or "Zone C." These vehicles are equipped with certain air bag inflators assembled as part of the frontal air bag modules, and used as original equipment or replacement equipment (such as after a vehicle crash necessitating replacement of the original air bags), may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to higher absolute humidity, temperature and temperature cycling.

Risk: An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.

Remedy: Honda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the passenger frontal air bag inflator, free of charge. The recall began February 16, 2018. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's numbers for this recall are B0K and L0J.

Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2009-2012 Acura TSX, 2011-2012 Acura TSX Wagon, 2010-2012 Acura ZDX, 2008-2012 Honda Accord, 2010-2012 Honda Accord Crosstour and Honda Insight, 2009-2012 Honda Fit, 2009-2012 Pilot, 2007-2011 Honda CR-V, 2012 Honda FCX Clarity and 2006-2011 Honda Civic, Civic Hybrid, Civic NGV vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands (Saipan), and the U.S. Virgin Islands, or "Zone A." Additionally, if not included in "Zone A" above, Honda is recalling certain 2009 Acura TSX, Honda Fit and Pilot, 2008-2009 Honda Accord, 2006-2009 Civic, Civic Hybrid and Civic NGV, and 2007-2009 Honda CR-V vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia, or "Zone B." Additionally, if not included in "Zone B" above, Honda is recalling certain 2008 Honda Accord, 2006-2008 Honda Civic, Civic Hybrid and Civic NGV and 2007-2008 Honda CR-V vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in Alaska, Colorado, Connecticut, Idaho, Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, New Hampshire, New York, North Dakota, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Utah, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, and Wyoming. These vehicles are equipped with certain air bag inflators assembled as part of the passenger frontal air bag modules used as original equipment or replacement equipment. In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the front air bags, these inflators may rupture due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to absolute humidity and temperature cycling.

Risk: An inflator rupture may result in metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants resulting in serious injury or death.

Remedy: Honda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front passenger side air bag inflator, free of charge. The manufacturer has mailed an interim notification, and will send a second notification when parts are available. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's numbers for this recall are KE1 and KE2.

Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain model year 2007-2011 Honda CR-V, 2011-2015 CR-Z, 2010-2014 FCX, and Insight, 2009-2013 Fit, 2013-2014 Fit EV, 2007-2014 Ridgeline, 2013-2016 Acura ILX, 2013-2014 Acura ILX Hybrid, 2007-2016 RDX, 2005-2012 Acura RL, 2009-2014 Acura TL, and 2010-2013 Acura ZDX vehicles. The affected vehicles are equipped with a dual-stage driver frontal air bag that may be susceptible to moisture intrusion which, over time, could cause the inflator to rupture.

Risk: In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the driver's frontal air bag, the inflator could rupture with metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.

Remedy: Honda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the inflator, free of charge. The recall began March 2017. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's numbers for this recall are JY0, JY1, and JY2.

Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2008-2012 Accord, 2010-2012 Accord Crosstour, 2006-2011 Civic, 2007-2011 CR-V, 2009-2012 Fit and Pilot, 2010-2012 Insight, and 2009-2012 Acura TSX vehicles that received replacement passenger frontal air bag inflators. One dealership may have incorrectly installed the replacement air bag inflators.

Risk: In the event of a crash, an incorrectly installed passenger frontal air bag inflator may deploy the air bag improperly, increasing the risk of injury.

Remedy: Honda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the passenger frontal air bag module assembly, free of charge. The recall began October 30, 2017. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's numbers for this recall are O07, Y0A, N06, G05, M04, Y01, and O09.

Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2003-2012 Honda Accord and Pilot, 2010 Accord Crosstour, 2001-2011 Civic, 2002-2011 CR-V, 2003-2004, 2006-2008 and 2011 Element, 2007 and 2009-2013 Fit, 2010-2012 Insight, 2002-2004 Odyssey, and 2012 Ridgeline vehicles. The front passenger air bag may have been installed incorrectly during replacement.

Risk: An incorrectly installed air bag may deploy improperly in the event of a crash, increasing the risk of injury.

Remedy: Honda will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and, if necessary, replace the passenger frontal air bag module assembly, free of charge. The recall began June 22, 2018. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's numbers for this recall are K1P, and M1O.

Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2014 Honda Insight and Acura TSX and TSX Wagon, 2014-2015 Honda Crosstour and Pilot vehicles nationwide, as well as certain 2014 Honda FCX Clarity and Fit EV vehicles in Florida, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, Texas, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, California, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands (Saipan) and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Honda is also recalling certain 2011-2013 Acura TSX, TSX Wagon and ZDX, Honda Crosstour, Insight, Fit and Pilot vehicles, 2011-2012 Honda Accord and 2011 Honda Civic NGV, Civic, Civic Hybrid and CR-V vehicles in Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, the District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia. Lastly, Honda is recalling certain 2010-2013 Acura TSX and ZDX, Honda Crosstour, Fit, Insight and Pilot, 2011-2013 TSX Wagon, 2010-2012 Honda Accord and 2010-2011 Honda Civic NGV, Civic, Civic Hybrid and CR-V vehicles in Alaska, Colorado, Connecticut, Idaho, Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, New Hampshire, New York, North Dakota, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Utah, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin and Wyoming. These vehicles are equipped with certain air bag air bag inflators assembled as part of the frontal air bag modules, and used as original equipment or replacement equipment (such as after a vehicle crash necessitating replacement of the original air bags), may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to higher absolute humidity, temperature and temperature cycling.

Risk: An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.

Remedy: Honda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the passenger frontal air bag inflator, free of charge. The recall began November 6, 2018. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's numbers for this recall are M2J and S2K.

Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2009-2014 Acura TSX, 2011-2013 TSX Sport Wagon, and 2010-2012 ZDX and 2008-2012 Honda Accord, 2010-2011 Accord Crosstour, 2006-2011 Civic, Civic Hybrid and Civic NGV, 2012-2014 Crosstour, 2007-2011 CR-V, 2009-2013 Fit, 2010-2013 Insight, and 2009-2015 Pilot vehicles. The front passenger air bag inflator may have been installed incorrectly during replacement.

Risk: An incorrectly installed air bag inflator may not properly deploy the passenger frontal air bag in the event of a crash, increasing the risk of injury.

Remedy: Honda will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the inflator installation and, if necessary, replace the passenger frontal air bag module assembly, free of charge. The recall began July 5, 2019. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's numbers for this recall are M4O, P4R, T4Q, and W4P.

Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2009-2014 Acura TSX, 2011-2014 TSX Sport Wagon, 2010-2013 ZDX, 2008-2012 Honda Accord, 2010-2011 Accord Crosstour, 2006-2011 Civic and Civic Hybrid, 2008-2010 Civic GX NGV, 2012-2015 Crosstour, 2007-2011 CR-V, 2009-2013 Fit, 2014 Fit EV, 2010-2014 Insight, and 2009-2015 Pilot vehicles. The vehicles are equipped with passenger frontal air bag inflators assembled as a recall remedy part or replacement service part, that may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to high absolute humidity, temperature and temperature cycling.

Risk: An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.

Remedy: Honda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the passenger frontal air bag inflator, free of charge. The recall began August 12, 2019. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's numbers for this recall are F5F and Q5E.