Honda Insight 2019: Retiros, Quejas y Ley de Limón de California

SERVICE BRAKES,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE

On [XXX] while driving my 2019 Honda Insight Touring at approximately 35 mph on [XXX] , the vehicle’s automatic emergency braking system suddenly activated without any obstacle present. The car braked very hard, creating a dangerous situation in traf | Driving normally about to enter a clear intersections when the brakes automatically fully engaged bringing the vehicle to a complete stop. There was nothing in front of me, and no cars about to cross in front of me. Lucky there was no accident and I | I drove into my friends driveway with my foot on the brake to drop her off. All of a sudden my car lurched forward damaging my friends garage door and the foundation of her house. I had zero control of the car at that point. I plan on notifying

FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE

The Honda Sensing suite's CMBS uses a combination of a front-facing camera and a radar sensor, it detected a sewerage as a hole and steel plates as a hole and made a sudden unsafe stop. Collision Mitigation Braking System (CMBS) experiencing a false | I experienced an inadvertent emergency braking action in my 2019 Insight while cruising at highway speed. I was in the right lane, which had just doubled in width due to an on-ramp joining the highway. This situation will sometimes confuse my car's L | I was stopped at a stoplight and then the light turned green. I began to accelerate and immediately and simultaneously my car began flashing BRAKE, beeping, and slamming on the brakes. I came to a literal grinding halt. There was no car in front of m

Reportado presuntamente: 1 lesión (según lo reportado a NHTSA).

LANE DEPARTURE

The lane departure warning system in my Insight has, for the six years I have owned it, regularly been confused by shadows on the road - flashing a departure warning and trying to adjust the steering while I am driving within my lane. I was prompted | Lane keep assist doesn't response on a clean white dotted lane. In most occasions. I have seen several forums discussing the same issue. Plus the information system crashes mid way driving in ex trim. Which causes buzzing sharp noise and distraction

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

The contact owns a 2019 Honda Insight. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V858000 (Fuel System, Gasoline); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was contacted. The contact stated | The contact owns a 2019 Honda Insight. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V858000 (Fuel System, Gasoline); however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a r | See attached document for complaint.

AIR BAGS

While driving on or around September 4th, 2024, a warning light appeared on my dashboard. The warning stated “Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) Problem. See Your Dealer.” I took my car to Hare Honda for an inspection and service on September 18th, | There was nothing wrong with my car previously. I was driving down a main road in my town and accidentally tried turning in somewhere that wasn't a road, going under 10mph I rode atop an island in the road and my steering wheel airbag popped. I do no | I was driving on the freeway driving approx 70 mph when i was involved in a near head on collision from another car that had lost control and spun around into me. And the air bags did not deploy causing my head to hit the driver side pillar and i ha

Reportado presuntamente: 4 lesiones (según lo reportado a NHTSA).

SEAT BELTS

When we took it in for the front seat, buckle recall, we informed the dealership there was an issue with the driver side rear seatbelt. At that time, we only had two kids. Now we have three children, and we are not able to buckle all our children in | AFTER PREVIOUS RECALL 748083 WAS PERFORMED THE SEATBELT LATCH FAILED INTERNALLY. | The contact owns a 2019 Honda Insight. The contact stated that the release button for the front driver’s side seat belt had remained stuck in the release position. Due to the failure, the contact was unable to securely latch the seat belt. The vehicl

UNKNOWN OR OTHER,VISIBILITY/WIPER

The air conditioning system in my 2019 Honda Insight Touring Edition has failed three times in the last 3 years. Why is this a safety issue? In Southern California summer temperatures reach into the 90s and driving without air conditioning is impossi | I have a 2019 Honda Insight that has had two previous air conditioner failures that were covered under an extended warranty that Honda issued for the compressor and condenser based on known problems with the system. The air conditioner, as of 6/2025,

ENGINE

Engine light came on around 60,000 miles. Indicated cylinder 4 compression off. Eventually diagnosed as blown head gasket resulting in engine replacement costing over $4300. I was told there was an extended warranty on the 2017 and 2018 models but | There were 2 recalls on my car and both have been serviced. But I keep having issues with a whole host of sensors including check engine light that lights up every week and the car is practically unusable. When the check engine and other lights/senso | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 HONDA INSIGHT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE NORMAL. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON FOUR SEPARATE OCCASIONS WHILE HIS WIFE AND A FRIEND

SERVICE BRAKES

The contact owns a 2019 Honda Insight. The contact stated that while her husband was driving the vehicle at an undisclosed speed, the automatic braking system failed to deactivate as intended. There was no warning light illuminated. The contact state | The brakes failed and the yellow light that comes on as you are approaching another vehicle failed to come on along with the car not slowing down. The drivers foot was on the brake but the car wasn’t stopping. This caused the driver to rear end ano | WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AND SOMETIMES ON CITY DRIVE, I NOTICED A SOUND AND A BRAKE FLASH ON OUR DASHBOARD. SURPRISING BECAUSE I AM NOT STEPPING ON MY BREAK. I LET MY WIFE ALSO DRIVE THE CAR AND THE SAME OBSERVATION WAS NOTICED. I CANNOT TAKE A

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

The car was serviced due to a recall about fuel pump defect and after the service, the car was halted in the middle of the trip. This incident is not acceptable and especially the recall service was supposed to fix that problem. The sudden stop of m | If the manufacturer has failed or is unable to remedy this safety recall for your vehicle in a timely manner, please contact the NHTSA Vehicle Safety Hotline at: 1-888-327-4236 or TTY: 1-800-424-9153 or file an online complaint with NHTSA. | I am writing to report a potentially serious safety issue with my vehicle. My car recently had its fuel pump replaced/repaired as part of a recall. However, only about 2 years after this recall repair, my car stopped accelerating while I was driving.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

The contact owns a 2019 Honda Insight. The contact stated that while driving 75 MPH, the accelerator pedal was depressed; however, the vehicle failed to accelerate as intended. In addition, several unknown warning lights were illuminated. The contact | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 HONDA INSIGHT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE REGISTERED OBJECTS CLOSER THAN WHAT THEY WERE AND ENGAGED THE BRAKE ERRONEOUSLY. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT NOTICED A BURNING ELECTRICAL ODOR SOMETIMES INSIDE THE VEHICLE. F | TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2019 HONDA INSIGHT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INFOTAINMENT PANEL OVERHEATED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE CONTACT TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS OFF

VISIBILITY/WIPER

Was taken into the dealership on 1/27 for an oil change and a general check-up. This morning 1/29 before starting up the vehicle noticed that the windshield had cracked windshield that looked like it was due to a bubble being created between the pane | WHILE DRIVING THE DISPLAY SOMETIMES SHUTS OFF AND RESETS. THIS PREVENTS THE ABILITY TO USE THE BACKUP CAMERA. THIS HAPPENS ON BOTH HIGHWAY AND CITY STREETS.

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

Consistent failure of A/C Evaporator and Condensor, which causes failure of entire A/C system and requires expensive replacement parts/repairs. Recall issued on Condensor but not on Evaporator, which makes no sense. Both are needed for A/C to run. | Vehicle a/c system did not effectively cool cabin in warm weather on long drives. Last trip there were white particles coming from the vents. There is a known issue with the systems and Honda extended the warranty on a/c system due to problem conde | Backup camera failed and displaying rainbow colors. Persistent issue. Creates a safety hazard due to backup camera being inoperable.