Two problems related to car accelerates on its own have been reported for the 2010 Honda Insight. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
While parking the 2010 Honda Insight in my garage, I have to veer to the right and then back the car to get into the garage. As I was veering to the right and close to the house the Insight suddenly accelerated, and when I put the brakes they did not respond ,instead they locked and the vehicle continued to accelerate it hit the side of the house, part of the air conditioner pipe on the brick wall, hit shrubs and a plastic fence & the 4x4 poles buried in the ground bent and were sheered/ the impact deployed the air bag which hit me in the face and the leg causing an abrasion.
The contact owns a 2010 Honda Insight. The contact stated that while pulling into a parking space, the vehicle jerked forward and suddenly accelerated. The vehicle crashed into a building and the air bag did not deploy. No one was injured and the front of the vehicle was damaged. The police were not notified. The insurance company was notified. The manufacturer was notified and stated that they would need to inspect the black box for further information. The failure mileage was 25,000. Updated 7/31/12 updated 08/01/12.
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