Honda Insight owners have reported 8 wheel related problems since 1996. Table 1 shows the 1 most common wheel problems. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's wheel (8 problems). For details of each of the problem category, use the links in the table.
| Problem Category | Number of Problems |
|---|---|
| Wheel problems |
I believe the tire, wheel or suspension system failed while driving on the highway, causing me to hit my head on the driver's window and lose cosciousness. I skidded into a concrete barrier on the right side of the highway and was found unconscious at the scene. The damage to the passenger side body of the vehicle is minor and does not match the catastrophic failure of the wheel, leading me to believe the wheel failed and caused the crash, not that the crash resulted in the damage to the wheel. The vehicle is currently at a tow lot and available for inspection. Luckily, no other vehicles were involved, but I was injured and could have easily been killed, or injured and killed others as it is a busy highway, especially during rush hour when this occurred. Inspection by the insurance company is pending. The police did not investigate as a safety incident because they immediately said on site that almost all single vehicle accidents are drug/alcohol related and treated it like a dui stop. I passed field sobriety tests and a breathalyzer on scene and blood work at the hospital showed no drugs or alcohol in my system. I am missing time and memories starting about 5 minutes before the crash and for about 30 minutes after as a result of my concussion, I do not remember much besides a feeling that my car was falling, then I remember being woken up by the cop asking if I was under the influence.
Tpms (tire pressure monitoring system) sends pressure error all the time due to uneven tire wear not due to pressure being out of range. Honda recommends replacing all tires at one time to cure the issue. Problem occurs regardless of tpms reset and both stationary & in motion. See attached letter to Honda. Have dealt unsatisfactorily with Honda district rep.
My Honda 2010 Insight - vehicle rolls back after releasing brake going up hill. This intermittently happened since buying vehicle last year around 2/30/2015. Last year around the month of June - a roll-back caused vehicle to roll-back on a curb on right side and rear tire hit curb pretty hard. I confirmed later the bearing had a noisy sound after that (the vehicle always had a slight much lighter noise while driving). We heard a slight louder rubbing sound after that roll back on a curb incident. Dealership told me hybrids has slight noise due to battery electric sound. Months later after the roll-back bearing damage, I asked about issue with a mechanic shop, they told me issue sounded like bad bearings, and I was told to get shocks checked too. I was unemployed - and they told me most people can drive with bad bearings for a while. Here is more detail on the roll back - it happens, while moving foot from brakes to gas paddle. When the roll back happens - it's after I release brakes on a slop. I had to quickly hit gas or move quick to breaks again- due to sometimes I in stopped in traffic on a hill, and I can't hold the gas due to forward motion in stopped traffic, so while hold brake with right - I move my left foot to brakes and then right foot over gas - when able - move forward (and I release my left foot from brakes). My daughter drive more than me, and told me not to hit brakes to quickly or quick multi-tap & release brakes before I stop, she is right this issue happens less now that I slowly move foot from gas to brakes going up hill). That was when I learned to coordinate footing on a hill. I found it's sort of expensive to fix tire bearings at the Honda dealership, and my vehicle was over 70,000 miles at that time last year - from Honda. I am ready to get roll-back, and hopefully bearings fixed by Honda too.
Driving on a busy s. E. Street in washington DC, driving about 20 to 30 mph. , heard a noise that sounded like a tire blowing out or some other type of noise emanating from underneath the car. I tried to press the brake, but instead the car accelerated and would not stop. It sped up at least another 15 to 20 more mph, and again, would not stop. There were vehicles in the back, so I could not use the emergency brake or shut the car off. There were also vehicles on the side and in front of my vehicle. I had to make a decision on how to slow the car down without hitting any pedestrians or any other vehicles. Decided to try and stop the car by hitting something stationary and ran into a set of steps that belonged to an office building. Airbags deployed and two passersby stopped to assist me and my passenger out of the car. We were both transported by ambulance to a hospital with substantial injuries to the chest, rib, neck and back for myself and the passenger.
I brought new vehicle in 2011, but showing fast tire wear, even after maintaining scheduled maintenance. It is just have 20000 miles on my car in last 2 and half years. Dealer is asking to replace tires which will cost $400 for four tires. It is extra cost to consumer. I also have vehicle protection plan but they don¿t cover tires. I check online and saw lots of customer complaints for fast tire wear for Honda Insight. With my previous experience new tire should last for 35k. Please note down my complaint about Honda Insight. Honda should replace the original tires or give advance notice for the life of tire. Thank you,.
The contact owns a 2011 Honda Insight. The contact was driving 70 mph when the contact drove over a speed bump and lost control of the vehicle. The contact also mentioned that both front tires were worn. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for repairs. The manufacturer was not contacted. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 16,740 and the current mileage was 16,742.
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.
The contact owns a 2000 Honda Insight. The car made very minimal noise. Had scheduled the car to be looked at. Prior to the accident the car had been in the shop with all four tires off the car. When the contact the car back there was new noise. Brought the car back to the dealer next day. The contact was told that wrong lugs:nuts were on the tires. They replaced them, and the contact took the car. 3,000 miles later, with less of a noise , made a turn and the car did not make the turn and stopped. The contact got out of the car and noticed the tire was still going down the road with the car in between other cars . Picked up the tire, made phone calls to get the car towed. When the contact asked the dealer what happened, the dealer told the contact that they originally thought the car had been vandalized. Because all of the tires were completely loose because the rims and post were made out of aluminum. The car was not safe to drive unless the rims and post were replaced. When calling Honda, they told the contact that nothing was to be done, and that it wasn't their fault. The dealer did not feel responsible , even on a maintenance level to advise the contact of this even 3000 miles earlier when tires were off the car, and two new tires were put on. The rims cost $500 each. Making it a total of $2,000.