| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 006076330 | Incident Date: Jul, 19 2006 |
| Consumer's City: WAPPINGERS FALLS | Consumer's State: NY |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN | Manufacturers Name: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) |
| Model Name: INSIGHT | Model Year: 2000 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Electrical system:12v/24v/48v battery |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: JHMZE1374YT | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Aug, 22 2006 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Jun, 18 2000 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 3 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Prior to the incident date, the ima battery in my 2000 honda insight, has repeatedly lost its charge, rapidly (called a "recall event"). this causes an unexpected hesitation and lack of acceleration. on the incident date, i was entering a highway from an on ramp and couldn't accelerate at the rate that i was accustomed to, because the ima battery had quickly and unexpectedly discharged. this resulted in me blocking upcoming traffic and several drivers had to perform avoidance maneuvers. this sudden, unexpected loss of ima assist, is indicative of a failing/aging ima battery. honda's computer monitoring system does not register/detect this as a mil code. it is only a matter of time until this unexpected loss of acceleration cause a loss of life. more information on this can be found on: http://www.insightcentral.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=750 this forum is made of insight owners and i don't put a lot of stock in their explanations of what a recall event is. i can say definitively that 1). these recall events become more frequent as the ima battery ages and 2).they are dangerous, as outlined above. honda will not replace the battery, even though it is under warranty, unless a mil is generated. this will only happen when the ima battery is heavily degraded. the recall events, however, occur with less than this level of degradation and honda's monitoring system ignores this dangerous situation. *jb |
