2011 Honda Insight Complaints

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HONDA INSIGHT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V061000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. 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.

THIS MORNING (AUG 6, 2016), MYSELF AND MY DAD MET WITH AN ACCIDENT AND WAS DRIVING HONDA INSIGHT 2011 LX MODEL. NOTE THAT MY DAD WAS SITTING IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. LET ME DESCRIBE THE ACCIDENT. I WAS ABOUT TO PARK MY CAR IN FRONT OF SPROUTS GROCERY STORE IN THE PARKING AVAILABLE SPOT JUST FACING SPROUTS. SO YOU CAN IMAGINE THAT I WAS ABOUT TO PARK MY CAR AND THE SPEED WAS AROUND 5MPH. ALL OF A SUDDEN, I COULD FEEL MY INSIGHT ENGINE EXPERIENCING SUDDEN ACCELERATION AUTOMATICALLY AND THEN I WAS TRYING TO APPLY THE LEG BRAKE TO MAKE SURE IT DOESN'T SPEED UP. SUDDENLY, THE INSIGHT STARTED SPEEDING UP AND DIDN'T STOP EVEN AFTER SLAMMING ON THE BRAKE AND IT JUMPED ON THE PARKING CURB AND FINALLY HIT THE CONCRETE PILLAR IN FRONT OF SPROUTS RESULTING IN DEPLOYING THE DRIVER AIR-BAG AND THE PASSENGER AIR-BAGS. MY WINDSHIELD DEVELOPED A DEEP CRACK AND I BELIEVE MY CAR IS GOING TO BE TOTALLED. WITH THAT, IT DIDN'T STOP, AFTER HITTING SO HARD THE CONCRETE WALL, REMEMBER THE CAR WAS STILL IN...

TAKATA RECALL OUR FAMILY VEHICLE HAD A SAFETY RECALL ON FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS. WE RECEIVED A LOANER CAR FROM UNIVERSITY HONDA DEALERSHIP IN DAVIS, CA, ON 07.20.2016 UNTIL OUR VEHICLE WAS FIXED. WE DROPPED OUR VEHICLE AT THE DEALERSHIP ON 07.30.2016 AND DEALER, ON TWO OCCASIONS, VERBALLY AND IN WRITING, CONFIRMED THAT BOTH AIR BAGS WOULD BE FIXED THAT DAY. HOWEVER, THEY ONLY CORRECTED THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG AND REQUESTED WE RETURN THE LOANER CAR AS OUR VEHICLE, ACCORDING TO THE DEALER, WAS NOW SAFE TO DRIVE. WE EXPLAINED THAT THIS IS OUR FAMILY CAR AND WE UTILIZE THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BUT TO NO AVAIL. WE ARE NOW DRIVING OUR VEHICLE WHICH IS UNSAFE FOR THE FRONT SEAT PASSENGER AND POSSIBLY OTHER OCCUPANTS IN CASE THE PASSENGER'S AIR BAG DEPLOYS. WE WOULD LIKE TO UNDERSTAND WHY WE COULD NOT EXTEND THE LOANER UNTIL ALL AIR BAGS ARE FIXED AS OUR VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE FOR ALL PASSENGERS.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HONDA INSIGHT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V346000 (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 NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

"TAKATA RECALL" I WAS NOTIFIED IN MARCH ABOUT THIS RECALL AND THAT THE PARTS WOULD BE AVAILABLE IN LATE SPRING EARLY SUMMER. NOW I SEE IT WILL BE LATE SUMMER EARLY FALL. I WANT HONDA TO PAY FOR A RENTAL CAR FOR ME UNTIL THIS IS FIXED. I FEEL LIKE I'M PUTTING MY LIFE IN JEOPARDY AS WELL AS MY PASSENGERS EVERY TIME I GET BEHIND THE WHEEL. HOW LONG DO YOU EXPECT PEOPLE TO DRIVE AROUND WITH THIS DEFECT WITHOUT OFFERING SOME REMEDY?