2005 Honda Insight

Owner complaints

What owners report most

1. Suspension1
2. Tires1

Latest complaints

• Jan 12, 2007FL3,000 mi
  Tires

  TL* - the contact stated that he hears a humming in his driver & passenger rear run flat tires of his 2005 honda odyssey with an odometer reading 30,000 miles. he has taken the vehicle to the honda dealer. although they can hear the humming, they told the contact there IS nothing they can do. *nm

• Jul 14, 2006ME18,500 mi
  Suspension › Rear

  Dt*: the contact stated while driving 50 mph on normal road conditions abnormal noise was observed in the rear axle. upon inspection, excesive wear was observed in the rear tires. a vehicle of the same make and model but a year older owned by the contact experienced the same problems in the rear axle. new tires were installed in the rear and the dealership performed alignment at no cost.

Defect investigations

NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation opened these reviews into vehicles including this one.

• Pedestrian alert sounds

  DP22005Opened Jan 27, 2023Closed Aug 7, 2023Recall 22V063000
  NHTSA received a petition on or about July 18, 2022, requesting that Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) 141 be applied to all electric and hybrid vehicles operating in the United States. The petition can be reviewed at NHTSA.gov under ODI Number 11486072. FMVSS 141 establishes performance requirements for…

  NHTSA received a petition on or about July 18, 2022, requesting that Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) 141 be applied to all electric and hybrid vehicles operating in the United States. The petition can be reviewed at NHTSA.gov under ODI Number 11486072. FMVSS 141 establishes performance requirements for pedestrian alert sounds for motor vehicles. The standard applies to hybrid and electric vehicles that have a gross vehicle weight rating of 4,536 KG or less or are defined as low-speed vehicles. The standard became fully applicable to all such vehicles manufactured on or after March 1, 2021.On January 27, 2023, NHTSA opened Defect Petition (DP) 22-005 to evaluate the subject matter described in the petition. On June 24, 2023 and as supplemented on June 25, 2023, the petitioner notified NHTSA he was withdrawing his petition. The petitioner indicated that, based on his review of data, there is no justification for asserting potential benefits that could be derived from actions sought by my petition. Based on the petitioner's withdrawal, DP22-005 is closed. Closure of this DP does not represent a determination by NHTSA regarding the subject matter of the petition.

Service bulletins

Technical service bulletins and other communications the manufacturer sent dealers about this vehicle. Ask a dealer for the full document by its number.

• 10186009"Service Bulletin - There are several A/C leak detection tools available. -Refrigerant Gas Leak Detector -Ultrasonic Leak Detector -Leak Dye"
• 10128559Dealer message - On Monday, June 23, 2014, American Honda announced three recalls for various 2001-11 Honda models. As of July 23, 2014, affected VINs have been identified, and service bulletins 14-040, Safety Recall: Accord, Civic, and Others ? Front Passenger?s Airbag Inflator Can Be Over-Pressurized, 14-045, Recall: Front Driver?s Airbag Inflator May Produce Excessive Pressure After Long-Term Exposure to High Absolute Humidity Recall, and 14-046, Recall: Front Passenger?s Airbag Inflator May Produce Excessive Pressure After Long-Term Exposure to High Absolute Humidity have been posted to ISIS. However, due to the large number of affected units, American Honda is still in the process of populating the VIN status inquiry function on iN, which is expected to take several days. When this process is complete, American Honda will notify all dealers again via iN message. Until that time, the existing acknowledgement procedure must be used for all potentially affected vehicles.
• 10128531Dealer message - On Monday, June 23, 2014, American Honda announced three recalls for various 2001-11 Honda models. As of August 4, 2014, affected VINs have been identified, and VIN status inquiry has been updated.
• 10107371Service news article - planning on using a leak check dye to help find a leak? Heres the current list of vehicles that you shouldnt use dye on.
• 10053545Honda: troubleshooting of diagnostic trouble codes (dtc) p1456 and p1457. Dealers are to run evap function test to find if there IS a leak so the vehicle can be repaired.
• 10051966Honda: product update for a manufacturing problem with the roof molding may allow the roof molding to come loose.
• 10045879Honda: information on replacement and removal of junction board from old ima battery and new battery mounted before battery IS installed. Models 2003-11 civic hybrid, 2011-12 cr-z, 2000-06 insight, 2010-12 insight. Updated 9/28/12. Updated 10/11/12. Updated 11/19/12. Updated 8/6/13. Updated 9/30/13.
• 10043248Honda: on some model vehicles, there IS an alternator/starter tester (ast) module capable of testing alternators, installed on GR8 diagnostic battery station.
• 10041726Honda: mil will come if 3-WAY catalytic converter or nox adsorptive 3-WAY catalyst IS deteriorated due to sensor inputs being misinterpret by software.
• 10032953Honda: warranty extension-vehicle warranty mileage. Class action lawsuit alleging that the odometers on certain 2002-2006 honda models were overstating mileage. Federal court provided final approval of settlement on 12/29/07. No models listed.
• 10026884Honda: hybrid batteries can be affected and damaged by excessively high temperatures.
• 10025523Load carrying capacity reduced label for all honda vehicles.
• 10024568Honda service campaign: see document search button for owner letter. Warranty extension: cvt start clutch judder. Csc was received.
• 10024235Honda service campaign: see document search button for owner letter. Warranty extension: cvt drive belt slippage -- on affected vehicles, the cvt (continuously variable transmission) drive belt may slip during acceleration. Csc was received. Updated 4/24/08.
• 10021968Warranty extension: vehicle warranty mileage. 2002 through 2006 and some 2007 fit models. Updated 8/18/08.
• 10021129Stalls with electrical load after body shop repair. Dtc p1588 and/or p1589 stored. P1163 and/or surge, jerks, bucks between 20-60 mph. Tire pressure monitoring system dtc 32, 34, 36, 38, 41.

Every Honda Insight model year

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