2010 Honda Insight brakes problems

Filed Jun 3, 2020 · Airbags, Brakes · CA · crash · 2 injuries

I had accident and air never opens.

Filed Sep 21, 2019 · Brakes, Driver assistance · 59,000 miles · CA · crash

As I was going to park my 2010 insight into a parking spot between two cars, the car suddenly lunged out of control hitting the car on my left, then proceeded to slam into a metal barrier in front of the spot, then flew up on the right side and slammed down onto the car on my right. I had no use of the brakes or control of the car. The metal barrier broke the car from moving--had it not been there my car would have dropped to the level below onto parked car--it could have been fatal. I live in ca and this is deemed my fault--although it was beyond my control. I did some research online and found on one website that 17 consumers experienced a similar accident/issue. There have been no warnings about this problem with hybrid vehicles--except the toyota recall. These cars are an endangerment to the the driver, as well as other drivers and people in the vicinity of the car if they are walking near it. Here is a google drive link of pictures from the scene: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1m1wkrxoocxhkirznu0fedkiez7gkby28 please note that this incident is costing me thousands of dollars as well, I'm currently not working and because of my fear of the car I now have to get a new car, my insurance rates because of the accident will be 4 times what it was and I have my deductible to fix my car which has $3300 worth of damage.

Filed Nov 29, 2018 · Airbags, Brakes · 140,000 miles · NY

I was driving my car in september and I hit my break to stop my car.at that time, my break did not work. I finally hit another car and my airbag deployed and exploded. That was happening upfront dickinson town binghamton ny 13905. I had repport from the police. The recall number I received from the federal safety agency is 18v‑661.

Filed Nov 28, 2018 · Airbags, Brakes · 130,000 miles · NY · crash · 1 injury

Tl* the contact owns a 2010 honda insight. While driving 30 MPH, the brakes failed to stop the vehicle when the brake pedal was depressed. As a result, the contact crashed into the preceding vehicle. The air bags deployed with force and injured the contact's face and lower back, which required medical attention. A police report was filed. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer or independent mechanic for diagnostic testing or repairs. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 130,000. *tt

Filed Apr 3, 2018 · Brakes · MA · crash

2010 honda insight. Consumer writes in regards to defective braking system. *ld the consumer stated the brake was depressed, but the vehicle continued to accelerate. The vehicle traveled through a stop light at an intersection, over a barrier, dropping approximately 30 ft and was struck by oncoming traffic.

Filed Aug 15, 2015 · Brakes · 41,000 miles · NC · crash · 1 injury

Approaching stop sign at low rate of speed-I applied brakes and instead of stopping car reved up and went forward into path of oncoming car. Other person received minor injuries,I received bruises and soreness (2 of my airbags deployed) my car is a total loss,complete front bumper off,frame bent,hood bent

Filed Mar 4, 2015 · Brakes, Engine · 68,126 miles · CT

Unexpected acceleration when braking, this is a recurring problem. I was driving about the speed limit on secondary roads ~40 MPH no traffic and the roads were clear of ice and snow and the engine was warm, the instrument panel indicator for cold engine had extinguished. I approached a red street light I press the brake pedal lightly, there were no cars in front of me (foot clearly not on the gas pedal) I expected the car come to a leisurely stop by coasting with little braking help. The brake pedal felt stiff, resisted the pressing of the foot. The engine began to rev up and I also noted the battery ima charge/assist gauge went higher into the blue (ima assist). I applied more pressure to the brake pedal the engine accelerated more and assist gauge increased further into the blue area. I repeat: the brake pedal feels hard like putting your foot on a rock, no give. I now know this is the first sign there is going to be a braking issue. It happened every time the problem occurs! But the problem did not occur every time I stopped on this trip. When I brake and the car and the car goes into auto-stop mode there is no issue. When the unexpected acceleration occurs I can shift the car out of drive (d) and into neutral (n) the engine will momentarily race, exceeding 5000 RPM, almost red lining, and then return to a normal idle. It should be noted that the problem persisted thought the trip with the car being shut off and parked for a short time (2 occurrences) restarted and driven again. Only when the car was left for hours including overnight did the problem go away, my guess is 19 hours.

Filed Mar 4, 2015 · Acceleration, Brakes · 67,500 miles · CT

Unexpected acceleration when braking. While attempting to stop at a traffic light I experienced an acceleration surge while braking. This happened numerous times on this trip. Almost every time when I was coming to a stop and I applied the brakes the engine would increase rpms. This gave me an opportunity to analyze what was going on with the car. The revving of the engine was directly affected by braking. Simply removing my foot from the gas pedal and coasting did not result in the engine surging. When I shifted out of drive and into neutral, the engine would momentarily exceeded 5000 RPM almost red lining and then return to a normal idle. I stopped the car, turned the engine off and opened the hood looking for ice on linkages, fouled air filter or anything unusual. There was nothing that looked out of the ordinary. I then proceeded to drive the car home experiencing the same issue with every braking action. The next morning the car acted normally.

Filed Mar 4, 2015 · Acceleration, Brakes · 42,400 miles · CT

I was driving on an road with no traffic and came upon a red light. As I applied the brakes, I experienced an acceleration surge while braking. I could feel the brakes working but the engine began to rev up and was trying to overpower the brakes. In desperation I pushed the shifter into neutral (n). The engine continued to rev for a moment then returned to normal. Then I was able to proceed and the insight acted normal.

Filed Jun 26, 2014 · Airbags, Brakes · 25,000 miles · TX · crash

While pulling into a parking place at a neighborhood grocery store, I stepped on the brake and the car accelerated with a huge lunge into the car facing me. If the other vehicle had not been a large van I would have not have been able to stop the car because at that point I lost complete control of my vehicle. Just thinking of what 'might have been' is terrifying! In searching the internet I found at least four of these unintended acceleration accounts..... Same car, same year, same model. No recall yet but there should be. Damage is expected to be around $5k.