2011 Honda Insight VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE,HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM
Owner-reported problems and safety issues filed with NHTSA. Review common failures, severity levels, and complaint trends over time.
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INSIGHT HYBRID STOPPED AT INTERSECTION--AUTO IDLE STOP. SUDDENLY ENGINE RACED WILDLY, TACHOMETER REGISTERED GREATER THAN 3000 R/MIN. MY FOOT WAS FIRMLY ON BRAKE, AND I STOPPED THE RACING BY SHIFTING OUT OF GEAR. IT FELT AS IF THE CAR MIGHT LURCH FORWARD FROM A STOP AND CAUSE A COLLISION IN THE INTERSECTION. HAPPENED AGAIN SAME DAY. DEALER SAID DON'T OPERATE CAR IN ECON MODE IN CITY DRIVING, EVEN THOUGH THAT'S WHY I BOUGHT A HYBRID. SAID FLOOR MAT MIGHT HAVE INTERFERED WITH ACCELERATOR--NOT TRUE. DEALER NOT REALLY SURE OF CAUSE. I WILL GET A SECOND OPINION. DO NOT FEEL SAFE UNTIL A PLAUSIBLE CAUSE IS DETERMINED. IF THE ECON MODE CAN CAUSE UNCONTROLLED ENGINE RACING THEN HONDA SHOULD GIVE CUSTOMERS A WARNING. *TR
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The 2011 Honda Insight has 1 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE,HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM complaints on file. Review the timeline above for detailed owner experiences.