2012 Honda Insight Engine

JUST HIT 69,000 MILES AND CAR IS SUDDENLY BURNING OVER A QUART OF OIL EVERY 2 WEEKS.

I BOUGHT MY INSIGHT NEW IN 2012. I NOW HAVE 74K MILES. AT APPROXIMATELY 55K MILES MY INSIGHT BEGAN TO HAVE AN "EMISSIONS" ERROR CODE. AFTER SOME INSPECTION IT WAS FOUND THAT THE OIL WAS LOW (2-3 QUARTS). THIS HAS OCCURRED SINCE THAT TIME EVERY 5-6 WEEKS, ACCORDING TO HOW MUCH I DRIVE THE CAR. THE "EMISSIONS" ERROR ILLUMINATES, I CHECK THE OIL AND IT IS LOW. IT JUST HAPPENED AGAIN LAST MONTH. I HAVE HAD THE CAR SERVICED RELIGIOUSLY AT THE DEALERSHIP FROM THE TIME OF PURCHASE AND HAVE NOT MISSED AN OIL CHANGE, TIRE ROTATION, ETC.

CAR HAS 95,000 MILES. HIGH OIL CONSUMPTION. ALL 8 SPARK PLUGS HAVE TO BE CHANGED EVERY 3-4000 MILES. VERY EXPENSIVE. THE PROBLEM IS THE SPARK PLUGS GET FOULED, AND BURNT UP, SO THERE IS NO ELECTRODE LEFT. WHEN THAT HAPPENS THE CAR IMMEDIATELY SLOWS DOWN TO 5 MPH. I ALMOST GOT KILLED AND RUN OVER BY A TRACTOR TRAILER LAST SAT. 10/29/16 ON INTERSTATE 81 SOUTH BY NEW MILFORD, PA. HE WAS RIGHT ON MY BACK. I COULD ONLY SEE HIS GRILL. THE CAR WILL STAY IN THAT MODE, "LIMP MODE" UNTIL REPAIRED. THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES TO ME IN THE PAST 2 YEARS. NOW CYLINDER 4 IS BLOWN. THIS IS A FAIRLY NEWER CAR AND HONDA REFUSES TO REPAIR IT FOR FREE OR ISSUE A RECALL. MANY OTHER HONDA OWNERS OF THIS CAR HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. I AM FORCED TO SELL IT FOR A FRACTION OF ITS COST. HELP.

I AM CONSUMING TO MUCH OIL. I DID NOT KNOW THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM TIL AFTER I BOUGHT CAR AND THE CHECK EMISSION LIGHT CAME ON. I THOUGHT IT WAS BECAUSE I DIDN'T NOT SCREW MY GAS CAP ON TIGHT ENOUGH. THEN I WENT TO A LOCAL STORE TO HAVE THEM CHECK MY OIL AND THEY SAID I HAD NONE, AND CHECKED MY MILEAGE, THEY SAID I SHOULD HAVE HAD OIL IN THERE AT THE MILEAGE NUMBER IT WAS AT. SO I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR 3 TIMES TO DEALER THEY HAVE DONE OIL CONSUME TEST, AND WANT ME TO COME IN TO PERFORM A HIGHER PRICE OIL CHANGE FOR $90 TO SLOW OIL CONSUMER. THEY SAID I WAS NO LONGER IN WARRANTY TO FIX IT. BUT IF THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WHY IS IT THAT PURCHASERS MUST COME OUT OF THEIR POCKET IT SHOULD TAKEN CARE OF THROUGH DEALERSHIP. I AM ONE THAT DOES NOT HAVE THE FUNDS TO TAKE CARE OF ALL THIS. ALSO AT TIMES IT STALLS

AT APROX. 59,000 MILES MY HONDA INSIGHT SET A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WHEN I MADE A SHARP LEFT TURN. THE ENGINE ACTED LIKE IT WENT INTO THE "LIMP HOME MODE." I PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND SHUT OFF THE CAR. WHEN I CHECKED THE OIL, THERE WAS NONE ON THE DIPSTICK. I WAS ABLE TO START THE CAR AND DRIVE IT TO A STORE WHERE I COULD GET SOME OIL. IT TOOK 3 QUARTS TO FILL IT UP. I CHANGE TO OIL AND FILTER MYSELF SO I WONDERED WHAT HAD HAPPENED. WHEN I CHECKED UNDER THE CAR I COULDN'T FIND ANY LEAKS. I WORK 6 DAYS A WEEK SO I CAN'T GO TO THE DEALER. I DRIVE 120 MILES A DAY ROUND TRIP TO WORK. I KEEP MY EYE ON THE OIL AND IT SEEMS THAT IT STARTED USING 1QT. EVERY 2000 MILES. AT 89,000 MILES IT WAS GOING THROUGH 1QT. EVERY 1000 MILES. STILL NO LEAKS, NO SMOKE FROM THE EXHAUST AND GOOD POWER. I HAVE TO KEEP A GALLON OF OIL IN THE BACK BECAUSE SOMETIMES THE OIL WILL BE 3 QTS. LOW AFTER DRIVING TO TOWN ON THE WEEKEND. AT 120,000 MILES IT STARTED GOING THROUGH 1QT. EVERY 720 MILES. STILL PLENTY OF POWER. AT 125,000 MILES THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND "HILL START" "BRAKE SYSTEM" AND "VSA" MESSAGE CAME UP ON THE DISPLAY. AFTER DRIVING 1 DAY, THE OTHER FAULTS WILL GO AWAY, BUT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON. AFTER READING THE CODES, THE INFO SAYS THAT THE CATALYST IS BELOW MINIMUM. MY GAS MILEAGE HAS GONE DOWN FROM 43MPG. TO 30MPG. I HAVE 135,000 MILES ON THE CAR NOW AND I'M ADDING 1QT. OF OIL EVERY 300 MILES. WHEN I STARTED FROM WORK YESTERDAY, THE CAR SHUT DOWN 3 TIMES WITH PLENTY OF OIL ON THE DIPSTICK. POWER IS DOWN TO THE POINT THAT THE ACCELEROMETER IS PEGGED OUT ALL THE TIME NOW. I BOUGHT A HONDA BECAUSE I NEED A DEPENDABLE CAR THAT GETS GOOD GAS MILEAGE AND ONE THAT I CAN TO THE BASIC MAINTENANCE ON. SOMEONE PLEASE HELP!!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HONDA INSIGHT. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS NO OIL IN THE VEHICLE. THREE WEEKS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE VEHICLE HAD AN OIL CHANGE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED. 5/28/15 *TA THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE RAN OUT OF OIL BUT THAT THERE WAS NO SIGN OF AN OIL LEAK. UPDATED 9/18/2015 *JS

CHECKED OIL LEVEL AND FOUND IT BELOW THE BOTTOM INDICATOR MARK (OIL PERCENTAGE LIFE METER WAS ABOVE 60% AT THIS POINT.. TOOK IT IN TO HONDA OF SANTA MARIA, CA , WHILE DRIVING TO DEALERSHIP EMISSION SYSTEMS FAULT WARNING CAME ON. THEY CONFIRMED ALMOST ALL OIL WAS GONE. THEY HAD ME PAY FOR AN OIL CHANGE TO START A OIL CONSUMPTION TEST, AND RETURN AT 500 MILE POINT TO VIEW LOSS. THEY SAID NO LOSS AT THAT POINT. 4000 MILES LATER THE EMISSION SYSTEM WARNING CAME BACK, SAME AS BEFORE ALL OIL WAS GONE. THIS TIME THEY DID AN OIL CHANGE AND WANTED ME TO DO A 1000 MILE AND RETURN TO CHECK - OIL DOWN .25 OF OIL INDICATOR MARKS. DID NO TOP OFF AND WENT ANOTHER 1000 MILES AND RECHECKED, 1 QUART LOW ON OIL, BUT HONDA AMERICA SAYS THIS IS WITH IN TOLERANCE AND TO DATE REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING G ABOUT IT. MY NEXT DOOR NEIGHBOR HAD SAME ISSUE BUT IT GET PROGRESSIVELY WORSE AFTER 64000 TOTAL MILES TO POINT THAT HONDA AMERICA FINALLY OFFERED TO REPLACE THEIR ENGINE AT 10% OF COST (THEY DID NOT COME IN DURING WARRANTY PERIOD). THEY SO FAR REFUSE TO EXPLAIN WHY A MODERN CAR LIKE THIS HAS SUCH A HUGE TOLERANCE FOR OIL CONSUMPTION. ALONG WITH THIS WHEN I FIRST BOUGHT THE CAR IT HAD SOME SORT OF WINDSHIELD SEAL PROBLEM THAT CAUSED A LOUD VIBRATION NOISE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS OR IF HIGH WINDS HIT FRONT OF CAR AT NORMAL SPEEDS (25 TO 35 MPH). THEY DID FIX THIS, BUT AGAIN MY NEIGHBOR HAD EXACT SAME PROBLEM. SEEM THESE CARS A PIECES OF JUNK AND NO ONE IS DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT. I HOPE YOU WILL INVESTIGATE THIS AS MORE THAN JUST A COMPLAINT!