Is there a problem with my Honda Insight battery?
Same problem with my 2003 Insight. Its third IMA battery lasted 3.5 years, just until after the end of the warranty. IMA and CEL are on. The car is running fine. The 12V battery is charging and its battery light does not come on.
Is it bad to buy a Honda Insight at 80000?
But if you buy a car at 80000 and need to spend the extra $3k after obnly a few miles, the math goes bad. But you’d have pretty much the same risk in any used car of that mileage. The engine/transmission/clutch/etc. could suddenly die just as much as the battery in an Insight can.
How often should you drive a Honda Insight hybrid?
It makes no economic sense drive a hybrid 2-6,000 miles a year. In addition to the economics of the issue, letting a hybrid sit is bad for the hybrid batteries. Hybrids need to be driven frequently to keep the hybrid batteries conditioned to last as long as possible.
What does IMA stand for in Honda Insight?
For those who don’t know (I had to look it up), “IMA” is a brand-specific acronym that stands for integrated motor assist. It makes no economic sense drive a hybrid 2-6,000 miles a year. In addition to the economics of the issue, letting a hybrid sit is bad for the hybrid batteries.
Same problem with my 2003 Insight. Its third IMA battery lasted 3.5 years, just until after the end of the warranty. IMA and CEL are on. The car is running fine. The 12V battery is charging and its battery light does not come on.
Is the Honda Insight hybrid a good car?
His jaw dropped about as quickly as the the battery did. At this point he agreed that the battery system was not fine, but given the limited experience he had with hybrids, he needed to call Honda USA’s tech advisors.
But if you buy a car at 80000 and need to spend the extra $3k after obnly a few miles, the math goes bad. But you’d have pretty much the same risk in any used car of that mileage. The engine/transmission/clutch/etc. could suddenly die just as much as the battery in an Insight can.
When did the Honda Insight GO to Vegas?
The only good thing about this trip was that the trip down to Vegas was on June 10, and the trip back on June 19. It was fortunately very mild weather in the Nevada high desert aone those dates, and I could often run without AC when at altitude. Had we been driving during the present heat wave, we would have been in very serious trouble.