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21597 defender
defenderejd Offline Send Email
Apr 1, 2006
12:16 pm
Debbi: Sounds all normal to me. My battery level on my '00 likes to hang at three bars these days , once in a while going to the top. I am not sure about the ...
21598 gnusystems
gnugnox Offline Send Email
Apr 1, 2006
2:07 pm
Debbi, Based on experience with my 2000 Insight (110,000 miles), #1 is normal and nothing to worry about (until it begins to happen much more frequently). It ...
21599 Matthew Muelver
nokmout Offline Send Email
Apr 4, 2006
6:25 pm
... This happened on one of my Insights, I don't remember if it was the '00 or the '01. Its the hatch support strut. They are easy to replace, mine was...
21600 sparks007007 Offline Send Email Apr 24, 2006
10:58 pm
My 2000 Insight battery had been showing its age. Recently the IMA light came on (at 112,000 miles). The service rep said the recommended repair was a new...
21601 Charles P. White
chuckpwhite Offline Send Email
May 12, 2006
10:22 pm
My light jsut came on for my 2000 Insight at 118,000 miles. They told ne Honda would pat 75% of $5,000.00 for the battery and module. I don't know why the...
21602 Charles P. White
chuckpwhite Offline Send Email
May 12, 2006
10:25 pm
Wow is my typing bad! Chuck ... module. ... wait ... on ... go ... IMA ... for ... see ... had ... same ... to...
21603 Debbi Brusco
dgbrusco Offline Send Email
May 16, 2006
5:05 pm
It has happened again--I got into my 2000 Insight (with 86k on it) this morning to go to work, and it wouldn't start. The last time was in the middle of the...
21604 Doug
cx426 Offline Send Email
May 16, 2006
5:56 pm
I would have your 12v battery checked. If the 12v battery charge is too low, the computer that runs the IMA will not allow the IMA to start the car. The cause...
21605 Richard Lewis
merliniac Offline Send Email
May 16, 2006
8:36 pm
Agreed - The 12 volt battery is the place to start. Because it is not used to crank the motor over (except under unusual circumstances) it can go bad over time...
21606 Debbi B
dgbrusco Offline Send Email
May 17, 2006
11:44 pm
If that's the case, why wouldn't it just die like a regular car, instead of not starting only very occasionally?...
21607 bob evinger
wd9eka Offline Send Email
May 18, 2006
12:41 am
Because once the insight is running it is operating off of its 144 volt to 12 volt inverter. It would be trying to charge the 12 volt battery at that time, if...
21608 Matthew Muelver
nokmout Offline Send Email
May 18, 2006
12:58 pm
I no longer own an Insight, but this is still a sad day for me. The two that I had I dearly loved. ...
21609 Jim Holmgren
jim_holmgren Offline Send Email
May 18, 2006
1:19 pm
Sad day indeed. This is the first print article I've seen that positively states from a Honda executive that the Insight is gone. I wonder if the replacement...
21610 Doug
cx426 Offline Send Email
May 18, 2006
5:11 pm
Batteries have funny characteristics. For example if a battery runs down in a flash and the light goes off, you can often turn it off for a period of time and...
21611 Debbi Brusco
dgbrusco Offline Send Email
May 18, 2006
8:18 pm
Well, it was fine yesterday, but this morning it did the same thing, except I had to jump start it. Fortunately, it proved itself by not starting at the...
21612 sparks007007 Offline Send Email May 21, 2006
11:36 pm
Chuck, Try escalating the problem to their customer service department. I found this article and brought it with me. ...
21613 Sheafe EWING
efaehs Offline Send Email
May 22, 2006
4:14 pm
(Since there was only one message in this Digest, I'll copy it all; my reply refers to the entire message) 1. The tactic of escalating to the Honda Customer...
21614 Sheafe EWING
efaehs Offline Send Email
May 25, 2006
10:13 pm
Today I received the notification letter from Honda. After reading the notice, I wonder what an "update" of my Insight will entail. "Depending on what is...
21615 Charles P. White
chuckpwhite Offline Send Email
May 29, 2006
3:31 pm
I too got "the letter" last week so I'm in the clear. I checked with my dealer and parts are on order at no charge to me. I'm looking forward to returning the...
21616 Doug
cx426 Offline Send Email
May 30, 2006
3:55 pm
My IMA light came on 3 weeks ago. When it came on, I immediately looked at my mileage, 80102. I had to drive about 100 miles to get home. By then the light...
21617 Sheafe EWING
efaehs Offline Send Email
May 31, 2006
5:12 pm
... Doug, It would be helpful if you would write the name and location of your Honda service center. Perhaps you do not live in a location covered by the...
21618 Michelle Vadeboncoeur
mrvadeboncoeur Offline Send Email
Jun 2, 2006
4:44 am
http://www.irs.gov/newsroom/article/0,,id=157863,00.html Seven Honda Vehicles Certified for New Energy Tax Credit IR-2006-86, June 1, 2006 WASHINGTON . The...
21619 honda-insight@yahoogr... Send Email Jun 8, 2006
10:46 am
Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the honda-insight group. File :...
21620 R Lewis
merliniac Offline Send Email
Jun 8, 2006
10:54 am
I recently had my 2001 CVT Insight in for the IMA Recall. I asked the technician what was done and he printed up the 5 page document that gives the Honda...
21621 Ollie Eisman
ollie_e Offline Send Email
Jun 8, 2006
4:13 pm
Why is New Mexico left off the list? We are surrounded by states that are getting the IMA recall. I guess I'll call Honda and gripe. ... ...
21622 Sheafe EWING
efaehs Offline Send Email
Jun 8, 2006
9:17 pm
(Before replying, I want to rant a bit about the Yahoo switch to .html instead of text. Maybe I'm old fashioned, but I was quite used to being able to...
21623 efaehs Offline Send Email Jun 8, 2006
11:31 pm
... OK, OK. I did find the place where "Merliniac" said he'd uploaded the files. This was dumb of me not to have recognized he was referring to the already ...
21624 philip5488 Offline Send Email Jun 19, 2006
3:32 pm
Here's a Civic commercial that you may have seen. Very long to run. Turn your sound WAY UP. Very cool. Amazing what a choir can do. Check out this...
21625 Jim Holmgren
jim_holmgren Offline Send Email
Aug 18, 2006
6:43 pm
Folks, Please forgive the commercial nature of this message and feel free to delete it if you are not interested. Over at InsightCentral.net, I am organizing...
21626 Jim Holmgren
jim_holmgren Offline Send Email
Aug 21, 2006
2:28 pm
Ok folks, the footrests are up and ready for sale! Below is a link to the eBay sale, if the link doesn't work (or you don't like to click direct links in...
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