Insight Battery is Gone!
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Here's my next question since I didn't notice it in your post. Did the IMA light come on? I'm down to daily recals so it's just a matter if time before the pack goes on mine.
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Originally Posted by rigger
I'm down to daily recals so it's just a matter if time before the pack goes on mine.
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Originally Posted by bar10dah
What's a recal? Specific to the Insight?
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I've probably had my car for about six weeks.
One thing I do recall when I bought it: When I first started up the car on the dealer lot, the battery meter was 0. After driving it for a short distance, it started to climb. For the past six weeks, it's pretty much always been 3-4-5. Rarely 6. And it hasn't returned to 0 since that day on the dealer lot. It had 151 miles on it at the time.
But something that I've noticed just today (about five minutes ago, when I went for a quick ride around the neighborhood) is when the car has been sitting for a couple days, the battery meter will be 1 or 2 bars lower than when I parked it. Do the batteries dissipate that much energy in such a short amount of time??
One thing I do recall when I bought it: When I first started up the car on the dealer lot, the battery meter was 0. After driving it for a short distance, it started to climb. For the past six weeks, it's pretty much always been 3-4-5. Rarely 6. And it hasn't returned to 0 since that day on the dealer lot. It had 151 miles on it at the time.
But something that I've noticed just today (about five minutes ago, when I went for a quick ride around the neighborhood) is when the car has been sitting for a couple days, the battery meter will be 1 or 2 bars lower than when I parked it. Do the batteries dissipate that much energy in such a short amount of time??
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jkbrooks,
Thanks for the update, and I am *really* glad that Honda honored the warranty.
Can you add any specifics to your adventure that may help out someone in the future that runs into something similar ? I am thinking of who was contacted, who in what agency approved the work.
Cheers, Eric
Thanks for the update, and I am *really* glad that Honda honored the warranty.
Can you add any specifics to your adventure that may help out someone in the future that runs into something similar ? I am thinking of who was contacted, who in what agency approved the work.
Cheers, Eric
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With this battery issue, I'm reconsidering the extended warranty. I declined it at first just because this IS a Honda. But maybe the nearly $1K warranty will be worth the possibility...
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To be honest with you I really did not have to do much. The IMA light came off and on for about two weeks until the battery was simply completely dead. I knew my battery was gone just based upon reading these discussion groups. When I took the car into the dealer the SM told me that it would be costly and my car was way out of warranty. I did tell the SM that I would be highly disgusted if this were true and I would never buy a hybrid again if I am expected to put out thousands for new battery. I also mentioned the article that is linked in this thread for ammo. The dealer actually went to bat for me. I did tell the dealer on the phone while waiting for Honda corp to make a decision that they basically suck if they dont stand behind the products and I would never buy another hybrid or Honda again. I did this in a polite way. I would have probably paid up to 1K because I really like my car and its fair since I do have over 100K however 5K is pushing it. I have to hand it to them that they do stand behind the product and that says something.