Yesterday while driving my brand new 2019 Insight with my family, I was braking on a downhill at about 25 MPH when the car suddenly lurched to an abrupt stop. The dash read "Power System Problem. Do Not Drive." The car had also put itself into park. This was accompanied by a burning smell.
Further messages displayed including "Emissions System Problem. See Your Dealer" and "Brake Hold System Problem. See Your Dealer." And there were more similar messages.
The car wouldn't go into drive but I was able to put the car into neutral and coast down the hill and then off of the road. To make matters worse, when the tow truck was pulling the car on to the flatbad the car was making an awful noise. The driver said the car was anticipating a collision (with the tow truck!)
We were lucky we were on a downhill and no one was behind us. At just over 50 miles, I sure wish I could take a mulligan on this purchase and start over with a different car.
If anyone has any ideas as to how I should handle this with the dealer I sure would appreciate your thoughts.
Thanks in advance.
Further messages displayed including "Emissions System Problem. See Your Dealer" and "Brake Hold System Problem. See Your Dealer." And there were more similar messages.
The car wouldn't go into drive but I was able to put the car into neutral and coast down the hill and then off of the road. To make matters worse, when the tow truck was pulling the car on to the flatbad the car was making an awful noise. The driver said the car was anticipating a collision (with the tow truck!)
We were lucky we were on a downhill and no one was behind us. At just over 50 miles, I sure wish I could take a mulligan on this purchase and start over with a different car.
If anyone has any ideas as to how I should handle this with the dealer I sure would appreciate your thoughts.
Thanks in advance.