Integrated Motor Assist??

[SAB]

Hi,

I'm using a 2010 made Honda Insight. It's given to me and maintained by my company. mileage exceeded 275 K.

Recently I noticed, while I'm driving, odometer display indicate " Integrated Motor Assist".

Then I stopped the engine and switched on after abt 2-3 minutes. Then the display was back to normal.

This happened to me several times.

Is this a warning message? What's the meaning of IMA?

Please give an advise.

[ramishkad]

2 hours ago, SAB said:

Hi,

I'm using a 2010 made Honda Insight. It's given to me and maintained by my company. mileage exceeded 275 K.

Recently I noticed, while I'm driving, odometer display indicate " Integrated Motor Assist".

Then I stopped the engine and switched on after abt 2-3 minutes. Then the display was back to normal.

This happened to me several times.

Is this a warning message? What's the meaning of IMA?

Please give an advise.

This likely comes up due to an error in the hybrid powertrain. Since the cars mileage is 275000km, the most likely cause for this is a dying hybrid battery. The IMA indicator can come up for a number of other reasons such as bad 12v battery, bad hybrid battery cooling fan, etc. To exactly know the cause of the issue, connect the vehicle to a diagnostic scanner and read the logged error code.