I encountered a similar error but I can’t say it’s exactly the same.
I’m glad if this is helpful.
$ ionic info --verbose
[ERROR] Error occurred while loading plugins. CLI functionality may be limited.
Checking for CLI updates now...
[DEBUG] Plugin error: FILE_INVALID_JSON
[DEBUG] Checking for latest plugin version of ionic@latest.
"3.0.0"
[DEBUG] Latest version of ionic@latest is .
[DEBUG] !!! ERROR ENCOUNTERED !!!
SyntaxError: Unexpected end of JSON input
[DEBUG] SyntaxError: Unexpected end of JSON input
at JSON.parse (<anonymous>)
at /usr/local/lib/node_modules/ionic/node_modules/@ionic/cli-utils/dist/lib/plugins.js:212:36
at Generator.next (<anonymous>)
at fulfilled (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/ionic/node_modules/@ionic/cli-utils/dist/lib/plugins.js:4:58)