Honda Fit Complaints (2009)

287 consumer complaints on file.

#10689404February 19, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY
THE ROOF OF MY HONDA FIT IS FLAKING OFF VERY BADLY. THIS DELAMINATION OCCURRED VERY QUICKLY OVER A FEW MONTHS. THERE ARE 15 YEAR OLD CARS WITH BETTER PAINT THAN MY CAR. HONDAS ARE BUILT TO LAST, BUT THEY WON'T LOOK LIKE THEY ARE LASTING. I TAKE SO MUCH PRIDE IN KEEPING A CLEAN CAR AND THIS CONDITION MAKES ME LOOK LIKE I DON'T TAKE CARE OF IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10663977December 12, 2014
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL, ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA FIT. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE BECAME UNRESPONSIVE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,479.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10663071December 9, 2014
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
BLINKER ON THE RIGHT SIDE BECAME INOPERATIVE AND INSIDE INDICATOR BLINKED QUICKLY. UPON INVESTIGATION DISCOVERED THE BLINKER BULB WAS GOOD BUT THE HEADLIGHT WAS VERY DIM AND ALMOST OUT. HIGH BEAM WOULD ONLY COME ON SLIGHTLY. THE OTHER SIDE OF THE CAR WAS FINE. CHECKED ONLINE AND, AS SUSPECTED, THERE WAS SOME REPAIR NOTICES ABOUT THE CORROSION ON THE GROUND CONNECTOR DUE TO POOR PLATING WHICH CAUSED THE PROBLEM. IT APPEARS THAT HONDA MAY HAVE BAD GROUND TERMINALS OR OTHER CONNECTION PROBLEM ON THEIR SAFETY LIGHTING SYSTEM. CALLED HONDA DEALER AND THEN HONDA AMERICAN. THEY INDICATED THIS WAS NOT A WARRANTY PROBLEM SO WOULD NOT COVER IT. I BELIEVE THIS KIND OF PROBLEM WILL RESULT IN MANY CARS HAVING PARTIAL HEADLIGHTS AND IS A SAFETY RELATED FAILURE IN A CRITICAL SYSTEM AND SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER A RECALL. THE HEADLIGHTS AND TURN SIGNAL COULD BE ON AND OFF WITHOUT NOTICE. THIS IS A LOW MILEAGE CAR AND NOT EVEN IN A RUST BELT PART OF THE COUNTRY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10659388November 19, 2014
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
HVAC BLOWER MOTOR WORKS ONLY ON HIGH SPEED. IF THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE AND IT IS DUE TO OVERHEATING, WHY ISN'T THERE A RECALL ON IT SINCE IT SEEMS LIKE A FIRE HAZARD. AS SOON AS MINE WENT OUT, THE AIR SYSTEM ALSO STARTED MAKING A LOUD GRINDING SOUND. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10658645November 17, 2014
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I WAS DRIVING A 2009 HONDA FIT SPORT INTO A PARKING SPACE AT THE STORE WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND SPEED WAS APPROPRIATE FOR PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE ( APPROX. 3-5 MPH.). AT APPROX. 4-6FT FROM THE PARKING CEMENT BLOCK OF THE SPACE, THE VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY ACCELERATED WITH A VIOLENT SURGE AND THE RPM NEEDLE SHOT UP TO THE TOP OF THE GAUGE AND WITH IN SECONDS I HIT THE LARGE CEMENT/METAL HANDICAPPED SIGN/POLE AT THE FRONT OF THE PARKING SPACE. THE ENGINE WAS STILL MAKING THE LOUD REVVING NOISE AFTER THE COLLISION AND THE ONLY WAY TO STOP IT WAS TO TAKE OUT THE KEYS. THE ONLY THING THAT STOPPED THE CAR WAS THE CEMENT/METAL POLE. THE CAR JUMPED THE PARKING BLOCK AND HIT THE POLE. IF THE POLE HAD NOT BEEN THERE, SOMEBODY COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED AS THIS CAR WAS NO LONGER UNDER MY POWER.THE AIRBAG WENT OFF AND I HAVE SERIOUS CONTUSIONS ON MY CHEST AND SIDE ( I ASSUME FROM THE AIRBAG AND SEATBELT) AND MY RIGHT LEG WAS INJURED AS WELL. THE BUMPER, HOOD AND AIRBAG, SEATBELT WERE DAMAGED, BUT THE ENGINE HAD NO DAMAGE AS FAR AS I COULD TELL. I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP (WEST HILLS HONDA BREMERTON) WHERE THE CAR WAS BOUGHT AND SERVICED REGULARLY AND THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T HELP OR DID NOT WANT TO. THE SERVICE MANAGER [XXX] CALLED AND LEFT A MESSAGE SAYING HE HAS HEARD OF THIS HAPPENING, BUT TO CALL HONDA AMERICA, WHICH I DID. THE CLAIMS REP. ([XXX].) FOR HONDA AMERICA HAD US MEET A FIELD REP.([XXX]) AT DEALERSHIP TO PERFORM TESTS. AND OF COURSE THEY FOUND NO PROBLEM. AS A SUA DOES NOT LEAVE A FOOTPRINT WHEN IT HAPPENS. THEY DID FIND OBD2 CODES PO171 AND PO400 AND SAID THEY WERE CAUSED BY CRASH. THEY ALSO SAID THE TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT CODE WAS APPEARING EVEN THOUGH THE TIRES WERE FINE WHEN CHECKED. THE SERVICE MANAGER MIKE SAID IT COULD BE AN ELECTRONIC PROBLEM. HMM DO YOU THING THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CABLE MIGHT HAVE A PROBLEM TOO? I WILL BE SEEKING LEGAL HELP! INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10641646October 6, 2014
ENGINE
ENGINE STALLS WHILE DRIVING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10629921September 1, 2014
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE CAR WHEN THIS HAPPENED. IT HAS OCCURRED TWICE. THIS VEHICLE HAS AN ELECTRONIC THROTTLE SYSTEM. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON THE CAR LOSES THE ABILITY TO ACCELERATE. I HAVE NOT HAD IT HAPPEN TO ME YET. I TOOK THE CAR TO AUTOZONE AND THEY READ THE STORED CODES FROM THE OBD SYSTEM WHICH INDICATED THE THROTTLE POSITIONING SENSOR HAD GENERATED A FAULT. THE FAULT SEEMS TO GO AWAY AND THE CHECK ENGINE IS NO LONGER ILLUMINATED. IT SEEMS TO GO AWAY BY SHUTTING OFF AND RESTARTING THE CAR. THIS SEEMS TO BE A CONSIDERABLE SAFETY PROBLEM SINCE YOU COULD GET REAR ENDED WHEN THIS HAPPENS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10622267August 14, 2014
TIRES, TIRES:SIDEWALL
YOKOHAMA TIRE AVID ASCEND 185/55R-16 SIDE WALL HAS DEVELOPED SIDEWALL BULGE AND POTENTIAL FOR CATASTROPHIC FAILURE AFTER MINOR BUMP AGAINST CURB. THIS OCCURRED TWICE ON SAME VEHICLE WITHIN A 12 MONTH PERIOD. RECENT EVENT REPORTED BELOW WAS ON A TIRE WITH LESS THAN 15K MILES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10618001July 31, 2014
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA FIT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY DECELERATED TO 20 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,000. UPDATED 09/05/14*LJ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10609958July 11, 2014
TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS
WHILE SERVICING A CUSTOMER'S VEHICLE AND INFLATING THEIR TIRE, THE VALVE STEM/TPMS MODULE CRACKED AND BROKE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10605143June 23, 2014
STEERING, STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA FIT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER AND SHUT OFF THE ENGINE. UPON RESTARTING, THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER RESET THE POWER STEERING SOFTWARE, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10604844June 20, 2014
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA FIT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO BRAKE TO A STOP. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE ENGINE WAS COLD WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10597802June 12, 2014
POWER TRAIN, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
LAST WINTER I WENT GERMAIN HONDA OF DUBLIN AND THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T FIND ANY THING. THEY SAID WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON T 8 B TRY ING IT IN AND THEY SAID THEY WILL SCAN THE LIGHT. WHEN MY CHECKENGINE LIGHT COME ON BY THE TIME I GET TO THE DEALERS ITS NOT ON. I HAD THE BATTERY REPLACE BACK IN JANUARY 2014. MY CAR WILL BE 5 YEARS IN AUGUST. WILL THIS PART THROTTLE ACTUATOR CONTROL MOTOR BE COVER UNDER WARRANTY? HERE IS THE CODE I GOT FROM ADVANCE AUTO P2101 WHICH IS THROTTLE ACTUATOR CONTROL MOTOR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10593900May 24, 2014
STRUCTURE:BODY
PURCHASED NEW, AND STILL OWN 2009 HONDA FIT SPORT WITH 50K MILES. HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH WET FLOOR CARPET. MY SON THOUGHT HE WAS NOT CAREFUL WITH WATER, SODA, FOOD BAGS, ETC. HIS CAR/ (MY CAR) HAS SMELLED TERRIBLE FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. AGAIN THOUGHT BECAUSE HE DOESN'T CLEAN IT OUT OF GYM CLOTHES, FOOD BAGS, SHOES, ETC. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION AFTER HE RETURNED HOME FROM COLLEGE OUT OF STATE THIS SPRING FOUND WATER IN SPARE WHEEL WELL, INTERIOR WINDOW CONDENSATIONS, SOAKING WET CARPETS, MOLD AND TERRIBLE SMELL. CAN'T FIGURE OUT WHERE THE WATER IS COMING FROM. LIVE IN THE SNOWY NORTHEAST. NO ACCIDENTS AND REGULAR MAINTENANCE PERFORMED AT DEALERSHIP. WITHOUT PULLING UP THE CARPETS MYSELF I CAN SEE EVIDENCE OF RUST ON THE BOTTOM OF REAR SEATS AND PULLING CARPET BACK A LITTLE CAN SEE RUST. THIS IS ALL OVER THE INTERNET AS A PROBLEM. ONLY TIME BEFORE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS ARE DAMAGED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10592579May 19, 2014
SEATS
THIS IS NOTHING TO SERIOUS I HOWEVER HAVE NOTICED IT AND I FIXED IT MYSELF AFTER A FEW MINUTES OF TINKERING. ON THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT THE FRONT BOLTS THAT HOLD THE SEAT IN PLACED BECAME LOOSE. IT WAS ONLY LOOSE ENOUGH TO CREATE AN EXTREMELY ANNOYING RATTLING AND CLANKING NOISE. I JUST HAD TO POP OFF THE PLASTIC COVERS AND HAND TIGHTEN THE BOLTS. PROBLEM SOLVED. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10592583May 19, 2014
POWER TRAIN
WHEN THE CAR IS STOPPED AT SAY A LIGHT STOP SIGN OR JUST PULLING OUT OF A PARKING SPOT. IF I BARELY ACCELERATE JUST ENOUGH TO GET LIKE 1500 RPM'S AND SHIFT INTO SECOND GEAR AND SAME INTO 3RD IT SEEMS LIKE THE CAR DOESN'T HAVE ENOUGH POWER TO HOLD THAT GEAR ON THE CHANGE, RESULTING IN A ALMOST GRINDING NOISE? KIND OF LIKE STATIC ALMOST ONLY FOR A FEW SECONDS. ITS BEEN HAPPENING SENSE I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE USED AT AROUND 86K MILES AT ABOUT THE SAME RATE EVERY TIME NO REAL CHANGE. THOUGH I HAVE NOTED IT OCCURS LIKE 3 SECONDS LONG INSTEAD OF THE BRIEF 1 SECOND IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING AN OIL CHANGE BUT JUST ONCE THEN BACK TO THE USUALLY. I HAVE READ A LOT OF PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS ON FORUMS THROUGHOUT THE INTERNET, AND SOMEWHAT SURPRISED IT IS NOT ON HERE. AN EXAMPLE OF THE NOISE IS ON THIS LINK HTTP://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=JHXCWXTQCAK I REALLY DON'T SOMETHING BAD TO COME OF THE CAR FROM THIS NOISE FOR I LOVE THIS CAR IT IS REALLY FUN TO DRIVE AND LIKES TO GET UP AND GO WHEN IT NEEDS TO ESPECIALLY FOR A 1.5L REGULARLY ASPIRATED ENGINE. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10583174April 16, 2014
STEERING, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHEN ACCELERATING THROUGH A RIGHT-HAND TURN ONTO A HIGHWAY ON-RAMP, ALL POWER AND POWER STEERING IN THE CAR TURNED OFF, ONLY TO TURN BACK ON ABOUT A SECOND LATER OF IT'S OWN ACCORD WHEN I WAS NEARLY OFF THE ROAD. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10562903February 4, 2014
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), STEERING
DRIVING SOLO, SPEED BELOW THE 65 MPH SPEED LIMIT, IN LEFT LANE OF A FOUR LANE DIVIDED HIGHWAY (STATE HIGHWAY 1, SOUTHBOUND, APPROXIMATELY 1/4 MILE BEFORE AIRPORT BL EXIT). HIGHWAY WAS BEING REPAVED. LEFT LANE WAS FINISHED,AND ASPHALT RAISED BETWEEN 4 AND 6 INCHES ABOVE RIGHT LANE. STEERED TO THE RIGHT TO AVOID CONSTRUCTION DEBRIS AND RIGHT FRONT WHEEL WENT PARTIALLY OFF THE RAISED PAVEMENT ONTO THE OLD PAVEMENT. STEERING WHEEL SUDDENLY VEERED TO THE RIGHT AND WOULD NOT ALLOW CORRECTION TO BE MADE TO THE LEFT. NO STEERING CONTROL AT ALL. STEERING LOCKED IN POSITION AND RESISTED ALL EFFORTS BY DRIVER TO MOVE STEERING WHEEL FROM FIXED POSITION. VEHICLE LEFT THE ROAD ONTO THE UNPAVED SHOULDER AND DID A COMPLETE ROLLOVER. SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. ROOF CRUSHED AND EXTENSIVE BODY DAMAGE - JUDGED TOTAL LOSS BY INSURANCE COMPANY. DRIVER SUFFERED SEVERE FRACTURES OF THE LEFT ARM AND WRIST REQUIRING SURGERY, AND MULTIPLE CONTUSIONS. LENGTHY PHYSICAL THERAPY AND REHABILITATION REQUIRED AND SUFFERS PERMANENT IMPAIRMENT OF LEFT ARM. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10558626January 6, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
WHEN THE CAR SITS FOR TOO LONG IN COOLER WEATHER, IT STALLS WHEN IT IS IN GEAR. I STARTED THE CAR THIS MORNING, PUT IT IN REVERSE, AND IT STALLED. IN THE PAST I HAVE GOTTEN BEYOND THE GARAGE AND HAD IT STALL AT A STOP SIGN OR LIGHT. THE PROBLEM CEASES WHEN THE ENGINE WARMS UP. THE PROBLEM SEEMS SIMILAR TO THE ONE ADDRESSED BY THE FOLLOWING RECALL: RECALL ID # 80366 - ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING READ MORE: HTTP://WWW.MOTORTREND.COM/CARS/2009/HONDA/FIT/RECALLS/#IXZZ2PDFZ2Z9U HONDA MAINTAINS THAT MY VEHICLE IS NOT COVERED BY THIS RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10558059January 1, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I OWN A 2009 HONDA FIT, VIN # [XXX], WITH 33,400 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. SEVERAL MESSAGES BEEN DISPLAYED REPEATEDLY ON THE MESSAGE BOARD THE LAST 2 MONTHS. THE MESSAGES DISPLAYED ARE "CHECK ENGINE", "CHECK FUEL CAP" AND ONE REGARDING THE AIR BAGS. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER, GERMAIN HONDA OF DUBLIN, TO HAVE IT CHECKED. THEY SAID I HAVE TO BRING IT IN WHEN THE MESSAGE LIGHT IS ON BEFORE THEY CAN TELL ME WHAT IS WRONG. THAT IS NOT POSSIBLE BECAUSE THE MESSAGES DON'T STAY ON VERY LONG. CAN YOU HELP ME WITH THIS PROBLEM? APPRECIATE ANY ASSISTANCE YOU CAN GIVE ME. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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