Honda Fit Complaints (2010)

184 consumer complaints on file.

#10837676February 23, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 HONDA FIT. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS AND MAKING A TURN, THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER STEERING WITHOUT WARNING. IN ADDITION, THE REAR BRAKE LIGHT FAILED TO FUNCTION AND THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE DOOR FAILED TO OPERATE WITH THE KEY OR FOB. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO A SAFE LOCATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ALTERNATOR WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,500. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10823960February 3, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ENGINE WIRING WAS CHEWED AND HEAVILY DAMAGED BY RODENTS. I AM CONCERNED BECAUSE ENGINE BAY IS EASILY ACCESABLE FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE CAR, THERE IS NO SHEILDING. I ALSO READ THAT ON THIS PATICULAR MODEL THE WIRING INSULATION IS SOY BASED, POSSIBLY ATTRACTING RODENTS TO SAID EAT WIRING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10822700January 27, 2016
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I PULLED SLOWLY INTO A COMMERCIAL PARKING SPACE, THE CAR ACCELERATED AFTER I LIFTED MY FOOT OFF THE GAS PEDAL. THE CAR JUMPED THE CURB AND HIT A CONCRETE COLUMN. I SLAMMED THE BRAKES AND IT STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF A SIDEWALK JUST IN FRONT OF A STOREFRONT. UNINTENDED ACCELERATION OCCURRED ON TWO OTHER OCCASIONS WITH NO DAMAGE..
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10817454January 3, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
KEY WILL NOT GO IN ALL THE WAY TO THE IGNITION, SO CANNOT START THE ENGINE. PART: 06351TF0A11 (LOCK CYLINDER) WAS REQUIRED TO BE REPLACED
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10817260December 31, 2015
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
TAKATA RECALL MY HONDA 2010 FIT IS METALLIC BLUE AND THE PAINT IS FADING. THE ENTIRE ROOF IS WHITE. LARGE WHITE SPOTS ON THE HOOD AND NOW FADING MARKS ON THE SIDE OF THE CAR. IT IS ONLY 5 YEARS OLD AND IN EXCELLENT SHAPE. A 5 YEAR OLD CAR AND IT LOOKS 15 YEARS OLD. THE HONDA DEALERSHIP HAS NOT AGREED AT THIS TIME TO PAY FOR A FULL REPAINT JOB. THEY HAVE AGREED TO PAY 70% OF THE TOTAL BILLFOR THE ROOF AND HOOD OF THE CAR. MY CONCERN IS THAT THEY WILL REPAINT THE ROOF AND HOOD AND NOT THE BACK AND SIDES AND THEN THEY WILL FADE. I ALSO WILL NEED TO RENT A CAR WHILE THEY ARE REPAIRING THE PAINT. THIS WILL BRING MY TOTAL CLOSE TO $500.00. THIS IS NOT MY FAULT AND I BELIEVE A PAINT JOB SHOULD LAST MORE THAN 5 YEARS. WHEN I LOOK AROUND A PARKING LOT AND SEE CARS OLDER THAN MINE WITH A PERFECT PAINT JOB I GET FRUSTRATED. THIS IS NOT RIGHT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10809710December 11, 2015
STEERING
THIS STARTED WITH A LITTLE STIFFNESS IN STEERING. IT IS VERY HARD TO CONTROL NOW WHEN MAKING A TURN. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THE THE CAR. LOCAL DEALER SAYS HE CANNOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. HONDA NEEDS TO ALERT AND RECALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10780584October 7, 2015
VISIBILITY/WIPER
THE BACK WINDOW ON 2010 FIT SPORT HATCHBACK DID NOT HAVE ANY PREVIOUS DAMAGE. THE CAR WAS PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY OVERNIGHT. WHEN I GOT IN AND SHUT THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR, THE BACK WINDOW SHATTERED BEFORE I HAD EVEN STARTED THE IGNITION.. THE CAR HAD NO PREVIOUS DAMAGE OR CRACKS/CHIPS OF ANY KIND. THE ENITRE BACK WINDOW HAD TO BE REPLACED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10745787August 3, 2015
AIR BAGS, STRUCTURE:BODY, SEAT BELTS
AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY DURING FRONT END COLLISION (CAR REAR-ENDED ANOTHER). HAD BEEN TRAVELLING ~40 MPH; BRAKED OVER A DISTANCE OF APPROXIMATELY 3 TO 4 CAR LENGTHS WHILE TRAVELLING DOWN HILL. DRIVER SUSTAINED CONCUSSION.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10731728July 2, 2015
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
HVAC (HEATER/AC FAN) DOES NOT WORK FOR SPEED #1-3, ONLY WORKS FOR HIGH SPEED #4. MANY OWNERS OF HONDA FIT 2009 AND LATER HAVE THIS SAME ISSUE. WHY HAVEN'T THERE A RECALL?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10723489June 4, 2015
AIR BAGS
I WANT TO KNOW IF THE AIRBAGS ON MY CAR NEED REPLACING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10715047May 6, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
CAR WAS DRIVEN OFF THE LOT WITH 7 MILES ON ODOMETER IN APRIL 2010. PASSES ALL NH STATE INSPECTIONS. HAD NO INDICATION THERE WAS ANY ISSUE WITH CAR UNTIL I WENT TO REREGISTER IN JANUARY OF 2011. CAR WOULD NOT PASS NH STATE INSPECTION BECAUSE THE EMISSIONS MONITORING COMPUTER WAS IN A DEFAULT STATE. HAD DEALERSHIP LOOK AT IT AND THEY WERE ABLE TO GET THE NH STATE INSPECTION TO PASS AFTER REPLACING A RELAY. IN JANUARY 2012, HAD SAME ISSUE. THIS TIME THEY REPLACED A MAIN ELECTRICAL JUNCTION BOX. AGAIN IN 2013, FAILED NH STATE INSPECTION. DEALERSHIP COULD NOT FIND AN ISSUE, BUT WAS ABLE TO GET CAR TO PASS. AGAIN IN JANUARY 2014, THEN JANUARY 2015. DEALERSHIP TALKED WITH HONDA ENGINEERS, BUT NO RESOLUTION WAS AVAILABLE. I WAS INFORMED IT WAS DUE TO THE WINTER AND THE SLOW TURNOVER OF THE CAR WAS DROPPING THE ELECTRICAL POWER BELOW 10V, AND RESETTING COMPUTER. NOT SATISFIED WITH THIS RESULT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10679066January 26, 2015
STEERING, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), STRUCTURE:BODY
MY DAUGHTER HAD AN ACCIDENT, THIS IS HER ACCOUNT: I WAS DRIVING MY 2010 HONDA FIT ON HIGHWAY 880 NORTHBOUND IN THE VICINITY OF ALAMEDA ON FRIDAY, JANUARY 16TH 2015. I HAD BEEN DRIVING FOR AT LEAST A HALF HOUR ON THE HIGHWAY AND WAS IN THE LEFT MOST LANE GOING ABOUT 70 MPH. SUDDENLY WITHOUT ANY WARNING MY CAR BEGAN TO SWERVE VIOLENTLY TO THE RIGHT INTO THE LANE TO MY RIGHT. MY FIRST THOUGHT WAS THAT ONE OF THE TIRES HAD BLOWN OUT, SO I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE GAS AND DID NOT TOUCH THE BRAKES, THINKING JUST THAT I SHOULD TRY TO KEEP THE CAR AWAY FROM OTHER VEHICLES AND AS GENTLY AS I COULD BRING IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AWAY FROM TRAFFIC. IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE FIRST SWERVE, THE CAR DID NOT REACT IN THE SLIGHTEST TO MY STEERING ATTEMPTS TO KEEP IT STRAIGHT OR AWAY FROM TRAFFIC, AND IT SWERVED LEFT AND RIGHT A COUPLE MORE TIMES BEFORE HITTING THE CONCRETE MEDIAN ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. THE FRONT OF THE CAR CRUNCHED INTO THE MEDIAN, AND THE WHOLE CAR FLIPPED ON ITS PASSENGER SIDE AND SCRAPED AGAINST THE MEDIAN BEFORE FINALLY COMING TO A HALT UPSIDE DOWN. ONCE THE CAR STOPPED I SAW THAT MIRACULOUSLY NOTHING INSIDE OF THE CAR WAS IMPEDING MY EXIT, AND THE GLASS ON BOTH THE WINDOWS HAD COMPLETELY SHATTERED, SO I UNDID MY SEATBELT AND CRAWLED OUT OF THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW AND IMMEDIATELY STOOD UP. THANKFULLY NO OTHER CARS OR PASSENGERS WERE INVOLVED, 911 WAS CALLED, AND THE POLICEMAN WHO CAME SAID THE INCIDENT SOUNDED LIKE IT WAS DUE TO TIRE DAMAGE FROM MY DESCRIPTION BUT THEN EXAMINED THE WHEELS OF THE CAR AND REPORTED THAT HE DIDN?T SEE ANYTHING AWRY WITH THEM, LEAVING THE CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT A MYSTERY. I HEARD NO SOUNDS PRECEDING THE SWERVING, SMELLED NO STRANGE SMELLS, NOTICED NOTHING STRANGE ABOUT THE CAR?S STEERING, AND HAVE HAD NO INDICATION WHATSOEVER OF ANYTHING BEING ?OFF? WITH THE CAR BEFORE THE INCIDENT. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10669596January 2, 2015
AIR BAGS
THE CAR WAS BEING PULLED OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY ONTO THE STREET, AT ABOUT 5 MPH, WHEN BOTH THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. THE CAR DID NOT HIT ANYTHING, AND SHOWS NO VISIBLE DAMAGE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED, IN WHICH THE OFFICER STATED THAT THERE WAS NO APPARENT REASON FOR THE AIRBAGS TO HAVE DEPLOYED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10663248December 9, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WIFE DROVE CAR TO WORK ON RAINY DAY AND OPENED WINDOW TO USE KEY CARD TO ENTER PARKING GARAGE. WHEN LEAVING WORK WINDOW WOULD NOT OPEN. I AM A MECHANIC AND INSPECTED SWITCHES ON MASTER SWITCH WHEN WIFE ARRIVED HOME THAT DAY. WINDOW WOULD SURGE UP WITH SWITCH PLACED IN UP POSITION NO OPERATION IN DOWN POSITION. I ORDERED NEW DRIVERS WINDOW MASTER SWITCH ONLINE AND REPLACED UNIT AND IT FIXED THE PROBLEM. I AM REPORTING THIS BECAUSE I NOTICED HONDA FIT OLDER MODELS HAD A RECALL FOR WINDOW SWITCH ISSUES. I THINK THEY STILL HAVE A ISSUE WITH MOISTURE GETTING TO THE SWITCH SOLDER BOARD.SWITCH PART NUMBER 35750-TK6-A01 $154.00. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10662436December 5, 2014
AIR BAGS
THIS IS A FOLLOW UP TO MY ORIGINAL COMPLAINT NHTSA ID NUMBER: 10554185 NOW WITH THIS NATIONWIDE AIRBAG RECALL I SUSPECT MY INCIDENT IS RELATED BUT AM VERY CONCERNED THAT AFTER MY COMPLAINT MY VEHICLE DOES NOT APPEAR ON THE RECALL LIST. OBVIOUSLY SINCE THEN I HAVE REPAIRED MY VEHICLE BUT AT MY EXPENSE. AFTER CONTACTING THIS AGENCY, HONDA HEADQUARTERS IN US AND THE HONDA DEALER AT THE TIME I GOT NO HELP OR GUIDANCE, AND YET A YEAR LATER THERE IS THIS MASSIVE RECALL ON AIRBAGS THAT TOOK YEARS AND MULTIPLE STAGES AND LOSS OF LIFE TO COME TO LIGHT. AT THE TIME OF MY INCIDENT EMERGENCY RESPONSE AND POLICE REMARKED THAT IN ALL OF THEIR EXPERIENCE THEY HAD NOT WITNESSED THE STATE OF HOW AND WHY MY AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. DOES THIS NOT RAISE A FLAG NOW? PLEASE HELP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10649820October 24, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I BOUGHT THE CAR IN MARCH 2013. I HAVE NOTICED THAT WHILE USING THE AIR CONDITIONER THAT WHEN I GO TO TURN IT OFF THE DIAL IS HOT TO THE TOUCH. THE SAME THING HAPPENS WHEN I USE THE HEATER, THE DIAL IS HOT TO THE TOUCH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10639606September 28, 2014
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
ON LOCAL STREET MEDIUM TRAFFIC WAS DRIVING REALLY SLOW TO ANTICIPATE THE RED LIGHT, LIGHT WENT GREEN SO I STEPPED ON THE GAS PEDAL LIGHTLY BUT THE HONDA FIT SEEMED TO HAVE GREATER SPEED THAN I EXPECTED AND THE VAN IN FRONT OF ME DID NOT SEEM TO BE MOVING AT ALL BUT HIS THIRD BRAKE LIGHT WAS OUT AND HE SAID HE WAS NOT BRAKING AT THAT TIME AND I KNEW I WOULD CRASH SO I CHECKED RIGHT SIDE AND MANEUVERED TO CHANGE LANE TO THE RIGHT TO REDUCE POINT OF CONTACT AND CLIPPED THE LEFT REAR OF THE VAN. IT FELT LIKE IT WAS SUDDEN ACCELERATION - I AM NOT FEELING SAFE WITH THE CAR AS FREEWAY TRAFFIC IN LA IS STOP AND GO AND I NORMALLY DRIVE THE CANYON DAILY. I ALSO HAD THE VEHICLE CHANGE OIL, BRAKE PADS AND TIRES SERVICED THE DAY BEFORE. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10633395September 15, 2014
STEERING, SUSPENSION, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I WAS HIT ON DRIVER SIDE BY A OLDER HONDA ACCORD MODEL VEHICLE YEAR 2000 BODY TYPE; THE ACCORD WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN ON A GREEN LIGHT THAT JUST CHANGED FROM RED, SO HE WASN'T GOING FAST (IM ASSUMING) WHEN HE HIT ME WHILE I WAS PASSING THE INTERSECTION AT ABOUT 49MPH. I WANT TO REPORT THE VEHICLE THAT I WAS DRIVING IS UNSAFE AND HANDLED POORLY, LOST TOTAL CONTROL, BRAKES AND STEERING LOCKED, ROLLED OVER FOUR TO FIVE TIMES HITTING A TRAFFIC LIGHT POLE; THE STABILITY OF VEHICLE IS VERY POOR AND ENGINE, TRANSMISSION EVERYTHING FELL APART UNDER THE HOOD. I AM REQUESTING FOR THIS MATTER TO BE INVESTIGATED, IM INSURED THE CAR IS HERE AT MY HOUSE FOR NOW, YOU HAVE PERMISSION TO COME HERE TO SEE IT OR WORK IT OUT WITH MY INSURANCE COMPANY. THANK YOU AND THIS IS SERIOUS, YOU NEED TO CHECK OUT WHAT HAPPENED THROUGH THOSE INTERSECTION CAMERA'S ON SEPTEMBER 10, 2014 AROUND 1030AM, CAMINO REAL & HWY 76, BONSALL CALIFORNIA. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
3
Deaths:
0
#10621205August 10, 2014
AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS
I WAS DRIVING MY HONDA FIT NORTH ON HWY 35 IN ALVIN, TEXAS. WHEN I REAR ENDED A GMC CANYON PICKUP TRUCK. MY CAR MADE A POPPING SOUND FILLED INSIDE OF CAR WITH SMOKE, MY AIRBAGS HAD TRIED TO DEPLOY BUT DID SO INTERNALLY, THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEAT BELTS DIDN'T CATCH THEY CAME ALL THE WAY OUT. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10615684July 23, 2014
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:FAN/MOTOR, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
HVAC BLOWER MOTOR WORKS ONLY ON HIGH SPEED (4). SPEEDS 1-3 DON'T WORK ON THE FAN FOR AC, HEAT, OR ANY OF THE VARIOUS HVAC SETTINGS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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