Honda Fit Complaints (2015)

285 consumer complaints on file.

#11361652September 28, 2020
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS BEEN COMING ON A LOT RECENTLY. TOOK IT TO A DEALER IN LACROSSE WI. TODAY TO HAVE IT CHECKED AND THEY SAID THAT ALL THE FUEL INJECTORS NEED REPLACED. I ASKED IF IT COULD STILL SAFELY BE DRIVEN. THEY SAID THAT IT COULD BECOME DISABLED, STRANDING ME WHEREVER IT HAPPENS. I DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING THE CAR AFTER WHAT I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER TODAY. I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCING OF THE FAULTY INJECTOR PROBLEM AND IT SEEMS TO BE AN ISSUE THAT HONDA HAS KNOWN ABOUT FOR A LONG TIME AND THEIR ONLY SOLUTION IS OVER A $1700 REPLACEMENT COST.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11361247September 26, 2020
STRUCTURE:BODY
A YEAR AGO THE WHITE PAINT ON MY 2015 HONDA FIT STARTED PEELING ON THE TOP OF DOOR AND ROOF. I TOOK IT TO A LOCAL DEALER HE SAID HAD NOT HEAR ANYTHING FROM HONDA CORP ABOUT IT AND WOULD COST $1500. I COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING ON LINE ABOUT WHAT TO DO.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11355308September 16, 2020
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE DIGITAL DISPLAY THAT CONTAINS INFORMATION ON MILEAGE AND FUEL LEVELS FREQUENTLY MALFUNCTIONS, EITHER GOING COMPLETELY BLANK OR RAPIDLY FLASHING RANDOM CHARACTERS (LETTERS AND NUMBERS). THIS SEEMS TO HAPPEN IN COLDER WEATHER BUT FOR MY VEHICLE HAS ALSO BEEN HAPPENING IN WARMER (UP TO 75 DEGREES F). ISSUE HAPPENS WHILE PARKED OR IN MOTION- ANY TIME CAR IS ON. A QUICK SEARCH OF VEHICLE OWNER FORUMS ONLINE RETURNS MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME ISSUE. HONDA HAS MADE NO ATTEMPTS TO REMEDY THIS DESPITE IT BEING A KNOWN ISSUE. NOT BEING ABLE TO CHECK THE FUEL GAUGE IS A SAFETY ISSUE. THE FLASHING IS ALSO EXTREMELY DISTRACTING WHILE DRIVING. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING TO MY VEHICLE FOR YEARS AND I FINALLY TOOK IT TO GET FIXED AT HONDA NOW. THEY CHARGE $179 JUST TO 'DIAGNOSE' THE ISSUE EVEN THOUGH IT SEEMS THEY SHOULD BE AWARE OF IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11352754September 2, 2020
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2015 HONDA FIT (WITH APPROX. 24K MILES). BATTERY WILL LOSE CHARGE AFTER CAR IS NOT USED / SITS FOR THREE (3) TO FOUR (4) DAYS WITH ALL LIGHTS / RADIO / ACCESSORIES TURNED OFF. BATTERY HAS BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES, MOST RECENTLY AUGUST 2020. REPLACEMENT BATTERY IS PROPERLY SIZED FOR THE VEHICLE. THE ELECTRICAL ISSUE IS CAUSING A PARASITIC DRAIN ON THE BATTERY. DEALER REPS HAVE STATED THIS IS A WELL-RECOGNIZED PROBLEM WITH THE FIT MODEL. RECOMMENDATION IS THAT THE CAR BE DRIVEN AT LEAST 10 TO 15 MILES EVERY DAY OR 2ND DAY. THE RECOMMENDATION DRIVE THE VEHICLE EVERY DAY / 2ND DAY IS NOT ONLY EXPENSIVE IN TERMS OF GAS COSTS BUT ALSO NEEDLESSLY CONTRIBUTES TO POLLUTION AND (PERHAPS BY DESIGN) EARLY VEHICLE OBSOLESCENCE. THIS IMPORTANT SAFETY DEFECT IS MOST LIKELY CAUSED BY A DEFECTIVE ELECTRICAL LOAD DETECTOR (ELD) UNIT IN THE FUSE/RELAY BOX. THIS ELD READS THE AMPERAGE LOAD DIRECTLY FROM THE BATTERY AND SENDS A VARIED VOLTAGE SIGNAL TO THE PCM WHICH REGULATES THE SIGNAL TO THE ALTERNATOR. THE ELD IS DIRECTLY CONNECTED TO THE PCM. THE PCM IS CONNECTED TO THE ALTERNATOR, NOT THE ELD. THE ELD MONITORS THE AMPERAGE REQUIREMENTS AND INFORMS THE PCM AS TO WHAT TO DO. THE ELD WILL VARY THE OUTPUT BETWEEN .1 TO 4.8 VOLTS TO THE ECU. THIS REFERENCE VOLTAGE IS WHAT TELLS THE ECU TO INCREASE OR DECREASE THE FIELD STRENGTH IN THE ALTERNATOR. AS THE CURRENT IS RAMPED UP OR DOWN THE ELD RATCHETS THE OUTPUT VOLTAGE TO THE PCM TO COMPENSATE FOR THE LOAD. I WAS TOLD THAT A HONDA BULLETIN STATED: SYMPTOM: THE CAR WILL NOT START AFTER SITTING FOR A WEEK. PROBABLE CAUSE: THE ELD IS FAULTY OR HAS A FAULTY SOLDER JOINT. SOLUTION: - REPLACE THE UNDER HOOD FUSE/RELAY BOX. THIS IS NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY. HONDA MOTORS SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO RECALL THESE CARS TO FIX THE ELD / PCM PARTS / ALTERNATOR COMPUTER PROGRAM AND UP SIZE THE BATTERIES TO HANDLE THE PARASITIC DRAW.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11350790August 22, 2020
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE GAUGE CLUSTER THAT INCLUDES THE ODOMETER AND FUEL GAUGE INTERMITTENTLY GO BLANK OR GLITCH WHEN THE WEATHER STARTS TO GET COLDER. IT HAPPENS EVERY TIME YOU TURN ON THE CAR LATELY, HOWEVER. THIS LEADS ME TO BELIEVE THAT THE GAUGE CLUSTER IS DEGRADING FASTER NOW.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11350188August 19, 2020
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE CAR IS PROGRESSIVELY GETTING MORE DIFFICULT TO START WITH ABOUT 15 TRIES. I HAD IT DIAGNOSED FOR THE STARTER AND IT TESTED FINE. ALSO THE ALTERNATOR, BATTER AND FOB BATTERY CHECKED OUT FINE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11349917August 17, 2020
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHITE ORCHID PEARL PAINT IS SEVERELY PEELING ON ROOF AND DOORS. VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11344088August 8, 2020
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE INTEGRATED ODOMETER+FUEL GAUGE DISPLAY ON THE DASHBOARD INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILS INTERMITTENTLY BUT REGULARLY. DISPLAY FAILURE HAS OCCURRED SPORADICALLY MANY TIMES DURING SEVERAL YEARS OF CAR OWNERSHIP. FREQUENCY AND DURATION OF DISPLAY FAILURE HAS INCREASED SIGNIFICANTLY WITHIN LAST 6 MONTHS RESULTING IN INCREASED SAFETY HAZARD SINCE DRIVER IS BLINDED TO VEHICLE FUEL STATUS AND/OR DISTANCE DRIVEN WHEN DISPLAY FAILS. DISPLAY FAILURE OCCURS PARTIALLY OR COMPLETELY AS SHOWN IN THE ATTACHED PHOTOS, AND SOMETIMES THE FAILURE LASTS FOR MANY MILES OR MULTIPLE DAYS BEFORE IT SELF-CORRECTS UNTIL THE NEXT FAILURE OCCURS. DISPLAY FAILURE OCCURS SPORADICALLY REGARDLESS OF VEHICLE BEING STATIONARY OR IN MOTION, BUT HAPPENS MUCH MORE FREQUENTLY (ALMOST EVERY OTHER DAY) DURING COLD WEATHER WHEN AIR TEMPERATURE IS BELOW 50 DEGREES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11343389August 5, 2020
ENGINE
AT 56,000 MILES THIS CAR NEEDS A STARTER REPLACEMENT. ACCORDING TO RESEARCH, THESE CARS SHOULDN'T REQUIRE THIS UNTIL AT LEAST 100,000 MIKES. THIS IS A GREAT DISAPPOINTMENT AS I HAVE BEEN A HONDA OWNER FOR ABOUT 20 YEARS, AND EXPECT MUCH MORE. THE COST TO REPLACE THIS IS FROM $609.00 -$1100.00.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11337911July 7, 2020
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
DIGITAL GAS GAUGE INCLUDES ODOMETER. LAST WINTER, AT ABOUT 32 DEGREES OR COLDER, GAUGE OFTEN EITHER DID NOT WORK (WENT BLANK) OR SCRAMBLED ITS INFO, WHICH WAS THEN UNREADABLE. NOW, THE GAUGE HAS BEGUN MALFUNCTIONING IN JULY. I FEAR RUNNING OUT OF GAS OR MISSING MAINTENANCE DUE TO UNRELIABLE ODOMETER READING. BOTH SITUATIONS COULD LEAVE ME STRANDED AT THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. IT DOESN'T MATTER WHETHER CAR IS MOVING OR NOT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11331787June 30, 2020
POWER TRAIN
CAR MAKES CONSTANT HUMMING NOISE FROM THE TRANSMISSION BEGINNING AT A SPEED OF 25MPH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11330222June 22, 2020
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE FUEL AND ODOMETER GAUGE GOES IN AND OUT INTERMITTENTLY. IT'S LIT WITHOUT DISPLAYING ANY INFORMATION, THE DISPLAY WILL GO ON AND OFF. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11329658June 18, 2020
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE FUEL GAUGE DISPLAY HAS FAILED (IT ALSO DISPLAYS TIME, ODOMETER, TEMP, ETC). IT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY, OR NOT AT ALL. WHEN IT DOES COME ON, SOMETIMES IT'S GLITCHED OUT/COMPLETE GIBBERISH, WITH THE WRONG FUEL AMOUNT. MANY, MANY OTHER HONDA FITS HAVE THIS ISSUE (NO RECALL, CORPORATE REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THIS MANUFACTURING DEFECT). TIME, MILEAGE, AND TEMPERATURE HAVE NO EFFECT. COST IS $700+ FOR DEALER TO FIX. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11326263May 28, 2020
POWER TRAIN
WHILE ON DAILY COMMUTE, TRANSMISSION RANDOMLY STARTED VIOLENTLY SHAKING FOR APPROX 1/8 MILE AND A LOUD BANG OCCURRED. I PULLED OVER TO THE SHOULDER TO VISUALLY INSPECT UNDERSIDE OF VEHICLE BUT NOTHING WAS OUT OF THE ORDINARY. WHEN SHIFTING OUT OF PARK, THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO CONTINUE DRIVING FORWARD OR REVERSE REGARDLESS OF REVVING ENGINE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11325582May 22, 2020
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY 2015 HONDA FIT LX WITH ONLY 22,000 MILES HAS 4 SYSTEM LIGHTS ALL CAME ON AT ONCE ' TPMS, CHECK ENGINE, ELECTRIC POWER STEERING (EPS), VEHICLE STABILITY ASSIST (VSA). THE MECHANIC RECOMMENDED THAT ALL 4 FUEL INJECTORS ALONG WITH FUEL PIPES WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED AFTER RULING OUT IGNITION COILS AND SPARK PLUGS AS POTENTIAL ISSUES. HE STATED THAT THERE ARE KNOWN ISSUES WITH DIRECT FUEL INJECTORS WITH HONDA OF THIS MODEL YEAR. A SEARCH ON THE INTERNET AND NHTSA WEBSITE CONFIRMED THIS IS KNOWN ISSUE OF THIS MODEL YEAR HONDA AS REPORTED BY MANY HONDA OWNERS WITH SIMILAR PROBLEMS. THE ESTIMATE COST TO REPLACE ALL FUEL INJECTORS IS $1700-2000. THIS IS A KNOWN DEFECTIVE DESIGN BY HONDA BUT THEY WILL NOT RECALL OR COVER THE REPAIR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11325287May 20, 2020
POWER TRAIN
I BOUGHT A 2015 HONDA FIT. IT HAS 23,000 MILES AND IT IS OUT OF THE 5 YEAR WARRANTY. THE TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED AND HONDA REFUSES TO ACCEPT BLAME FOR A FAULTY TRANSMISSION INSTALLED AT THE FACTORY. MY CAR IS NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM. HONDA IS AWARE OF THIS AND STILL ALLOWS AN UNSAFE CAR TO BE DRIVEN WITHOUT RECALLS OR WARNINGS. HONDA WANTED ALMOST $ 5,000 TO REPAIR THIS , BUT THE LOCAL TRANSMISSION SHOP GAVE ME AN ESTIMATE OF $1754 FOR A USED 2017 TRANSMISSION... *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11324799May 16, 2020
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
ATTEMPT TO START CAR, WILL NOT START - HAS NEW BATTERY, NEW PLUGS, GAS; IT'S A MANUAL - CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS BEEN ON FOR ABOUT 6 MONTHS - INTERMITTENT STARTING PROBLEMS. TODAY - TRIED TO START, NOTHING. HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH ENGINE LIGHT - P 105 - 1ST FUEL INJECTOR NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY, RUNNING LEAN. DISGUSTING - FIRST HONDA IN 4 THAT I HAVE OWNED THAT IS BROKEN. THIS IS WAY BEYOND SIMPLE WEAR AND TEAR. 5 YEAR OLD CAR SHOULD START - EVERY TIME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11323964May 9, 2020
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
SIMILAR ISSUE TO THE OTHERS, HAVE THE RIGHT HAND CIRCULAR LCD PANEL OF THE DASH WHICH HAS PROGRESSIVELY BECOME WORSE AND IS LOCKED, GLITCHED OR COMPLETELY OUT MOST OF THE TIME WHEN DRIVING OR STATIONARY. STARTED WHEN THE CAR WAS JUST OUT OF WARRANTY IN 2018 BUT IS NOW UNBEARABLE. INCLUDES ODOMETER, FUEL GAUGE (SAFETY ISSUE), FUEL ECONOMY AND OTHER TRIP INFORMATION. ALSO HAVE HAD THE OFTEN MENTIONED INTERMITTENT NON-STARTING ISSUE WHICH WAS SOLVED WITH A NEW STARTER WITH LESS THAN 35,000 MILES ON THE CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11321103April 14, 2020
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
FUEL GAUGE CLUSTER IS A BLUE BLANK WHEN THE CAR IS COLD AND I CANNOT SEE HOW MUCH FUEL I HAVE. ONCE THE CAR IS WARM THE GAUGE DISPLAYS MY FUEL LEVEL AND OTHER INFORMATION CONTAINED ON THE SCREEN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11320465April 7, 2020
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THE SPEEDOMETER AND GAS REGISTER EITHER GOES BLANK OR SHOWS GIBBERISH SEVERAL TIMES A DAY. YOU CANNOT DEDUCE SPEED LIMIT ON HIGHWAY OR SEE HOW MUCH GAS YOU HAVE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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