Honda Fit Complaints

2,202 consumer complaints on file.

#10888122July 25, 2016
AIR BAGS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA FIT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V344000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER DID NOT GIVE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE CONTACTS VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT WAS NOT EXPERIENCING A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10888123July 25, 2016
AIR BAGS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA FIT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V344000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER DID NOT GIVE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE CONTACTS VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT WAS NOT EXPERIENCING A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10888228July 25, 2016
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA FIT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V344000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10888296July 25, 2016
AIR BAGS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA FIT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V346000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10888027July 24, 2016
ENGINE
REPEATED ENGINE MISFIRES CAUSING VEHICLE TO DIE UNEXPECTEDLY. SINCE LATE 2013 (APPROX. 75,000 MILES), THE ENGINE FUNCTIONS ERRATICALLY AND ALL CYLINDERS HAVE ON VARIOUS OCCASIONS REGISTERED ENGINE MISFIRES, RESULTING IN THE VEHICLE DYING UNEXPECTEDLY - ONCE NEARLY LEADING TO AN ACCIDENT WHEN IT DIED AS I PULLED OUT INTO TRAFFIC. I HAVE TRIED - UNSUCCESSFULLY, USING TWO DIFFERENT MECHANICS OVER NEARLY THREE YEARS - TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM, BUT IT PERSISTS, DESPITE SWAPPING ENGINE COILS IN AND OUT, ADJUSTING THE IDLE, AND OTHER PROPOSED (BUT UNSUCCESSFUL) SOLUTIONS. SOMETIMES THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT COMES ON, AT LEAST GIVING ME SOME WARNING, BUT OFTEN IT DOES NOT. THE PROBLEM MAINLY HAPPENS WHEN THE CAR IS FIRST TURNED ON AFTER SITTING FOR A WHILE, BUT IT IS UNPREDICTABLE: OCCASIONALLY THIS PROBLEM HAPPENS IN TRAFFIC, AFTER IT HAS BEEN DRIVEN FOR A WHILE. BECAUSE THE PROBLEM CONTINUES, AND ENDANGERS MY SAFETY, I WENT ONLINE TO SEEK HELP, AND UNCOVERED MANY OTHER HONDA FIT OWNERS PLAGUED BY THIS SAME ISSUE, WHO HAD LOGGED THEIR COMPLAINTS AT WWW.FITFREAK.NET, SO I KNOW THIS IS NOT A FLUKE; IT'S A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE HONDA FIT. I'M ATTACHING INVOICES DOCUMENTING THE ATTEMPTS TO FIX THE VEHICLE. SOMETIMES, SWAPPING THE COILS FIXES THE PROBLEM FOR A FEW DAYS, BUT IT ALWAYS COMES BACK. THE WIDESPREAD NATURE OF THIS PROBLEM LEADS ME TO THINK SOMETHING IS FUNDAMENTALLY WRONG WITH THE FIT ENGINE, AND THAT HONDA SHOULD RECALL THE VEHICLE TO REPAIR THE ISSUE. UNEXPECTEDLY LOSING POWER, AND COMING TO A HALT IN TRAFFIC, IS SCARY. IF I COULD AFFORD TO BUY A DIFFERENT VEHICLE, I WOULD. PLEASE INVESTIGATE! NOTE: TO THE QUESTION "WHEN DID THIS HAPPEN?" I ENTERED THE APPROX. DATE THE PROBLEM BEGAN... BUT IT HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 4 TIMES PER WEEK, SINCE DECEMBER 2013 (FOR 2.5 YEARS!)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10887746July 22, 2016
AIR BAGS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HONDA FIT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V346000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10887815July 22, 2016
AIR BAGS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA FIT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V346000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10887852July 22, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, AIR BAGS
RECEIVED NOTICE IN THE MAIL FOR TAKATA RECALL (NHTSA RECALL #: 16V-344) AND POWER SWITCH REPLACEMENT RECALL (NHTSA RECALL #: 13V-260). CALLED WALNUT CREEK HONDA SERVICE DEPARTMENT ON 7/22/16 TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT, BUT WAS DENIED SERVICE DESPITE THE POTENTIAL FATAL DANGER OF THESE SAFETY RECALLS. PROVIDED VIN NUMBER TO [XXX] FROM SERVICE DEPARTMENT FOUR TIMES, WHO REPEATEDLY TOLD ME SHE CANNOT FIND MY VIN IN THEIR SYSTEM AND THEREFORE THERE IS NOTHING SHE CAN DO ABOUT THE RECALL. I OFFERED TO PROVIDE OTHER INFORMATION SUCH AS MAKE/YEAR/MODEL TO HELP LOCATE MY VEHICLE, BUT [XXX] REFUSED TO TAKE ANY INFORMATION AND INSISTED THERE IS NOTHING THEIR DEALERSHIP CAN DO ABOUT THE RECALLS. I ASKED HER FOR RECOMMENDATIONS IN TERMS OF HOW TO GET THESE POTENTIAL FATAL DEFECTS REPLACED, SHE PROVIDED THE SAME ANSWER ?THERE IS NOTHING WE CAN DO?. HEARD SIMILAR STORIES FROM OTHER HONDA OWNERS ABOUT THE WALNUT CREEK HONDA DEALERSHIP. SEEMS LIKE WALNUT CREEK HONDA IS SYSTEMATICALLY DENYING RECALL SERVICES IN AN ATTEMPT TO DRIVE CAR OWNERS AWAY SO THEY WILL TAKE THEIR PROBLEMS ELSEWHERE. I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE HONDA RECALL CENTER HEADQUARTER, WHO REACHED OUT TO WALNUT CREEK HONDA AND MADE THEM AGREE TO PERFORM THE REQUIRED RECALL WORK ON MY VEHICLE. BUT NOBODY SHOULD HAVE TO JUMP THROUGH SO MANY HOOPS TO GET SAFETY RECALLS TAKEN CARE OF IN AMERICA IN THE FIRST PLACE. I CAN ONLY IMAGINE HOW HELPLESS OTHER PEOPLE MUST FEEL WHEN THEY WERE DENIED SUCH IMPORTANT RECALL SERVICE, ESPECIALLY IF THEY WERE NOT AWARE OF AN AVENUE TO ESCALATE MATTERS WITH THE HONDA RECALL CENTER OR WITH THE NHTSA. MY COMPLAINT IS WITH WALNUT CREEK HONDA, NOT HONDA ON THE CORPORATE LEVEL. I HEREBY ASK THE NHTSA TO LAUNCH AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE MISCONDUCT AND LIKELY ILLEGAL ACTION BY WALNUT CREEK HONDA IN DENYING CAR OWNERS OF THEIR RIGHTS TO SAFETY RECALL SERVICES. THANK YOU. 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
#10887345July 21, 2016
AIR BAGS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA FIT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V344000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10887399July 21, 2016
AIR BAGS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HONDA FIT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V061000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10887451July 21, 2016
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HONDA FIT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V061000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10887531July 21, 2016
AIR BAGS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 HONDA FIT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V346000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 09/29/16*LJ *CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10887553July 21, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
RECALL 13-090 WAS NOT FIXED PROPERLY ON 1/18/2014. THE PLASTIC COVER THAT COVERS THE MASTER POWER WINDOW SWITCH STILL IS LOOSE AND CAN ALLOW WATER TO GET TO AND SHORT CIRCUT THE MASTER POWER WINDOW SWITCH. NEVER FIXED PROPERLY OR REPLACED BUT DEALERSHIP CLOSED IT OUT WHILE DOING AN OIL CHANGE. TOOK BACK TO DEALER WHOSE SAYS THEY WILL NOT FIX EVEN THOUGH IT HAS TO DO WITH THE SAME PART THAT CREATED THE NEED FOR THE RECALL SINCE IT WAS CLOSED OUT ON MY PROFILE THEY WILL NOT REPLACE IT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10886245July 20, 2016
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA FIT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V061000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 09/20/16*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG WAS REPLACED. HOWEVER, THE AIR BAG FOR THE PASSENGER SIDE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10886249July 20, 2016
AIR BAGS
KEEP CALLING VENTURA HONDA TO GET AIRBAG RECALL PARTS AND FIX. THEY KEEP LOOSING MY PLACE IN THE QUEUE FOR REPAIR. VENTURA IS A HUMID AREA AS LOCATION IS NEXT TO OCEAN. HONDA RESPONSE UNACCEPTABLE. DOT MUST TAKE ACTION TO GET THESE FAULTY AIRBAGS REMEDIED MUCH MORE QUICKLY. THANK YOU. (LATEST CALL 7/18/2016) *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10886128July 20, 2016
AIR BAGS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA FIT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V346000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10885841July 19, 2016
AIR BAGS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HONDA FIT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V061000 (AIR BAGS). THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WOULD CALL THE CONTACT WHEN THE PARTS BECOME AVAILABLE; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT RECEIVED NO FOLLOW UP RESPONSE. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE AND WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD BE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10885926July 19, 2016
AIR BAGS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA FIT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V061000 (AIR BAGS) AND 16V346000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIRS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10885990July 19, 2016
AIR BAGS
TAKATA RECALL I RECEIVED THE NHTSA RECALL NOTICE 16V-344 YESTERDAY, IDENTIFYING A VERY DANGEROUS RISK ASSOCIATED WITH PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS. I READ THAT THE REQUIRED PART WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL "LATE SUMMER/FALL OF 2016." HONDA THEN HAS THE NERVE TO SAY "HONDA SUGGESTS THAT YOU AVOID HAVING A PASSENGER SIT IN THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SEAT UNTIL THE RECALL REPAIR HAS BEEN PERFORMED." SO I'M NOT TO HAVE FULL USE OF MY VEHICLE UNTIL MONTHS DOWN THE ROAD WHEN THEY FEEL LIKE MAKING THE PART AVAILABLE AND A DEALER FEELS LIKE INSTALLING IT? THIS IS COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10885602July 18, 2016
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA FIT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V047000 (AIR BAGS). HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. UPDATED 09/08/16*LJ *CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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