Honda Fit Complaints (2007)

370 consumer complaints on file.

#10558351January 3, 2014
STEERING
WAS IN THE LEFT TURN LANE TO ENTER FREEWAY ON-RAMP. ONCE SIGNAL TURNED GREEN, IT WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD. WAS SOMEHOW ABLE TO MAKE IT BACK HOME. TURNED OFF THE IGNITION PER CAR MANUAL, RESTART CAR AND TROUBLE CLEARED (NO MORE WARNING LITE, STEERING OK). DID SOME RESEARCH ON WEB, FOUND OUT THAT HONDA HAS ISSUED SERVICE BULLETIN 09-043 TO CORRECT THIS DEFECT (IE. REPLACE EPS CONTROL MODULE). WENT TO INDEPENDENT HONDA REPAIR SHOP, NO TROUBLE CODES FOUND ON THEIR SCOPE (CLEARS OUT AFTER RESTART). CALLED HONDA CUST SERVICE (800-999-1009), BUT WAS TOLD THAT SINCE IT'S OUT OF THE 3 YEAR WARRANTY PERIOD, AND NOTHING THEY CAN DO. I JUST TOOK MY CAR TO THE HONDA DEALER TO HAVE THE EPS MODULE REPLACED ($700 + LABOR), SINCE I DO NOT WANT TO RISK DRIVING KNOWING THAT THE STEERING CAN GO OUT AT ANY MOMENT. I'M HOPING THAT NHTSA CAN PUT PRESSURE ON HONDA TO ISSUE A RECALL AS THIS PROBLEM CAN BE LIFE THREATENING, ESPECIALLY IF THE EPS WENT OUT ON A CURVE OR MOUNTAIN ROAD. ONCE AGAIN, WHEN THE EPS UNIT GOES OUT, IT IS EXTREMELY HARD TO STEER!!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10558068January 1, 2014
STRUCTURE
2007 HONDA FIT MAJOR ISSUES: DOOR SEALS DO NOT KEEP OUT WATER WHICH RESULTS IN WET FLOOR IN THE TRUNK AND REAR PASSENGER AREA. THE PROBLEM WILL EVENTUALLY RUST OUT THE VEHICLE PREMATURELY AND IS A LIABILITY AND UNSAFE VEHICLE FOR LONG TERM USE. WITH THE WET INTERIOR COMES MOLD AND MILDEW THAT IS VERY HARMFUL TO YOUR HEALTH AND NOT FIT FOR CHILDREN OR ADULTS. HONDA HAS NOT ACKNOWLEDGED THIS ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10556586December 19, 2013
STEERING
POWER STEERING FAILED TO ENGAGE WHEN STARTING FROM A COLD START AND ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE OUT OF A PARKING LOT. INDICATOR PANEL LIGHT CAME ON. TURNED CAR OFF, THEN STARTED AGAIN AND POWER STEERING ENGAGED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THIS SAME SCENARIO OCCURRED A FEW MORE TIMES OVER THE FOLLOWING MONTHS, HOWEVER, MUCH MORE FREQUENT THESE LAST 2 MONTHS, NOV./DEC. 2013. HAS NOT HAPPENED WHILE TRAVELING ON THE ROAD THANKFULLY. CAR BECOMES VERY HARD TO STEER. INFORMED HONDA SERVICE CENTER 12/17/13 OF PROBLEM DURING ROUTINE OIL CHANGE, THEY PERFORMED DIAGNOSTIC ($75) AND RECOMMENDED REPLACING THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING CONTROL UNIT (EPS) FOR $958. INVESTIGATED ONLINE POSTS AND FOUND MANY OTHERS HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH THIS ISSUE AS WELL. SINCE THIS IS A KNOWN CONDITION BY HONDA (SERVICE BULLETIN # 09-043) AND IS A POTENTIAL AND DEADLY SAFETY ISSUE, I FEEL IT WARRANTS INVESTIGATION AND SUBSEQUENT RECALL ACTION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10555487December 10, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
AFTER COLD START THE ABS AND BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS WERE LIT ON DASHBOARD. THEY WENT AWAY AFTER PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL TWICE. THE LIGHTS WERE OFF DURING THE DRIVING AND BRAKES WORKED NORMALLY. SUBSEQUENT STARTING WAS UNREMARKABLE. THERE WERE NO LEAKS OR POOR QUALITY FLUID IN THE SYSTEM. CAN BE A FIRST SIGN OF ABS UNIT FAILURE (BAD PUMP MOTOR). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10555491December 10, 2013
STEERING
POWER STEERING FAILED. STEERING WAS HEAVY WHILE DRIVING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10555315December 9, 2013
STEERING
POWER STEERING WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING. WAS FINE AFTER RESTART, BUT THIS IS DANGEROUS. DEALER ONLY RESET COMPUTER. THIS PROBLEM IS ALL OVER THE NHTSA SITE, AND THE CAR NEEDS TO BE RECALLED! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10554047November 27, 2013
STEERING
STOPPED AT RED LIGHT POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON STEERING WENT STIFF. 2ND INCIDENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10551902November 12, 2013
ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
RECURRING ENGINE MISFIRE CAUSING, RATTLING, SLOWING DOWN, PANEL LIGHT OUT, ENGINE SHUT OFF. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10550761November 4, 2013
STEERING, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
POWER STEERING SUDDENLY FROZE UP IN THE MIDDLE OF A LEFT TURN. STEERING WARNING LIGHT CAME ON , BUT I WAS NEARLY HIT BY A CAR THAT ASSUMED I WOULD BE ABLE TO TURN FASTER. STEERING SEEMED TO RESET AFTER TURNING THE CAR OFF THEN ON AGAIN, BUT DID NOTICE SOME SLUGGISHNESS WITH ACCELERATION AFTER RESTARTING. THIS IS A REALLY DANGEROUS PROBLEM AND I NOTICE OTHER PUBLISHED REPORTS OF THIS, SO I THINK THIS WARRANTS AN INVESTIGATION AND A RECALL! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10546853October 5, 2013
SUSPENSION
WENT TO DEALER FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, WAS TOLD COMPLIANCE BUSHING WAS CRACKED AND NEEDS REPLACEMENT. WILL EVENTUALLY CAUSE UNEVENNESS AND PULLING IN SUSPENSION AND TIRES TO CUP AND BECOME DANGEROUS. ONLINE RESOURCES SEEM TO SHOW THIS AS A COMMON PROBLEM IN HONDAS, BUT NOT IN OTHER MAKES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10543616September 14, 2013
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THE CAR LAST COMMUNICATION WITH THE THROTTLE, THIS IS COUSE BY A COMPUTER CHIP ON A 2007 HONDA FIT, MECHANIC TOLD ME THIS HAPPENED WHEN YOU CHANGE THE GASOLINE PUMP, THIS IS A VERY DENGERES PROBLEM ON 2007 HONDA FIT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10534024August 7, 2013
STRUCTURE:BODY
AFTER IT RAINS, WATER POOLS IN THE SPARE TIRE COMPARTMENT IN THE HATCHBACK. DOES NOT SEEM TO BE BREACHING THE SEAL AROUND THE HATCHBACK. SUSPECT WATER IS ENTERING THROUGH TAIL LIGHT. THIS OCCURS WITH A MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN, OR WHILE WASHING THE CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10533461August 4, 2013
STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE GOING 65MPH ON THE FREEWAY THE POWER STEERING GAVE OUT AND THE LITTLE LIGHT ICON ON THE DASH TURNED ON. LUCKILY, BECAUSE I WAS GOING SO FAST I DIDN'T NEED TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL MUCH IN ORDER TO GET THE CAR TO MOVE OFF TO AN EXIT. WHEN THE POWER STEERING GIVES OUT THE WHEEL IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN. AFTER THAT IT WOULD HAPPEN INTERMITTENTLY. SOMETIMES I WOULD TURN ON THE CAR AND IMMEDIATELY THE ICON WOULD LIGHT UP AND THERE WOULD BE NO POWER STEERING. THEN I WOULD SHUT THE CAR OFF AND ON AGAIN AND THEN IT WOULD WORK AGAIN. THEN I FINALLY GOT STUCK SOMEWHERE AND HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALER. THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE POWER STEERING COMPUTER? IT COST $600+5 HOURS OF LABOR. NOW, ALMOST A YEAR LATER, IT HAPPENS AGAIN. NOW THEY ARE SAYING THAT IT IS THE MOTOR CONNECTED TO THE POWER STEERING? ANYHOW, SUPER DANGEROUS TO BE ABLE TO LOSE STEERING CAPABILITIES AT ANY TIME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10514686June 2, 2013
ENGINE
ON COLD MORNINGS (<~50 F) THE VEHICLE STARTS FINE BUT HAS A ROUGH IDLE. WHEN STOPPING AT A STOP SIGN ~1/4 MILE FROM MY HOME THE CAR WILL LOSE ENGINE POWER AND SOMETIMES STALL (ONCE IN THE MIDDLE OF A ONCOMING TRAFFIC). ONCE THE COLD ENGINE LIGHT GOES AWAY (AFTER A FEW MINUTES OF DRIVING) THE STALLING/LOSE OF POWER GOES AWAY. THERE IS NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AFTER STALLING AND THE CAR PRODUCES NO DIAGNOSTIC CODES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10514125May 29, 2013
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA FIT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER HAD TO USE MORE EFFORT IN ORDER TO STEER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THAT THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10511448May 10, 2013
ENGINE
THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL WHEN COMES TO A COMPLETE STOP - THIS HAS HAPPENED AT NUMEROUS OCCASION. A LOT OF OTHER SAME VEHICLE OWNERS HAVE CONFIRMED THIS AS WELL (THIS STARTED AT AROUND 45K MILES). ALSO, THE ENGINE WOULD GIVE A VIBRATING NOISE NOW WHEN THE CAR IS STARTED. ALL OIL CHANGES AND MAINTENANCE WERE DONE ACCORDING TO THE USER MANUAL BUT THESE ISSUE STILL ARISE FROM NORMAL LIGHT DRIVING CONDITION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10511208May 9, 2013
STRUCTURE:BODY
WATER LEAKS INTO REAR HATCH AND POOLS INTO THE SPARE TIRE COMPARTMENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10510810May 6, 2013
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA FIT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WATER LEAKED INTO THE TRUNK OF THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10510868May 6, 2013
ENGINE
2007 HONDA FIT BASE WITH MANUAL TRANSMISSION IN FLORIDA,THE PROBLEM FIRST APPEARED AFTER THE THE VEHICLE REACHED THE 30,000-35,000 MILE MARK AND CONTINUES TO THIS DAY. WHEN THE AMBIENT TEMPERATURE IS LESS THAN 75 DEGREES F AND THE ENGINE HAS NOT REACHED NORMAL OPERATING TEMPERATURE THE ENGINE WILL STALL EVERY TIME THE CLUTCH PEDAL IS DEPRESSED, THIS BEHAVIOR CONTINUES UNTIL THE VEHICLE REACHES NORMAL OPERATING TEMPERATURE. MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO SEVERAL HONDA DEALERSHIPS OVER THE PAST 2 YEARS TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE AS NO DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES ARE REGISTERED. IT MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO SAFELY MERGE WITH TRAFFIC AS THE ENGINE STALLS WHENEVER THE CLUTCH PEDAL IS DEPRESSED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10508159April 14, 2013
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
MY CAR WOULD HESITATE OR HICCUP WHILE DRIVING 50MPH OR MORE. THE CAR WOULD ALSO SEEM TO THREATEN TO STALL AT RED LIGHTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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