Honda Fit Complaints (2007)

370 consumer complaints on file.

#10187374April 9, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
CONTINUING PROBLEM WITH 2007 HONDA FIT AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION HESITATION TO DOWN SHIFT AT 2-5 MPH, SUCH AS ROLLING STOPS AT YIELD SIGNS. WHEN YOU STEP DOWN ON ACCELERATOR TRANSMISSION SEEMS TO GET CONFUSED AND DOES NOT ALLOW ACCELERATION AT ALL FOR 2-3 SECONDS. IT IS OKAY IF COMPLETELY STOPPED, BUT NOT FROM A ROLLING STOP. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS, AND HAS ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT SEVERAL TIMES. THE HONDA DEALER ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THIS WAS A DEFECT, BUT HONDA TECHNICAL SUPPORT SAID THE FIT MODELS ALL DO IT, AND THERE WAS NOTHING THAT COULD BE DONE ABOUT IT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10182023February 8, 2007
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
TL* - THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE AIR BAG CRASH TEST RESULTS OF THE 2007 HONDA FIT. THE INSURANCE INSTITUTE OF HIGHWAY SAFETY REPORTED THE FOLLOWING R ON THIS VEHICLE: HTTP://WWW.IIHS.ORG/RATINGS/RATING.ASPX?ID=722 "THE HONDA FIT WAS INTRODUCED IN THE 2007 MODEL YEAR. THE FIT WAS EVALUATED IN TWO 40 MPH FRONTAL OFFSET CRASH TESTS. IN THE FIRST TEST, THE DRIVER'S FRONTAL AIRBAG DEPLOYED TOO EARLY, WITH THE RESULT THAT HIGH FORCES WERE RECORDED ON THE DUMMY'S HEAD WHEN IT BOTTOMED OUT THE AIRBAG AND HIT THE STEERING WHEEL HARD, INDICATING THE LIKELIHOOD OF HEAD INJURIES. THIS LED HONDA TO MODIFY THE FRONTAL AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT CHARACTERISTICS ON MODELS PRODUCED AFTER NOVEMBER 2006. ALSO, HONDA WILL INITIATE A SAFETY IMPROVEMENT CAMPAIGN TO MODIFY AT ITS COST VEHICLES PRODUCED EARLIER. A SECOND FIT WAS TESTED WITH THE MODIFIED AIRBAGS, AND THE DRIVER'S AIRBAG INFLATED LATER. RATINGS OF THE FIT WAS BASED ON THE RESULTS OF THE SECOND TEST, EXCEPT STRUCTURAL PERFORMANCE WHICH WAS BASED ON BOTH TESTS. RESTRAINTS/DUMMY KINEMATICS. DUMMY MOVEMENT WAS WELL CONTROLLED. THE SIDE CURTAIN AND SIDE THORAX AIRBAGS DEPLOYED DURING THE CRASH. DURING REBOUND, THE DUMMYS HEAD CONTACTED THE SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAG, WHICH KEPT THE HEAD AWAY FROM ANY STIFF STRUCTURE THAT COULD CAUSE INJURY. MEASURES TAKEN FROM THE HEAD, NECK, AND CHEST INDICATE LOW RISK OF INJURIES TO THESE BODY REGIONS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10177927January 5, 2007
AIR BAGS
TL* - WHILE DRIVING A 2007 HONDA FIT 30-40 MPH THE CONTACT 'S VEHICLE REAR ENDED A 1997 MERCEDES BENZ. DAMAGE WAS DONE TO FRONT OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE, BUT THE AIR BAG NEVER DEPLOYED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT CAN PROVIDE A COPY OF THE POLICE REPORT AND PICTURES OF THE VEHICLE. *AK UPDATED 1/26/2007 - *NM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10176752December 21, 2006
STEERING:COLUMN
TL* - THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE ACCELERATES BY ITSELF. WHEN HE TURNS THE STEERING WHEEL EITHER LEFT OR RIGHT THE VEHICLE PROCEEDS AT APPROXIMATELY 2-5 MPH. THE CONTACT STATES ALL HE HAS TO DO IS TURN THE STEERING WHEEL SLIGHTLY AND THE VEHICLE MOVES FORWARD. HE TOOK THE CAR INTO THE DEALER TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT AND THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY PROBLEMS. HE SAID THEY COMPARED THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER HONDA CIVIC 07 AND WAS TOLD THAT IS HOW THESE CARS WORK. THE CONTACT IS CONCERNED THAT WHEN HE TURNS THE WHEEL AND STEPS ON THE GAS PEDAL HIS SPEED DOUBLES. THE CONTACT HAS A HONDA CIVIC EX, IT IS NOT LISTED AS AN OPTION IN THE MENU.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10175308December 6, 2006
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
APPLYING THE FOOT BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE, ENGINE RPM STARTED TO INCREASE TO THE POINT WHERE THE BRAKE WOULD NOT BRING THE VEHICLE TO A STOP. VEHICLE PROCEEDED INTO THE INTERSECTION. DEALER FOUND THAT THE HIGH END OF THE IDLE CONTROL WAS NOT PROPERLY TRAINED. DEALER ACCOMPLISHED THE TRAINING. UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME IF IT WILL SOLVE THE PROBLEM. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10175161December 5, 2006
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS
THE AIR CONDITIONER STOPPED WORKING ON MY 2007 HONDA CIVIC. WHEN I PHONED THE DEALER TO INQUIRE IF THIS WOULD BE COVERED BY MY WARRANTY THEY SAID MOST LIKELY UNLESS A PEBBLE BOUNCED UP AND PUNCTURED A HOLE IN THE CONDENSER. I FOUND IT ODD THAT HE WAS SO FAMILIAR WITH THIS PROBLEM. SURE ENOUGH, A "TINY PEBBLE" PUNCTURED A HOLE THROUGH MY CONDENSER. I THOUGHT THIS WAS JUST BAD LUCK UNTIL I DID SOME RESEARCH AND HAVE FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME EXACT PROBLEM HAPPENING TO OTHER HONDA OWNERS. I DRIVE UNDER NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS. WHAT IS TO SAY THIS WON'T KEEP HAPPENING. IT MUST BE A DESIGN FLAW. I PAID $469.00 TO GET THIS FIXED, NOT SOMETHING I CAN KEEP DOING. I ASKED THE SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE IF THERE WAS ANYTHING I COULD DO TO PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING. THE ANSWER NO...TRANSLATION FOR ME NOT DRIVING IT IS THE ONLY WAY TO PREVENT A TINY PEBBLE FROM DOING THIS AGAIN. HELP PLEASE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10174157November 24, 2006
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY IN A FRONTAL IMPACT CRASH. THE SPEED AT THE TIME OF IMPACT WAS 40 MPH. THERE WAS NO PRE-IMPACT BRAKING. THE DRIVER WAS WEARING THE SEAT BELT BUT THERE WERE SOFT TISSUE INJURIES SUSTAINED ON THE NECK AND BACK. A POLICE REPORT WAS PROCESSED.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10171446October 20, 2006
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS
EXCESSIVE GLARE FROM POOR DESIGN OF HEADLIGHT AND LED TAILLIGHTS CAUSING EXCESSIVE GLARE CREATING SAFETY RISK FOR OTHER VEHICLES AND OBSTRUCTION OF PEDESTRIAN AND ROAD HAZARDS. THIS APPLIES TO ALL ACCORD COUPE AND SEDANS WITH LED TAIL LIGHTS MODEL LX EX VP SE SITED TO DATE. HEADLIGHTS ARE OVERLY BRIGHT AND MISADJUSTED ALSO CAUSING BLINDING OF OTHER VEHICLES AND PEDESTRIANS. SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE CONTRIBUTING TO DISTRACTION, GLARE BLINDING AND EYE STRAIN. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10164571August 4, 2006
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS
I WAS FOLLOWING BEHIND A NEW 2007 HONDA ACCORD WITH THE NEW LED BRAKE LIGHTS AT NIGHT. WHEN THE DRIVER STEPPED ON THE BRAKES AND LEDS ARE SO BRIGHT THAT IT GAVE ME INSTANT EYE STRAIN PAIN IN MY EYES. I ALSO COULD NOT SEE AROUND THE VEHICLE OR TO THE SIDES. THOSE LEDS ARE WAY TOO BRIGHT AND ARE BLINDING AT NIGHT. I HAVE TALKED TO OTHER PEOPLE WHO HAVE NOTICED THE SAME THING. EVEN DURING THE DAY, THEY ARE ANNOYING AT BEST. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10162957July 20, 2006
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT THE HEADLIGHTS AIM TOO LOW CAUSING LIMITED VISIBILITY. THE DEALER RAISED THE AIMING POINT TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM WITH NO SUCCESS. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING, THE LIGHTS MOVE UP AND DOWN. UPDATED 08/03/06. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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