Honda Fit Complaints (2013)

176 consumer complaints on file.

#11376468November 26, 2020
POWER TRAIN
DRIVERS SIDE CV SHAFT SHEARED UNDERNEATH VIBRATION DAMPENER. I WAS TRYING TO TAKE OFF FROM A STOP AT AN INTERSECTION AND THE SHAFT BROKE. I WAS ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A RIGHT HAND TURN ONTO A RURAL STATE ROUTE. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN QUITE BAD IF ANYONE WAS COMING. AFTER PUSHING THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD IT WOULDN'T STAY PUT IN PARK ALMOST LEADING TO IT ROLLING INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE WHILE I WAS HALFWAY OUT OF THE VEHICLE. THE BREAK ALSO HAPPENED INSIDE THE VIBRATION DAMPENER SO IF THERE WERE ANY CLUES OF THIS PART STARTING TO FAIL THEY WERE HIDDEN AND WOULD HAVE BEEN ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE FOR A MECHANIC TO SPOT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11362025September 30, 2020
POWER TRAIN
FRONT PASSENGER AXLE BROKE WHEN I STEPPED ON THE GAS WHEN STOPLIGHT TURNED GREEN. HAD CAR TOWED TO DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR. I FOUND THERE WAS RECALL ON THIS FRONT AXLE FOR 2013 FIT MADE BETWEEN 5/24-7/5/13 FOR THIS FAILURE, BUT HONDA SAYS MY CAR HAD NO RECALL ON FILE SO IT WOULDN'T BE PART OF THIS RECALL. CAR ONLY HAS 59500 MILES. CUSTOMER SERVICE UNABLE TO TELL ME ACTUAL DATE MY CAR MFG AND THAT THEY ARE METICULOUS ON RECALLS. IF THEY'RE SO METICULOUS, WHY DID THEY PUT IMPROPERLY HEAT TREATED AXLES IN 3108 CARS? I SUSPECT MINE GOT MISSED IN THE RECALL. I HAVE THE BROKEN AXLE, WHICH I CAN TAKE TO A METALLURGIST IF NECESSARY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11338338July 9, 2020
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WITHIN 5 MONTHS BOTH MY DRIVERS AND PASSENGER SIDE AXLE HAVE BROKEN ON MY 2013 HONDA FIT. BOTH TIMES WHEN I WENT TO ACCELERATE AFTER BEING STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT THERE WAS A LOUD BANG AND THEN A CLICKING NOISE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11327767June 8, 2020
POWER TRAIN
PASSENGER SIDE DRIVE SHAFT BROKE IN TWO PIECES WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP GOING STRAIGHT ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11317201March 10, 2020
POWER TRAIN
I WAS MAKING A WIDE TURN GOING FORWARD ON A HIGHWAY. I COULDNT COMPLETE THE TURN SUCCESSFULLY BECAUSE THE ROAD WASNT WIDE ENOUGH, SO I STOPPED AND CHANGED GEARS TO REVERSE TO BACK UP. THAT IS WHEN THE AXLE BROKE. IT PROBABLY HAD THE MOST TORQUE ON IT AND PERHAPS I DIDNT GIVE IT ENOUGH TIME TO SHIFT FROM FORWARD TO REVERSE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11316220March 5, 2020
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
ON FRIDAY FEBRUARY 28 MY RIGHT AXLE BROKE. IN HALF. I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED AND WHEN THEY PUT THE CAR UP THEY BROUGHT ME THE BROKEN AXLE WHICH WAS ALL RUSTED. I CONSIDER THIS VERY DANGEROUS AND EVERYONE HAS TOLD ME THIS IS A VERY UNEXPECTED THING TO HAPPEN ON A 2013 CAR. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED IN HONDA AND VERY CONCERNED ABOUT MY SAFETY IN THIS HAPPENING. THANKFULLY, THIS OCCURRED WHEN I WAS STATIONARY AT A LIGHT IN MY OWN TOWN. THE CAR SEEMED TO BE DRIVING NORMALLY AND I CAME TO A RED LIGHT AND BRAKED AS USUAL. WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN, I PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL AND NOTHING HAPPENS. THE CAR RACED AND THERE WAS CLICKING NOISE. THE CAR WAS IN THE LEFT LANE WHEN IT OCCURRED AND I NEED TO TAKE MY OWN SAFETY INTO MY HANDS BY RUNNING TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, NEEDING TO GET HELP TO PUSH THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE FO THE ROAD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11302609January 28, 2020
ENGINE
WHILE MY SON WAS DRIVING THE CAR IN PORTLAND, OREGON, AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE ENGINE CUT OUT MAKING CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE VERY DIFFICULT. THE CAR WAS RETURNED TO THE HONDA DEALER WHERE THE PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED AS (MECHANICS REPORT) "COMPRESSION GASKETS ON PLUG 1 & 2 ARE STUCK ON THE TOP THREADS, ALLOWING THE PLUGS TO BE TIGHTENED BUT COMPRESSION IS PASSING BY THE WASHER AND INTO THE SPARK PLUG TUBE." "COILS ONE AND TWO HAD HEAT DAMAGE AND CARBON TRACKING." FOUR SPARK PLUGS REPLACED ALONG WITH COILS FOR PLUGS 1 & 2. THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AND "WAS IN LIMP MODE " WHEN DRIVEN BACK TO THE HONDA DEALER. SPARK PLUGS ARE RARELY CHANGED THESE DAYS - APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN A FACTORY DEFECT. I'VE READ SIMILAR REPORTS LIKE THIS ON THE NHTSA WEB PAGE UNDER 2013 HONDA FIT ENGINE ISSUES. DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING SITUATION WHEN ALL ENGINE POWER IS LOST WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS (60MPH-65MPH). MILEAGE - 49,381.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11291853December 29, 2019
WHEELS
WE INSTALLED FROM FIRESTONE IN BILOXI 4 NEW BRIDGESTONE ECOPIA EP422 PLUS BL 175/65R15 DOT# V6TWEC 84H 70,000 MILE LIMITED WARRANTY TIRES ON OUR 2013 HONDA FIT NOVEMBER 30TH 2016 AT 38,715 MILES. IN DECEMBER 27TH 2019 WITH 70, 830 MILEAGE, WE TOOK IT TO THE FIRESTONE DEALER IN GULFPORT AS THE TPMS LIGHT WAS ON AND LEARNED THAT THE LEFT FRONT WAS LOW 10 POUNDS. THE NEXT MORNING THE LIGHT WAS ON AGAIN SO BACK TO THE DEALER TO LEARN THAT THE INSIDE FACING OF THE TIRE, NEAR AND PARALLEL TO THE RIM, HAD A 4" LONG ROTTED SECTION THAT YOU COULD ALMOST PUT YOUR FINGERS THROUGH. WE WERE ADVISED THAT A NEW TIRE WAS IN ORDER. IN FURTHER INSPECTION OF THIS TIRE AFTER IT WAS OFF THE RIM, ONE COULD SEE THE NUMEROUS CRACKS THAT HAD DEVELOPED ABOUT AN INCH AWAY FROM THE RIM. NOW WE ARE WONDERING IF THE REST OF THE TIRES ARE IN JEOPARDY OF FAILURE. THE DATE STAMP ON THIS TIRE WAS 4915 (END OF NOVEMBER 2015)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11290323December 20, 2019
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
MY 2013 HONDA FIT HAS ONLY 76,000 ON IT. WHILE DRIVING THE RADIO SHUT OFF, HEAD LIGHTS DIMMED, DASH BOARD LIGHTS FLICKERED AND I LOST POWER STEERING. TOOK IT TO THE HONDA SERVICE STATION IN JASPER ALABAMA AND THEY COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM. THE ENGINE LIGHT AND STEERING WHEEL WITH EXCLAMATION POINT SHOWED UP ON THE DASH BOARD. CAR LOOSES POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING FOR A FEW SECONDS AND THEN COMES BACK ON. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. WITH A VEHICLE WITH LESS THAN 80,000 MILES ON IT THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED AS I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE ON THIS FORUM TO HAVE A COMPLAINT ABOUT THIS EXACT ISSUE.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11254846September 11, 2019
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
VEHICLE HAD 70,000 MILES ON IT, STARTED SMELLING FUEL IN THE CABIN WHICH GAVE ME A HEADACHE WHILE AT A STOP/IDLE/LOW SPEED WITH RECIRCULATED HVAC OFF. READING SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ODOR IT SEEMS COMMON FOR HONDA FIT SPARK PLUGS TO LOOSEN AND BACK OUT. MECHANIC WAS CONTRACTED TO INSPECT AND REPLACE THE PLUGS AND DID NOT NEED A WRENCH TO REMOVE SPARK PLUG 2, IT WAS COVERED IN CARBON. REPLACING AND RE-TORQUING THE SPARK PLUGS CORRECTED THE ISSUE. IF I WAS NOT PROACTIVE AND FOUND THIS SEEMINGLY COMMON PROBLEM IN THE FORUMS IT COULD HAVE LED TO A BLOWN OUT PLUG STRIPPING THE ENGINE HEAD AND CAUSED A STALL OUT CONDITION. THIS VEHICLE HAS NEVER HAD ENGINE WORK AND WAS 25,000 MILES FROM SPARK PLUG SERVICE, IT SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN SO LOOSE. I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE THAT HAS HAD THIS ISSUE THAT COULD END IN SERIOUS ENGINE DAMAGE BASED ON POSTS I HAVE READ.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11242413August 7, 2019
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), STEERING
IT WAS RAINING. I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY, CRUISE CONTROL SET AT 65 MPH. AT THIS POINT, THE ROAD CURVES TO THE RIGHT. I HAD JUST GONE THROUGH A DIP IN THE ROAD AND I THINK I MAY HAVE BEEN HYDROPLANING. THE VSA LIGHT CAME ON AND THE RIDE BECAME VERY CHOPPY. I STARTED PUMPING THE BRAKES AND I TRIED TO STEER MY CAR TO STAY IN THE LANE BUT THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AND I COULDN'T MOVE IT. I CONTINUED ON A STRAIGHT PATH EVEN THOUGH THE ROAD CURVED. I WAS ON THE LEFT HAND SHOULDER, HEADING OFF THE ROAD COMPLETELY, STILL TRYING TO STEER TO THE RIGHT WHEN THE VSA LIGHT ABRUPTLY TURNED OFF. AT THIS POINT THE STEERING WHEEL SUDDENLY UNLOCKED AND I INADVERTENTLY PULLED IT HARD TO THE RIGHT; SENDING ME ACROSS 2 LANES OF TRAFFIC, ACROSS THE RIGHT HAND SHOULDER, OVER A SMALL CURB AND INTO THE DIRT/DESERT. AS THIS WAS HAPPENING, I WAS ABLE TO CORRECT MY STEERING BACK TO THE LEFT BUT NOT BEFORE I WAS COMPLETELY OFF THE RIGHT HAND SIDE OF THE ROAD AND HIT A SMALL HILL NEXT TO IT WITH THE RIGHT SIDE OF MY CAR. AT THIS POINT, I MANAGED TO GET MY VEHICLE BACK ON THE RIGHT SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE HONDA DEALER TO HAVE IT CHECKED. THEY SAID MY TIRES WERE BALD WHICH CAUSED ME TO HYDROPLANE. REGARDLESS OF THE CONDITION OF THE TIRES, WHEN THE VSA IS ENGAGED, I SHOULD STILL BE ABLE TO STEER THE CAR BUT I COULDN'T. THE TECHNICIAN RAN THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST(S) AND SAID HE FOUND NOTHING WRONG. SOMETHING IS DEFINITELY WRONG WHEN YOUR STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP AT CLOSE TO 65 MPH WHEN A SAFETY FEATURE IS ENGAGED.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11241804August 5, 2019
AIR BAGS, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HONDA FIT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD A SUDDEN ACCELERATION, WHILE DRIVING. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO ANOTHER WHICH BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO A STOP. THE AIR BAG ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED CHEST INJURIES DUE TO COMING IN CONTACT WITH THE STEERING WHEEL. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS NOT REQUIRED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS FIXED, TRADED IN, AND SOLD. THE DEALER MARIN HONDA (2 SHORELINE PKWY, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901 (415) 968-8479) REFERRED THE CONTACT TO THE MANUFACTURER. IT WAS UNKNOWN IF THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#11241897August 5, 2019
AIR BAGS
TAKATA RECALL HONDA OF SEATTLE ALREADY REPLACED MY TAKATA AIRBAG. I WAS DRIVING AND HIT (T-BONED) ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT RAN A STOP SIGN. THE NEW AIRBAG SMOKED BUT DIDN'T INFLATE UNTIL AFTER I WAS OUT OF THE CAR. MY BODY HIT THE STEERING WHEEL, BRUISING MY CHEST AND STOMACH. SEATTLE POLICE DEPT INCIDENT #19-283454
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#11231870July 15, 2019
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
ON A CURVY BACK ROAD. HAD NO CONTROL OF STEERING.HIT AN EMBANKMENT AND ROLLED OVER. TOTALED VEHICLE.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11220221June 14, 2019
POWER TRAIN
FRONT AXEL FRACTURED AND BROKE. FRACTURE WAS INSIDE BOOT AND THEREFORE COULDNT BE DETECTED IN ADVANCE WITHOUT REMOVING THE BOOT. THE VEHICLE PARKED OK. AND THEN WE RE-STARTED IT BUT IT COULDNT DELIVER ANY MOVEMENT TO THE WHEELS WHEN PLACED IN GEAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11203349April 24, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
WHILE DRIVING THE RADIO, DASH LIGHTS, HEAD LIGHTS, AND POWER STEERING CUTS OUT FOR A MOMENT THEN COMES BACK ON. THIS STARTED OCCASIONALLY 3 MONTHS AGO WITH JUST THE RADIO AND DASH LIGHTS AND HAS PROGRESSED TO SEVERAL TIMES IN A ROW AND NOW INCLUDES THE HEAD LIGHTS AND POWER STEERING. THERE IS NO PREDICTABILITY TO WHEN OR HOW MANY TIMES IT WILL HAPPEN. ONCE IT HAPPENED WHEN I WAS COMING OFF THE HIGHWAY GOING AROUND THE RAMP AT A GOOD SPEED, THE ELECTRICAL WENT OUT I LOST POWER STEERING AND ALMOST HIT THE GUARD RAIL IT CAME BACK ON JUST IN TIME FOR ME TO REGAIN CONTROL. TOOK IT TO HONDA DEALER WITH MY COMPLAINTS; THEY DID A MULTI POINT INSPECTION AND CHECKED FAULTS-NO FAULTS STORED. ALSO CHECKED WIRING AND CONNECTORS-ALL OK. TOLD ME IT WAS PROBABLY THE AFTER MARKET STARTER, I SHOULD BE FINE, TO CONTACT THE STARTER PEOPLE AS IT IS MOST LIKELY THEIR PRODUCT ISSUE AND NOT HONDA'S, THEN SENT ME HOME CHARGING ME OVER AN HOUR OF LABOR. A FEW DAYS LATER IT CUT OUT 12 TIMES IN LESS THAN 3 MILE; I HAD TO FIND A GAS STATION TO PULL OVER IN AS I DID NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THE CAR. TURNED IT OFF & LET IT SIT FOR A FEW MINUTES, STARTED IT AGAIN & HAD NO FURTHER ISSUES UNTIL THE FOLLOWING DAY WHEN IT HAPPENED ANOTHER 8 TIMES IN A ROW. CONTACTED THE CAR STARTER COMPANY TOLD THEM WHAT WAS GOING ON; THEY REMOVED THE STARTER. BUT TOLD ME HE LOOKED IT UP ONLINE & DISCOVERED THIS HAS HAPPENED TO OTHER HONDA FITS & IS MOST LIKELY RELATED TO A FAULTY ALTERNATOR. ANOTHER ISSUE RELATED WITH THIS ALTERNATOR PROBLEM IS DEAD BATTERIES WHICH HAS HAPPENED TO ME AS WELL & AM ON MY 3RD BATTERY WITH IN 6 YEARS! THE CAR STARTER GUY SAID HE WAS CONCERNED WITH MY SAFETY & TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT BY MY MECHANIC AND HAVE THEM LOOK AT THE ALTERNATOR. WELL 2 DAYS LATER THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON & IS IN THE GARAGE TODAY; NOT THE HONDA DEALERSHIP
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11185435March 8, 2019
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SEAT BELTS
I BUMPED INTO A RAISED MEDIAN AND THE AIRBAG CAME OUT AND THE WHEELS GOT STUCK IN THE MEDIAN. ON WHEELER ROAD. AT 10 TO 20 MPH. I HAVE AN AIRBAG RECALL BUT I HAVE TRIED CONTACTING YOU BY PHONE AND MAIL BUT IT WOULDN'T ACCEPT MY PHONE #. I GOT HUGE BRUISES AND SMOKE INHALATION FROM THE AIRBAG GOING OFF. IT SHOULDN'T HAVE. THE RADIO AND SEATBELT DOESN'T WORK EITHER GUESS IT AFFECTED THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. PLEASE HELP ME. THANK YOU, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#11183964March 4, 2019
AIR BAGS
TAKATA RECALL WILL NOT ANSWER PHONE CALLS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11183122February 28, 2019
SUSPENSION:REAR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HONDA FIT. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP TO HAVE THE TIRES REPLACED, THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT REPLACE OR BALANCE THE REAR TIRES BECAUSE THE REAR AXLE WAS BENT TO THE LEFT. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT RESPONDED AFTER THE CONTACT SENT THREE LETTERS. THE DEALER HAD NOT BEEN CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,100.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11163364December 25, 2018
ENGINE
DUE TO A FRIEND HAVING AN ISSUE WITH THEIR SAME YEAR/MODEL CAR, MY MOM BEING OVERLY CAUTIOUS, THANKFULLY BROUGHT HERS IN TO BE CHECKED. THEY FOUND THE CAR HAD PREMATURE LOOSE PLUGS AND DAMAGED COILS. REQUIRED REPLACEMENT OF 4 PLUGS AND 2 COILS. THIS HAPPENED AT ONLY 48,077 MILES. IF SHE HAD NOT BROUGHT IT IN WHEN SHE DID, THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A SERIOUS AND DANGEROUS PROBLEM LIKE HER FRIEND WHO WAS ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THEIR ENGINE WENT DUE TO THE SAME ISSUE WITH LOOSE PLUGS. APPARENTLY THIS APPEARS TO BE A FACTORY DEFECT IN THIS MODEL. THEY CHARGED HER $105 AND COVERED THE REST UNDER A "GOODWILL" WARRANTY BECAUSE SHE REFUSED TO PAY FOR THE DAMAGE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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