Honda Fit Complaints

2,202 consumer complaints on file.

#11021635September 5, 2017
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
TAKATA RECALL
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11020038August 28, 2017
SEATS
MY FRIENDS 2007 HONDA FIT DRIVER SEAT IS BROKEN, IT IS STUCK IN THE POSITION WHERE MY CHEST IS ABOUT 5 INCHES FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. LOOKING UNDER MY SEAT I FOUND A 10 INCH CABLE IS FRAYED AND BROKEN, NOT ALLOWING THE SEAT TO SLIDE FORWARD OR BACKWARD. SEARCHING ON GOOGLE, I SEE THIS IS A NOTORIOUS ISSUE WITH MY YEAR HONDA FIT. THE PART NUMBER IS; MANUFACTURER:HONDA PART NUMBER:81673-SLN-A01 PART:CABLE, L WALK-IN CONTROL IT'S A 15$ PART, TRYING TO ORDER IT FROM HONDA THEY SAY THE CABLE IS INTEGRATED WITH THE SEAT PAN, AND THE SEAT PAN COST IS ROUGHLY 300$. HONDA MOTOR COMPANY SAYS THERE IS NO CAMPAIGN FOR THIS ISSUE. SO I WANTED TO ADDRESS YOU OF MY SAFETY CONCERN. IS THERE EVEN A PROCEDURE FOR THEM TO INSPECT THE SEAT CABLES OF A SEAT PAN? IF I WAS TRAVELING AND HAD TO SLIDE MY SEAT UP OR BACK AND THE CABLE BREAKS WITHOUT WARNING, WHICH IS WHAT HAPPENED. I WOULD NATURALLY DRIVE HOWEVER WAY I CAN TO GET TO MY DESIRED DESTINATION. IF I WAS INVOLVED IN A WRECK AND I ALREADY CAN BARELY GET MY KNEES UNDER THE STEERING WHEEL GETTING OUT, WHAT WOULD HAPPEN TO INCASE OF AN EMERGENCY. I HOPE YOU CAN SEE WHERE I'M COMING FROM AND INVESTIGATE THIS NOTORIOUS ISSUE WITH THIS YEAR MAKE AND MODEL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11020148August 28, 2017
SERVICE BRAKES
AFTER 10,000 MILES SEVERAL DEEP CONCENTRIC GROOVES ARE WORN INTO THE FRONT BRAKES. MY DEALERSHIP, WALSH HONDA (LAURA MEEKS), RESPONDED TO MY EMAIL CONCERN (WITH PICTURES) THAT THESE ARE "NOT UNCOMMON AND NO SAFETY CONCERN". WALSH HONDA SCHEDULED ME TO REPLACE MY REAR BRAKE SHOES ON 9/5. WALSH HONDA OFFERING TO REPLACE REAR BRAKE SHOES (WHICH ARE PERFECTLY FINE) TO FIX DEEP FRONT ROTOR GROOVES IS NOT ACCEPTABLE OBVIOUSLY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11019978August 27, 2017
STEERING
POWER STEERING INTERMITTENTLY STOPS WORKING. FAULT CODE 37-1 APPEARS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11019840August 26, 2017
SEATS
I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN MY SEAT MOVED BACK SUDDENLY. I AM SHORT AND MY RIGHT FOOT COULD NOT REACH THE PEDAL. I SUDDENLY VEERED TO THE RIGHT ON THE GRASS TO REDUCE THE SPEED OF THE CARD AND MANAGED TO STOP THE CARD. I STILL CAN MOVE THE SEAT FORWARD. IT'S LOCKED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11018826August 22, 2017
STRUCTURE:BODY
DURING RAIN, WATER LEAKS IN THROUGH THE BACK DOORS AND POOLS ON THE REAR FLOOR BOARDS. THIS HAS LED TO WATER DAMAGE. THIS HAPPENS NO MATTER WHAT THE STATE OF THE VEHICLE (IN MOTION OR STATIONARY). HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES, UNSURE OF THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED. NOTED DATE BELOW IS THE MOST RECENT OCCURENCE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11015660August 16, 2017
POWER TRAIN
AFTER A STOP AT TRAFFIC LIGHT, WHEN TRYING TO GO FROM IT ON A GREEN SIGNAL, SUDDENLY AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED AND VEHICLE NOT ENGAGING ANY GEAR. HAD TO PUT IT IN NEUTRAL AND PUSHED CAR TO SIDE OF THE ROAD FOR SAFETY CONCERN. TRANMISSION PLACE MENTIONED IT AS TRANSMISSION FAILURE CAUSING AXLES TO BROKE AND PARTS IN TRANSMISSION DAMAGED/SPRINKLED OR IN PIECES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11014758August 11, 2017
STRUCTURE:BODY, UNKNOWN OR OTHER, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
FROM THE FIRST YEAR THE FITS FRONT LIGHT COVERS ARE SO SCRATCHED FROM NATURE VISABITY WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT IS DANGEROUS. I HAVE HAD THEM BUFFED AND SHINED WITH THE SAME RESULT HAPPENING. THE FACTORY TINT IS SO BUBBLED AND FADED DISABILITY OUT OF THE REAR WINDOW IS A SAFETY HAZARD. THE PAINT ON THE ROOF AND HOOD LOOKS LIKE IT HAS COMPLETELY FADED OFF AND THEY CONTINUE TO GET WORSE. I INQUIRED AT YEAR 3 ABOUT THESE ISSUES AND WAS TOLD IT IS NOT WARRANTED.THAT I COULD PAY SOMEONE TO REPLACE THE TENT, HEADLIGHT COVERS AND GET IT REPAINTED.IT IS VERY HARD TO SEE PUT IF THE WINDOW AND AT NIGHT WITH THE HEADLIGHTS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11012968August 5, 2017
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
ON 7/27/2017 MY CAR WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY AND HAD NOT BEEN DRIVEN SINCE 9PM ON 7/26. IT SPONTANEOUSLY COMBUSTED. WHEN IT WAS NOTICED THERE WERE ONLY FLAMES COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. IT HAD BEEN IN THE SHOP ON 7/20/2017 FOR A RIGHT FRONT STRUT REPLACEMENT. ALL UPKEEP HAD BEEN TAKEN CARE OF, AND NO MODIFICATIONS HAVE EVER BEEN MADE. THE CAR ONLY HAD 46,000 MILES ON IT. I HAVE
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11012311August 2, 2017
AIR BAGS, STRUCTURE:BODY
POSSIBLE TAKATA INFLATORS: CAR IN MOTION HIT A LARGE, UNEXPECTED, RECENTLY FALLEN TREE LIMB ON A PUBLIC STREET AND ROLLED OVER IT. THE FRONT BUMPER COMPLETELY REMOVED AND THE SIDE AIRBAG WENT OFF. HOWEVER, THE FRONT AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY CAUSING A VISUAL (CT SCAN) CRACK IN THE DRIVER'S STERNUM. PLEASE NOTE MY NAME IS [XXX] AND I AM WRITING THIS ON BEHALF OF MY MOTHER. 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
#11012352August 2, 2017
AIR BAGS
MY DAUGHTER, [XXX] PURCHASED THE VEHICLE APRIL 5TH 2017. THE PASSENGER TAKATA AIR BAG WAS REPLACED SEPTEMBER2016 THE DRIVERS TAKATA AIR BAG REPLACED MARCH 2017 AT MCCLARTA HONDA WORK # 669716. IN LITTLE ROCK, AR. A FEW DAYS BEFORE SHE PURCHASED IT. THE OFFICER INVESTIGATING THE CRASH STATED HE WAS 100% SURE THE DRIVERS AIRBAG SHOULD HAVE BEEN DEPLOYED DUE THE SERIOUS IMPACT. I CONTACTED HONDA AND AN INSPECTOR IS BEING DISPATCHED TO MAKE SURE THE AIR BAG WAS REINSTALLED CORRECTLY. HONDAS CASE # [XXX] HAS BEEN MOVED TO A PRIORITY 1 STATUS PLEASE ADVISE ME IF THERE ARE ANY OTHER OCCURRENCES OF THIS NATURE AND LOG THIS INCIDENT PLEASE FOR FUTURE REFERENCE INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#11011846July 31, 2017
SERVICE BRAKES
BRAKES FEELING "MUSHY", PEDDLE GOING TO FLOOR WHEN USING BRAKE TO TAKE CAR OUT OF PARK. TOOK CAR TO DEALER # 1.AFTER AN HOUR OF WAITING TOLD CAR READY.(MECHANIC) AND SERVICE ADVISER WERE BOTH THERE, HAD HARD BRAKE ,I ASKED WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS AND THEY SAID THE MECHANIC SAID HE DID NOT FIND ANY WRONG.TOOK CAR ON TEST RUN TOOK IT BACK TEN MINUTES LATER STILL HAD SAME PROBLEM. ASKED SERVICE MANAGER TO "BLEED " BRAKE LINES HE REFUSED AT FIRST SAYING I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR IT,I SAID NO AND I AM NOT LEAVING UNTIL BRAKES ARE BLED,HE TOLD SERVICE ADVISOR TO USE SOME CODING SO I WOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR IT. AFTER WAITING ABOUT AN HOUR CAR READY BRAKES FELT GOOD DROVE HOME. THE NEXT MORNING (SATURDAY) BRAKE PEDAL DOWN TO FLOOR ,SAME PROBLEM. TOOK CAR TO ANOTHER HONDA DEALER THEY COULD NOT TAKE ME RIGHT AWAY ,MADE APPOINTMENT FOR ANOTHER DAY. SERVICE MANAGER MET ME UPON ARRIVAL ,I ASKED HIM TO VERIFY PEDAL DOWN TO FLOOR ,HE GOT IN AND DROVE CAR OFF. ABOUT TWO HOURS LATER CAR READY BRAKES "FIXED" HE SAID ALL THAT WAS DONE WAS TO "BLEED" BRAKE LINES AGAIN,SAID FIRST TIME DONE WAS 'PISS POOR".TOOK CAR HOME THE NEXT MORNING SAME PROBLEM ,PEDAL DOWN TO FLOOR,"MUSHY BRAKES".CALLED HONDA CORPORATE AND REPORTED PROBLEM AND TOOK CAR BACK. GOT LOANER CAR. THEY HAD REPLACED A VSA MODULATOR.THIS WAS ON 7/13/17. ON 7/19/17 STARTED CAR PUT FOOT ON BRAKE PEDAL DOWN TO FLOOR ,"MUSHY BRAKES. TOOK CAR BACK ON 24 JULY ,ROOM-MATE HAD TO GO TO HOSPITAL.PICKED UP CAR ON 26 JULY NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO FIX CAR. I THINK THEY ARE COVERING UP A PROBLEM. I THINK IT KIND OF STRANGE THAT A MECHANIC WOULD MEET WITH YOU ALONG WITH THE SERVICE ADVISOR AND ALSO STRANGE THAT A SERVICE MANAGER WOULD PERSONALLY TAKE CARE OF YOU.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11011232July 28, 2017
STEERING
WHILE DRIVING OR IDLING, MY CAR RADIO WILL TURN OFF AND MY POWER STEERING WILL STOP WORKING. IT ALMOST IMMEDIATELY STARTS WORKING AGAIN (BOTH RADIO AND POWER STEERING), SO I CANNOT IDENTIFY IF ANY OTHER ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS ARE AFFECTED. IT APPEARS THAT THE LIGHTS AND BLINKERS ARE WORKING AND I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT THE ENGINE SHUTS OFF, BUT I CAN NOT SAY THAT FOR SURE. STOPPING THE CAR AND WAITING SEVERAL MINUTES BEFORE RESTARTING SEEMS TO FIX THE PROBLEM TEMPORARILY, BUT IT CAN REOCCUR AT ANY TIME. I HAVE COUNTED IT OCCURRING 12 TIMES DRIVING 3/4 MILE AT SPEEDS OF 25 MILES PER HOUR. I TYPICALLY EXPERIENCE IT WHILE DRIVING STRAIGHT. THE CAR HAS 57,000 MILES AND GOES TO THE DEALERSHIP REGULARLY FOR SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11010761July 26, 2017
AIR BAGS, STEERING
I WAS DRIVING DOWN TWO LANE AND MY RADIO STARTED CUTTING OFF AND ON AND MY STEERING STARTED TO LOCK UP AND BECAME HARD TO STEER I PULLED ON SIDE STREET AND PULLED INTO A DRIVEWAY AND EACH SHARP TURN WITH STEERING WHEEL HAVING TO MAKE A HARD CUT IT WOULD DIE DOWN AND WHEN I FINALLY GOT CAR STRAIGHTEND OUT IT WAS DIFFUCULT TO GUIDE I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTED IT AND IT SEEMED TO RUN OKAY AND THEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN PARKING THE CAR AT MY HOME
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11010430July 25, 2017
AIR BAGS, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), STEERING
WAS IN AN ACCIDENT AFTER RECALL IN WHICH THE FRONT END WAS CRUSHED COMPLETELY AND NONE OF THE AIRBAGS OPENED RECENTLY TOOK CAR IN FOR RECALL PRIOR AND COMPLAINED ABOUT OTHER CONCERNS WITH CAR AT DEALERSHIP
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#11010131July 23, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN, WHEELS
AT 1700 THOUSAND MILES ROTORS NEED RESURFACING. STARTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. ALL UNDER WARRANTED
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11005855July 17, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
SINCE PURCHASE 2010 I HAVE NOTED A SUSPICION OF VEHICLE'S ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. I HAVE SPOKEN NUMEROUS TIMES OF THIS SUSPICION AND ISSUES OF CONCERN TO FRIENDS AND FAMILY AND WITH DEALERSHIP. DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THEY ARE UNABLE TO CHECK THE ELECTRONIC SYSTEM.. MY SUSPICION BEGAN WITHIN A YEAR OF PURCHASE ,WITH AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS MAKING UNUSUAL SOUND AS IF NOT ENOUGH JUICE TO LOCK OR OPEN AUTOMATICALLY TO MORE CONCERN OF DRIVING WITH A DRAG SENSE AND FEELING LIKE GOING TO STALL AT TRAFFIC LIGHTS APPROXIMATELY 2015? COMPLAINT FORM ASKS FOR EXACT MILEAGE AND YEAR BEGAN. DATE I ENTERED IS JUST OVER PURCHASE DATE ALTHOUGH THE HEAT HAS BEEN MORE OF A SERIOUS SUSPICION 2015-2017 THAT I CAN RECALL; MILEAGE OF ISSUES NOTED ARE GUESSTIMATE 0 MILES THROUGH CURRENT 124,000 MILES CAR PERIODICALLY FEELS LIKE WILL STALL IN TRAFFIC AT STOP LIGHT, AND LACK OF POWER WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS 30-70 MPH. IT IS COMMON TO FEEL LIKE I AM PULLING A TRAILER FILLED WITH HEAVY ROCK AS IF A PULL OR DRAG ON ENGINE, SOMETIMES LIKE IT IS JUST GOING TO STALL WHILE DRIVING. I HAVE HAD BATTERY CHECKED FOR MORE THAN 3 YEARS WHEN QUESTIONING WHY IT DRIVING THIS WAY AND I AM TOLD ,THE BATTERY IS OK. I HAVE REPLACED BATTERY 2X SINCE 2010 FOR ACTUAL BATTERY FAILURE. THE DRIVER DASHBOARD AND DRIVER FOOT AREA HEAT UP TO WHAT HAS BEEN NOTICEABLE AND OF SUSPICION TO ME, FEELING LIKE AN UNUSUAL AND DANGEROUS LEVEL OF HEAT TO TOUCH. TO TOUCH HEATING COOLING KNOB FOR EXAMPLE OR IN AREA OF DASHBOARD AND ELECTRONIC KNOBS HAVE BEEN VERY HOT. I HAD JUST SEEN ONLINE AND READ ABOUT A 2010 HONDA FIT ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING NHTSA CAMPAIGN #11V101000 RECALL DATED MARCH 7, 2011. I AM TOLD BY HONDA AND NHTSA THAT MY 2010 HONDA FIT IS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO NOT BEING OF SAME MANUFACTURER OF OTHER HONDA FITS OF THIS RECALL. I AM CONCERNED THAT MY ENGINE ISSUES THAT HAVE BEEN OF MY SUSPICION ARE RELATED TO THIS RECALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11005490July 15, 2017
POWER TRAIN
WHILE DRIVING ON AN INTERSTATE AT A STEADY HIGHWAY SPEED, I LOST ALL CONTROL TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE COASTED TO THE SHOULDER TO AVOID THE POTENTIAL FOR AN ACCIDENT. AUTO DEALER CONFIRMED THE TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED CATASTRPHICALLY AND THAT A NEW TRANSMISSION WOULD BE NEEDED FOR THE VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP ALSO STATED THAT I, AS THE CONSUMER DID NOTHING TO CONTRIBUTE TO THIS EVENT - THEY COULD NOT EXPLAIN HOW IT COULD HAVE HAPPENED SO EARLY ON. THE VEHICLE WAS WELL-MAINTAINED. AT THE TIME OF THIS WRITING, IT IS CURRENTLY OWNED FOR ONLY 2.5 YEARS AND HAS 80,000 MILES OF WHICH 90% ARE HIGHWAY MILES. THE CAR WAS TOWED UNDER OWNER'S CAR INSURANCE-PROVIDED ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE. THE REPAIR PROCESS IS NOT YET COMPLETE AND THUSDOCUMENTATION CAN AND WILL BE PROVIDED LATER IF NEEDED,
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11005404July 14, 2017
STRUCTURE:BODY
MY ISSUE IS WITH THE QUICKLY DEGRADING PAINT JOB ON MY VEHICLE. I HAVE DONE NOTHING DIFFERENT FROM ANY OTHER CAR I HAVE OWNED, AND I AM PARKED IN AN APARTMENT COMPLEX PARKING LOT WHERE ALL OF MY NEIGHBORS CARS ARE NOT HAVING ANY ISSUES. THE ONLY CAR IN THE PARKING LOT WITH PAINT DEGRADATION COMPARABLE TO MY CAR IS A BLUE 1999 HONDA CIVIC, BUT IT LOOKS MUCH BETTER THAN MY '10 FIT. JUST TO REITERATE, WE ARE PARKED IN THE SAME PARKING LOT WITH THE SAME AMOUNT OF SUN AND ELEMENTAL EXPOSURE. AFTER LOOKING TO SEE IF MY VIN WAS LISTED UNDER CURRENT HONDA CAMPAIGNS, I HAVE FOUND THAT IT IS NOT LISTED. HOWEVER, A FRIEND POINTED OUT AN ONGOING CAMPAIGN FOR 2006-2013 CIVICS WITH EXTENDED PAINT WARRANTIES. THE CIVICS INCLUDED ARE ALL IN THE DARK BLUE OR BLACK COLOR FAMILY, WHICH IS THE SAME AS MY FIT. I LOOKED UP PHOTOS OF THE PAINT DEGRADATION ON THESE CIVICS, AND NOT ONLY ARE THE PAINT COLORS ALMOST EXACTLY THE SAME, BUT THE DEGRADATION IS IN THE SAME AREAS AS THAT OF MY FIT. THE ROOF AND HOOD ARE THE TWO BIGGEST PROBLEM AREAS, AND THE CAMPAIGN LISTS ROOF, TRUNK, HOOD, UPPER PORTION OF THE DOORS, AND UPPER PORTIONS OF THE QUARTER PANELS. THE DEGRADATION DESCRIBED ON THE CIVICS IS A CHALKY OR CLOUDY APPEARANCE, EXACTLY THE SAME AS MY CAR'S CURRENT APPEARANCE. NOW, JUST TO SUM THINGS UP: 1. MY CAR IS IN THE YEAR RANGE OF THE CAMPAIGNED CIVICS. 2. MY CAR IS THE SAME PAINT COLOR FAMILY AS THE CAMPAIGNED CIVICS. 3. MY CAR HAS THE SAME AREAS OF DEGRADATION AS THE CAMPAIGNED CIVICS, INCLUDING THE HOOD, THE ROOF, AND THE UPPER PORTIONS OF THE DOORS. 4. MY CAR HAS THE EXACT SAME TYPE OF CHALKY, CLOUDY, OXIDIZED DEGRADATION AS THE CAMPAIGNED CIVICS. 5. I AM NOT THE ONLY HONDA FIT OWNER WITH THIS PROBLEM. IT IS WELL DOCUMENTED ONLINE. 6. MY CAR STARTED DEGRADING WELL INSIDE THE 7 YEAR EXTENDED PAINT WARRANTY PERIOD GIVEN TO OWNERS OF THE CAMPAIGNED CIVICS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11003853July 9, 2017
AIR BAGS
TAKATA RECALL. I CONTINUE TO GET NOTICES FOR CAR I NO LONGER OWN. CAR WAS TRADED TO ECONOMY HONDA DURING PURCHASE OF VEHICLE. I HAVE CALL ECONOMY HONDA TO ASK WHY THEY DID NOT UPDATE RECORDS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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