Honda Fit Complaints

2,202 consumer complaints on file.

#10949794February 6, 2017
AIR BAGS
TAKATA RECALL THIS CAR IS UNDER RECALL ACCORDING TO NHTSA'S DECEMBER 2016 THIRD AMENDED COORDINATED REMEDY ORDER. THE PROBLEM IS THAT THE RECALL IS NOT SHOWING UP UNDER A VIN SEARCH FOR THE CAR. HONDA HAS CONFIRMED THAT THIS VIN IS AFFECTED BY THE TAKATA RECALL, BUT IT CANNOT SEND OUT A RECALL NOTICE UNTIL NHTSA ACKNOWLEDGES THE BATCH OF AFFECTED VINS HONDA SENT IT ON OR AROUND JANUARY 10, 2017. I CANNOT GET A DEALERSHIP TO PERFORM THE REQUIRED REPAIR UNTIL HONDA SENDS OUT THE RECALL NOTICE. THAT WON'T HAPPEN UNTIL NHTSA ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THE VIN, PER HONDA, IS AFFECTED BY THE RECALL. HONDA FORWARDED ALL THE NECESSARY INFORMATION TO NHTSA WEEKS AGO. THIS IS TIME-SENSITIVE SINCE MY 3 1/2 YEAR OLD SON IS QUICKLY APPROACHING THE REAR-FACING WEIGHT LIMIT OF HIS CAR SEAT. EVEN THOUGH HIS CAR SEAT IS CORRECTLY INSTALLED IN THE REAR SEAT, I CANNOT TURN HIS SEAT AROUND TO FACE FORWARD UNTIL I KNOW HE (AND I) WON'T BE AT RISK FOR SHRAPNEL EXPLODING INTO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. I'VE BEEN FOLLOWING THIS RECALL CLOSELY SINCE 2014, AND IT WAS NOT UNTIL MAY/JUNE 2016 THAT 2008 HONDA FITS WERE ADDED, BUT NOT MY HONDA FIT AT THAT TIME. LIVING IN COASTAL CONNECTICUT, I AM NO STRANGER TO HEAT AND HUMIDITY CYCLING AND AM BAFFLED (AND TERRIFIED) AS TO WHY MY STATE WAS IN THE LOWEST PRIORITY GEOGRAPHICAL AREA, BEHIND STATES SUCH AS ARIZONA AND PENNSYLVANIA. PLEASE PROVIDE EXPLANATIONS FOR THESE DELAYS, AND MORE IMPORTANTLY ASSISTANCE IN GETTING THE NECESSARY REPAIR PERFORMED ON THIS VEHICLE RIGHT AWAY. THANK YOU. PLEASE NOTE THAT I AM FILING THIS COMPLAINT PURSUANT TO JENNIFER TIMIAN'S INSTRUCTIONS IN RESPONSE TO MY EMAIL TO HER OF 2/6/17. THANK YOU.
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10949629February 5, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
I WAS TRYING TO PARK THE HONDA TRYING TO ALIGIN THE CAR WITH THE CURB THE WHEEL LOCK UP ON ME TWO DIFFERENT TIME DOING THIS ALSO WHEN I WAS MAKING A SHARP TURN TO BACK UP AND TURN AROUND IT LOCK UP ON ME THE COMPUTER RADIO OF CAR ALSO WENT OUT SAID AN ERROR HAD OCCUR.
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10949325February 3, 2017
AIR BAGS
TAKATA RECALL: I MADE AN APPOINTMENT TO GET MY PASSENGER-SIDE AIRBAG FIXED, BUT SINCE I LIVE AN HOUR AWAY FROM THE DEALERSHIP, I WAS GOING TO HAVE TO DROP THE CAR OFF THE NIGHT BEFORE. WHEN I ASKED GUNN HONDA FOR A LOANER CAR, THEY REFUSED. THEY SAID THEY DON'T GIVE LOANERS FOR RECALL REPAIRS, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT'S ONE THAT "DOESN'T AFFECT THE USE OF THE CAR." THEY SAID, "YOU DON'T HAVE TO GET THIS RECALL DONE. JUST DON'T LET ANYONE RIDE IN THE PASSENGER SEAT." I CALLED AMERICAN HONDA (CORPORATE). THE THREE PEOPLE I SPOKE WITH WERE TERRIFIC, AND A LOANER WAS SECURED AT GUNN HONDA AS A RESULT OF CORPORATE'S INTERVENTION. WHEN I ARRIVED AT GUNN HONDA, THE FIRST THING THAT [XXX], MY SERVICE ADVISOR, SAID WAS, "OH, YOU'RE THE ONE WITH THE LOANER. YOU CALLED CORPORATE." HE WENT ON TO SAY, "YEAH, SHE WAS MAD WHEN SHE CALLED." I REPLIED, "I'M NOT SURPRISED. I WAS TOO. BUT IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S ALL GETTING TAKEN CARE OF, SO THAT'S GOOD." HE THEN SAID WITH A SMUG SMILE, "WELL, SHE'S IN BIG TROUBLE BECAUSE WE DON'T DO THAT, AND OUR FACTORY REP WAS PISSED THAT SHE GOT YOU A LOANER. SHE'S IN BIG TROUBLE." THE RUDE AND ANTAGONISTIC COMMENTS CONTINUED. HE COMMENTED ON HOW UNNECESSARY IT WAS FOR ME TO GET THE RECALL TAKEN CARE OF BECAUSE I "DON'T HAVE TO USE THE PASSENGER SEAT." COMMENTS WERE MADE ABOUT HOW HONDA IS BLAMELESS IN THE AIRBAG RECALL ISSUE AND SHOULDN'T HAVE TO DO ANYTHING EXTRA FOR THEIR CUSTOMERS BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T DO ANYTHING WRONG. I RECEIVED DIRTY LOOKS FROM SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE WHILE I WAS THERE, ESPECIALLY WHEN I TOOK PICTURES OF THE OUTSIDE OF MY CAR FOR DOCUMENTATION BEFORE LEAVING IT THERE. TODAY I RECEIVED A CALL THAT THE CAR WAS READY BUT MY BATTERY IS "NOT REGISTERING WHEN TESTED." I WAS ADVISED TO BUY A NEW BATTERY EVEN THOUGH MINE HAS AT LEAST 40 MONTHS LEFT AND A 40% CREDIT. 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
#10947804January 26, 2017
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
#10947442January 24, 2017
AIR BAGS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HONDA FIT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V061000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10947037January 23, 2017
AIR BAGS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA FIT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V344000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10946722January 20, 2017
AIR BAGS
TAKATA RECALL; THEY NOTIFIED ME LAST MAY, THAT MY AUTO MIGHT BE COVERED BY THE RECALL. THUS FAR, THEY HAVE DONE NOTHING. I FEEL LIKE THEY SHOULD AT LEAST DISCONNECT THE AIR BAG FOR MY FAMILIES SAFETY, RATHER THAN US DRIVING A TIME BOMB. IF THEY CANNOT REPAIR THIS DEFECT, THEY SHOULD MAKE SOME FORM OF CORRECTION; EITHER PURCHASE THE AUTO , SUPPLY SOMETHING SAFE TO DRIVE. I HATE TO THINK THE GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT THAT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR OUR TRANSPORTATION SAFETY, WOULD JUST CONTINUE TO LET AMERICAN CITIZENS BE INJURED, DISABLED, OR KILLED; WHEN WE PURCHASED AND PAID FOR IN GOOF FAITH TO BE A RELIABLE SAFE PRODUCT. I FEAR FOR MY FAMILY TO USE THE AUTO, BUT I CANNOT AFFORD TO JUST PARK IT, AND PURCHASE ANOTHER, TILL SOMEONE DOES SOMETHING. MIGHT I ALSO MENTION, THAT EVERYONE IS AWARE OF THE ISSUE, AND THE VALUE OF THE AUTO IS MINIMAL NOW. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10946587January 20, 2017
AIR BAGS
HONDA HAS REPLACED THE DRIVER AIRBAG BUT NOT THE PASSENGER AIRBAG. BOTH THE DEALER HERE IN IL AND HONDA ON THE WEST COAST INITIALLY INDICATED THAT THE PASSENGER AIRBAG WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL - HOWEVER, THEY STATED THEY COULD NOT TELL ME WHAT BRAND OR MAKE OF PASSENGER AIRBAG WAS INSTALLED. IT SEEMED VERY STRANGE TO ME THAT A CAR MANUFACTURER WHO UTILIZES JUST-IN-TIME PARTS INSTALLATION WOULD HAVE A TAKATA AIRBAG FOR THE DRIVER SIDE AND A NON-TAKATA (OR DIFFERENT MODEL TAKATA AIRBAG) ON THE PASSENGER SIDE - THUS I REQUESTED HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE MGR ON THE WEST COAST CONTACT HONDA JAPAN TO DETERMINE THE EXACT MAKE/MODEL OF THE PASSENGER AIRBAG. IN EARLY DECEMBER 2016 HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE STATED THE PASSENGER AIRBAG WAS INDEED A TAKATA AIRBAG OF THE TYPE REQUIRING REPLACEMENT. I WAS TOLD AN ADDITIONAL RECALL WOULD BE FORTHCOMING AND THAT I SHOULD SECURE REPLACEMENT IN 2017. I HAVE CHECKED YOUR SAFER.GOV WEBSITE WITH MY VIN AND THE PASSENGER AIRBAG HAS NOT BEEN ADDED. HAS HONDA APPRISED YOU THAT ADDITIONAL AIRBAGS REQUIRE REPLACEMENT, AND IF SO, WHEN WILL YOU UPDATE YOUR WEBSITE TO REFLECT SAME. THE DEALER WILL NOT REPLACE THE AIRBAG GRATIS UNTIL SUCH TIME AS THE UNIT IS RECALLED. AWAIT YOUR ADVICE/UPDATE. THANK YOU. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10946394January 19, 2017
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA FIT. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, THE HEADLIGHTS STOPPED WORKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 123,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10945614January 17, 2017
AIR BAGS
I HAVE BEEN CONTACTING HERITAGE HONDA IN WESTMINSTER MD FOR OVER A YEAR IN RESPONSE TO A SAFETY RECALL LETTER TO REPAIR MY AIRBAGS, BUT WAS TOLD THE REPAIR PARTS AREN'T AVAILABLE. A YEAR??????? WHEN WILL HONDA REPAIR THE FAULTY AIRBAG INFLATOR? I FEEL MY SAFETY IS IN JEOPARDY. 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:
0
Deaths:
0
#10945748January 17, 2017
AIR BAGS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HONDA FIT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V061000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. 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
#10945445January 16, 2017
AIR BAGS
TAKATA RECALL: I HAVE RECEIVED SEVERAL LETTERS STATING THAT MY CAR HAS A SAFETY DEFECT RELATED TO THE TAKATA AIRBAGS. THE LAST LETTER WAS IN JULY 2016. IN IT, IT STATES THAT IF HONDA OR THE DEALER (RICHARD'S HONDA IN BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA) HAS FAILED TO REMEDY THE DEFECT WITHIN 60 DAYS. I ACTUALLY CALLED OVER A YEAR AGO AND THEY KEPT TELLING ME THAT THEY WOULD SEND A LETTER WHEN THE PART WAS READY. WELL, ITS BEEN OVER A YEAR AND I'VE RECEIVED NOTHING STATING THAT THE PART IS READY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10945278January 14, 2017
AIR BAGS
TAKATA RECALL. HONDA HAS NOT REMEDIED THIS ISSUE IN A TIMELY MANNER. I WAS TOLD THE MATTER WOULD BE HANDLED IN 2016 AND IT HAS NOT. IT HAS BEEN MORE THAN SIXTY DAYS SINCE I WAS NOTIFIED OF THE RECALL AND I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO DRIVE MY CAR WITH A PASSENGER, WHICH IS A TREMENDOUS INCONVENIENCE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10945091January 13, 2017
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2009 HONDA FIT. WHILE TRAVELING 25 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND DECLARED A TOTAL LOSS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10945128January 13, 2017
AIR BAGS
TAKATA RECALL - I WAS CONTACTED NEARLY A YEAR AGO (FEB 2016), INFORMING ME THAT MY AIRBAG INFLATORS WERE BEING RECALLED AND THAT MORE INFORMATION WOULD BE PROVIDED AT A LATER DATE. I WAS CONTACTED IN MAY 2016 LETTING ME KNOW THAT THE REPLACEMENT PARTS WOULD BE AVAILABLE IN LATE SUMMER/EARLY FALL 2016, AND THAT HONDA WOULD CONTACT ME AGAIN WHEN THEY WERE AVAILABLE. I HAVE NOT HEARD ANYTHING MORE FROM HONDA, AND THAT IS UNACCEPTABLE. MY CAR HAS BEEN UNSAFE TO DRIVE FOR THE PAST YEAR, AND YET I STILL NEED TO DRIVE IT TO GET TO WORK. IT'S TIME FOR HONDA TO TAKE STEPS TO REPLACE THIS PART AND MAKE MY CAR SAFE AGAIN SO I CAN STOP LIVING IN FEAR OF GETTING INTO AN ACCIDENT AND HAVING MY AIRBAG INFLATE AND KILL ME!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10945104January 13, 2017
AIR BAGS
I RECEIVED A LETTER IN FEBRUARY OR MARCH OF 2016 ALERTING ME THAT MY VEHICLE, A 2013 HONDA FIT-SPORT WAS SUBJECT TO THE TAKATA FAULTY AIR BAG RECALL. THE LETTER ASKED FOR A RESPONSE WHICH WAS SENT IN AND SAID THAT DUE TO EXTREMELY LARGE NUMBER OF VEHICLES, THAT I COULD TAKE NO ACTION AT THE TIME, BUT THAT I WOULD BE CONTACTED BY THE SUMMER OF 2016 WITH INSTRUCTIONS ON WHERE TO GET THE POTENTIALLY DEADLY AIRBAG REPLACED. IT IS JANUARY 2017. I HAVE NOT BEEN CONTACTED AGAIN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10945107January 13, 2017
AIR BAGS
TAKATA RECALL I GOT THE RECALL EMAIL FROM HONDA IN MARCH OF 2016 SAYING THAT REPLACEMENT PARTS WOULD BE AVAILABLE IN THE SUMMER OF 2016. IT STATED THAT HONDA WOULD CONTACT ME WHEN PARTS FOR MY FIT WERE AVAILABLE. CONSIDERING THAT THE AIR BAGS DEPLOY AND SPRAY SHRAPNEL INTO PEOPLE'S FACES AND EYES, IT WOULD SEEM URGENT TO GET THESE REPLACEMENT AIRBAGS TO HONDA'S CUSTOMERS. TO DATE, I HAVE HEARD NOTHING FURTHER FROM HONDA. I CAN'T SELL THIS CAR BECAUSE IT IS A "RECALL" CAR AND SHOULD NOT DRIVE IT FOR YEARS AND YEARS WITH THE DEFECT/MAIMING AIRBAGS. WHY IT MY SAFETY NOT MORE IMPORTANT TO HONDA? WHY ISN'T THE GOVERNMENT FORCING THEM TO MAKE TIMELY REPAIRS?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10945115January 13, 2017
AIR BAGS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HONDA FIT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V061000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART FOR THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10945168January 13, 2017
AIR BAGS
TAKATA RECALL I WAS NOTIFIED ON MARCH 2016 ABOUT THE TAKATA RECALL. I CALLED MY LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP IN SEPTEMBER 2016 TO HAVE THIS ISSUE RESOLVED. AT THAT TIME, THEY INFORMED ME THAT THEY DIDN'T HAVE THE PARTS TO RESOLVE THE DEFECT. I HAVE YET TO BE CONTACTED ABOUT A FIX FOR THE DEFECT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10944302January 11, 2017
AIR BAGS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 HONDA FIT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V061000 (AIR BAGS). THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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