Honda Fit Complaints

2,202 consumer complaints on file.

#10596316June 5, 2014
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC., EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM)
DUE TO NUMEROUS ERRORS IN THE NAVTEQ/NOKIA/HERE.COM NAVIGATION DVD UPDATE PROVIDED FOR MANY HONDA MODELS IT IS UNSAFE TO USE. IT CONSISTENTLY MISIDENTIFIES ROAD AND EXITS, AND SUGGESTED EXITING OFF A BRIDGE WHERE THERE WAS NO EXIT. THE DISC PROVIDER OFFERS NO REMEDY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10595487June 2, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, AIR BAGS
TL- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HONDA FIT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE FAILURE OCCURRED THREE TIMES. THE DIAGNOSIS OF THE VEHICLE WAS THAT THE BATTERY WAS DISCHARGED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THERE WAS NOT A SECOND DIAGNOSIS OFFERED BY THE DEALERSHIP. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,900 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 1,900. THE CONSUMER STATED THE AIR BAG ISSUE HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED. IT HAS BEEN OVER 90 DAYS. UPDATED 08/02/16.*JB UPDATED08/1/2017*JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10595177May 30, 2014
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
2013 HONDA FIT WITH A 1,000 MILES, BOUGH IT NEW, IS NOW HESITATING ON ACCELERATION, THEN IT LIKE IT TAKES A BIG GULP OF GAS AND IS FINE. HAPPENED ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION. ROADS WERE FLAT AND ONLY ALWAYS HAPPENS AFTER I STOP THEN ACCELERATE. DOES NOT DO THIS ALL THE TIME, BUT WHEN MAKING A TURN WITH ONCOMING CARS, IT COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS. DO NOT FEEL COMFORTABLE DRIVING AS I NEVER KNOW WHEN THIS IS GOING TO HAPPEN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10593900May 24, 2014
STRUCTURE:BODY
PURCHASED NEW, AND STILL OWN 2009 HONDA FIT SPORT WITH 50K MILES. HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH WET FLOOR CARPET. MY SON THOUGHT HE WAS NOT CAREFUL WITH WATER, SODA, FOOD BAGS, ETC. HIS CAR/ (MY CAR) HAS SMELLED TERRIBLE FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. AGAIN THOUGHT BECAUSE HE DOESN'T CLEAN IT OUT OF GYM CLOTHES, FOOD BAGS, SHOES, ETC. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION AFTER HE RETURNED HOME FROM COLLEGE OUT OF STATE THIS SPRING FOUND WATER IN SPARE WHEEL WELL, INTERIOR WINDOW CONDENSATIONS, SOAKING WET CARPETS, MOLD AND TERRIBLE SMELL. CAN'T FIGURE OUT WHERE THE WATER IS COMING FROM. LIVE IN THE SNOWY NORTHEAST. NO ACCIDENTS AND REGULAR MAINTENANCE PERFORMED AT DEALERSHIP. WITHOUT PULLING UP THE CARPETS MYSELF I CAN SEE EVIDENCE OF RUST ON THE BOTTOM OF REAR SEATS AND PULLING CARPET BACK A LITTLE CAN SEE RUST. THIS IS ALL OVER THE INTERNET AS A PROBLEM. ONLY TIME BEFORE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS ARE DAMAGED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10593907May 24, 2014
STEERING
ONCE IN AUGUST 2013 I WAS MAKING A RIGHT TURN AND POWER STEERING WENT OUT. THEN AGAIN THIS TIME IN APRIL 2014 POWER STEERING WENT OUT AGAIN WHILE DRIVING, THIS TIME I WAS GOING AROUND 45 MPH. BOTH TIMES, WHEN YOU TURN CAR OFF AND START AGAIN POWER STEERING WORKS FINE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10593624May 23, 2014
STRUCTURE:BODY, AIR BAGS
I HYDROPLANED, GOING 10 MPH UNDER THE SPEED LIMIT, HIT EVERY QUARTER PANEL ALONG THE GUARDRAIL (INCLUDING A HEAD-ON COLLISION WITH THE GUARD RAIL), AND OUT OF 10 AIRBAGS, NOT ONE DEPLOYED. I FELT LIKE I WAS BOUNCED AROUND THE CAR LIKE A RAG DOLL (YES, I WAS WEARING MY SEATBELT). CAR WAS TOTALED, I SUSTAINED SHOULDER, NECK, AND WRIST INJURIES, BUT WAS SHOCKED THAT AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10592579May 19, 2014
SEATS
THIS IS NOTHING TO SERIOUS I HOWEVER HAVE NOTICED IT AND I FIXED IT MYSELF AFTER A FEW MINUTES OF TINKERING. ON THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT THE FRONT BOLTS THAT HOLD THE SEAT IN PLACED BECAME LOOSE. IT WAS ONLY LOOSE ENOUGH TO CREATE AN EXTREMELY ANNOYING RATTLING AND CLANKING NOISE. I JUST HAD TO POP OFF THE PLASTIC COVERS AND HAND TIGHTEN THE BOLTS. PROBLEM SOLVED. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10592583May 19, 2014
POWER TRAIN
WHEN THE CAR IS STOPPED AT SAY A LIGHT STOP SIGN OR JUST PULLING OUT OF A PARKING SPOT. IF I BARELY ACCELERATE JUST ENOUGH TO GET LIKE 1500 RPM'S AND SHIFT INTO SECOND GEAR AND SAME INTO 3RD IT SEEMS LIKE THE CAR DOESN'T HAVE ENOUGH POWER TO HOLD THAT GEAR ON THE CHANGE, RESULTING IN A ALMOST GRINDING NOISE? KIND OF LIKE STATIC ALMOST ONLY FOR A FEW SECONDS. ITS BEEN HAPPENING SENSE I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE USED AT AROUND 86K MILES AT ABOUT THE SAME RATE EVERY TIME NO REAL CHANGE. THOUGH I HAVE NOTED IT OCCURS LIKE 3 SECONDS LONG INSTEAD OF THE BRIEF 1 SECOND IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING AN OIL CHANGE BUT JUST ONCE THEN BACK TO THE USUALLY. I HAVE READ A LOT OF PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS ON FORUMS THROUGHOUT THE INTERNET, AND SOMEWHAT SURPRISED IT IS NOT ON HERE. AN EXAMPLE OF THE NOISE IS ON THIS LINK HTTP://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=JHXCWXTQCAK I REALLY DON'T SOMETHING BAD TO COME OF THE CAR FROM THIS NOISE FOR I LOVE THIS CAR IT IS REALLY FUN TO DRIVE AND LIKES TO GET UP AND GO WHEN IT NEEDS TO ESPECIALLY FOR A 1.5L REGULARLY ASPIRATED ENGINE. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10587764May 12, 2014
STRUCTURE
MY HONDA FIT IS CURRENTLY SITTING OUTSIDE MY APARTMENT AND ONE DAY I WAS STUPID AND DIDN'T ROLL UP THE REAR WINDOWS. I HAD ABOUT 3 INCHES OF WATER IN THE CAR THE NEXT MORNING. I MOPPED ALL OF IT UP AND GOT SOME DAMPRID FROM HOME DEPOT TO TRY AND GET THE STAGNANT WATER THAT I COULDN'T GET TO. I'VE BEEN VERY VIGILANT ABOUT KEEPING THE WINDOWS UP SINCE THEN. I JUST CAME BACK FROM A WEEKEND AWAY WHERE I LEFT MY CAR AND DROVE MY WIFE'S CAR WITH HER TO SEE MY PARENTS FOR MOTHER'S DAY. I GOT BACK INTO MY CAR TODAY AND AS USUAL I CHECK TO SEE IF THERE IS WATER IN THE BACK. AND WITH THE WINDOWS UP ALL WEEKEND THE CARPETS ARE SOAKED. THIS IS A TESTED AND REAL PROBLEM THAT STARTED OUT AS HUMAN ERROR AND NOW IS A HEALTH HAZARD WITH MOLD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10587033May 7, 2014
STRUCTURE:BODY, SEATS
THE FIRST TIME I NOTICED A PROBLEM WAS IN FEB. 2014 WHEN I ENTERED MY VEHICLE THERE WAS FROST ON THE INSIDE OF MY WINDSHIELD. SINCE THEN I HAVE BEEN HAVING FROST OR MOISTURE ON THE INSIDE OF MY WINDOWS WHEN I ENTER MY VEHICLE IN THE MORNING. I HAVE HAD TO VACUUM THE BACK FLOOR ON BOTH SIDES AFTER EVERY RAIN STORM. MOULD IS FORMING ON THE CARPETING AND THE BACK SEATS. MY MAIN CONCERN IS MY 5 & 7 YEAR OLD GRANDKIDS WHO I HAVE TO TRANSPORT TO AND FROM SCHOOL. HONDA DOESN'T SEEM TO WANT TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM. THERE DOESN'T SEAM TO BE A FIX FOR THIS PROBLEM WHEN I HAVE CHECK VARIOUS WEB SITES. I RAN A TEST THIS MORNING BY RUNNING WATER FROM A GARDEN HOSE OVER THE TOP OF MY HONDA. I COULD SEE WATER RUNNING FROM THE UNDERSIDE OF BOTH REAR DOORS INTO THE REAR FLOORS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10586009May 1, 2014
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES, STRUCTURE:BODY
DRIVER SIDE DOOR LOCK CYLINDER HAS FAILED. HONDA DEALER STATES IT'LL BE OVER $300 TO FIX. SEARCH OF THE WEB SHOWS IT'S A KNOWN ISSUE AROUND 100K MILES FOR HONDA FITS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10584995April 25, 2014
ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING THE ENGINE ALL OF A SUDDEN SHUT OFF. PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURNED THE KEY OFF AND STARTED ENGINE. NO PROBLEMS SINCE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10583963April 21, 2014
STRUCTURE:BODY
WATER IS LEAKING INTO TRUNK SPARE TIRE COMPARTMENT AND FLOOR UNDERNEATH REAR SEATS, ESPECIALLY ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAR. TOOK CAR TO DEALER FOR REPAIR IN THE MORNING, LEFT FOR ENTIRE DAY AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE SOURCE OF THE WATER LEAK. DEALER TOLD ME I WOULD NEED TO BRING BACK THE CAR FOR FURTHER TESTING THAT COULD TAKE A FEW HOURS AND AT LEAST $300. I CANNOT AFFORD TO KEEP TAKING IN THE CAR FOR THE ENTIRE DAY, PAYING A LOT OF MONEY AND NOT EVEN HAVE A GUARANTEE THE PROBLEM WILL BE FIXED. I HAVE TRIED TO SEAL A CRACK I FOUND IN THE ROOF SEAM (BASED ON INFORMATION I COULD FIND ONLINE OF OTHER OWNERS WITH A SIMILAR PROBLEM). IF THIS DOES NOT FIX THE PROBLEM, I AM NOT SURE WHAT I WILL DO. HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE WAS EXTREMELY UNHELPFUL WHEN I CALLED THEM. THEY TOLD ME THEY COULD NOT DO ANYTHING UNTIL THE DEALER FOUND THE SOURCE OF THE PROBLEM, BUT THE DEALER WAS NOT ABLE TO EVEN DO THAT! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10583174April 16, 2014
STEERING, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHEN ACCELERATING THROUGH A RIGHT-HAND TURN ONTO A HIGHWAY ON-RAMP, ALL POWER AND POWER STEERING IN THE CAR TURNED OFF, ONLY TO TURN BACK ON ABOUT A SECOND LATER OF IT'S OWN ACCORD WHEN I WAS NEARLY OFF THE ROAD. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10582802April 15, 2014
STRUCTURE:BODY
AFTER HEAVY RAIN, WATER POOLS IN THE SPARE TIRE COMPARTMENT OF THE TRUNK, THE SEEPS INTO THE CARPET OF THE TRUNK AND BACK SEAT, CAUSING MOLD TO GROW. THERE APPEARS TO BE A BAD SEAL SOMEWHERE (HATCHBACK, TAIL LIGHT, ETC). THIS CAUSES A SERIOUS HEALTH CONCERN IN ADDITION TO BEING A MAJOR NUISANCE. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10579536April 14, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY, ENGINE
BATTERY WAS REPLACED. CAR STRUGGLING TO START SO SAID ALTERNATOR MIGHT BE BAD. BATTERY LIGHT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT KEEP TURNING ON. DEALERSHIP SAID I WOULD HAVE TO LEAVE CAR FOR 100 HOURS TO GET IT CHECKED . *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10579575April 14, 2014
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HONDA FIT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 53 MPH AND MAKING A LEFT TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME HARD TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURE WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 19,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10579245April 11, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR BAGS, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I WAS DRIVING WEST DEVON WITH THE SPEED LIMIT 20, I WAS GOING AT 5 TO 08 MILES OR LESS,IN A SECOND I FELT THE CAR ACCELERATE BY HIMSELF , I TRIED TO STOP, THE BREAKS DID NOT RESPOND AND HIT A CAR IN FRONT OF ME.THE IMPACT WAS LIKE SOME ONE WAS PUSHING ME, WHEN I HIT THE CAR AND I HAVE MY SEAT BELT ON, THE AIR BAG DID NOT WORK, FOR THE DAMAGE IN MY CAR THE WAS SOO BAD THAT THE WHOLE FRONT WAS DAMAGE SO BAD FOR THE SPEED, THAT I AM NOT SURE IF THIS CAR SAFE FOR MY WIFE TO DRIVE.THIS IS WAKE CALL FOR THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY I AM SURE AS SOON THE REPAIR IS DONE I WILL TRADE THIS CAR.THIS CAR IS LIKE DRIVING WITH PLASTIC METAL. I SAW IN THE INTERNET HONDA RECALL SOME FIT MODELS. *JS
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10576640April 8, 2014
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
2013 HONDA FIT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE NOISES AND SUDDEN ACCELERATION. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN SHE REACHED THE SPEED OF 45- 50 MPH, THERE WAS A DISTINCT HOWLING NOISE. ALSO AT TIMES, THE VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY SURGE FORWARD WITHOUT PRESSING DOWN ON THE ACCELERATOR. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10575960March 31, 2014
ENGINE
SINCE AROUND 100 K MILES, MY CAR'S CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS BEEN FLICKERING OR STAYING ON AND THEN GOING OFF ON ITS OWN AFTER A COLD START. SOMETIMES THE LIGHT FLICKERS UPON DRIVING BEFORE WARM, ONCE THE GAS IS LET UP, THE LIGHT EITHER STOPS FLICKERING, OR CONTINUES TO FLICKER AND THEN REMAINS ON FOR A FEW DAYS, THEN GOES OFF ON ITS OWN. EVERY TIME THE CAR HAS BEEN TAKEN IN TO HAVE THE CODE READ, IT'S A MISFIRE ON A SPECIFIC COIL. I HAD ONE COIL REPLACED, AND THIS FIXED THE PROBLEM (OR NOT, BECAUSE SOON AFTER, THE WEATHER WARMED AND THIS PROBLEM DOES NOT OCCUR IN WARMER WEATHER). THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED FOR AT LEAST THE LAST 3 WINTERS, MAYBE 4. I JUST HAD ALL 4 COIL PACKS AND ALL SPARK PLUGS REPLACED. THIS FIXED THE PROBLEM FOR ABOUT A WEEK, AND THE CEL FLICKERED AND EVENTUALLY REMAINED ON. THIS IS COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL OF FIT, AND IT SEEMS THAT NOT EVEN HONDA DEALERSHIPS CAN REMEDY THE ISSUE. THE CAR NOW HAS APPROXIMATELY 150 K MILES, AND THERE ARE ABSOLUTELY NO OTHER MAJOR ISSUES. ROUTINE MAINTENANCE HAS BEEN KEPT UP ON THE VEHICLE, AND MY MECHANIC HAS CHECKED FOR HOSE LEAKS, ETC. HE SUGGESTED USING A FUEL INJECTOR CLEANER, WHICH ALSO HELPED THE ISSUE VERY TEMPORARILY. THE ONLY PROBLEM THAT HAS BEEN REMEDIED WITH THE SPARK/COIL PACK REPLACEMENT IS THAT THE CAR NO LONGER STUTTERS DURING HIGHWAY DRIVING (AT 50-70 MPH, THE CAR SEEMED AS THOUGH IT WAS ABOUT TO STALL - THIS PROBLEM WAS REMEDIED BY USING SPARK PLUGS WITH A SHORTER DISTANCE ON THE DIODE, THERE HAS BEEN NO DIFFERENCE AFTER THE COIL PACK REPLACEMENT, AND THE LAST TIME THE CODES WERE READ, ALL COILS WERE RANDOMLY PUTTING OUT MISFIRE CODES). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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