Honda Fit Complaints

2,202 consumer complaints on file.

#11442227December 1, 2021
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
On 11/3/21, I turned my car on in the early morning; it was around freezing temps. The instrument panel/screen that shows odometer, gas mileage and fuel gauge was blank. My first thought was to "restart" the car and perhaps that would restart the guage. I turned the car completely off, even removing my key out of the ignition. I waited approximately 10 seconds, then turned the car back on. The screen was again blank. I continued to let the car run and after approximately 45-60 seconds, the guage finally appeared correctly. This morning on 12/1/21 as I was preparing to leave my home for work, my screen again was blank. I let the car run and after one minute it began to flicker with garbled letters and numbers. After another 30 seconds, the correct screen finally showed. On this day the morning temperature was between 58-61 degrees so it was not on a freezing cold start as the first instance. I'm concerned that this second instance took longer to correct, especially given it was in a much warmer temperature. In both instances, there was no prior warning, message, indicator light or other symptom that this problem would occur. There has been no common factor to alert me or prepare me. This system is available for inspection upon request. Upon a general search online, I have found MANY reports of similar instances in Honda Fit users in the recent months. I have not yet taken it to a repair shop or had it inspected, but I will as soon as possible. It is unsafe to not know how much gas is in the vehicle, coupled with not having the odometer to even manually gauge or estimate should I become stranded and need to estimate how much distance I can drive to a safer location. Now my additional concern is, could this happen while I'm driving the car and become stranded on a highway or less trafficked road.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11442257December 1, 2021
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER, POWER TRAIN
In mid 2019 my Honda had a little rear end problem. Took it to a frame shop and was told my REAR AXLE BEAM ASSEMBLY was bent 3° which was causing front end alignment problems. When they used there machines and whatever else they tried was told there machinery couldn't make it budge.(front end alignment at least 2 times a month) Then in 2020 I went to start my car and nothing!! Kept trying and trying and finally it started. Continued to what I thought was my car just having a mind of its own to continuously not wanting to start so I checked my battery which was fine. I took the car to a Honda Dealership and was told I needed a new battery. Ok fine whatever then after the new battery was hooked up and they went to start it nothing!! Hours later here I am buying a starter (fixed the problem till about mid 2021). Oh yeah forgot STILL HAVE A BENT REAR AXLE) !! CHECK CHARGING SYSTEM has been popping up every time my car decides to start. Gotten to the point where the only way it'll start is if it's jumped. Battery is fine but the alternator isn't pushing out anything whatsoever!!! Because it's constantly being jumped my negative battery terminal SENSOR is going out. Every where I've called or taken the car to either says "nothing we can do" or they want to charge thousands of dollars or " oh ma'am your car is a discontinued model!" I have two little kids and this HONDA FIT is just not safe for myself, kids, or anyone else! Oh almost forgot ABS light along with the keyless entry plus contraction control and steering stabilizer lights are lit up like a Christmas Tree on the dash.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11441652November 25, 2021
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
My car's odometer and fuel display gauge is failing under cold weather. This started happening after just 29K miles. It jitters or displays incomplete numbers, or freezes up. When that happens, I can't see how much fuel I have in the car, for example, or how many miles are on the odometer. This is happening more frequently, which is dangerous.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11441182November 21, 2021
SUSPENSION
I brought my Honda in to Easy Honda in Spring branch Texas for some electrical problems. Turned out to be a fuse but I had to wait two extra hours until a mechanic who could use the computer came in.The front tie rod ends are completely shot on a well cared for car after only 17000 miles. And they want $250 to fix it. My son is a licensed mechanic and let me know that on a Honda those should never wear out and even in a GM product they are good for 80,000 miles. I also had the rubber shield around the oil drain area and I had to cut most of it away so I could drive it. The service writer said it was unnecessary so they would remove the rest. Well of course they lied and did not. What is really incredible is after he did what he need to do my gas mileage increased 10%! So what was wrong before that the computer fixed that I didn't know and still don't. Everyone their is a BS artist out to rip you off. When Penske owned the dealership it was great now they lie cheat and doubled the prices. I wish there was someone at Honda with a brain and cared about there formerly great reputation I could speak to.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11441110November 19, 2021
STEERING
I was driving home during evening rush hour on the freeway, 65 mph. Suddenly, it felt as though I was driving a tank. Lucky that I was in the slow lane. I used the next exit and drove the rest of the way home very slowly on surface streets. A 100 degree turn in the roadway that I drove on would have been a disaster if a car was coming at me from the opposite direction. It got harder and harder to turn the further that I got. I managed to return home o k. I have had regular Honda maintenance at the dealership where I bought the car. Nowwhere else over the past twelve years. I will call the dealer to make an appointment tomorrow. I've never previously known of this problem - have not read or heard anything via media or been advised by Honda Inc. I've been concerned about electronic steering ever since I bought the car. If there is wind blowing, the car becomes unstable and drifts sideways.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11439434November 4, 2021
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
My 2015 Honda Fit out of nowhere won't start and is flashing an electrical system issue. A few weeks before this the electrical system stopped showing how much gas was in the car, how many miles etc. That whole electrical system looked really garbled then goes dark. My car wont start. And even after I fix it I cant drive around not knowing how much gas is in the car.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11438943November 1, 2021
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Instrument cluster works intermittently. Fuel gauge, oil change, ect...this guage stops working especially during the cold. Been having this problem for a could years. Noticed a lot of others have the same issues.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11438231October 26, 2021
STEERING
The contact owns a 2007 Honda Fit. The contact stated that while starting the vehicle or while driving at various speeds, the power steering assist would fail to operate as needed with the power steering warning light illuminated. The contact stated that excessive force was needed to steer the vehicle once the power steering assists failed. The manufacturer nor the dealer had yet to be notified of the failure. The vehicle had yet to be repaired. The failure mileage was unknown.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11438085October 25, 2021
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Both front headlights fail to work. They went out at the same time. Using high beams to drive after dark in the meantime.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11437949October 24, 2021
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Fuel / odometer guage faulty. Goes out and/or displays invalid characters, appears to be related to cold exterior temperature. This appears to be a very common Honda fit issue for similar years, in and out of warranty. This can and should be considered a safety issue if the driver is unable to identify the remaining fuel and miles accrued since last refuel. This can leave the driver and passengers stranded and exposed to danger. Those most affected by this can easily be young adult females, women and children. This is not an isolated incident with this specific vehicle. This is a very common problem with Honda Fit as well as other models like HRV. Honda should address and correct this safety issue.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11437739October 22, 2021
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
10 August 2021 - Fuel pump fixed due to a recall. 19 October 2021 - digital gas/mileage went blank. Took my car to the dealership and they removed the fuel pump and put it back. Dealership said it was fixed. 21 October 2021 - digital/gas mileage issue again 22 October 2021- took it back to dealership. My car only has 19, 500 miles on it.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11436820October 14, 2021
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, ENGINE
The contact owns a 2020 Honda Fit. The contact stated that after starting the vehicle, the warning lights remained illuminated along with the check engine warning light. The vehicle also experienced misfiring while driving at various speeds. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer who diagnosed that the fuel injectors were faulty and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 9,623.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11435106October 1, 2021
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Digital odometer keeps faulting out. Numbers either corrupted, or gauge not visible. Happens regularly. Loss of fuel gauge, odometer, or any service codes.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11434780September 28, 2021
ENGINE
At start up (often after the car has sat a few hours), the engine rattles loudly for about 2 seconds. Honda Service Bulletin 16-088 acknowledges that this occurs because “The variable valve timing control (VTC) actuator is defective.” However, Honda refuses to fix this engine defect unless the car is under warranty. This defect should be repaired regardless of whether the car is under warranty because the defect could lead to catastrophic engine failure.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11433839September 21, 2021
POWER TRAIN
Was driving 70MPH down the freeway when the transmission shaft snapped and I was suddenly coasting... will cost $6k to repair and the vehicle only has 88k miles on it.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11432412September 10, 2021
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
The Honda Fit odometer goes haywire when it is cold (it flashes gibberish or goes completely blank). It started off having issues only when it was in the 20s outside, but recently has been happening with temperatures as high as the mid 60s. The issue could be reproducible if the car is turned on when it is cold out (ie arriving somewhere and immediately turning it on is unlikely to reproduce the issue). It is unsafe not to know the remaining fuel in the car. The problem has not been confirmed by a dealership, but is very common based on online forums. The odometer has not been inspected. No symptoms of the problem were apparent prior to the first failure. It has been an issue since December 2019 but has recently gotten much worse.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11431811September 5, 2021
ENGINE
At cold start up, the engine rattles loudly for about 2 seconds. This is intermittent and occurs on cold starts when the car has not been started for 6-8 hours.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11431760September 4, 2021
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Undercarriage engine splash shield was hanging loose after getting Honda service. Took it back to dealer and 2 plastic screw put it right. A few days later the front of this shield is now hanging from my car scraping the road. It's Labor day weekend. I am afraid this is going to fall off and hit a car behind me. I googled this and it has been an ongoing problem since at least 2015. There were no warning lamps, messages to let me know. I did not hit anything or go into any road debris. It happened on the highway at regular highway speed. This is very concerning to me. I cannot safely drive my car until shops open on Tuesday. It's Saturday.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11431263August 31, 2021
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
The Towed Battery Charger Plus (TBC+) manufactured by RVIBrake.com (DBA: Danco) of Castle Rock, CO 80109, was installed on our Honda Fit, prior to a vacation in May 2021. While heading back to our home in Florida on July 11 2021, on Interstate 84 near Matamoras, PA, we started smelling burnt plastic. We pulled off the highway and noticed the burnt smell coming from under our hood. Upon opening the hood we could see the TBC+ smoldering. The result of this aftermarket component (TBC+) failing caused an under hood fire, which melted plastic components on the Honda Fit. This TBC+ also shorted, resulting in sending excess voltage and current to the electrical components on the Honda fit. This resulted in our alternator failing. As it is a fire hazard, I would like all TBC+ modules manufactured by RVIBrake.com to be recalled and all owners of this module get compensated for any expenses resulting from this device.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11430585August 26, 2021
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
The contact owns a 2007 Honda Fit. The contact stated while driving 30 MPH at night, he was unable to see the road clearly due to the headlights being cloudy. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The contact was able to drive to his residence. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. A dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer had been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 90,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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