Honda Fit Complaints

2,202 consumer complaints on file.

#11267769October 10, 2019
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPOT WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE, SLOWING A STOP, WHEN THE CAR SUDDENLY LURCHED FORWARD. IT FELT LIKE A SUDDEN JOLT WHICH PROPELLED THE CAR OVER THE PARKING SPOT CURB AND INTO A POLL. THIS CAUSED ME TO SLAM MY FOOT EVEN HARDER ON THE BRAKE TO STOP THE CAR. THE WHOLE EXPERIENCE WAS SO ODD THAT IT FELT LIKE THE CAR HAD A MIND OF ITS OWN. I STILL HAVE NO IDEA WHAT CAUSED IT, BUT I CAN SAY WITH CERTAINTY THAT NOTHING WAS TOUCHING THE GAS AS MY FOOT WAS FIRMLY ON THE BRAKE. THE CAR WAS ALMOST COMPLETELY STOPPED WHEN IT SURGED FORWARD.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11266981October 8, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE MERGING ONTO THE FREEWAY ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD LIT UP AND THEN THE CAR BEGAN TO SPUTTER AS IF IT WAS OUT OF GAS (BUT THE TANK WAS FULL), THEN THE CAR DIED AND WOULD NOT RESTART. WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER ON THE SIDE OF THE FREEWAY BUT IT WAS A VERY SCARY PLACE TO HAVE THIS KIND OF ISSUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11266612October 6, 2019
POWER TRAIN
THE AXLE ON MY CAR HAS BROKE THREE DIFFERENT TIMES IN THE PAST 8 MONTHS, NOT THE RESULT FROM AN ACCIDENT. I TURNED OUT OF A GAS STATION AT AND HEARD A POP AND THEN A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE. CAR WOULD NOT GO FORWARDS OR BACKWARDS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11265609October 2, 2019
POWER TRAIN
PASSENGER SIDE AXLE BROKE DUE TO RUST CAUSED BY A RUBBER VIBRATION DAMPENER THAT IS INSTALLED. THE RUBBER PIECE TRAPS WATER INSIDE, WHICH JUST SITS AROUND THE METAL OF THE AXLE SHAFT AND CAUSES IT TO RUST THROUGH. IN MY CASE IT BROKE AFTER I STOPPED, THEN AS I TRIED TO ACCELERATE FROM THE STOP I HEARD THE PART GIVE WAY. LUCKILY I WAS AT LOW/ZERO SPEED IN A PARKING LOT, INSTEAD OF A CONGESTED HIGHWAY. IN THE PICTURES YOU CAN SEE VERY LITTLE CLEAN METAL, WHICH INDICATES THIS HAS BEEN RUSTING AWAY OVER TIME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11265321October 1, 2019
ENGINE
WHILE IN MOTION, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS CAME ON (CHECK ENGINE, STABILITY ASSIST, ELECTRIC POWER STEERING, ETC.) . IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER, CALLED A TOW TRUCK, TOOK TO DEALER, AND LATER FOUND OUT THE FUEL INJECTORS WERE BAD. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME! FIRST AT 27,000 MILES AND NOW AGAIN AT 44,000 MILES. JUST GRATEFUL I WASN'T ON THE FREEWAY! SEVERAL TSB'S REGARDING THIS AND CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS. WHY IS THERE NO RECALL?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11265378October 1, 2019
AIR BAGS
NOTHING ACTUALLY "HAPPENED" WHILE I WAS DRIVING THE CAR. MY AIRBAG LIGHT WENT ON AND WOULD NOT SHUT OFF, SO I VISITED HENNESSEY HONDA IN WOODSTOCK, GEORGIA, FOR SERVICE. I AM PERPLEXED THAT I NEED TO REPLACE A PASSENGER AIRBAG FOR ALMOST $700. A RECALL WAS ISSUED THREE YEARS AGO, AND I HAD A CANISTER REPLACED ON THE 2007 HONDA FIT, DUE TO A RECALL. LAST WEEK I LOOKED ON THE NHTSA RECALL LIST AND FOUND THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG INFLATOR RECALL LIST FROM JUNE 27, 2019, AND THE 2007-2008 HONDA FIT IS LISTED. WHEN I PUT IN MY VIN INTO THE LIST, IT INDICATES THAT I HAVE 0 RECALLS. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY I WOULD NOT QUALIFY FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. IF THE AIRBAG PRODUCT WAS DEFECTIVE, I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR FOR A NEW ONE. I WANTED TO FILE A COMPLAINT TO MAKE SURE NHTSA KNOWS THAT THESE AIRBAGS STILL NEED REPAIRS, AND PERHAPS HONDA SHOULD BE PRESSURED BY NHTSA TO COMPLETE THESE REPAIRS FREE OF CHARGE. THANK YOU.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11258327September 26, 2019
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA FIT. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH AT NIGHT, THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT HAD TO USE THE HIGH BEAM HEADLIGHTS FOR VISIBILITY. THE CONTACT LATER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHT DEFECT MAY BE RELATED TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V624000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING). THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL, DESPITE THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCING THE SAME FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11257940September 25, 2019
POWER TRAIN
STOPPED AT INTERSECTION. STARTED TO PROCEED BY TAKING FOOT OFF BRAKE & PRESSING ON GAS & THERE WAS A LOUD THUD & NO FORWARD MOTION. PLACED IN PARK, THEN BACK IN DRIVE. IN DRIVE ENGINE REVS, AND THERE IS A HIGH PITCHED NOISE, BUT NO FORWARD MOTION. HAD TO CALL TOW TRUCK. MECHANIC REPLACED THE DRIVER SIDE AXEL SHAFT ASSEMBLY, AS AXEL WAS BROKEN. MECHANIC STATED THAT RUST HAD FORMED UNDER A PLASTIC FITTING MIDWAY ON THE SHAFT, AND THIS WAS THE SECOND ONE HE REPLACED THAT WEEK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11257175September 22, 2019
POWER TRAIN
CAR WAS STOPPED IN A ROUNDABOUT. UPON ACCELERATING THERE WAS A LOUD CLUNK AND THE CAR QUIT MOVING UNDER IT'S OWN POWER. THE PASSENGER SIDE DRIVE AXLE HAD SNAPPED UNDERNEATH THE VIBRATION DAMPNER. EXAMINATION OF THE BROKEN AXLE SHOWS EXTREME RUST HAD OCCURRED UNDER THE VIBRATION DAMPNER REDUCING THE AXLE'S DIAMETER AND THUS WEAKENING THE AXLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11257169September 21, 2019
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), STEERING
I WAS DRIVING ON A TWO WAY HIGHWAY AT 55 MPH WITH NO CARS IN FRONT OF ME IN MY LANE. AN INCOMING CAR IN THE OTHER LANE GOING ABOUT 55 OR MORE MPH WAS DRIVING IN THE OTHER LANE. AS THE CAR GOT CLOSER TO MY CAR AND IN THEIR LANE, THE HONDA FIT SENSORS WENT OFF. FIRST, THE BRAKE SIGNAL FLASHED ON THE PANEL AND MADE A LOUD WARNING NOISE. SECONDLY, MY STEERING WHEEL RATTLED. LASTLY, THE CAR STARTED TO BRAKE QUICKLY. LUCKILY, I SOFTLY HIT THE BRAKES AND IT OVERRODE THE SENSOR. IT FELT LIKE IT WAS STARTING TO DO A FULL STOP ON THE HIGHWAY WITH CARS BEHIND ME. THIS HAS HAPPENED A SECOND TIME AT 45 MPH. NOW I HAVE TO TURN OFF THE SENSORS EVERY TIME. I WORRY IT WILL GLITCH AGAIN OR TURN ON AND BRAKE AT A FULL STOP WITHOUT MY CONTROL. THE TURNING SENSORS ALSO ARE MALFUNCTIONING ESPECIALLY AT TURNS. EVEN WHEN YOU ARE IN BETWEEN THE LINES AND GOING SLOW, IT TURNS ON AND SLIDES YOU TOWARDS THE MIDDLE, YELLOW LINE AND TOWARDS ONCOMING TRAFFIC.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11256571September 19, 2019
ENGINE
MY 2015 HONDA FIT WITH 50,000 MILES HAD DEFECTIVE FUEL INJECTORS. I'VE ALWAYS SERVICED THE VEHICLE REGULARLY. A CYLINDER STARTED MISFIRING (FAULT CODE PO301). I HAD TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER TO GET FIXED. THEY CHARGED ME $2000 TO CHANGE ALL THE INJECTORS. THE INJECTORS WERE OUT OF WARRANTY (3 YEARS OR 36,000 MILES). MY CAR IS 4 YEARS OLD WITH 50,000. I HAD TO PAY OUT OF POCKET.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11256555September 18, 2019
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, STEERING
A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO I WENT TO TURN MY CAR ON, WHILE STATIONARY THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS LIT UP OUT OF NOWHERE.THE TPMS SENSOR BEGAN FLASHING, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, ALONG WITH THE EPS & VSA LIGHTS. THE CAR JUST GOT TO 68K MILES. I WENT TO GET MY CAR SCANNED AND THE RESULT WAS A MISFIRE ON CYLINDER 4. AFTER DOING MORE RESEARCH, I FOUND THAT MANY OTHER CARS (OF THIS EXACT MODEL) HAD THIS SAME ISSUE & HAVE BEEN RECALLED, BUT MINE HASN'T. I'M WORRIED IT MAY BECOME A BIGGER ISSUE TO MY SAFETY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11255834September 16, 2019
POWER TRAIN
MOVING FORWARD AFTER RED LIGHT STOP; HEARD A "CLUNK" AND SOMETHING DROPPED. COULD NOT MOVE FORWARD. I ONLY HAVE 74,000 MILES ON CAR AND IT LIVES IN MY GARAGE. NO ACCIDENTS AND ALTHOUGH WE HAVE POTHOLES IN NE I HAVE NEVER HIT A BAD ONE THAT EVEN KNOCKED THE ALIGNMENT OUT. I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF A DANGEROUS INTERSECTION WHEN THIS HAPPENED! POLICE HAD TO COME TO DIRECT TRAFFIC AROUND ME. I'M NOW WORRIED THIS COULD HAPPEN ON THE HIGHWAY!!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11255853September 16, 2019
POWER TRAIN
STOPPED AT RED LIGHT. WHEN GREEN I HAD BARELY PUT FOOT ON GAS WHEN I HEARD"CLUNK" AND FELT SOMETHING DROP.COULD NOT MOVE FORWARD. FRONT DRIVER SIDE AXEL BROKE. ONLY 74K MILES AND CAR LIVES IN GARAGE. NO ACCIDENT, NOT EVEN LARGE POTHOLES. NEVER KNOCKED OUT OF ALIGNMENT. BUSY INTERSECTION SO POLICE CAME TO DIRECT TRAFFIC. I SEE OTHER IDENTICAL COMPLAINTS ONLINE. I AM WORRIED THE OTHER SIDE WILL BREAK WHEN I AM ON THE HIGHWAY!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11255377September 13, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HONDA FIT. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SHUT OFF, THE STEERING LOST POWER, AND THE HEADLIGHTS SHUT OFF. THE SYSTEM RESTARTED A FEW MINUTES LATER. THE FAILURE RECURRED MORE OFTEN WHEN THE HEATER OR AIR CONDITIONER WERE ACTIVATED. THERE WAS NO WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT CALLED DCH HONDA OF NANUET AT 845- 367-4380 (LOCATED AT 10 NY-304, NANUET, NY 10954) AND WAS INFORMED TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. A CASE NUMBER WAS PROVIDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000.
Crash:
No
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
#11254117September 9, 2019
POWER TRAIN
OEM CV AXLES HAVE DETERIORATED AND BROKEN WHILE IN MOTION ON A BUSY CITY STREET! CAUSING THE CAR TO LOSE ALL (FORWARD & REVERSE) DRIVING CAPABILITIES, WHICH IN TURN CREATED A DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR ALL PARTIES ON THE ROAD. A BROKEN CV AXLE ALSO ADDS AN INCREASED RISK FOR TRANSMISSION DAMAGE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11254156September 9, 2019
ENGINE
THE SPARK PLUG CAME OUT OF THE CYLINDER HEAD WHILE DRIVING ALONG A CITY ROAD AT LOWER MILEAGE (20 - 30 MPH). THE SPARK PLUG RIPPED OUT THE THREADS ON THE CYLINDER HEAD, DAMAGED THE COIL PACKAGE, AND CAUSED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO COME ONE. I SMELLED FUMES IN THE PASSENGER CABIN AND BECAME DIZZY WHILE PULLING OVER TO STOP. SMOKE STARTED COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD FROM THE COIL PACKAGE BEING MELTED. THE SPARK PLUG WAS LOST WHILE PULLING OVER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#11253907September 7, 2019
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM FAILURE AT 47,000 REQUIRING ALL FOUR INJECTORS NEEDING REPLACEMENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11251935August 28, 2019
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
TAKATA RECALL: THIS ISSUE WAS GIVEN AT LEAST 2 YEARS AGO. I HAVE CALLED HALL'S HONDA IN VA BEACH, VA SEVERAL TIMES ESPECIALLY DURING THE 1ST YEAR IT WAS RECALLED. I WAS ALWAYS TOLD THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. I CAN AGAIN WHEN I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM DMV. I WAS TOLD A CERTAIN PERSON WOULD CALL ME BACK, AND HE NEVER DID.9/15
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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