Honda Fit Complaints

2,202 consumer complaints on file.

#11246521August 26, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
IN COLDER WEATHER, GAS GAUGE DOES NOT WORK. WHEN CAR WARMS UP COMES BACK ON. HOWEVER, COULD TAKE UP TO TEN MINUTES. WHEN DRIVING, COULD RUN OUT OF GAS WITHOUT KNOWING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11245981August 23, 2019
POWER TRAIN
MY FRONT PASSENGER SIDE CV AXEL FAILED A YEAR AGO. MIRACULOUSLY IT HAPPENED IN THE PARKING LOT OF A SERVICE STATION WHO THEN DID THE REPAIR SO I DIDN’T NEED A TOW. IT JUST HAPPENED AGAIN. WHEN I GOT TOWED I WAS TOLD THAT THEY ARE TOWING HONDA FITS REGULARLY SO IT IS LIKELY DUE TO A DESIGN PROBLEM. LUCKILY I HAD JUST MADE A LEFT TURN INTO A BUSINESS PARKING LOT FROM A BUSY BUSINESS STREET (VT STATE HIGHWAY 302) WHEN THE CAR STOPPED MOVING AND I COULD NOT GET IT INTO GEAR. IT WOULD HAVE BEEN REALLY DANGEROUS IF IT FAILED AT HIGHER SPEED AND/OR IN THE MIDDLE OF A ON BUSY ROAD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11245383August 21, 2019
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
SPARK PLUG #3 WAS MISSING A PIECE. THE METAL HOOK ON THE BASE. THE DAMAGED/FAULTY SPARK PLUG CAUSED THE CAR TO STALL. THE CAR WOULD BE UNABLE TO GO ABOVE 20 MPH. THIS FIRST HAPPENED WHEN I WAS ACCELERATING ON THE ENTRANCE RAMP TO THE HIGHWAY, CAUSING A HIGHLY UNSAFE SITUATION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11244777August 18, 2019
ENGINE
PLASTIC ENGINE UNDER COVER WILL NOT STAY ATTACHED DUE TO DESIGN FLAW USING PLASTIC SCREWS TO HOLD IT ON. HAVE HAD MULTIPLE MECHANICS RE ATTACH AND THE ITEM HAS THE SAME ISSUE. ISSUE HAS OCCURRED 3 TIMES SINCE CAR PURCHASE IN 2015. PANEL COMES UNATTACHED AFTER AN OIL CHANGE AND MAKES UNEXPECTED SOUNDS AND IMPAIRS DRIVER SAFETY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11244809August 18, 2019
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
LOUD RATTLING COMING FROM DRIVER SIDE DASH WHEN DRIVING, ESPECIALLY ON BUMPY ROADS. THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO STOP WHEN IT IS HOT OUT, WHICH MAKES ME THINK THAT THE PLASTIC CLIPS HOLDING THE DASH PANEL MAY BE LOOSE OR ILL-FITTED. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE ORIGINAL DASH PANEL DUE TO A MISALIGNMENT OF THE PIECE (BIG GAP BETWEEN THE SIDE AIRBAGS AND LEFT FRONT PANEL). THE NEW DASH PANEL STILL RATTLES. TOOK THE CAR BACK AND THEY SAID THEY "CANNOT" DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. TOOK THE CAR TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID "IT HAPPENS IN SOME CARS BUT NOT ENOUGH TO ISSUE A RECALL".
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11244810August 18, 2019
STRUCTURE:BODY
THE GASKET ON THE FRONT DOORS CAME LOOSE RANDOMLY WHICH RESULTED IN RAIN AND WIND TO ENTER THE CAR. I HAVE TO MANUALLY PUSH THE GASKET BACK IN EVERY NOW AND THEN BECAUSE THEY DO NOT STAY IN PLACE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11244706August 17, 2019
POWER TRAIN
RIGHT FRONT AXLE BROKE TWICE IN ONE YEAR AT BOOT. REPLACED BY HONDA ONLY TO BREAK 10,000 MILES LATER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11243522August 13, 2019
STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA FIT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE STEERING LOST POWER AND THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE BATTERY AND THE VEHICLE RESTARTED. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHILE THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A TURN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING LOST POWER, THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN, AND THE POWER STEERING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT CALLED AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO RECOMMENDED THAT THE VEHICLE BE TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 137,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11242413August 7, 2019
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), STEERING
IT WAS RAINING. I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY, CRUISE CONTROL SET AT 65 MPH. AT THIS POINT, THE ROAD CURVES TO THE RIGHT. I HAD JUST GONE THROUGH A DIP IN THE ROAD AND I THINK I MAY HAVE BEEN HYDROPLANING. THE VSA LIGHT CAME ON AND THE RIDE BECAME VERY CHOPPY. I STARTED PUMPING THE BRAKES AND I TRIED TO STEER MY CAR TO STAY IN THE LANE BUT THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AND I COULDN'T MOVE IT. I CONTINUED ON A STRAIGHT PATH EVEN THOUGH THE ROAD CURVED. I WAS ON THE LEFT HAND SHOULDER, HEADING OFF THE ROAD COMPLETELY, STILL TRYING TO STEER TO THE RIGHT WHEN THE VSA LIGHT ABRUPTLY TURNED OFF. AT THIS POINT THE STEERING WHEEL SUDDENLY UNLOCKED AND I INADVERTENTLY PULLED IT HARD TO THE RIGHT; SENDING ME ACROSS 2 LANES OF TRAFFIC, ACROSS THE RIGHT HAND SHOULDER, OVER A SMALL CURB AND INTO THE DIRT/DESERT. AS THIS WAS HAPPENING, I WAS ABLE TO CORRECT MY STEERING BACK TO THE LEFT BUT NOT BEFORE I WAS COMPLETELY OFF THE RIGHT HAND SIDE OF THE ROAD AND HIT A SMALL HILL NEXT TO IT WITH THE RIGHT SIDE OF MY CAR. AT THIS POINT, I MANAGED TO GET MY VEHICLE BACK ON THE RIGHT SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE HONDA DEALER TO HAVE IT CHECKED. THEY SAID MY TIRES WERE BALD WHICH CAUSED ME TO HYDROPLANE. REGARDLESS OF THE CONDITION OF THE TIRES, WHEN THE VSA IS ENGAGED, I SHOULD STILL BE ABLE TO STEER THE CAR BUT I COULDN'T. THE TECHNICIAN RAN THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST(S) AND SAID HE FOUND NOTHING WRONG. SOMETHING IS DEFINITELY WRONG WHEN YOUR STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP AT CLOSE TO 65 MPH WHEN A SAFETY FEATURE IS ENGAGED.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11242113August 6, 2019
ENGINE
A SPARK PLUG ON THE THIRD CYLINDER BLEW OUT AND STRIPPED THE THREADS ON THE CYLINDER. THE BLOW OUT CAUSED AN ELECTRODE TO BREAK OFF AND DAMAGED ONE OF THE VALVES. I MADE HONDA AMERICA AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND ASKED THEM TO HONOR A "GOODWILL" WARRANTY SINCE, DESPITE BEING TWO YEARS OUTSIDE OF THE WARRANTY, MY CAR ONLY HAS 44,000 MILES ON IT AND THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THIS MAKE/MODEL OF CAR. HONDA REFUSED. THE TOTAL COST OF REPAIRS WILL LIKELY BE $4,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11241778August 5, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE, A NOISE COULD SOMETIMES BE HEARD WHEN THE ENGINE WAS TURNING OVER. HERE IS A VIDEO OF THE NOISE (I DID NOT MAKE THIS VIDEO, THIS CAME FROM ANOTHER PERSON WHO HAS THE SAME ISSUE WITH A 2015 FIT. HIS IS A PUSH BUTTON START. MINE IS A KEY START.): HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=DIHLDJFGQJA RECENTLY, THE NOISE HAS STOPPED, BUT WHEN STARTING THE CAR, THE DASH WILL TURN ON, LIGHTS, AC, ETC...BUT THE ENGINE WILL NOT TURN OVER. I SOMETIMES HAVE TO ATTEMPT TO START THE CAR MULTIPLE TIMES BEFORE THE ENGINE ACTUALLY TURNS OVER. THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE IN THE 2015 HONDA FIT, WITH MANY PEOPLE STARTING TO EXPERIENCE IT BETWEEN ABOUT 35K AND 50K MILES. THE CAR NOT STARTING HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR A COUPLE WEEKS, THE ENGINE NOISE WAS GOING ON FOR MONTHS. HERE ARE LINKS OF OTHERS COMPLAINING OF THE SAME ISSUE: HTTPS://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/HONDA/FIT/2015/ENGINE/PREMATURE_STARTER_FAILURE.SHTML HTTPS://WWW.FITFREAK.NET/FORUMS/3RD-GENERATION-2015/97575-INTERMITTENT-STARTING-PROBLEM.HTML HTTPS://WWW.FITFREAK.NET/FORUMS/3RD-GENERATION-2015/97325-2015-FIT-WONT-START.HTML HTTPS://WWW.FITFREAK.NET/FORUMS/3RD-GENERATION-GK-SPECIFIC-DIY-REPAIR-MAINTENANCE-SUB-FORUM/96769-STARTER-REPLACEMENT-2015-EX-L.HTML HTTPS://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/HONDA/FIT/2015/ELECTRICAL/STARTER_FAILURE.SHTML HTTPS://TALK.DALLASMAKERSPACE.ORG/T/2015-HONDA-FIT-LX-RANDOM-NO-START-ISSUES-RESOLVED/27746 HTTP://WWW.CARPROBLEMZOO.COM/HONDA/FIT/STARTER-PROBLEMS.PHP
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11241804August 5, 2019
AIR BAGS, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HONDA FIT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD A SUDDEN ACCELERATION, WHILE DRIVING. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO ANOTHER WHICH BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO A STOP. THE AIR BAG ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED CHEST INJURIES DUE TO COMING IN CONTACT WITH THE STEERING WHEEL. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS NOT REQUIRED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS FIXED, TRADED IN, AND SOLD. THE DEALER MARIN HONDA (2 SHORELINE PKWY, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901 (415) 968-8479) REFERRED THE CONTACT TO THE MANUFACTURER. IT WAS UNKNOWN IF THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#11241897August 5, 2019
AIR BAGS
TAKATA RECALL HONDA OF SEATTLE ALREADY REPLACED MY TAKATA AIRBAG. I WAS DRIVING AND HIT (T-BONED) ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT RAN A STOP SIGN. THE NEW AIRBAG SMOKED BUT DIDN'T INFLATE UNTIL AFTER I WAS OUT OF THE CAR. MY BODY HIT THE STEERING WHEEL, BRUISING MY CHEST AND STOMACH. SEATTLE POLICE DEPT INCIDENT #19-283454
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#11241333August 2, 2019
POWER TRAIN
HONDA FIT 2011 ON 7/18/19 I WAS DRIVING WEST ON GOLF ROAD IN NILES, IL. AS I MADE A LEFT TURN AT THE LIGHT, THE FIT MADE A NOISE WHICH SOUNDED LIKE I HAD DRIVEN OVER A METAL BARREL. THE CAR LOST POWER AND DRIFTED INTO A STRIP MALL PARKING LOT. SOMEONE HELPED ME PUSH IT OUT OF THE WAY OF INCOMING TRAFFIC. AFTER HAVING IT TOWED, MY MECHANIC DISCOVERED THAT THE DRIVER-SIDE DRIVESHAFT HAD CORRODED, ESPECIALLY UNDER THE RUBBER DAMPER, AND HAD COMPLETELY BROKEN THROUGH. ALSO, THE PASSENGER-SIDE DRIVESHAFT HAD CORRODED IN THE SAME PLACE, AND WAS BEGINNING TO WEAR THROUGH. (I SENT TWO PHOTOS OF THE TWO DRIVESHAFTS TO NHTSA.WEBMASTER @DOT.GOV TODAY.) I AM A 75 YEAR OLD CAREFUL DRIVER, NO ACCIDENTS, NO MOVING VIOLATIONS ON MY RECORD. THE CAR HAD JUST 44,615 MILES ON IT AND HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED REGULARLY SINCE I BOUGHT IT. I SPOKE TO THE SERVICE DIRECTOR AT MY HONDA DEALERSHIP, WHO SAID "IN MY OPINION, THE AXLE SHOULD NEVER BREAK." IF THIS DEFECT IS APPEARING IN OTHER HONDA FITS, THE CAR SHOULD BE RECALLED. COST TO ME: $396.78 FOR TWO NEW DRIVESHAFTS, AND $295 FOR LABOR.. AND, BY THE WAY, I COULD HAVE BEEN HIT BY ONCOMING TRAFFIC, AND I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11235279July 27, 2019
POWER TRAIN
STOPPED AT INTERSECTION. LIFTED FOOT OFF BRAKE, STARTED TO GO AND CAR STOPPED. IT MADE A CLANK. THE ENGINE CLICKING BUT NOT ENGAGING IN DRIVE. A BYSTANDER PUSHED MY CAR (IN NEUTRAL) OFF THE ROAD. HAD CAR TOWED AND FIXED WHERE I LEARNED IT WAS FRONT LEFT AXLE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11235211July 26, 2019
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
2019 HONDA FIT 5DR EX: FLEW OFF ROAD, IT HAD HONDA COLLISION MITIGATION BRAKING SYS, LANE DEPARTURE WARNING, LANE KEEP ASSIST SYS AND ROAD DEPARTURE MITIGATION, ALL FAILED AND ACCIDENT HAPPENED. VEHICLE IN MOTION TRAVELING 80MPH WHEN LEFT THE ROAD.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11234856July 25, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 HONDA FIT. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE, THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE, TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM, HILL ACCESS, LANE DEPARTURE, BRAKE ASSIST CRASH, AND POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO BABYLON HONDA (100 EVERGREEN ST, WEST BABYLON, NY 11704, (855) 494-7101) WHERE THE FOLLOWING ERROR CODES WERE FOUND: TU0416-68 (VSA SYSTEM MALFUNCTION), U0401-68 (PCM MALFUNCTION), AND P0303 (# 3 CYLINDER MISFIRED DETECTIVE). ALL THE CODES WERE CLEARED AND THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. WITHIN LESS THAN 24 HOURS AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, THE FAILURES RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER AND THE CODES WERE CLEARED A SECOND TIME. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE ENGINE COULD FAIL WHILE DRIVING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 09727346. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,060.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11234206July 23, 2019
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
OUR 2015 HONDA FIT, WITH ONLY 56,000 MILES ON IT, SUDDENLY STALLED RIGHT AS I TRIED TO ACCELERATE AFTER BEING STOPPED AT AN INTERSECTION. I TRIED RESTARTING THE ENGINE MULTIPLE TIMES, BUT AFTER TURNING OVER AND RUNNING FOR MAYBE 1 SECOND, THE ENGINE WOULD QUICKLY SHUT OFF AND WAS COMPLETELY INOPERABLE. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS PROBLEM, STALLING US IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY 8-LANE AVENUE AND THE CAR HAD TO BE PUSHED UP A HILL AND OFF TO A SIDE ROAD AS THERE WAS NO SHOULDER. WITH MY SPOUSE AND FOUR MONTH OLD DAUGHTER IN THE CAR, IT PUT MY FAMILY IN A GREAT DEAL OF DANGER. THE DEALER FINALLY CITED A FAULTY FUEL PRESSURE SENSOR INSIDE THE FUEL RAIL. WITH SO MANY OTHERS REPORTING FAILURES WITH EITHER THE FUEL INJECTORS OR FUEL RAIL, THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A FAULTY PART(S) AND WILL HOPEFULLY BE RESOLVED BY HONDA. I COULD SEE THIS HAPPENING IF THE CAR WERE 10 YEARS OLD OR MORE, BUT ON A CAR WITH ONLY 55,000 MILES AND FOUR YEARS OLD? THAT DEFEATED THE WHOLE PURPOSE OF BUYING A SUPPOSEDLY RELIABLE CAR FROM HONDA.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11233517July 20, 2019
STRUCTURE:BODY
THE PAINT IS WEARING OFF OF THE TOP OF THE CAR CLEARLY THIS IS DEFECTIVE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11231870July 15, 2019
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
ON A CURVY BACK ROAD. HAD NO CONTROL OF STEERING.HIT AN EMBANKMENT AND ROLLED OVER. TOTALED VEHICLE.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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