Honda Fit Complaints

2,202 consumer complaints on file.

#11164620January 2, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
BATTERY IN MY 2007 HONDA FIT SPORT CONSTANTLY NEEDS REPLACING I HAVE NEVER BOUGHT ANY OTHER BATTERY BUT A HONDA CERTIFIED BATTERY AND THEY ONLY LAST ABOUT A YEAR TO A YEAR AND A HALF BEFORE BEING COMPLETELY DRAINED IN SOME INSTANCES THE BATTERY ONLY LASTED SIX MONTHS I BOUGHT THE CAR BRAND NEW IN 2006 AND HAVE SINCE HAD THE BATTERY REPLACED FIVE TIMES. ALL FIVE TIMES I HAVE HAD A CERTIFIED HONDA DEALER REPLACE THE BATTERY AND NOTHING ELSE COULD BE FOUND WRONG WITH IT WHEN CHECKED AT THE DEALERSHIP
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11163715December 27, 2018
SUSPENSION
MY HONDA DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT MY CAR COULD NOT BE PROPERLY ALIGNED WITHOUT A SHIM WHICH THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT COULD NOT GET THEIR HANDS ON. THEY HAD TRIED SEVERAL PROVIDERS. THEY STATED "THIS MUST BE A RECURRING PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE/MODEL CAR." THIS, AFTER BEING TOLD THAT I MUST REPLACE TWO TIRES DUE TO EXCESSIVE WEAR. I HAD REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES @ 34,520 MILES, AND NOW AT 58,867 I WAS NEEDING TO REPLACE TWO TIRES AGAIN. THEY SAID THAT BECAUSE OF THE TOE, I WAS ESSENTIALLY DRAGGING MY REAR TIRES CAUSING EXCESSIVE WEAR AND TEAR. NOT TO MENTION REDUCING GAS MILEAGE. THIS APPEARS TO BE A MANUFACTURING ISSUE AFTER LOOKING ON-LINE AT WHETHER OR NOT OTHER'S ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11163364December 25, 2018
ENGINE
DUE TO A FRIEND HAVING AN ISSUE WITH THEIR SAME YEAR/MODEL CAR, MY MOM BEING OVERLY CAUTIOUS, THANKFULLY BROUGHT HERS IN TO BE CHECKED. THEY FOUND THE CAR HAD PREMATURE LOOSE PLUGS AND DAMAGED COILS. REQUIRED REPLACEMENT OF 4 PLUGS AND 2 COILS. THIS HAPPENED AT ONLY 48,077 MILES. IF SHE HAD NOT BROUGHT IT IN WHEN SHE DID, THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A SERIOUS AND DANGEROUS PROBLEM LIKE HER FRIEND WHO WAS ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THEIR ENGINE WENT DUE TO THE SAME ISSUE WITH LOOSE PLUGS. APPARENTLY THIS APPEARS TO BE A FACTORY DEFECT IN THIS MODEL. THEY CHARGED HER $105 AND COVERED THE REST UNDER A "GOODWILL" WARRANTY BECAUSE SHE REFUSED TO PAY FOR THE DAMAGE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11163366December 25, 2018
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
SOY COATING IS A RODENT GOURMET BUFFET!! FIRST ISSUE WAS JUNE OF 2015, RODENTS HAD CHEWED THROUGH THE FUEL PUMP AND GASOLINE WAS LEAKING OUT. MY 80 YEAR OLD MOTHER SMELLED GASOLINE WHEN HER CAR WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY. THERE WAS A LARGE NEST FOUND AS WELL WHEN HONDA INSPECTED THE CAR. A FEW MONTHS LATER, OCTOBER 2015, NEST AND MICE DROPPINGS WERE FOUND IN POLLEN FILTER/GLOVE BOX AREA. SHE BROUGHT IT BACK AND UPON THE DEALER RECOMMENDATION, HONDA WRAPPED ALL OF THE FUEL/VAPOR/ELECTICAL WIRES IN RODENT TAPE (WHICH THEY HAPPILY SUPPLY). THIS IS WHEN SHE WAS TOLD BY CUSTOMER SUPPORT THAT IT WAS A COMMON COMPLAINT/ISSUE DUE TO THE SOY AND WE STARTED RESEARCHING AND FOUND OUT ABOUT THE SOY COATING AND INDUSTRY WIDE PROBLEMS. TOTAL COST TO MY MOTHER $1373.00 FOR THE FUEL PUMP REPAIRS AND RODENT TAPING. THE COMPANY TOLD HER TO USE "WOLF URINE" ON THE GROUND AROUND HER CAR!! THAT WAS THEIR RECOMMENDATION...WOLF URINE. THEY TAKE NO RESPONSIBILITY. SHE NOW DRIVES AROUND WITH MOUSE TRAPS ON THE FLOOR BOARDS, PEPPERMINT OIL SOAKED COTTON BALLS IN EVERY CORNER SHE CAN STICK THEM, HOT PEPPER WAX SPRAYED ON THE UNDERSIDE OF THE CAR, AND STILL WE GET MICE IN THE TRAPS. WE HAVE LIVED IN THE COUNTRY ALL OF OUR LIVES AND MY MOTHER IS NOW 82 YEARS OLD. NEVER HAVE WE HAD THIS HAPPEN TO ANY VEHICLE INCLUDING HER RV/CAMPERS WHICH SAT UNUSED FOR 6 MONTHS AT A TIME FOR DECADES. NEVER. THEY DENY IT'S THE SOY. WE KNOW IT'S THE SOY!! WE WOULD LIKE A PUBLIC LISTING OF ALL VEHICLES/YEARS/MODELS THAT ARE NOW USING THIS SOY PRODUCTS. IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND THIS INFORMATION IN ONE PLACE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11163057December 22, 2018
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
1) VEHICLE ENGINE HAS TO WARM UP FOR SEVERAL MOMENTS IF STATIONERY FOR LONGER THAN A FEW HOURS (REGARDLESS OF OUTDOOR TEMPERATURE); 2) TRANSMISSION SLIPPING OR PISTONS NOT FIRING WHILE IN OPERATION-WHETHER IN TOWN OR HIGHWAY; 3) IF VEHICLE IDLES, ENGINE SHUTS OFF AND UPON RESTART, HAS TO REACH 2000 RPMS TO BEGIN BE ABLE TO PUT IT INTO DRIVE. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN IN NUMEROUS TIMES TO MULTIPLE HONDA SERVICE STATIONS AND INDEPENDENT MECHANICS WITH NO POSITIVE RESOLUTION. WORK DONE INCLUDED: CRANK SENSOR, COIL PACKS REPLACED, STARTER REPLACED, FLUIDS FLUSHED, VALVES ADJUSTED. CODES PULLED HAVE NOT PINPOINTED THE ISSUE NOR DOES ANY MECHANIC HAVE AN ANSWER. ONLINE FORUM SEARCHES APPEAR TO HAVE A NUMBER OF OTHER OWNERS WITH ALL MODEL YEARS OF HONDA FITS WITH SAME/SIMILAR ISSUES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11156774December 7, 2018
POWER TRAIN
WHILE DRIVING THE CAR STARTED MAKING HUMMING NOISE, IT GOT LOUDER THE FASTER IT WENT, TOOK IT TO GARDEN STATE HONDA IN PASSAIC NU AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE WHEEL BEARINGS ON BOTH SIDES, WHEN I ASKED IF IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY THEY TOLD ME NO AND IT WILL COST $800 AND IT WOULD TAKE A WEEK BECAUSE THEY WOULD HAVE TOO ORDER THE PARTS. I WAS MOVING TO FLORIDA AND WHEN I GOT THERE I CALLED DELRAY BEACH HONDA AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THE BEARINGS ARE COVERED UNDER THE DRIVE TRAIN WARRANTY, SO I TOOK THE CAR IN AND THEY REPLACED THE BEARINGS AND ALSO REPLACED A BAD DRIVER SIDE AXLE. THE BEARINGS AND AXLE REPLACEMENT AT 35,00 MILES IN MY OPINION IS UNACCEPTABLE CONSIDERING I DRIVE FOLLOW THE MAINTENANCE STRICTLY AND I AM VERY EASY ON THE CAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11156790December 7, 2018
AIR BAGS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 HONDA FIT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V661000 (AIR BAGS). KENDALL HONDA (846 GOODPASTURE ISLAND RD, EUGENE, OR 97401, (855) 981-5504) REPAIRED THE VEHICLE MONTHS AFTER THE PART WAS RECEIVED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11154745November 29, 2018
STEERING
WHEN DRIVING MY HONDA, THE CAR INTERMITTENTLY LOSES ELECTRICAL POWER FOR ABOUT A SECOND. WHEN THIS HAPPENS THE POWER STEERING IS DISABLED. I FEAR LOSING CONTROL ESPECIALLY WHEN MAKING TURNS. THE STEERING WILL LOCK UP. THIS HAPPENS LITERALLY DAILY AT THIS POINT. DOESN'T MATTER IF I AM ON THE FREEWAY OR CITY STREET.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11154614November 28, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
WHILE STEERING ON THE ROAD (IN MOTION), OUR 2010 HONDA FIT SUDDENLY JERKS IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION FROM THE TURN, LEADING TO A NUMBER OF NEAR-MISS ACCIDENTS. THE PROBLEM WAS FIRST NOTICED IN FALL OF 2018. DEALER WAS ABLE TO REPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND SAYS THE ELECTRONIC STEERING RACK AND BOX ARE "BAD" AND NEED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $2400. THE CAR HAS NEVER BEEN IN ANY SORT OF ACCIDENT OR CATASTROPHIC INCIDENT, AND THERE ARE NO SIGNS OF DAMAGE TO COMPONENTS (LIKE TIE ROD ENDS) -- IT'S JUST THE STEERING THAT IS SUDDENLY UNRELIABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11154448November 28, 2018
POWER TRAIN
DRIVING ALONG A CITY STREET. TIRE SLIPPED ON A PATCH OF ICE WHEN ACCELERATING AFTER A STOP. I HEARD SOMETHING BREAK/DROP AND THE CAR IMMEDIATELY LOST LOST POWER TO THE WHEELS. TOWED IT TO THE SHOP. LEFT PASSENGER AXLE SNAPPED IN HALF.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11154392November 27, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE CAR DASHBOARD LIGHTS/RADIO LOST ALL POWER FOR 2-3 SECONDS AND THEN THE EPS LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD LIT UP. THE CAR LOST POWER STEERING AND WAS EXTREMELY HARD TO STEER DURING THIS TIME. STEERING WHEEL LOCKED WHILE DRIVING AND COULD NOT TURN IT FOR THE 2-3 SECONDS THAT THE CAR SYSTEMS WERE 'OFFLINE.' THE NEXT DAY, THE CAR DID THE SAME THING AND I LOST POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS IN VARIOUS WEATHERS THROUGHOUT THE DAY ON BOTH THE HIGHWAY AND BACK ROADS. UTTERLY TERRIFYING. TOWED IT TO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP. THEY WERE UNABLE TO REPLICATE THE ISSUES AND CAR WAS RETURNED TO ME WITH 0 FIXES DONE. WAS ADVISED TO PICK UP THE VEHICLE AND DRIVE IT AS NORMAL SINCE NO COMPLAINTS COULD BE PROVEN WITH DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. DROVE IT WITH TREPIDATION FOR THE NEXT 5 DAYS AND ON THE 5TH DAY, THE CAR AGAIN LOST ALL POWER TO VEHICLE, DASHBOARD LIGHTS LIT UP, ENGINE LIGHT LIT UP, RADIO TURNED OFF AND TURNED BACK ON, STEERING BECAME VERY DIFFICULT AND WHEEL LOCKED WHILE DRIVING. CAR CONTINUED TO DO THIS OVER THE PERIOD OF AN HR 50+ TIMES. PARKED CAR, VIDEO RECORDED IT LOSING POWER, EPS LIGHT TURNING ON/RADIO TURNING ON/OFF, STEERING WHEEL LOCKING WHILE PARKING AND DRIVING. TOWED IT A 2ND TIME TO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP WHO HAS DRIVEN IT A TOTAL OF 38 MILES WITH NOTHING BEING ABLE TO BE PROVEN WITH DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. NO HARD CODES TO BE FOUND, AS ANYTIME THE CAR IS TURNED OFF ALL CODES ARE ERASED FROM THE EPS SYSTEM. CALLED HONDA CORP. AND THEY STATED SINCE THERE IS NO RECALL ON MY VIN NUMBER THAT NO PROBLEM EXISTS FOR THIS VEHICLE AND SINCE THE DEALERSHIP CANNOT PROVE ANY ISSUES THROUGH DIAGNOSTIC TESTING THAT MY CLAIM IS UNFOUNDED. HONDA SERVICE BULLETIN 14-058 WAS RELEASED AND THE WARRANTY EXTENDED FOR 2007-08 HONDA FITS, BUT THEY ARE DENYING ISSUES WITH 2009 EVEN THOUGH THERE ARE REPORTS ALL OVER THE INTERNET ABOUT THEM. DEALERSHIP UNWILLING TO FIX 'UNKNOWN ISSUE'.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11151571November 14, 2018
ENGINE
I LOANED MY CAR TO A RELATIVE FOR THREE DAYS AND WHEN IT WAS RETURNED I DETECTED A FUEL SMELL IN CABIN WHEN OUTSIDE AIR WAS SELECTED. ON THE HEATED. I AM A RETIRED AIRCRAFT MECHANIC AND KNOW MY WAY AROUND ENGINES. I DID AN INTERNET SEARCH AND FOUND A HONDA TECH LINE SUMMARY ARTICLE ATS 160714 VERSION 2 ( LOOSE AND BLOWN OUT SPARK PLUGS DUE TO FAILED FACTORY TORQUE). NUMBER TWO PLUG HAD A VIBRATION AND WAS LOOSE, CAUSING THE FUEL BLOW BY. THE SPARK PLUG COULD NOT HAVE BLOWN OUT DUE TO THE COIL HOLDING IT IN PLACE AND ENGINE PERFORMANCE WAS FINE WITH NO CODES.THE CAR HAS 38,000 MILES. THIS UNDETECTED FAILURE WOULD CAUSE THE PASSENGERS TO BREATH GAS FUMES FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME. THE DEALER CLAIMS NO KNOWLEDGE OF THIS TECH SUMMARY. VEHICLE SAFETY HAS MADE GREAT ADVANCEMENTS IN MY LIFETIME THANKS TO YOUR AGENCY'S WORK , AND IT CAN IMPROVE WITH THE PUBLIC'S HELP. BREATHING GASOLINE IS A SERIOUS HAZARD . HEALTH RISKS LIKE THIS NEED TO BE ADDRESSED AS SERIOUSLY AS MECHANICAL ISSUES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11151370November 13, 2018
POWER TRAIN
THE CVT TRANSMISSION WILL DISENGAGE IF LEFT IN DRIVE AND VEHICLE IS SHUTOFF. YOU CAN TURN OFF VEHICLE WHILE IT IS IN DRIVE AND THE VEHICLE WILL ROLL BACK AND FORTH, AS IF IT WAS IN NEUTRAL. FORGOT TO PUT VEHICLE IN PARK, PRESSED THE PUSH TO START AND VEHICLE SHUT OFF. 3 SHORT BEEPS IS THE ONLY WARNING, EXITED THE VEHICLE AND IT ROLLED BACKWARD OUT THE GARAGE AND INTO YARD ACROSS THE STREET. THIS IS A NEW VEHICLE AND NOT USE TO PUSH TO START FUNCTION.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11144193October 30, 2018
AIR BAGS
CAR (FIT) WAS HIT RIGHT BEHIND DRIVER SIDE FRONT WHEEL AND AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. FIT WAS TRAVELING 25 MPH WHEN HIT BY CAR WHO RAN STOP CONTROL.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#11143608October 29, 2018
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), STEERING, WHEELS
4 WARNING LIGGHTS GLOWED. SAFTEY BREAKING,STEERING, TIRES, ENGINE LIGHTS.AUG. 21,2018 TOOK TO HONDA DEALER. FOUND MISFIRE CYLINDER #1. REPLACEMENT OF CYLINDER WAS DONE REPLACED IGNITION COILS. CAR WAS FINE. ON OCT 28,2018 AGAIN SAME LIGHTS CAME ON AGAIN ! FOUND ONLINE THERE WAS A SAFTYE RECALL DONE FOR THIS ISSUE. BUT MY CAR HAD NO RECALLS. PLEASE HELP. THIS IS EXPENSIVE AND FRIGHTEING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11140889October 16, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE
2007 HONDA FIT SPORT. CONSUMER WRITES WITH REGARD TO RECALL NO. 16V-344 AND 07-011 FOR VEHICLE AND INQUIRES WHEN PARTS WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE FOR REPAIRS. *AS *JS *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11139218October 9, 2018
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
LOTS OF GAS IN OIL BOTH TIMES ON OIL CHANGES. MOTOR BOGS DOWN SOMETIMES WHILE IN MOTION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11139053October 8, 2018
POWER TRAIN
I OWN A 2008 HONDA FIT WITH 105,000 MILES ON IT. UPON ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP SIGN GOING LEFT, THERE WAS A BANG AND GRINDING FROM THE ENGINE AREA. VEHICLE THEN BEGAN ROLLING BACKWARDS DESPITE BEING IN DRIVE WITH THE GAS DEPRESSED. AFTER A TOW TO A LOCAL DEALER, IT WAS DIAGNOSED AS A DRIVER-SIDE CV AXLE FAILURE. WHEN I ASKED THE DEALER IF THIS IS SOMETHING THAT COULD HAVE BEEN CAUGHT AND TO INSPECT THE PASSENGER SIDE , THEY ADVISED THERE IS NO EXTERNAL WARNING BY VISUAL INSPECTION SINCE THE AREA PRONE TO FAILURE IS COVERED BY A RUBBER BOOT. DEALER THEN MENTIONED THAT SHE HAD NOTICED FITS AND OLDER ACORDS HAVING THIS PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11138903October 7, 2018
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
DRIVER DOOR AND LEFT REAR PASSENGER DOOR BOTH LET RAIN IN RESULTING IN PUDDLING ON FLOORS. DEALERSHIP HAS TRIED TWICE, BOTH UNSUCCESSFULLY TO REPAIR SEALS INSIDE DOOR PANEL THAT PREVENTS LEAKAGE INTO INTERIOR OF VEHICLE. INTERIOR RUGS ARE SOAKED AND HARD TO DRY SINCE AIR CAN NOT BREATH UNDERNEATH. LEADS TO MOLD AND MILDEW WITHIN VEHICLE. INTERIOR WINDOWS FOG UP AS MOISTURE IS TRAPPED WITHIN BODY OF VEHICLE. BEGAN ON 7/27/18 AND CONTINUES TODAY 10/7/18.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11133268October 4, 2018
ENGINE, SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HONDA FIT. WHILE DRIVING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS AND MAKING A LEFT TURN, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS APPLIED, BUT FAILED TO ENGAGE. THE VEHICLE STALLED AND AN ABNORMAL BANGING NOISE WAS HEARD. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE AXLE WAS RUSTY AND FRACTURED. THE LOCAL DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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