Honda Fit Complaints

2,202 consumer complaints on file.

#11043610November 5, 2017
STRUCTURE:BODY, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
PAINT IS CHALKING AND CRACKING OFF MY HOOD AND ROOF. STARTED NOTICING IN MARCH 2017. ASKED HONDA SERVICE CENTER ABOUT IT AND AFTER SENDING ME TO A PAINT SPECIALIST TO GET IT LOOKED AT/PAINT JOB ESTIMATE AND BEING TOLD IT LOOKED EXACTLY LIKE THE PAINT ISSUES HONDA CIVICS ARE EXPERIENCING, HONDA SERVICE CENTER MANAGER TOLD ME IT WAS 'NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR' AND THEY WOULD NOT HELP ME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11043091November 3, 2017
AIR BAGS
INCIDENT AIRBAG DEPORT ON STOP SIGN AND REPLACED BY LOCAL DEAL BUT NO RECALL WAS CALL OR MADE FOR THIS CAR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11043136November 3, 2017
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
MY CAR BEGAN LURCHING AS SOON AS I PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR TO LEAVE MY DRIVEWAY. CARS GO 50 MPH ON MY ROAD DESPITE THE 35 MPH SIGNS, I WAS SCARED I WAS GOING TO BE REAR ENDED AND HAD TO YANK THE CAR OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD IMMEDIATELY. I WAS AFRAID I WAS GOING TO BE REAR ENDED. WHAT IF THE WIRES HAD BEEN ONLY MOSTLY CHEWED AND THEY CAME LOOSE WHILE I WAS ON THE PARKWAY??
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11042760November 2, 2017
STRUCTURE:BODY
ROOF IS FADING, FROM ABOUT MIDDLE OF ROOF TO THE REAR. REST OF THE CAR IS STILL ITS SHINNY BLUE COLOR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11041688October 31, 2017
POWER TRAIN
FRONT DRIVERS SIDE AXLE BROKE IN HALF- NOT AT THE SOCKET. MECHANIC SAID HE'S NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE IT. IT DID NOT BREAK ON A BUMP. I WAS TURNING LEFT ON A BUSY STREET AND IT JUST BROKE. AFTER CALLING HONDA DEALERS IN THE AREA, EVERYONE SEEMS TO BE OUT OF ABS AXLES. I WONDER WHY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11039952October 26, 2017
POWER TRAIN
FRONT DRIVER SIDE CV AXLE BROKE IN TWO. VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY--I WAS ON CITY STREET, WAITING FOR LEFT TURN SIGNAL TO ENTER HIGHWAY. VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE WHEN I STEPPED ON THE GAS AND ENGINE MAKING CLUNKING NOISES--I THOUGHT TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11039519October 25, 2017
AIR BAGS
"TAKATA RECALL" WE GOT INTO A CAR ACCIDENT ALL THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED AND EXPLODED MY GOD DAUGHTER WAS HURT BUT NOT BY THE ACCIDENT BUT BY THE AIRBAGS THAT BURNED MY GODDAUGHTERS FACE (NOSE, EYE AND LIP) BURNED HER SHOULDER. A FRIEND OF MINE WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE SHE RAN A STOP SIGN THAT WAS NOT VISIBLE DUE TO THE LIGHTING AND ALSO ALL OF THE TREES RIGHT INFRONT OF IT. SHE DIDN'T KNOW OF SEE THE STOP SIGN SHE RAN IT AND GOT HIT FRONT PASSENGER SIDE.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
3
Deaths:
0
#11036072October 24, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
RODENTS CHEWED THROUGH WIRES DUE TO SOY WIRING. CAR WOULD NOT START, BUT HAD SOME ISSUES WITH ACCELERATION PREVIOUSLY THAT WERE LIKELY ALSO RELATED TO CHEWED WIRING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11035912October 23, 2017
AIR BAGS
I CONTACTED THE DEALER HONDA COGIN LOCATED IN ORLANDO - FL TWICE AND I CAN NOT MAKE THE EXCHANGE,
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11035358October 21, 2017
SEAT BELTS
THE BACK SEAT BELTS DO NOT LATCH FROM TIME TO TIME. MORE FREQUENTLY LATELY. I TOOK MY CAR TO HONDA TO HAVE IT CHECKED AND THEY SAID THAT THEY COULDN'T REPLICATE THE MALFUNCTION. BUT WHEN I INSPECTED THE BACK SEAT THE SEAT BELT WAS TUCKED UNDER THE SEAT AND DID NOT LOOK CHECKED. I HAVE 3 CHILDREN AND ONE OF THEM REQUIRES A CAR SEAT. IT CONTINUES TO MALFUNCTION AND THE CHILDREN CANNOT LATCH THE SEAT BELT TO BUCKLE THEMSELVES IN. I AM UNABLE TO TRANSPORT MY FAMILY IN MY CAR SAFETY AND CANNOT DRIVE IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11033926October 16, 2017
STRUCTURE:BODY, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY 2007 HONDA FIT SPORT (AUTOMATIC) HAS HAD A TRUNK LEAK FOR YEARS. I HAD NOTICED WET CARPETING BEHIND THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BUT ASSUMED IT WAS FROM WET SHOES AFTER RAINFALL. IT TURNS OUT THAT THIS IS IN FACT A FAILURE IN THE WINDOW/DOOR SEAL IN THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE DOOR. THE CAR HAD BEGUN TO DEVELOP AN ODOR WHICH, WHEN I CHECKED TODAY, HAS TURNED INTO MOLD. WE CAN'T DRIVE THE CAR AT ALL BECAUSE OF FEARS OF INHALING MOLD SPORES. I HAD CHECKED THE FITFREAK.NET WEBSITE AND IT SEEMS THAT THIS IS AN EXTREMELY COMMON ISSUE AMONG FIT OWNERS. WHY HAS THIS NOT BEEN ADDRESSED? MY CAR IS WORTHLESS UNLESS THIS CAN BE FIXED AND THE MOLD TOTALLY REMOVED. IT DOESN'T MATTER WHETHER THE CAR IS MOVING OR STATIONARY: WATER WILL SEEP IN FROM THE FRAME, WET THE CARPET, AND PRODUCE MOLD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11033446October 15, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ONCE THE LOW TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT IS SET BY THE TPMS THE VEHICLE OWNER CANNOT CLEAR IT SINCE HONDA HAS REMOVED ALL MANUAL AND ELECTRONIC RESET OPTIONS FOR THE OWNER. WITH THIS LIGHT REMAINING ON THE OWNER EFFECTIVELY HAS NO LOW TIRE PRESSURE WARNING SYSTEM. CORRECTING TIRE PRESSURES AND DRIVING THE REQUIRED 60 MILES OR MORE DOES NOTHING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11033468October 15, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
VEHICLE HAS HAD TWO EPISODES OF STALLING AND NOT STARTING. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED WAS LESS THAN SIX MONTHS AGO WHEN DRIVING ON FREEWAY ABOUT 70 MPH CAR STALLED THEN RESTARTED A FEW SECONDS LATER. WE HAD HOEHN HONDA CARLSBAD, CA CHECK THE CAR AND THEY REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR. NOT SURE THAT WAS THE REAL PROBLEM. TODAY THE CAR EXHIBITED SYMPTOMS OF A LOW BATTERY. TWICE TODAY IT STALLED AFTER DRIVING FOR 15-20 MINUTES AND WOULD NOT RESTART IMMEDIATELY AFTER PARKING. I HAD IT JUMPED BOTH TIMES. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK BATTERY TO AUTO SHOP WHO TESTED IT AT 100% CHARGE. I PUT IT BACK IN THE CAR AND IT STARTED RIGHT UP. WHEN I GOT HOME TEN MINUTES LATER THE SYSTEM AGAIN SOUNDED LOW ON POWER WHEN I TRIED TO START IMMEDIATELY AFTER PARKING. I CHECKED RECALLS ON 2015 FITS AND ONE CAME UP FOR "PLUG TOP IGNITION COIL DAMAGE." WONDERING IF THAT IS WHAT WE ARE EXPERIENCING. NOTE THAT THE TEMPERATURE WAS 93 DEGREES TODAY IN CARLSBAD. MY WIFE RECALLS IT BEING A HOT DAY WHEN IT STALLED ON THE FREEWAY. JUST WENT OUT AFTER SITTING FOR 30 MINUTES AND IT STARTED A LITTLE WEAKLY, DROVE IT AROUND THE BLOCK, PARKED, TURNED OFF CAR, THEN RESTARTED IT. IT STARTED MORE WEAKLY THAN THREE MINUTES PRIOR. ALL PERIPHERAL SYSTEMS WERE OFF (RADIO, A.C., ETC.).
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11031747October 4, 2017
POWER TRAIN
WHILE TURNING RIGHT FROM A STOP IN BUSY URBAN INTERSECTION I HEARD LOUD POP AND THE CAR STOPPED MOVING. AFTER TOW TO LOCAL HONDA DEALER AND INSPECTION THE SERVICE WRITER TOLD ME THAT MY RIGHT SIDE(PASSENGER)DRIVE AXLE WAS BROKEN. NO DETERMINATION OF CAUSE WAS OFFERED ONLY ESTIMATE TO REPAIR.DUE TO UNUSUAL CIRCUMSTANCES AND PART THAT WAS INVOLVED(BASICALLY STEEL ROD THAT SHOULD NOT BREAK OPEN)I RESEARCHED HONDA WEB SITE FOR RECALLS AND FOUND ONE FOR 2014 HONDA DRIVE AXLES THAT WERE BREAKING UNDER IDENTICAL CIRCUMSTANCES RECALL#14V258000. MY INSPECTION REVEALED CRYSTALLIZATION OF AXLE MATERIAL(PROBABLY DUE TO IMPROPER PROCESSING DURING MANUFACTURE). ABOVE MENTIONED RECALL WAS DONE BECAUSE OF PROCESSING PROBLEM. PLEASE ADVISE AS TO FURTHER STEPS TO TAKE REGARDING THIS ISSUE. THE AXLE IS AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION. TOWING AND REPAIR BILL IS AVAILABLE(ELECTRONIC FILE WILL NOT LOAD). THANK YOU. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11030401September 28, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
THE STARTER IN MY 2015 HONDA FIT DIED. I PURCHASED THE CAR SEPTEMBER OF 2014 AND THE STARTER DIED SEPTEMBER 2017, THAT'S A THREE YEAR LIFE CYCLE ON THE PART.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11030146September 27, 2017
AIR BAGS, STEERING
I OWN A 2007 HONDA FIT SPORT AND JUST YESTERDAY WHILE THE CAR WAS PARKED AND NOT RUNNING, I WENT TO START IT TO LEAVE WORK AND THE EPS INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON, STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AND CAR WOULD NOT START. WAS TOLD A FEW THINGS TO TRY; BYPASSING BATTERY CABLES CLEARING THE CIRCUT, CHECKED THE FUSE AND NEITHER WORKED(WORTH A TRY JUST TO SAY WE DID SO WE WOULD KNOW). FINALLY HAD IT TOWED TO AUTOMOTIVE SHOP, LEFT OVER NIGHT ONLY TO FIND OUT THE CAR STARTED RIGHT AWAY WITH NO WARNING LIGHT ON (EPS INDICATOR) FOR THE MECHANIC. THEY DROVE IT AROUND, TURNED OFF, RESTARTED AND IT STARTED RIGHT UP. ALSO HOOKED UP TO THEIR CODE TOOL AND NO CODES CAME UP. MY CONCERN HERE IS THAT THIS WILL HAPPEN AGAIN TO MYSELF, MY 16 YEAR OLD SON, MY 13 YEAR OLD SON RIDING AS A PASSENGER, OR OTHER PASSENGERS WHILE DRIVING (OUR ONLY FORM OF TRANSPORTATION) AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT, HARM, INJURY, OR POSSIBLY DEATH TO OURSELVES AND OTHERS AROUND US. THIS IS NOT SAFE AND HONDA SHOULD FIX THIS ISSUE REGARDLESS OF HOW OLD THE VEHICLE IS OR THE MILEAGE. IT'S A HAZARD TO EVERY LIFE!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11030230September 27, 2017
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 HONDA FIT EQUIPPED WITH FOUR FIRESTONE FR SERIES 740 TIRES, SIZE: 185/R6011584T (NA). WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL FLOPPING NOISE AND THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE BLEW OUT. THE TIRE INDICATOR WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE LOCAL DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE DOT NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,000 AND THE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,400.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11030048September 26, 2017
STRUCTURE:BODY
THIS PROBLEM SEEMS TO HAVE DEVELOPED OVERNIGHT. IT HAS BEEN AN ISSUE FOR THE PAST FOUR YEARS NOW. MY HONDA DOES NOT HAVE A KEYLESS ENTRY, THEREFORE, I UNLOCK MY CAR BY JUST INSERTING MY KEY INTO THE DOOR HANDLE. HOWEVER, ABOUT FOUR YEARS AGO, I CAME OUT TO UNLOCK MY CAR AND WAS ONLY ABLE TO STICK MY KEY IN THE DOOR LOCK. THE KEY WOULD NO LONGER TURN. AT FIRST, THIS ISSUE WAS ONLY WITH THE DRIVERS SIDE LOCK; HOWEVER, IT NOW INCLUDES BOTH THE DRIVERS SIDE AND THE PASSENGER SIDE LOCKS. FROM WHAT I HAVE RESEARCHED ON THE ISSUE, IT SEEMS THAT THE CYLINDER COMPONENT OF BOTH THE DRIVERS SIDE AND THE PASSENGER SIDE EXTERIOR DOOR LOCKS IS TO BLAME. IN MY RESEARCH, I CAME ACROSS SEVERAL FORUMS (MOST OF THEM BEING HONDA FORUMS) IN WHICH OTHERS ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE WITH THE SAME 2007 BASE MODELS OF HONDA FITS INCLUDING THE 08' FITS. I DID TAKE IT TO A HONDA DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THEM CHECK OUT THE ISSUE. THEY DID CONFIRM THAT IT WAS THE CYLINDER THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. HOWEVER, THEY STATED THAT THE CAUSE MAY HAVE BEEN SOMEONE ATTEMPTING TO JAM SOMETHING INTO MY CAR DOOR LOCK IN ORDER TO BREAK IN. ALTHOUGH THAT COULD HAVE BEEN A POSSIBLE CAUSE, I FEEL THAT IF SEVERAL OTHERS WITH THE SAME MODEL AND YEAR OF HONDA ARE HAVING THIS ISSUE THEN IT ISN'T SOMETHING SPECIFIC TO MY HONDA OR THAT SOMEONE WAS MERELY TRYING TO BREAK IN. IT IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE. THE ONLY WAY I AM ABLE TO ENTER MY CAR AT THE MOMENT IS THROUGH THE TRUNK. IF MY KEY STOPS WORKING FOR THAT LOCK THEN I HAVE NO WAY TO GET INTO MY CAR. I STRONGLY FEEL THAT THIS NEEDS TO BE A RECALL FOR SAFETY AS WELL AS BEING ABLE TO ACCESS ONE'S OWN VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11025009September 22, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 HONDA FIT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE IT FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ALL STAR HONDA (6141 S 27TH ST, GREENFIELD, WI 53221) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED IN THAT MANNER. IF THE VEHICLE WERE PARKED FOR SEVERAL DAYS, THE BATTERY WOULD FAIL, WHICH WAS AN ONGOING FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND DID NOT ACKNOWLEDGE A MANUFACTURING FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11021477September 5, 2017
STEERING
THE CAR LOSES POWER STEERING AND THE CAR BECOMES DIFFICULT TO STEER. THIS HAS HAPPENED WHEN THE CAR WAS MOVING FORWARD AT ~40MPH AND WHEN TRYING TO PARALLEL PARK AS WELL AS PARKING HEAD-IN. AS OF 9/5/17, THE POWER STEERING HAS FAILED FOUR TIMES. THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING LIGHT COMES ON EACH TIME. THE TEMPERATURE HAS NEVER BEEN BELOW 50 DEGREES WHEN THE POWER STEERING HAS FAILED. SOMETIMES THE RADIO SHUTS OFF WHEN THE POWER STEERING FAILS, BUT NOT ALWAYS. HONDA HAS ISSUED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR THE POWER STEERING IN 2007-08 HONDA FITS, BUT NOT FOR 2009 FITS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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