Honda Fit Complaints (2007)

370 consumer complaints on file.

#10629447August 29, 2014
POWER TRAIN
I AM THE OWNER OF MODEL YEAR 2007 HONDA FIT. THIS YEAR, WHEN THE CAR REACHED AROUND 76,000 MILES THE CLUTCH BEGAN TO FAIL TO FULLY DISENGAGE WITH THE PEDAL FULLY DEPRESSED. EVENTUALLY THE PROBLEM WAS ISOLATED TO THE MECHANICAL CLUTCH ASSEMBLY (AS OPPOSED TO THE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM). AFTER DISASSEMBLY IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT ALL OF THE ?DIAPHRAGM SPRINGS? ON THE CLUTCH PRESSURE PLATE WERE BENT, SOME MORE SEVERELY THAN OTHERS. MY TECHNICIAN NOTED THAT HE HAD NEVER SEEN THIS SORT OF THING HAPPEN BEFORE. IN ORDER FOR THE PRESSURE PLATE DIAPHRAGM SPRINGS TO HAVE BENT, ONE OF TWO THINGS MUST HAVE OCCURRED: 1. THE DIAPHRAGM SPRINGS WERE DAMAGED DURING ASSEMBLY. IF THIS IS THE CASE, THEN THE DAMAGE WOULD HAVE BEEN APPARENT WHEN THE CAR WAS NEW, NOT SOME 76,000 MILES LATER. IDENTIFICATION NUMBERS ON THE CLUTCH (M41L 11 23/50) SHOULD PROVE THAT THIS CLUTCH WAS THE ORIGINAL AND HAD NOT BEEN REPLACED. 2. THE DIAPHRAGM SPRINGS OF THE CLUTCH LOST THEIR SPRING TENSION. THIS TO ME SEEMS TO BE THE ONLY PLAUSIBLE EXPLANATION. THIS COULD BE DUE TO DEFECTS IN THE STEEL ITSELF OR IMPROPER HEAT-TREATING. I BELIEVE THAT A SERIES OF BRINELL HARDNESS TESTS AT VARIOUS DEPTHS WOULD PROVE THAT THE CLUTCH DIAPHRAGM SPRINGS ARE TOO SOFT AND THAT THIS CONDITION THAT ULTIMATELY CAUSED THE CLUTCH TO FAIL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10626211August 18, 2014
VISIBILITY/WIPER, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
DRIVING TO WORK EARLY MORNING I HAD THE HEADLIGHTS ON AND ALL THE SUDDEN IT WAS DARK, PEOPLE WERE FLASHING THEIR LIGHTS AT ME. I HAD TO PULL OVER. THE HIGH BEAMS WOULD COME ON BUT THE LOW BEAM AND FOG LIGHTS WOULDN'T. THEY FINALLY TURNED ON AFTER A WHILE. THEY HAVE TURNED OFF BY THEIR SELF A FEW TIMES NOW. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL. I DID THE RECALL THAT WAS A COUPLE YEARS AGO ABOUT HEADLIGHTS BUT I DON'T THINK THAT WAS THE FIX FOR IT IF ITS HAPPENING TO OTHERS TOO. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10619052August 5, 2014
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA FIT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 4 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN AND CRASHED INTO A CONCRETE WALL. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE FAILURE OCCURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,000. ....UPDATED 09-03-14 *BF UPDATED 9/9/14*CN THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION TWICE. THE CONSUMER WAS TURNING SLOWLY INTO A PARKING SPACE AND WHEN SHE STRAIGHTENED THE VEHICLE, THE ENGINE SUDDEN;Y ROARED. SHE SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES. THE SAME THING HAPPENED A SECOND TIME. THE DEALER AND A HONDA FACTORY REP INSPECTED THE VEHICLE, BUT FOUND NOTHING WRONG. UPDATED 11/17/14
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10610267July 14, 2014
STRUCTURE:BODY
WATER LEAKED INTO THE SPARE TIRE AREA CAUSING THE ENTIRE BACKSEAT FLOOR AREA TO BE SATURATED WITH WATER CAUSING MOLD AND RUST. THE DEALER HAD TO SEAM SEAL THE UPPER RIGHT SIDE OF ROOF. REAR TAIL LIGHT GASKET HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE WATER WAS ALSO COMING IN THROUGH THE AREA. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10609477July 9, 2014
STRUCTURE:BODY, SEATS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WATER IS LEAKING AND CAUSING RUST IN THE CAVITY WHERE THE SPARE TIRE SITS. ACCORDING TO ONLINE RESEARCH, THIS IS COMMON IN THE 2007-2008 HONDA FIT. THE WATER RUNS DOWN ALONG THE INSIDE PANELS AND POOLS IN THE SPARE TIRE CAVITY. THIS HAS CAUSED THE SPARE TIRE AND JACK TO BECOME COMPLETELY CORRODED AND RUSTED. WATER THEN SPILLS FROM THAT CAVITY TO THE FOOT SPACE OF THE BACK SEAT. THE CARPET BECOMES WATER LOGGED. THE SEATS, WHEN FOLDED DOWN, BECOME WET. THE SUPPORTS FOR THE SEATS ARE RUSTED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10608266July 4, 2014
POWER TRAIN, STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
POWER STEERING FAILED AS LEAVING WORK. STARTING CAR HAS BEEN A RECENT ISSUE SINCE THE STARTER IS HAVING PROBLEMS BUT THE POWER STEERING FAILING THE ONLY SOLUTION HAS TO BEEN TO RESTART THE CAR. IN THIS CASE NOT POSSIBLE SINCE I COULD NOT GET THE CAR TO RESTART. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10597636June 11, 2014
STEERING
LOSS OF POWER STEERING. IT WAS PARKED THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED, IN 2011. IT DIDN'T HAPPEN AGAIN FOR A COUPLE YEARS. NOW IT HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES IN THE LAST 24 HOURS, ON 06/10/2014. MOSTLY WHILE PARKED/IDLE. ONCE WHILE IN TRAFFIC. I LIVE IN THE MOUNTAINS ON A WINDY ROAD. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS! HONDA SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL. I HAVE READ ABOUT THEIR SERVICE BULLETIN ON THE ISSUE (REPLACING EPS CONTROL UNIT.) *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10596763June 6, 2014
STEERING
UPON RESTARTING THE CAR AFTER A REST STOP THE STEERING WHEEL WAS NOTED TO BE UPSIDE DOWN. IT COULD BE TURNED 360 OR MORE DEGREES WHEN THE CAR WAS NOT MOVING. THE STEERING WORKED WHEN THE CAR WAS MOVING, BUT AT A STOP IT MAY BE TURNED FREELY AGAIN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10593907May 24, 2014
STEERING
ONCE IN AUGUST 2013 I WAS MAKING A RIGHT TURN AND POWER STEERING WENT OUT. THEN AGAIN THIS TIME IN APRIL 2014 POWER STEERING WENT OUT AGAIN WHILE DRIVING, THIS TIME I WAS GOING AROUND 45 MPH. BOTH TIMES, WHEN YOU TURN CAR OFF AND START AGAIN POWER STEERING WORKS FINE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10587033May 7, 2014
STRUCTURE:BODY, SEATS
THE FIRST TIME I NOTICED A PROBLEM WAS IN FEB. 2014 WHEN I ENTERED MY VEHICLE THERE WAS FROST ON THE INSIDE OF MY WINDSHIELD. SINCE THEN I HAVE BEEN HAVING FROST OR MOISTURE ON THE INSIDE OF MY WINDOWS WHEN I ENTER MY VEHICLE IN THE MORNING. I HAVE HAD TO VACUUM THE BACK FLOOR ON BOTH SIDES AFTER EVERY RAIN STORM. MOULD IS FORMING ON THE CARPETING AND THE BACK SEATS. MY MAIN CONCERN IS MY 5 & 7 YEAR OLD GRANDKIDS WHO I HAVE TO TRANSPORT TO AND FROM SCHOOL. HONDA DOESN'T SEEM TO WANT TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM. THERE DOESN'T SEAM TO BE A FIX FOR THIS PROBLEM WHEN I HAVE CHECK VARIOUS WEB SITES. I RAN A TEST THIS MORNING BY RUNNING WATER FROM A GARDEN HOSE OVER THE TOP OF MY HONDA. I COULD SEE WATER RUNNING FROM THE UNDERSIDE OF BOTH REAR DOORS INTO THE REAR FLOORS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10583963April 21, 2014
STRUCTURE:BODY
WATER IS LEAKING INTO TRUNK SPARE TIRE COMPARTMENT AND FLOOR UNDERNEATH REAR SEATS, ESPECIALLY ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAR. TOOK CAR TO DEALER FOR REPAIR IN THE MORNING, LEFT FOR ENTIRE DAY AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE SOURCE OF THE WATER LEAK. DEALER TOLD ME I WOULD NEED TO BRING BACK THE CAR FOR FURTHER TESTING THAT COULD TAKE A FEW HOURS AND AT LEAST $300. I CANNOT AFFORD TO KEEP TAKING IN THE CAR FOR THE ENTIRE DAY, PAYING A LOT OF MONEY AND NOT EVEN HAVE A GUARANTEE THE PROBLEM WILL BE FIXED. I HAVE TRIED TO SEAL A CRACK I FOUND IN THE ROOF SEAM (BASED ON INFORMATION I COULD FIND ONLINE OF OTHER OWNERS WITH A SIMILAR PROBLEM). IF THIS DOES NOT FIX THE PROBLEM, I AM NOT SURE WHAT I WILL DO. HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE WAS EXTREMELY UNHELPFUL WHEN I CALLED THEM. THEY TOLD ME THEY COULD NOT DO ANYTHING UNTIL THE DEALER FOUND THE SOURCE OF THE PROBLEM, BUT THE DEALER WAS NOT ABLE TO EVEN DO THAT! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10582802April 15, 2014
STRUCTURE:BODY
AFTER HEAVY RAIN, WATER POOLS IN THE SPARE TIRE COMPARTMENT OF THE TRUNK, THE SEEPS INTO THE CARPET OF THE TRUNK AND BACK SEAT, CAUSING MOLD TO GROW. THERE APPEARS TO BE A BAD SEAL SOMEWHERE (HATCHBACK, TAIL LIGHT, ETC). THIS CAUSES A SERIOUS HEALTH CONCERN IN ADDITION TO BEING A MAJOR NUISANCE. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10575960March 31, 2014
ENGINE
SINCE AROUND 100 K MILES, MY CAR'S CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS BEEN FLICKERING OR STAYING ON AND THEN GOING OFF ON ITS OWN AFTER A COLD START. SOMETIMES THE LIGHT FLICKERS UPON DRIVING BEFORE WARM, ONCE THE GAS IS LET UP, THE LIGHT EITHER STOPS FLICKERING, OR CONTINUES TO FLICKER AND THEN REMAINS ON FOR A FEW DAYS, THEN GOES OFF ON ITS OWN. EVERY TIME THE CAR HAS BEEN TAKEN IN TO HAVE THE CODE READ, IT'S A MISFIRE ON A SPECIFIC COIL. I HAD ONE COIL REPLACED, AND THIS FIXED THE PROBLEM (OR NOT, BECAUSE SOON AFTER, THE WEATHER WARMED AND THIS PROBLEM DOES NOT OCCUR IN WARMER WEATHER). THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED FOR AT LEAST THE LAST 3 WINTERS, MAYBE 4. I JUST HAD ALL 4 COIL PACKS AND ALL SPARK PLUGS REPLACED. THIS FIXED THE PROBLEM FOR ABOUT A WEEK, AND THE CEL FLICKERED AND EVENTUALLY REMAINED ON. THIS IS COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL OF FIT, AND IT SEEMS THAT NOT EVEN HONDA DEALERSHIPS CAN REMEDY THE ISSUE. THE CAR NOW HAS APPROXIMATELY 150 K MILES, AND THERE ARE ABSOLUTELY NO OTHER MAJOR ISSUES. ROUTINE MAINTENANCE HAS BEEN KEPT UP ON THE VEHICLE, AND MY MECHANIC HAS CHECKED FOR HOSE LEAKS, ETC. HE SUGGESTED USING A FUEL INJECTOR CLEANER, WHICH ALSO HELPED THE ISSUE VERY TEMPORARILY. THE ONLY PROBLEM THAT HAS BEEN REMEDIED WITH THE SPARK/COIL PACK REPLACEMENT IS THAT THE CAR NO LONGER STUTTERS DURING HIGHWAY DRIVING (AT 50-70 MPH, THE CAR SEEMED AS THOUGH IT WAS ABOUT TO STALL - THIS PROBLEM WAS REMEDIED BY USING SPARK PLUGS WITH A SHORTER DISTANCE ON THE DIODE, THERE HAS BEEN NO DIFFERENCE AFTER THE COIL PACK REPLACEMENT, AND THE LAST TIME THE CODES WERE READ, ALL COILS WERE RANDOMLY PUTTING OUT MISFIRE CODES). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10574118March 22, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
WHEN DRIVING MY 2007 HONDA FIT THE HEADLIGHTS AND INTERIOR LIGHTS FLICKER BETWEEN HIGH AND LOW. I'VE CHECKED THE FUSE BOX AND THE FUSES ARE GOOD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10567324March 12, 2014
VISIBILITY
2007 HONDA FIT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO POWER WINDOW MASTER SWITCH RECALL NOTICE AND SEEKS REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPAIRS. *SMD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10567647March 6, 2014
STEERING
I'VE HAD THIS ISSUE NUMEROUS TIMES OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS. WHEN THE AMBIENT TEMPERATURE IS BELOW APPROXIMATELY 45 DEGREES F, THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING MODULE RELAY MAKES A STRANGE CLICKING BUZZING SOUND IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE ENGINE STARTS. THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR LIGHT STAYS ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH AND THE STEERING WHEEL IS VERY STIFF AND DIFFICULT TO MOVE. THE CONDITION CAN BE REMEDIED BY TURNING THE KEY TO THE OFF POSITION, WAITING A FEW SECONDS AND TRYING AGAIN, ALTHOUGH THIS CYCLE MAY HAVE TO BE REPEATED A DOZEN TIMES BEFORE THE POWER STEERING COMES BACK ON. DRIVING THE VEHICLE WITHOUT THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING ACTIVE IS DANGEROUS AS IT'S OBVIOUS THE SYSTEM WAS DESIGNED TO BE HIGHLY ASSISTED. YOU COULD FIND YOURSELF IN A SITUATION WHERE YOU ARE STRANDED BY THIS ISSUE. APPARENTLY IT'S A COMMON ONE, SO MUCH SO THAT HONDA HAS ISSUED A SERVICE BULLETIN FOR IT WHICH CALLS FOR REPLACING THE EPS MODULE AT A COST OF $700+. LUCKILY I HAVEN'T HAD IT FAIL WHILE DRIVING BUT I'M AFRAID IT COULD AS IT HAS FOR OTHERS. IT'S OBVIOUS WITH THE FREQUENCY OF THIS ISSUE THAT THERE WAS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT IN THE EPS MODULE WHICH SHOULD WARRANT A RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10566576March 1, 2014
STRUCTURE:BODY
2007 HONDA FIT MAJOR ISSUES: DOOR SEALS DO NOT KEEP OUT WATER WHICH RESULTS IN EXTREMELY SATURATED WET FLOOR IN THE DRIVER, REAR, TRUNK AND REAR PASSENGER AREA. THE PROBLEM WILL EVENTUALLY RUST OUT THE VEHICLE PREMATURELY AND IS A LIABILITY AND UNSAFE VEHICLE FOR LONG TERM USE. WITH THE WET INTERIOR COMES MOLD AND MILDEW THAT IS VERY HARMFUL TO YOUR HEALTH AND NOT FIT FOR CHILDREN OR ADULTS ESPECIALLY WITH ASTHMA. HONDA HAS NOT ACKNOWLEDGED THIS ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10564962February 19, 2014
STEERING
I STARTED THE CAR AND NOTICED THE POWER STEERING LIGHT WAS ON. I TRIED TO TURN THE WHEEL AND IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. I TURNED OFF THE CAR, LOOKED UNDER THE HOOD AND THEN READ ONLINE THAT I SHOULD TRY RESTARTING THE CAR. I RESTARTED THE CAR AND THE POWER STEERING LIGHT WAS STILL ON. I TURNED OFF THE CAR AND TURNED IT BACK ON AGAIN AND THE LIGHT WENT OFF. STEERING WAS NORMAL AND I DROVE TO WORK. I AM AFRAID THIS MAY FAIL AGAIN WHILE DRIVING AND I HAVE SEEN THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM ON INTERNET WEBSITES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10563768February 10, 2014
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
BOTH LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS QUIT AT THE SAME TIME. FOG LIGHTS AND HIGH BEAMS STILL WORKED. CAR HAS BEEN TO DEALER SINCE THE HEADLIGHT RECALL FOR OTHER ISSUES (DOOR SWITCH RECALL), BUT NOT SURE IF THE DEALER PERFORMED THE HEADLIGHT RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10559324January 10, 2014
POWER TRAIN
CAR SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR WHILE TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH ON AN ENTRANCE RAMP TO A MAJOR HIGHWAY. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN DANGEROUS IN SOME CIRCUMSTANCES. CLUTCH FAILED REQUIRING COMPLETE REPLACEMENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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