Honda Fit Complaints

2,202 consumer complaints on file.

#10433308October 25, 2011
STEERING
I WAS DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING THE POWER STEERING FAILED. AT THE SAME TIME THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT LIT UP ON THE DASHBOARD. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER TO SAFETY INTO A PARKING LOT. I SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED THE ENGINE AND THE POWER STEERING FUNCTIONED NORMALLY. SOMEONE WITH LESS ARM STRENGTH MAY NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO MANEUVER TO SAFETY. THIS PROBLEM HAS REOCCURRED TWICE SINCE THEN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10432796October 25, 2011
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA FIT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SEAL BETWEEN THE DOOR AND THE WINDOW WAS DEFECTIVE AND AS A RESULT, WATER WOULD LEAK INTO THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, MOLD WAS GROWING IN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE SEAL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO OFFERED TO PAY FOR 40 PERCENT OF THE REPAIR COSTS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 36,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10430772October 19, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA FIT. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE HAD A BLOWN HEAD GASKET WHICH CAUSED THE ENGINE LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A BLOWN HEAD GASKET AND CYLINDER HEAD AND REPAIRED IT AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE FOR $3000. TWO WEEKS LATER, THE ENGINE LIGHT STARTED TO ILLUMINATE AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHO INFORMED HER THAT IT WOULD COST AN ADDITIONAL $1200 TO REPAIR THE ENGINE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000. UPDATED12/6/11*LJ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10430825October 19, 2011
TIRES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HONDA FIT EQUIPPED WITH DUNLOP SP SPORT 7000 TIRES, SIZE 185/55/R16, DOT NUMBER EU7V3M7R4610. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE BLEW WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE YET ADVISED THE CONTACT TO CONSULT THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 11,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10430624October 18, 2011
STEERING
WE ARE HAVING CONSISTENT PROBLEMS WITH RUBBING AND SQUEALING NOISES WITH RIGHT TURNS. IT IS VERY CONCERNING AS THE RUBBING HAS TO BE DAMAGING THE STEERING SYSTEM IN SOME WAY. SOMETHING IS DEFINITELY GOING WRONG HERE. IT NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10429327October 10, 2011
STEERING
AFTER HAVING PURCHASED MY FIT, ONE MORNING AT ABOUT 10,000 MILES, I STARTED MY CAR A POWER STEERING INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON, THE ORANGE STEERING WHEEL LIGHT ON MY DASH. MY POWER STEERING WOULDN'T WORK. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON THEN THE POWER STEERING REENGAGED. THIS HAPPENED ONLY ONCE AND I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST FROM BEING COLD. AS I CONTINUED DRIVING THE VEHICLE IT STARTED HAPPENING MORE AND MORE FREQUENTLY, USUALLY WHEN THE CAR WAS COLD IN THE MORNING AND NOT VERY OFTEN IN THE SUMMER. I HAD MY DEALERSHIP LOOK AT IT AND GIVE ME AN ESTIMATE ON THE CHARGES SINCE IT WAS NOW OUT OF WARRANTY. THE COST WAS VERY EXPENSIVE AND SINCE IT WAS INTERMITTENT I THOUGHT I WOULD WAIT UNTIL IT FAILED COMPLETELY. HONDA REFUSED TO COVER THE ISSUE, EVENTHOUGH I WAS TOLD THIS WAS A VERY RARE INCIDENT AND SHOULDN'T BE HAPPENING. I AM SUBMITTING THIS REVIEW BECAUSE I UNDERSTAND IT IS NOT SO UNCOMMON ON THIS VEHICLE AND FOR SOME IT OCCURS WHILE DRIVING. I WILL NOW HAVE THE ISSUE FIXED BECAUSE IT WOULD BE VERY DANGEROUS FOR THE POWER STEERING TO DISENGAGE WHILE DRIVING. I HOPE THIS ISSUE IS CONSIDERED IMPORTANT BECAUSE HONDA SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE TO FIX THIS FAILURE WEATHER IN OR OUT OF WARRANTY. THERE IS OBVIOUSLY A DEFECT IN THE PART AND DUE TO THE POSSIBLE POTENTIAL FOR FATALITIES IF THIS SHOULD FAIL WHILE DRIVING A RECALL SHOULD BE CONSIDERED. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION. *TR *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10429330October 10, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
A VEHICLE STOPPED SUDDENLY AHEAD OF ME ON THE BAY BRIDGE NEAR SF, AND EVEN THOUGH I HIT THE BRAKES HARD, THE CAR DID NOT STOP AS FAST AS I FELT IT SHOULD HAVE. I DID NOT THINK ANY MORE ABOUT IT AFTER THE CAR WAS REPAIRED, THEN LAST WEDNESDAY, 10/05/11 I NEEDED TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY STOP ON THE FREEWAY. AFTER HITTING THE BRAKE WITH BOTH FEET, I WATCHED HELPLESSLY AS THE CAR SLOWED BUT DID NOT STOP UNTIL I HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. THESE ARE THE ONLY TWO 'REAR END' COLLISIONS I HAVE HAD IN OVER 30 YEARS OF DRIVING. I KNOW THAT EITHER OF MY PREVIOUS TWO CARS COULD HAVE EFFECTIVELY STOPPED IN THE DISTANCE GIVEN. I AM NOT SURE THE CAR WILL BE REPAIRED AGAIN, BUT IF IT IS REPAIRED I WILL NEVER DRIVE IT AGAIN. *KB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10429208October 8, 2011
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
AFTER COMING TO A STOP, WHEN START TO ACCELERATE, VEHICLE STALLS. THEN HAS HARD TIME STARTING BACK UP. HAS CAUSED SEVERAL CLOSE CALLS WITH ALMOST BEING T-BONED AS THE CAR STALLED AFTER TRYING TO COMPLETE A LEFT HAND TURN FROM A COMPLETE STOP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10428842October 5, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I PURCHASED MY SECOND HONDA AUTOMOBILE THREE MONTHS AGO: A BRAND NEW 2011 HONDA FIT WITH LESS THAN 10 MILES ON IT. JUST DROVE TO DALLAS TO SEE MY GRANDKIDS AND COMING BACK, THE AIR CONDITIONING WENT OUT. I TOOK IT INTO DON CARLTON HONDA THIS MORNING - AND THEY ARE TELLING ME THAT A "ROCK MUST HAVE GONE THROUGH THE GRILL" AND PUNCTURED A HOLE IN THE COMPRESSOR - THE COST? $780!!! NOW, AFTER RESEARCHING ON THE INTERNET, I FIND THAT THIS HAS BEEN A COMPLAINT SINCE 2009. I HESITATE TO CALL THIS A "RACKET" BUT HELLO???? I EVEN DISCOVERED THAT SOME PEOPLE HAVE TO RIG A SCREEN TO PREVENT THE ROCKS FROM COMING INTO THE ENGINE. THIS IS A DEFECT IN THE DESIGN THAT NEEDS TO BE FIXED. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW MANY TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS HAVE BEEN ISSUED REGARDING THIS DEFECT. TO HAVE A 3 MONTH OLD 2011 AUTOMOBILE HAVE TO HAVE AIR CONDITIONING REPLACEMENT IS OUTRAGEOUS. I PURCHASED A BRAND NEW HONDA SO THAT I WOULD NOT HAVE REPAIR BILLS ON MY LIMITED INCOME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10427864September 29, 2011
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE BOTH OF THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT AND THE FOG LIGHT FAILED TO LIGHT UP WITHOUT WARNING AT NIGHT AROUND 8:30PM. THERE WAS A RECALL RELATED TO THIS ISSUE RECENTLY AND I HAD ALREADY BROUGHT THE CAR IN TO DEALER TO HAVE THEM PERFORM THE RECALL REMEDY PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT. SO I BROUGHT THE CAR BACK INTO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH WAS SHORTED OUT AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER TOLD IT WAS NOT RECALL RELATED AND I HAD TO PAY OUT OF POCKET TO FIX THE ISSUE. HAVING HEADLIGHT FAILURE SUDDENLY AT NIGHT IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY. I FEEL THAT THE RECALL PROCEDURE PERFORMED DID NOT RECTIFY THIS SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10427633September 27, 2011
AIR BAGS
ON ABOVE DATE APPROX 12:45 PM I REAR ENDED A STOPPED MV AT APPROX 35-40MPH. MY DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY RESULTING IN SEVERE INJURY. SPINAL SURGERY TO FOLLOW. I HAVE REPEATEDLY CALLED HONDA, AND THEY DECLINE MEETING MY FORENSIC ENGINEER TO EXAMINE THE VEHICLE AS THEY KNOW IT IS DEFECTIVE. I HAVE HIRED A FORENSIC ENGINEER WHO IS AVAILABLE TO BE AT IN NEW JERSEY ON OCT 7 2011. IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT AN EMPLOYEE OF HONDA WITNESS THE EXAMINATION. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) *TT
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10425811September 16, 2011
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
AFTER BACKING SLOWLY OUT OF A PARKING PLACE, I PUT THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION INTO DRIVE. MY FOOT WAS STILL TOUCHING THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED RAPIDLY. I SLAMMED MY FOOT DOWN ON THE BRAKE, BUT IT CONTINUED TO MOVE FORWARD. I QUICKLY MOVED THE GEARSHIFT TO NEUTRAL, THE ENGINE RACED AND THEN SLOWLY RETURNED TO IDLE. I IMMEDIATELY STOPPED AND CHECKED THE FLOOR MAT, BUT IT WAS FLAT ON THE FLOOR. MY FOOT WAS NOT ON THE ACCELERATOR WHEN THE ACCELERATION OCCURRED, AND IF THE MAT WERE INTERFERING WITH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE ENGINE SPEED WOULD NOT HAVE RACED AND THEN SLOWLY DECREASED AFTER I PUT IT IN NEUTRAL. THIS WAS CLEARLY A MALFUNCTION. I HAVE AN ENGINEERING BACKGROUND AND KNOW THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DRIVER FOOT ERROR AND EQUIPMENT MALFUNCTION. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10424586September 10, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
BROUGHT CAR TO HONDA DEALERSHIP ON 6/24/11 FOR SERVICE DUE TO CAR DYING TWICE THAT DAY. UPON ARRIVAL CAR DIED AND HAD TO BE JUMPED TO SERVICE. ALTERNATOR WAS REPLACED AS WELL AS THE BATTERY THAT DAY. THEN IN AUGUST CAR DIED ON THE ROAD WHILE DRIVING TWICE AND WAS TAKEN IN FOR SERVICES AT HONDA DEALERSHIP AND IMMOBILIZER WAS STATED TO BE THE PROBLEM THEN REPLACED ON 8/24/11. ARRIVE AT HONDA DEALERSHIP 9/6/11 FOR TIRE SERVICE AND CAR BATTERY ISSUES STATED BUT TECHNICIAN RESOLVED BY ADJUSTING BATTERY CONNECTIONS. ON 9/7/11 CAR DIES ON BRUCKNER BLVD IN THE BRONX, NY WHILE COMING OFF THE FDR AND HAZARD LIGHTS WOULD NOT COME ON. NYC DOT WORKERS HAD TO MANUALLY PUT CAR IN NEUTRAL SO IT COULD BE MOVED TO SIDE OF ROAD. CAR WAS TOWED TO BRONX HONDA AND BATTERY REPLACED AGAIN. DEALERSHIP STATED CAR ISSUES SHOULD BE RESOLVED BUT HEARD STRANGER RATTLING SOUNDS FROM CAR WHILE BACKING OUT THE SAME DAY IT WAS PICKED UP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10423946September 6, 2011
STRUCTURE:BODY
WE'VE EXPERIENCED SEVERAL EPISODES IN WHICH THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR IS HOLDING AN IMPRESSIVE AMOUNT OF WATER AFTER IT HAS RAINED. WINDOWS HAVE NOT BEEN LEFT OPEN. WE HAVE DRIED UP THE AREA ONLY TO FIND ANOTHER PUDDLE OF STANDING WATER IN THE FLOOR SPACE AGAIN AND AGAIN. THERE ARE NO TELL-TALE SIGNS OF LEAKAGE ON THE UPHOLSTERY OR CEILING MATERIAL BUT THERE IS STARTING TO BE A MOLD SMELL BECAUSE WE CANNOT KEEP THE WATER OUT! THIS IS STARTING TO RUIN THE FLOORING CARPET MATERIAL AS WELL AS THE OVERALL CONDITION OF THE INSIDE OF OUR WELL-KEPT FAMILY CAR. WE'RE VERY CONCERNED BECAUSE THIS COULD RUIN THE CAR; I'VE READ MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS OF EXACTLY THE SAME SITUATION/CONDITIONS AND I HAVE YET TO READ WHAT HONDA HAS FOR AN ANSWER/SOLUTION. I LIVE IN A RAIN-HEAVY AREA - ON AN ISLAND - WITH NO HONDA DEALERSHIP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10421670August 26, 2011
AIR BAGS
2011 HONDA FIT (4 DOOR MODEL) STRUCK SLOPED END OF POORLY LIGHTED LOW CONRETE ROAD CONSTRUCTION BARRIER. VEHICLE ROLLED OVER THREE TIMES, LANDING UPRIGHT. NONE OF VEHICLE'S AIRBAGS INFLATED. *TT
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10421231August 23, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I BOUGHT A NEW HONDA FIT IN AUG 2010. LAST WINTER I HAD SEVERAL FRIGHTENING SITUATIONS WITH BRAKES WHEN THERE WAS SNOW ON THE GROUND. APPROACHING OTHER VEHICLES AT A STOP, THE BRAKES WOULD LOCK/NOT GRIP EVEN AT LESS THAN 5 MPH. I TOOK THE CAR TO DEALER AND THEY SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE BRAKES, MAYBE I NEEDED NEW TIRES (ON A BRAND NEW CAR!) I SPENT THE WINTER DRIVING IN TERROR OF SOMEONE PULLING OUT IN FRONT OF ME. I JUST TOOK THE CAR IN TODAY FOR A 1 YEAR INSPECTION - AT 11,000 MILES THE BRAKES NEED REPLACEMENT (DEALER SAID I SHOULD DO IT AT MY NEXT OIL CHANGE FOR $290 AND "MAYBE MY EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS NOT DISENGAGING WHEN I START OFF IN THE MORNING" - I DRIVE A STANDARD) I HAVE BEEN DRIVING FOR 40 YEARS AND DRIVING A STANDARD FOR 21 YEARS. THE PROBLEM IS THE BRAKES, NOT MY DRIVING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10419904August 17, 2011
AIR BAGS
OUR 2009 HONDA FIT SPORT MANUAL'S AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON ABOUT A MONTH AGO. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER TODAY TO HAVE THE RECALL SERVICED. THEY MENTIONED THAT THE AIRBAGS WERE NOT FUNCTIONING AND WE SHOULD HAVE THAT LOOKED AT, FOR A MINIMUM CHARGE OF $105 (JUST TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEM!). SHOULDN'T THIS BE A MANUFACTURER DEFECT AND SAFETY ISSUE? THE LIGHT CAME ON WITHOUT ANY CAUSE WE ARE AWARE OF - NO CRASH, ETC. IT JUST CAME ON. *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10419471August 15, 2011
STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
POWER STEERING SUDDENLY SHUTS OFF - THE EVENT HAS HAPPENED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS OVER THE PAST 3 YEARS: TWICE WHILE DRIVING - SERIOUS SAFETY RISK AS CAR BECOMES EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO STEER WITHOUT WARNING; AND THREE TIMES WHEN STARTING THE CAR - NO POWER STEERING IMMEDIATELY UPON START. DURING ALL EVENTS, THE EPS LIGHT CAME ON. DURING ALL EVENTS, SHUTTING THE CAR OF THEN TURNING IT BACK ON REMEDIED THE SITUATION, BUT THIS IS VERY HAZARDOUS WHILE DRIVING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10418409August 10, 2011
STEERING
ABOUT THREE WEEKS AGO, WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING TO WORK, SHORTLY AFTER LEAVING OUR HOME, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME EXTREMELY ROUGH AND STARTED TO SHAKE THE CAR VIOLENTLY THROUGH A TURN AND THE EPS MALFUNCTION INDICATOR CAME ON. SHE TURNED THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON AGAIN AND THE ISSUE REMEDIED ITSELF AND THE EPS LIGHT TURNED OFF. THIS PAST WEEKEND, AS I WAS DRIVING THE CAR, THE SAME ISSUE PRESENTED ITSELF. THIS TIME, HOWEVER, THE UNEXPECTED LOSS OF POWER STEERING CAUSED ME TO VEER INTO OPPOSING TRAFFIC. LUCKILY, OTHER DRIVERS IN THE OPPOSING LANE WERE ABLE TO RESPOND QUICKLY AND AVERT AN ACCIDENT. I RESEARCHED THIS ISSUE ONLINE, INCLUDING ON POPULAR HONDA-SPECIFIC FORUMS, WHICH I AM A MEMBER OF, SUCH AS HONDA-TECH.COM AND FITFREAK.NET, AS WELL AS GENERAL AUTO FORUMS SUCH AS ON EDMUNDS.COM. IT BECAME APPARENT THAT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE AMONG OWNERS OF HONDA FITS, WITH SOME OWNERS STATING THAT THIS OCCURS 1-2 TIMES A MONTH. UPON FURTHER RESEARCH, I FOUND HONDA TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN 09-043, STATING SYMPTOMS OF 'THE STEERING FEELS HEAVIER THAN NORMAL,' A EUPHEMISM FOR THE POWER STEERING FAILING'A VERY DANGEROUS OCCURRENCE, WHICH I AM DISAPPOINTED THAT HONDA DID NOT ISSUE A FULL SAFETY RECALL FOR, AND WHICH WE HAD TO FIND OUT THE HARD/DANGEROUS WAY THAT THIS IS AN ISSUE WITH OUR VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10415403July 27, 2011
STRUCTURE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA FIT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL FOUR DOORS WERE RUSTING FROM THE INTERIOR TO THE EXTERIOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO CONFIRMED THE FAILURE AND STATED THEY BELIEVED THAT THE METAL WAS NOT TREATED PROPERLY WHEN MANUFACTURED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 64,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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