2009 Honda FIT

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/28/2016· AIR BAGS

  TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA FIT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V061000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

• 12/27/2016· AIR BAGS

  TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA FIT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V061000 (AIR BAGS) AND 16V346000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIRS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED AN ISSUE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS UNAVAILABLE.

• 12/27/2015· STRUCTURE

  ALL 4 DOORS LEAKING WATER BADLY. CARPETS MOLDING.

• 12/27/2010· TIRES

  MY ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT BRIDGESTONE TURANZA EL-470 TIRE DEVELOPED A BLISTER IN THE SIDEWALL AFTER ONLY 16,803 MILES. FORTUNATELY THE BLISTER WAS SPOTTED DURING A MEAL BREAK IN TEMPLE, TEXAS. WE WERE RETURNING HOME TO SAN ANTONIO FROM DALLAS ON DECEMBER 26, 2010. BECAUSE OF THE HOLIDAY, THE LATE HOUR AND THE UNAVAILABILITY OF A REPLACEMENT WE WERE FORCED TO PAY FOR A HOTEL ROOM IN TEMPLE FOR THE NIGHT. HAD WE NOT SPOTTED THE BLISTER, THE TIRE WOULD HAVE LIKELY BLOWN OUT WHILE WE TRAVELED IN HEAVY HOLIDAY TRAFFIC ON IH35, ENDANGERING OUR LIFE AND HEALTH AS WELL AS THOSE AROUND US. THE LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP PARTS MANAGER EXPLAINED THAT HONDA ESCHEWS ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE TIRES WHICH THEY SELL WITH THEIR AUTOMOBILES. THESE TIRES ARE CLEARLY DEFECTIVE. THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS CONCERNING PREMATURE FAILURE. IT IS HIGH TIME FOR THE NHTSA TO TAKE ACTION TO MAKE HONDA AND BRIDGESTONE CORRECT THIS. *TR

• 12/22/2010· SEAT BELTS

  FRONT SEAT PASSENGER SEATBELT LOCKS AND FAILS TO RELEASE. THIS PROBLEM BEGAN SHORTLY AFTER WE PURCHASED OUR HONDA FIT. IT HAS OCCURRED ALMOST WEEKLY. WE HAVE TAKEN IT INTO HONDAS SERVICE DEPT ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS BUT THEY HAVE NEVER FOUND ANY PROBLEM. WE HAVE OWNED OTHER FITS WITHOUT EVER EXPERIENCING THIS ISSUE. *TR

• 12/22/2010· TIRES

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA FIT EQUIPPED WITH DUNLOP SP SPORT TIRES, LINE SIZE 185/55R 16(N/A). THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN THE CONTACT NOTICED EXCESSIVE TREAD WEAR ON ALL FOUR TIRES. THE CONTACT ALSO NOTICED BUBBLES DEVELOPING ON THE SIDE WALLS OF BOTH REAR TIRES. THE MANUFACTURER OF THE TIRES AS WELL AS AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THE TIRES WERE ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 22,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

• 12/15/2016· AIR BAGS

  TAKATA RECALL: I CONTACTED BERKELEY HONDA TO GET THIS RECALL FIXED. A SALES PERSON CONTACTED ME TO TRY TO SELL ME A NEW CAR BUT THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT NEVER RETURNED THE CALL. I CALLED THEM BACK AND THEY SUPPOSEDLY ORDERED THE PART BUT NEVER ADVISED ME IF THE PART WAS AVAILABLE. FURTHER CALLS NOT RETURNED. CONTACTED OAKLAND HONDA WHO SAID THEY HAD THE PARTS BUT REFUSED TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT - SAID IT'S FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED. I'M AN ELDERLY WOMAN AND NOT WELL. I CANNOT BE EXPECTED TO SHOW UP AND EITHER WAIT AND WAIT OR FIND OUT THAT THERE IS NO PART AVAILABLE WHEN I GET THERE. I CALLED SAN LEANDRO HONDA - LEFT MESSAGES BUT THEY NEVER RETURN THE CALL. PLEASE HAVE SOMEONE TAKE CARE OF THIS! IT'S NOT GOOD SERVICE AT ALL AND NOT REALISTIC TO HAVE ME NEVER HAVE A PASSENGER WHILE I'M WAITING FOR THIS TO BE RESOLVED.

• 12/12/2014· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA FIT. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE BECAME UNRESPONSIVE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,479.

• 12/11/2019· POWER TRAIN

  PASSENGER AXLE BROKE IN HALF. SITTING AT A LIGHT ABOUT TO TAKE OFF. CAR HAS TO BE TOWED AND IS NOT DRIVABLE.

• 12/11/2017· AIR BAGSCrash

  I WAS IN A CAR ACCIDENT IN JUNE OF THIS YEAR INVOLVING MULTIPLE CARS ON A HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH WHERE I WAS HIT SEVERAL TIMES, AND NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. MY CAR WAS TOTALED

• 12/11/2009· VISIBILITY

  I WENT TO MY CAR ON A COLD MORNING AND FOUND A CRACK WHICH WAS NOT THERE WHEN I PARKED THE CAR THE NIGHT BEFORE. IT WAS A LINEAR CRACK ABOUT 6 INCHES LONG EXTENDING STRAIGHT FROM THE MIDDLE BOTTOM OF THE FRONT WINDSHIELD. NO EVIDENCE OF ANYTHING STRIKING THE WINDSHIELD OR CAR. NO DEBRIS. NO OBVIOUS CHIP. I DROVE TO DEALER THE NEXT AND THEY TRIED TO TELL ME THERE WAS A "CHIP", WHICH WAS SMALLER THAN A PINHEAD WHICH THEY FELT INDICATED THAT IT WAS AN IMPACT FRACTURE. WHEN PRESSED ON WHY IT WASN'T A THERMAL OR STRESS FRACTURE, THE SERVICE MANAGER EVEN ONCE SAID "YES, IT'S A THERMAL FRACTURE, BUT IT WAS CAUSED BY AN IMPACT. THE AREA WHERE THE "CHIP" WAS ABOVE THE ORIGINAL EXTENT OF THE ORIGINAL CRACK AND WAS IN A REGION OF SPREAD WHICH DEVELOPED LATER, AFTER DRIVING THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID THAT CAN HAPPEN, WITH THE CRACK STARTING AT A POINT SEPARATE FROM THE IMPACT SITE. THE ENTIRE LENGTH OF THE CRACK IS ABOUT 18 INCHES CURRENTLY. THE SERVICE MANAGER, GENERAL MANAGER, AND REGIONAL SERVICE MANAGER ALL CLAIM THAT THIS IS A IMPACT FRACTURE AND REFUSE TO COVER IT UNDER THE WARRANTY. THE SERVICE MANAGER AVOIDS PHONES CALLS. THE GENERAL MANAGER REFUSES TO GIVE ME A WRITTEN ATTESTATION THAT THIS IS AN IMPACT FRACTURE AND REFUSES TO DEAL WITH ME. THE REGIONAL SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE CANNOT BE CONTACTED AND DOES NOT DEAL WITH CONSUMERS. THE HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE SAID THAT I COULD TAKE IT TO A DIFFERENT DEALER, BUT WARNED THAT THEY PROBABLY ANSWER TO THE SAME DISTRICT SERVICE MANAGER. *TR

• 12/09/2014· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  BLINKER ON THE RIGHT SIDE BECAME INOPERATIVE AND INSIDE INDICATOR BLINKED QUICKLY. UPON INVESTIGATION DISCOVERED THE BLINKER BULB WAS GOOD BUT THE HEADLIGHT WAS VERY DIM AND ALMOST OUT. HIGH BEAM WOULD ONLY COME ON SLIGHTLY. THE OTHER SIDE OF THE CAR WAS FINE. CHECKED ONLINE AND, AS SUSPECTED, THERE WAS SOME REPAIR NOTICES ABOUT THE CORROSION ON THE GROUND CONNECTOR DUE TO POOR PLATING WHICH CAUSED THE PROBLEM. IT APPEARS THAT HONDA MAY HAVE BAD GROUND TERMINALS OR OTHER CONNECTION PROBLEM ON THEIR SAFETY LIGHTING SYSTEM. CALLED HONDA DEALER AND THEN HONDA AMERICAN. THEY INDICATED THIS WAS NOT A WARRANTY PROBLEM SO WOULD NOT COVER IT. I BELIEVE THIS KIND OF PROBLEM WILL RESULT IN MANY CARS HAVING PARTIAL HEADLIGHTS AND IS A SAFETY RELATED FAILURE IN A CRITICAL SYSTEM AND SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER A RECALL. THE HEADLIGHTS AND TURN SIGNAL COULD BE ON AND OFF WITHOUT NOTICE. THIS IS A LOW MILEAGE CAR AND NOT EVEN IN A RUST BELT PART OF THE COUNTRY. *TR

• 12/08/2015· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  MULTIPLE DOOR LOCK ACTUATORS HAVE FAILED--NUMEROUS TIMES. THE DOOR LOCKS EITHER DON'T WORK TO UNLOCK OR TO LOCK OR THEY MAKE A WHIRRING NOISE, AFTER WHICH THEY MAY OPEN. AT 78,119 MILES ON THE CAR, I REPLACED BOTH THE LEFT REAR DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR AND THE REAR HATCH LOCK ACTUATOR. AT 120,000, THE RIGHT FRONT DOOR, THE LEFT REAR (AGAIN), AND THE REAR HATCH LOCK (AGAIN) HAVE ALL FAILED! SHOP WANTS $359 EACH! TO REPAIR. HONDA CUSTOMER CARE PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE OTHER THAN TO SAY NO RECALLS HAVE BEEN ISSUED.

• 12/08/2010· VISIBILITY

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA FIT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD IMPAIRED HIS VISIBILITY WHILE DRIVING DURING SUNNY WEATHER CONDITIONS AND NEARLY CAUSED A CRASH TO OCCUR. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHO OFFERED HIM A DASHBOARD COVER. THE CONTACT DID NOT PURCHASE A COVER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THIS WAS A SAFETY ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000.

• 12/07/2015· ENGINE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA FIT. WHILE DRIVING 80 MPH, FUEL FUMES EMITTED IN AND AROUND THE VEHICLE AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE SPARK PLUGS WERE LOOSE AND FUEL WAS LEAKING ONTO THE ENGINE. AS A RESULT, THE SPARK PLUGS AND THE COIL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000.

• 12/02/2019· POWER TRAIN

  BROKEN LEFT AXEL WHILE DRIVING AFTER MAKING A SLOW LEFT TURN OFF A STREET

• 11/29/2016· AIR BAGS

  2009 HONDA FIT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO PROBLEMS TO COMPLETE/SCHEDULE RECALL NOTICE REPAIRS. *SMD

• 11/29/2016· AIR BAGS

  2011 HONDA FIT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO REPLACEMENT PARTS NOT AVAILABLE TO REPAIR DRIVER FRONT AIRBAG INFLATOR RECALL NOTICE. *SMD

• 11/28/2018· 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.

• 11/28/2010· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  HI, I WOULD LIKE TO REPORT A SUDDEN ACCELERATION PROBLEM WITH MY 2009 HONDA FIT SPORT MODEL. THE INCIDENCE HAPPENED WHILE I WAS TRAVELING BETWEEN 5 TO 10 MILES PER HOUR. I WAS TRYING TO PARK THE CAR. I LET THE CAR SLOWLY ROLLED FORWARD INTO THE EMPTY PARKING SPOT AHEAD. BECAUSE I WAS TRAVELING AT PRETTY LOW SPEED, SO I ONLY GENTLY APPLIED THE BRAKE PEDAL AS I WAS GETTING CLOSER TO THE EMPTY PARKING SPOT. AS I SLOWLY PRESSED ON THE BRAKE, THE CAR JUST SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THE CAR SHOT AHEAD. I QUICKLY RELEASED MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND APPLIED THE HAND BRAKE. AFTER THE CAR CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP, IT ACTUALLY ROLLED OVER ON THE SIDE WALK. LUCKILY, NO ONE WAS ON THE SIDEWALK AND NO DAMAGE OR INJURY OCCURRED. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING THE HONDA FIT FOR 1.5 YEAR AND THIS IS THE ONLY TIME I NOTICED SUCH A PROBLEM. I PLAN TO BRING THE CAR IN FOR SERVICE IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS. *TR

• 11/27/2018· STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,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'.

• 11/27/2016· AIR BAGS

  I RECEIVED A NOTICE REGARDING THE DRIVER'S FRONT AIRBAG INFLATOR RECALL IN FEBRUARY OF 2016. THE LETTER STATED THAT PARTS WILL BE AVAILABLE TO REPAIR THE RECALL IN THE SUMMER OF 2016. IT HAS BEEN 9 MONTHS, AND THE MANUFACTURER HAS FAILED TO PROVIDE A REMEDY IN A TIMELY MANNER.

• 11/19/2021· STEERING

  I was driving home during evening rush hour on the freeway, 65 mph. Suddenly, it felt as though I was driving a tank. Lucky that I was in the slow lane. I used the next exit and drove the rest of the way home very slowly on surface streets. A 100 degree turn in the roadway that I drove on would have been a disaster if a car was coming at me from the opposite direction. It got harder and harder to turn the further that I got. I managed to return home o k. I have had regular Honda maintenance at the dealership where I bought the car. Nowwhere else over the past twelve years. I will call the dealer to make an appointment tomorrow. I've never previously known of this problem - have not read or heard anything via media or been advised by Honda Inc. I've been concerned about electronic steering ever since I bought the car. If there is wind blowing, the car becomes unstable and drifts sideways.

• 11/19/2014· VISIBILITY

  HVAC BLOWER MOTOR WORKS ONLY ON HIGH SPEED. IF THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE AND IT IS DUE TO OVERHEATING, WHY ISN'T THERE A RECALL ON IT SINCE IT SEEMS LIKE A FIRE HAZARD. AS SOON AS MINE WENT OUT, THE AIR SYSTEM ALSO STARTED MAKING A LOUD GRINDING SOUND. *TR

• 11/17/2020· STEERING

  WHILE DRIVING, ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, LIGHTS ON DASHBOARD FLASHED, RADIO TURNED OFF, AND POWER STEERING CUT OUT. OCCURRED IN MANY DIFFERENT SITUATIONS INCLUDING HIGHWAY DRIVING. I'VE DISCOVERED THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT IS WELL DOCUMENTED TO EXIST BOTH IN EARLIER MODELS OF THE FIT AS WELL AS THE 2009 MODEL. THE EARLIER VERSIONS LEADING UP TO 2008 HAVE A SAFETY RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE, BUT THE 2009 MODEL DOES NOT. IT NEEDS TO BE RECALLED AND REPAIRED.

• 11/17/2014· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLCrash

  I WAS DRIVING A 2009 HONDA FIT SPORT INTO A PARKING SPACE AT THE STORE WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND SPEED WAS APPROPRIATE FOR PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE ( APPROX. 3-5 MPH.). AT APPROX. 4-6FT FROM THE PARKING CEMENT BLOCK OF THE SPACE, THE VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY ACCELERATED WITH A VIOLENT SURGE AND THE RPM NEEDLE SHOT UP TO THE TOP OF THE GAUGE AND WITH IN SECONDS I HIT THE LARGE CEMENT/METAL HANDICAPPED SIGN/POLE AT THE FRONT OF THE PARKING SPACE. THE ENGINE WAS STILL MAKING THE LOUD REVVING NOISE AFTER THE COLLISION AND THE ONLY WAY TO STOP IT WAS TO TAKE OUT THE KEYS. THE ONLY THING THAT STOPPED THE CAR WAS THE CEMENT/METAL POLE. THE CAR JUMPED THE PARKING BLOCK AND HIT THE POLE. IF THE POLE HAD NOT BEEN THERE, SOMEBODY COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED AS THIS CAR WAS NO LONGER UNDER MY POWER.THE AIRBAG WENT OFF AND I HAVE SERIOUS CONTUSIONS ON MY CHEST AND SIDE ( I ASSUME FROM THE AIRBAG AND SEATBELT) AND MY RIGHT LEG WAS INJURED AS WELL. THE BUMPER, HOOD AND AIRBAG, SEATBELT WERE DAMAGED, BUT THE ENGINE HAD NO DAMAGE AS FAR AS I COULD TELL. I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP (WEST HILLS HONDA BREMERTON) WHERE THE CAR WAS BOUGHT AND SERVICED REGULARLY AND THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T HELP OR DID NOT WANT TO. THE SERVICE MANAGER [XXX] CALLED AND LEFT A MESSAGE SAYING HE HAS HEARD OF THIS HAPPENING, BUT TO CALL HONDA AMERICA, WHICH I DID. THE CLAIMS REP. ([XXX].) FOR HONDA AMERICA HAD US MEET A FIELD REP.([XXX]) AT DEALERSHIP TO PERFORM TESTS. AND OF COURSE THEY FOUND NO PROBLEM. AS A SUA DOES NOT LEAVE A FOOTPRINT WHEN IT HAPPENS. THEY DID FIND OBD2 CODES PO171 AND PO400 AND SAID THEY WERE CAUSED BY CRASH. THEY ALSO SAID THE TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT CODE WAS APPEARING EVEN THOUGH THE TIRES WERE FINE WHEN CHECKED. THE SERVICE MANAGER MIKE SAID IT COULD BE AN ELECTRONIC PROBLEM. HMM DO YOU THING THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CABLE MIGHT HAVE A PROBLEM TOO? I WILL BE SEEKING LEGAL HELP! INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

• 11/14/2016· STEERING

  ON 11-8-16 I WAS DRIVING MY CAR ON A STREET. JUST BEFORE I WAS COMING UP TO A TRAFFIC LIGHT, I NOTICE THE RADIO GOING IN AND OUT AND THEN THE STEERING WHEEL GETTING STIFF. I WENT THROUGH THE LIGHT ONTO A HIGHWAY AND PULLED OVER AND SHUT THE ENGINE OFF. I CALLED A FRIEND, WHO HELPED ME OUT. AFTER RESTARTING CAR IT DID NOT REOCCUR BUT STILL HAVE BIG CONCERNS.

• 11/09/2016· AIR BAGS

  TAKATA RECALL TAKATA RECALL I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN JULY, 2016 AND CONTACTED THE HONDA DEALER TO SCHEDULE A RECALL FIX. I HAVE NOT HEARD FROM THEM AS OF TODAY.

• 11/09/2011· VISIBILITY

  LAST FEBRUARY I WAS SITTING IN MY 2009 HONDA FIT DEFROSTING THE WINDSHIELD AND AS THE DEFROSTER HEAT BECAME WARMER, I HEARD A CRACKING NOISE. THE WINDSHIELD SPONTANEOUSLY CRACKED WHILE THE CAR WAS SITTING IN MY YARD WARMING UP AND DEFROSTING. I WAS SITTING IN THE CAR AND CAN ATTEST TO THE FACT THAT NOTHING STRUCK THE PARKED VEHICLE WINDSHIELD. THE CRACK STARTED OUT AT APPROXIMATELY THREE INCHES OR SO AND HAS GROWN QUITE LARGE SINCE THEN. IT WAS EARLY MORNING WHEN THIS HAPPENED AND IT WAS BRIGHT DAYLIGHT SO THERE WAS NO WAY ANY OBJECT COULD HAVE FALLEN ON OR STRUCK MY VEHICLE WITHOUT MY BEING AWARE OF THIS. *TR

• 11/05/2008· VISIBILITY

  2009 HONDA FIT WINDSHIELD RESTRICTS DRIVER'S VIEW. THE FIRST TIME I DROVE MY NEW BASE MODEL 2009 HONDA FIT IN BUMPER-TO-BUMPER RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC I DISCOVERED THAT I COULD NOT SEE ENOUGH THROUGH ITS TOO HIGH, TOO NARROW (FROM TOP TO BOTTOM) WINDSHIELD TO ACCURATELY POSITION THE FIT BEHIND THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. THE DASHBOARD IN THE 2009 FIT SLOPES UPWARD, NOT DOWNWARD, TO MEET THE WINDSHIELD, AND IT MEETS THE WINDSHIELD AT A POINT ONE TO TWO INCHES HIGHER THAN IN ANY OTHER VEHICLE I HAVE EVER DRIVEN. THE RESULT IS THAT THE UPPER EDGE OF THE DASHBOARD BLOCKS THE DRIVER'S VIEW OF THE ROAD IN FRONT OF THE CAR. TO SEE THIS, DO THIS SIMPLE TEST. DRAW A "STARTING" LINE ACROSS A TWO LANE DRIVEWAY. PARK A 2009 FIT BASE MODEL AND ANY OTHER MODEL OF CAR SIDE BY SIDE SO THAT THEIR FRONT BUMPERS ARE AT THE "STARTING LINE". SIT IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT OF THE FIT AND LOOK THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD TO FIND THE FIRST PART OF THE ROAD YOU CAN SEE. MARK IT MENTALLY OR HAVE A FRIEND CHALK IT FOR YOU. NOW SIT IN THE OTHER CAR'S DRIVER'S SEAT AND MARK THE FIRST PART OF THE ROAD YOU CAN SEE. FOR ME THE FIRST PIECE OF VISIBLE ROAD IS 15 TO 20 FEET IN FRONT OF THE FIT AND 5 TO 10 FEET IN FRONT OF A 2008 COROLLA. THAT LOSS OF 10 FEET OF VISIBLE ROAD DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF CAR BECOMES CRITICAL WHEN DRIVING AT HIGH SPEED IN CLOSELY SPACED TRAFFIC. IT'S ALSO A THREAT WHEN DRIVING IN A RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD WHERE SMALL CHILDREN OR THEIR PETS OCCASIONALLY DART INTO THE STREET. I SURVIVED A TERRIFYING DRIVE THROUGH RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC BY LEAVING A LOT OF EXTRA SPACE BETWEEN THE FIT AND THE CAR AHEAD OF ME. I RETURNED THE 2009 FIT TO THE DEALER WHO SOLD IT TO ME. NOW I AM DRIVING A 2008 COROLLA. THE COROLLA WINDSHIELD AND SIDE WINDOWS PROVIDE AN EXCELLENT 180 DEGREE VIEW OF THE ROAD, BOTH CLOSE TO THE CAR AND FARTHER AWAY. *TR

• 11/04/2024· AIR BAGS

  Honda has sent me numerous mailers advertising a gift card and loaner vehicle as incentives for participating in their Takata recall. Honda also cites the promise of a loaner vehicle in every press release trumpeting their so-called commitment to this recall. My local Honda dealership refuses to provide a loaner vehicle. I reported this problem to Honda expecting them to intervene, but I received nothing except useless automated email responses.

• 11/02/2019· ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  FUEL MIXING IN WITH THE ENGINE OIL . AFTER CHANGING THE OIL OR CHECKING THE DIP STICK THE ENGINE OIL SMELLS HEAVILY LIKE FUEL. FUEL IS SOMEHOW MIXING WITH THE ENGINES OIL . VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN I NOTICED THE FUEL SMELL INSIDE THE CABIN AND THEN PROCEEDED TO CHECK THE OIL.

• 11/02/2017· STRUCTURE

  ROOF IS FADING, FROM ABOUT MIDDLE OF ROOF TO THE REAR. REST OF THE CAR IS STILL ITS SHINNY BLUE COLOR.

• 11/02/2016· AIR BAGS

  TAKATA RECALL - HONDA INFORMED ME IN FEB 2016 ABOUT THE RECALL REGARDING THE AIRBAG HOWEVER I HAVE NOT HEARD ANYTHING SINCE THEN. 9 MONTHS LATER AND NO RESOLUTION. THIS IS NOT BEING HANDLED IN A TIMELY MANNER. ESPECIALLY SINCE THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN KNOWN TO KILL DRIVERS. THE RECALL NOTICE SAYS TO FILE A A VEHICLE SAFETY COMPLAINT IF THE ISSUE HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED IN A TIMELY MANNER.

• 10/31/2017· 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.

• 10/31/2012· AIR BAGSCrash

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA FIT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 55 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS PUSHED INTO A PRECEDING VEHICLE FROM THE FORCE OF THE IMPACT. THE DRIVER'S SEAT COLLAPSED ABNORMALLY AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE NECK AND CHEST. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NEVER INSPECTED FOR THE CAUSE OF THE AIR BAG AND SEAT FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,800.

• 10/30/2011· TIRES,WHEELS

  24K MILES TIRES WORN OUT AND THE COST 175.00 EACH THIS IS A CONSUMER RIP OFF. *TR

• 10/30/2009· STEERING

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA FIT. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE SHE NOTICED THAT THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL, AND THE STEERING COLUMN WAS LOCKED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE TECHNICIAN LOCATED AN ANGLE SENSOR ERROR CODE. HOWEVER SINCE THE TECHNICIANS COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE, THEY DID NOT MAKE REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2200. THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 12/07/09 *BF THE MANUAL STATED TO RESTART THE ENGINE TO RESET THE EPS AND IT WORKED AFTER SEVERAL TRIES. THE CONSUMER DROVE THE VEHICLE ABOUT 1 MILE WHEN THE POWER STEERING FAILED AGAIN. THE POWER STEERING FAILED AGAIN WHEN THE MILEAGE WAS 2570. THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE DEALER. AGAIN THERE WAS AN ANGLE SENSOR ERROR CODE. THE EPS CONTROL UNIT WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALER. UPDATED 12/09/09

• 10/29/2020· STEERING

  I WAS IN IDLE WHEN THE RADIO FLASHED OFF AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT WENT OFF. IT TURNED BACK OFF, BUT THE CAR JEARKED AND SEEMED TO LOSE POWER. IT ONLY DID THIS IN IDLE FOR WHILE, BUT ONE TIME WHEN I WAS MAKING A TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL JEARKED FROM HAND AND MY CAR LUNGED AT THE SIDEWALK WHERE PEOPLE WERE! SOMEONE COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED!! I HAVE TOLD HONDA ABOUT THIS. I HAVE A VIDEO OF THIS AS WELL. HTTPS://YOUTU.BE/ZKXIEC-EMVC

• 10/28/2022· STEERING

  The power steering warning light is on intermittently. The steering is too heavy to turn and the wheels feel like locked.

• 10/26/2017· 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.

• 10/26/2016· AIR BAGS

  TAKATA RECALL - I RECEIVED A NOTICE OF THE RECALL OF MY 2009 HONDA FIT LAST SPRING AND SO FAR NEITHER HONDA NOR THE DEALER HAS MADE THE REPLACEMENT AIR-BAGS AVAILABLE. I FIND THIS VERY UPSETTING. IS THERE ANYTHING I CAN DO TO SPEED THIS ACTION UP? DATE OF RECALL GIVEN BELOW IS APPROXIMATE. THANK YOU. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

• 10/25/2017· AIR BAGSCrash

  "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.

• 10/19/2016· STEERING

  WHILE TURNING ONTO A STREET FROM A STOPPED POSITION, MY WHEEL JERKED, THE CAR COMPLETELY OFF THEN BACK ON AGAIN BUT THE STEERING WAS STUCK. I COULDN'T TURN THE WHEEL AND WHEN IT WOULD LET ME THE RADIO SYSTEM WOULD GO OUT AND THE CAR WOULD SHUT OFF AND BACK ON AFTER THE STEERING WHEEL JERK AGAIN.

• 10/12/2016· AIR BAGS

  2009 HONDA FIT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO REPLACEMENT PARTS NOT AVAILABLE TO REPAIR AIRBAG RECALL. *SMD

• 10/10/2011· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICCrash

  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

• 10/08/2010· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA FIT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND WHEN THE CONTACT ENGAGED THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT, THEY WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE. THE CONTACT PLAYED AROUND WIT THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH FOR SEVERAL MOMENTS BEFORE THEY FINALLY ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, WHEN THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL OR THE HIGH BEAMS WERE UTILIZED, THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS WOULD FAIL. THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER REPAIRED NOR DIAGNOSED FOR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 38,500.

• 10/06/2020· POWER TRAIN

  DRIVER SIDE AXLE BROKE WHILE CROSSING A BUSY HIGHWAY. NO POWER TRANSFERRED WHEN STEPPING ON THE GAS PEDAL TO GET TO THE SIDE STREET LEAVING ME TO COAST SLOWLY ACROSS THE ROAD AS IF THE CAR WERE IN NEUTRAL. PART RETRIEVED FROM ROADWAY. STRESS BREAK WHERE THE AXLE ENTERS THE RUBBER BOOT.

• 10/06/2016· AIR BAGS

  TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA FIT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V061000 (AIR BAGS). HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

• 10/06/2014· ENGINE

  ENGINE STALLS WHILE DRIVING. *TR