2013 Honda FIT

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

• 12/30/2014· AIR BAGS

  2013 HONDA FIT. CONSUMER CONCERNED ABOUT THE RECENT RECALLS ON TAKATA AIRBAGS. *TA

• 12/29/2019· WHEELS

  WE INSTALLED FROM FIRESTONE IN BILOXI 4 NEW BRIDGESTONE ECOPIA EP422 PLUS BL 175/65R15 DOT# V6TWEC 84H 70,000 MILE LIMITED WARRANTY TIRES ON OUR 2013 HONDA FIT NOVEMBER 30TH 2016 AT 38,715 MILES. IN DECEMBER 27TH 2019 WITH 70, 830 MILEAGE, WE TOOK IT TO THE FIRESTONE DEALER IN GULFPORT AS THE TPMS LIGHT WAS ON AND LEARNED THAT THE LEFT FRONT WAS LOW 10 POUNDS. THE NEXT MORNING THE LIGHT WAS ON AGAIN SO BACK TO THE DEALER TO LEARN THAT THE INSIDE FACING OF THE TIRE, NEAR AND PARALLEL TO THE RIM, HAD A 4" LONG ROTTED SECTION THAT YOU COULD ALMOST PUT YOUR FINGERS THROUGH. WE WERE ADVISED THAT A NEW TIRE WAS IN ORDER. IN FURTHER INSPECTION OF THIS TIRE AFTER IT WAS OFF THE RIM, ONE COULD SEE THE NUMEROUS CRACKS THAT HAD DEVELOPED ABOUT AN INCH AWAY FROM THE RIM. NOW WE ARE WONDERING IF THE REST OF THE TIRES ARE IN JEOPARDY OF FAILURE. THE DATE STAMP ON THIS TIRE WAS 4915 (END OF NOVEMBER 2015)

• 12/27/2016· AIR BAGS

  TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 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 NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

• 12/25/2018· 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.

• 12/25/2018· 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.

• 12/20/2019· STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)Crash

  MY 2013 HONDA FIT HAS ONLY 76,000 ON IT. WHILE DRIVING THE RADIO SHUT OFF, HEAD LIGHTS DIMMED, DASH BOARD LIGHTS FLICKERED AND I LOST POWER STEERING. TOOK IT TO THE HONDA SERVICE STATION IN JASPER ALABAMA AND THEY COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM. THE ENGINE LIGHT AND STEERING WHEEL WITH EXCLAMATION POINT SHOWED UP ON THE DASH BOARD. CAR LOOSES POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING FOR A FEW SECONDS AND THEN COMES BACK ON. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. WITH A VEHICLE WITH LESS THAN 80,000 MILES ON IT THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED AS I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE ON THIS FORUM TO HAVE A COMPLAINT ABOUT THIS EXACT ISSUE.

• 12/16/2020· POWER TRAIN

  RECEIVED RECALL WARNING

• 12/13/2016· AIR BAGS

  TAKATA RECALL. I RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE FOR MY 2013 HONDA FIT IN MARCH, 2016. IT IS NOW DECEMBER OF 2016 AND MY DEALER HAS NO IDEA WHEN A NEW AIRBAG WILL BE AVAILABLE. I THINK 9 MONTHS OF DRIVING THIS CAR WITH THIS AIRBAG IS TOO LONG TO WAIT FOR A REPLACEMENT. DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE I CAN DO ABOUT IT EXCEPT TO SEND THIS NOTE TO YOU. *TR

• 12/12/2016· AIR BAGS

  NUMEROUS DELAYS SINCE MARCH...NEVER FIXED! [XXX] HELLO! MY NAME IS [XXX]. MAY I HAVE YOUR NAME PLEASE SO I KNOW WHO I'M CHATTING WITH? [VISITOR] [XXX] HELLO! MY NAME IS [XXX]. MAY I HAVE YOUR NAME PLEASE SO I KNOW WHO I'M CHATTING WITH? [VISITOR] MY HONDA HAS BEEN RECALLED AND MY NAME IS [XXX] [XXX] HI, [XXX] NICE TO MEET YOU! MAY I HAVE THE YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL OF YOUR VEHICLE PLEASE? [VISITOR] VIN [XXX] [[XXX]] THANK YOU, [XXX]. MAY I ASK WHAT PART IS BEING RECALLED PLEASE? [VISITOR] AIR BAG DEATHS [XXX] I APPRECIATE THE INFORMATION. FOR RECALL SERVICES YOU CAN CALL THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT DIRECTLY. YOU MAY REACH US AT [XXX]. I CAN ALSO HAVE THEM GET IN TOUCH WITH YOU. MAY I HAVE YOUR PHONE NUMBER INSTEAD WHERE WE CAN GET IN TOUCH PLEASE? [VISITOR] I CALLED 3 MONTHS AGO AND THEY SAID IT WOULD FIX IT IN [XXX] [VISITOR] THANK YOU [XXX] I UNDERSTAND. JUST TO VERIFY, IS YOUR VEHICLE IN THE SERVICE FACILITY? [VISITOR] NO [XXX] THANK YOU. MAY I ALSO HAVE YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS AS AN ALTERNATE FORM OF CONTACT,PLEASE? [VISITOR] [XXX] [XXX] THAT IS NOTED. MAY I VERIFY THAT YOUR LAST NAME IS [XXX]? [VISITOR] PLEASE HAVE THEM CALL ME ASAP AS I DO NOT WANT TO DIE [VISITOR] [XXX] OF COURSE, [XXX]. I WILL FORWARD THIS CHAT RIGHT AFTER OUR CONVERSATION AND WE WILL GET BACK TO YOU DURING OUR BUSINESS HOURS. IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE I MAY HELP YOU WITH? [VISITOR] NO AND THANK YOU. IS THERE A RECORD LOCATOR FOR THIS CHAT? [VISITOR] THIS WAS IN JULY AND STILL NO ONE HAS CALLED!!!! [VISITOR] YES!!!!! [VISITOR] NO PHONE CALL EITHER! INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

• 12/04/2016· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  JULY 2016 BOUGHT GOODYEAR ASSURANCE TIRES TO REPLACE THE WORN TIRES. I REPLACED 1 TIRE IN SEPTEMBER FOR WHAT APPEARED TO BE A PUNCTURE. ON 12/1/16, 2ND TIRE WENT FLAT AS I WAS TRAVELING ON I71 FOR WHAT I THOUGHT WAS A PUNCTURE. THE SIDEWALL IS BULGING AND IT APPEARS THE BELTING IS DEFECTIVE (THIN AND FLIMSY AND CANNOT BE REPAIRED. BOTH PUNCTURED WERE FROM A ROCK THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN DEFLECTED WITH NORMAL BELTING. TIRES WERE MADE IN JAPAN. THE TIRES HAVE LESS THAN 10,000 MILES.

• 12/04/2014· AIR BAGS

  2013 HONDA FIT AND 2004 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE RECENT RECALL OF TAKATA AIR BAGS AND THE CHEMICALS INSIDE THE AIR BAGS. *TA UPDATED 03/02/16.*JB

• 11/29/2018· 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.

• 11/29/2016· AIR BAGS

  2013 HONDA FIT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO NO RESPONSE FROM DEALERSHIP ON REPLACEMENT PARTS AVAILABILITY TO REPAIR DRIVER FRONT AIRBAG INFLATOR RECALL NOTICE. *SMD

• 11/26/2020· POWER TRAIN

  DRIVERS SIDE CV SHAFT SHEARED UNDERNEATH VIBRATION DAMPENER. I WAS TRYING TO TAKE OFF FROM A STOP AT AN INTERSECTION AND THE SHAFT BROKE. I WAS ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A RIGHT HAND TURN ONTO A RURAL STATE ROUTE. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN QUITE BAD IF ANYONE WAS COMING. AFTER PUSHING THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD IT WOULDN'T STAY PUT IN PARK ALMOST LEADING TO IT ROLLING INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE WHILE I WAS HALFWAY OUT OF THE VEHICLE. THE BREAK ALSO HAPPENED INSIDE THE VIBRATION DAMPENER SO IF THERE WERE ANY CLUES OF THIS PART STARTING TO FAIL THEY WERE HIDDEN AND WOULD HAVE BEEN ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE FOR A MECHANIC TO SPOT.

• 11/21/2024· STEERING

  The power steering goes out while driving randomly and has been happening every drive for at least a year and 6 months. It passes car inspections because the situation is restarted when you turn the car off and turn it on. There is no indication when it will go out and it’s not correlated with another condition. It seems to be totally random. If I turn the car off and restart it, it works again. It could be for another half mile, 30 miles or 1 mile, then it will go out again. When I take it to a garage and get diagnostic testing it comes up with nothing being wrong because it resets when the car is started. It’s extremely frustrating and dangerous because I’ll be driving and without warning power steering shuts down. I have been reading online that Honda has a recall on its electric power steering system, on my model and year however it doesn’t cover my Vin number. Why is that? I can’t even find, a fix for the problem. Please advise as to what to do.

• 11/20/2023· STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  Last evening the interior vehicle power (headlights, dash lights, AC/heat fan) intermittently flashed off then back on while driving...when this happened as I arrived home, I completely lost power steering (electronic power steering warning light came on) and could barely turn the steering wheel. Thankfully I was moving at relatively slow speed when I lost power steering, but this could certainly be a life hazard at higher speeds.

• 11/18/2016· AIR BAGS

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HONDA FIT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V061000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE RECALL REMEDY WERE STILL NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

• 11/14/2018· 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.

• 11/13/2022· ENGINE

  ECU detected a cylinder #2 misfire, check engine light started blinking while idling. prior, noticed a little bit of misfiring while driving at 60 mph, faint but noticeable. well aware of the plaqued inner cylinder's spark plugs coming loose on these make and models and honda's failed torque spec being changed from for the spark plug being in the cylinder. know this because of forums online. the plugs were torque spec to 20 ft-lbs. checked the #2 cylinder and spark plug was loose/out of the threads. also top piece of spark plug broke off and fell into cylinder. threads completely taken off the cylinder. having a honda dealer taking a look to assess damage. car mileage is 109,500. completely unacceptable and don't really feel confident in driving this vehicle safely anymore. car still has a lot of life left in it. 109,500 miles is still considered low for mainly highway miles. also VSA light came on same time the check engine light started blinking. someone could get hurt and lose control of the vehicle if this not dealt with. car stalled after a bit and lost power, can't imagine what it would be like on the highway. please honda, do a recall on this so other people don't get hurt. plus, i'm sure i'm not the only one who has this issue.

• 11/10/2016· AIR BAGS

  TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 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 MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

• 11/06/2016· AIR BAGS,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

  MANUFACTURER HAS FAILED OR IS UNABLE TO REMEDY THIS SAFETY RECALL

• 11/03/2017· AIR BAGSCrash

  INCIDENT AIRBAG DEPORT ON STOP SIGN AND REPLACED BY LOCAL DEAL BUT NO RECALL WAS CALL OR MADE FOR THIS CAR

• 10/29/2016· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  TACATA RECALL. NO CONTACT FROM HONDA RE RECALL. SO WE JUST KEEP DRIVING UNTIL THE BAG KILLS US? HONDA RECALL NO. JY1.

• 10/28/2016· AIR BAGS

  I RECEIVED NOTICE OF THE RECALL IN MARCH OF THIS YEAR (2016) THAT THE DRIVER'S AIRBAG COULD IF INFLATED RUPTURE AND KILL THE DRIVER. THE LETTER INDICATED THAT REPLACEMENT PARTS AND REPAIRS WOULD BE AVAILABLE BY THE SUMMER. HAVING HEARD NOTHING ELSE, I CONTACTED HONDA ON 9/23/16 TO INQUIRE FURTHER AND WAS TOLD IT WOULD BE ANOTHER TWO WEEKS. TODAY, 10/28/16 I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NO FURTHER INFORMATION AS TO WHEN THE REPAIR PARTS WOULD BE AVAILABLE, AND REPAIRS AFFECTED. NO OTHER EFFORT ON BEHALF OF HONDA HAS BEEN MADE TO ADDRESS CONCERNS AS TO OUR SAFETY, AS WE ARE STILL AT RISK IN USING THIS VEHICLE AND NO OTHER OPTIONS ARE AVAILABLE TO US. *TR

• 10/28/2016· AIR BAGS

  TAKATA AIRBAG RECALL - I CALLED BELL HONDA IN PHOENIX, AZ A FEW MONTHS AGO AND THEY SAID THEY DID NOT HAVE ANY AIRBAGS TO REPLACE MINE WITH AND THEY WOULD LET ME KNOW WHEN THEY GOT THEM. I HAVEN'T HEARD A WORD FROM THEM WHEREAS MY SONS MITSUBISHI HAS HAD TWO NOTIFICATIONS TO BRING THE CAR IN. WHAT'S HONDA DOING AND WHY ISN'T THIS RESOVED YET? PEOPLE WANT ANSWERS.

• 10/26/2015· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VISIBILITY

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HONDA FIT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW BECAME INOPERABLE INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,000.

• 10/25/2016· AIR BAGS

  TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HONDA FIT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V061000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WERE NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

• 10/25/2016· AIR BAGS

  TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HONDA FIT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V061000 (AIR BAGS) AND MADE SEVERAL CALLS TO THE DEALER. THE CONTACT HAD NOT RECEIVED A RESPONSE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE A REASONABLE TIME FRAME TO SUPPLY THE PART TO THE DEALER. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

• 10/21/2016· AIR BAGS

  "TAKATA RECALL" NOTIFIED IN MARCH THAT AIRBAG PARTS WOULD BE AVAILABLE IN SUMMER FOR REPAIR TO TAKE PLACE. CONTACTED TWO DEALERS AND WAS PUT ON LIST FOR REPAIR IN MAY. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO THIS POINT WITH NO FURTHER CONTACT FROM HONDA. 10-21-16.

• 10/18/2015· FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  I AM WRITING THIS COMPLAINT ON BEHALF OF MY 78 YEAR OLD MOTHER. APPROX. THE BEGINNING OF JUNE, SHE SMELLED GAS WHEN SHE GOT IN THE CAR AND IT WAS NOT RUNNINGR. A FEW DAYS LATER, SHE COULD SMELL THE GAS OUTSIDE, WHEN IT WAS ALSO NOT RUNNING. SHE CALLED HONDA AND WENT FOR AN APPOINTMENT. THEY TOLD HER THAT THE FUEL PUMP WAS DAMAGED FROM "RODENTS EATING" IT AND IT WAS "LEAKING GAS". IT ALSO HAD A RODENT NEST ON IT. THAT REPAIR COST HER $699.52. ONE OF THE WORKERS AT THE HONDA DEALERSHIP TOLD HER THIS WAS A COMMON"PROBLEM DUE TO WHAT THE PLASTICS ARE NOW MADE OF AND THE RODENTS ARE ATTRACTED TO IT". ON JUNE 15, SHE PICKED UP THE CAR AND WENT HOME AND HAD A FRIEND CHECK THE FILTERS AND FOUND ANOTHER NEST IN THE CABIN FILTER, AND CHANGED THE FILTER. IN OCTOBER, SHE SAW EVIDENCE OF MICE INSIDE THE CAR. AGAIN THE CABIN FILTER HAD MOUSE DEBRIS AND ALSO THE ENGINE FILTER. SHE CHANGED BOTH FILTERS. SHE CALLED HONDA SUPPORT, AND TOLD THEM THAT SHE CAUGHT A MOUSE WITH A TRAP IN HER CAR. AND "CEASAR" AT HONDA SUPPORT SAID THAT THEY WERE "HAVING PROBLEMS WITH RODENTS EATING WIRES AND PLASTIC" WHICH WE LATER FOUND OUT WERE LIKELY MADE FROM SOY AND APPARENTLY RODENTS LIKE TO EAT. THEN THEY TOLD HER TO GET HER WIRES COVERED WITH A "RODENT DETERRENT TAPE" AND SHE MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH HONDA DEALER AND TOOK HER CAR BACK IN. THAT COST HER $563.46. HONDA SUPPORT SAID THE DAMAGE WAS NOT COVERED BY THE WARRANTY. I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY ISSUE IN THAT GAS WAS LEAKING OUT OF MY MOTHER'S CAR. AND THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT HONDA HAS STATED IS KNOWN, YET THEY ARE MAKING LOTS OF MONEY BY NOT REVERTING BACK TO THE PREVIOUS OR ALTERNATIVE PLASTICS!!!

• 10/16/2023· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  The rear door window motors both failed. At the time of this report they are available for inspection. The safety risk is that back seat passengers could become trapped in the event of a water entry which makes doors difficult or impossible to open. Because the rear windows are typically operated less than the front, the average user would not expect that they have failed (especially if the fronts are working) and the failure would likely go unnoticed, possibly until the emergency situation occurs. The vehicle has not been checked or inspected by any dealer, service center, manufacturer, police, insurance representative, or any person other than myself. However, I have checked the fuses and verified with a voltmeter that the switches have power and are operating correctly thus isolating the failure to the motors. There is no warning lamp or message indicating that the window motors are not functional and I did not experience any symptoms other than the window not moving when the switches were depressed. I noticed the left rear failure first in July 2023 and at that time the right rear was still functional. Approximately a month later the right rear failed. I only thought to make this report because when I searched the internet for troubleshooting and replacement parts I found quite a few other accounts of a variety of Honda models with rear window failure many of them were both, and several auto mechanics indicated that this issue was common. Unless the rear doors use different motors than the front doors, it is possible that the root cause is a wiring/electrical problem and electrical problems have a reputation of eventually causing other seemingly unrelated problems elsewhere in the system.

• 10/14/2015· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  SERVICE REMINDER CAME ON FOR OIL CHANGE. NOW 10 DIFFERENT WARNING LIGHTS ARE LIT, THE SPEEDOMETER AND TACHOMETER WILL NOT WORK, THE AIR CONDITIONER WILL NOT COME ON, AND THE VEHICLE IS HARD TO STEER. THE D FOR DRIVE IS RANDOMLY BLINKING.

• 10/13/2016· AIR BAGS

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HONDA FIT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V061000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. 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. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED.

• 10/13/2014· SERVICE BRAKES

  WHEN I PURCHASED THE CAR ON MAY 31ST 2013 THE BRAKES SEEMED MUSHY. WHEN I TOOK IT IN 3 MONTHS LATER TO THE DEALER TO HAVE A TIRE FIXED (NAIL) THEY SAID THEY CHECKED BUT SAW NOTHING SO I ASSUMED THIS WAS THE WAY THE BRAKES SHOULD BE. A FEW TIMES WHEN I HAD TO BRAKE HARD THE WHOLE CAR SHUDDERED AND AGAIN THEY SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG. SO HERE WE ARE AFTER 15 MONTHS LATER AND I HAD THE BRAKES CHECKED AGAIN AS THEY WERE SQUEAKING A BIT. MY MECHANIC SAID THEY WERE OK, THEN A WEEK LATER AROUND OCT. 9TH THE BRAKES BEGAN TO SCREAM METAL ON METAL IT SOUNDED LIKE TO ME. SO I CALLED THE CUSTOMER CARE PEOPLE AND ASKED ABOUT A WARRANTY FOR THE BRAKES AND WAS TOLD "OH YES LOTS OF PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THAT PARTICULAR CAR, BUT IT IS NOT IN THE WARRANTY." NEEDLESS TO SAY I WAS A BIT UPSET AND TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THEM ($335) AND SAID THAT THERE WAS NO SPRING TO SEPARATE THEM AND IT WAS DONE IN THE FACTORY SO THEY SEIZED UP. I CAN'T IMAGINE WHAT MIGHT HAVE HAPPENED IF THIS WASN'T CAUGHT WHEN IT WAS AND I CONSIDER THIS A HUGE SAFETY PROBLEM. I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU WOULD GO ABOUT WARNING PEOPLE BUT I DECIDED TO MAKE YOU AWARE OF MY EXPERIENCE. *TR

• 10/11/2016· AIR BAGS

  TAKATA RECALL- IN MARCH 2016 I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE. I CALLED HONDA AT THEIR TOO-FREE NUMBER AND WAS DIRECTED TO MY LOCAL DEALER HONDA OF CAMPAIGN, IN SAVOY IL. AS OF TODAY I HAVE AS YET TO HAVE THE DRIVER'S AIRBAG REPLACED, YET I HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALER AND HONDA AT LEAST THREE TIMES OVER THE INTERVENING MONTHS (SINCE MARCH OF THIS YEAR WHEN HONDA SAID "I WOULD BE INFORMED BY MAIL WHEN THE PARTS WERE AVAILABLE"). INTERESTINGLY THE LAST TIME I WAS AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR REGULAR MAINTENANCE THEY HAD TWO 2013 FIT MODELS FOR SALE ON THE USED CAR LOT. I ASKED THE SALESMAN "IF THE CARS' AIRBAGS HAD BEEN REPAIRED", AND HE SAID "YES". I THINK THE DEALERSHIP NOR HONDA ARE FOLLOWING THE RECALL PROGRAM. THANK YOU [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

• 10/11/2016· AIR BAGS

  TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 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 MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

• 10/10/2016· AIR BAGS

  BEEN TRYING TO SCHEDULE REPLACEMENT OF THE DEFECTIVE AIRBAG, DEALER DOESN'T KNOW WHEN THE REPLACEMENT BAG WILL ARRIVE AND HONDA MOTORS SAYS THEY ARE AVAILABLE FOR THE DEALER. EACH IS POINTING A FINGER AT THE OTHER ONE FOR THE REASON THE PART HAS NOT BEEN DELIVERED FOR THE DEALER TO MAKE THE REPLACEMENT. JUST WANT TO GET IT REPLACED SO I CAN SAFELY DRIVE MY CAR. NEED HELP IN GETTING THE AIRBAG REPLACED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. AM I EXPECTED TO DRIVE AN UNSAFE VEHICLE UNTIL HONDA AND THE DEALER FINALLY FULFILL THEIR RESPONSIBILITY?

• 10/07/2015· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),SERVICE BRAKES

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 HONDA FIT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH, THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE SEIZED AFTER THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE VEHICLE MADE AN ABNORMAL NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED HOWEVER THE ROTORS, THE BRAKE PADS, AND THE TIRES WERE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 23,653. UPDATED 02/10/16*LJ *JS

• 10/05/2016· AIR BAGS

  TAKATA RECALL RECALL STATUS: RECALL INCOMPLETE. REMEDY NOT YET AVAILABLE SO WHAT ARE WE SUPPOSED TO DO WHILE HONDA IS TRYING TO FIGURE OUT THEIR NEXT STEP?

• 10/04/2018· SUSPENSION,ENGINE

  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.

• 10/03/2016· AIR BAGS

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HONDA FIT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V061000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART FOR THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

• 10/03/2016· AIR BAGS

  TAKATA RECALL: ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS WE'VE SCHEDULED TO HAVE THE PARTS REPLACED. BOTH TIMES HONDA CALLED US TO CANCEL STATING THE PARTS WERE NOT IN YET. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE WE RECEIVED THE NOTICE BACK IN MARCH.

• 10/02/2016· AIR BAGS

  TAKATA RECALL. RECEIVED SAFETY RECALL IN MARCH. IT IS NOW OCTOBER AND THE PART TO FIX MY CAR IS STILL NOT AVAILABLE. IT HAS BEEN WELL PAST 60 DAYS SINCE I RECEIVED MY RECALL NOTICE AND CONTACTED MY DEALER.

• 09/30/2020· POWER TRAIN

  FRONT PASSENGER AXLE BROKE WHEN I STEPPED ON THE GAS WHEN STOPLIGHT TURNED GREEN. HAD CAR TOWED TO DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR. I FOUND THERE WAS RECALL ON THIS FRONT AXLE FOR 2013 FIT MADE BETWEEN 5/24-7/5/13 FOR THIS FAILURE, BUT HONDA SAYS MY CAR HAD NO RECALL ON FILE SO IT WOULDN'T BE PART OF THIS RECALL. CAR ONLY HAS 59500 MILES. CUSTOMER SERVICE UNABLE TO TELL ME ACTUAL DATE MY CAR MFG AND THAT THEY ARE METICULOUS ON RECALLS. IF THEY'RE SO METICULOUS, WHY DID THEY PUT IMPROPERLY HEAT TREATED AXLES IN 3108 CARS? I SUSPECT MINE GOT MISSED IN THE RECALL. I HAVE THE BROKEN AXLE, WHICH I CAN TAKE TO A METALLURGIST IF NECESSARY.

• 09/28/2016· AIR BAGS

  DEAR NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION, THE ACCOUNT HOLDERS BELIEVE THAT AMERICAN HONDA HAS FAILED AND IS UNABLE TO REMEDY A DEFECT IN OUR 2013 HONDA FIT WITHIN A REASONABLE PERIOD OF TIME - WITHIN 60 DAYS FROM THE DATE WE FIRST CONTACTED THE DEALER FOR REPAIR. THE ACCOUNT HOLDERS HAVE MADE SEVERAL GOOD FAITH ATTEMPTS IN PERSON AND VIA TELEPHONE ON FEBRUARY, 26TH 2016 (FIRST ATTEMPT DOCUMENT ATTACHED); MARCH 10TH, 2016, MAY 20TH, 2016, SEPTEMBER 7TH, 2016, AND SEPTEMBER 12TH, 2016 TO HAVE THE DRIVER SIDE AIRBAGS REPAIRED FOR OUR 2013 HONDA FIT LEASE. CURRENTLY, HONDA HAS FAILED TO REPAIR THE AIRBAGS. PLEASE, SEE ATTACHED DOCUMENTS. WE FEEL THAT OUR SAFETY HAS BEEN NEGLECTED BY HONDA AND WOULD APPRECIATE YOUR HELP IN REMEDYING THIS ISSUE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP. *TR

• 09/28/2016· AIR BAGS

  TAKATA RECALL - THIS RECALL HAS BEEN EXTREMELY SPURIOUS WITH AN INEPT CORPORATION RUNNING IT. I RECEIVED THE SAFETY RECALL INFORMATION IN MARCH 2016 REGARDING MY 2013 HONDA FIT SPORT DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG. I AM STILL WAITING THE FOR PART TO ARRIVED AFTER SEVERAL CALLS TO HONDA AUTOMOTIVE. I WAS TOLD HONDA AUTOMOTIVE WILL PAY FOR A RENTAL VEHICLE TO DRIVE DURING THE OVER SIX MONTH PART DELAY (THE LETTER STATED THE PAST SUMMER THE PART WOULD BE AVAILABLE). I DO NOT HAVE THE PLACE OR INCLINATION TO LET THE NITROGEN OUT OF MY TIRES, EMPTY THE FLUID OUT OF THE CAR, AND PUT THE VEHICLE UP ON BLOCKS IN A GARAGE FOR OVER SIX MONTHS. WHEN I SPEAK WITH A DEALER OR THE CORPORATE OFFICE THE STAFF IS VERY CAVALIER REGARDING MY WELL-BEING. I DO NOT APPRECIATE SOMEONE DECIDING TO PLAY RUSSIAN ROULETTE WITH MY LIFE ESPECIALLY INDIVIDUALS WHO ACT LIKE UNFEELING AND INCOMPETENT ROBOTS. OBVIOUSLY, MY FAMILY AND I AM CONCERNED FOR MY SAFETY AND I HOPE TO WIN THE CRUEL GAME I HAVE BEEN THROWN INTO BY HONDA AUTOMOTIVE. I WILL SAY I HAVE OWNED FOUR HONDA CARS INCLUDING THIS ONE. I WILL NOT BE PURCHASING ANOTHER FOR SELF-EXPLANATORY REASONS. NO ONE HAS THE RIGHT TO DEVALORIZE A HUMAN BEING (CUSTOMER) FOR PROFITS; HOWEVER, THIS ACT HAPPENS DAILY. - MAUIGIRL300, ALCOA, TN, USA

• 09/27/2016· AIR BAGS

  TAKATA-DEALER NOTIFIED ME OF RECALL-HAD ME SIGN A WAIVER THAT I DRIVE UNDER MY OWN PERIL. THREE MONTHS HAVE PASSED, DEALER DOES NOT HAVE THE PART AND DOES NOT KNOW WHEN IT WILL ARRIVE. DEALER TRIED TO HAVE ME TRADE IT FOR 9K, I HAVE A PRIVATE BUYER READY TO PAY 12,500 BUT CANNOT SELL IT DUE TO THE RECALL. NO ACCIDENTS HAVE OCCURRED AS A RESULT.

• 09/26/2016· AIR BAGS

  TAKATA RECALL: I RECEIVED A LETTER IN MARCH 2016 THAT THIS DEFECT COULD POTENTIALLY KILL OR HURT ME AND MY PASSENGERS. I'VE CALLED THE DEALERSHIP ON AT LEAST 3 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS AND TOLD THE PART WOULD BE IN SOON. I CALLED AGAIN TODAY, MORE THAN 6 MONTHS AFTER GETTING THE LETTER, AND SAT ON HOLD FROM MORE THAN 15 MINUTES WAITING FOR AN ANSWER ABOUT MY PART, STATING AGAIN MY SAFETY CONCERNS. I FINALLY GAVE UP AND CALLED HONDA NATIONAL AND WAS TOLD THAT THIS WAS SUCH A MASSIVE RECALL, GETTING THE PARTS IS SLOW. SO IN THE MEANTIME, I DRIVE A CAR THAT PUTS ME AND MY FAMILY AT RISK. TODAY, FOR THE FIRST TIME, I WAS TOLD I COULD GET AN ALTERNATIVE CAR TO DRIVE IN THE INTERIM. BETTER, BUT STILL NOT COMFORTING TO KNOW MY CAR IS NOT ONLY DEFECTIVE, BUT GETTING A RESOLUTION IS PROVING TO BE PROBLEMATIC AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS TO MY FAMILY. MY CONCERNS ARE: 1. WHY DOES IT TAKE THIS LONG? THAT SEEMS COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE WHEN POTENTIAL DEATH IS INVOLVED. 2. WHY DIDN'T MY DEALERSHIP OFFER A CAR EARLIER FOR MY SAFETY? 3. WHY AM I ON HOLD FOR 15 MINUTES WITH A DEALERSHIP INQUIRING ABOUT MY PART WITH NO ANSWER? IT SHOULDN'T BE THIS DIFFICULT. 4. MY CAR WAS BARELY TWO YEARS OLD WHEN THIS HAPPENED, WHY COULDN'T I HAVE JUST BEEN GIVEN A NEW CAR TO REPLACE THIS DEFECTIVE ONE SINCE IT'S SUCH A SAFETY CONCERN? THIS SITUATION REALLY MAKES MY CAR A LEMON!

• 09/26/2016· AIR BAGS

  IN MARCH 2016 HONDA PROMISED THAT THE PARTS WOULD BE AVAILABLE IN SUMMER 2016 AND HONDA WOULD NOTIFY ME. IT IS NOW ALMOST OCTOBER 2016 AND THE PARTS ARE STILL NOT AVAILABLE.

• 09/26/2016· AIR BAGS

  TAKATA RECALL I RECEIVED NOTIFICATION FROM HONDA IN MARCH, 2016 STATING THAT REPLACEMENT PARTS 'WILL BECOME AVAILABLE IN THE SUMMER OF 2016' AND THAT I WOULD RECEIVE AN ADDITIONAL LETTER FROM HONDA. I'VE NEVER RECEIVED ANOTHER LETTER. SINCE I LIVE NEAR THE COAST I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE HIGHER HUMIDITY CAUSING PROBLEMS WITH THE INFLATOR. IT HAS BEEN 6 MONTHS WITHOUT RESOLUTION. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE.