2009 Honda Fit complaints

THE POWER STEERING IS FAILING. STEERING IS SERIOUSLY VERY HARD TO STEER. HONDA NEEDS TO ISSUE A RECALL TO REPAIR THE STEERING. THIS IS POSITIVELY A SAFETY PROBLEM.

CAR STALLS AND DIES AFTER INITIAL START. SOMETIMES EVEN WITH WARMING CAR UP FOR 5-10 MINUTES. OUTDOOR TEMPERATURE CAN BE 90 DEGREES AND THIS STILL HAPPENS. IF I START MY CAR, LET IT RUN FOR 5 MINUTES, PUT IT IN DRIVE, THE MINUTE I BEGIN TO SLOW FOR A STOP SIGN OR SIMPLY FOR AN APPROACHING STOP OR INTERSECTION MY CAR WILL SHUDDER AND DIE. THERE IS NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND TWO MECHANICS HAVE FOUND NO CODES SOFT OR HARD TO SHED ANY LIGHT ON WHY THIS IS HAPPENING. I HAVE ALREADY PAID $300 FOR A VALVE ADJUSTMENT, REPLACED SPARK PLUGS AND I'M STILL HAVING THE ISSUE.

THE INCIDENT OCCURRED ON A COLD DAY IN FEBRUARY OF 2019 WHEN MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE CAR ON HER WAY TO WORK IN THE MORNING. SHE BACKED OUT OF HER PARKING SPOT LIKE NORMAL AND THEN PROCEEDED TO AN INTERSECTION WHERE SHE FOUND THAT HER BRAKE PEDAL HAD BECOME HARD AND WOULD NOT DEPRESS AND SHE COULD NOT SLOW DOWN. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED MOVING INTO THE MAIN STREET AT APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, WHERE CROSS TRAFFIC WAS PRESENT. SHE NARROWLY MISSED HITTING OTHER VEHICLES AND WAS GRAZED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE AS SHE TURNED LEFT ONTO THE ROAD (T INTERSECTION). FURTHER INSPECTION OF THE BRAKE SYSTEM BY A HONDA DEALERSHIP DID NOT YIELD ANY FINDINGS, BUT I HAVE TESTED AND WITNESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL BECOMING HARD AND NOT DEPRESSING ON COLD WINTER MORNINGS HERE IN THE NORTHEAST. THIS SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED IN AN OLDER HONDA ACCORD HYBRID THAT I HAD OWNED AND THE SOLUTION WAS TO REPLACE A FAULTY BRAKE BOOSTER VACUUM HOSE WITH INTEGRATED CHECK VALVE. WE WERE VERY LUCKY THAT NOBODY WAS FATALLY INJURED IN THIS INCIDENT BUT THIS TYPE OF FAILURE HAS HAPPENED TWICE TO OUR FAMILY ALREADY. I SUSPECT THAT OTHER INCIDENTS INVOLVING A FAILING BRAKE BOOSTER CHECK VALVE RESULTED IN THE TOTAL DESTRUCTION OF THE CAR OR THAT DIAGNOSTIC SERVICES BY MECHANICS WOULD REPLACE THE MASTER CYLINDER OR BRAKE BOOSTER AND FINALLY ALL THE HOSES, THEREBY ELIMINATING THE PROBLEM. I'M REPORTING THESE TWO INCIDENTS BECAUSE I HOPE THAT THIS WILL INFORM AUTO MANUFACTURERS TO ADD THE INSPECTION OF BRAKE BOOSTER CHECK VALVES TO REQUIRED

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA FIT. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, EXTRA STRENGTH WAS NEEDED TO STEER THE VEHICLE AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO FIRST TEXAS HONDA (3400 STECK AVE, AUSTIN, TX 78757, (512) 220-1121) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRONIC STEERING MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 153,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA FIT. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND MADE IT DIFFICULT TO STEER THE VEHICLE. ALSO, THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

WHILE DRIVING AT APPROX. 35 MPH, RADIO LIGHTS FLASHED OFF. SLOWING DOWN TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN, RADIO LIGHTS SHUT OFF, EPS INDICATOR CAME ON FOR APPROX. 2 SECS, STEERING WHEEL BECAME HARD TO TURN, POWER TO STEERING AND RADIO RESUMED AFTER 3-5 SECS. SAME SCENARIO OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING ON LOCAL ROADS AT 50MPH OR BELOW. OCCURRED AT MILEAGE 170,000.

POWER STEERING FAILURE. FOLLOWED BY WARNING LIGHT AND VERY HEAVY STEERING, WAS DRIVING AT ABOUT FORTY TO FORTY FIVE MPH ON A PAVED ROAD IN TRAFFIC. STOPPED, SHUT THE ENGINE OFF. AFTER A FEW MINUTES RESTARTED THE ENGINE, THE PS FAILURE LIGHT WAS OUT, THE PS WORKED BUT ONLY FOR ABOUT FIVE SECONDS. THE PS FAILURE LIGHT CAME BACK ON AND THE PS FAILED AGAIN. DROVE HOME AND PARKED THE CAR.

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.

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA FIT. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE TIRE PRESSURE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 106,000.

ON AUGUST 17, 2018 MY HONDA FIT STOPPED MOVING WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE ENTRY RAMP OF A FREEWAY. IT WAS TOWED TO REPAIR SHOP WHERE I WAS TOLD THE #2 SPARK PLUG WAS DAMAGED. THEY INSTALLED A THREAD INSERT AND REPLACED THE IGNITION COIL AND SPARK PLUG AND IT COST $812.55. THE MECHANIC SAID THAT THE SPARK PLUG POPPED OUT BECAUSE IT WAS NOT INSTALLED CORRECTLY. WHEN I ASKED FOR REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE REPAIR AT THE HONDA SERVICE CENTER THAT HAD DONE THE 100,000 MAJOR SERVICE ON THE HONDA THREE YEARS AGO, I WAS TOLD THE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED AND THEY WOULD NOT REIMBURSE ME. I HAVE SINCE RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM ONLINE AND DISCOVERED THAT PROBLEMS WITH SPARK PLUGS POPPING OUT OR BLOWING OUT IN HONDA FITS ARE NOT UNCOMMON AND THAT OCCURRENCE IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. IF I HAD BEEN WARNED OF THIS POTENTIAL PROBLEM I COULD HAVE HAD IT CHECKED OUT AND AVOIDED THE EXPENSE AS WELL AS THE DANGEROUS BREAK-DOWN WHEN ENTERING A FREEWAY. I AM INCLUDING THE REPAIR RECEIPT.

SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAG SYSTEM REQUIRED REPLACEMENT AFTER DRIVER'S SEAT BELT DID NOT LOCK INTERMITTENTLY AFTER STARTING CAR AND BUCKLING; WARNING LIGHT CAME ON/REMAINED ON. VEHICLE WAS PARKED. REPAIR COST: $1,443.

BROKEN PASSENGER TRANSAXLE. OUR CAR SUFFERED A BREAK WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A CITY STREET STOPLIGHT, SO THE DAMAGE TO THE CAR WAS MINIMAL AND WE POSED NO DANGER TO OTHER VEHICLES.(THE VEHICLE WAS IMMEDIATELY DISABLED AND HAD TO BE PUSHED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD) WE WERE FORTUNATE - IF THIS HAPPENED AT HIGHWAYS SPEEDS, THE RESULTS COULD HAVE BEEN FAR WORSE .THIS IS A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION WHERE THE TRANSAXLE CAN BREAK, CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING, MOBILITY AND OTHER UNDER HOOD VEHICLE DAMAGE. MY VEHICLE HAS ALL SERVICE AND INSPECTION WORK DONE AT A LOCAL HONDA DEALER (HONDA OF JOLIET) AND THE FAILING PART WAS NEVER DISCOVERED. BECAUSE THE DEFECT/DAMAGE IS HIDDEN UNDER THE TRANS AXLE BOOT,THIS PREVENTED ANY VISUAL INSPECTION FROM REVEALING IT. HOWEVER, THE DANGER EXISTS AND A ROUTINE INTERNET CHECK REVEALS THIS IS INDEED A GLOBAL ISSUE THAT AFFECTS MANY OF THESE CARS. NOTE - I HAVE ATTACHED PHOTOS OF THE BROKEN AXLE APART AND PUSHED TOGETHER, TO SHOW HOW THE DAMAGE IS HIDDEN UNDER THE BOOT. PICTURE DETAIL: 1.BROKEN PASSENGER SIDE TRANSAXLE 2.CLOSE UP OF BREAK #1 3.CLOSE UP OF BREAK #2 4.BROKEN AXLE TOGETHER CLEARLY SHOWING BROKEN AREA HIDDEN UNDER RUBBER BOOT - WHICH WOULD NOT BE SEEN UNDER ROUTINE VISUAL INSPECTION. 5.BOTH USED AXLES SIDE BY SIDE FOR COMPARISON (NOTE ' UNBROKEN AXLES HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED UNDER BOOT FOR POSSIBLE DAMAGE ALSO).

THERE ARE NO AVAILABLE RECALLS REPORTED ON NHTSA FOR THE 2009 HONDA FIT. HOWEVER, THERE ARE SEVERAL TAKATA RECALLS

WHILE DRIVING FROM OKLAHOMA TO CALIFORNIA (SPECIFICALLY KINGMAN, AZ TO BARSTOW, CA), MY ENGINE SPONTANEOUSLY CAUGHT ON FIRE. IT WAS PUT OUT IMMEDIATELY BY A GOOD SAMARITAN. AFTER THE FIRE, THERE WAS OIL LEAKAGE ALL OVER THE HIGHWAY AND WHERE IT WAS TOWED; THERE WAS ALSO GAS LEAKAGE. IT WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP ON 6/7/18. THEY SAY THAT THERE WAS NO MOTOR OIL PRIOR TO THE FIRE STARTING SO ARE BLAMING ME FOR THE FIRE. I HAD AN OIL CHANGE ABOUT A MONTH AGO AND SAW NO SIGNS OF OIL LEAKAGE AT MY PARKING SPACE OR ANY TIME DURING THIS TRIP. THERE WERE NO WARNINGS PRIOR TO THIS FIRE AND NO INDICATION THAT ANYTHING WAS WRONG. I WAS VERY FRIGHTENED AND AM STILL IMPACTED BY THIS FIRE. I AM BEING TOLD THAT THE REPAIR WILL BE $14,000.00 WHICH IS WAY MORE THAN THE CAR IS WORTH. I AM 68 YEARS OLD AND AM ON A FIXED INCOME. I HAVE ALWAYS TAKEN GOOD CARE OF MY CARS AND TOOK GOOD CARE OF THIS ONE. IT WAS PURCHASED IN JANUARY 2017 AND HAS BEEN A GOOD CAR. IT HAS BEEN DRIVEN LESS THAN 50 MILES A WEEK SINCE IT WAS PURCHASED. IT IS CUSTOMARY TO "BLAME" THE CONSUMER FOR WHAT HAPPENS. I DO NOT BELIEVE I DID ANYTHING TO CAUSE THIS FIRE. IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO GET THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT THE CAR DEALERSHIP TO LISTEN TO ANYTHING, ESPECIALLY THAT THE OIL LEAKAGE OCCURRED AFTER THE FIRE, NOT BEFORE IT. THERE WAS TONS OF OIL LEAKAGE ALL OVER THE HIGHWAY, AT A CAR REPAIR SHOP & ALL OVER A UHAUL CAR TRANSPORT TRAILER. I TRULY BELIEVE THERE IS ANOTHER CAUSE FOR THIS FIRE.

DECEMBER 2017 I HAD MY 2009 HONDA FIT INSPECTED FOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION AND PASSED. JANUARY 29, 2018 I TOOK MY CAR TO DAVID MCDAVID HONDA IRVING, TX FOR INSPECTION AS THE CAR WAS SLOWING DOWN AND WAS MAKING WEIRD MOVEMENTS AS I SHIFTED GEARS. THE TECHNICIAN REPORT SAID: THERE WAS A 6 INCH RODENT DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE WIRING HARNESS AND IT HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE TOTAL CHARGE I WAS ASKED TO PAY ON FEBRUARY 3, 2018 WAS $1510.01 HONDA KNOWS THAT THEY HAVE THIS PROBLEM AS THEY SELL ON AMAZON TAPES AGAINST RODENS ( HTTPS://WWW.AMAZON.COM/HONDA-4019-2317-RODENT-TAPE/DP/B00AJTG3N0/REF=REDIR_MOBILE_DESKTOP?_ENCODING=UTF8&DPID=31IIUDIOHKL&DPPL=1&KEYWORDS=RODENT%20TAPE&PI=AC_SX236_SY340_FMWEBP_QL65&QID=1517350918&REF=PLSRCH&REF_=MP_S_A_1_1&SR=8-1), YET THEY DIDN'T OFFER TO COVER THE REPLACEMENT COST OR TO PAY EVEN PART OF IT. THE TOTAL COST OF REPLACEMENT WAS SHIFTED ON ME AS CONSUMER. I KEPT THE ORIGINAL - DAMAGED - HARNESS. SEE ATTACHED PHOTO.

THE CAR WAS STOPPED IN A DRIVEWAY WAITING TO PULL INTO A BUSY ROAD. WHEN THERE WAS A BREAK IN THE TRAFFIC, THE ACCELERATOR WAS DEPRESSED, THE CAR MOVED FORWARD A LITTLE BIT, AND THEN THERE WAS A LOSS OF ACCELERATION AND A RATCHETING SOUND FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. FORTUNATELY, THE CAR DID NOT MAKE IT ONTO THE STREET BEFORE THE FAILURE OCCURRED. AFTER TURNING THE CAR OFF AND THEN ON AGAIN TO VERIFY THE SYMPTOMS OF THE FAILURE, WE NOTICED THAT THE CAR ROLLED BACKWARDS WHEN PLACED IN PARK. THE CAR WAS THEN TOWED TO A LOCAL DEALER, WHO DETERMINED THAT THE LEFT FRONT AXLE HAD BROKEN.

INTERMITTENT LOSS OF POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING, CAUSES DIFFICULTY IN STEERING AND POTENTIAL LOSS OF CONTROL- DIAGNOSED BY SERVICE TECHNICIAN AS FAILING EPS CONTROL.

TAKATA RECALL .QUESTION ; MY VECHILE POWER STEERING LOCKS UP EPS DASH LIGHT STEERING WHEEL LIGHTS UP. YELLOW ON DASH BOARD THIS GOES ON THE CAR AND DISABLES IT AND DOSE IT A LOT . IN SPEEDS OF UNDER 25 M.P. H.CAR WILL SHUT DOWN . WORRIED OF THE ACCIDENT IT MAY CAUSE . TOO SAFETY CONCERNED . AND ONLY HAVE 57171 MILES ON VECHILE . WHILE IN MOTION. TURNING ALSO LEFT OR RIGHT TURNS. IN LOCAL CITY STREETS

ACCELERATED TO TURN RIGHT ONTO TOWN MAIN STREET FROM STRIP MALL AND LOST FORWARD MOTION AND ABILITY TO STEER. BANGING, SPINNING, BUZZING NOISE UNDER HOOD. COULD NOT MOVE FORWARD IN DRIVE OR BACK IN REVERSE. IN "PARK", CAR ROLLED BACKWARD INTO ANOTHER CAR'S FRONT BUMPER. TOWED ON FLAT BED. MECHANIC FOUND SNAPPED RIGHT FRONT AXLE; INDICATED BREAKAGE = VERY UNCOMMON.

JUST ANOTHER CASE OF BROKEN PASSENGER CV AXLE ON MOTION( METAL SPLIT IN TWO). I WILL TRY PICTURES LATER IS DARK RIGHT NOW.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA FIT. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME LOOSE AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO ENTER INTO OTHER LANES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT. YARBOROUGH HONDA IN FLORENCE, SOUTH CAROLINA WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND SCHEDULED A SERVICE APPOINTMENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 140,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA FIT. UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE STEERING FAILED. AN UNKNOWN WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND REMAINED LIT. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LIA HONDA NORTHAMPTON (293 KING ST, NORTHAMPTON, MA) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRIC STEERING BOX NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

IN ADDITION TO THE TAKATA INFLATORS RECALL, THE SRS COMPUTER IS NOT FUNCTIONING. WHEN THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED AN INFLATOR LAST YEAR, THEY NOTICED THAT THE SRS COMPUTER IS COMPLETELY DEAD AND SAID I WILL NEED TO PURCHASE A NEW ONE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2009 HONDA FIT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, A SECOND VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED, BUT NEITHER THE SIDE CURTAIN NOR FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED A FRACTURED NECK, AND INJURIES TO THE HEAD, FACE, RIGHT SHOULDER, HIP, AND KNEE. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS RECEIVED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURES WAS NOT DETERMINED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE LOCAL DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

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

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

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.

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.

"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.

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

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.

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN MY SEAT MOVED BACK SUDDENLY. I AM SHORT AND MY RIGHT FOOT COULD NOT REACH THE PEDAL. I SUDDENLY VEERED TO THE RIGHT ON THE GRASS TO REDUCE THE SPEED OF THE CARD AND MANAGED TO STOP THE CARD. I STILL CAN MOVE THE SEAT FORWARD. IT'S LOCKED.

MY DAUGHTER, [XXX] PURCHASED THE VEHICLE APRIL 5TH 2017. THE PASSENGER TAKATA AIR BAG WAS REPLACED SEPTEMBER2016 THE DRIVERS TAKATA AIR BAG REPLACED MARCH 2017 AT MCCLARTA HONDA WORK # 669716. IN LITTLE ROCK, AR. A FEW DAYS BEFORE SHE PURCHASED IT. THE OFFICER INVESTIGATING THE CRASH STATED HE WAS 100% SURE THE DRIVERS AIRBAG SHOULD HAVE BEEN DEPLOYED DUE THE SERIOUS IMPACT. I CONTACTED HONDA AND AN INSPECTOR IS BEING DISPATCHED TO MAKE SURE THE AIR BAG WAS REINSTALLED CORRECTLY. HONDAS CASE # [XXX] HAS BEEN MOVED TO A PRIORITY 1 STATUS PLEASE ADVISE ME IF THERE ARE ANY OTHER OCCURRENCES OF THIS NATURE AND LOG THIS INCIDENT PLEASE FOR FUTURE REFERENCE INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN TWO LANE AND MY RADIO STARTED CUTTING OFF AND ON AND MY STEERING STARTED TO LOCK UP AND BECAME HARD TO STEER I PULLED ON SIDE STREET AND PULLED INTO A DRIVEWAY AND EACH SHARP TURN WITH STEERING WHEEL HAVING TO MAKE A HARD CUT IT WOULD DIE DOWN AND WHEN I FINALLY GOT CAR STRAIGHTEND OUT IT WAS DIFFUCULT TO GUIDE I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTED IT AND IT SEEMED TO RUN OKAY AND THEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN PARKING THE CAR AT MY HOME

TAKATA RECALL. I CONTINUE TO GET NOTICES FOR CAR I NO LONGER OWN. CAR WAS TRADED TO ECONOMY HONDA DURING PURCHASE OF VEHICLE. I HAVE CALL ECONOMY HONDA TO ASK WHY THEY DID NOT UPDATE RECORDS.

DRIVING INTO A BUSY INTERSECTION AND THE RIGHT DRIVE AXLE BROKE. LUCKY ME AND MY CHILD WERE NOT INJURED. WE HAD BEEN ON THE HIGHWAY RIGHT BEFORE THIS AND THANKFUL IT DIDN'T CAUSE A SERIOUS CRASH. I STARTED TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP SIGN TO TAKE A LEFT ONTO A BUSY ROAD. MY CAR REVVED AND THEN WE HEARD A LOUD BANG AND FELT LIKE SOMETHING DROPPED. THEN THE CAR WOULD RUN BUT WOULD NOT WORK (NO FWD,REVERSE, ETC)

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA FIT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE POWER STEERING SEIZED AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

TAKATA RECALL I HAVE TROUBLE WITH THE STUDS ON THE WHEEL BREAKING. I HAD NEW TIRES PUT ON AND ONE BROKE, HAD NEW BREAK PADS PUT ON AND ANOTHER BROKE. THIS IS A BIG EXPENSE ADDED THAT SHOULD NOT HAVE TO BE MY PLACE TO FIX. IT IS A SAFETY TO ALL THAT OWN THESE VEHICLES BECAUSE WHILE DRIVING THE WHEEL CAN COME OFF. THIS NEEDS TO HAVE RECALL ON IT BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. EACH TIME ONE BREAKS IT COST ME 400.00 TO HAVE FIXED. THIS WAS NOT NEGELANCE OF THE ONE THAT WAS WORKING ON MY CAR. THIS WAS TWO DIFFERENT PLACES I HAD WORK DID TO MY CAR. PLEASE CHECK INTO THIS ASAP. I FEEL I HAVE BEEN A VICTIM OF A FAULT OF HONDA.

TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR IS DEAD AND THE REPAIR COST IS $500+. CORRECT TIRE PRESSURE IS A SAFETY ISSUE.

I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO GET HONDA OF KIRKLAND, WASHINGTON TO REPAIR MY AIRBAGS SINCE SEPTEMBER OF 2016. THEY KEEP PUTTING IT OFF AND NOW THEY SAY THEY CAN'T DO IT UNTIL THE END OF MAY. THAT IS OVER AN 8 MONTH WAIT, HONDA IS THE ONE THAT TOLD ME I NEEDED THE SERVICE.

THERE ARE TWO RECALL NOTICES FOR THIS VEHICLE RELATED TO AIRBAGS, BUT HONDA SAYS THAT THE REMEDY IS NOT AVAILABLE YET. CAR WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH. VEHICLE WAS MOVING AT THE TIME ON A CITY STREET. THE CAR HAD SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. INTERIOR AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. VALUE OF CAR IS REDUCED DUE TO THIS DEFECT THAT CANNOT BE REMEDIED, AND I BELIEVE THAT HONDA SHOULD REIMBURSE ME FOR MY LOSS IN VALUE DUE TO THE DEFECTIVE NATURE OF THE CAR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA FIT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V346000 (AIR BAGS) FOR THE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG INFLATOR AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V061000 (AIR BAGS) FOR THE FRONT DRIVER'S AIR BAG INFLATOR. THE PART FOR THE 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 MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TAKATA RECALL I RECEIVED A LETTER NOTIFYING ME OF THE RECALL IN MARCH 2016. IT SAID THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT YET AVAILABLE AND I WOULD RECEIVE A FOLLOW UP LETTER WHEN THEY BECAME AVAILABLE IN SUMMER 2016. I NEVER RECEIVED A FOLLOW UP LETTER AS OF FEBRUARY 2017.

TAKATA RECALL: I HAVE RECEIVED SEVERAL LETTERS STATING THAT MY CAR HAS A SAFETY DEFECT RELATED TO THE TAKATA AIRBAGS. THE LAST LETTER WAS IN JULY 2016. IN IT, IT STATES THAT IF HONDA OR THE DEALER (RICHARD'S HONDA IN BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA) HAS FAILED TO REMEDY THE DEFECT WITHIN 60 DAYS. I ACTUALLY CALLED OVER A YEAR AGO AND THEY KEPT TELLING ME THAT THEY WOULD SEND A LETTER WHEN THE PART WAS READY. WELL, ITS BEEN OVER A YEAR AND I'VE RECEIVED NOTHING STATING THAT THE PART IS READY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2009 HONDA FIT. WHILE TRAVELING 25 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND DECLARED A TOTAL LOSS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

TAKATA RECALL - I WAS CONTACTED NEARLY A YEAR AGO (FEB 2016), INFORMING ME THAT MY AIRBAG INFLATORS WERE BEING RECALLED AND THAT MORE INFORMATION WOULD BE PROVIDED AT A LATER DATE. I WAS CONTACTED IN MAY 2016 LETTING ME KNOW THAT THE REPLACEMENT PARTS WOULD BE AVAILABLE IN LATE SUMMER/EARLY FALL 2016, AND THAT HONDA WOULD CONTACT ME AGAIN WHEN THEY WERE AVAILABLE. I HAVE NOT HEARD ANYTHING MORE FROM HONDA, AND THAT IS UNACCEPTABLE. MY CAR HAS BEEN UNSAFE TO DRIVE FOR THE PAST YEAR, AND YET I STILL NEED TO DRIVE IT TO GET TO WORK. IT'S TIME FOR HONDA TO TAKE STEPS TO REPLACE THIS PART AND MAKE MY CAR SAFE AGAIN SO I CAN STOP LIVING IN FEAR OF GETTING INTO AN ACCIDENT AND HAVING MY AIRBAG INFLATE AND KILL ME!

TAKATA RECALL I WAS NOTIFIED ON MARCH 2016 ABOUT THE TAKATA RECALL. I CALLED MY LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP IN SEPTEMBER 2016 TO HAVE THIS ISSUE RESOLVED. AT THAT TIME, THEY INFORMED ME THAT THEY DIDN'T HAVE THE PARTS TO RESOLVE THE DEFECT. I HAVE YET TO BE CONTACTED ABOUT A FIX FOR THE DEFECT.

TAKATA RECALL HAS NOT BEEN REMEDIED YET AND, ACCORDING TO THE WEBSITE, THE "REMEDY IS NOT YET AVAILABLE." I RECEIVED MY FIRST NOTIFICATION OF THE RECALL EARLY LAST YEAR (2016), SAYING THAT I WOULD BE NOTIFIED WHEN THE ISSUE IS READY TO BE ADDRESSED, AND AS OF YET STILL HAVE NOT HEARD ANYTHING.

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.