2009 Honda Fit complaints

THE ROOF OF MY HONDA FIT IS FLAKING OFF VERY BADLY. THIS DELAMINATION OCCURRED VERY QUICKLY OVER A FEW MONTHS. THERE ARE 15 YEAR OLD CARS WITH BETTER PAINT THAN MY CAR. HONDAS ARE BUILT TO LAST, BUT THEY WON'T LOOK LIKE THEY ARE LASTING. I TAKE SO MUCH PRIDE IN KEEPING A CLEAN CAR AND THIS CONDITION MAKES ME LOOK LIKE I DON'T TAKE CARE OF IT. *TR

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.

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

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

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 NO

ENGINE STALLS WHILE DRIVING. *TR

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE CAR WHEN THIS HAPPENED. IT HAS OCCURRED TWICE. THIS VEHICLE HAS AN ELECTRONIC THROTTLE SYSTEM. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON THE CAR LOSES THE ABILITY TO ACCELERATE. I HAVE NOT HAD IT HAPPEN TO ME YET. I TOOK THE CAR TO AUTOZONE AND THEY READ THE STORED CODES FROM THE OBD SYSTEM WHICH INDICATED THE THROTTLE POSITIONING SENSOR HAD GENERATED A FAULT. THE FAULT SEEMS TO GO AWAY AND THE CHECK ENGINE IS NO LONGER ILLUMINATED. IT SEEMS TO GO AWAY BY SHUTTING OFF AND RESTARTING THE CAR. THIS SEEMS TO BE A CONSIDERABLE SAFETY PROBLEM SINCE YOU COULD GET REAR ENDED WHEN THIS HAPPENS. *TR

YOKOHAMA TIRE AVID ASCEND 185/55R-16 SIDE WALL HAS DEVELOPED SIDEWALL BULGE AND POTENTIAL FOR CATASTROPHIC FAILURE AFTER MINOR BUMP AGAINST CURB. THIS OCCURRED TWICE ON SAME VEHICLE WITHIN A 12 MONTH PERIOD. RECENT EVENT REPORTED BELOW WAS ON A TIRE WITH LESS THAN 15K MILES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA FIT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY DECELERATED TO 20 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,000. UPDATED 09/05/14*LJ

WHILE SERVICING A CUSTOMER'S VEHICLE AND INFLATING THEIR TIRE, THE VALVE STEM/TPMS MODULE CRACKED AND BROKE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA FIT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER AND SHUT OFF THE ENGINE. UPON RESTARTING, THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER RESET THE POWER STEERING SOFTWARE, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA FIT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO BRAKE TO A STOP. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE ENGINE WAS COLD WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

LAST WINTER I WENT GERMAIN HONDA OF DUBLIN AND THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T FIND ANY THING. THEY SAID WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON T 8 B TRY ING IT IN AND THEY SAID THEY WILL SCAN THE LIGHT. WHEN MY CHECKENGINE LIGHT COME ON BY THE TIME I GET TO THE DEALERS ITS NOT ON. I HAD THE BATTERY REPLACE BACK IN JANUARY 2014. MY CAR WILL BE 5 YEARS IN AUGUST. WILL THIS PART THROTTLE ACTUATOR CONTROL MOTOR BE COVER UNDER WARRANTY? HERE IS THE CODE I GOT FROM ADVANCE AUTO P2101 WHICH IS THROTTLE ACTUATOR CONTROL MOTOR. *TR

PURCHASED NEW, AND STILL OWN 2009 HONDA FIT SPORT WITH 50K MILES. HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH WET FLOOR CARPET. MY SON THOUGHT HE WAS NOT CAREFUL WITH WATER, SODA, FOOD BAGS, ETC. HIS CAR/ (MY CAR) HAS SMELLED TERRIBLE FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. AGAIN THOUGHT BECAUSE HE DOESN'T CLEAN IT OUT OF GYM CLOTHES, FOOD BAGS, SHOES, ETC. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION AFTER HE RETURNED HOME FROM COLLEGE OUT OF STATE THIS SPRING FOUND WATER IN SPARE WHEEL WELL, INTERIOR WINDOW CONDENSATIONS, SOAKING WET CARPETS, MOLD AND TERRIBLE SMELL. CAN'T FIGURE OUT WHERE THE WATER IS COMING FROM. LIVE IN THE SNOWY NORTHEAST. NO ACCIDENTS AND REGULAR MAINTENANCE PERFORMED AT DEALERSHIP. WITHOUT PULLING UP THE CARPETS MYSELF I CAN SEE EVIDENCE OF RUST ON THE BOTTOM OF REAR SEATS AND PULLING CARPET BACK A LITTLE CAN SEE RUST. THIS IS ALL OVER THE INTERNET AS A PROBLEM. ONLY TIME BEFORE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS ARE DAMAGED. *TR

THIS IS NOTHING TO SERIOUS I HOWEVER HAVE NOTICED IT AND I FIXED IT MYSELF AFTER A FEW MINUTES OF TINKERING. ON THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT THE FRONT BOLTS THAT HOLD THE SEAT IN PLACED BECAME LOOSE. IT WAS ONLY LOOSE ENOUGH TO CREATE AN EXTREMELY ANNOYING RATTLING AND CLANKING NOISE. I JUST HAD TO POP OFF THE PLASTIC COVERS AND HAND TIGHTEN THE BOLTS. PROBLEM SOLVED. *JS

WHEN THE CAR IS STOPPED AT SAY A LIGHT STOP SIGN OR JUST PULLING OUT OF A PARKING SPOT. IF I BARELY ACCELERATE JUST ENOUGH TO GET LIKE 1500 RPM'S AND SHIFT INTO SECOND GEAR AND SAME INTO 3RD IT SEEMS LIKE THE CAR DOESN'T HAVE ENOUGH POWER TO HOLD THAT GEAR ON THE CHANGE, RESULTING IN A ALMOST GRINDING NOISE? KIND OF LIKE STATIC ALMOST ONLY FOR A FEW SECONDS. ITS BEEN HAPPENING SENSE I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE USED AT AROUND 86K MILES AT ABOUT THE SAME RATE EVERY TIME NO REAL CHANGE. THOUGH I HAVE NOTED IT OCCURS LIKE 3 SECONDS LONG INSTEAD OF THE BRIEF 1 SECOND IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING AN OIL CHANGE BUT JUST ONCE THEN BACK TO THE USUALLY. I HAVE READ A LOT OF PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS ON FORUMS THROUGHOUT THE INTERNET, AND SOMEWHAT SURPRISED IT IS NOT ON HERE. AN EXAMPLE OF THE NOISE IS ON THIS LINK HTTP://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=JHXCWXTQCAK I REALLY DON'T SOMETHING BAD TO COME OF THE CAR FROM THIS NOISE FOR I LOVE THIS CAR IT IS REALLY FUN TO DRIVE AND LIKES TO GET UP AND GO WHEN IT NEEDS TO ESPECIALLY FOR A 1.5L REGULARLY ASPIRATED ENGINE. *JS

WHEN ACCELERATING THROUGH A RIGHT-HAND TURN ONTO A HIGHWAY ON-RAMP, ALL POWER AND POWER STEERING IN THE CAR TURNED OFF, ONLY TO TURN BACK ON ABOUT A SECOND LATER OF IT'S OWN ACCORD WHEN I WAS NEARLY OFF THE ROAD. *TT

DRIVING SOLO, SPEED BELOW THE 65 MPH SPEED LIMIT, IN LEFT LANE OF A FOUR LANE DIVIDED HIGHWAY (STATE HIGHWAY 1, SOUTHBOUND, APPROXIMATELY 1/4 MILE BEFORE AIRPORT BL EXIT). HIGHWAY WAS BEING REPAVED. LEFT LANE WAS FINISHED,AND ASPHALT RAISED BETWEEN 4 AND 6 INCHES ABOVE RIGHT LANE. STEERED TO THE RIGHT TO AVOID CONSTRUCTION DEBRIS AND RIGHT FRONT WHEEL WENT PARTIALLY OFF THE RAISED PAVEMENT ONTO THE OLD PAVEMENT. STEERING WHEEL SUDDENLY VEERED TO THE RIGHT AND WOULD NOT ALLOW CORRECTION TO BE MADE TO THE LEFT. NO STEERING CONTROL AT ALL. STEERING LOCKED IN POSITION AND RESISTED ALL EFFORTS BY DRIVER TO MOVE STEERING WHEEL FROM FIXED POSITION. VEHICLE LEFT THE ROAD ONTO THE UNPAVED SHOULDER AND DID A COMPLETE ROLLOVER. SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. ROOF CRUSHED AND EXTENSIVE BODY DAMAGE - JUDGED TOTAL LOSS BY INSURANCE COMPANY. DRIVER SUFFERED SEVERE FRACTURES OF THE LEFT ARM AND WRIST REQUIRING SURGERY, AND MULTIPLE CONTUSIONS. LENGTHY PHYSICAL THERAPY AND REHABILITATION REQUIRED AND SUFFERS PERMANENT IMPAIRMENT OF LEFT ARM. *TR

WHEN THE CAR SITS FOR TOO LONG IN COOLER WEATHER, IT STALLS WHEN IT IS IN GEAR. I STARTED THE CAR THIS MORNING, PUT IT IN REVERSE, AND IT STALLED. IN THE PAST I HAVE GOTTEN BEYOND THE GARAGE AND HAD IT STALL AT A STOP SIGN OR LIGHT. THE PROBLEM CEASES WHEN THE ENGINE WARMS UP. THE PROBLEM SEEMS SIMILAR TO THE ONE ADDRESSED BY THE FOLLOWING RECALL: RECALL ID # 80366 - ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING READ MORE: HTTP://WWW.MOTORTREND.COM/CARS/2009/HONDA/FIT/RECALLS/#IXZZ2PDFZ2Z9U HONDA MAINTAINS THAT MY VEHICLE IS NOT COVERED BY THIS RECALL. *TR

I OWN A 2009 HONDA FIT, VIN # [XXX], WITH 33,400 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. SEVERAL MESSAGES BEEN DISPLAYED REPEATEDLY ON THE MESSAGE BOARD THE LAST 2 MONTHS. THE MESSAGES DISPLAYED ARE "CHECK ENGINE", "CHECK FUEL CAP" AND ONE REGARDING THE AIR BAGS. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER, GERMAIN HONDA OF DUBLIN, TO HAVE IT CHECKED. THEY SAID I HAVE TO BRING IT IN WHEN THE MESSAGE LIGHT IS ON BEFORE THEY CAN TELL ME WHAT IS WRONG. THAT IS NOT POSSIBLE BECAUSE THE MESSAGES DON'T STAY ON VERY LONG. CAN YOU HELP ME WITH THIS PROBLEM? APPRECIATE ANY ASSISTANCE YOU CAN GIVE ME. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

WHILE DRIVING DOWN A STEEP HILL, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND THE STEERING BECAME VERY HEAVY AN PULLED TO ONE SIDE. THE WARNING LIGTH WAS ON FOR UNDER 5 SECONDS AND LATER DISAPPEARED AND STEERING BECAME NORMAL AGAIN. THIS PROBLEM WOULD AGAIN HAPPEN INTERMITTENTLY OVER THE COURSE OF A WEEK. WE TOOK THE CAR TO THE HONDA DEALER TO CHECK ON THE PROBLEM. THEY SAID THE BATTERY WAS LOW AND REPLACE THE BATTERY. THE PROBLEM RETURNED AGAIN AND THE DEALER COULD NOT OFFER A SOLUTION.

AFTER HAVING MY CAR FOR ALMOST FIVE YEARS WITHOUT THIS ISSUE, I HAVE STARTED HAVING TROUBLE GETTING MY KEY INTO THE DRIVER'S DOOR LOCK. THE KEY STOPS ABOUT A THIRD OF THE WAY INTO THE KEYHOLE. THE KEY WORKS LIKE NORMAL IN THE PASSENGER DOOR, HATCH, AND IGNITION. I ATTEMPTED USING A SPARE KEY THAT HAS SELDOM BEEN USED, BUT IT DOES NOT SLIDE INTO THE DRIVER'S DOOR KEYHOLE EITHER. SOMETHING HAS MESSED UP OR WORN OUT IN THE DRIVER'S DOOR LOCK. *TR

I BOUGHT A BRAND NEW 2009 HONDA FIT IN FEBRUARY 2009. THE FOLLOWING YEAR BY JULY 2010 THE AC UNIT DID NOT WORK AT ALL. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WHERE I HAD BOUGHT MY CAR, WHO TOLD ME THAT A ROCK FROM THE ROAD HAD HIT THE AC UNIT, THE REFRIGERANT HAD ESCAPED AND I HAD TO PAY USD$ 890.00 TO REPAIR IT, BECAUSE THAT REPAIR WAS NOT COVERED BY THE MANUFACTURER WARRANTY. THEN I REALIZED THE FRONT BUMPER UNDER THE TAG HAD BIG SPACES THAT MAY ALLOW A ROCK TO GO THROUGH AND HIT THE AC CONDENSER. THIS IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT AND HONDA SHOULD COVER THE COST OF THE REPAIR. *TR

THE STEERING WHEEL BECOME EXTREMELY HARD TO TURN. I HAD TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND RESTART THE CAR. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES. *TR

DEC. 8TH, 2011 - 18694 MILES DEC. 8TH, 2012 - 24941 MILES DEC. 21ST, 2012 - 25225 MILES MARCH 30TH, 2013 - 28300 MILES THE PROBLEM IS THAT SUDDENLY THE CAR LOSSES POWER WHILE DRIVING, IT DOES NOT RESPOND TO ANY ACTION AND STALLS; THE ENGINE AND VSA LIGHTS COME ON. THE EXACT SAME INCIDENT OCCURRED AT EACH ONE OF THE DATES PROVIDED. EVERY TIME THIS HAPPENED I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT, GOT IT BACK SUPPOSEDLY FIXED, AND WITH THE ASSURANCE THAT THE PROBLEM HAD BEEN TAKEN CARE OF, OBVIOUSLY THIS IS NOT THE CASE. THE PROBLEM PERSISTS, THE CAR HAS BROKEN DOWN ON AN AVERAGE OF EVERY 3,000 MILES. FROM THE VERY FIRST TIME, BESIDES BEEN TOLD BY THE SERVICE ADVISOR (MARY ROE) AT COURTESY HONDA IN SANFORD, FL; I KNEW WITHOUT ANY DOUBT THAT WE WERE DEALING WITH A SAFETY ISSUE. I AM SUBMITTING THE INFORMATION PERTINENT TO THESE OCCURRENCES BECAUSE MY CONFIDENCE IN THIS CAR IS COMPLEATLY ERODED SINCE THE NATURE OF THE PROBLEN COULD DEFINITELY BE THE CAUSE OF A CRASH, INJURY OR DEATH. I CONSIDER MYSELF FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO HAVE BEEN DRIVING ON LOCAL ROADS EVERY TIME THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED, THE RESULT OF THIS TYPE OF MALFUNCTION ON AN EXPESSWAY COULD CERTAINLY HAVE BEEN DISASTROUS. SINCE MARCH 30TH, 2013 THE CAR HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP, AND IT HAS PROVEN DIFFICULT COMMUNICATING WITH HONDA. THEIR WILLINGNESS TO ASSIST ME WITH THIS LESS THAN SAFE AND UNRELIABLE VEHICLE, SEEMS TO BE DECREASING RAPIDLY WITH EACH NEW INCIDENT. ANY ASSISTANCE YOUR OFFICE PROVIDES ON THIS M

THE POWER STEERING HAS BEEN INTERMITTENTLY GOING OUT ON RANDOM OCCASIONS FOR UP TO 20 SECONDS AT A TIME. THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AND IN THE MIDDLE OF TURNS. I CAN HANDLE POWER STEERING GOING OUT, BUT IF IT HAPPENS TO HAPPEN AT THE WRONG TIME, THAT IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO TWO DIFFERENT MECHANICS AND NEITHER HAVE BEEN ABLE TO FIGURE OUT WHAT IS WRONG. *TR

THE VEHICLE STALLED AFTER 3 MINUTES WHILE STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT. I HAD TO TURN ON THE HAZARD LIGHTS, PUT THE CAR TRANSMISSION IN PARK, AND RE-START. SAME INCIDENT HAPPENED AGAIN A WEEK AFTER. *TR

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.

REAR PASSENGER FELL ASLEEP WITH RIGHT REAR SEAT BELT ON. WHEN AT DESTINATION, SEAT BELT WAS TWISTED AND WHEN THE LATCH WAS RELEASED, THE SEAT BELT TIGHTENED AROUND THE PASSENGER'S WAIST AND LOCKED. IT WOULD NOT RELEASE AND CONTINUED TO TIGHTEN. THE ONLY WAY THE PASSENGER COULD GET OUT WAS TO CUT THE SEAT BELT WITH SCISSORS. *TR

WINDSHIELD CRACKED ON ITS OWN WHILE PARKED, STARTING FROM THE CENTER OF COWL AND CRAWLING UP TOWARD THE ROOF LINE. HONDA HAS A SERVICE BULLETIN OUT THERE THAT RECOGNIZE THIS ISSUE ( 12-006 ) FOR 2009-2010 HONDA FIT BUT WILL ONLY ADDRESS THE ISSUE IF THE CRACK OCCURRED WHILE THE CAR WAS STILL UNDER THE BUMPER TO BUMPER 3 YEAR OR 36,000 MILE WARRANTY (ACCORDING TO HONDA DEALER). THE CRACK ON MY CAR HAPPENED FEW DAYS BEYOND THE WARRANTY PERIOD AND WAS NOT COVERED. I CONSIDER THE CRACKING TO BE A SAFETY ISSUE AS I COULD FEEL THAT THE CRACKED AREA WAS TRYING TO BOW OUTWARD AND DID NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THE CAR AT ANY MAJOR SPEED. I REPLACED THE WINDSHIELD IMMEDIATELY OUT-OF-POCKET. IF HONDA RECOGNIZES THAT 2009-2010 HONDA FIT HAS WINDSHIELD CRACK ISSUES DUE TO MISAPPLIED MOLDING OR OTHER DEFECTS INHERENT TO THE CAR AND NOT DUE TO IMPACT TO THE WINDSHIELD, THEN THE REPAIR SHOULD BE COVERED REGARDLESS OF WHEN THIS CRACKED OCCURRED. *TR

THERE IS A LEAK COMING FROM THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR. THE FLOOR IS SOAKED. AFTER SOME ON-LINE RESEARCH, IT APPEARS THAT THIS IS A COMMON FIT EXPERIENCE...WHICH HONDA HAS DONE NOTHING ABOUT. THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN ON A CAR THAT IS ONLY THREE YEARS OLD. *TT

A CAR RAN A RED LIGHT AND HIT THE FRONT OF THE HONDA FIT. THE AIRBAG ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE DEPLOYED. THE CHEMICAL FROM THE AIRBAG CAUSED BURNS THAT BLISTERED AND PEELED AND THE AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT SPRAINED BOTH THUMBS. THERE SHOULD BE A WARNING THAT THE CONTENTS OF THE AIRBAGS CAN CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BURNS WHEN DEPLOYED. I HAVE SCARS ON MY LEFT WRIST AND RIGHT HAND FROM THESE CHEMICALS. THE FIRST RESPONDERS AND PARAMEDICS WERE UNAWARE THAT THESE CHEMICALS CAUSE BURNS SO THEY DID NOT DO ANYTHING TO REMOVE THE CHEMICALS OR TELL ME THAT THEY WOULD CONTINUE TO BURN AS LONG AS THEY WERE IN CONTACT WITH MY SKIN. *JS

WHILE DRIVING THE POWER STEERING SUDDENLY BECAME TIGHT TO TURN, AND THE EPS INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON. THE ENGINE HAD TO BE TURNED OFF, AND WHEN RESTARTED THE STEERING GOT BACK TO NORMAL AGAIN, AND THE EPS INDICATOR LIGHT WAS OFF. HOWEVER, IT HAPPENED AGAIN SEVERAL TIMES, SOMETIMES BACK-TO-BACK DURING THE SAME DRIVE. IT HAPPENED AT LEAST 20~25 TIMES IN THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS; AND FINALLY I TOOK IT TO THE HONDA SERVICE SHOP FOR REPAIR RECENTLY. *TR

POWER STEERING HAS GONE OUT INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING 4 TIMES NOW. DEALER WAS NOT ABLE TO FIND THE SOURCE OF THE PROBLEM. *TR

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

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

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

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

SEAT BELT ON THE PASSENGER FRONT SIDE OF OUR 2009 HONDA FIT RATCHETS CONSTANTLY WHEN AN ADULT IS SEATED IN THIS SEAT. WE HAVE ATTEMPTED TO DEAL WITH THE DEALER ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS AND THEY TELL US THAT THIS IS NORMAL OPERATING CONDITIONS FOR OUR CAR. WE HAVE OWNED SEVERAL VEHICLES AND NEVER HAD THIS OCCUR PRIOR TO OWNING THIS CAR. I DEAM THIS TO BE A SAFETY CONCERN BECAUSE WE HAVE TO UNDO THE SEATBELT AND COMPLETELY LET IT GO IN AND THEN PUT IT BACK ON EVERY FEW MILES OR IT WILL CHOKE THE PASSENGER SITTING IN THE SEAT. SO WE ARE DOING THIS WHILE DRIVING DAILY SEVERAL TIMES EACH TRIP. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA FIT EQUIPPED WITH A WEBASTO HOLLANDIA TVS 900. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 11V028000 (VISIBILITY:SUN ROOF ASSEMBLY). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS NECESSARY TO REMEDY THE FAILURE WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD CONTINUOUSLY BEEN SPEAKING WITH THE MANUFACTURER FOR APPROXIMATELY SEVEN MONTHS, BUT WAS UNABLE TO RECEIVE THE PARTS NECESSARY TO REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 21,000. UPDATED 06/24/11 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE SUNROOF WAS REPAIRED AND REQUESTED TO CANCEL THE COMPLAINT. 06/30/11

I BELIEVE HONDA SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL FOR THE RIMS AND TIRES ON THE FIT SPORT, THEY ARE VIRTUALLY UNOBTAINABLE (USUALLY HAVE TO BE SPECIALLY ORDERED - IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND WHEN AWAY FROM HOME), VERY EXPENSIVE ($175/ TIRE W MOUNT AND BALANCE) AND VERY POOR QUALITY (3 BLOWOUTS IN 10,000 MILES). I CONSIDER THIS A SERIOUS DESIGN FLAW,AFFECTING THE VEHICLE'S SAFETY. *TR

HONDA IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2009-2010 HONDA FIT VEHICLES. THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR ONE OR MORE OF THE FOUR SPRING ASSEMBLIES ON THE ENGINE'S VARIABLE VALVE TIMING AND LIFT ELECTRONIC CONTROL (VTEC) SYSTEM TO FAIL. DEALER PERFORMED RECALL AND AS A RESULT OF REPLACING THE VALVE SPRINGS THE VALVES WERE VERY NOISY. HAD TO BRING VEHICLE BACK AND LEAVE IT FOR VALVE ADJUSTMENT WHEN ENGINE WAS COOL. MAKE SURE ADJUSTMENT IS DONE AT TIME OF RECALL. *TR

2009 HONDA FIT SPORT INSTRUMENT PANEL WENT BLANK - NO GAS GAUGE, NO SPEEDOMETER, NO TRIPOMETER, NO CAR ALARM, AIR CONDITIONING WENT OUT, DOORS WOULD NOT AUTO LOCK. HONDA SERVICE DIAGNOSED IT AS FAULTY INSTRUMENT CLUSTER PANEL. SAID I NEEDED TO REPLACE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER TO THE TUNE OF $700+ FOR PART AND $300+ FOR LABOR AND $30+ FOR SHIPPING OF PART. CAR 2 1/2 YEARS OLD, ONE OWNER, ONLY 47,000 MILES. NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA FIT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11V101000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) AND CONTACTED THE DEALER APRIL 21, 2011 TO SECURE AN APPOINTMENT FOR REPAIRS. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE EARLIEST THEY COULD SECURE HER APPOINTMENT WAS FOR JULY 6, 2011. SHE THEN CALLED THE MANUFACTURER BUT THEY REFERRED HER BACK TO THE DEALER. LATER, WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE ADDITIONAL TIMES AND THE CONTACT HAD TO CALL A TOW TRUCK COMPANY TO JUMPSTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS UNSATISFIED WITH HOW FAR OUT THE RECALL REPAIRS WERE SCHEDULED FOR AND BELIEVED IT TO SURPASS A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 12,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA FIT. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH AND NOTICED THERE WAS A STRESS FRACTURE ON THE FRONT WINDSHIELD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT FAILURE WAS NOT A FRACTURE BUT DEBRIS THAT WAS STUCK TO THE WINDSHIELD. THE CONTACT STATED HE WITNESSED THE FRACTURE OCCUR AND IT WAS NOT CAUSED BY DEBRIS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,400.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA FIT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH IN RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS, THE CONTACT ENGAGED THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS; HOWEVER, THE DRIVERS SIDE WIPER WOULD NOT FUNCTION. THERE WAS POOR VISIBILITY, AND THE CONTACT WAS FORCED TO REDUCE SPEED. THE CONTACT WILL NOTIFY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 16,300. UPDATED 05/03/11*LJ UPDATED 05/11/11

I BOUGHT A BRAND NEW 2009 HONDA FIT, HEARD NOISE FROM MOTOR, RIGHT AFTER I RECEIVED A LETTER STATING THIS CAR HAD A RECALL (SPRINGS) IN THE MOTOR, TOOK THE CAR TO DEALER, THEY REPLACED THE SPRINGS, CAR STILL HAD NOISE, TOOK IT BACK & FOLLOWING DAY SAID THEY HAD TO RE-ADJUST THE VALVES, PICKED UP THE CAR THE NEXT DAY & STILL NOISE, DEALER REFUSED TO TAKE CR BACK, CAR MAKE NOISE FROM THE VALVES IN THE MOTOR, THESE DEFECTIVE SPRINGS CAUSED DAMAGED TO MY BRAND NEW VEHICLE.. I DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS CAR, I FEAR FOR OTHER'S SAFETY & MY FAMILY'S SAFETY... I AM REQUESTING FROM HONDA THAT THEY REFUND THE MONEY I PAID FOR THIS DEFECTIVE CAR & TAKE THE CAR, THE CAR DOESN'T RESPOND WELL WHEN I ACCELERATE IT... I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO..PLEASE HELP !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! *TR

THE HEADREST OF MY 2009 HONDA FIT GIVES ME AN EXTREME NECK & BACKACHET. MY 2000 CIVIC ALLOWED BETTER SEATING POSTURE. THIS IS NOT A SEAT BACK POSITION OR DRIVER HEIGHT PROBLEM. A SIDE VIEW OF NEW CAR SEATS SHOWS ALMOST ALL HEADRESTS BREAK INTO THE VERTICAL LINE OF THE SEAT BACK. PROPER ERGONOMIC SEATING ACCORDING TO OSHA CAN BE FOUND HERE: HTTP://WWW.OSHA.GOV/SLTC/ETOOLS/COMPUTERWORKSTATIONS/POSITIONS.HTML HOWEVER HEADRESTS ON NEW CARS FORCE THE SPINE FROM A NORMAL S-SHAPE TO A CONTORTED C-SHAPE WITH THE HEAD PUSHED FORWARD. I UNDERSTAND THIS IS DUE TO NEW REGULATIONS FROM YOUR OFFICE. PLEASE BRING YOUR REGULATIONS INTO COMPLIANCE WITH CORRECT HUMAN ANATOMY. THANK YOU. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA FIT. WHILE DRIVING AND MAKING A TURN AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH THE FRONT WINDSHIELD BEGAN TO CRACK FROM THE BOTTOM GOING UPWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13,851 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 14,000. UPDATED 03/29/11 *BF UPDATED 03/31/11

2009 HONDA FIT. CONSUMER REQUESTS REFUND FORM DEALER *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HE HAD TO PURCHASED NEW TIRES ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS. WHEN THE CONSUMER STARTED THE VEHICLE TO LEAVE THE DEALERSHIP, HE NOTICED THE TPMS WARNING LIGHT WAS ON. THE CONSUMER ALERTED THE SERVICE TICKET WRITER WHO STATED IT WOULD TAKE SOME TIME FOR THE SENSOR TO RESET ITSELF AND IT WOULD GO OFF AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN FOR 10-15 MINUTES. THE CONSUMER STATED HE DROVE FOR APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES AND THE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE NEXT MORNING, THE CONSUMERS WIFE DROVE THE VEHICLE TO WORK AND THE LIGHT WAS STILL ON. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER AND WAS ADVISED TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN. THE TECHNICIAN CLAIMED TO HAVE FIXED THE SENSOR AND ADVISED THE CONSUMER TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE A FEW MILES AND THE WARNING LIGHT WOULD GO OUT. THE CONSUMER DROVE HOME AND THE LIGHT WAS STILL ON. THE SECOND TIME WHEN THE CONSUMER ARRIVED TO HAVE THE TIRES REPLACED, HE STARTED THE VEHICLE TO LEAVE THE DEALERSHIP AND THE TPMS LIGHT WAS STILL ON. THE CONSUMER WAS THEN INFORMED THAT THE TIRES NEEDED TO BE OVER-INFLATED SO THE SENSOR WOULD GO OFF. THE TIRES WERE THEN OVER-INFLATED. HOWEVER, THE LIGHT REMAINED ON.