2015 Honda Fit complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 HONDA FIT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE GRADUALLY DECREASED IN SPEED. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND HAD IT TOWED THE FOLLOWING DAY TO ROCK HONDA (16570 SOUTH HIGHLAND AVENUE, FONTANA, CALIFORNIA 92336, (909) 770-8400). THE DEALER DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS INTERNAL DAMAGE WITHIN THE TRANSMISSION AND THAT AN UNKNOWN SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 8,460.

THE CLEAR COAT ON MY CAR IS CHIPPING. THERE IS SPOTS ALL OVER THE DRIVERS SIDE AND THEN SOME AROUND THE REST OF THE CAR. I HAVE INVOLVED THE DEALERSHIP THAT I GOT IT FROM ABOUT THE ISSUE AND INVOLVED HONDA CORPORATION. THEY BROUGHT IN 2 MANAGERS OF HONDA CORPORATION TO LOOK AT MY CAR. AND THEY SAID IT WAS DEFINITELY IN AN ACCIDENT AND THERE'S NOTHING THEY CAN DO AND TO JUST PAY FOR MY CAR TO BE REPAINTED MYSELF. I SAID THAT IT WAS TOO MUCH MONEY I CAN NOT AFFORD THAT. THEN THEY SAID " WELL JUST KEEP WAXING IT THEN". I AM VERY UPSET AND ANNOYED FROM THIS. SO I WANNA WRITE THIS COMPLAINT TO FIND OUT INFORMATION IF THERES ANYTHING ELSE I CAN DO. IT HAS BEEN LIKE THIS SINCE I GOT THE CAR.

2015 HONDA FIT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO DEFECTIVE FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM. *LD CONSUMER SENT ADDITIONAL CORRESPONDENCE. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE.*JS THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FUEL INJECTOR AND FUEL PIPE WAS REPLACED. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED TO BE REIMBURSED. *JS

MY VEHICLE BEGAN RUNNING ROUGHLY AND ALL THE DASH LIGHTS CAME ON. I WAS TOLD THERE IS A MISFIRE IN ONE OF THE CYLINDERS AND THIS COULD BE AN EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE REPAIR. MY VEHICLE HAS 48000 MILES ON IT AND THIS SHOULDN'T HAPPEN. FROM DOING SOME ONLINE RESEARCH, THIS SEEMS TO BE A RECURRING COMPLAINT BY SEVERAL PEOPLE.

FOR AN UNKNOWN REASON, AROUND OCTOBER 2017 MY STARTER BEGAN MAKING GRINDING NOISES; IT SOUNDS LIKE IT WOULD WHEN YOU TRY TO START A VEHICLE THAT IS ALREADY STARTED. IT HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY AND WITHOUT WARNING OR EXPLANATION

AFTER 95000 MILES, TRANSMISSION FAILED WITH VERY LITTLE WARNING. FOR ABOUT 25 MILES ON CITY STREETS, THE CAR BUCKED AT SPEEDS UNDER 30 MPH. STOPPED AT A STORE, AND COULD NOT LEAVE PARKING LOT BECAUSE TRANSMISSION JUST STOPPED COMPLETELY. I HAD DONE ALL OF THE SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE AT HONDA DEALERSHIPS, AND I PURCHASED THE CAR AS NEW.

REAR WINDOW 'EXPLODED'. I WAS WAITING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN, NO ONE WAS BEHIND ME, NOTHING WAS TOUCHING THE WINDOW, THE INSIDE TERMPERATRUE WAS COOL, AND THE FRONT WINDOWS WERE PARTIALLY OPEN. I HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND SAW ABOUT 1/2 OF THE WINDOW WAS MISSING AND THE REST WAS CRACKELED INTO LITTLE PIECES. PHOTO TAKEN IMMEDIATELY AFTER WINDOW BROKE.

AFTER ONLY 48,000 MILES I HAD TO REPLACE THE FUEL INJECTOR SET, PART # 16010-5R1-315 AND THE FUEL PIPE SET, PART # 16012-5R1-315 FOR A TOTAL COST (INCLUDING LABOR) OF $1,760.00.. DEALER FOUND CHECK ENGINE CODE P0171 - FUEL SYSTEM TOO LEAN. THE CHECK ENGINE CODE APPEARED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY AND IN MOTION.

DEAR NHTSA, MY 2015 HONDA FIT RATTLE'S ON COLD START INITIALLY WHEN YOU START THE ENGINE. AFTER ABOUT 6-8 HOURS AFTER LETTING THE ENGINE COOL THE NOISE WILL REAPPEAR. THE ISSUE IS THE VTC ACTUATOR. BEING A FAIRLY NEW VEHICLE FOR IT'S AGE IT'S VERY DISAPPOINTING TO HEAR SUCH DISTURBING NOISE EVERY TIME I START UP THE CAR. I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING THIS FOR THE PAST YEAR, STARTING IN JUNE 2017. AT FIRST, MY UNDERSTANDING WAS THAT IT WAS THE ENGINE SPLASH GUARD. LAST YEAR I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY (70MPH ZONE) AND ALL OF A SUDDEN I HEAR A SCRAPPING NOISE. THE ROAD WAS COMPLETELY FREE OF DEBRIS, AND WHEN I PULLED OVER THE ENGINE SPLASH GUARD CAME UP, ALONG WITH BREAKING BOTH TABS ON THE FRONT BUMPER. I HAD ENGINE SPLASH REPLACED 3 MONTHS AGO USING BRAND NEW CLIPS (PLASTIC WHICH ACTUALLY ENDS UP BREAKING) AND SCREWS. EVEN AFTER FIXING THE ENGINE SPLASH GUARD, THE VTC RATTLE NOISE STILL APPEARED. RECENTLY, THE ENGINE SPLASH GUARD STILL MANAGED TO POP OFF ON THE FREEWAY. AT THIS POINT, I'M FED UP WITH THE TERRIBLE DISAPPOINTMENT THIS VEHICLE HAS GIVEN ME ALONG WITH ITS BUILD QUALITY. ANOTHER THING TO NOTE IS THE DOOR PANEL MAKING A RATTLING NOISE. AFTER TAKING OFF THE DOOR PANEL, I NOTICED THE THE PLASTIC LINING IS DETACHING FROM THE BLACK GLUE THAT IS KEEPING IT IN PLACE. POSSIBLY, THE HEAT IS CAUSING THE BLACK GLUE TO MELT.

AFTER ANY SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL, WATER COLLECTS WITHIN THE DOORS AND LEAKS INTO THE CABIN. THIS WATER ACCUMULATES UNDER THE SEATS AND PROMOTES THE GROWTH OF MOLD AND MILDEW UNDER THE CABIN. AFTER A 1-INCH RAINFALL, APPROXIMATELY 2 CUPS OF WATER COLLECT UNDER THE REAR SEAT ON THE DRIVER SIDE. THIS LEAKAGE OCCURS BOTH WHEN THE CAR IS IN MOTION OR STATIONARY.

WHEN USING THE ECON BUTTON, MY VEHICLE ENGINE OFTEN DIES AT A STOP. I'VE CHECKED IT OUT SEVERAL TIMES AND IT ONLY DOES THIS WHEN THE ECON SYSTEM IS ACTIVATED. TAKING IT TO DEALER ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, BUT IT NEVER HAPPENS FOR THEM AND IT NEVER THROWS A MALFUNCTION CODE. WORKS FINE DURING NORMAL OPERATION. ONE OTHER PROBLEM, WHEN THIS ISSUE ARISES IS THAT I CANNOT RESTART THE CAR WITHOUT GETTING OUT OF THE VEHICLE AND TAKING THE KEY FOB OUT OF RANGE FOR AT LEAST 30+ SECONDS. ONCE THE ELECTRONICS RESET, I CAN ONCE AGAIN START THE VEHICLE. AS YOU CAN VISUALIZE, THIS IS SOMETIMES A DANGEROUS SITUATION OUT ON A BUST ROAD OR STREET.

MY CAR MAKES A HORRIBLE GRINDING SOUND WHEN IT TURNS ON. IT'S DONE IT SINCE I GOT THE CAR AND MY DEALER WOULD NOT FIX IT WHEN IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY.

DRIVING SOUTH BOUND ON BALLPLAY RD. MADISONVILLE, TN OUR SIDE AIR BAG CURTAINS DEPLOYED AT THE SAME TIME. THERE WAS NO IMPACT CAUSING THEM TO DEPLOY. CAUSING US TO LEAVE THE ROAD. WITH SOME DAMAGE TO THE BOTTOM SIDES OF THE CAR. *JS

I PURCHASED MY 2015 HONDA FIT EX-L 9 MONTHS AGO AND THE SPLASH SHIELD OVER THE LOWER ENGINE HAD TO BE ZIP TIED BY THE DEALERSHIP TWICE. IT ENDED UP DETACHING A THIRD TIME AND WAS BROKEN AND DRAGGING ENOUGH TO START SMELLING LIKE BURNT RUBBER WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND THIS PART SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED.

I HAVE OWNED THIS CAR 2 WEEKS. I PARKED THE FIT IN FRONT OF THE GARAGE, LEFT THE ENGINE RUNNING AND SET THE HANDBRAKE. I GOT OUT TO OPEN THE DOOR. I WAS 6 FEET FROM THE CAR WHEN I HEARD A METALLIC POP. I TURNED TO SEE IT ROLLING BACKWARDS DOWN THE DRIVE. I RAN TO IT BUT COULD NOT STOP IT. IT WAS SLOWED BY A MOUND OF DIRT AND STOPPED BY A SMALL TREE. I AM VERY SURE MY THUMB WAS NOT ON THE LEVER BUTTON. I WORKED THE LEVER MANY TIMES AND CAN DETECT NO UNUSUAL SOUND OR FEEL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 HONDA FIT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE SPLASH GUARD SEPARATED SEVERAL TIMES AFTER THE VEHICLE RECEIVED ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AT SPREEN HONDA (25050 REDLANDS BOULEVARD, LOMA LINDA, CA 92354, PHONE (909) 799-7070). THE DEALER REPLACED THE ENGINE SPLASH GUARD; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT WAS CHARGED FOR THE ENGINE SPLASH GUARD REPLACEMENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13,000.

MY ASSIST STABILITY SYSTEM IS DEFECTED.. I HAD MY CAR 2 YEARS AS OF DEC 15, 2015. THE FIRST PROBLEM 4 MONTHS AFTER BOUGHT IT NOISE IN THE ENGINE.. NOW FROM DEC 2, 2018 TO JANUARY 22, 2018 IN THIS SHORT PERIOD OF TIME I HAD ALL THIS WORK DONE TO THAT DEFECTIVE CAR WHICH GAPLIN HONDA DEALERSHIP LOCATED AT 11151 LAUREL CANYON, MISSION HILLS, CA KNEW ALL ABOUT, BECAUSE IF THE SERVICE DIRECTOR [XXX] WOULD NOT HAVE ORDERED ALL THIS WORK TO BE DONE AND THE ASSIST STABILITY SYSTEM LIGHTS ARE STILL ON AS WE SPEAK. LET ME TELL YOU ALL THE WORK DONE IN A 50 DAY PERIOD (THAT'S RIDICULOUS) A BRAND NEW .BATTERY SENSOR (I PAID) A NEW HONDA BATTERY,(I PAID) A NEW ALTERNATOR( TOLD THEM I WAS NOT @#$% PAYING BECAUSE YOU KNOW ITS A DEFECT) THEY SAID THEY,CLEARED PCM ECM, TIGHTEN GROUND CONNECTORS IF NEEDED, INSTALLED POWERTRAIN CONTROL UNIT(THEY KNOW I WASN'T PAYING , THEY TEXT ME "YOU DON'T HAVE TO PAY " BS . THE PROBLEM STILL EXIST ALL THREE LIGHTS STAY ON TIRE PRESSURE, STABILITY LIGHT, POWER STEERING LIGHT (ASSIST STABILITY SYSTEM) HONDA KNEW WHEN THEY SOLD ME THE CAR IT HAD A DEFECT , ONLY ONE OWNER LEASED IT FOR 12 MONTHS HONDA PUT IT UP FOR SALE DEC 10, 2015 I BOUGHT IT DEC 15, 2015 FIVE DAYS LATER WITH ONLY 29, 416 MILES ON IT ; NOTHING SHOULD HAVE BEEN WRONG WITH THIS CAR. HONDA HAS A CLASS ACTION SUIT AGAINST THEM REGARDING THEIR "DEFECTIVE ASSIST STABILITY SYSTEM " SAME PROBLEM LIKE MINDS HONDA KNEW THAT'S WHY THEY WERE PRAYING THE LIGHTS WOULDN'T NEVER COME BACK ON SO THEY CAN STICK

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 HONDA FIT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEAD LAMPS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE HARNESS WIRE WAS MELTED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000.

WHILE DRIVING, ALL GAUGE LIGHTS TURNED ON AT ONCE.

NOTIFIED OF RECALL TO REPLACE "REAR GRAB RAIL BRACKETS MAY INTERFERE WITH THE SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT". ON PHONE, DEALER SAID THE PARTS WERE IN STOCK. I DROVE 50 MILES TO HAVE THE WORK DONE. DEALER THEN SAID PARTS WERE NOT IN STOCK. DEALER IS STRAUB HONDA

MY CAR BEGAN LURCHING AS SOON AS I PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR TO LEAVE MY DRIVEWAY. CARS GO 50 MPH ON MY ROAD DESPITE THE 35 MPH SIGNS, I WAS SCARED I WAS GOING TO BE REAR ENDED AND HAD TO YANK THE CAR OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD IMMEDIATELY. I WAS AFRAID I WAS GOING TO BE REAR ENDED. WHAT IF THE WIRES HAD BEEN ONLY MOSTLY CHEWED AND THEY CAME LOOSE WHILE I WAS ON THE PARKWAY??

RODENTS CHEWED THROUGH WIRES DUE TO SOY WIRING. CAR WOULD NOT START, BUT HAD SOME ISSUES WITH ACCELERATION PREVIOUSLY THAT WERE LIKELY ALSO RELATED TO CHEWED WIRING.

VEHICLE HAS HAD TWO EPISODES OF STALLING AND NOT STARTING. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED WAS LESS THAN SIX MONTHS AGO WHEN DRIVING ON FREEWAY ABOUT 70 MPH CAR STALLED THEN RESTARTED A FEW SECONDS LATER. WE HAD HOEHN HONDA CARLSBAD, CA CHECK THE CAR AND THEY REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR. NOT SURE THAT WAS THE REAL PROBLEM. TODAY THE CAR EXHIBITED SYMPTOMS OF A LOW BATTERY. TWICE TODAY IT STALLED AFTER DRIVING FOR 15-20 MINUTES AND WOULD NOT RESTART IMMEDIATELY AFTER PARKING. I HAD IT JUMPED BOTH TIMES. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK BATTERY TO AUTO SHOP WHO TESTED IT AT 100% CHARGE. I PUT IT BACK IN THE CAR AND IT STARTED RIGHT UP. WHEN I GOT HOME TEN MINUTES LATER THE SYSTEM AGAIN SOUNDED LOW ON POWER WHEN I TRIED TO START IMMEDIATELY AFTER PARKING. I CHECKED RECALLS ON 2015 FITS AND ONE CAME UP FOR "PLUG TOP IGNITION COIL DAMAGE." WONDERING IF THAT IS WHAT WE ARE EXPERIENCING. NOTE THAT THE TEMPERATURE WAS 93 DEGREES TODAY IN CARLSBAD. MY WIFE RECALLS IT BEING A HOT DAY WHEN IT STALLED ON THE FREEWAY. JUST WENT OUT AFTER SITTING FOR 30 MINUTES AND IT STARTED A LITTLE WEAKLY, DROVE IT AROUND THE BLOCK, PARKED, TURNED OFF CAR, THEN RESTARTED IT. IT STARTED MORE WEAKLY THAN THREE MINUTES PRIOR. ALL PERIPHERAL SYSTEMS WERE OFF (RADIO, A.C., ETC.).

THE STARTER IN MY 2015 HONDA FIT DIED. I PURCHASED THE CAR SEPTEMBER OF 2014 AND THE STARTER DIED SEPTEMBER 2017, THAT'S A THREE YEAR LIFE CYCLE ON THE PART.

ON 7/27/2017 MY CAR WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY AND HAD NOT BEEN DRIVEN SINCE 9PM ON 7/26. IT SPONTANEOUSLY COMBUSTED. WHEN IT WAS NOTICED THERE WERE ONLY FLAMES COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. IT HAD BEEN IN THE SHOP ON 7/20/2017 FOR A RIGHT FRONT STRUT REPLACEMENT. ALL UPKEEP HAD BEEN TAKEN CARE OF, AND NO MODIFICATIONS HAVE EVER BEEN MADE. THE CAR ONLY HAD 46,000 MILES ON IT. I HAVE

POSSIBLE TAKATA INFLATORS: CAR IN MOTION HIT A LARGE, UNEXPECTED, RECENTLY FALLEN TREE LIMB ON A PUBLIC STREET AND ROLLED OVER IT. THE FRONT BUMPER COMPLETELY REMOVED AND THE SIDE AIRBAG WENT OFF. HOWEVER, THE FRONT AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY CAUSING A VISUAL (CT SCAN) CRACK IN THE DRIVER'S STERNUM. PLEASE NOTE MY NAME IS [XXX] AND I AM WRITING THIS ON BEHALF OF MY MOTHER. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

AT 1700 THOUSAND MILES ROTORS NEED RESURFACING. STARTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. ALL UNDER WARRANTED

WHILE DRIVING ON AN INTERSTATE AT A STEADY HIGHWAY SPEED, I LOST ALL CONTROL TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE COASTED TO THE SHOULDER TO AVOID THE POTENTIAL FOR AN ACCIDENT. AUTO DEALER CONFIRMED THE TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED CATASTRPHICALLY AND THAT A NEW TRANSMISSION WOULD BE NEEDED FOR THE VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP ALSO STATED THAT I, AS THE CONSUMER DID NOTHING TO CONTRIBUTE TO THIS EVENT - THEY COULD NOT EXPLAIN HOW IT COULD HAVE HAPPENED SO EARLY ON. THE VEHICLE WAS WELL-MAINTAINED. AT THE TIME OF THIS WRITING, IT IS CURRENTLY OWNED FOR ONLY 2.5 YEARS AND HAS 80,000 MILES OF WHICH 90% ARE HIGHWAY MILES. THE CAR WAS TOWED UNDER OWNER'S CAR INSURANCE-PROVIDED ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE. THE REPAIR PROCESS IS NOT YET COMPLETE AND THUSDOCUMENTATION CAN AND WILL BE PROVIDED LATER IF NEEDED,

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 HONDA FIT. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP, THE VEHICLE JERKED AND LOST POWER WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT AN INTERNAL PART OF THE TRANSMISSION WAS FRACTURED. THE TECHNICIAN DID NOT REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS SCHEDULED TO BE TOWED TO A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECORD OF A RECALL REMEDY PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 89,000.

ENGINE SPLASH SHIELD KEEPS COMING OFF (THE SHIELD UNDER THE CAR). IT HAS ALREADY COME OFF TWICE IN THE PAST YEAR. WHEN DRIVING THE HIGHWAY AT 40+ SPEEDS THE CAR WILL CREATE A DISTURBING FLAPPING SOUND. THE CLIPS THAT HOLD THE SHIELD KEEP BREAKING OFF. MY CAR IS ONLY 23K OLD.

CPSC: THE DRIVERS SIDE MIRROR ON MY 2015 HONDA FIT HAS MELTED I HAVE READ THAT IT COULD BE CAUSED FROM THE HIGH ENERGY WINDOWS THAT WERE JUST INSTALLED ON ALL THE TOWNHOUSES IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. *BF UPDATED 04/21/2017*JS

CAR IS STUMBLING ON ACCELERATION AND RIDING RUFF. DEALER STATES ALL INJECTORS NEED TO BE REPLACED WITH A NEW STYLE INJECTOR (PART NUMBER 16010-5R1-315). ONE INJECTOR GOING BAD I CAN UNDERSTAND BUT ALL 4 INJECTOR IN 50,000 MILES AND REPLACED WITH A NEW STYLE INJECTOR, THIS IS A DEFECT.

UNABLE TO START CAR. BATTERY NOT DEAD. NOT A PROBLEMS WITH STARTER. DEALERSHIP UNABLE TO FIND PROBLEM. AUTO HAS LOW MILEAGE. PROBLEMS OCCURRED IN NOVEMBER 2016 AND NOW IN MARCH 2017.

IS THERE A TSB CONCERNING THE FRONT BUMPER COVER ON THIS VEHICLE?

DRIVING DOWN THE TURNPIKE AND THE TRANSMISSION STOPPED WORKING LIKE I WAS IN NEUTRAL. I SAW A RECALL ON LINE FOR MY EXACT MAKE, MODEL AND YEAR DESCRIBING THE SAME SYMPTOMS. I CONTACTED HONDA BUT THEY SAID THAT MY CAR WASN'T A PART OF THE RECALL WHICH DOESN'T MAKE SENSE. HTTP://BLOG.CARANDDRIVER.COM/HONDA-RECALLING-143000-CIVIC-AND-FIT-MODELS-FOR-CVT-TROUBLE/

IGNITION BUTTON AND HAZARD BUTTON ARE PLACED TOO CLOSE TOGETHER AND ARE SIMILARLY COLORED. TWICE, I HAVE REACHED TO ENGAGE HAZARD BUTTON AND HIT THE IGNITION BUTTON INSTEAD. WHEN THE IGNITION BUTTON IN ENGAGED, THE ENGINE TURNS OFF. THE FIRST TIME I DID THIS, I WAS GOING 65 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE. I HAD TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP, PUT THE CAR IN PARK THEN RE-ENGAGE THE IGNITION BUTTON TO GET THE ENGINE STARTED AGAIN. THE SECOND TIME THIS OCCURRED, I WAS ON A SMALL SIDE STREET AND WAS ABLE TO STOP/RE-ENGAGE MUCH MORE EASILY. I DO NOT KNOW, DID NOT KNOW AND DID NOT FIND INFORMATION IN THE OWNER'S MANUAL ABOUT WHAT TO DO IF THE ENGINE IS DISENGAGED AT SPEED. THIS WAS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. THE ENGINE ABSOLUTELY SHOULD NOT BE SO EASY TO TURN OFF WHEN DRIVING. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED WAS ABOUT A MONTH AFTER I PURCHASED THE CAR, IT HAPPENED AGAIN ABOUT 6 MONTHS LATER. I HAVE ONLY JUST REPORTED BECAUSE I FINALLY HAD MY VIN NUMBER AND MY COMPUTER IN THE SAME PLACE AT THE SAME TIME.

FAULTY FUEL GAUGE UNIT: UNIT CONTAINING FUEL GAUGE, ODOMETER, MAINTENANCE MINDER, ETC. WOULD "BLUE OUT" ON COLD MORNINGS AND TAKE 10 TO 15 MINUTES TO RETURN TO ACTIVITY. UPON RETURNING TO ACTIVE STATUS, IT WOULD EITHER BE CLEAR AND READABLE OR TOTALLY GARBLED WITH ALL INFO DISPLAYS SHOWING AT ONCE ON TOP OF EACH OTHER. TOOK IT TO HONDA WHO COULD NOT REPRODUCE THE FAILURE BUT SUGGESTED A NEW FUEL GAUGE UNIT AS A FIX. ONCE THE UNIT WAS REPLACED THERE HAVE BEEN NO FURTHER PROBLEMS. MILEAGE AT INITIAL OCCURRENCE: @80,400. COST TO FIX: $547 FOR THE UNIT, $89 LABOR.

WHILE PARKING THE CAR IN THE PARKING SPACE, IT SUDDENLY SELF-ACCELERATED, JUMPED THE CURB, AND CRASHED INTO THE WALL IN FRONT OF THE CAR RESULTING IN INJURIES TO BOTH THE DRIVER (2 FRACTURED NECK VERTEBRAE, 3 FRACTURED RIBS ON RIGHT SIDE, AND BROKEN LEFT FOOT) AND PASSENGER (LACERATION TO RIGHT HAND AND BRUISED RIBS ON LEFT SIDE). THE ACCELERATION WAS TOO FAST FOR EITHER THE DRIVER OR PASSENGER TO RESPOND. AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, AND THE CAR WAS CONSIDERED A TOTAL LOSS DUE TO THE EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE FRONT END.

HELLO, MY WIFE OWNS A HONDA FIT 2015, JUST RECENTLY SHE WENT TO PICK MY MOTHER UP FROM THE HOSPITAL AFTER A SHOULDER OPERATION. WHEN MY WIFE ARRIVED AT MY MOTHER'S HOME SHE STOPPED THE CAR IN FRONT OF MY MOM'S HOME (ON CITY STREET), SHE OPENED THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR AND TO TRY TO HELP MY MOTHER TO EXIT THE CAR, SHE PULLED THE SEATBELT TO RELEASE IT, BUT IT ONLY GOT TIGHTEN MORE AND MORE, TO THE POINT OF BEING UNABLE TO UNRESTRAINED IT, DURING THAT PROCESS OF TRYING TO UNRESTRAINED THE SEAT BELT, MY MOTHER HAD TO BE MOVED BACK AND FORTH AND TO THE SIDES AND SHE STARTED BLEEDING FROM HER SHOULDER, THEREFORE MY WIFE HAD NO OTHER CHOICE THAN TO CUT IT. THE CAR WAS LATER TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT, WAS NOT A WARRANTY ISSUE BECAUSE MY WIFE CUT THE SEAT BELT. THEY GAVE US AN ESTIMATE OF $685.00 TO REPAIR IT, WE SAID THAT WE WERE NOT GOING TO PAY FOR IT, SO THEY GAVE US THE HONDA CORPORATE PHONE NUMBER. I CALLED THEM AND THEY AGREED TO REPAIR THE SEAT BELT AS A ONE-TIME COURTESY. THEY SENT US A LETTER THAT WE HAD TO SIGN SO WE WOULD RELEASE THEM OF ANY LIABILITIES MOVING FORWARD IF THE SEAT BELT WOULD MALFUNCTION AGAIN, IS THIS LEGAL? I NEED YOUR HELP, WHETHER TO ADVISE US TO SIGN THE LETTER OR NOT, OR IF WE SHOULD SEEK FOR LEGAL COUNSEL. THANK YOU. SINCERELY, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

AND AROUND 17,000 MILES THE CAR DEVELOPED AN EXTREMELY LOUD SQUEAK THAT SOUNDED AS THOSE IT WAS COMING FROM THE DASHBOARD. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WHO DISCOVERED THAT WERE LOOSE BOLTS FROM THE FACTORY CAUSING THE FRONT BUMPER TO SQUEAK. IN THE PROCESS OF LOOKING FOR THE SQUEAK THEY DISMANTLED THE DASH BOARD. NOW THE DASHBOARD HAS COME APART AROUND THE PASSENGER AIRBAG AND CANNOT BE PUT BACK TO ORIGINAL FACTORY SPECS. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR A PASSENGER IN THE EVENT OF THE AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT.

THE SPLASH GUARD/SPLASH SHIELD CAME LOOSE UNDER THE FRONT OF MY CAR AND STARTED DRAGGING WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. I PULLED OVER AND WAS ABLE TO REMOVE IT. THE HONDA DEALERSHIP SAYS IT IS UNUSABLE AND HAVE ORDERED ONE TO REPLACE IT. IT WILL COST $232 FOR THE PART AND I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH TO INSTALL IT.

SPLASH GUARD BETWEEN FRONT WHEELS CAME OFF WHILE DRIVING DOWN A COMPLETELY CLEAR FREEWAY AND WAS DRAGGING. HAD TO DRIVE 15 MILES TO THE NEAREST EXIT TO BUY DUCT TAPE, IN THE PROCESS THE ENTIRE LOOSE SIDE OF THE SPLASH GUARD WAS RUINED. NO FOREIGN OBJECT HIT THE SPLASH GUARD.

AT TIMES THE CAR WILL STALL WHEN GOING AROUND A CORNER. IT SEEMS LIKE THE FUEL INJECTION STALLS OUT TEMPORARILY. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO VENICE HONDA IN FLORIDA TWICE. I WAS INFORMED THAT NOTHING MORE CAN BE DONE. I HAVE THE RECALL LETTER FROM HONDA. NHTSA RECALL 15V-559. WHEN I WROTE TO AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR COMPANY IN CALIFORNIA THEY REPLIED THAT THEY NEED LOTS MORE INFO BEFORE THEY CAN REIMBURSE ME. APPARENTLY WHOEVER WROTE THIS DOES NOT KNOW THAT CUSTOMERS DO NOT HAVE TO PAY ANYTHING ON A SAFETY RECALL. I DON'T WANT MONEY, I WANT THE PROBLEM FIXED BEFORE I GET HIT FROM BEHIND. IT MOSTLY STALLS IN CITY TRAFFIC MAKING A TURN AND SOMETIMES TAKING OFF FROM A STOP LIGHT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 HONDA FIT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V697000 (AIR BAGS, STRUCTURE); 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 NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

A FEW MONTHS AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND HEARD A LOUD SOUND LIKE SOMETHING WAS DRAGGING UNDER THE CAR. I PULLED OVER AND FOUND THAT THE PLASTIC UNDERCARRIAGE HAD COME LOOSE AND WAS DRAGGING ON THE HIGHWAY. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY INSISTED THAT I HAD HIT SOMETHING, WHICH I HAD NOT. THEY PUT NEW SCREWS IN BUT THEY DID NOT HOLD AND IT CAME LOOSE AGAIN. I NEVER HIT ANYTHING AND THERE WAS NO REASON THAT IT SHOULD HAVE COME LOOSE. I ENDED UP HAVING TO TAKE IT OFF WHEN IT CAME LOOSE AFTER AN OIL CHANGE AT THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY REFUSED TO REPAIR IT.

MY CAR SUDDENLY STARTED TO SHIMMER AND HAVE A FLUCTUATION IN POWER AS I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT 60 MPH. I HAD TO MOVE OVER TWO LANES TO PARK ON THE SHOULDER AND TURN OFF THE ENGINE. THE FOLLOWING WARNING LIGHTS WERE ON: MALFUNCTION; TRACTION CONTROL; POWER STEERING AND THE TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT WAS BLINKING NONSTOP (IT WAS ON SOLID PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT). I WAS NOT SAFE ON THE SHOULDER WITH CARS FLYING BY ON THE INTERSTATE. I PRESSED THE START BUTTON AND AFTER A SLIGHT HESITATION, THE CAR STARTED. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE A HALF MILE ON THE SHOULDER AND GET OFF THE INTERSTATE SO I WAS IN A SAFER LOCATION. THE CAR'S POWER WAS INCONSISTENT AS I DROVE THIS HALF MILE. ALL THE WARMING LIGHTS REMAINED ON. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE HONDA DEALER'S SHOP. THE HONDA SHOP WAS ABLE TO REPLICATE THE SAME PROBLEM AND WARNING LIGHTS THAT I REPORTED. THEY SAID THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP HAD FAILED AND REPLACED IT. THEY DID NOT PROVIDE ANY EXPLANATION WHAT THE PART FAILED. THE CAR ONLY HAS 12,000 MILES ON IT AND HAS HAD ALL THE SCHEDULED SERVICE AND RECALLS ADDRESSED, NOW THAT THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP HAS BEEN REPLACED THE CAR RUNS NORMAL AGAIN. EXACTLY TWO WEEKS BEFORE THIS INCIDENT, THE SAME HONDA DEALER SHOP CHANGED MY OIL & FILTER AND PERFORMED THE SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE CHECKS AND THEY REPLACED THE PLUG TOP IGNITION COIL PER A SAFETY RECALL. I HAVE WONDERED IF THERE COULD BE A RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE FAILURE OF THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP AND THE DEALER SHOP HAVING REPLACED THE PLU

CENTER AND DRIVER REAR SEAT BELT BUCKLES ARE INSTALLED BACKWARDS CAUSING THE SEATBELTS TO NOT FUNCTION CORRECTLY. HONDA FIX IS TO INVERT THE BRACKET, WHICH CHANGES THE ANGLE OF THE LOAD APPLIED TO THE SEATBELT IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT.

UNINTENDED AND SUDDEN ACCELERATION. NOVEMBER 2015 THE CAR WAS MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN INTO A PARKING SPACE, WHILE PRESSING THE BRAKE THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED THE BRAKES DID NOT WORK, THE CAR TRAVELED ABOUT 70 FEET BEFORE STOPPING. TOOK IT TO TOM WOOD HONDA ALL THEY CHECKED WAS THE BRAKES AND SAID IT WAS FINE. UPDATE: FEBRUARY 2016 MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN INTO A PARKING SPACE AT A PANERA BREAD GENTLY TAPPED THE BRAKES THE CAR ACCELERATED AND WENT THRU THE DOOR AT PANERA BREAD. TOM WOOD HONDA CHECKED THE BRAKES SAYS ITS FINE AND RELEASED IT TO THE COLLISION CENTER. I AM MAKING LEASE PAYMENTS ON THIS CAR BUT WHEN IT'S REPAIRED IT IS STAYING AT THE LOT. IT ACCELERATES ON IT'S OWN AND IS GOING TO KILL SOMEONE. I CANNOT ALLOW ANYONE IN MY FAMILY TO DRIVE IT. I ALSO CANNOT AFFORD INSURANCE WISE TO DRIVE A CAR I KNOW ACCELERATES WHEN IT DECIDES TO.

MY COMPLAINT CONCERNS THE MANUFACTURERS "FIX" FOR THE CVT DRIVE PULLY SHAFT THAT IS INCORRECTLY SURFACE HARDEN/HEAT TREATED. HONDA TENDERS A SOFTWARE FIX TO REDUCE LOADS ON THE INCORRECTLY MANUFACTURED PART. I FEEL THAT THE SOFTWARE FIX IS AN ECONOMICAL RESPONSE, THAT AFTER THE SOFTWARE IS CHANGED, STILL LEAVES MY VEHICLE WITH AN INCORRECTLY MANUFACTURED PART THAT COULD FAIL, CAUSING THE AN ACCIDENT. I FEEL THE CORRECT REPAIR WOULD BE TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE PART WITH ONE CORRECTLY MANUFACTURED.

IN SPITE OF MY REPEATED REQUESTS, THE HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE LOCATED AT TORRANCE, CA (TEL.# 800-999-1009) WILL NOT GIVE ME THE PART NUMBER OF THE DRIVE PULLEY SHAFT (WITH LOW HARDNESS) INSTALLED ON MY VEHICLE (VN [XXX])! IN OCTOBER 2015 I RECEIVED THE FOLLOWING ?IMPORTANT SAFETY RECALL? NOTICE CONCERNING MY 2015 HONDA FIT WITH CVT TRANSMISSION (VN [XXX]): DURING CERTAIN DRIVING CONDITIONS, A COMBINATION OF HIGH STRESS EXERTED FROM THE CVT PROGRAMMING ALONG WITH POTENTIAL DRIVE PULLEY SHAFTS MANUFACTURED WITH LOW HARDNESS, THE DRIVE PULLEY SHAFT MAY BREAK DURING OPERATION. IF THE DRIVE PULLEY SHAFT BREAKS THE VEHICLE MAY LOSE ACCELERATION OR THE FRONT WHEELS MAY LOCK UP, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH. THE RECOMMENDED CVT SOFTWARE UPDATE WAS PERFORMED BY THE HONDA DEALERSHIP IMMEDIATELY UPON RECEIPT OF THE SAFETY RECALL NOTICE. HOWEVER MY VEHICLE HAD BEEN DRIVEN OVER 18,000 MILES PRIOR TO RECEIPT OF THE RECALL NOTICE AND IT IS VERY POSSIBLE THAT DAMAGE TO THE ?LOW HARDNESS? DRIVE PULLEY SHAFT HAS ALREADY OCCURRED! FOR MY PERSONAL SAFETY IT IS IMPORTANT THAT I HAVE THIS INFORMATION ? PLEASE HELP. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR