2012 HONDA FIT Problems & Recalls

The electronic steering power assist failed several times in the past two weeks. The vehicle is available for inspection upon request. The safety of occupants was put at risk because of the difficulty of steering safely in traffic. The car has not yet been taken to my dealer for evaluation. The vehi...

While driving my regular commute to work with the radio on, the radio and interior lights (not sure if headlights because I can't see them) flashed on and off and the power steering warning light flashed on and off. At that time, the car jerked and I lost power steering for a moment. This happened s...

While driving my regular commute to work with the radio on, the radio and interior lights (not sure if headlights because I can't see them) flashed on and off and the power steering warning light flashed on and off. At that time, the car jerked and I lost power steering for a moment. This happened s...

While driving my regular commute to work with the radio on, the radio and interior lights (not sure if headlights because I can't see them) flashed on and off and the power steering warning light flashed on and off. At that time, the car jerked and I lost power steering for a moment. This happened s...

Three instances of engine misfiring, causing the car to immediately go into a speed limiting mode during driving. This is a major safety hazard and can happen in the middle of high speed driving. The first instance was a 52K miles, second at 69K miles, and third at 130K miles. The most recent instan...

The contact owns a 2012 Honda Fit. The contact stated he noticed a strong odor of gasoline inside the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, and the mechanic stated that spark plug #3 was loosened. The ignition wire was replaced, and the spark plug was tightened. The manufacturer...

Mileage: 65,000

The contact owns a 2012 Honda Fit. The contact stated he noticed a strong odor of gasoline inside the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, and the mechanic stated that spark plug #3 was loosened. The ignition wire was replaced, and the spark plug was tightened. The manufacturer...

Mileage: 65,000

Driving down the highway the spark plug was blown out of the engine head and the car lost power immediately. The car has approximately 12,000 miles and all OEM parts from the manufacture. Maintenance was kept up on the car. This is extremely dangerous since this highway is usually busy with cars ...

The contact owns a 2012 Honda Fit equipped with Continental General Tires, Tire Line: Altimax RT43, Tire Size: 195/50/R16, DOT number: 6539wby54618. The contact stated that the driver’s side front tire had started to show signs of bubbling on the sidewall of the tire. The contact had taken the ve...

Mileage: 147,000

SPARK PLUGS NUMBER 1 & 2 CAME LOOSE AND CAUSE VEHICLE TO SUDDENLY LOOSE POWER ON HIGHWAY. THE LOOSE SPARKPLUGS DAMAGED THE IGNITION COILS AND THE CAR WOULD ONLY RUN AT ABOUT 15 MPH WHICH WAS DANGEROUS ON THE HIGHWAY. WHEN INSPECTED THE NUMBER 3 & 4 PLUGS WERE STILL TIGHT. SPARKPLUGS AND IGNITION COI...

Mileage: 90,000

I WAS STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN, WAITING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN, WHEN I STARTED MAKING THE LEFT TURN I FELT AND HEARD A LOUD BANG. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE BUT I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, PUT VEHICLE IN PARK BUT IT WOULD STILL ROLL, I THEN APPLIED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. I THEN PROC...

Mileage: 84,250

OUR WELL-MAINTAINED HONDA FIT HAS DEVELOPED AN ISSUE WHERE THE EPS STEERING LIGHT COMES ON SPORADICALLY DURING DRIVING. IN EACH OF THESE EVENTS, THE STEERING ASSIST SOMETIMES CUTS OUT FOR A SECOND OR TWO CAUSING ME TO HAVE TO MANUALLY CONTROL THE STEERING. IN ALL EVENT INSTANCES, CABIN POWER IS AFF...

Mileage: 79,000

WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP, I HEARD A LOUD BANG FOLLOWED BY A BUZZING/GRINDING SOUND. THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD OR IN REVERSE. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO MY MECHANIC WHO TOLD ME THE AXEL HAD SNAPPED AT THE LOCATION OF A VIBRATION DAMPER.

Mileage: 87,000

THE PASSENGER SIDE AXLE SNAPPED IN TWO INSIDE THE RUBBER DAMPER WEIGHT AT ITS CENTER. AS HONDA FORUMS ON THE INTERNET SHOW, THIS IS BECOMING MORE COMMON AS FITS AGE. THE DAMPER IS HELD IN PLACE BY ONLY ONE STAINLESS STEEL CLAMP ( AT ITS LOWER END). SINCE WATER AND SALT CAN ENTER ITS UPPER END , WITH...

Mileage: 152,000

#2 SPARK PLUG EJECTED AT 90K MILES. IN MOTION. ROUGH IDLE RESULTED AND LOW RPM'S. TOWED FOR REPAIR. READ ONLINE OF MANY OTHERS WITH SAME SITUATION.

Mileage: 90,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HONDA FIT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REVERSING OUT OF HIS DRIVEWAY THE FRONT AXLE FRACTURED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE THE CONTACT WAS SHIFTING FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE. THE CONTACT HEARD A GRINDING AND CLICKING NOISE AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO MOVE FORWARD OR BACKWARD. ...

Mileage: 47,800

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HONDA FIT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT AXLE WAS FRACTURED DUE TO WATER SETTLING INSIDE OF THE RUBBER DAMPER CAUSING SEVERE RUST AND THE PART TO FAIL. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND PROVIDED A CASE NUMBER AND INFORMED THA...

Mileage: 143,000

THE CAR HAS APPROXIMATELY 118,000 < MILES. I WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT THAT LED TO A HIGHWAY. WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN, I PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR AND HEARD A LOUD BANG. THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING BUT THE CAR DID NOT MOVE.I HAD THE CAR BROUGHT TO A HONDA DEALERSHIP. UPON THEIR INSPECTION, I WAS TOLD ...

Mileage: 118,000

ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING LIGHT TURNED ON INTERMITTENTLY. THIS CAUSED THE STEERING WHEEL TO LOCK UP OR BE REALLY HARD TO STEER. THIS TYPICALLY HAPPENS AT LOWER SPEED OR WHEN IDLE. THIS CAN OCCUR MID STEER AT TIMES AS WELL.

Mileage: 46,000

ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING LIGHT TURNED ON INTERMITTENTLY. THIS CAUSED THE STEERING WHEEL TO LOCK UP OR BE REALLY HARD TO STEER. THIS TYPICALLY HAPPENS AT LOWER SPEED OR WHEN IDLE. THIS CAN OCCUR MID STEER AT TIMES AS WELL.

Mileage: 46,000

WHILE COMING TO A STOP ON A HILL ON A 4 LANE HIGHWAY, THERE WAS A SUDDEN LOUD NOISE AND THE CAR STARTED TO ROLL BACKWARD.

Mileage: 168,849

I HAVING INTERMITTENT LOSS OF POWER STEERING. SO FAR IT HAS HAPPENED MOSTLY WITH LOW SPEED TURNS. I WILL HAVE TO USE MORE EFFORT TO COMPLETE THE TURN WHEN THIS HAPPENS. I HAD THE POWER STEERING LIGHT COME ON WHILE DRIVING STRAIGHT AHEAD ONCE FOR A FEW SECONDS. 60,000 MILES ON CAR SO FAR WITH NO ...

Mileage: 60,000

THE LEFT FRONT AXLE SHAFT BROKE IN JUNE 2018, WITH 89,032 ODOMETER MILES, AND THE RIGHT AXLE SHAFT BROKE DECEMBER 3, 2019 WITH 105,436 MILES. IN THE MOST RECENT INSTANCE I WAS STOPPED ON A HILL, WITH A CAR BEHIND ME, AND WHEN I TRIED TO ACCELERATE THE AXLE BROKE AND MY CAR STARTED ROLLING BACKWARDS....

Mileage: 89,032

CAR WAS STOPPED IN A ROUNDABOUT. UPON ACCELERATING THERE WAS A LOUD CLUNK AND THE CAR QUIT MOVING UNDER IT'S OWN POWER. THE PASSENGER SIDE DRIVE AXLE HAD SNAPPED UNDERNEATH THE VIBRATION DAMPNER. EXAMINATION OF THE BROKEN AXLE SHOWS EXTREME RUST HAD OCCURRED UNDER THE VIBRATION DAMPNER REDUCING T...

Mileage: 98,825

MOVING FORWARD AFTER RED LIGHT STOP; HEARD A "CLUNK" AND SOMETHING DROPPED. COULD NOT MOVE FORWARD. I ONLY HAVE 74,000 MILES ON CAR AND IT LIVES IN MY GARAGE. NO ACCIDENTS AND ALTHOUGH WE HAVE POTHOLES IN NE I HAVE NEVER HIT A BAD ONE THAT EVEN KNOCKED THE ALIGNMENT OUT. I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF A DA...

Mileage: 74,000

STOPPED AT RED LIGHT. WHEN GREEN I HAD BARELY PUT FOOT ON GAS WHEN I HEARD"CLUNK" AND FELT SOMETHING DROP.COULD NOT MOVE FORWARD. FRONT DRIVER SIDE AXEL BROKE. ONLY 74K MILES AND CAR LIVES IN GARAGE. NO ACCIDENT, NOT EVEN LARGE POTHOLES. NEVER KNOCKED OUT OF ALIGNMENT. BUSY INTERSECTION SO POLICE ...

Mileage: 74,000

TAKATA RECALL: THIS ISSUE WAS GIVEN AT LEAST 2 YEARS AGO. I HAVE CALLED HALL'S HONDA IN VA BEACH, VA SEVERAL TIMES ESPECIALLY DURING THE 1ST YEAR IT WAS RECALLED. I WAS ALWAYS TOLD THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. I CAN AGAIN WHEN I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM DMV. I WAS TOLD A CERTAIN PERSON WOULD CALL ...

SPARK PLUG #3 WAS MISSING A PIECE. THE METAL HOOK ON THE BASE. THE DAMAGED/FAULTY SPARK PLUG CAUSED THE CAR TO STALL. THE CAR WOULD BE UNABLE TO GO ABOVE 20 MPH. THIS FIRST HAPPENED WHEN I WAS ACCELERATING ON THE ENTRANCE RAMP TO THE HIGHWAY, CAUSING A HIGHLY UNSAFE SITUATION.

Mileage: 49,000

RIGHT FRONT AXLE BROKE TWICE IN ONE YEAR AT BOOT. REPLACED BY HONDA ONLY TO BREAK 10,000 MILES LATER.

Mileage: 100,000

A SPARK PLUG ON THE THIRD CYLINDER BLEW OUT AND STRIPPED THE THREADS ON THE CYLINDER. THE BLOW OUT CAUSED AN ELECTRODE TO BREAK OFF AND DAMAGED ONE OF THE VALVES. I MADE HONDA AMERICA AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND ASKED THEM TO HONOR A "GOODWILL" WARRANTY SINCE, DESPITE BEING TWO YEARS OUTSIDE OF THE WAR...

Mileage: 44,000

2012 HONDA FIT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO AIRBAG INFLATOR SAFETY RECALL. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE RECALL REPAIR WAS COMPLETED, BUT NOTICES WERE STILL BEING SENT OUT. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HONDA FIT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V661000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. PARAGON HONDA (57-06 31ST AVE, WOODSIDE, NY 11377, (888) 228-6603) WAS CONTACT...

I BOUGHT THIS CAR BRAND NEW, THIS CAR IS COMMON WITH OTHER HONDA FIT MY YEAR OF SPARK PLUG BLOWING OUT , A LOT OF PEOPLE LIKE MYSELF ARE STUFF WITH BLOWN SPARKS PLUGS OUT THE ENGINE, MINE BLEW OUT TWICE AND HONDA IS CHARGING ME SINCE I'M OUT OF WARRANTY, I THINK SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THERE HEAD OR ...

Mileage: 90,000

EPS WARNING LIGHT AT SLOW VEHICLE SPEED. LOST OF STEERING POWER ASSIST.

Mileage: 77,037

TAKATA RECALL ..

DRIVESHAFT FRACTURED AND THE CAR WOULDN'T MOVE PLEASE REFER TO NHTSA RECALL 14V-258 FOR SIMILAR OR SAME DETAILS.

Mileage: 199,000

WHILE DRIVING HOME AT THE END OF THE DAY, THE CAR STARTED TO LURCH AROUND 20 MPH WHILE DRIVING STRAIGHT IN A PARKING LOT AND ON CITY STREETS. THIS HAD NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE. THE LURCHING CONTINUED FOR THE NEXT 3 MILES UNTIL I GOT HOME. COULDN'T TAKE IT TO THE HONDA DEALER BECAUSE SERVICE DEPT WA...

Mileage: 59,467

WHILE DRIVING HOME AT THE END OF THE DAY, THE CAR STARTED TO LURCH AROUND 20 MPH WHILE DRIVING STRAIGHT IN A PARKING LOT AND ON CITY STREETS. THIS HAD NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE. THE LURCHING CONTINUED FOR THE NEXT 3 MILES UNTIL I GOT HOME. COULDN'T TAKE IT TO THE HONDA DEALER BECAUSE SERVICE DEPT WA...

Mileage: 59,467

WHILE DRIVING CAR WHEN THE EPS LIGHT COMES ON AND POWER STEERING CUTS OUT MID-DRIVE. USUALLY, THIS IS WHILE THE CAR IS HOT, BUT NOT ALWAYS. SOMETIMES, I CAN TURN THE CAR OFF AND THE POWER STEERING RESETS, BUT IT WILL OFTEN CUT OUT AGAIN. THIS CAN HAPPEN AT ANY TIME. I'M TERRIFIED THAT IT WILL CUT OF...

Mileage: 98,500

DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT 60 MPH WHEN I HEARD A LOUD "POP" AND IT SOUNDED LIKE MY ENGINE HAD BLOWN A HOLE IN IT. I HAD IT TOWED TO A HONDA DEALER WHO TOLD ME THE SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT FROM THE CYLINDER HEAD - STRIPPING THREADS COMPLETELY. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM BEING TALKED ABOUT BY MANY PEOPLE ON HONDA ...

Mileage: 79,000

ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKS WHEN I AM STOPPED AND START TO ACCELERATE TRYING TO PULL OUT INTO TRAFFIC. I AM TRYING TO MOVE STRAIGHT AT TIMES, AND OTHER TIMES TURNING. AFTER TWO OR THREE PUSHES ON THE ACCELERATOR, IT WILL ENGAGE AND I CAN CONTINUE. I UNDERSTAND THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS MATTER, BUT ...

Mileage: 53,364

I BROUGHT MY HONDA FIT 2012 TO MY MECHANIC WITH ISSUES OF A MISFIRE IN CYLINDERS 1 AND 2. HE THOUGHT IT WAS A SIMPLE REPLACEMENT OF THE SPARK PLUGS (ONLY 51,000 MILES ON THE CAR) AND MAYBE A COIL PACK REPLACEMENT. ONCE HE REMOVED THE SPARK PLUGS FROM CYLINDERS 1 AND 2, HE SAW THE TIP OF ONE OF THE S...

Mileage: 51,000

IN EXTREME COLD WEATHER THE BRAKE PEDAL IS ROCK HARD AND WILL NOT BUDGE. AFTER WARMING IT UP IT WILL WORK, BUT INTERMITTENTLY, IT WILL HAPPEN WHILE DRIVING. I WILL GO TO PUSH THE BRAKE PEDAL AND IT WON'T BUDGE AND THE CAR KEEPS GOING. I NEARLY CRASHED THE OTHER DAY. IT HAS HAPPENED MORE THAN ONCE. I...

Mileage: 66,000

FROM THE FIRST YEAR THE FITS FRONT LIGHT COVERS ARE SO SCRATCHED FROM NATURE VISABITY WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT IS DANGEROUS. I HAVE HAD THEM BUFFED AND SHINED WITH THE SAME RESULT HAPPENING. THE FACTORY TINT IS SO BUBBLED AND FADED DISABILITY OUT OF THE REAR WINDOW IS A SAFETY HAZARD. THE PAINT ON THE ...

Mileage: 17,000

FROM THE FIRST YEAR THE FITS FRONT LIGHT COVERS ARE SO SCRATCHED FROM NATURE VISABITY WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT IS DANGEROUS. I HAVE HAD THEM BUFFED AND SHINED WITH THE SAME RESULT HAPPENING. THE FACTORY TINT IS SO BUBBLED AND FADED DISABILITY OUT OF THE REAR WINDOW IS A SAFETY HAZARD. THE PAINT ON THE ...

Mileage: 17,000

FROM THE FIRST YEAR THE FITS FRONT LIGHT COVERS ARE SO SCRATCHED FROM NATURE VISABITY WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT IS DANGEROUS. I HAVE HAD THEM BUFFED AND SHINED WITH THE SAME RESULT HAPPENING. THE FACTORY TINT IS SO BUBBLED AND FADED DISABILITY OUT OF THE REAR WINDOW IS A SAFETY HAZARD. THE PAINT ON THE ...

Mileage: 17,000

WHILE DRIVING OR IDLING, MY CAR RADIO WILL TURN OFF AND MY POWER STEERING WILL STOP WORKING. IT ALMOST IMMEDIATELY STARTS WORKING AGAIN (BOTH RADIO AND POWER STEERING), SO I CANNOT IDENTIFY IF ANY OTHER ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS ARE AFFECTED. IT APPEARS THAT THE LIGHTS AND BLINKERS ARE WORKING AND I DO NOT...

Mileage: 57,000

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HONDA FIT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V061000 (AIR BAGS) AND 17V030000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RE...

BECAUSE HONDA CHOSE TO USE SOY-BASED WIRES FOR THE WIRES LEADING TO THE TRANSMISSION, THEY ARE VERY, VERY TEMPTING TO RODENTS. IN FACT, IN 2015, A RODENT OF SOME SORT CRAWLED INTO MY ENGINE AND CHEWED THROUGH THE WIRING THAT CONTROLS MY TRANSMISSION. PART OF THE REPAIR WAS THAT THEY WRAPPED THE REPL...

Mileage: 44,200

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HONDA FIT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V061000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR...

HTTP://FORUMS.EDMUNDS.COM/DISCUSSION/COMMENT/3559372 MY CAR WOULD NOT START TODAY AND EPS LIGHT DISPLAYS. UPON RESEARCH, IT APPEARS THAT 2007-2010 MODELS HAVE NO RECALL BUT LINK ABOVE DEALS WITH SOMEONE WITH A BRAND NEW 2012 FIT THAT HAD A SERIOUS ISSUE WHEN THEIR CAR WAS 2 MONTHS OLD. MINE IS OB...

Mileage: 24,000

2012 HONDA FIT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO NO REMEDY AVAILABLE TO REPAIR AIRBAG RECALL NOTICE. *SMD

AT AROUND 50,000 MILES REAR PASSENGER SIDE DOOR LOCK FAILS TO OPEN WHEN USING POWER UNLOCK SYSTEM FROM FRONT DOOR OR KEY. MUST MANUALLY UNLOCK. AT 75,000 MILES DRIVER DOOR FAILS TO UNLOCK OR LOCK USING POWER UNLOCK/LOCK SYSTEM AND MUST MANUALLY BE LOCKED/UNLOCKED. THE LOCKING/UNLOCKING POWER SYSTEMS...

Mileage: 75,000

TAKATA RECALL- WENT TO DEALERSHIP TO GET MY AIR BAG REPLACE, WHICH THEY DID'T HAVE NEEDED TO BE ORDER AND WAITED 6 WEEKS. ON OCTOBER THE 09, 2016 I WAS ON A VEHICLE ACCIDENT DRIVING 25 MILES AND HOUR THE RIGHT SIDE TIRE HIT AND EMBANKMENT AND DAMAGED MY CAR FOR A TOTAL LOSS. THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE AI...

Mileage: 44,000

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HONDA FIT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V061000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR...

TAKATA RECALL - I AM FRUSTRATED BECAUSE I WAS NOTIFIED IN EARLY MARCH THAT THIS PRODUCT IS DEFECTIVE, AND 6 MONTHS LATER, THERE IS STILL NOT ANY PARTS AVAILABLE.I AM FEARFUL EVERY DAY I DRIVE THIS CAR. WHAT IS BEING DONE TO GET US REPLACEMENT PARTS? THIS IS MUCH TOO LONG.

I HAVE CONTACTED HONDA 2 TIMES TO NO AVAIL..THEY TELL ME THEY ARE ORDERING THE PARTS BOTH TIMES I HAVE CALLED. THEY HAVE NEVER CONTACTED ME PERIOD. I CALLED THEM LAST ON 7-20-16 @ 3:42PM. HONDA DEALERSHIP ON BLUE HERON BLVD IN RIVIERA BCH, FL PH # 561-844-5700

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 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 MANUFACT...

TAKATA RECALL. 7 MONTHS, OR MORE, AFTER THE RECALL WAS ANNOUNCED THE LOCAL HONDA DEALER STILL DOES NOT HAVE THE RECALL PARTS IN STOCK. NOR WAS I NOTIFIED THAT PARTS WERE AVAILABLE, DESPITE ASSURANCE THAT I WOULD BE NOTIFIED, BUT THAT I MUST CALL EACH MORNING TO SEE IF THE PARTS MIGHT HAVE ARRIVED AN...

2012 HONDA FIT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO RENTAL VEHICLE OFFERED UNTIL AIRBAG REPLACEMENT PARTS BECAME AVAILABLE. CONSUMER SEEKS REIMBURSEMENT FOR RENTAL VEHICLE DAMAGES FROM HAIL STORM AND COLLISION INSURANCE. *SMD

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 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 ...

DRIVER'S SEAT SUDDENLY LOCKS IN POSITION SO THAT IT WILL NOT SIDE FORWARD OR BACK. SINCE THE DRIVER NEEDS TO MOVE THE SEAT BACK TO GET OUT OF THE CAR AND FORWARD TO REACH THE PEDALS TO DRIVE, SHE WAS NOT ABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR BACK FROM RUNNING ERRANDS.

Mileage: 51,000

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HONDA FIT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V061000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE REPAIRS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REP...

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HONDA FIT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V061000 (AIR BAGS). 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 CONTACT HAD N...

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HONDA FIT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V061000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE...

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HONDA FIT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V061000 (AIR BAGS). 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 ...

TAKATA RECALL I RECEIVED MY ONE AND ONLY NOTICE FROM HONDA ON 3/28/16 AND CALLED THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP ON 3/29/16. NO AIRBAGS WERE AVAILABLE. I THEN CALLSD ON 4/26/16, 6/20/16 FOR THE SAME STORY..NO AIRBAGS AVAILABLE. TODAY, 8/29/16, I CALLED AMERICAN HONDA AND THEY REFERRED ME BACK TO THE DEA...

I WAS NOTIFIED BY LETTER EARLIER THIS YEAR ABOUT THE JY1 RECALL AND I HAVE NOT HEARD BACK. THE PARTS WERE SUPPOSED TO BECOME AVAILABLE THIS SUMMER AND THE WEBSITE IS STILL SHOWING THAT A REMEDY IS NOT AVAILABLE. I DON'T WANT TO GET IN AN ACCIDENT AND MY AIR BAG DEPLOY AND KILL MYSELF OR SOMEONE ELS...

TAKATA RECALL EARLIER THIS YEAR, I RECEIVED A NOTICE CONCERNING THE TAKATA AIRBAG RECALL FOR MY 2012 HONDA FIT. I FOLLOWED THE DIRECTIONS ON THE RECALL AND CONTACTED MY DEALER (BELLA AUTO INTERNATIONAL, IN PUERTO RICO) TO PROCESS THE RECALL. I AM FILING THIS COMPLAINT BECAUSE, PURSUANT TO THE TER...

Mileage: 37,317

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 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 REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE O...

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN I AM WRITING TO YOU BECAUSE I HAVE BEEN WAITING TO GET MY AIRBAGS REPLACED I UNDERSTAND IT IS IN HIGH DEMAND AND CAN TAKE SOME TIME BUT WHAT IS NOT ACCEPTABLE IS THE TERRIBLE SERVICE I HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH. NOT ONLY AM I REQUIRED TO TAKE TIME OFF TO WORK TO GO TO THE DEALE...

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 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 MANUFAC...

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HONDA FIT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V061000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR....

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 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 STATED TH...

Mileage: 66,000

TAKATA RECALL - HONDA IS NOT ABLE TO REMEDY THE DEFECT IN A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME. I WAS ORIGINALLY TOLD ABOUT IT ON MARCH 4, 2016 WHEN I TOOK MY CAR IN TO BE SERVICED AND WAS TOLD THEY WOULD CALL WHEN PARTS WERE AVAILABLE, PROBABLY EARLY SUMMER. ON JUNE 15,2016 I CALLED TO SCHEDULE THE FIX EV...

2012 HONDA FIT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO PARTS NOT AVAILABLE TO REPAIR AIRBAG RECALL. *SMD

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HONDA FIT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V061000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER DID NOT GIVE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PART WO...

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HONDA FIT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V061000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS FOR THE RECALL WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUF...

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HONDA FIT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD NO AIR BAGS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEALER HAD HER SIGN A DOCUMENT THAT THERE WERE NO AIR BAGS IN THE VEHICLE. THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OFF. THE CONTACT R...

Mileage: 28,652

TAKATA AIRBAGS RECEIVED NOTIFICATION HAVE CONTACTED PORT CHARLOTTE HONDA WHERE I PURCHASED THE FIT 3 TIMES BUT THEY DO NOT HAVE THE PARTS AND AM TOLD TO KEEP CALLING BACK WHICH I DO. I WAS TOLD TO PARK THE CAR AND THEY WOULD GIVE ME A LOANER BUT I WOULD HAVE TO GET INSURANCE ON THE LOANER. I FEE...

SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT SYSTEM INDICATOR (SRS) SENSOR IS LIT ON DASHBOARD OF MY 2012 HONDA FIT AND WILL NOT GO OFF. I PURCHASED THIS CAR BRAND NEW IN JUNE 2012. HAS BEEN ON CONSTANTLY WHILE DRIVING SINCE MAY 25, 2016. TODAY IS MAY 30, 2016. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM, I DISCOVERED I AM NOT ALONE ...

Mileage: 59,000

SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT SYSTEM INDICATOR (SRS) SENSOR IS LIT ON DASHBOARD OF MY 2012 HONDA FIT AND WILL NOT GO OFF. I PURCHASED THIS CAR BRAND NEW IN JUNE 2012. HAS BEEN ON CONSTANTLY WHILE DRIVING SINCE MAY 25, 2016. TODAY IS MAY 30, 2016. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM, I DISCOVERED I AM NOT ALONE ...

Mileage: 59,000

SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT SYSTEM INDICATOR (SRS) SENSOR IS LIT ON DASHBOARD OF MY 2012 HONDA FIT AND WILL NOT GO OFF. I PURCHASED THIS CAR BRAND NEW IN JUNE 2012. HAS BEEN ON CONSTANTLY WHILE DRIVING SINCE MAY 25, 2016. TODAY IS MAY 30, 2016. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM, I DISCOVERED I AM NOT ALONE ...

Mileage: 59,000

HONDA HAS FAILED TO FIX THE PROBLEM AND PROVIDE ME WITH ALTERNATIVE TRANSPORTATION.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HONDA FIT. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED AND THE CONTACT REAR ENDED THE PRECEDING VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED LEFT LEG INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A COLLISION LOT...

Mileage: 64,970

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HONDA FIT. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED AND THE CONTACT REAR ENDED THE PRECEDING VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED LEFT LEG INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A COLLISION LOT...

Mileage: 64,970

TAKATA RECALL ITHACA CARSHARE IS A SMALL NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION SERVING 1,400 COMMUNITY MEMBERS WITH 25 VEHICLES AVAILABLE FOR SELF-SERVE RESERVATIONS ON A 24/7 BASIS. SIX OF THESE VEHICLES ARE HONDA FITS AFFECTED BY THE TAKATA RECALL. FOR THE SAFETY OF OUR MEMBERS AND LIABILITY PURPOSES, WE REM...

TAKATA RECALL: MY FAMILY'S 2012 HONDA FIT WAS DRIVEN BY OUR 16 YEAR OLD SON. HONDA IS REFUSING TO PROVIDE A LOANER VEHICLE THAT OUR SON CAN DRIVE WHILE THE HONDA FIT IS OUT OF COMMISSION WHILE HONDA PRODUCES NEW AIRBAGS. I AM ATTACHING THE EMAILS I HAVE SENT TO HONDA IN WHICH I HAVE PROPOSED VARI...

TAKATA RECALL. ACCORDING TO A MESSAGE RETRIEVED FROM HONDA ONLINE DATED 5/22/15, OUR CAR ISN'T SAFE TO DRIVE. ACCORDING TO THAT SAME MESSAGE AND A RECALL LETTER MAILED TO US FROM HONDA IN MARCH, 2016, THE DEALER WILL PROVIDE A RENTAL CAR UNTIL THE AIRBAGS ARE FIXED. I CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY H...

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 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 MANUFAC...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HONDA FIT. WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL AND COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO STOP; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED AN HOUR LATER WHEN PARKING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR R...

Mileage: 51,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HONDA FIT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE STEERING SEIZED AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE ELECTRONIC P...

Mileage: 37,000

I JUST STARTED DRIVING MY CAR LONGER DISTANCES TO WORK AND MY NECK AND SHOULDERS ARE KILLING ME. UPON FURTHER RESEARCH IT IS BECAUSE OF A TERRIBLE DECISION FOR "SAFETY" HOW CAN IT BE SAFETY WHEN DRIVING EVERY DAY INJURES YOUR BACK AND NECK. I TURNED THE HEAD REST AROUND BACKWARDS AND IT IS SLIGHTLY ...

Mileage: 30,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2012 HONDA FIT. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE TIRES APPEARED WORN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND DIAGNOSED ALIGNMENT FAILURE. THE TIRES WERE REPLACED AND THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE AP...

Mileage: 2,000

I THOUGHT MY DAUGHTER NEEDED BALANCE & ALIGNMENT, HOWEVER INSTEAD WE HAD TO REPLACE THE RIGHT LOWER CONTROL ARM & BALL JOINT. IMAGINE MY SURPRISE WHEN I WAS TOLD THAT A VEHICLE LESS THAN 50K MILES-NEVER INVOLVED IN A ACCIDENT, GOOD CONDITION REQUIRED THIS KIND OF WORK! IT'S ONLY 3 YRS OLD! I CALLED ...

Mileage: 49,112

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HONDA FIT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE KEY FELL OUT OF THE CONNECTED FOB AND THE VEHICLE STALLED . THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE KEY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE AND THE MANUFACTURER...

Mileage: 50,000

2012 HONDA FIT SDR HB SPORT WANTS TO KNOW DOES VEHICLE HAVE TAKATA AIR BAGS *CN

NO INCIDENT OR ACCIDENT. JUST A REQUEST CONCERNING THE TAKATA AIRBAG RECALLS. THE TAKATA AIRBAGS ARE BEING REPLACED WITH ANOTHER POTENTIALLY DEFECTIVE TAKATA AIRBAG. TAKATA IS UNCERTAIN AS TO THE CAUSE OF THE AIRBAG EXPLOSIONS. THEY ARE STILL IN THE PROCESS OF TRYING TO UNDERSTAND THE EXACT CAUSE...

2012 HONDA FIT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO TPMS UNIT FAILURE THREE TIMES. *SMD

THE TIRES WOULD ALL LOSE AIR WITHIN WEEKS, EVERY MONTH, DRIVEN OR NOT, AND STILL DO. FROM 4 TO 20 POUNDS OF AIR PER TIRE, STILL DO. I THINK I HAVE ROTTEN SO CALLED NEW TIRES, AS IT WAS A NEW CAR. *JS ALSO IF I LEFT 1 INSIDE LIGHT ON BY MISTAKE OVERNITE, IT WOULD NEED A JUMP START FOR OVER 2 YEA...

Mileage: 2,000

THE TIRES WOULD ALL LOSE AIR WITHIN WEEKS, EVERY MONTH, DRIVEN OR NOT, AND STILL DO. FROM 4 TO 20 POUNDS OF AIR PER TIRE, STILL DO. I THINK I HAVE ROTTEN SO CALLED NEW TIRES, AS IT WAS A NEW CAR. *JS ALSO IF I LEFT 1 INSIDE LIGHT ON BY MISTAKE OVERNITE, IT WOULD NEED A JUMP START FOR OVER 2 YEA...

Mileage: 2,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HONDA FIT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 53 MPH AND MAKING A LEFT TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME HARD TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURE WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILUR...

Mileage: 19,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HONDA FIT SPORT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE WOULD RECUR INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS ADVISED THAT THE POWER TRAIN CONT...

Mileage: 12,700

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HONDA FIT SPORT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE WOULD RECUR INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS ADVISED THAT THE POWER TRAIN CONT...

Mileage: 12,700

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HONDA FIT SPORT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE WOULD RECUR INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS ADVISED THAT THE POWER TRAIN CONT...

Mileage: 12,700

MY VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED TO A VERY RAPID SPEED. I HAD JUST STARTED UP THE CAR AND WAS REVERSING OUT OF THE GARAGE WHEN THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED. I ATTEMPTED TO STOP BUT WAS UNABLE TO DO SO. THEN THE CAR SUDDENLY RETURNED TO NORMAL. *TR

Mileage: 13,451

ENGINE LOSES POWER AFTER IDLING AT TRAFFIC LIGHT OR SLOWING TO ALMOST A STOP IN TRAFFIC. DOESN'T MATTER WHETHER ENGINE IS COLD OR WARM. ENGINE STILL STAYS ON BUT NO RESPONSE TO PUSHING THE GAS PEDAL FOR A COUPLE OF SECONDS. HAPPENS INTERMITTENT. PROBLEM GOES AWAY FOR A FEW WEEKS THEN REPEATS. WO...

Mileage: 7,500

I SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT FOR SAFETY RECALL REPAIRS WITH SHEEHY HONDA OF ALEXANDRIA, VA. SHEEHY HONDA REFUSED TO CONDUCT REPAIRS FOR FEDERAL MOTOR SAFETY STANDARD RECALL NO. 126, "ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL SYSTEMS,' INDICATING THEY HAD NO RECORD OF MY VEHICLE NEEDING THIS REPAIR. *TR

Mileage: 27,363

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HONDA FIT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND BECAME COMPLETELY UNRESPONSIVE. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO STEER THE VEHICLE IN ANY DIRECTION AND LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, CRASHING INTO A CURB. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INJ...

Mileage: 4,300

THE TRACTION CONTROL IS NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE IS NOT ABLE TO CLIMB AN INCLINE, WHILE ROAD IS MILDLY COVERED IN SNOW. DRIVER HAS TO DANGEROUSLY TURN AROUND OR STOP AND CALL FOR ASSISTANCE. *TR

Mileage: 31,000

THE TRACTION CONTROL IS NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE IS NOT ABLE TO CLIMB AN INCLINE, WHILE ROAD IS MILDLY COVERED IN SNOW. DRIVER HAS TO DANGEROUSLY TURN AROUND OR STOP AND CALL FOR ASSISTANCE. *TR

Mileage: 31,000

ON 12/31/2013 I PARKED MY HONDA FIT 2012 IN THE PARKING GARAGE OF CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL LOS ANGELES AT 6AM AND LEFT IT THERE WHILE MY LITTLE GIRL HAD SURGERY. WHEN I RETURNED TO IT AT 4:30, I WAS UNABLE TO OPEN THE DOORS WITH THE KEY FOB. THE LIGHT ON THE FOB FLASHED, SO I KNEW IT WASN'T THE PROBLEM. ...

Mileage: 12,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HONDA FIT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK, SHE DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE ENGINE REVVED. THE CONTACT SHIFTED THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL, TOOK HER FOOT OFF THE BRAKE PEDAL AND TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPE...

Mileage: 15,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HONDA FIT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE BECAME UNCONTROLLABLE. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A POLE. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INJURED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE FAILURE WAS RECURRING. THE VEHICLE WAS NE...

Mileage: 500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HONDA FIT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REVERSING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS, SHE ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A SHARP TURN BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND TO STEERING ATTEMPTS AND CRASHED INTO A POLE. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE, BOTH INCIDENTS RESULTING IN...

Mileage: 10,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HONDA FIT. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 50 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE BECAME RESISTANT TO ACCELERATION ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED, BUT THE ENGINE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY THE DEALER BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIF...

Mileage: 16,700

2012 HONDA FIT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE EXTREME WIND SENSITIVITY. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH IN DRY CONDITIONS, WITH A STRONG WIND HITTING THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE FROM THE EAST, ALL OF SUDDEN A GUST NEARLY RIPPED THE STEERING WHEEL OUT OF HIS HANDS AND IN A SPLIT ...

THE SUN VISORS ARE POORLY DESIGNED. IT WORKS WELL IN THE FORWARD POSITION, BUT NOT SO WHEN TURNED TO THE SIDE WINDOW. THE VISOR TILTS UP AT LEAST 30 DEGREES FROM HORIZONTAL, WHEN IT IS TURNED TOWARD THE SIDE WINDOW. THE RESULT IS THE VISOR IS INCHES TOO HIGH TO BLOCK THE SUN. THE VISORS ARE USEL...

Mileage: 100

RIGHT REAR PASSENGER SEAT BELT BUCKLE WAS FOUND BROKEN WITH THE RED RELEASE BUTTON OUT OF THE BUCKLE. THE BELT CAN NO LONGER BE USED. HONDA DEALER REFUSED TO REPLACE THE BUCKLE UNDER WARRANTY. THE BUCKLE FAILED FOR NO APPARENT REASON AND THAT SEATING POSITION CAN NO LONGER BE USED SAFELY. *TR

Mileage: 24,569

UNINTENTIAL DRIFTING AT HIGHWAY SEEDS FROM 58 TO 70 MPH. BY THE TIME YOU GET TO 70 THE VEHICLE IS ALMOST UNCONTROLABLE. CAN NOT KEEP THE VEHICLE CENTER LANED. I AM NOT THE OLNY ONE HAVING THIS PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 150

COMPUTER KEEPS SAYING TO "CHECK FUEL CAP." EVEN AFTER SEVERAL COMPLETE SHUT OFFS AND TIGHTENING OF THE FUEL CAP, THE PROBLEM CONTINUED TO HAPPEN. IT DOESN'T HAPPEN EVERYDAY, JUST SPORADICALLY. IT ALSO ONLY HAS HAPPENED AFTER PARKING ON A FLAT SURFACE. *TR

Mileage: 6,200

COMPUTER KEEPS SAYING TO "CHECK FUEL CAP." EVEN AFTER SEVERAL COMPLETE SHUT OFFS AND TIGHTENING OF THE FUEL CAP, THE PROBLEM CONTINUED TO HAPPEN. IT DOESN'T HAPPEN EVERYDAY, JUST SPORADICALLY. IT ALSO ONLY HAS HAPPENED AFTER PARKING ON A FLAT SURFACE. *TR

Mileage: 6,200

AT SUSTAINED HIGHWAYS SPEEDS OF 70-75MPH, WITH THE OUTDOOR TEMPERATURE ABOVE 87 DEG. F, VEHICLE WHEELS INTERMITTENTLY VEERED, TAKING THE VEHICLE OUT OF THE LANE RAPIDLY, AND WITHOUT ANY FEEDBACK ON THE STEERING WHEEL. THIS OCCURRED ON BOTH FRESHLY PAVED INTERSTATE HIGHWAYS AND OLDER PAVEMENT, WIT...

Mileage: 1,200

AT SUSTAINED HIGHWAYS SPEEDS OF 70-75MPH, WITH THE OUTDOOR TEMPERATURE ABOVE 87 DEG. F, VEHICLE WHEELS INTERMITTENTLY VEERED, TAKING THE VEHICLE OUT OF THE LANE RAPIDLY, AND WITHOUT ANY FEEDBACK ON THE STEERING WHEEL. THIS OCCURRED ON BOTH FRESHLY PAVED INTERSTATE HIGHWAYS AND OLDER PAVEMENT, WIT...

Mileage: 1,200

THIS WAS THE FIRST OF TWO INCIDENTS OF SUDDEN ACCELERATION. BOTH TIMES PARKING THE CAR AND GIVING IT A LITTLE GAS TO EASE INTO A SPACE THE CAR TOOK OFF AT HIGH RATE OF SPEED; THE FIRST TIME, ALMOST CRASHING INTO MY GARAGE DOOR AND THE SECOND TIME JUMPING A SIDEWALK AND ALMOST HITTING A METAL HAND RA...

Mileage: 2,309

THE FUEL GAUGE IS NON-LINEAR, IE WHEN IT SAYS YOU HAVE A HALF OF A TANK, YOU REALLY ONLY HAVE 1/8 OR 1/4. SEEMS SILLY IN THIS DAY AND AGE OF COMPUTER CONTROLLED STUFF I HAVE TO REMEMBER I REALLY DON'T HAVE THAT MUCH FUEL AND I COULD EASILY GET STRANDED. *JS

Mileage: 3,000

RIGHT REAR SEAT BELT WAS FASTENED AROUND A CHILD. IT LOCKED AND BECAME TIGHTER AND TIGHTER UNTIL CHILD HAD TROUBLE BREATHING. SEAT BELT WOULD NOT UNLATCH. HAD TO CUT SEATBELT TO RESCUE CHILD. *JS

Mileage: 1,850

MY CAR ENGINE DOES NOT RESPOND TO THE ACCELERATOR WHEN STARTING FROM A STANDSTILL WITH THE STEERING WHEEL TURNED TO THE RIGHT OR LEFT. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVEN TIMES IN THE 1300 MILES I HAVE DRIVEN THE CAR. THIS ABNORMAL CONDITION HAS LEFT ME MOMENTARILY STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF BUSY INTERSECTIONS. I...

Mileage: 100

MY CAR ENGINE DOES NOT RESPOND TO THE ACCELERATOR WHEN STARTING FROM A STANDSTILL WITH THE STEERING WHEEL TURNED TO THE RIGHT OR LEFT. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVEN TIMES IN THE 1300 MILES I HAVE DRIVEN THE CAR. THIS ABNORMAL CONDITION HAS LEFT ME MOMENTARILY STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF BUSY INTERSECTIONS. I...

Mileage: 100