2015 HONDA FIT Structure Problems

The floor of the driver seat and the floor of the front passenger seat continuously flood after it rains. I have dried the floors with a vacuum and checked for any potential leaks or blockages. However, I cannot find any blockages or leaks that are causing the floors of the car to flood, and it continues to flood after it rains. Besides the floors, nothing else is wet--the seats themselves are dry, and the steering wheel and dashboard all look dry. I am worried this water can lead to the floors rotting or retaining water and having mold--which will be a health concern.

CAR LOSES POWER WHEN ACCELERATING BELOW 20 MPH. ENGINE STILL ON BUT WHEN STEPPING ON GAS PEDAL NO ACCELERATION. PEDAL IS FIRM BUT NO GAS. LOOKS LIKE IAM PUSHING AIR. I HAVE TO LIFT MY FOOT OFF AND ACCELERATE AGAIN IN ORDER TO KEEP THE CAR GOING. VERYSCARY AND DANGEROUS WHEN CHANGING LANES. ALSO, ANOTHER ISSUE... PAINT COMMING OFF ON A LOT OF LOCATIONS. COTACTED THE LOCAL DEALER AND SINCE I WAS NOT THE ORIGINAL OWNER THEY WONT FIX IT. VERY DISPOINNTED WITH HONDA LOAST CAR TO BUY AS HONDA. POOR CUSTOMER SERVICE.

Paint from factory failed. Peels off in sheets. Items falling off a moving car is safety reason enough. Poor paint adhesion was confirmed by local paint/ body repair business. Honda has agreed by extending paint warranty for 7 years from build date but doesn't offer a recall # record to help with the steps of them handling the cost.

THREE ISSUES ROD NOCKING AT START UP PAINT PEELING ON TOP ROOF BY WINDSHIELD AND STARTING TO RUST WINDSHIELD SAFETY IS COMPROMISED BUY THE RUST AND SHOULD BE RECALLED I WAS DENIED A RECALL FOR THE PAINT BLUE LOW TEMPERATURE COOLANT LIGHT IS ON DASH WITH A AMBIENT TEMP OF 55DEGREES WHEN COLD FOR FIRST COUPLE OFF MINUTES OF DRIVING CAN BE A PROBLEM WITH THE TEMP NOT READING RIGHT TO WARN DRIVER OF THE TRUE COOLANT TEMP AND OR CAN CAUSE EXCESSIVE EMISSIONS FOR THE ENGINE NOT TO READ RIGHT AND ENRICHEN THE MIXTURE WHICH COULD BE THE CAUSE OF THE ROD NICK POSSIBLY GAS WASHED THE MAIN BEARINGS IN ENGINE

Mileage: 50,000

THE AIR DEFLECTOR UNDER THE FRONT OF MY CAR HAS FALLEN DOWN 5 TIMES OVER THE PAST 5 YEARS. IT HAS BEEN REPLACED ONCE. THIS HAS HAPPENED DURING HIGHWAY DRIVING. I HAVE HAD TO HAVE IT ZIP TIED MULTIPLE TIMES BECAUSE EITHER THE CLIPS THAT ARE USED TO ANCHOR IT ARE DEFECTIVE, POORLY DESIGNED, OR THERE ARE NOT ENOUGH TO WITHSTAND THE FORCES OF THE WIND.

Mileage: 47,000

A YEAR AGO THE WHITE PAINT ON MY 2015 HONDA FIT STARTED PEELING ON THE TOP OF DOOR AND ROOF. I TOOK IT TO A LOCAL DEALER HE SAID HAD NOT HEAR ANYTHING FROM HONDA CORP ABOUT IT AND WOULD COST $1500. I COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING ON LINE ABOUT WHAT TO DO.

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.

Mileage: 60,000

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.

Mileage: 13,600

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.

Mileage: 43,000

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

Mileage: 75,000

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

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.

Mileage: 17,500

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.

Mileage: 40,000

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.

Mileage: 8,000

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.

DRIVER SIDE SEAT IS CAUSE MY NECK AND BACK PAIN. IN ADDITION, NOT ENOUGH LEG ROOM FOR THE LEFT LEG. IT CRAMMED IN WITH LITTLE SPACE. NO BACK SUPPORT LOW MIDDLE SECTION OF MY BACK. I AM ONLY 5 7'. BODY PAINT IS STARTING SHOW SPOT OF UNCLEAR CLEAR COAT. IN ADDITION, RANDOM NOSE COMING FROM CENTER CONSOLE AND PARKING BARK LEVER WIGGLES. PARKING LEVER DOES NOT FEEL TIGHT, I CAN MOVE IT SIDE TO SIDE. THE ISSUE WITH THE SEAT WAS PRESENT DURING TEST DRIVE. I NOTICED THIS ISSUE AFTER THREE MONTH DRIVING THE CAR. I THOUGHT NEED TIME TO ADJUST TO THE CAR

AFTER TWO TRIPS TO THE HONDA DEALER, WATER CONTINUES TO ACCUMULATE ON THE FLOOR BEHIND THE DRIVER SEAT, WHENEVER THE CAR IS DRIVEN THROUGH HEAVY RAINS. WE NOW HAVE ANOTHER HALF QUART OF WATER ON THE FLOOR BEHIND THE DRIVERS SET, AND BELIEVE THERE IS A SERIOUS DEFECT IN OUR 2015 HONDA FIT (A SIX SPEED). THIS MUCH WATER ON THE FLOOR CAN LEAD TO RUST, MOLD, ELECTRICAL, AND MILDEW/ PROBLEMS AND WE FEEL A NEED TO REPORT THE PROBLEM WE ARE HAVING. DEALERS TEND TO SUGGEST THAT CAR OWNERS ARE DOPES WHO LEAVE THEIR REAR WINDOWS OPEN IN THE RAIN WHEN THIS TYPE OF THING HAPPENS, BUT THAT IS NOT THE CASE. WE HAVE DOCUMENTATION OF OUR RESULTS FROM THE DEALER AND CAN PROVIDE REPORTS FROM AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC IF NEEDED. THE 2015 FIT WAS REDESIGNED AND THIS MAY BE AN EARLY INDICATOR THAT MANY MORE PEOPLE ARE GOING TO HAVE SIMILAR EXPERIENCES. *TR

Mileage: 1,547

THE NEW CAR TURNS OUT TO HAVE BEEN INFESTED WITH FLEAS. I DID NOT NOTICE THIS WHEN I TEST-DROVE THE CAR ON WEDNESDAY, JUNE 11. DURING THE DRIVE HOME ON JUNE 13, I NOTICED WHAT I THOUGH WERE FRUIT FLIES (OR SOME OTHER INSECT THAT SIZE AND ARE BROWN AND OBLONG IN SHAPE) ON MY WRISTS, WHICH I WAVED OUT THE WINDOW. LATER THAT NIGHT, I FELT INTENSE ITCHING ON MY LOWER LEGS. I FOUND SEVERAL ABOVE THE SOCK LINE ON EACH LEG. I SUSPECTED FLEAS AND CONFIRMED IT WITH FLEA TRAPS (THE FLAT TYPE WITH STRONG ADHESIVE). MY WIFE INSISTED I TAKE IT BACK TO THE DEALER, BUT I THOUGHT THEY'D JUST USE A BUG/FLEA BOMB AND DO A WORSE JOB OF VACUUMING THAN I WOULD DO, SO I DECIDED TO HANDLE IT MYSELF WITH A BUG/FLEA BOMB AND INTENSE VACUUMING FOR 2 WEEKS, WHICH SEEMS TO HAVE SOLVED THE PROBLEM. OVER THE COURSE OF THE FIRST WEEKEND, BEFORE I STARTED THE TREATMENT, I EVENTUALLY GOT A TOTAL OF 25 FLEA BITES, MOSTLY ON MY LEGS (HIGHER THAN ON THE FIRST DAY AS I WORE SHORTS DURING THE WEEKEND DRIVES), BUT A FEW ON MY FOREARMS AS WELL. I HAVE PICTURES OF THE BITES, IF YOU ARE INTERESTED. I DIDN'T KEEP THE VACUUM BAGS OR FLEA TRAPS, UNFORTUNATELY. WHILE WORKING TO ADDRESS A POSSIBLY RELATED PROBLEM ABOUT BAD SMELLS COMING OUT OF THE VENTILATION SYSTEM (SEPARATELY REPORTED HERE AND ON CARCOMPLAINTS.COM), I LEARNED THERE WAS A WORKER WALKOUT AT THE MEXICO-BASED PLANT. I WONDER IF THE FLEAS AND ROTTING MEAT SMELL ARE RELATED TO THAT INCIDENT. *TR

Mileage: 8

UNPLEASANT SMELLS STARTED COMING OUT OF VENTS IN EARLY JULY 2014 (I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE NEW ON JUNE 13, 2014). THEY STARTED AS SMELLING LIKE FRESH MULCH OR DOG POO, BUT BECAME MORE LIKE MOLD/MILDEW, SOMETIMES SMELLING LIKE WET DIRTY GYM SOCKS AND GETTING AS BAD AS SMELLING LIKE ROTTING MEAT. SEVERAL ATTEMPTS (ONE BY ME AND THREE BY THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT WHERE I'D PURCHASED THE VEHICLE) HAVE BEEN MADE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. CHEMICAL CLEANERS, REPLACING THE CABIN AIR FILTER HAVE BEEN DONE. I HAVE INSPECTED THE COWL INTAKES, CABIN AIR FILTER AND BLOWER BOX MYSELF AND THE SMELLS DO NOT EMANATE FROM THEM. I WAS INFORMED THERE WAS A WORKER WALKOUT AT THE NEW MEXICO-BASED PLANT (THE REAL REASON FOR THE LAUNCH DELAY IN THE US FROM MID-APRIL TO MID-JUNE), WHERE THE 2015 HONDA FITS FOR NORTH AMERICA ARE MADE, AND THAT MANY VEHICLES WERE LEFT STANDING WHERE THEY WERE WHEN THE WALKOUT COMMENCED, AND THE WALKOUT LASTED WEEKS. SOMEONE SHOULD INVESTIGATE THIS AND SEE WHAT ELSE MAY HAVE HAPPENED TO THESE VEHICLES WHILE THEY SAT STAGNANT DURING THE WALKOUT. *TR

Mileage: 500

WHEN FACED WITH HEAVY IMPACT THE VEHICLE DO NOT ACTIVE THE AIR BAGS. HOWEVER, THE DAMAGE OF THE VEHICLE WERE OF SUCH MAGNITUDE THAT IT BROKE THE TRANSMISSION, THE CLUTCH HOUSING, THE FRONT BODY KIT SUCH AS FOG LIGHT , FRONT BUMPERS AND OTHER PARTS. *TR