3HGGK5H84FM7582532015 HONDA FitEX/EX-L/EX-L with NAVI

The paint (white orchid pearl) is peeling down to the metal on three of the doors. I did have a spot on the roof repaired during the extended 7 year warranty. But this current problem happened after the warranty expired.

Honda confirmed my 2015 Honda fit VIN was part of the paint warranty extension program, yet the paint has continued to fail and spread significantly after the warranty extension expired.

• While driving, 2015 Honda Fit lost acceleration and stalled. Further attempts to drive showed engine would fail past 2000 rpm. • Failure occurred accelerating into traffic, risking collision. • The failure was diagnosed by Coggin Honda Orlando as an In - Tank Fuel Pump Low Pressure Remove and Replace. • UNKOWN if dealer referred issue to manufacturer. • No warning lamps, messages or symptoms of the problem appeared prior to failure. Only after engine failure After research found multiple recalls related to same FIT fuel pump for other years (23v858, 21v215, 20v314).

The start/stop switch on my 2015 Honda Fit failed — a known defect acknowledged by Honda through Service Bulletin A20-098. A faulty start/stop switch creates serious safety hazards including the inability to start the vehicle in an emergency, becoming stranded in dangerous locations such as intersections or highways, and potential inability to shut the engine off. My vehicle is UNDER the mileage threshold specified in the bulletin, yet Honda refused to cover any portion of my $750 repair. This lack of professional accountability could lead to other consumers avoiding this costly repair, which in turn could create dangerous situations.

Tire size 185/55/r16. The side wall of my tire has 5 areas where the tire came apart. Purchased tires from Walmart about 3-5 months ago

The info display that reports millage, fuel levels etc has been intermittent. When the car starts in cold and/or wet weather The display Is "blued out" or it's digitized and unreadable. [XXX] [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

The contact owns a 2015 Honda Fit. The contact stated that while driving 45-50 MPH, several unknown warning lights illuminated, with the gear shift indicator light in neutral(N), and the vehicle stalled. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic, where it was diagnosed with ignition software failure. The mechanic replaced the ignition switch. Additionally, the contact stated that while driving 35-45 MPH, approximately four to five days later, the warning lights illuminated, the gear shift indicator light was in reverse(R), and the vehicle suddenly stalled in the middle of the roadway. The vehicle was pushed into the driveway of the contact's son. The contact stated that the incident was significantly frightening because the contact was a disabled heart patient, and there were two plates in the contact's neck due to a previous accident. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic, where it was diagnosed that there were metal shavings in the transmission, and the mechanic determined that the failure might be due to a pulley shaft fracture. The contact was informed that the transmission needed to be replaced, but the mechanic could not perform the repair. The vehicle was then taken to the independent mechanic where it was purchased; however, no assistance was provided. The dealer was contacted, but the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and informed the contact that the vehicle could not be repaired for free because the VIN was not under recall. The failure mileage was approximately 103,000.

Odometer screen, which includes mileage, fuel gauge, time and any check engine information, will regularly blink, appear blank, show unreadable characters or a combination of the three on mornings with an external temperature of 60 F or below. Reading up on Honda Fit forums, it appears to be faulty hardware and/or poor solder joints that are cracking. More complaints can be found here: https://www.fitfreak.net/forums/3rd-generation-2015/95284-2015-fit-odometer-display-goes-haywire.html While there is a separate low fuel and check engine light in the panel, this is far more than a simple quality of life device and could cause a significant safety risk to the driver. Honda should be responsible for the repair or replacement of the display.

My gauge cluster comes on and off when it feels like it I owned the car for 5 years about its been this way I got it checked by the honda dealer 2/20/2026 their diagnosis is it having an internal failure I am not sure why it has no recall I feel its due to poor soldering from the manufactur I am the second owner of this car please help

The fuel gauge and mileage display became inoperable. Fuel level could not be determined.

The information display that shows fuel level, odometer, oil life, and trip is it displaying correctly. The characters are scrambling and unable to see the available fuel amount. The problem is intermittent and getting worse. This issue is happening with many, many, many owners.

Vehicle started to jerk and stall when running and selected to reverse from drive, progressively getting worse and has since stalled in traffic from a stop at a light to acceleration fwd , and frequently stalling more from park to reverse

The fuel gauge in the gauge cluster turns on and off unexpectedly and without reason for extended periods of time. The gauge will also do what I like to call hieroglyphic numbers, essentially unreadable lettering clearly due to an electrical malfunction. This is very distracting as a driver and has put me in a very near death experience from the fault. This problem makes it impossible to read the fuel quantity during or before operation of the vehicle. It has been confirmed by dealer that the fault is due to a damaged solder and has been clear that this is a common issue with most Honda fits.

The fuel gauge, which is digital, has a soldering point which is apparently a known failure spot due to the type of solder used. This causes the display to fail, which makes the fuel gauge unreadable. Not only is this a distraction for drivers, but it can lead to running out of gas unexpectedly in dangerous situations.

The fuel gauge, which is digital, has a soldering point which is apparently a known failure spot due to the type of solder used. This causes the display to fail, which makes the fuel gauge unreadable. Not only is this a distraction for drivers, but it can lead to running out of gas unexpectedly in dangerous situations.

The fuel gauge, which is digital, has a soldering point which is apparently a known failure spot due to the type of solder used. This causes the display to fail, which makes the fuel gauge unreadable. Not only is this a distraction for drivers, but it can lead to running out of gas unexpectedly in dangerous situations.

The fuel gauge, which is digital, has a soldering point which is apparently a known failure spot due to the type of solder used. This causes the display to fail, which makes the fuel gauge unreadable. Not only is this a distraction for drivers, but it can lead to running out of gas unexpectedly in dangerous situations.

The fuel gauge, which is digital, has a soldering point which is apparently a known failure spot due to the type of solder used. This causes the display to fail, which makes the fuel gauge unreadable. Not only is this a distraction for drivers, but it can lead to running out of gas unexpectedly in dangerous situations.

I am the owner of a Honda Fit, and I am reporting a persistent and worsening issue that began during the winter of 2024. The vehicle produces a rattling noise during cold start-ups, which has become increasingly loud and frequent over time. This vehicle has only 89,646 miles, which is considered relatively low mileage for a modern engine to begin exhibiting such symptoms. This suggests that the issue is not due to normal wear and tear, but rather a premature mechanical defect. Based on my research and discussions with other Honda owners, this issue appears to be linked to a defective Variable Valve Timing Control (VTC) actuator, a problem that has been documented in other Honda models and addressed through Technical Service Bulletin 16-088. I am concerned that this is not merely a cosmetic or nuisance issue. The noise suggests a mechanical defect that could lead to premature engine wear or even total engine failure if left unaddressed. Given the number of similar complaints across various Honda models, I believe this may be a manufacturing defect that warrants further investigation. I respectfully request that Honda acknowledge this issue in the Honda Fit and take appropriate action, whether through a recall, extended warranty, or goodwill repair program. I am also submitting this report to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) for further review.

The contact owns a 2015 Honda Fit. The contact stated that while operating the vehicle, the transmission warning light started flashing and the vehicle failed to properly accelerate. The vehicle was taken to the local AAMCO Transmission Service Center who diagnosed that the transmission drive pulley had failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The local dealer and manufacturer were notified of the failure, but no assistance was provided. The contact was informed that the VIN was not included in NHTSA Campaign Number: 15V574000 (POWER TRAIN). The contact stated that the vehicle had experienced the failure listed in the recall. The failure mileage was 79,852.

Instrument cluster is failing. Requires replacement.

Vtc actuator failure. Engine rattle on cold startup.

Many other Honda Fit owners and I have had the same problem of the odometer and fuel gauge not displaying correctly. The soldering pins crack or come loose over time. This leads to failure to tell if you have enough gas in the car. This also leads to failure to show an accurate odometer reading. The odometer and fuel gauge display is digital and the screen often will glitch out and display a jumble of letters and numbers. Sometimes the odometer and fuel gauge display nothing at all. In these cases, you simply have to hope you have enough gas to get to where you need to go. This is a critical safety issue as someone could run out of gas in the middle of fast highway traffic without knowing. This is also an odometer issue because the odometer can sometimes show the wrong number for the total amount of miles driven on the car.

My Honda Fit was purchased new in Portland, Oregon. I am the original owner. I began having issues that are documented after moving to Florida, and took the car to Honda in Palm Bay. The issues were grinding noise at the first start of the day, or after sitting for several hours and then restarted. The noise is noticed upon start in am or 1st start and is a grinding noise from the motor area. It sounds like a knock/grinding, like the motor is starting and has no oil in it. But the oil level is okay and it is not out of oil. This continues today, after being at the same dealer several times. The service department stated that they needed me to leave the car overnight to try to diagnose the issue after the car sat all night because the noise only comes after sitting all night or long periods. I left the car more than once at the dealership. The dealer in Palm Bay stated "they were unable to re-produce the knocking/grinding that has been occurring since about 11,000 miles. The car is still grinding or knocking and after taking to another dealer in Tampa, Fl I was told it was a DTC and they refused to fix it. It is now just over mileage under warranty, and was there for the grinding and a recall for the start stop switch which is now faulty again, or that wasn't the issue leaving me stranded. The car has several issues that are recall related that were supposed to be fixed and are nor. The plug coil tops The start stop run switch to start car- was replaced in 7/2022 and now I cant drive the car again.

Engine Control Module failed, all warning lights come on, gauges turn off. Engine Control Module failure can cause the car to function erratically and even stall while driving.

The multi-information display" (MID) which indicates information like the odometer, trip meter, outside temperature, fuel economy, and warning messages goes blank or presents as gibberish. It may only "come to life" randomly.

UNKNOWN- 2015 Honda Fit has been driving perfectly until 2 days ago I came to a red light and it lost power and shut off. Waited for a few hours cranked and shuts off.

UNKNOWN- Vehicle gas gauge cuts off all of a sudden and takes a while to come back on.

recall notice for starter system, took in for repair, part in notice replaced but car now not starting again and had starter system lights on again. As per service records car has has the problems since 2016/17 while under warranty and recall repair done at Honda. The “ grinding” knock/tap noise from engine has never been repaired and until 7/2023 Honda was “ unable to diagnose” it. Westshore Honda- Tampa diagnosed it as “ VTC” ( which is inside the motor) and other folks have had the well documented problem The no start is seemingly with the electrical system, per Honda service records and switch replaced when in for recall repair in 7/23 as well but car again having same problem. I’m unable to drive car.

Digital odometer randomly glitches out and sometimes completely blanks out. I am not able to view my fuel gauge at all nor see mileage. There are no other electrical problems as I just had my battery checked so I don’t know the cause of this as it doesn’t always happen while driving. This has happened randomly several months ago and started up again.

This has to do with the seatbelt retractor lock malfunctioning (not unlocking after being given back belt on slack). I have not reported to a dealer or police, but am happy for someone to inspect my vehicle. There were no warnings before this happened. My 9 year old child was in the back seat (passenger side) wearing the car seat belt, sitting in her booster seat. She was trying to remove her soccer kit to put on her bathing suit. The seat belt became wrapped around her body and twisted, cinching up at her waist. The retractor became locked and would not release any belt back out. Initially she had a fair amount of slack. I helped to release any tension from the line and fed back in about 2" of seat belt slowly without any tension, and then slowly tried to pull back out, but the retractor stayed locked. I attempted this several more times allowing >1" of belt back into the retractor at lest 3 times, but the locking mechanism never release, and the belt became dangerously tight on her abdomen. Eventually, my spouse came and held the belt in place (so it couldn't retract more) while I had my child curl up in a ball and I turned her whole body upside down to release the twist in the belt at her waist, and she was finally able to crawl free. It was very distressing that the standard mechanism for releasing the retractor lock (feeding the retractor more seat belt without tension, then slowly trying to pull some back out) was not working and there was no safety mechanism to release the lock.

VTC Actuator rattles at cold start. Dealer says may cause problem in the long run. Seems like manufacturing defect that Honda should fix

Defective Driver Seat Airbag

The paint on my car is chipping off in huge chunks. It is painted with the NH788P the White Orchid Pearl Tricoat. I saw online that I was not the only one with this issue. The severity of this paint chipping can cause my car to rust out and it's outrageously costly to repaint the vehicle.

I see there is a recall related to a fault that may prevent the rearview camera image from booting up and being displayed on the dash for 2017 - 2020 Fits. While relatively uncommon, this also happens on my 2015 Fit. In addition, sometimes the Lane Watch feature shows the backup camera instead of the right side of the car when activated. This has happened for 10 years but only a handful of times per year. It generally corrects by shutting the car off and restarting it after a minute. It seems as the problem is not specific to the 2017 - 2020 Fit as I'm also having this issue.

Fuel gauge/trip meter intermittently inoperative (blank or shows gibberish). When the fuel gauge and trip meter are inoperative, it’s not possible to determine the level of fuel in the tank. In this condition, the vehicle could run out of fuel without warning, causing an engine stall condition. If the engine stalls while the vehicle is being operated on a public highway, this condition increases the likelihood of a collision resulting in injury or death.

Right rear passenger window spontaneously shattered. I heard a loud pop while driving. Didn’t see any damage when I returned home a few minutes later. About an hour later when I was pulling out of my garage the window simply shattered for no apparent reason. I took car to ACE auto glass for repair an they put a new window in but the regulator needs replacing an Geico is taking there time about processing my claim. I don’t have paperwork on repair as it hasn’t been completed. I do have pictures of broken window.

While driving. the engine failed. Loss of power, smoke. Would not start. Entire engine compartment covered with oil. Car towed to mechanic. Who said a hole had been blowout the size of a fist. Engine would have to be replaced.

P219alA code appears; supposed fuel injector issue after trying smaller fixes (MAF sensor, air filter) with no luck. Just purchased from local dealer a few weeks ago.

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.

Digital fuel gage and odometer flickers intermittently or displays incorrect information

Main display that shows mileage, gas levels, maintenance needs, etc malfunctions - sometimes it goes wonky, sometimes it disappears altogether. It is obviously not safe to not see your maintenance lights or mileage to know when to predict the maintenance. The dealer I take the car to said unless they could replicate the issue, they couldn't do anything. The issue occurs intermittently, often in the middle of a drive, but not currently constant. There are many many other people tho on Honda forums who have this problem also, and theirs is constant, so it's just a matter of time for mine to be constant as well. The issue started earlier this year. There is no error code associated with it so there is no diagnosis for the dealer to give it.

Over last 2-3 years (50-70k miles), intermittent but now more consistent and loud grinding sound that lasts <1 second after push to start. Only occurs typically on a cold start (after engine has been sitting >12 hours, typically in garaged/cooler ambient temperature). Otherwise no issues with performance, no error messages. This is a known issue with VTC actuator (Honda released TSB 16-088) for this. I was told by the dealer that this can lead to catastrophic failure with the engine as it relates to the timing belt and the drivetrain. I was quoted $2100 for this repair. If it is true that there is a known defect that can lead to catastrophic failure, this should be covered by an extended warranty or recall.

My check engine light came on, but shut off by the time I was able to see a repair shop. I needed a smog, but they decided to check my car first to see why the light came on and went away. It had to do with the fuel injector/catalytic converter. He wanted me to drive it a bit and come back to see if it would go away. It did not, even though my lights remained off and the car was operating fine. Had I not needed the smog check, I would have canceled the appointment and not known. After doing research, it is common for fuel injectors on my car to fail due to a faulty part. Honda issued an extended warranty, but even after calling for more information, they were unhelpful. I ended up paying $3,000 to resolve this. My car is a 2015 and just hit 85k miles. Honda should be informing owners of this issue.

There is a very loud clunking or loud clicking sound coming from the front right brakes. I took the vehicle to the dealership to be looked at 4 times and the final determination was it was a brake clicking which the service advisor described as normal. The noise is so loud specially when cold it feels like something is going to break at some point. He said the manufacturer did this on purpose to keep the brakes from overheating. I have done some research and it has happened to many other Honda owners as well. It just feels so unsafe to drive a vehicle with that noise every time you drive it specially when its brakes related.

Before I parked, all was fine and the car felt safe, two hours later, I start the car and it has four warning lights on. Now I don't have Hill Start Assist and the car feels like it might 'go out' on me, I think something will keep it from running soon. About two weeks prior, even with keys in the car and with a full battery in both the keys and car, the car doesn't start with the first push of the 'engine start' button (maybe there is a connection here). O'Reilly helped me check the codes, and it states that I should replace the Ignition Coil, as well as the Throttle Body and it is giving the code, P0303: Cylinder 3 Misfire Detected. After some research online, it seems like the Fuel Injectors might need to be replaced as the ones that come with Honda tend to malfunction. Perhaps the TSBs (www.truedelta.com/Honda-Fit-tsbs-99,2015) should be put into consideration. I believe this is what has caused the Hill Start Assist to stop working which further makes me feel like the vehicle is unsafe to drive for me and for others. We are both put at risk because I am not sure what will happen with it next. I live where there are a lot of hills, Hill Start Assist was a huge factor as to why I thought this car would be safe to drive here. I have yet to visit a Dealer or Independent Service Center. The Vehicle has been inspected by O'Reilly's Code Scanner only and myself. In the attached pictures, one is showing the warning lights that now come on at the start of the car, and the other is showing about a minute later how another light turns on.

The contact owns a 2015 Honda Fit. The contact stated that while his wife was driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle started decelerating. Additionally, while the accelerator pedal was depressed, the engine revved, but the vehicle failed to accelerate. No warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The contact related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 15V574000 (Power Train). The manufacturer was made aware of the failure but provided no assistance. The approximate failure mileage was 108,000.

The contact owns a 2015 Honda Fit. The contact stated while his daughter was driving 40 MPH, the vehicle lost motive power, and there were abnormally loud sounds coming from the engine. The contact's daughter was able to drive to her residence. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for an oil change; however, the mechanic diagnosed that the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was then taken to the local dealer, where it was diagnosed that the variable valve timing control (VTC) actuator was damaged, causing metal fragments to damage the engine. The dealer diagnosed that the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure but provided no assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 108,000.

my fuel gauge display went out. Pretty much always at least once a trip. Sometimes it starts when I turn the car on, sometimes it's after I've driven 20 miles. The display stays backlit, but all the information (time, fuel gauge, odometer, temp) disappears.

The fuel guage/mileage/mpg display flickers on and off intermittently. Sometimes it displays properly, sometimes it displays gibberish and sometimes nothing at all. There really is no correlations to be made as to why it is doing this, it can happen any day at any time or not at all. 2015 Honda Fit

In cold temperatures the LCD screen in the vehicle’s gauge cluster will report corrupted information or display none at all. This is the only method of viewing the vehicles odometer. Therefore, it is impossible to tell the vehicle’s mileage under certain (cold) conditions. This issue is caused by cracking solder points on a logic board and is a well-known fault of this generation of vehicle, meaning there are a wide array of 3rd generation Honda Fits that fail to properly report their proper Odometer mileage.

Driving down the highway yesterday at 75 mph. Car said check starter system. Started blinking. All dash lights and system turned off then on then off again. Power steering went off. Car died while going 75 mph. Abs system went down with it too. Had to hard steer and shift down. Parked on side of highway on shoulder. Towed to mechanic who said it's the alternator. Fit has about 125000 miles on it. The start switch was replaced 3 times recall then faulty by Honda dealership. Then the starter needed to be replaced by Honda dealership. Then the battery twice by O'Reilly. Now the alternator by my mechanic. This is not usual for Hondas to have to replace all of those. Seems as though this is a faulty starter system manufacturing. I could've died, had I not been trained by the military on what to do if vehicle lost power.

While waiting at a light I had difficulty accelerating when it turned green. Car started bucking and I made it home and backed the car in the driveway. Turned it back on, put it in drive and then tried to back up and it wouldn't. Had the car towed to a local Honda dealership where it was diagnosed that the transmission was shot. My car only had 95,000 miles on it, I am the original owner and have been vigilant with all maintenance and any repairs. I reached out to Honda Corporate to lodge a complaint with the hopes that they might assist with the repair. Honda refused and I ended up paying $5600 for the transmission to be replaced. I would like to add that it took a month for the dealership to obtain the transmission because Honda was out of them which I find interesting. The transmission was on backorder so how many other Hondas had the same problem? My argument was that there was a recall on transmissions on some Fits and Civics from 2015 but my VIN fell outside of the parameters of that recall. After the transmission failure, I disagree. This was the second Fit I had purchased as I had a great experience with my first one. I will never purchase another Honda vehicle after the way that they dismissed my concerns.

2015 HONDA FIT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARD DEFECTIVE STOP/START IGNITION SWITCH.

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.

Was in a car accident and was hit very hard and the seat belts didn't lock me in place and the air bags did not deploy

The information dash which shows fuel reading, odometer, oil life, and trip is not displaying correctly. The characters are scrambling and unable to see the available fuel amount. The problem is intermittent but getting worse.

The instrument cluster is failing on my vehicle which causes the digital display that shows mileage and gas levels start off blank then as the vehicle warms it starts flickering and causes visibility issues as that is very distracting and could cause seizures to those sensitive to flickering. This also prevents drivers from knowing gas levels which causes drivers to be stranded on the side of the road or have the vehicle just turn off while driving due to no gas. The vehicle is available for inspection and I have videos of the issues as does many others having the same issue. I have videos of the issue but they are not allowing me to upload maybe due to file type. The flickering can cause seizures as well as being distracting which could cause accidents. Not having any way to determine gas level or mileage also is a safety issue as there is no way to know how much fuel is in the vehicle which could cause drivers to be stranded or vehicle to quit working while driving. I have taken my vehicle in to Norm Reeves Honda and Honda of Denton for this issue numerous times and provided them videos of the issues but they stated they couldn’t reproduce it until the extended warranty went out and now the finally are able to reproduce it and confirm it needs replaced. It has been inspected the the Honda dealerships There was no warning it just started happening out of the blue about 3 or 4 years ago. The first time it happened I went to back out and a start system error came up and the car turned off and lost all power. I almost crashed into my carport as I could not even steer. I haven’t had that happen again but the display issues continue to happen.

Power steering shuts off while driving randomly. It happened several months ago first. Was able to pull over and restart car and steering returned. But it happened 3 times in one day. We took it in to the dealership. They said that the entire steering column should be replace to fix the issue but they weren’t sure that it would fix the issue. We opted to wait since the steering column was on a back order. They replaced the start stop button that same trip. That seemed to fix the steering issues. We didn’t have any more issues until today when the weather go cold again. The power steering gave out and won’t come back on. 11/17/2022. Now we are faced with a steering column replacement but they aren’t even sure that is the issue. The column is on back order and they can give no indication on how long it would be to get here. Meanwhile we are out a car and no one seems to know what the issue truly is.

My cluster have been working rarely lately only when is cold outside it will not display the numbers or my gas level, which is awkward because I can run out of gas and not know.

While driving the odometer and gas gauge intermittently shut off or glitches to be unreadable. This happened approximately 5 times during a 5 mile trip. It eventually returned to normal.

The display on the instrument panel that shows the fuel status, odometer, maintenance warnings/issues (such as low tire pressure) goes out, often for extended periods (ie: 15-20 minutes at a time). This occurs more so during colder months. I have contacted the local Honda dealer (Priority Honda in Hampton, Virginia) this morning and was told the price to replace the part would be $996.00 + labor. If you google complaints about this issue, there are many. I believe this is a safety issue, and this vehicle should be recalled. Photo of issue attached.

The information dash which shows fuel reading, odometer, oil life, trip is not displaying correctly. The characters are scrambling and unable to see available fuel amount.

Every morning during cold starts, the vehicle makes a rattle sound and vibrates steering wheel

GAUGE CLUSTER DOESN'T WORK MOST OF THE TIME. WHEN IT DOES COME ON EVERYTHING IS SO SCRAMBLED THAT YOU CAN NOT READ IT. I FEEL THAT THIS IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE YOU CANNOT TELL HOW MUCH FUEL YOU HAVE AND YOU ARE UNABLE TO KNOW WHEN YOU HAVE MAINTENANCE DUE AND YOUR SPEEDOMETER DOESN'T SHOW THE SPEED YOU ARE GOING. BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE, I RECEIVED A $300 SPEEDING TICKET. I TOOK THE CAR INTO A HONDA REPAIR SHOP AND THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE GAUGE CLUSTER $1300 AND THEY TOLD ME THIS WAS DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE. I FILED A CLAIM WITH HONDA AND WAS INFORMED THAT THEY WOULD NOT COVER THIS AND THEY WERE NOT AWARE THAT THERE WERE ANY ISSUES WITH THE GAUGE CLUSTER MALFUNCTION. I HAVE READ SO MANY COMPLAINTS WITH PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM.

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.

The right instrument cluster randomly goes blank or shows jibberish instead of the intended information. It includes the odometer and gas guage. You are at risk of running out of gas while on extended trips, without the odometer, you can not even calculate approximate mileage until empty to try to stay ahead of it.

Vehicle was stuttering and shaking from idle speed to 25mph. The transmission on the vehicle was failing according to Honda at ~80,000 miles. Metal shavings were found in the fluid. No cause for the issue was indicated by Honda of Hackettstown in NJ. Honda paid for 1700 of a 4300 bill.

MISC - SPEEDOMETER/GUAGE CLUSTER FAILED. SPEEDOMETER READ 70 MPH AND WAS PULLED OVER AND CLOCKED AT 99 MPH. THE GUAGE THAT TELLS FUEL AMOUNT, MILEAGE, AND OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION DOESN'T READ AND IS SCRAMBLED SO YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW MUCH FUEL YOU HAVE OR WHEN MAINTENANCE NEEDS TO BE DONE. I HAVE HAD IT LOOKED AT BY HONDA DEALERSHIP AND CONFIRMED THAT IT WAS A FAULTY GUAGE CLUSTER. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT PUT IN A NEW CLUSTER AT THE COST OF $1180.50. THERE WERE NO WARNINGS TO LET ME KNOW THAT THE SPEEDOMETER WAS NOT ACCURATE UNTIL I WAS PULLED OVER. THE GUAGE THAT SHOWS FUEL, ECT. HAS BEEN AN ISSUE FOR CLOSE TO A YEAR AND I HAVE DEALT WITH IT AND TALKED TO HONDA SEVERAL TIMES WITH NO SOLUTION FROM THEM. WHEN THE SPEEDOMETER FAILED 5/29/2022 AND WAS OFF THAT MUCH, I DEFINITELY FELT THAT IT WAS A DANGEROUS SITUATION TO BE PUT IN.

I purchased car, 2/2015 in Oregon, and began having issues once in Florida, at approx 10,000 miles. I took car to a Honda dealership. I needed service- oil change etc, however, the car was missing, as in the motor/ or emissions. The cold ambient temp light always came on, in Fl, but im not aware of issues it caused. Soon the car began having multiple things happening and I took the car into the same dealership( always) to have it inspected, as the Fit is still practically new. I notated to service manager the car would seem to miss especially when pulling away from a stopped position. I also informed the manager there is a noise at 1st start of day or after sitting multiple hours. They took car for drive and returned to say they were unable to “reproduce” the complaint/noise. I explained it normally is after the car has sat overnight, or at least 8 or more hours. I told the service manager, it sounds like a rod knocking, or the engine is out of oil, like a grinding noise. He suggested it stay overnight, so he could test it the following morning and did. Later the next day, he called to have me pick up my car, and was “ unable to reproduce.” I’ve taken the car in to Honda several times, never getting problems answered. The last few times in to Honda is for the not starting issue. It seems electrical. It started under warranty, like the rest, when the Fit would not start after going someplace. My partner was left stranded at Walmart one time, i have been dealing with this and took in, the last time was in 2020, and the female service person kept my car a couple days. The dash light showing most times saying the key and charging system problem. However, she initially said “ couldn’t duplicate.” Finally called to say they found problem, and it is alternator which they had already done. By now my car was just over the warranty miles, and she grabbed me a price of $1000 or so, and ultimately i paid about $130. Im jumping my car now everday.

The dashboard that displays the odometer and mileage will glitch out and sometimes completely cut out. It happens more in the cold and has been on and off but getting worse for a few years. The horn will also beep upon starting the car up. My repair shop says the circuit board would need to be replaced and that would be well over $1000. Most of the issues I have had with this car have been recalled so I am hoping this is as well.

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Hi, My Honda Fit digital gauge that shows odometer and more importantly fuel gauge does not work 75% of time. On Fit sites this is a common problem. Honda says happens to most Fits. Costs $1500 to possibly fix. [XXX] Thanks [XXX] INFORMATION Redacted PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

This has happened to me a few times and I thought I was alone in suffering this defect with my Honda Fit. My fuel gauge/odometer/trip indicator goes haywire. It is either blankly blue or half there. The other morning it resembled a kaleidoscope as the screen kept cycling through. When I called Honda to schedule service, they were accepting of my description., which indicates to me that this is a know problem. I just now Googled the issue and found a number of Fit owners who are experiencing the same anomaly. They should fix it.

The electrical display on my dashboard becomes unreadable during cold temperatures. The display flashes and no characters can be read. This makes it difficult to drive safely as it is very distracting. It is also difficult to plan out my trips considering the fuel gage is on the display. This problem only occurs in cold weather which leads me to believe it might have something to do with the connections not being secured properly. No warning lights or other symptoms were present before the problem began.

My Honda Fit has about 70,000 miles on it, and recently, without warning, the transmission completely gave out. The safety hazard was that acceleration control was lost while driving on the freeway. I had it towed to the shop, and they said there would have been no warning signs of any aging or degradation of the transmission prior to the failure. The mechanic at the shop said he's seen this pattern several times with this same model of transmission. No warning lamps or signals were lighting up prior to the failure. It came completely unexpectedly.

Fuel gauge display is blinking after that few times then it goes completely blank.

The contact owns a 2015 Honda Fit. The contact stated that the instrument cluster warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who informed the contact about the start system error regarding the engine START/STOP feature. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer where it was diagnosed that the switch assembly needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired however, the failure recurred. The contact mentioned receiving a product advisory for the keyless start. The manufacturer was notified of the failure however, no further assistance was provided. The approximate failure mileage was 109,000.

2015 Honda Fit Fuel Gauge Display Failure

On 11/3/21, I turned my car on in the early morning; it was around freezing temps. The instrument panel/screen that shows odometer, gas mileage and fuel gauge was blank. My first thought was to "restart" the car and perhaps that would restart the guage. I turned the car completely off, even removing my key out of the ignition. I waited approximately 10 seconds, then turned the car back on. The screen was again blank. I continued to let the car run and after approximately 45-60 seconds, the guage finally appeared correctly. This morning on 12/1/21 as I was preparing to leave my home for work, my screen again was blank. I let the car run and after one minute it began to flicker with garbled letters and numbers. After another 30 seconds, the correct screen finally showed. On this day the morning temperature was between 58-61 degrees so it was not on a freezing cold start as the first instance. I'm concerned that this second instance took longer to correct, especially given it was in a much warmer temperature. In both instances, there was no prior warning, message, indicator light or other symptom that this problem would occur. There has been no common factor to alert me or prepare me. This system is available for inspection upon request. Upon a general search online, I have found MANY reports of similar instances in Honda Fit users in the recent months. I have not yet taken it to a repair shop or had it inspected, but I will as soon as possible. It is unsafe to not know how much gas is in the vehicle, coupled with not having the odometer to even manually gauge or estimate should I become stranded and need to estimate how much distance I can drive to a safer location. Now my additional concern is, could this happen while I'm driving the car and become stranded on a highway or less trafficked road.

In mid 2019 my Honda had a little rear end problem. Took it to a frame shop and was told my REAR AXLE BEAM ASSEMBLY was bent 3° which was causing front end alignment problems. When they used there machines and whatever else they tried was told there machinery couldn't make it budge.(front end alignment at least 2 times a month) Then in 2020 I went to start my car and nothing!! Kept trying and trying and finally it started. Continued to what I thought was my car just having a mind of its own to continuously not wanting to start so I checked my battery which was fine. I took the car to a Honda Dealership and was told I needed a new battery. Ok fine whatever then after the new battery was hooked up and they went to start it nothing!! Hours later here I am buying a starter (fixed the problem till about mid 2021). Oh yeah forgot STILL HAVE A BENT REAR AXLE) !! CHECK CHARGING SYSTEM has been popping up every time my car decides to start. Gotten to the point where the only way it'll start is if it's jumped. Battery is fine but the alternator isn't pushing out anything whatsoever!!! Because it's constantly being jumped my negative battery terminal SENSOR is going out. Every where I've called or taken the car to either says "nothing we can do" or they want to charge thousands of dollars or " oh ma'am your car is a discontinued model!" I have two little kids and this HONDA FIT is just not safe for myself, kids, or anyone else! Oh almost forgot ABS light along with the keyless entry plus contraction control and steering stabilizer lights are lit up like a Christmas Tree on the dash.

My 2015 Honda Fit out of nowhere won't start and is flashing an electrical system issue. A few weeks before this the electrical system stopped showing how much gas was in the car, how many miles etc. That whole electrical system looked really garbled then goes dark. My car wont start. And even after I fix it I cant drive around not knowing how much gas is in the car.

Instrument cluster works intermittently. Fuel gauge, oil change, ect...this guage stops working especially during the cold. Been having this problem for a could years. Noticed a lot of others have the same issues.

Digital odometer keeps faulting out. Numbers either corrupted, or gauge not visible. Happens regularly. Loss of fuel gauge, odometer, or any service codes.

At start up (often after the car has sat a few hours), the engine rattles loudly for about 2 seconds. Honda Service Bulletin 16-088 acknowledges that this occurs because “The variable valve timing control (VTC) actuator is defective.” However, Honda refuses to fix this engine defect unless the car is under warranty. This defect should be repaired regardless of whether the car is under warranty because the defect could lead to catastrophic engine failure.

Was driving 70MPH down the freeway when the transmission shaft snapped and I was suddenly coasting... will cost $6k to repair and the vehicle only has 88k miles on it.

I took the car into the Honda dealer in Bellevue, WA for an oil change and a buyer's inspection with leak down test. The next day, I could hear a loud rattling noise when I started the car. I took it back to Honda and they say it is the VTC actuator, along with timing chain, serpentine belt and water pump, which they did NOT list as issues during the 1st appointment, which was supposed to be a total inspection of the car. Not sure if they missed it or caused the additional issues. I took it to a 2nd mechanic, told him my whole story, and he said it was the VTC actuator too. I researched online and apparently many people have this issue, and most catch it before their 60k mile warranty is up. However, my car is at 74k miles. Apparently Honda was redesigned the VTC actuator, because it was such a big problem. However, they have not gone back to fix all the cars that had the issue. The mechanic says if I drive with this condition it could cause engine failure, which if it happens while driving, could pose a safety risk. I strongly feel that this is something that Honda should recall or at least extend the warranty to 100k miles for this issue.

Fuel injector issue.

MILEAGE/GAS DISPLAY GOES BLANK, THEN FLASHES SOME GIBBERISH INTERMITTENTLY. THIS ISSUE STARTED AFTER I HAD A NEW HONDA BATTERY INSTALLED A FEW MONTHS AGO. HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING, BUT CONTINUED WHILE PARKED. COMPUTER SEEEMS TO KEEP ACCURATE RECORDS ONCE DISPLAY RETURNS. STAYED ON AFTER CAR WAS WARM. NOT SURE IF IT’S RELATED, BUT THE USB AND BLUETOOTH HAVE ALSO BEEN INTERMITTENT FOR SEVERAL YEARS.

WARRANTY EXTENSION 2015-17 FIT KEYLESS START SYSTEM ERROR WITH DTC B12C5 WARRANTY EXTENSION REIMBURSEMENT IS NOT BEING HONORED BY THE HONDA AUTOMOBILE DIVISION 1919 TORRANCE BLVD. PO BOX 2215 TORRANCE, CA 90509-9870 CUSTOMER SUPPORT & CAMPAIGN CENTER TELE: 1-888-234-2138 INFORMATION HAS NOT BEEN FORTHCOMING ABOUT THE REIMBURSEMENT PAYMENT.

DASH BOARD FREEZES AND BLURRS, WHEN THIS HAPPENS K CANNOT SEE MY CURRENT MILEAGE OR FUEL LEVELS. LOW TIRE ALWAYS LN EVEN WHEN I PUT AIR ON TIRES. I GOT MY TIRES CHECKED MANY TIMES AND STAYS ON.

I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY IN THE FAR LEFT AND ALL OF A SUDDEN I HEARD A ENGINE RPMS GO HIGH AND THEN I LOST THE TRANSMISSION. WHEN IT HAPPENED, THE D ON THE DASHBOARD BECAME FULL WITH ALL THE DIFFERENT LETTERS. A DISTINCT LETTER WAS NOT VISIBLE. TRYING TO ACCELERATE AND NOTHING HAPPENED. I PULLED OVER TO THE EMERGENCY LANE, I WAS LUCKY TO REACH IT BEING ON THE I10 WEST IN SAN BERNARDINO. TURNED OFF AND ON THE VEHICLE AND SHIFTED, BUT IT DIDN'T ENGAGE. THE ONLY FUNCTION THAT WORKS IS PARK. THE VEHICLE DOESN'T MOVE FORWARD OR BACKWARDS. WAITING TO BE TOWED TO SPREEN HONDA IN LOMA LINDA.

ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, THE FUEL GAUGE VERY OFTEN GOES BLANK FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME. A DRIVER MAY NOT KNOW WHEN GAS TANK IS EMPTY, AND POSSIBLY LEAVING DRIVER STRANDED IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE. ALSO, THE SAME GAUGE SHOWS PROMPTS WHEN MAINTENANCE IS NEEDED ON THE VEHICLE. WITHOUT VISUAL REFERENCE TO THESE PROMPTS, AGAIN A DIRE SITUATION COULD OCCUR IF NOT TAKEN CARE OF IMMEDIATELY. THIS SITUATION HAS BEEN DAILY, FROM THE FIRST TIME VEHICLE IS STARTED IN THE MORNING AND THROUGHOUT THE DAY , SEVERAL TIMES A DAY, FOR AT LEAST A YEAR. HONDA WANTS OVER $1000, TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. I BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. PHOTOS ATTACHED.

THE FUEL GAUGE DISPLAY INTERMITTENTLY GOES OUT ON MY 2015 HONDA FIT, ESPECIALLY ON COLD MORNINGS (I LIVE IN MINNESOTA). IT STARTED ABOUT 3 YEARS AGO, AND HAS BEEN AN INCONVENIENCE, BUT I NOW HAVE A COURIER JOB THAT REQUIRES PHOTOS OF MY ODOMETER EVERY DAY. IF THIS GOES OUT WHILE WORKING, IT WILL BE MUCH MORE THAN AN INCONVENIENCE. I ALSO FEEL LIKE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, NOT KNOWING HOW MUCH GAS IS LEFT IN THE TANK. I'M HOPING ENOUGH PEOPLE WITH THIS PROBLEM REPORT THE ISSUE, AND HOPEFULLY A RECALL OR CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT CAN HAPPEN. THANK YOU!

FUEL AND ODOMETER GAUGE FAILURE. IN COLD WEATHER AND OCCURRING MORE FREQUENTLY WITH VEHICLE AGE, THE GAUGE WILL GO BLANK FOR SOME TIME. AFTER SOME TIME, IT MAY BLINK ON/OFF WITH UNREADABLE CHARACTERS. 31,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. THE PHOTO ATTACHED IWAS TAKEN WITH THE VEHICLE RUNNING.

I BOUGHT HONDA FIT 2015 ON JAN 11, 2015. LAST YEAR I GOT THE PROBLEM WITH THE ENGINE START/STOP BUTTON. THE ENGINE DID NOT START WHEN I PUSHED THE BUTTON MANY TIMES. ON JUNE 13, 2020, I BROUGHT MY CARD TO HONDA DEALER. THEY SAID THEY HAVE TO REPLACE THE STARTER. I LEFT THE CAR AT DEALER AND COME BACK TO PICK UP THE SAME DAY. AT DEALER PARKING LOT, I STARTED MY CAR AND IT DID THE SAME PROBLEM AGAIN. I CAME BACK INSIDE THE OFFICE AND LET THE TECHNICIAN KNEW. SO, I LEFT MY CAR AGAIN AT DEALER FOR THEM TO FIX IT. AT THAT TIME, MY CAR WAS 29,221 MILES ONLY FOR 5 AND HALF YEARS. I NOT DRIVE MY CAR A LOT JUST ABOUT 12 MILES PER DAY. DEALER TOLD ME THEY HAD TO FIXED SOMETHING ELSE AND CHARGED ME FOR TOTAL $750. I THINK IT IS NOT FAIR FOR ME TO PAY DEFECTIVE PRODUCT. I FILE THE COMPLAIN WITH HONDA COMPANY ON JUNE 2020 AND DID NOT RECEIVE ANY REPLY BACK. FEB 20, 21, I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM HONDA ABOUT WARRANTY EXTENSION FOR 2015-17 FIT KEYLESS START SYSTEM ERROR WITH DTC B12C5. HONDA WOULD REIMBURSE IF I FIXED THAT PROBLEM BEFORE. I FILED PAPERWORK WITH ALL RECEIPTS ON 02/23/21. TODAY, I GOT THE PHONE CALL FROM HONDA CLAIM DEPARTMENT 03/11/2021 THEY STATED I DID NOT QUALIFIED FOR REIMBURSE BECAUSE THE PART THEY REPLACED NOT QUALIFIED. I STILL DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY? BECAUSE OF THE PROBLEMS, ONE DAY I HAD TO STAY ON PARKING LOT FOR 30 MINUTES TRING TO START THE ENGINE. I WAS LATE FOR WORK AND LATE FOR MY APPOINTMENTS TWICE. THE REIMBURSE CLAIM NUMBER: 11377164. THE CLAIM DEPARTMENT TOLD ME MY CASE WAS CLOSED BECAUSE I AM NOT QUALIFIED FOR THIS SITUATION. I AM NOT A TECHNICIAN, I DON'T KNOW WHAT DID THEY DO WITH THE CAR. THE ONLY THING I KNOW IS WITH 29,221 MILES HONDA ENGINE START/STOP BUTTON NOT WORKING. THIS IS THE 2ND HONDA CAR I HAVE. FOR THIS EXPERIENCE I WILL NOT BUY ANY CAR FROM HONDA ANYMORE.

ELECTRONIC CLUSTER FAILURE AFFECTING FUEL GAUGE AND ENGINE TEMPERATURE DISPLAY. THIS CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT IF THE VEHICLE RUNS OUT OF FUEL OR ENGINE OVERHEATS. AFTER LOOKING INTO THIS, IT'S A MAJOR ISSUE AFFECTING THOUSANDS OF HONDA FIT OWNERS AND A RECALL SHOULD BE PUT IN PLACE FOR THIS.

MY CAR IS A 2015... LESS THAN 46,000 MILES AND CAR WILLL NOT TURN ON. AFTER READING SEVERAL THREADS, IT APPEARS THAT HONDA 2015 HAS FAULTY STATERS. ALSO, THE DISPLAY SHOWING PROPER GAS LEVELS GO IN AND OUT. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. MANY PEOPLE HAVE COMPLAINED. PLEASE FORCE A RECALL.

VEHICLE INTSTRUMENT LCD WHERE IT DISPLAYS FUEL GAUGE, ODOMETER TRIP METER IS GOING OUT INTERMENTTLY. VEHICLE IS TOO RISKY TO DRIVE IF YOU DONT IF YOU DONT HOW MUCH FUEL YOU HAVE LEFT.

THE DASHBOARD DISPLAY OF MY MILEAGE AND FUEL LEVELS IS OFTEN BLANK WHEN I INITIALLY START MY CAR, OR THE DISPLAY IS GIBBERISH (E.G. NUMBERS AND LETTERS WHERE THERE SHOULDN'T BE ANY). THIS HAPPENS FREQUENTLY (3-4X/WEEK) AND TENDS TO BE WORSE WHEN IT'S COLDER OUTSIDE.

FUEL/ODOMETOR GUAGE DISPLAY IS BLANK / FLICKERING WHEN IN USE. SOMETIMES IT IS BLANK THE ENTIRE TIME.

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

THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER BEGAN SHOWING NOTHING OR GIBBERISH. NO ODOMETER, NO CLOCK, NO FUEL GAUGE, NO TIME DISPLAY, NO TEMP DISPLAY. ONCE THE CAR WARMS UP, IT USUALLY RETURNS TO NORMAL.

FOUR WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON WHILE DRIVING. I COULD HEAR AND FEEL A CYLINDER MISFIRE. DEALER SERVICE DIAGNOSED FUEL INJECTOR FAILURE AND REPLACED THE INJECTORS AND RELATED PARTS. CAR DRIVEN ONLY 50K MILES AND WELL MAINTAINED.

STOPPED AT THE ROTARY. LOOKED FOR CLEAR TRAFFIC. ENTERED ROTARY. LOUD METALLIC BANG, NO DRIVE. NEEDED TO USE WHAT LITTLE MOMENTUM I HAD TO MOVE FROM THE INSIDE LEFT LANE TO THE RIGHT SIDE BREAKDOWN LANE. ALMOST REAR ENDED BY A TAILGATING MOTORIST. CALLED AAA FOR TOW.

THE GAUGE DISPLAY THAT SHOWS MILEAGE, FUEL INDICATOR, OIL LEVEL, TEMPERATURE READING AND OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION THAT IS NEEDED TO MAINTAIN YOUR VEHICLE IN GOOD CONDITION MAY COME ON SOMETIMES. IF IT DOES COME ON, IT IS SO SCRAMBLED THAT YOU CANNOT READ IT AND THEN GOES BLANK. I AM VERY INSECURE DRIVING THE CAR AND NOT KNOWING HOW MUCH FUEL I HAVE OR THE MILEAGE READING TO KNOW WHEN MAINTENANCE NEEDS BE DONE. I CONTACTED HONDA CONCERNING THIS MATTER AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY WERE NOR AWARE OF ANY PROBLEMS WITH THIS AND I WOULD NEED TO HAVE IT TAKEN CARE OF MYSELF. I HAVE READ ON MANY SITES WHERE SEVERAL OWNERS HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE AND I FEEL IT IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. ALSO WHEN THIS HAPPENS, IT DOESN'T MAKE A DIFFERENCE IF I AM MOVING OR SITTING STILL. PLEASE, IF ANYONE ELSE IS HAVING THIS PROBLEM, CONTACT HONDA DIRECT. IF ENOUGH PEOPLE MAKE HONDA AWARE OF THE PROBLEM SOMETHING MAY BE DONE ABOUT IT.

HAVE HAD TO REPLACE BATTERIES EVERY SINGLE YEAR SINCE PURCHASE IN 2015. VEHICLE WILL FUNCTION FINE THEN STRUGGLE TO START OUT OF NOWHERE. DESPITE TAKING STEPS TO AVOID UNNECESSARY POWER DRAINING AND TRYING DIFFERENT BRANDS OF BATTERIES (WHICH IS A SMALL SELECTION) EVERY YEAR AROUND OCTOBER/NOVEMBER IT STARTS TO FAIL. THE CAR CAN BE JUMPSTARTED WITHOUT TOO MUCH ISSUE BY ANOTHER VEHICLE, BUT PORTABLE JUMPSTARTING SYSTEMS STRUGGLE TO GET IT GOING. ISSUES WILL START WITHOUT MUCH CORRELATION OF HOW MUCH THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN IN MOTION PRIOR. CAR COULD'VE BEEN STATIONARY/TURNED OFF FOR 30 MINS OR A DAY WITH THE SAME RESULTS.

MY CAR STARTED MAKING A JACK HAMMER NOISE 10/2020 WHILE DRIVING, WHEN IT WAS 5 YEARS OLD WITH 47,000. THE HONDA DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSED MY TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING AND NEEDED REPLACING. APPARENTLY, THERE HAVE BEEN 143000 RECALLS DUE TO TRANSMISSION FAILURE.

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.

I WAS DRIVING 75MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, UNDER CRUISE CONTROL. I ACCELERATED TO PASS A TRUCK. THE ENGINE HESITATED. A TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM, VEHICHLE STABBILTY ASSIST, ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING AND A FLASHING CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, CAME ON. THE CAR BEGAN SLOWING AGAINST MY INPUTS TO 45MPH (LIMP MODE) ON A BUSY HIGHWAY MANY MILES FROM ANYWHERE. I WAS ABLE TO RESET THE CODE BY DISCONNECTING THE BATTERY AND RECONNECTING IT. THIS GOT ME A FEW MORE MILES, THE IT (LIMP MODE) HAPPENED AGAIN. I DISCONNECT/RECONNECT BATTERY ONCE MORE AND THIS GETS ME 35 MORE MILES AND TO THE NEAREST TOWN. TAKING IT TO A SHOP, THEY IDENTIFY THE ISSUE AS THE FUEL INJECTORS BY RESEARCHING ONLINE. IT TURNS OUT THIS IS FAIRLY COMMON ON THIS YEAR (2015) OF HONDA FIT, AND STILL SEEMS TO PERSIST DESPITE A REDESIGN OF THE INJECTORS FROM HONDA. THE REPAIR WAS HORRIBLY EXPENSIVE ($1,000 FOR PARTS FROM HONDA), BOTH FOR A CHEAP AND CHEERFUL CAR, AS WELL AS WHAT APPEARS TO BE VERY ORDINARY SOLENOID FUEL INJECTORS. I'M VERY SURPRISED THAT THIS KNOW ISSUE BY HONDA HASN'T SPAWNED A RECALL, BUT EITHER WAY, I'M VERY DISAPPOINTED IN THIS CAR.

THE GAS AND SPEEDOMETER GAUGE WENT BLANK, THERE IS NO WAY TO TELL HOW MUCH GAS YOU HAVE LEFT IN THE TANK, YOU CANNOT TRACK DOWN YOUR OIL SERVICE MAINTENANCE, YOU CANNOT TRACK YOUR MILAGE USE. THIS IS BECOMING A SAFETY ISSUE, I DON'T TRUST THE CAR, I CAN BE LEFT STRANDED ANYTIME AND I AM DOING THE MAINTENANCE BLINDLY.

I HAVE OWNED THIS CAR FOR THREE YEARS, IT HAS 81,166 MILES ON IT AND IS HAVING SO MANY PROBLEMS. THE ENGINE BURNS THROUGH OIL FASTER THAN IT SHOULD AND HAS CAUSE PERMANENT DAMAGE. I ALWAYS TOOK IT IN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR OIL CHANGES AND ALWAYS BROUGHT IT IN WHEN THE OIL LIFE WAS AT ROUGHLY 20%. I CONSTANTLY CHECKED THE OIL LEVEL AND IT WAS ALWAYS LOW EVEN AFTER A RECENT FILL UP BUT HAD NO LEAKAGE. I NOW NEED A NEW ENGINE WHICH WILL COST ROUGHLY $5000 INCLUDING LABOR MAYBE MORE. EVERY TIME I STARTED MY CAR FOR THE PAST YEAR IT WOULD MAKE A ROUGH LOUD SOUND AND WOULD USUALLY GO AWAY ONCE I GOT AN OIL CHANGE. MY CAR WILL ALSO TAKE ROUGHLY 3 TRIES TO START AND WILL MOST LIKELY NEED A NEW STARTER. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME I HAVE HAD TO HAVE THE STARTER FIXED IN THE PAST 2 YEARS. THE BACK UP CAMERA IS ALSO WAY OFF WITH DEPTH PERCEPTION AND HAS ALMOST CAUSED MANY ACCIDENTS.

2 HUGE ISSUES WHEN I BOUGHT MY CAR. I BOUGHT IT USED WITH 45K MILES ON IT AND BY 60,000 MILES I NEEDED THE ENTIRE FUEL RAIL REPLACED DUE TO LURCHING ON THE HIGHWAY AND ROADS. HONDA PAID FOR IT AFTER A LENGTHY ARGUMENT BETWEEN DEALERSHIPS. NOW, A YEAR LATER, I AM CONTINUALLY HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE NO-IGNITION KEYS. WHEN I FIRST GOT THE CAR, IT TOLD ME "LOW KEY BATTERY", "NO KEY" OR JUST WOULDNT REGISTER THEM. I REPLACED BOTH THE CAR BATTERY AND THE KEY BATTERIES. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME IT WAS AN ISSUE WITH THE PCM MODULE. THEY SAID THEY FIXED IT AND LESS THAN A .MONTH LATER THE SAME PROBLEM WAS HAPPENING. NOW THEY ARE TELLING ME IT MAY JUST BE THE BATTERIES IN THE KEYS. TODAY I COULD NOT START MY CAR. EVEN WITH THE KEY IN THE CAR, AND EVEN PUSHING IT RIGHT UP TO THE IGNITION BUTTON WHICH USUALLY WORKS.

THE DISPLAY THAT SHOWS FUEL GAUGE, MILEAGE, TEMPERATURE, ODOMETER AND OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION MAY COME ON FOR AWHILE AND THEN THE SCREEN GOES BLANK. IF IT DOES COME ON THE INFORMATION ON THE SCREEN IS SO SCRAMBLED AND THEN THE SCREEN GOES BLANK AGAIN. IT DOESN'T MAKE A DIFFERENCE IF THE CAR IN MOTION OR STOPPED. I FEEL VERY INSECURE NOT KNOWING HOW MUCH FUEL I HAVE IN THE CAR OR MY MILEAGE THAT I DEPEND ON FOR MAINTENANCE PURPOSES. I HAVE DID SOME RESEARCH ON MY ISSUE AND HAVE FOUND MANY OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM.

WHILE ON A ROAD TRIP IN LATE 2019, I NOTICED A SLIGHT SHUDDER AT LOW ACCELERATION. I FOUND THE NEAREST HONDA DEALER AND TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR EVALUATION. IT HAD 84,000 MILES AT THE TIME. THE DEALER FOUND THAT THE TRANSMISSION FILLER PLUG WAS MISSING. APPARENTLY IT HAD BEEN MISSING FOR SOME TIME, AS THERE WAS CAKED, DIRTY ATF SPILLED DOWN THE SIDE OF THE TRANSMISSION CASE. THE TRANSMISSION (CVT) WAS COMING APART INTERNALLY AND REQUIRED A FULL REPLACEMENT. HONDA DECLINED ANY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE WITH THE REPAIR. I HAVE FOUND MULTIPLE OTHER REFERENCES IN ONLINE FORUMS TO FILLER CAPS ON 2015 HONDA CVTS POPPING OUT DURING OPERATION.

MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS BEEN COMING ON A LOT RECENTLY. TOOK IT TO A DEALER IN LACROSSE WI. TODAY TO HAVE IT CHECKED AND THEY SAID THAT ALL THE FUEL INJECTORS NEED REPLACED. I ASKED IF IT COULD STILL SAFELY BE DRIVEN. THEY SAID THAT IT COULD BECOME DISABLED, STRANDING ME WHEREVER IT HAPPENS. I DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING THE CAR AFTER WHAT I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER TODAY. I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCING OF THE FAULTY INJECTOR PROBLEM AND IT SEEMS TO BE AN ISSUE THAT HONDA HAS KNOWN ABOUT FOR A LONG TIME AND THEIR ONLY SOLUTION IS OVER A $1700 REPLACEMENT COST.

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 DIGITAL DISPLAY THAT CONTAINS INFORMATION ON MILEAGE AND FUEL LEVELS FREQUENTLY MALFUNCTIONS, EITHER GOING COMPLETELY BLANK OR RAPIDLY FLASHING RANDOM CHARACTERS (LETTERS AND NUMBERS). THIS SEEMS TO HAPPEN IN COLDER WEATHER BUT FOR MY VEHICLE HAS ALSO BEEN HAPPENING IN WARMER (UP TO 75 DEGREES F). ISSUE HAPPENS WHILE PARKED OR IN MOTION- ANY TIME CAR IS ON. A QUICK SEARCH OF VEHICLE OWNER FORUMS ONLINE RETURNS MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME ISSUE. HONDA HAS MADE NO ATTEMPTS TO REMEDY THIS DESPITE IT BEING A KNOWN ISSUE. NOT BEING ABLE TO CHECK THE FUEL GAUGE IS A SAFETY ISSUE. THE FLASHING IS ALSO EXTREMELY DISTRACTING WHILE DRIVING. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING TO MY VEHICLE FOR YEARS AND I FINALLY TOOK IT TO GET FIXED AT HONDA NOW. THEY CHARGE $179 JUST TO 'DIAGNOSE' THE ISSUE EVEN THOUGH IT SEEMS THEY SHOULD BE AWARE OF IT.

2015 HONDA FIT (WITH APPROX. 24K MILES). BATTERY WILL LOSE CHARGE AFTER CAR IS NOT USED / SITS FOR THREE (3) TO FOUR (4) DAYS WITH ALL LIGHTS / RADIO / ACCESSORIES TURNED OFF. BATTERY HAS BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES, MOST RECENTLY AUGUST 2020. REPLACEMENT BATTERY IS PROPERLY SIZED FOR THE VEHICLE. THE ELECTRICAL ISSUE IS CAUSING A PARASITIC DRAIN ON THE BATTERY. DEALER REPS HAVE STATED THIS IS A WELL-RECOGNIZED PROBLEM WITH THE FIT MODEL. RECOMMENDATION IS THAT THE CAR BE DRIVEN AT LEAST 10 TO 15 MILES EVERY DAY OR 2ND DAY. THE RECOMMENDATION DRIVE THE VEHICLE EVERY DAY / 2ND DAY IS NOT ONLY EXPENSIVE IN TERMS OF GAS COSTS BUT ALSO NEEDLESSLY CONTRIBUTES TO POLLUTION AND (PERHAPS BY DESIGN) EARLY VEHICLE OBSOLESCENCE. THIS IMPORTANT SAFETY DEFECT IS MOST LIKELY CAUSED BY A DEFECTIVE ELECTRICAL LOAD DETECTOR (ELD) UNIT IN THE FUSE/RELAY BOX. THIS ELD READS THE AMPERAGE LOAD DIRECTLY FROM THE BATTERY AND SENDS A VARIED VOLTAGE SIGNAL TO THE PCM WHICH REGULATES THE SIGNAL TO THE ALTERNATOR. THE ELD IS DIRECTLY CONNECTED TO THE PCM. THE PCM IS CONNECTED TO THE ALTERNATOR, NOT THE ELD. THE ELD MONITORS THE AMPERAGE REQUIREMENTS AND INFORMS THE PCM AS TO WHAT TO DO. THE ELD WILL VARY THE OUTPUT BETWEEN .1 TO 4.8 VOLTS TO THE ECU. THIS REFERENCE VOLTAGE IS WHAT TELLS THE ECU TO INCREASE OR DECREASE THE FIELD STRENGTH IN THE ALTERNATOR. AS THE CURRENT IS RAMPED UP OR DOWN THE ELD RATCHETS THE OUTPUT VOLTAGE TO THE PCM TO COMPENSATE FOR THE LOAD. I WAS TOLD THAT A HONDA BULLETIN STATED: SYMPTOM: THE CAR WILL NOT START AFTER SITTING FOR A WEEK. PROBABLE CAUSE: THE ELD IS FAULTY OR HAS A FAULTY SOLDER JOINT. SOLUTION: - REPLACE THE UNDER HOOD FUSE/RELAY BOX. THIS IS NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY. HONDA MOTORS SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO RECALL THESE CARS TO FIX THE ELD / PCM PARTS / ALTERNATOR COMPUTER PROGRAM AND UP SIZE THE BATTERIES TO HANDLE THE PARASITIC DRAW.

THE GAUGE CLUSTER THAT INCLUDES THE ODOMETER AND FUEL GAUGE INTERMITTENTLY GO BLANK OR GLITCH WHEN THE WEATHER STARTS TO GET COLDER. IT HAPPENS EVERY TIME YOU TURN ON THE CAR LATELY, HOWEVER. THIS LEADS ME TO BELIEVE THAT THE GAUGE CLUSTER IS DEGRADING FASTER NOW.

THE CAR IS PROGRESSIVELY GETTING MORE DIFFICULT TO START WITH ABOUT 15 TRIES. I HAD IT DIAGNOSED FOR THE STARTER AND IT TESTED FINE. ALSO THE ALTERNATOR, BATTER AND FOB BATTERY CHECKED OUT FINE

WHITE ORCHID PEARL PAINT IS SEVERELY PEELING ON ROOF AND DOORS. VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY.

THE INTEGRATED ODOMETER+FUEL GAUGE DISPLAY ON THE DASHBOARD INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILS INTERMITTENTLY BUT REGULARLY. DISPLAY FAILURE HAS OCCURRED SPORADICALLY MANY TIMES DURING SEVERAL YEARS OF CAR OWNERSHIP. FREQUENCY AND DURATION OF DISPLAY FAILURE HAS INCREASED SIGNIFICANTLY WITHIN LAST 6 MONTHS RESULTING IN INCREASED SAFETY HAZARD SINCE DRIVER IS BLINDED TO VEHICLE FUEL STATUS AND/OR DISTANCE DRIVEN WHEN DISPLAY FAILS. DISPLAY FAILURE OCCURS PARTIALLY OR COMPLETELY AS SHOWN IN THE ATTACHED PHOTOS, AND SOMETIMES THE FAILURE LASTS FOR MANY MILES OR MULTIPLE DAYS BEFORE IT SELF-CORRECTS UNTIL THE NEXT FAILURE OCCURS. DISPLAY FAILURE OCCURS SPORADICALLY REGARDLESS OF VEHICLE BEING STATIONARY OR IN MOTION, BUT HAPPENS MUCH MORE FREQUENTLY (ALMOST EVERY OTHER DAY) DURING COLD WEATHER WHEN AIR TEMPERATURE IS BELOW 50 DEGREES.

AT 56,000 MILES THIS CAR NEEDS A STARTER REPLACEMENT. ACCORDING TO RESEARCH, THESE CARS SHOULDN'T REQUIRE THIS UNTIL AT LEAST 100,000 MIKES. THIS IS A GREAT DISAPPOINTMENT AS I HAVE BEEN A HONDA OWNER FOR ABOUT 20 YEARS, AND EXPECT MUCH MORE. THE COST TO REPLACE THIS IS FROM $609.00 -$1100.00.

DIGITAL GAS GAUGE INCLUDES ODOMETER. LAST WINTER, AT ABOUT 32 DEGREES OR COLDER, GAUGE OFTEN EITHER DID NOT WORK (WENT BLANK) OR SCRAMBLED ITS INFO, WHICH WAS THEN UNREADABLE. NOW, THE GAUGE HAS BEGUN MALFUNCTIONING IN JULY. I FEAR RUNNING OUT OF GAS OR MISSING MAINTENANCE DUE TO UNRELIABLE ODOMETER READING. BOTH SITUATIONS COULD LEAVE ME STRANDED AT THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. IT DOESN'T MATTER WHETHER CAR IS MOVING OR NOT.

CAR MAKES CONSTANT HUMMING NOISE FROM THE TRANSMISSION BEGINNING AT A SPEED OF 25MPH.

THE FUEL AND ODOMETER GAUGE GOES IN AND OUT INTERMITTENTLY. IT'S LIT WITHOUT DISPLAYING ANY INFORMATION, THE DISPLAY WILL GO ON AND OFF. *TR

THE FUEL GAUGE DISPLAY HAS FAILED (IT ALSO DISPLAYS TIME, ODOMETER, TEMP, ETC). IT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY, OR NOT AT ALL. WHEN IT DOES COME ON, SOMETIMES IT'S GLITCHED OUT/COMPLETE GIBBERISH, WITH THE WRONG FUEL AMOUNT. MANY, MANY OTHER HONDA FITS HAVE THIS ISSUE (NO RECALL, CORPORATE REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THIS MANUFACTURING DEFECT). TIME, MILEAGE, AND TEMPERATURE HAVE NO EFFECT. COST IS $700+ FOR DEALER TO FIX. *TR

WHILE ON DAILY COMMUTE, TRANSMISSION RANDOMLY STARTED VIOLENTLY SHAKING FOR APPROX 1/8 MILE AND A LOUD BANG OCCURRED. I PULLED OVER TO THE SHOULDER TO VISUALLY INSPECT UNDERSIDE OF VEHICLE BUT NOTHING WAS OUT OF THE ORDINARY. WHEN SHIFTING OUT OF PARK, THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO CONTINUE DRIVING FORWARD OR REVERSE REGARDLESS OF REVVING ENGINE. *TR

MY 2015 HONDA FIT LX WITH ONLY 22,000 MILES HAS 4 SYSTEM LIGHTS ALL CAME ON AT ONCE ' TPMS, CHECK ENGINE, ELECTRIC POWER STEERING (EPS), VEHICLE STABILITY ASSIST (VSA). THE MECHANIC RECOMMENDED THAT ALL 4 FUEL INJECTORS ALONG WITH FUEL PIPES WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED AFTER RULING OUT IGNITION COILS AND SPARK PLUGS AS POTENTIAL ISSUES. HE STATED THAT THERE ARE KNOWN ISSUES WITH DIRECT FUEL INJECTORS WITH HONDA OF THIS MODEL YEAR. A SEARCH ON THE INTERNET AND NHTSA WEBSITE CONFIRMED THIS IS KNOWN ISSUE OF THIS MODEL YEAR HONDA AS REPORTED BY MANY HONDA OWNERS WITH SIMILAR PROBLEMS. THE ESTIMATE COST TO REPLACE ALL FUEL INJECTORS IS $1700-2000. THIS IS A KNOWN DEFECTIVE DESIGN BY HONDA BUT THEY WILL NOT RECALL OR COVER THE REPAIR. *TR

I BOUGHT A 2015 HONDA FIT. IT HAS 23,000 MILES AND IT IS OUT OF THE 5 YEAR WARRANTY. THE TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED AND HONDA REFUSES TO ACCEPT BLAME FOR A FAULTY TRANSMISSION INSTALLED AT THE FACTORY. MY CAR IS NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM. HONDA IS AWARE OF THIS AND STILL ALLOWS AN UNSAFE CAR TO BE DRIVEN WITHOUT RECALLS OR WARNINGS. HONDA WANTED ALMOST $ 5,000 TO REPAIR THIS , BUT THE LOCAL TRANSMISSION SHOP GAVE ME AN ESTIMATE OF $1754 FOR A USED 2017 TRANSMISSION... *TR

ATTEMPT TO START CAR, WILL NOT START - HAS NEW BATTERY, NEW PLUGS, GAS; IT'S A MANUAL - CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS BEEN ON FOR ABOUT 6 MONTHS - INTERMITTENT STARTING PROBLEMS. TODAY - TRIED TO START, NOTHING. HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH ENGINE LIGHT - P 105 - 1ST FUEL INJECTOR NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY, RUNNING LEAN. DISGUSTING - FIRST HONDA IN 4 THAT I HAVE OWNED THAT IS BROKEN. THIS IS WAY BEYOND SIMPLE WEAR AND TEAR. 5 YEAR OLD CAR SHOULD START - EVERY TIME. *TR

SIMILAR ISSUE TO THE OTHERS, HAVE THE RIGHT HAND CIRCULAR LCD PANEL OF THE DASH WHICH HAS PROGRESSIVELY BECOME WORSE AND IS LOCKED, GLITCHED OR COMPLETELY OUT MOST OF THE TIME WHEN DRIVING OR STATIONARY. STARTED WHEN THE CAR WAS JUST OUT OF WARRANTY IN 2018 BUT IS NOW UNBEARABLE. INCLUDES ODOMETER, FUEL GAUGE (SAFETY ISSUE), FUEL ECONOMY AND OTHER TRIP INFORMATION. ALSO HAVE HAD THE OFTEN MENTIONED INTERMITTENT NON-STARTING ISSUE WHICH WAS SOLVED WITH A NEW STARTER WITH LESS THAN 35,000 MILES ON THE CAR. *TR

FUEL GAUGE CLUSTER IS A BLUE BLANK WHEN THE CAR IS COLD AND I CANNOT SEE HOW MUCH FUEL I HAVE. ONCE THE CAR IS WARM THE GAUGE DISPLAYS MY FUEL LEVEL AND OTHER INFORMATION CONTAINED ON THE SCREEN. *TR

THE SPEEDOMETER AND GAS REGISTER EITHER GOES BLANK OR SHOWS GIBBERISH SEVERAL TIMES A DAY. YOU CANNOT DEDUCE SPEED LIMIT ON HIGHWAY OR SEE HOW MUCH GAS YOU HAVE.

I WAS AT A RAMP METER ENTERING THE FREEWAY. I STARTED TO ACCELERATE AND AS I STARTED TO GET READY TO ENTER THE FREEWAY, MY CAR LOST ACCELERATION MID WAY. WHEN PRESSING THE GAS, MY CAR DID NOT ACCELERATE. I QUICKLY EXITED THE FREEWAY AND FOUND THAT THE LIGHT THAT INDICATES WHAT GEAR I AM IN SHOWED BOTH N (NEUTRAL) AND D (DRIVE) OVERLAPPING EACH OTHER. WHEN I STOPPED TO THE TRAFFIC LIGHT AFTER EXITING THE FREEWAY, MY CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE EVEN WHEN I SHIFT MY CAR TO D (DRIVE). IT ACTED AS IF IT WAS IN NEUTRAL. I TURNED OFF AND TURNED BACK ON THE CAR AND TRIED AGAIN. I SHIFTED THE GEAR TO D BUT NO ACCELERATION. I WAS UNABLE TO MOVE MY CAR FROM THE TRAFFIC LIGHT AND WAS BLOCKING TRAFFIC FOR THOSE WHO WERE EXITING THE FREEWAY. I AM LUCKY IT DID NOT HAPPEN WHILE I WAS ON THE FREEWAY. AT THIS TIME, HONDA DEALERSHIP HAS STATED THAT SOMETHING IN THE TRANSMISSION IS BROKEN. THE HONDA REPRESENTATIVE STATED THERE WAS NO WAY ANYONE WHO HAS WORKED ON MY CAR NOR THE OWNER WOULD HAVE KNOWN OR PREVENTED THIS. I RESEARCHED ISSUES WITH HONDA FIT 2015 AND FOUND "NHTSA ID NUMBER: 11309296." ALTHOUGH MY VIN DOES NOT SAY MY CAR HAD A RECALL FOR THE TRANSMISSION, I AM CONCERNED THAT MY CAR HAS THE SAME ISSUE AS THE RECALL AS MY CAR WAS LIKELY MANUFACTURED DURING THE TIME FRAME STATED.

FREQUENTLY, WITH THE MOTOR RUNNING AND THE CAR EITHER STATIONARY OR MOVING, THE RIGHT DASH POD DISPLAYING LED READOUTS OF THE ODOMETER, FUEL LEVEL REMAINING, RUNNING MILES PER GALLON, TRIP ODOMETER, TIME AND OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE WILL INTERMITTENTLY BLANK OUT, SOMETIMES TO RETURN AS LCD GIBBERISH IN ANYWHERE FROM 10-30 MINUTES, AFTER WHICH TIME INFORMATION MAY OR MAY NOT COME BACK IN ACCURATE FORM DURING THE COURSE OF A TRIP. DOCUMENTED BY MANY OTHERS ON HONDA FIT WEBSITE WWW.FITFREAK.NET (2015 HONDA FIT FUEL GAUGE DISPLAY FAILURE).

ELECTRONIC STARTING ISSUES. CONSTANTLY FAILS TO START. I PUT A NEW BATTERY AND ALSO CHANGED THE BATTERY TO THE KEY FOB BUT STILL HAVING STARTING ISSUES. IT INTERMITTENTLY FAILS TO START. SOMETIMES IT WILL TAKE MULTIPLE TRIES BEFORE IT WILL START. THE VEHICLE HAS ONLY 30,572 MILES AND THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN. A FEW TIMES I ACTUALLY HAD TO ATTACH A JUMP START POWER SYSTEM TO START THE VEHICLE, EVERYTHING IN VEHICLE COMES ON NORMALLY WITH POWER JUST DOESN'T START CONSTANTLY. HAPPENS CONSTANTLY NO MATTER HOW FAR I DRIVE.

I WAS ON THE FREEWAY AND MY VEHICLE STARTED ACTING STRANGE-IT WAS HAVING DIFFICULT ACCELERATING AND FELT BUMPY. I WAS ABLE TO EXIT OFF OF THE FREEWAY. THE VEHICLE STOPPED MOVING AND WOULD NOT ENGAGE INTO GEAR. I COULD NOT DRIVE OR REVERSE THE VEHICLE. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A HONDA DEALERSHIP. THEY DRAINED AND INSPECTED THE FLUID TO FIND METAL DEBRIS IN MAGNET THAT LOOKED LIKE CVT BELT PARTS. THEY SAID THE CVT BELT BROKE TRANSMISSION AND THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I FOUND THE NHTSA RECALL REFERENCE NUMBER 15V574000. THE DESCRIPTION OF THE DEFECT IS THAT SOFTWARE SETTINGS THAT CONTROL THE TRANSMISSION OPERATION MAY RESULT IN DAMAGE TO THE TRANSMISSION DRIVE PULLEY SHAFT. I WAS TOLD THAT MY VIN IS NOT A PART OF THIS RECALL. MY VEHICLE IS JUST OUTSIDE OF WARRANTY AT ABOUT 72,000 MILES BUT LESS THAN 5 YEARS OLD. I WAS ASKED TO PAY A PORTION TOWARDS THE TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT.

WITH THE MOTOR RUNNING AND THE CAR EITHER STATIONARY OR MOVING, THE RIGHT DASH POD DISPLAYING LED READOUTS OF THE ODOMETER, FUEL LEVEL REMAINING, RUNNING MILES PER GALLON, TRIP ODOMETER, TIME AND OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE WILL INTERMITTENTLY BLANK OUT, SOMETIMES TO RETURN AS LCD GIBBERISH IN ANYWHERE FROM 10-30 MINUTES, AFTER WHICH TIME INFORMATION MAY OR MAY NOT COME BACK IN ACCURATE FORM DURING THE COURSE OF A TRIP. PURCHASED THE CAR ON 1/24/2020, HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES SINCE THEN, MOST RECENTLY ON 2/5/2020. DOCUMENTED BY MANY OTHERS ON HONDA FIT WEBSITE WWW.FITFREAK.NET (2015 HONDA FIT FUEL GAUGE DISPLAY FAILURE).

I HAD ALL EMERGENCY LIGHTS COME ON WHILE DRIVING MY PROPERLY MAINTAINED 2015 HONDA FIT WHICH CURRENTLY HAD 26,000 MILES. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK THE CAR TO THE NEAREST HONDA DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS A CODE P0301 MISFIRE ON CYLINDER 1. I WAS TOLD THAT ALL FUEL INJECTORS AND JOINT PIPE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. I WAS ALSO TOLD I NEEDED TO UPGADE THE PGM-F! SOFTWARE AS WELL AS ADJUST ENGINE VALVES. DESPITE THE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY STILL BEING IN EFFECT, I WAS TOLD THIS WOULD NOT BE A WARRANTY COVERED SERVICE.

THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL DISPLAY, THAT INCLUDES THE FUEL GAUGE, ODOMETER, FUEL ECONOMY READOUT AND SERVICE REMINDERS, HAS STARTED TO DISPLAY INTERMITTENTLY. SOMETIMES IT DISPLAYS GIBBERISH. SOMETIMES THE SCREEN IS BLANK. SOMETIMES IT IS OKAY. PROBLEM STARTED ABOUT ONE YEAR AGO, PRESENTING A MIXED UP DISPLAY. IT HAS SLOWLY WORSENED, TO INCLUDE THE TOTALLY BLANK DISPLAY HAPPENING SOME OF THE TIME. HAPPENS WITH CAR STATIONARY OR MOVING. CHANGING DIRECTION OR SPEED HAS NO EFFECT. INITIALLY SEEMED TO OCCUR WHEN AIR TEMPERATURE WAS COLD ( @ 30 DEGEES F ), AND IMPROVED AS AIR TEMP AND CAR TEMP WARMED. NOW HAS HAPPENED WHEN AIR TEMP IS @ 50 DEGREES F..

DRIVING HONDA FIT WITH APPROXIMATELY 65,000 MILES. NO PRIOR ISSUES WITH REGULAR MAINTENANCE BEING DONE ON IT. ALL DASHBOARD WARNING LIGHTS (CHECK ENGINE, TPS, TRACTION CONTROL SENSOR AND STEERING WHEEL WITH EXCLAMATION MARK) WENT ON IN THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING ON A CITY STREET TO WORK. VEHICLE DID NOT OPERATE WELL AND DID NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVE. TOOK TO LOCAL HONDA MECHANIC AND WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A P0420 CYLINDER MISFIRE CODE. WAS TOLD THIS WAS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THIS MODEL OF HONDAS AND HAVE FOUND MULTIPLE REPORTS ONLINE AS SUCH. WAS TOLD MY ENGINE COULD BE DAMAGED AND IT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. CALLED HONDA DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THEM WOULD NOT COVER IT AND WAS OUT OF WARRANTY.

HELLO, THE CAR WON'T START. IT'S A KEYLESS START BUTTON. BUTTON, PANEL, MUSIC, LIGHTS AND ALL START. EVERYTHING'S NORMAL BUT THE CAR WON'T START OR TURN OVER. I LOWER THE HANDBRAKE, PRESS DOWN ON THE BRAKE AND PRESS THE STARTER BUTTON BUT CAN'T GET THE ENGINE TO START. IT HAS STARTED AFTER NUMEROUS TRIES. BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. I CAN'T RELIABLY EXPECT TO START THE CAR. PLEASE ADVISE AS I SEE MANY COMPLAINTS POSTED ON THE WEB.

FUEL GUAGE DISPLAY BLANKS OUT, THEN RETURNS GARBLED. SEE ATTACHED IMAGE.

THE SMALL SCREEN BEHIND THE STEERING WHEEL THAT DISPLAYS THE FUEL LEVEL AND ODOMETER WILL OCCASIONALLY DISPLAY GIBBERISH OR JUST DISPLAY NOTHING. THE BACKLIGHT WILL STAY ON WHILE THIS HAPPENS. IT SO FAR CLEARS ITSELF AFTER A FEW MINUTES AND SEEMS TO BE MORE COMMON ON COLDER DAYS, BUT IM NOTICING THAT IM NOT THE ONLY PERSON AFFECTED BY THIS ISSUE AND WOULD LIKE THIS TO BE ADDRESSED BY HONDA.

P0303 MISFIRE CYLINDER 4; CHECKED LIVE DATA, ALL CYLINDERS MISFIRING. RECOMMENDED TO REPLACE ALL FUEL INJECTORS AND FUEL PIPE DUE TO "KNOWN ISSUES WITH DIRECT FUEL INJECTORS" AS STATED BY HONDA DEALERSHIP. CAR IDLES ROUGHLY. CAR LOST POWER WHILE ACCELERATING TO HIGHWAY SPEEDS, CAUSING STALL ON HIGHWAY. ADDITIONAL ENGINE CODES INDICATE FUEL PROBLEMS - P2906 AND P0172. REPLACEMENT OF DAMAGED IGNITION COILS AND SPARKS PLUGS ALSO REQUIRED.

THE GUAGE THAT READS THE MILEAGE AND GAS LEVEL IN THE DASHBOARD IS GLITCHING EXCESSIVELY. THERE WILL BE TIMES THE SCREEN IS COMPLETELY BLANK. OTHER TIMES IT IS UNREADABLE. IT HAPPENS WHETHER THE CAR IS NEWLY TURNED ON, BEING DRIVEN, OR IF I RESTART THE CAR. WAS ALSO NOT FIXED WITH A NEW BATTERY. IT BEGAN A COUPLE TIMES IN 2017 AND IT IS NOW TURNING INTO A DAILY OCCURRENCE.

THE LCD SCREEN THAT HAS YOUR GAS GAUGE MILEAGE TRIP MILAGE. TEMPTURE STAYS BLUE WHEN IT BELOW 43 DEGREES BUT GOES BACK AFTER DRIVING IT FOR 10 MINUTES ONLY IN THE MORNING

MY 2015 HONDA FIT EX STARTED EXPERIENCING TECHNICAL ISSUES AT 25K MILES. MY ALTERNATOR WAS REPLACED AND NOW AT 45K MILES I NEED THE FUEL INJECTORS REPLACED. THE HONDA DEALERSHIP IS ASKING FOR $2300 TO FIX IT. NON-POWERTRAIN WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED

WHEN I TURN ON MY CAR, THE ODOMETER NO LONGER DISPLAYS INFORMATION. EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE, IT WILL FLICKER AND GLITCH AND SOMETIMES COME BACK. HOWEVER, MOST OF THE TIME, I AM UNABLE TO SEE MY FUEL GAUGE, WHICH IS A SAFETY ISSUE. THIS STARTED BACK IN NOVEMBER 2019, AND IT NOW HAPPENS EVERY DAY.

FUEL INJECTORS FAILED AT 104,000 CAUSING A $2K+ REPAIR. ROUTINE MAINTENANCE WAS FOLLOWED PER THE MANUAL.THE PUSH BUTTON START ALSO FAILED AT THE SAME TIME. I BELIEVE THESE ISSUES SPEAK TO THE POOR BUILD QUALITY AT THE PLANT IN MEXICO AND REPRESENT A SMALL PORTION OF THE ISSUES INHERENT IN THIS VEHICLE.

I HAVE HAD 2 FLAT TIRES IN THE PAST MONTH ALL SHOWING A SIGNIFICANT GOUGING TEAR ON THE INNER FACING SIDE OF EACH TIRE. THE FIRST ONE WAS REPLACED BY AAA AS A DEFECTIVE TIRE, BUT AFTER THE 2ND FLAT, MY AAA REPAIR GUY MENTIONED IT COULD LIKELY BE A MANUFACTURING DEFECT WITH SOME PART OF THE CAR OR AXLE SCRAPING AGAINST THE INNER SIDE OF THE TIRE. THE FIRST ONE WAS MY FRONT RIGHT AND THE CURRENT FLAT TIRE I'M DEALING WITH IS THE REAR LEFT TIRE. THERE'S NOTHING OBVIOUSLY VISIBLE AS THE CAUSE OF WHAT COULD BE SCRAPING AGAINST THE WHEELS. AS THE PICTURE BELOW SHOWS, THE SCRAPE IS IN A CLEAR CIRCULAR LINE WHICH SEEMS TO INDICATE A STATIONARY PART ON THE CAR SCRAPING OR CUTTING INTO THE INNER SIDE OF THE WHEEL. WHEN FLAT TIRE WAS DISCOVERED CAR WAS STATIONARY. FIRST INDICATOR OF A PROBLEM WAS THE TIRE PRESSURE GAUGE LIGHT BEFORE I NOTICED A FLAT. WHEN I CAME BACK TO MY PARKED CAR THE REAR LEFT TIRE WAS FULLY FLAT AND NON-DRIVABLE. CAR WAS PARKED ON A CITY STREET

THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER THAT SHOWS THE ODOMETER AND FUEL GAUGE RANDOMLY DOESN'T APPEAR WHEN I TURN ON MY CAR. IT USUALLY HAPPENS WHEN IT IS COLD OUTSIDE (LESS THAN 55-ISH). THE SCREEN WILL TURN ON SOMETIME AFTER DRIVING 4-10 MILES. AT FIRST THE SCREEN WILL LOOK GARBLED, BUT THEN IT WILL BE FINE. IT LOOKS LIKE A TON OF PEOPLE ARE REPORTING THIS PROBLEM.

MY KEY IGNITION LIGHT WENT ON STARTING 9/2019. I WENT TO THE DEALER AND HAD TO GET THE ELECTRICAL PANEL RELATED TO THE IGNITION AND STARTER REPLACED. IT MIGHT BE RELATED TO THE RECALL OF THE 2013-14 MODEL WHERE THE FRONT PANEL HAD TO BE REPLACED.

I HAVE A HONDA FIT 2015 EX WITH ABOUT 58K ON IT. I BOUGHT IT PRE-CERTIFIED USED 2 YEARS AGO THIS MONTH FROM THE HONDA DEALERSHIP. I AM NOW EXPERIENCING THE DISAPPEARING OF THE FUEL GAUGE AND ODOMETER DISPLAY FOR UP TO 5 MIN + INTERVALS, ESPECIALLY UPON STARTING THE CAR IN THE MORNING BUT ALSO WHILE DRIVING (ON STREETS AND HIGHWAYS). AT FIRST I THOUGHT IT WAS A FLUKE, BUT NOW IT'S HAPPENING DAILY. I'VE GONE TO THE SERVICE DEPT. AT THE HONDA DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT THE CAR AND AT FIRST WAS TOLD THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. I PRESSED THEM WITH MY PHOTOS AND AFTER MEETING WITH THE DIR. OF SERVICE, WHO THEN DID THE DIAGNOSTICS, HE SAID THAT THE WHOLE UNIT, CALLED THE 'COMBINATION METER ASSEMBLY' WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED, FOR ABOUT $800 NOT INCLUDING LABOR. THAT'S $$$. AMERICAN HONDA HAS SO FAR REFUSED TO ADMIT THEIR FAULT AND LIABILITY HERE. THERE IS NO NEGLIGENCE ON MY SIDE. WHEN I RESEARCHED THIS MALFUNCTION ONLINE, IT TURNS OUT THAT THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE AND MANY FORUMS DOCUMENTING THIS PARTICULAR PROBLEM FOR MY EXACT HONDA FIT 2015 MODEL. IT'S VERY DISCONCERTING TO BE SADDLED WITH THIS PROBLEM. IT IS NOT ONLY A SAFETY ISSUE BUT IT IS A LIABILITY ISSUE, RE: ODOMETER READINGS, BEING INSURED, FUTURE RESALE. . IF FOR ANY REASON THE DISPLAY IS NOT READING CORRECTLY, AND NOT CORRECTLY DISPLAYING THE PROPER # OF MILES, IT'S A MORE SERIOUS MATTER. OF COURSE, NOT KNOWING HOW MUCH FUEL YOU HAVE IN YOUR TANK IS ALSO A SERIOUS MATTER! AN INVESTIGATION AND RECALL SHOULD BE STARTED FOR THIS ISSUE. IT IS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE WITH A FAULTY DISPLAY AND ILLEGAL NOT TO HAVE THE PROPER ODOMETER READINGS. NO WAY SHOULD ANY OF US WHO OWN THIS MAKE AND MODEL HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS REPAIR. IT'S HONDA'S FAULT.

THE PART OF THE DASHBOARD THAT SHOWS THE FUEL LEVELS, MPG, AND ODOMETER KEEPS SHORTING OUT AND ONLY SHOWING A BLANK BLUE SCREEN. SOMETIMES IT WILL TRY TO COME BACK ON AND SHOW RANDOM LINES AND SYMBOLS. IT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO KNOW HOW MUCH GAS I HAVE, WHICH MAKES ME EXTREMELY UNCOMFORTABLE DRIVING IT. THIS HAPPENS WHEN I FIRST START THE CAR. SOMETIMES IT WILL COME BACK ON CORRECTLY AFTER ABOUT 20-30 MINUTES OF RUNNING THE CAR. THERE HAS BEEN NO CORRELATION IN ANY CONDITIONS OF WHEN IT WORKS VERSES WHEN IT DOESN'T.

FUEL GAUGE, ODOMETER IS GLITCHING. SOMETIMES JUST DOESN'T SHOW ANYTHING

MY CAR ACCCEILERATED TWICE WITHOUT THE DRIVER TOUCHING THE ACCELERATOR. IT HAPPENED WHILE PARKING AS THE CAR WAS CREEPING FORWARD IN THE PARKING SPACE AND SUDDENLY SPED UP. I HAD TO STAMP ON THE BRAKE TO STOP IT. I DO NOT KNOW WHY, BUT I FOUND OUT THAT CARS OF THE SAME MAKE , MODEL AND YEAR IN JAPAN WERE RECALLED FOR SPONTANEOUS ACCELERATION AND IT WAS A SOFTWARE PROBLEM. I HAVE NOT HAD AN ACCIDENT, BUT IT IS CLEARLY DANGEROUS AND COULD RESULT IN ACCIDENT OR INJURY IF THE CAR HIT AND OBJECT OR A PERSON. IF I HAD NOT BEEN ABLE TO STOP THE CAR, I WOULD HAVE HIT THE CEMENT WALL OF A BUILDING.

FUEL GAUGE AND MILEAGE DISPLAY MALFUNCTIONING - FLICKERS ON AND OFF WITH INCOHERENT NUMBERS AND SYMBOLS. WILL GO OFF COMPLETELY AND REMAIN BLANKLY BACKLIT, SOMETIMES COMES BACK ON AND FLICKERS AND OFF AGAIN. IT WAS FLICKERING WHEN I STARTED THE CAR IN THE MORNING AND WHILE I WAS DRIVING.

MY FATHER WAS IN A COLLISION AT 55 MPH WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE ILLEGALLY PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF HIM, THE AIRBAG DEPLOYED BUT DID NOT INFLATE. THE ACCIDENT RESULTED IN INJURY TO HIS RIB CAGE AND FRACTURE OF HIS LOWER VERTEBRA.

WHILE MERGING ONTO THE FREEWAY ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD LIT UP AND THEN THE CAR BEGAN TO SPUTTER AS IF IT WAS OUT OF GAS (BUT THE TANK WAS FULL), THEN THE CAR DIED AND WOULD NOT RESTART. WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER ON THE SIDE OF THE FREEWAY BUT IT WAS A VERY SCARY PLACE TO HAVE THIS KIND OF ISSUE.

MY 2015 HONDA FIT WITH 50,000 MILES HAD DEFECTIVE FUEL INJECTORS. I'VE ALWAYS SERVICED THE VEHICLE REGULARLY. A CYLINDER STARTED MISFIRING (FAULT CODE PO301). I HAD TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER TO GET FIXED. THEY CHARGED ME $2000 TO CHANGE ALL THE INJECTORS. THE INJECTORS WERE OUT OF WARRANTY (3 YEARS OR 36,000 MILES). MY CAR IS 4 YEARS OLD WITH 50,000. I HAD TO PAY OUT OF POCKET.

A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO I WENT TO TURN MY CAR ON, WHILE STATIONARY THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS LIT UP OUT OF NOWHERE.THE TPMS SENSOR BEGAN FLASHING, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, ALONG WITH THE EPS & VSA LIGHTS. THE CAR JUST GOT TO 68K MILES. I WENT TO GET MY CAR SCANNED AND THE RESULT WAS A MISFIRE ON CYLINDER 4. AFTER DOING MORE RESEARCH, I FOUND THAT MANY OTHER CARS (OF THIS EXACT MODEL) HAD THIS SAME ISSUE & HAVE BEEN RECALLED, BUT MINE HASN'T. I'M WORRIED IT MAY BECOME A BIGGER ISSUE TO MY SAFETY.

FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM FAILURE AT 47,000 REQUIRING ALL FOUR INJECTORS NEEDING REPLACEMENT.

IN COLDER WEATHER, GAS GAUGE DOES NOT WORK. WHEN CAR WARMS UP COMES BACK ON. HOWEVER, COULD TAKE UP TO TEN MINUTES. WHEN DRIVING, COULD RUN OUT OF GAS WITHOUT KNOWING.

PLASTIC ENGINE UNDER COVER WILL NOT STAY ATTACHED DUE TO DESIGN FLAW USING PLASTIC SCREWS TO HOLD IT ON. HAVE HAD MULTIPLE MECHANICS RE ATTACH AND THE ITEM HAS THE SAME ISSUE. ISSUE HAS OCCURRED 3 TIMES SINCE CAR PURCHASE IN 2015. PANEL COMES UNATTACHED AFTER AN OIL CHANGE AND MAKES UNEXPECTED SOUNDS AND IMPAIRS DRIVER SAFETY.

WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE, A NOISE COULD SOMETIMES BE HEARD WHEN THE ENGINE WAS TURNING OVER. HERE IS A VIDEO OF THE NOISE (I DID NOT MAKE THIS VIDEO, THIS CAME FROM ANOTHER PERSON WHO HAS THE SAME ISSUE WITH A 2015 FIT. HIS IS A PUSH BUTTON START. MINE IS A KEY START.): HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=DIHLDJFGQJA RECENTLY, THE NOISE HAS STOPPED, BUT WHEN STARTING THE CAR, THE DASH WILL TURN ON, LIGHTS, AC, ETC...BUT THE ENGINE WILL NOT TURN OVER. I SOMETIMES HAVE TO ATTEMPT TO START THE CAR MULTIPLE TIMES BEFORE THE ENGINE ACTUALLY TURNS OVER. THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE IN THE 2015 HONDA FIT, WITH MANY PEOPLE STARTING TO EXPERIENCE IT BETWEEN ABOUT 35K AND 50K MILES. THE CAR NOT STARTING HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR A COUPLE WEEKS, THE ENGINE NOISE WAS GOING ON FOR MONTHS. HERE ARE LINKS OF OTHERS COMPLAINING OF THE SAME ISSUE: HTTPS://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/HONDA/FIT/2015/ENGINE/PREMATURE_STARTER_FAILURE.SHTML HTTPS://WWW.FITFREAK.NET/FORUMS/3RD-GENERATION-2015/97575-INTERMITTENT-STARTING-PROBLEM.HTML HTTPS://WWW.FITFREAK.NET/FORUMS/3RD-GENERATION-2015/97325-2015-FIT-WONT-START.HTML HTTPS://WWW.FITFREAK.NET/FORUMS/3RD-GENERATION-GK-SPECIFIC-DIY-REPAIR-MAINTENANCE-SUB-FORUM/96769-STARTER-REPLACEMENT-2015-EX-L.HTML HTTPS://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/HONDA/FIT/2015/ELECTRICAL/STARTER_FAILURE.SHTML HTTPS://TALK.DALLASMAKERSPACE.ORG/T/2015-HONDA-FIT-LX-RANDOM-NO-START-ISSUES-RESOLVED/27746 HTTP://WWW.CARPROBLEMZOO.COM/HONDA/FIT/STARTER-PROBLEMS.PHP

OUR 2015 HONDA FIT, WITH ONLY 56,000 MILES ON IT, SUDDENLY STALLED RIGHT AS I TRIED TO ACCELERATE AFTER BEING STOPPED AT AN INTERSECTION. I TRIED RESTARTING THE ENGINE MULTIPLE TIMES, BUT AFTER TURNING OVER AND RUNNING FOR MAYBE 1 SECOND, THE ENGINE WOULD QUICKLY SHUT OFF AND WAS COMPLETELY INOPERABLE. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS PROBLEM, STALLING US IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY 8-LANE AVENUE AND THE CAR HAD TO BE PUSHED UP A HILL AND OFF TO A SIDE ROAD AS THERE WAS NO SHOULDER. WITH MY SPOUSE AND FOUR MONTH OLD DAUGHTER IN THE CAR, IT PUT MY FAMILY IN A GREAT DEAL OF DANGER. THE DEALER FINALLY CITED A FAULTY FUEL PRESSURE SENSOR INSIDE THE FUEL RAIL. WITH SO MANY OTHERS REPORTING FAILURES WITH EITHER THE FUEL INJECTORS OR FUEL RAIL, THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A FAULTY PART(S) AND WILL HOPEFULLY BE RESOLVED BY HONDA. I COULD SEE THIS HAPPENING IF THE CAR WERE 10 YEARS OLD OR MORE, BUT ON A CAR WITH ONLY 55,000 MILES AND FOUR YEARS OLD? THAT DEFEATED THE WHOLE PURPOSE OF BUYING A SUPPOSEDLY RELIABLE CAR FROM HONDA.

I COULD'VE DIED!! DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE ALL OF SUDDEN ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS FLASHED & MY CAR WOULDN'T GO. WAS TOLD IT WAS CATALYTIC CONVERTER & FUEL INJECTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. $2900. HAD THEM REPLACED & SAME DAY I GOT MY CAR BACK NO CHECK ENGINE CAME ON, WAS DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE & JUST STOPPED GOING. I COULDN'T GIVE IT GAS & THE RPMS REVVED UP, CARS FLYING PAST ME TRYING TO MAKE IT TO THE SHOULDER! IT WAS TERRIFYING!!! READ THERE HAVE BEEN A LOT OF ISSUES WITH THE FUEL INJECTORS, BUT HONDA MAKING CUSTOMERS PAY FOR IT. I BOUGHT THE FIT SO I COULD HAVE A RELIABLE COMMUTE & NOW I DON'T FEEL SAFE AT ALL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 HONDA FIT. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE SHIFTER LIGHT WAS NOT FUNCTIONING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,400.

MY CAR HAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000 MILES ON IT AND HAS ONLY EVER BEEN USED FOR TRANSPORT FROM HOME TO SCHOOL. I WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WHILE I WAS IN MOTION. A COUPLE MINUTES LATER, THE POWER STEERING, TRACTION, AND TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT CAME ON ALL AT THE SAME TIME WHILE I WAS IN MOTION. MY CAR JERKED AND I LOST CONTROL FOR A BRIEF SECOND. THE LIGHTS WILL FLASH ON AND OFF AT RANDOM TIMES WHILE I'M IN MOTION AND IS ESPECIALLY TERRIFYING WHEN TRYING TO DRIVE AT A HIGHWAY SPEED. MANY PEOPLE WITH 2015 HONDA FITS HAVE HAD SIMILAR ISSUES AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO EXPLORE THIS DANGER. A CAR THAT NEW WITH RELATIVELY LOW MILEAGE SHOULD NOT BE EXPERIENCING MECHANICAL ISSUES THAT PUT THEIR DRIVERS AT RISK.

PURCHASED CAR NEW FROM DEALER 7/2015. IN 2/2018 ALL WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON WHILE DRIVING. HONDA REPLACED THE FUEL INJECTORS. SAME ISSUE AGAIN IN 4/2018 & HONDA REPLACED INJECTORS AGAIN. SERVICE REP (RICHFIELD- BLOOMINGTON HONDA) TOLD US THEY WERE SEEING THIS PROBLEM IN FITS THAT WERE LOW MILEAGE & "NOT DRIVEN MUCH." REP COULD NOT TELL US HOW MUCH DRIVING WOULD BE "ENOUGH" OR HOW TO AVOID FUTURE PROBLEMS. 4/2019 SAME PROBLEM --ALL WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON WHILE DRIVING AGAIN & THIS TIME HONDA REPLACED THE CYLINDER HEAD. SERVICE DIRECTOR TOLD US THAT, WHILE THE CAR IS "CURRENTLY FIXED," HE "SEES NO REASON THIS PROBLEM WON'T CONTINUE TO HAPPEN" BC WE DON'T DRIVE MUCH. HE STATED THAT 2015 FIT HAS DIRECT INJECTION TECHNOLOGY & NEEDS TO BE DRIVEN MORE AT HIGH SPEEDS TO BURN OFF CARBON, BUT HE ACKNOWLEDGED THAT HE DIDN'T "KNOW HOW MUCH WAS ENOUGH & IT'S NOT IN THE OWNER'S MANUAL." HE STATED "YOU'LL HAVE THIS PROBLEM AGAIN NEXT WINTER OR SPRING." I ASKED THE SERVICE DIRECTOR WHAT THE RISKS ARE DRIVING WHEN THE INJECTORS & ENGINE HAVE BUILD-UP & HE SAID THE "CAR CAN SEIZE UP IF IT GETS BAD--IT HAS TO BE CLEANED OFF." I CALLED HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE (MANUFACTURER, NOT DEALER) & EXPLAINED THIS AND THAT THEY HAVE A SERVICE DIRECTOR TELLING ME THE PROBLEM WILL HAPPEN AGAIN. HONDA REFUSED TO TAKE A REPORT "BECAUSE THE CAR IS OPERATING RIGHT NOW." ALL THESE REPAIRS HAVE BEEN UNDER WARRANTY; THESE REPAIRS ARE THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS. THIS IS NOT WHAT WE WANT OR EXPECT FROM A NEW VEHICLE. HONDA WILL NOT MAKE THIS RIGHT.

CAR STALLS WHEN WARMED UP. THEN WILL NOT START UNTIL THE ENGINE COOLS DOWN. THIS FIT WAS MADE IN 8/14 AND I BELIEVE IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN RECALL NUMBER 15V559. CAR HESITATED AS WE TRIED TO ENTER AT A YIELD WITH A CAR APPROACHING CAUSING A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE FOR US. DEALER SAID IT WAS ALL 4 BAD FUEL INJECTORS, BUT THAT DOESN'T SEEM TO MATCH THE SYMPTOMS. I SUSPECT THE COILS ARE AT FAULT ONCE THEY HEAT UP AND FAIL.

DASH SCREEN GOES BLANK AND CAN NOT READ AMOUNT OF FUEL LEFT OR CURRENT MILEAGE. TOOK THE CAR TO HONDA DEALERSHIP BUT THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO REPLICATE AND FIX THE ISSUE. THIS IS THE FAULTY PART AND NEED TO GET IT FIXED

STARTER STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS AFTER LESS THAN 60,000 MILES. FINALLY FAILED AT 65,000 AND REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. ONLINE BLOGS INDICATE I'M NOT ALONE, BUT THAT THIS IS A KNOWN HONDA FIT ISSUE.

CAR HAD A LITTLE OVER 48,000 MILES ON IT. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK IT TO DEALERSHIP, THEY SAID THE FUEL INJECTORS ALL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE IS UNDER A SERVICE BULLETIN ON FAULTY FUEL INJECTORS FOR ALL VIN'S OF THE HONDA FIT 2015, AND THE NTSB NUMBER FOR THAT IS: A16-034. BUT THE DEALERSHIP SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO TO HELP COVER THE COSTS. LOOKING AT $1800 IN REPAIRS FOR AN ISSUES THAT SHOULDN'T BE HAPPENING THIS EARLY IN THE LIFE OF THE CAR. UNBELIEVABLE.

I WAS STOPPED IN TRAFFIC BECAUSE A FEW CARS AHEAD OF ME SOMEONE WAS STOPPED TO TURN LEFT. I WAS REAR ENDED BY SOMEONE IN A NISSAN ROGUE SUV WHICH HIT ME WITH ENOUGH FORCE TO PUSH MY CAR FORWARD AND SMASH ME INTO A FORD EXPLORER. I WAS HIT TWICE AND MY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND MY CAR SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL REAR-END AND FRONT DAMAGE. SO MUCH SO THAT THE CAR WAS DECLARED A TOTAL LOSS. MY AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY AND FROM THE DAMAGE DONE SHOULD HAVE. IF IT HAD, I WOULD OF SUSTAINED LESS INJURIES FROM MY ACCIDENT.

I WAS STOPPED IN TRAFFIC BECAUSE A FEW CARS AHEAD OF ME SOMEONE WAS STOPPED TO TURN LEFT. I WAS REAR ENDED BY SOMEONE IN A NISSAN ROGUE SUV WHICH HIT ME WITH ENOUGH FORCE TO PUSH MY CAR FORWARD AND SMASH ME INTO A FORD EXPLORER. I WAS HIT TWICE AND MY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND MY CAR SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL REAR-END AND FRONT DAMAGE. SO MUCH SO THAT THE CAR WAS DECLARED A TOTAL LOSS. MY AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY AND FROM THE DAMAGE DONE SHOULD HAVE. IF IT HAD, I WOULD OF SUSTAINED LESS INJURIES FROM MY ACCIDENT.

I WAS STOPPED IN TRAFFIC BECAUSE A FEW CARS AHEAD OF ME SOMEONE WAS STOPPED TO TURN LEFT. I WAS REAR ENDED BY SOMEONE IN A NISSAN ROGUE SUV WHICH HIT ME WITH ENOUGH FORCE TO PUSH MY CAR FORWARD AND SMASH ME INTO A FORD EXPLORER. I WAS HIT TWICE AND MY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND MY CAR SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL REAR-END AND FRONT DAMAGE. SO MUCH SO THAT THE CAR WAS DECLARED A TOTAL LOSS. MY AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY AND FROM THE DAMAGE DONE SHOULD HAVE. IF IT HAD, I WOULD OF SUSTAINED LESS INJURIES FROM MY ACCIDENT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 HONDA FIT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM, ELECTRIC POWER STEERING, CHECK ENGINE, AND STABILITY CONTROL INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LUJACK HONDA (3707 N HARRISON ST, DAVENPORT, IA 52806) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL INJECTORS FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE CHANGED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 09535823. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,161.

DASH SCREEN GOES BLANK AND CAN NOT READ AMOUNT OF FUEL LEFT OR CURRENT MILEAGE.

FOR THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS MY 2015 HONDA FIT WON'T START ALL THE TIME. SOMETIMES I HAVE TO PUSH THE STARTER BUTTON 5 TIMES BEFORE IT WILL START. I HAVE REPLACED THE KEY BATTERY, HAD THE CAR BATTERY CHECKED BY HONDA DEALER. WENT ON LINE AND A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE STARTER PROBLEMS. BOUGHT BRAND NEW END OF 2915, 4 YR OLD CAR SEEMS TO SOON TO REPLACE STARTER. I DON'T WANT TO GET STRANDED SOMEWHERE, ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT.. ONCE CAR IS TURNED OFF I ALWAYS HAVE THE ANXIETY, FEAR..".WILL MY CAR START WHEN I'M READY TO GO?"

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2015 HONDA FIT. WHILE DRIVING 22 MPH IN TRAFFIC, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH ON THE FRONT END AND FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE. THE DRIVER'S AIR BAG DEPLOYED, BUT THE SIDE AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED BURN INJURIES FROM THE AIR BAG THAT DEPLOYED AND WAS TAKEN TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM FOR MEDICAL TREATMENT. POLICE REPORT NUMBER: 19008011 WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED AND TOWED TO AN IMPOUND LOT. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,046.

TRANSMISSION FAILED VERY SUDDENLY AT 77,600 MILES WITH NO PRIOR SIGNS THAT IT WAS HAVING ISSUES. LUCKILY CAR WAS STOPPED AT A STOPLIGHT, OTHERWISE THIS COULD HAVE BEEN VERY DANGEROUS. CAR WAS IMMEDIATELY IMMOBILIZED. CAR WAS TOWED TO THE LOCAL HONDA DEALER AND THEN TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP WHERE THE ATTACHED PICTURES WERE TAKEN. HUNDREDS OF METAL SHARDS WERE FOUND INSIDE THE PAN.

WHILE IN MOTION, THE PLASTIC ENGINE SPLASH GUARD CAME OFF AND WAS DRAGGING ON THE ROAD AT 80 MPH. ONLY 1 PIN WAS LEFT IN ON INSPECTION. IT MAKES A HORRIBLE NOISE LIKE A TIRE WENT FLAT. THIS GUARD MUST BE REMOVED TO CHANGE THE OIL AND IT WAS CHANGED BY DEALERSHIP 2 WEEKS PRIOR. THIS IS THE 2ND TIME IT HAS HAPPENED IN THE 14 MONTHS I'VE OWNED THE CAR. THE CLIPS THAT HOLD IT IN ARE PLASTIC, THEY DO NOT HOLD AND HAVE TO BE REPLACED AFTER EVERY OIL CHANGE. THIS IS A SAFETY AND ROAD HAZARD TO OTHER DRIVERS. THERE ARE MANY, MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS IN HAND FIT FORUMS. IT IS A DESIGN FLAW AND MANY OWNERS HAVE TAKEN TO PUTTING ON ZIP TIES AFTER OIL CHANGES.

WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT APPX 65 MILES PER HOUR DURING THE EVENING OF 2/14, ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL BRIEFLY LIT THEN SHUT-OFF. THE ENGINE ALSO SHUT DOWN CAUSING ME TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND ATTEMPT TO RESTART. AFTER DEPRESSING THE ELECTRONIC IGNITION BUTTON ABOUT 10 TIMES, THE VEHICLE FINALLY STARTED. THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING ISSUES WITH NOT STARTING SINCE 02/02. THE DEALER REPLACED THE START BUTTON ON 2/5 AND REPLACED THE STARTER ON 2/12. EVEN AFTER THOSE REPLACEMENTS, THE CAR STILL HAS ISSUES STARTING.

VALVE TIMING CONTROL (VTC) ACTUATOR IS DEFECTIVE AND CAN CAUSE CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE. THE ISSUE MANIFESTS ITSELF AS AN OCCASSIONAL INNOCUOUS RATTLE AT COLD-START (AFTER SITTING OVERNIGHT). AMERICAN HONDA HAS ISSUED SERVICE BULLETIN 16-088 (FEBRUARY 2017) TO ADDRESS DEFECTIVE VARIABLE VALVE TIMING CONTROL (VTC) ACTUATORS ON THE 2015 HONDA FIT (HTTPS://TESTING-PUBLIC.CARMD.COM/TSB/DOWNLOAD/118695/A16-088) AND MANY MORE SERVICE BULLETINS FOR DEFECTIVE VTC ACTUATORS IN OTHER OF ITS VEHICLES OVER THE YEARS (E.G. HTTPS://STATIC.NHTSA.GOV/ODI/TSBS/2016/SB-10088283-2280.PDF). WE WERE LUCKY ENOUGH TO VIDEO-RECORD ONE OF THE EPISODES AND GET THE CAR TO THE DEALER - WHERE THEY DIAGNOSED THE ISSUE AND PERFORMED REPAIR. IT IS UNSETTLING THAT HONDA IS NOT BEING PROACTIVE IN ADDRESSING THIS ISSUE BEFORE AN EXPLODING EYING CAUSES HARM.

THE DASHBOARD ELECTRONIC DISPLAY CONTAINING THE FUEL GAUGE AND MILEAGE GOES BLANK (BLUE SCREEN) WHEN IT IS COLDER THAN ABOUT 70 DEGREES OUTSIDE. THE INFORMATION IN THE DISPLAY REAPPEARS WHEN THE TEMPERATURE OUTSIDE IS ABOVE 70 DEGREES OR AFTER I HAVE BEEN DRIVING FOR ABOUT 45 MINUTES. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR 3 MONTHS. IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE TO NOT KNOW HOW MUCH GAS THE CAR HAS. I HAVE SEEN THIS ISSUE APPEAR IN MULTIPLE FORUMS ONLINE, ALL CONCERNING THE SAME ELECTRONIC DISPLAY IN THE FIT GOING BLANK AT LOWER TEMPERATURES. CLEARLY IT IS A FAULTY PART, COSTING ME ABOUT $700 PLUS LABOR TO REPLACE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 HONDA FIT. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND FAILED TO RESPOND. AFTER SEVERAL SECONDS, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY ACCELERATED. PARKER HONDA (LOCATED AT 5327 HWY 70 W, MOREHEAD CITY, NC 28557, (252) 247-2488) WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE COILS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000.

VEHICLE HAS 48,000 MILES. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, TOOK IT INTO DEALERSHIP FOR DIAGNOSIS. ALL FOUR FUEL INJECTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO GUMMING (NOT DUE TO QUALITY OF FUEL). THE VEHICLE RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL SERVICING IN 2016 THAT COULD AFFECT THE FUEL INJECTORS, BUT NO ISSUES WERE RECORDED BY THE DEALERSHIP. THE VEHICLE IS UNDER A SERVICE BULLETIN ON FAULTY FUEL INJECTORS FOR ALL VIN'S OF THE HONDA FIT 2015, AND THE NTSB NUMBER FOR THAT IS: A16-034. BOTH SERVICE TECHS AND CUSTOMER SERVICE AT HONDA FOUND THE ISSUE TO BE ABNORMAL ESPECIALLY BECAUSE THE ISSUE EFFECTED ALL FOUR INJECTORS, NOT JUST ONE.

MY HONDA DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT MY CAR COULD NOT BE PROPERLY ALIGNED WITHOUT A SHIM WHICH THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT COULD NOT GET THEIR HANDS ON. THEY HAD TRIED SEVERAL PROVIDERS. THEY STATED "THIS MUST BE A RECURRING PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE/MODEL CAR." THIS, AFTER BEING TOLD THAT I MUST REPLACE TWO TIRES DUE TO EXCESSIVE WEAR. I HAD REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES @ 34,520 MILES, AND NOW AT 58,867 I WAS NEEDING TO REPLACE TWO TIRES AGAIN. THEY SAID THAT BECAUSE OF THE TOE, I WAS ESSENTIALLY DRAGGING MY REAR TIRES CAUSING EXCESSIVE WEAR AND TEAR. NOT TO MENTION REDUCING GAS MILEAGE. THIS APPEARS TO BE A MANUFACTURING ISSUE AFTER LOOKING ON-LINE AT WHETHER OR NOT OTHER'S ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS.

CAR (FIT) WAS HIT RIGHT BEHIND DRIVER SIDE FRONT WHEEL AND AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. FIT WAS TRAVELING 25 MPH WHEN HIT BY CAR WHO RAN STOP CONTROL.

4 WARNING LIGGHTS GLOWED. SAFTEY BREAKING,STEERING, TIRES, ENGINE LIGHTS.AUG. 21,2018 TOOK TO HONDA DEALER. FOUND MISFIRE CYLINDER #1. REPLACEMENT OF CYLINDER WAS DONE REPLACED IGNITION COILS. CAR WAS FINE. ON OCT 28,2018 AGAIN SAME LIGHTS CAME ON AGAIN ! FOUND ONLINE THERE WAS A SAFTYE RECALL DONE FOR THIS ISSUE. BUT MY CAR HAD NO RECALLS. PLEASE HELP. THIS IS EXPENSIVE AND FRIGHTEING.

YESTERDAY (9/14/18) WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK FOUR OF THE MALFUNCTION LIGHTS CAME ON. I WAS ON CITY STREETS IN SARASOTA, FL. THE LIGHTS WERE TPMS, EMISSIONS, POWER STEERING AND TRACTION. THE ATTACHED PHOTO WAS TAKEN WHEN I ARRIVED HOME. I MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALER I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE FROM, VENICE HONDA, FOR THIS MORNING 9/15/18. THEY INFORMED ME THE FUEL INJECTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $1400. THE ESTIMATE IS ATTACHED. I BALKED AT THE COST OF THE REPAIR AFTER THEY INFORMED ME THIS ISSUE IS KNOWN BY HONDA AND THE DEALER WOULD NOT PROVIDE ME WITH ANY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. I FOUND THAT HONDA HAS KNOWN ABOUT THIS PROBLEM FOR ABOUT TWO (2) YEARS BUT DID NOT ISSUE A RECALL. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE IT HAPPENS WITHOUT WARNING AND THE VEHICLE COULD STALL RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH HONDA AND WOULD LIKE THEM TO REIMBURSE ME FOR AT LEAST 50% OF THE COST OF THE REPAIR.

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 ME WITH THIS DEFECTIVE CAR I STILL HAVE IT AS WE SPEAK WITH ALL 3 LIGHTS ON. LOOK ON "GOTCLASSACTION.COM/HONDA DEFECT ASSIST STABILITY SYSTEM I COMMENT ON IT IN DEC THIS YEAR ([XXX]). HONDA WAS JUST THROWING [XXX] UP AGAINST THE WALL TO SEE IF IT WILL STICK. I HAVE ALL MY DOCUMENTATION, VIDEOS , PICTURES AND TEXT FROM MY HONDA ADVISOR TO BACK EVERY WORD I STATED UP TO THE "T" THANK YOU INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

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 PLUG TOP IGNITION COIL. I HAVE THE HONDA DEALER PAPERWORK SUPPORTING MY REPORTS. THE CAR'S SHIMMERING AND LOSS OF POWER ON THE INTERSTATE PUT ME IN SERIOUS DANGER OF A CAR ACCIDENT.

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

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

2015 HONDA FIT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO UNSATISFACTORY CUSTOMER SERVICE AT DEALERSHIP WITH DRIVE PULLEY SHAFT RECALL REPAIRS. *SMD RECALL # 15V574000. *JB

I WAS ADVISED TO FILE A COMPLAINT ABOUT MY CONCERNS BY JENNIFER TIMIAN, CHIER OF THE RECALL MANAGEMENT DIVISION OFFICE OF DEFECTS INVESTIGATIONS ENFORCEMENT. THIS IS NOT A TYPICAL COMPLAINT. IT IS NOT ABOUT AN ACCIDENT THAT HAS OCCURRED, BUT RATHER PREVENTIVE MEASURE TO KEEP THEM FROM HAPPENING. THERE IS ALREADY A RECALL ABOUT THE DEFECT IN THESE CARS (15V-574). THIS COMPLAINT IS ABOUT A SAFETY ISSUE AND THE FIX THAT HONDA HAS IMPLEMENTED FOR IT. IT IS MY OPINION THAT THERE IS A SERIOUS FLAW IN HOW THEY ARE FIXING THE DEFECT THAT LEAVES THE OPERATORS OF THESE AFFECTED VEHICLES(OVER 100,000 OF THEM) IN DANGER. THE REASON FOR THIS RECALL IS QUITE SERIOUS. IT APPEARS THAT SOME OF THE PULLEY SHAFTS IN THE CVT TRANSMISSIONS WERE MANUFACTURED WITH LOW HARDNESS AND THIS COUPLED WITH HIGH FORCES IN THE CVT TRANSMISSION CAN CAUSE THE PULLEY SHAFT TO FAIL RESULTING IN LOSS OF ALL DRIVE AND IN ONE INSTANCE LOCKING OF THE FRONT WHEELS (A VERY DANGEROUS CONDITION THAT CAN EASILY RESULT IN SOMEONE BEING KILLED). THE SOLUTION THAT HONDA CAME UP WITH WAS TO CHANGE THE PROGRAMMING IN THE CVT TO REDUCE THE FORCE ON THE PART. THIS IN NOT THE CORRECT WAY TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THE FLAW THAT HONDA IS OVERLOOKING IS THAT THESE CARS HAVE BEEN DRIVEN AND THE PART HAS BEEN EXPOSED TO STRESSES THAT HAVE CAUSED IT FAIL IN SIMILAR VEHICLES. IN THE CASE OF MY GIRLFRIEND FOR OVER A YEAR. THE PART CAN EASILY BE WEAKENED AND CLOSE TO FAILURE. REDUCING THE FORCES APPLIED TO IT CAN NOT INSURE THAT THE PART WILL NOT FAIL. I FEEL THAT THE CORRECT FIX WOULD BE TO REPLACE THE PART WITH ONE THAT IS PROPERLY HARDENED OR AT LEAST INSPECT AND TEST THE PART TO INSURE THAT ITS STRENGTH HAS NOT BEEN COMPROMISED. I WILL ATTACHED REALTED PDF'S

I DID NOT REALIZE IT WHEN I TEST DROVE THIS VEHICLE, BUT THIS CAR HAS MAJOR BLIND SPOTS OUT THE DRIVER'S WINDOW DUE TO DESIGN. ON A WINDING ROAD, I CAN LOOSE SIGHT OF AN ONCOMING CAR BASED ON THE ANGLE OF MY CURVE. THERE ARE ALSO TIMES TRAFFIC COMING AT THE DRIVER PERPENDICULARLY IS ALSO NOT VISIBLE BECAUSE OF THE CAR'S DRIVER SIDE WINDOW AND FRONT END DESIGN. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE WITH THIS CAR. IF I HAD REALIZED IT IN ADVANCE, I WOULD NOT HAVE PURCHASED THIS MAKE OF FIT.

WHEN MY WIDE WAS MOVING INTO A PARKING SLOT IN FRONT OF A GROCERY STORE, AT THE MOMENT OF COMPLETE STOP, THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND JUMPED FORWARD HITTING FIRST THE CONCRETE BLOCK IN THE PARKING SLOT, THEN THE EDGE OF THE SIDEWALK, KEPT MOVING FAST FORWARD ONTO THE SIDEWALK AND FINALLY COMING TO AN STOP WHEN IT HIT THE WALL OF THE GROCERY STORE. THIS IS KNOWN AS "SUDDEN ACCELERATION" OR "UNINTENDED ACCELERATION". ABOUT 175,000 2015 HONDA FIT HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR THIS VERY ISSUE IN JAPAN. ALSO, THE AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY EITHER CAUSING THE BODILY INJURY TO THE DRIVER (HEADACHE, NECK AND BACK PAIN, SHE HAS SEEN DOCTORS AND PHYSICAL THERAPIST).

SORRY, FORM DISAPPEARED, SO I AM JUST PASTING: CAR BEING DRIVEN.. HI HONDA, ANOTHER MAJOR ISSUE WITH MY BRAND NEW CAR, WAITED 3.5 HOURS FOR THEM TO TELL ME, SORRY! CAN'T MAKE IT HAPPEN AGAIN! WELL IF I KILL SOMONE IN MY BLIND SPOT -- YOUR COMPANY WILL BE IN A BIG LAWSUIT... SO LETS WORK ON THIS! I DISLIKE WAITING HOURS, AND THE WOMAN NEXT TO ME STILL THERE WHEN I LEFT, EXHAUSTED LIKE WAITING AT A AIRPORT FOR SORRY! CAN'T MAKE IT HAPPEN! ``` YOU KNOW THOSE SIDE MIRRORS? 2015 HONDA FIT TOP MODEL.. HAVE A LOCK ON IT RIGHT SO YOU CAN'T LEAN ON IT AS THE ADVISOR HINTED AT. ... HOW YOU COULD LEAN ON A BUTTON LIKE THAT - IS BEYOND ME! LIKE THESE SERVICE ADVISORS --- OH! WHO DON'T KNOW WHO THE GOV NATIONAL SAFETY COMMISSION IS HE TOLD ME... NOPE, DON'T KNOW THEM, ??? I ONLY KNOW HONDA - REGARDING SAFETY RECALLS THAT JERK! BACK TO THE ISSUE - I HAD THAT MIRROR SET! I LOOKED AND CHANGED LANES !!! AHHH PERSON IN MY BLIND SPOT ... THAT I COULD NOT EVEN SEE BECAUSE THE MIRROR WAS POINTED TO THE THE STREEET! DUE TO LONG TERM VIBRATION, HENCE MAKING ME SIT FOR HOURS? I NEED AN EXPLANATION, FOR THIS UNSAFE PRACTICE.. SICKENS ME - BUT CANNOT LET IT "SLIDE" LITTERALLY BEAUSE WHEN ICE ON THE ROAD SOON? THAT IS LIVES IN DANGER MINE, KIDS, EVERYONE..

THE LOWER ENGINE COVER (FRONT) CONTINUES TO FALL OFF DUE TO CHEAP PLASTIC SCREWS. EVEN WHEN THE GUARD IS HIT BY SOMETHING VERY SMALL IT IS PRONE TO FALL OFF, WHICH IS NOT COVERED UNDER HONDA'S WARRANTY. THIS PIECE OF PLASTIC CAN ONLY BE PURCHASED AS A KIT FOR ALMOST $400 (SOMETIMES $500 IN OTHER STATES). THIS IS ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS SEEING AS THOUGH I PURCHASED THE CAR BECAUSE OF ITS LOW PRICE POINT. THE FAULTY SCREWS AND SHIELD ARE NECESSARY FOR THE ENGINE'S SAFETY. IT'S VERY UNPROFESSIONAL AND GREEDY FOR HONDA TO SUGGEST I PAY THIS AMOUNT FOR SUCH A CHEAP PRODUCT THAT IS BOUND TO FALL OFF AGAIN.

THE START/OFF BUTTON TURNS THE CAR OFF WHILE IT IS BEING DRIVEN. THE CAR SHOULD HAVE TO BE IN PARK TO TURN OFF THE ENGINE. TWICE NOW I'VE ACCIDENTALLY TURNED MY CAR OFF WHILE DRIVING BY PRESSING THE START/OFF BUTTON INSTEAD OF THE EMERGENCY FLASHERS. ONCE THE CAR TURNS OFF, IT WON'T TURN BACK ON UNLESS IT'S IN PARK. SINCE I WAS ONLY GOING 30 MPH AND WAS IN THE RIGHT LANE, I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR OFF THE ROAD. IN A TENSE SITUATION, I'M AFRAID I'LL HIT THE WRONG BUTTON AGAIN WHEN DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT A HIGH SPEED, WHICH WOULD BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 HONDA FIT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WIRES IN THE VEHICLE ATTRACTED RODENTS, WHO CHEWED THROUGH THE WIRES. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED FOR HIS SAFETY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE CASING OF THE WIRES WAS MADE OF A MATERIAL THAT ATTRACTED RODENTS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. MA 10/21/15 *CN

BOTH FRONT HEADRESTS ON OUR 2015 HONDA FIT LX CVT ARE TILTED FORWARD SO THEY, IN TURN, TILT OUR HEADS FORWARD - THIS CAUSES NECK PAIN AND THE TENDENCY TO HAVE TOO LOW OF A LINE OF SIGHT, HENCE THIS IS A SAFETY RISK - MANY CARS HAVE THIS DEFECT BUT IT IS RARE IN CARS THAT ARE DESIGNED FOR THOSE WHO LOVE TO DRIVE SUCH AS PORSCHE, CORVETTE, FERRARI, LAMBORGHINI, EVEN F1 AND INDY CARS - THOSE MANUFACTURERS KNOW THAT SAFETY AND PERFORMANCE DEMAND A NEUTRAL DRIVING POSITION SO HAVE UPRIGHT HEADRESTS - OUR FIRST CHOICE FOR A 4 DOOR CAR THIS TIME WAS A MAZDA 3 BUT ITS HEADRESTS WERE EXTREME - THE FIT WAS THE BEST OF THE CARS ON OUR LIST BUT IT IS TURNING OUT TO BE A "PAIN IN THE NECK" - MANUFACTURERS SHOULD OFFER A CHOICE OF ANGLE FOR THE HEADRESTS (THIS ANGLE AND UPRIGHT WOULD COVER IT) - ONLY THOSE WITH KYPHOTIC THORACIC SPINES WOULD FIND THIS CAR COMFORTABLE, AND MOST PEOPLE DON'T "FIT" THAT DESCRIPTION - THIS MAY NOT BE THE PLACE FOR IT BUT WE DON'T GET MORE THAN 25 MPG CITY DRIVING (EPA RATING IS 33) - DEALER DENIES A PROBLEM WITH THAT MILEAGE

THE SKID PLATE BROKE. I TOOK IT IN THE SAID I HIT SOMETHING LIKE A POT HOLE, BUT I HIT NOTHING. I TOOK A LOOK UNDER THEIR AND IT WAS ONLY BEING HELD UP BY 4 SCREWS. THEIR WAS NO TREADING TORN HOLES. IT WAS NOT PROPERLY INSTALLED. I TRIED TO GET THEM TO REPLACE IT FOR FREE, DUE TO THE MANUFACTURES FAULT, THEY WOULDN'T. I TOOK IT OFF MYSELF, BECAUSE IT WAS HANGING TO ONE SAID. IF THEY WOULD PUT IT ON CORRECTLY IT WOULDN'T HAVE CAME LOSE. THEY TRIED TO GET TOUGH WITH ME AT DEALER SHIP AND TALK DOWN TO ME. SO MUCH FOR THE HELPFUL HONDA DEALERS AT VALLEY HI HONDA.

I DROVE THE CAR HOME FROM WORK (APP. 15 MILES) AND PARKED IT UNDER OUR CARPORT. NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE REAR WINDOW BECAUSE I WOULD HAVE NOTICED DRIVING HOME. MY WIFE CAME HOME AND DIDN'T NOTICE ANYTHING WRONG EITHER AND SHE WOULD HAVE SEEN IT IF IT WAS. I CHANGED OUT OF MY WORK UNIFORM AND WENT OUTSIDE AND PUT IT IN THE REAR FLOORBOARD. WHEN I SHUT THE DOOR, THE HATCHBACK WINDOW SHATTERED IN A MILLION PIECES. I DON'T KNOW IF IT GOT TOO HOT BECAUSE IT'S IN FULL SUN ALL DAY OR WHAT. I DO KNOW THAT I FEEL A CAR'S GLASS SHOULD NEVER SHATTER THE WAY THAT ONE DID. IF I WAS DRIVING, IT WOULD'VE BEEN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS WITH ALL THOSE TINY BITS OF GLASS FLYING EVERYWHERE. OBVIOUSLY SAFETY GLASS ISN'T REQUIRED ALL OVER A VEHICLE BUT MAYBE THAT SHOULD CHANGE. I LOVE THE CAR OVERALL BUT THE EASE WITH WHICH THIS GLASS SHATTERED REALLY BOTHERS ME AS I INTENDED TO GIVE THE CAR TO MY DAUGHTER IN TWO YEARS. NOW I'M APPREHENSIVE ABOUT DOING THAT. I HAVE PHOTOS I CAN SEND IF THEY'RE NEEDED. MY DEALER HASN'T RESPONDED BACK TO ME BUT IT'S ONLY BEEN TWO DAYS. I AM GOING TO CONTACT HONDA NORTH AMERICA THOUGH. AGAIN, THIS GLASS SHATTERED INTO PIECES AS TINY AS POSSIBLE. THERE'S NOT A ONE SQUARE INCH PIECE THAT'S LEFT OF THE ENTIRE HATCHBACK GLASS.

THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEAT OF THE HONDA FIT IS VERY UNCOMFORTABLE. THE SEAT FORCES THE SHOULDERS FORWARD INTO A HUNCHED POSITION, JUST THE NECK OUT WITH THE HEAD RESTRAINT, AND CURVES THE BACK. I'VE HAD TO FLIP THE HEAD RESTRAINT BACKWARD, ADD A PILLOW TO MY BACK, AND I STILL AIM TO DRIVE AS LITTLE AS POSSIBLE. COMBINED WITH THE LOW SHOCKS, EACH BUMP OR POTHOLE REVERBERATES THROUGHOUT MY BODY WHICH ISN'T ABLE TO ABSORB THE SHOCK LIKE IT IS SUPPOSED TO. AFTER ONLY A MONTH OF DRIVING IT I BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE NECK PAIN THAT CAUSED ME TO GO TO THE DOCTOR, THEN MASSAGE THERAPIST. CURRENTLY DUE TO THE NECK, BACK, AND HIP PROBLEMS SIGNIFICANTLY FROM THE CAR I AM IN CONSTANT, CHRONIC PAIN WHICH INCREASES AFTER JUST A FEW MINUTES IN THE CAR. I JUST FINISHED 2 MONTHS OF PHYSICAL THERAPY AND STILL HAVE 2-3 MASSAGE THERAPIST AND CHIROPRACTOR APPOINTMENTS A MONTH, PLUS A DOCTOR APPOINTMENT TO GET OUT OF THE PAIN. THE INJURY AFFECTS MY WORK AS WELL AS TIME AT HOME AS I CANNOT SIT OR STAND IN MOST POSITIONS FOR PERIODS OF TIME LONGER THAN 30 MINUTES WITHOUT INCREASED PAIN. I HAD TO CANCEL A BUSINESS TRIP DUE TO THE PAIN AND HAVE SERIOUSLY CONSIDERED TRADING IN THE CAR TO GET A BETTER SEAT. *TR

I READ ONLINE THAT REAR SEATBELTS WERE BEING INSTALLED INCORRECTLY IN MEXICO HONDA PLANT (CEYLA, MEXICO). SO, I TRIED OUT THE BELTS. ONE SEATBELT DOES NO WORK AT ALL !! THE LEFT 'FEMALE' PIECE DOES NOT HAVE ANYTHING INSIDE OF IT THAT LOCKS IN THE MALE BELT PIECE, RENDERING IT USELESS. IT IS EMPTY INSIDE, SO NO CLICKING NOISE AS WHEN BUCKLING YOURSELF IN. ALSO, THE DRIVER'S SEATBELT IS AKIN TO SUMO WRESTLING TO GET THE MALE BELT PART OUT OF THE FEMALE PART. I HAVE TO REALLY TUG ON BELT, AND I'M 54 YEARS OLD WITH NO ARTHRITIS IN MY HANDS OR GRIP-STRENGTH PROBLEMS. THESE SEATBELTS ARE AWFUL. CLEARLY, THE REAR-SEATBELT ISSUE IS A MAJOR SAFETY VIOLATION. *TR

DUE TO OTHERS REPORTING IT, I ALSO CHECK THE SEAT BELT BUCKLES IN THE REAR SEAT OF MY FIT LX, AND THE CENTER AND LEFT-SIDE REAR PASSENGER BUCKLES ARE ALSO REVERSED IN MY CAR. WITH A LITTLE BIT OF EFFORT, I WAS ABLE TO TWIST THEM AROUND, BUT NOW THEY DON'T COME BACK THROUGH SO EASILY WHEN I FLIP THE SEAT BOTTOM BACK DOWN. I SOMETIMES HAVE TO PUSH AND PULL THEM THROUGH, BUT AT LEAST THEY ARE NOW CORRECTLY ORIENTED. HOWEVER, THIS IS SOMETHING HONDA SHOULD FIX IN CURRENT PRODUCTION AND REPAIR IN PRIOR PRODUCTION. *TR

ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM LOSES CONTACT WITH SMARTPHONE PLUGGED INTO USB PORT. SOMETIMES TURNING OFF AND TURNING THE AUDIO SYSTEM RESTORES CONTACT, SOMETIMES TURNING THE CAR OFF COMPLETELY IS REQUIRED. UNPLUGGING AND RE-PLUGGING THE SMARTPHONE DOES NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. THIS OCCURRED FIRST MONTHS AGO (DON'T RECALL WHEN OR AT WHAT MILEAGE AS IT'S NOT A SAFETY OR HEALTH PROBLEM), BUT HAS STARTED TO OCCUR MORE FREQUENTLY THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS. THE INCREASING FREQUENCY HAS INCREASED THE IRRITATION FACTOR. *TR

THIS STARTED HAPPENING EARLIER THIS WEEK AND HAS RECURRED A FEW TIMES. AFTER BACKING OUT OF MY GARAGE AND MOVING THE AT FROM R TO D, IT TAKES A FEW SECONDS FOR POWER TO BE DELIVERED TO THE DRIVE WHEELS. SINCE I'VE BEEN HOLDING DOWN THE ACCELERATOR A LITTLE BIT, EXPECTING FORWARD MOTION, WHEN POWER IS FINALLY SENT TO THE DRIVE WHEELS, THE CAR SURGES A LITTLE BIT. I HAVE LEARNED TO COMPENSATE FOR THIS BY FEATHERING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL UNTIL POWER IS SENT TO THE DRIVE WHEELS, BUT THIS WOULD MAKE PARALLEL PARKING OR GETTING OUT OF A TIGHT CURB-SIDE SPACE VERY TEDIOUS AND MAY CAUSE A SLIGHT ACCIDENT. *TR

SINCE SHORTLY AFTER I PURCHASED THE CAR ON JUNE 13, 2014, BAD TO AWFUL ODORS HAVE BEEN EMITTED FROM THE HVAC SYSTEM. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT THE DEALERSHIP FROM WHOM I PURCHASED IT HAS SERVICED IT THREE TIMES (2014/09/17 @ 4,982MI, 2014/09/27 @ 5,254MI, 2014/10/31 @ 6,589MI). EACH TIME, FOAMING AC CLEANER WAS USED. THE THIRD ONE ALSO INVOLVED REMOVING THE BLOWER ASSEMBLY (THEY CUT AWAY PART OF THE DASHBOARD TO GET IT OUT) SO THEY COULD SPRAY CLEANER DIRECTLY INTO THE EVAPORATOR BOX, THOUGH ONLY THE INLET SIDE OF THE EVAPORATOR COILS IS ACCESSIBLE. AFTER EACH SERVICE, AIR COMING OUT THE VENTS WOULD SMELL OF CLEANER FOR A FEW DAYS, THEN THE BAD SMELLS WOULD BE DONE FOR A FEW DAYS AND THEN RETURN. THE THIRD SERVICE WAS THE LONGEST-LASTING, BUT BAD ODORS AND NOW MOLD SPORES STARTED COMING OUT AGAIN, FIRST NOTICEABLE IN EARLY DECEMBER 2014. IT HAS GOTTEN SO BAD I HAVE HAD SEVERAL SEVERE SYMPTOMS OF MOLD EXPOSURE, INCLUDING ITCHY THROAT AND EYES, SINUS HEADACHES, SHARP SINUS PAIN, BLOODY NASAL DISCHARGE, SOMETIMES WITH LARGE CLOTS. I'VE STARTED USING N95 OR N100 RESPIRATORS, DRIVING WITH WINDOWS OPEN AND MINIMIZING USE OF THE HVAC. THE INTERIOR OF THE CAR SMELLS MOLDY/MILDEWY WITHOUT USING THE HVAC SYSTEM; I THINK MOLD IS NOW IN THE REST OF THE INTERIOR, AND THIS CAR IS KEPT OVERNIGHT IN A DE-HUMIDIFIED GARAGE! I SUBMITTED A COMPLAINT WITH AMERICAN HONDA EARLY FEBRUARY 2015, A COMPLAINT WITH THE OHIO ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE MID-FEBRUARY AND SUBMITTED A LEMON LAW CLAIM ON 2015/03/06 TO THE ARBITRATION PROGRAM HONDA MAKES OWNERS USE. HONDA HAS BEEN UNRESPONSIVE THUS FAR. HONDA'S CELAYA, MEXICO PLANT, IN ADDITION TO LABOR ISSUES, HAD TRANSPORT TRAINS HIJACKED, WITH PARTS STOLEN FROM MANY CARS. IF THIS IS TRUE, THESE CARS SHOULD NEVER HAVE BEEN SOLD AS NEW! IT WOULD EXPLAIN THE LOOSE DRIVER DOOR TRIM AND REAR HATCH TRIM I FOUND ON MY CAR AND SNAPPED INTO PLACE. *TR

VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. THIS WOULD OCCUR RANDOMLY AND BECAME INCREASING MORE DIFFICULT. OVERRIDE HAD TO BE USED SEVERAL TIMES. WHEN WE REPORTED THIS TO THE DEALER, FIRST QUESTION WAS "DO THE BRAKE LIGHTS WORK?" DEALER REPLACED BRAKE SWITCH P/N 36750-TY0-J11 AS A REPAIR ATTEMPT. SERVICE NOTED THE TECHNICIAN FELT THIS WAS THE PROBLEM AND TO LET THEM KNOW IF IT RECURS. TO-DATE (3 DAYS AFTER REPAIR - OK AT THIS TIME. 1ST OCCURRENCE TOOK 4.6K). QUESTION; DOES HONDA HAVE A BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH ISSUE? NOTE: I WAS SURPRISED THAT THE DEALER HAD THE PART IN STOCK FOR SUCH A NEW VEHICLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 HONDA FIT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED UNINTENTIONALLY. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND WHEN THE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO AVOID A CRASH AFTER THE VEHICLE STOPPED ABRUPTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS FUNCTIONING AS DESIGNED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 373.

HAVE PROBLEM WITH THE COMPUTER AND ALREADY CHANGED THE DEALERS SPENT A MONTH WITH HER AND AFTER TWO DAYS I HANDED IT BACK TO DO THE SAME. *TR

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

UPHOLSTERY ON BOTH OF THE FRONT SEATS IS FRAYING (IN SPOTS) AFTER NORMAL USE. *TR

THE SEAT BELT BUCKLES IN THE BACK SEAT ON BOTH THE DRIVER'S SIDE AND IN THE CENTER OF BACK SEAT ARE REVERSED. IT CREATES CONFUSION. REAR PASSENGERS HAVE TO CROSS SEAT BELTS TO BUCKLE. I WORRY THIS MIGHT AFFECT SEAT BELT TENSION WITH HARD BRAKING OR A CRASH, THEREBY CREATING A SAFETY HAZARD. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 HONDA FIT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH DOWN HILL, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY AND THE BRAKES FAILED. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A BUILDING. THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED A CRACKED VERTEBRAE IN THE NECK THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A BODY SHOP WHERE THE INSURANCE COMPANY DEEMED THE VEHICLE DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,300.

THE FRONT SEATS ARE REALLY UNCOMFORTABLE. THE HEAD RESTRAINTS ON THE FRONT SEATS FORCE OUR HEADS TOO FAR FORWARDS, CAUSING NECK PAINS AND SOMETIMES NECK ACHES OR HEAD ACHES. THE FRONT SEATS DON'T OFFER SUFFICIENT LUMBAR SUPPORT. AFTER 30-45 MINUTES OF RIDING OR DRIVING, OUR LOWER BACKS START TO HURT. THIS PAIN CAN LAST A WHILE AFTER EXITING THE VEHICLE. THE FRONT SEAT CUSHION CUTS OFF CIRCULATION BELOW THE WAIST AFTER 40-45 MINUTES OF SITTING IN THEM. THIS NUMBS MY LEGS, WHICH CAN REDUCE REACTION TIME IN CASE I NEED TO TRY TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. *TR

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

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

REAR LEFT SEAT BELT BUCKLE AND REAR CENTER SEAT BELT BUCKLE ARE INSTALLED REVERSED, CENTER IS ON LEFT, LEFT IS CENTER WHICH MAKES FOR EXTREME DIFFICULTIES FOR CHILDREN TO SAFELY BUCKLE AND UNBUCKLE THEIR SEAT BELTS. MY SON IS 11 AND FOUND IT DIFFICULT. ALSO IT'S EXTREMELY UNCOMFORTABLE FOR HIM TO SIT THERE WITH THE CENTER BUCKLE DIGGING INTO HIS HIP. I'VE OWNED NUMEROUS CARS AND NO CAR MAKER HAS EVER DONE SUCH A THING BEFORE, LET ALONE TRY TO PASS IT OFF AS ACCEPTABLE. *TR

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

2015 HONDA FIT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE REAR TURN SIGNAL. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE DOESN'T COME EQUIPPED, WITH THE REAR AMBER TURN SIGNAL THAT HAS BEEN ON VEHICLES IN NORTH AMERICA SINCE 1972. HE BELIEVED IT WAS A SAFETY ISSUE, SINCE THE PUBLIC HAD BECOME ACCUSTOMED TO THE SAFETY AMBER COLOR FOR DECADES. *JB

REAR LEFT AND CENTER SEAT BELT LATCHES ARE REVERSED - THE CENTER BASE IS ON THE LEFT AND THE MIDDLE IS IN THE CENTER POSITION - MEANING THAT THE REAR LEFT AND CENTER PASSENGERS WOULD HAVE TO CROSS SEAT BELTS IN ORDER TO BUCKLE THEM. *JS

THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THE SEAT BELT BRACKET FOR THE CENTER AND LEFT (DRIVERS SIDE) REAR SEATS, THE BUCKLES ARE MOUNTED BACKWARDS. SO TO USE THE BUCKLE YOU WOULD HAVE TO CROSS WITH THE OTHER BUCKLE AS THEY ARE NOT THE SAME AND CANNOT BE INTERCHANGED . THE BUCKLE MOUNTED TOWARDS THE OUTSIDE TO BE USED BY THAT PASSENGER IS EVEN MARKED CENTER. CREATES A SAFETY ISSUE FOR REAR PASSENGERS. *TR

SEATBELT BUCKLES IN CENTER OF BACK SEATS ARE BOLTED INTO SEAT CROSSED, MAKING THE SEATBELT BUCKLES OVERLAPPING EACHOTHER IN BACK SEAT. COULD POSE RISK OF BREAKING DUE TO EXCESS WEIGHT NOT SUPPORTED BY ONE BOLT. WEIGHT OF TWO PASSENGERS ARE NOW DISTRIBUTED BETWEEN THE BOLTS, INSTEAD OF ONE BOLT PER PERSON. *TR

THE SEAT BELT BUCKLES ON THE REAR CENTER AND REAR DRIVER SIDE SEAT ARE REVERSED. THE BUCKLE IMPRINTED WITH THE WORD CENTER IS ON THE REAR DRIVER SIDE AND THE REAR DRIVER SEAT BUCKLE IS ON THE CENTER. THE BRACKET THAT HOLDS BOTH BUCKLES IS NOT SYMMETRICAL. DEALER STATED THAT HONDA CORP TOLD TO ROTATE BRACKET 180 DEGREES. THIS CHANGER THE BRACKET FOR THE BELTS FROM FORWARD FACING TO REAR FACING ALONG WITH SHIFTING THE BELTS 1.25" TO THE LEFT IF FACING THE FRONT. THIS CHANGES THE BRACKET FROM BEING IN TENSION IN AN ACCIDENT TO BEING A BENDING MOMENT. THE BELTS NOT LONGER GO THROUGH THE CENTER OF HOLES IN SEAT ASSEMBLY BUT WEAR AGAINST EDGES. I STATED THIS WAS NOT ACCEPTABLE AND DEMANDED THE BRACKET BE RETURN TO ORIGINAL ORIENTATION. CALL HONDA CORP 800 NUMBER THEY JUST TOOK MY NAME AND VIN NUMBER WITH OUT ANY SOLUTION. THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED, THERE SUPPOSED FIX IS NOTHING MORE THAN TRYING TO GET BY WITH USING A DEFECTIVE REAR SEAT BUCKLE ASSEMBLY. *TR