2009 Honda Fit Complaint Log

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA FIT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V061000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE DEALER WOULD NOT PROVIDE A LOANER VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA FIT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V061000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA FIT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V061000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA FIT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V061000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO PERFORM THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA FIT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V061000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE CONTACTS VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIR. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA FIT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V061000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE...UPDATED 09/13/16 *BF

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA FIT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V061000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA FIT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V061000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA FIT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V346000 (AIR BAGS) AND 16V061000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER DID NOT GIVE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA FIT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V346000 (AIR BAGS) AND 16V061000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS 2009 HONDA FIT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V061000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PART NOT YET AVAILABLE. UPDATED 09/06/16*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED ONLY THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG WAS REPLACED. UPDATED 09/08/16.*JB

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA FIT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V061000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE REMEDY WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA FIT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V340000 (AIR BAGS) AND 16V061000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURE WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

RECEIVED NHTSA RECALL NOTICE 16V-061 IN MARCH 2016. CALLED LOCAL DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE PART WAS NOT YET IN. CALLED AGAIN OVER THE SUMMER, AND AGAIN TODAY (9/26/2016) AND WAS TOLD THAT THE PART IS STILL NOT IN. WE BELIEVE THAT THIS IS AN UNACCEPTABLE LENGTH OF TIME TO CORRECT A SAFETY ISSUE THAT CAN CAUSE DEATH AND INJURY TO THE DRIVER.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA FIT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE AIR BAGS IN MARCH OF 2016. AFTER CONTACTING THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WERE STILL NOT AVAILABLE AND NO ESTIMATED TIME FOR RECEIVING THE PARTS COULD BE GIVEN. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN.

AIRBAG RECALL AFFECTING MY CAR AND DEALER STILL HAS NO PARTS. MY CAR HAS BEEN OUTSIDE IN FLORIDA HEAT FOR 7 YEARS AND THAT MAKES IT MORE SUSCEPTIBLE TO PROBLEM WITH AIRBAG.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA FIT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V061000 (AIR BAGS) AND 16V346000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIRS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TAKATA RECALL RECEIVED A LETTER IN MARCH ABOUT THE DRIVER'S AIR BAG BEING RECALLED AND CALLED MY HONDA DEALER TO GET ON LIST FOR FIX. 4 MONTHS LATER AND HAVE NOT HAD A RESPONSE. ABOUT TWO MONTHS IN I CALLED AND THEY STATED THEY COULD DO NOTHING AND I WOULD RECEIVE A LETTER WHEN PART WAS IN. NOTHING YET. TODAY RECEIVED ANOTHER LETTER FROM HONDA STATING THE PASSENGER AIRBAG ALSO DEFECTIVE! WHEN AND HOW CAN I GET THESE PROBLEMS FIXED IN A MORE TIMELY MANNER.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA FIT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V061000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 10/07/16*LJ *TR

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA FIT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V061000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA FIT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V061000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WERE NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

2011 HONDA FIT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO REPLACEMENT PARTS NOT AVAILABLE TO REPAIR DRIVER FRONT AIRBAG INFLATOR RECALL NOTICE. *SMD

TAKATA RECALL - HONDA INFORMED ME IN FEB 2016 ABOUT THE RECALL REGARDING THE AIRBAG HOWEVER I HAVE NOT HEARD ANYTHING SINCE THEN. 9 MONTHS LATER AND NO RESOLUTION. THIS IS NOT BEING HANDLED IN A TIMELY MANNER. ESPECIALLY SINCE THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN KNOWN TO KILL DRIVERS. THE RECALL NOTICE SAYS TO FILE A A VEHICLE SAFETY COMPLAINT IF THE ISSUE HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED IN A TIMELY MANNER.

2 TIRE SIDEWALL FAILURES,WHILE DRIVING AT 75 MPH ,RESULTING IN RAPID DEFLATION. FAILURES OCCURRED ABOUT 5,000 MILES APART WITH GOODYEAR ASSURANCE FUEL MAX TIRES. SIZE 195-55-R16

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA FIT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V061000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA FIT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V061000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA FIT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V061000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA FIT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V061000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA FIT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V061000 (AIR BAGS). 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 MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TAKATA RECALL - I WAS CONTACTED NEARLY A YEAR AGO (FEB 2016), INFORMING ME THAT MY AIRBAG INFLATORS WERE BEING RECALLED AND THAT MORE INFORMATION WOULD BE PROVIDED AT A LATER DATE. I WAS CONTACTED IN MAY 2016 LETTING ME KNOW THAT THE REPLACEMENT PARTS WOULD BE AVAILABLE IN LATE SUMMER/EARLY FALL 2016, AND THAT HONDA WOULD CONTACT ME AGAIN WHEN THEY WERE AVAILABLE. I HAVE NOT HEARD ANYTHING MORE FROM HONDA, AND THAT IS UNACCEPTABLE. MY CAR HAS BEEN UNSAFE TO DRIVE FOR THE PAST YEAR, AND YET I STILL NEED TO DRIVE IT TO GET TO WORK. IT'S TIME FOR HONDA TO TAKE STEPS TO REPLACE THIS PART AND MAKE MY CAR SAFE AGAIN SO I CAN STOP LIVING IN FEAR OF GETTING INTO AN ACCIDENT AND HAVING MY AIRBAG INFLATE AND KILL ME!

WHILE DRIVING ON TWO OCCURRENCES, BOTH CITY STREET AND FREEWAY, THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING (EPS) INDICATOR LIT UP AND POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONED AND SHUT DOWN. MY DAUGHTER HAD TO PULL OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AS SHE FELT SO UNSAFE WITHOUT ANY POWER STEERING AND FELT A COMPLETE LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS NO WARNING AND OCCURRED WHILE IN MOTION. THE EPS WARNING INDICATOR WAS INTERMITTENT AND DISAPPEARED WHEN THE CAR WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED. HOWEVER, THE EPS WARNING REOCCURRED WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY THE SAME DAY. THE 2007-08 HONDA FIT MODELS RECEIVED EXTENDED WARRANTIES FOR THE SAME EPS MALFUNCTION PROBLEMS, ALONG WITH ELIGIBILITY FOR GOODWILL CONSIDERATION. THAT IS NOT THE CASE FOR THE 2009 MODELS. DUE TO THE EXTREME DANGER OF NOT KNOWING WHEN THE EPS MALFUNCTION WOULD OCCUR AGAIN, THE CAR IS BEING REPAIRED WITH A COMPLETE NEW EPS SYSTEM WHICH WILL BE COSTING US OVER $1000 FOR PARTS/LABOR.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA FIT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V061000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 07/13/16*LJ *CN

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA FIT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V346000 (AIR BAGS) AND 16V061000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA FIT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V061000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

MULTIPLE DOOR LOCK ACTUATORS HAVE FAILED--NUMEROUS TIMES. THE DOOR LOCKS EITHER DON'T WORK TO UNLOCK OR TO LOCK OR THEY MAKE A WHIRRING NOISE, AFTER WHICH THEY MAY OPEN. AT 78,119 MILES ON THE CAR, I REPLACED BOTH THE LEFT REAR DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR AND THE REAR HATCH LOCK ACTUATOR. AT 120,000, THE RIGHT FRONT DOOR, THE LEFT REAR (AGAIN), AND THE REAR HATCH LOCK (AGAIN) HAVE ALL FAILED! SHOP WANTS $359 EACH! TO REPAIR. HONDA CUSTOMER CARE PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE OTHER THAN TO SAY NO RECALLS HAVE BEEN ISSUED.

ALL 4 DOORS LEAKING WATER CARPET MOLDING. VERY UNHEALTHY

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA FIT. WHILE DRIVING 80 MPH, FUEL FUMES EMITTED IN AND AROUND THE VEHICLE AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE SPARK PLUGS WERE LOOSE AND FUEL WAS LEAKING ONTO THE ENGINE. AS A RESULT, THE SPARK PLUGS AND THE COIL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000.

ALL 4 DOORS LEAKING WATER BADLY. CARPETS MOLDING.

THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES SINCE I HAVE HAD THE CAR. AT SPEED, WHILE DRIVING THE POWER STEERING JUST STOPS WORKING MAKING THE CAR VERY HARD TO STEER. THERE IS NO REASON FOR IT AND AFTER 5 TO 10 SECONDS IT COMES BACK. VERY SCARY WITHOUT WARNING. ALSO NO WARNING LIGHTS ON THE DASH COME ON WHEN THIS HAPPENS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA FIT. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE POWER STEERING FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE RACK AND PINION POWER STEERING SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED AND AN UNKNOWN WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON SEVEN OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,250.

WHILE DRIVING MY INTERIOR BEGAN TO LEAK FROM THE SEAM WHERE THE HEADLINER MEETS THE HARD PLASTIC ON THE SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAG. THIS OCCURS WHENEVER IT RAINS FOR LO HER THAN AN HOUR. WATER RUNS INTO THE SIDE AIRBAG COMPARTMENT, DRIPS ONTO THE SEAT AND DOOR WINDOW CONTROLS. ATTEMPT BY DEALER TO REPLICATE WAS UNSUCCESSFUL HOWEVER THIS LEAK OCCURS EACH TIME IT RAINS.

3X WHILE DRIVING THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON. I LOST POWER STEERING FOR 2-3 SECONDS EACH TIME WHICH SPONTANEOUSLY RESTORED ITSELF WHILE DRIVING. EACH TIME THIS HAPPENED THE RADIO WOULD ALSO CUT OUT FOR THE DURATION OF THE INCIDENT. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I HAVE EVER LOST POWER STEERING OR HAD THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING LIGHT COME ON.

(PLEASE KNOW MY PHONE # BELOW IS NOT CORRECT, AS YOUR SYSTEM WILL NOT ACCEPT AN INTERNATIONAL #, AND I AM AN AMERICAN IN GERMANY). MY 2009 HONDA FIT WAS A SPORT VERSION. I DO NOT KNOW WHAT THE "AFFECTED PARTS" WERE. WHAT I DO KNOW, IS I WAS DRIVING TO WORK; WAS GOING TO TAKE A LEFT AT A 'T' INTERSECTION (AS I HAD DONE HUNDREDS OF TIMES BEFORE); BUT MY CAR FAILED TO ACCELERATE OUT OF THE WAY OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC. I HADN'T BEEN RUSHED, AS I'D LEFT A BIT EARLIER THAN USUAL; AND TRAFFIC WAS COMING IN BOTH DIRECTIONS, BUT WAS FAR ENOUGH AWAY YET, THAT I DIDN'T RUSH MY CROSSING. I HAD JUST BARELY ROLLED OUT INTO THE CLOSER LANE, WITH THE ACCELERATOR PEDDLE PRESSED MAYBE HALF WAY DOWN, BUT THE CAR DIDN'T KEEP GOING. I SAW A MINIVAN APPROACHING, AND PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR, BUT THE CAR DIDN'T RESPOND. I THEN SAW THE IMPACT OF THE VAN INTO MY DOOR. I DO NOT KNOW IF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL MESSED UP, OR IF IT WAS ELECTRICAL, OR THE ENGINE, OR WHAT. BUT, THE PROBLEM IS OBVIOUSLY A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. THE CAR IS TOTALED; MYSELF, THE VAN DRIVER AND ONE OF HER PASSENGERS WERE INJURED.

ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THE BRAKES ON MY CAR HAVE LOCKED AND I HAVE HAD TO USE THE PARKING BREAK TO STOP. BOTH INSTANCES HAVE OCCURRED IN VERY COLD WEATHER, EARLY IN THE MORNING, SO FORTUNATELY NO INJURIES OCCURRED. IN BOTH CASES THE BREAK WAS PRESSED, AND THE CAR WAS REVERSED. IN THE FIRST CASE THE BREAK WAS THEN USED TO STOP THE CAR, THE CAR WAS PLACED IN DRIVE, AND THEN THE BREAK BECAME LOCKED IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION AND THE CAR WAS NOT ABLE TO BE STOPPED WITH THE BREAK AFTER ACCELERATING IN DRIVE. THE CAR WAS DRIVEN OUT OF A DRIVEWAY AND ONTO A MAIN ROAD. THE PARKING BREAK WAS EMPLOYED TO STOP THE CAR FROM HITTING A FENCE. ON THE SECOND OCCASION THE CAR WAS PUT IN REVERSE AND THE BREAK THEN BECAME LOCKED IN THE UPRIGHT POSITION. THE PARKING BREAK WAS AGAIN EMPLOYED TO PREVENT BACKING INTO OTHER CARS. IN BOTH CASES THE BREAKS THEN FUNCTIONED NORMALLY THEREAFTER. THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP FOR THIS PROBLEM AND WHEN NO ABNORMALITY COULD BE DETECTED (IN WARMER WEATHER) HONDA WAS CONTACTED. HONDA ADVISED OF A DEFECT IN THE VALVE OF THE POWER BOOST FOR THE AUTOMATIC BREAKS IN WHICH IT BECOMES STUCK IN AN OPEN POSITION IN COLD WEATHER. THE VALVE IS BEING REPLACED AT THE SHOP, AS HONDA WILL NOT COVER THE REPAIR SINCE THERE IS NO RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM! I WAS VERY LUCKY IN THAT BOTH INSTANCES OCCURRED AT HOURS WHEN THERE ARE NOT MANY CARS ON THE ROAD. I HOPE THAT NO ONE BECOMES INJURED FROM THIS DEFECT. *TR

THE ROOF HAS LEAKED WHERE THE SIDE PANEL AND ROOF MEET. WATER LEAKS INTO THE CAR STAINING THE ROOF INTERIOR HEADLINER. WATER ALSO HAS LEAKED INTO THE SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAG PANELS WHICH COULD CAUSE AIRBAG MALFUNCTION. HONDA STATES THIS IS NOT A STRUCTURAL ISSUE BUT A SEAL THAT IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA FIT. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE BECAME UNRESPONSIVE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,479.

BLINKER ON THE RIGHT SIDE BECAME INOPERATIVE AND INSIDE INDICATOR BLINKED QUICKLY. UPON INVESTIGATION DISCOVERED THE BLINKER BULB WAS GOOD BUT THE HEADLIGHT WAS VERY DIM AND ALMOST OUT. HIGH BEAM WOULD ONLY COME ON SLIGHTLY. THE OTHER SIDE OF THE CAR WAS FINE. CHECKED ONLINE AND, AS SUSPECTED, THERE WAS SOME REPAIR NOTICES ABOUT THE CORROSION ON THE GROUND CONNECTOR DUE TO POOR PLATING WHICH CAUSED THE PROBLEM. IT APPEARS THAT HONDA MAY HAVE BAD GROUND TERMINALS OR OTHER CONNECTION PROBLEM ON THEIR SAFETY LIGHTING SYSTEM. CALLED HONDA DEALER AND THEN HONDA AMERICAN. THEY INDICATED THIS WAS NOT A WARRANTY PROBLEM SO WOULD NOT COVER IT. I BELIEVE THIS KIND OF PROBLEM WILL RESULT IN MANY CARS HAVING PARTIAL HEADLIGHTS AND IS A SAFETY RELATED FAILURE IN A CRITICAL SYSTEM AND SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER A RECALL. THE HEADLIGHTS AND TURN SIGNAL COULD BE ON AND OFF WITHOUT NOTICE. THIS IS A LOW MILEAGE CAR AND NOT EVEN IN A RUST BELT PART OF THE COUNTRY. *TR

I WAS DRIVING A 2009 HONDA FIT SPORT INTO A PARKING SPACE AT THE STORE WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND SPEED WAS APPROPRIATE FOR PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE ( APPROX. 3-5 MPH.). AT APPROX. 4-6FT FROM THE PARKING CEMENT BLOCK OF THE SPACE, THE VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY ACCELERATED WITH A VIOLENT SURGE AND THE RPM NEEDLE SHOT UP TO THE TOP OF THE GAUGE AND WITH IN SECONDS I HIT THE LARGE CEMENT/METAL HANDICAPPED SIGN/POLE AT THE FRONT OF THE PARKING SPACE. THE ENGINE WAS STILL MAKING THE LOUD REVVING NOISE AFTER THE COLLISION AND THE ONLY WAY TO STOP IT WAS TO TAKE OUT THE KEYS. THE ONLY THING THAT STOPPED THE CAR WAS THE CEMENT/METAL POLE. THE CAR JUMPED THE PARKING BLOCK AND HIT THE POLE. IF THE POLE HAD NOT BEEN THERE, SOMEBODY COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED AS THIS CAR WAS NO LONGER UNDER MY POWER.THE AIRBAG WENT OFF AND I HAVE SERIOUS CONTUSIONS ON MY CHEST AND SIDE ( I ASSUME FROM THE AIRBAG AND SEATBELT) AND MY RIGHT LEG WAS INJURED AS WELL. THE BUMPER, HOOD AND AIRBAG, SEATBELT WERE DAMAGED, BUT THE ENGINE HAD NO DAMAGE AS FAR AS I COULD TELL. I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP (WEST HILLS HONDA BREMERTON) WHERE THE CAR WAS BOUGHT AND SERVICED REGULARLY AND THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T HELP OR DID NOT WANT TO. THE SERVICE MANAGER [XXX] CALLED AND LEFT A MESSAGE SAYING HE HAS HEARD OF THIS HAPPENING, BUT TO CALL HONDA AMERICA, WHICH I DID. THE CLAIMS REP. ([XXX].) FOR HONDA AMERICA HAD US MEET A FIELD REP.([XXX]) AT DEALERSHIP TO PERFORM TESTS. AND OF COURSE THEY FOUND NO PROBLEM. AS A SUA DOES NOT LEAVE A FOOTPRINT WHEN IT HAPPENS. THEY DID FIND OBD2 CODES PO171 AND PO400 AND SAID THEY WERE CAUSED BY CRASH. THEY ALSO SAID THE TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT CODE WAS APPEARING EVEN THOUGH THE TIRES WERE FINE WHEN CHECKED. THE SERVICE MANAGER MIKE SAID IT COULD BE AN ELECTRONIC PROBLEM. HMM DO YOU THING THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CABLE MIGHT HAVE A PROBLEM TOO? I WILL BE SEEKING LEGAL HELP! INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

ENGINE STALLS WHILE DRIVING. *TR

HVAC BLOWER MOTOR WORKS ONLY ON HIGH SPEED. IF THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE AND IT IS DUE TO OVERHEATING, WHY ISN'T THERE A RECALL ON IT SINCE IT SEEMS LIKE A FIRE HAZARD. AS SOON AS MINE WENT OUT, THE AIR SYSTEM ALSO STARTED MAKING A LOUD GRINDING SOUND. *TR