2009 Honda Fit Complaint Log

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA FIT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AFTER BEING SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 11V101000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BATTERY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13,221.

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE CAR WHEN THIS HAPPENED. IT HAS OCCURRED TWICE. THIS VEHICLE HAS AN ELECTRONIC THROTTLE SYSTEM. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON THE CAR LOSES THE ABILITY TO ACCELERATE. I HAVE NOT HAD IT HAPPEN TO ME YET. I TOOK THE CAR TO AUTOZONE AND THEY READ THE STORED CODES FROM THE OBD SYSTEM WHICH INDICATED THE THROTTLE POSITIONING SENSOR HAD GENERATED A FAULT. THE FAULT SEEMS TO GO AWAY AND THE CHECK ENGINE IS NO LONGER ILLUMINATED. IT SEEMS TO GO AWAY BY SHUTTING OFF AND RESTARTING THE CAR. THIS SEEMS TO BE A CONSIDERABLE SAFETY PROBLEM SINCE YOU COULD GET REAR ENDED WHEN THIS HAPPENS. *TR

YOKOHAMA TIRE AVID ASCEND 185/55R-16 SIDE WALL HAS DEVELOPED SIDEWALL BULGE AND POTENTIAL FOR CATASTROPHIC FAILURE AFTER MINOR BUMP AGAINST CURB. THIS OCCURRED TWICE ON SAME VEHICLE WITHIN A 12 MONTH PERIOD. RECENT EVENT REPORTED BELOW WAS ON A TIRE WITH LESS THAN 15K MILES. *TR

WHILE SERVICING A CUSTOMER'S VEHICLE AND INFLATING THEIR TIRE, THE VALVE STEM/TPMS MODULE CRACKED AND BROKE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA FIT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER AND SHUT OFF THE ENGINE. UPON RESTARTING, THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER RESET THE POWER STEERING SOFTWARE, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,000.

LAST WINTER I WENT GERMAIN HONDA OF DUBLIN AND THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T FIND ANY THING. THEY SAID WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON T 8 B TRY ING IT IN AND THEY SAID THEY WILL SCAN THE LIGHT. WHEN MY CHECKENGINE LIGHT COME ON BY THE TIME I GET TO THE DEALERS ITS NOT ON. I HAD THE BATTERY REPLACE BACK IN JANUARY 2014. MY CAR WILL BE 5 YEARS IN AUGUST. WILL THIS PART THROTTLE ACTUATOR CONTROL MOTOR BE COVER UNDER WARRANTY? HERE IS THE CODE I GOT FROM ADVANCE AUTO P2101 WHICH IS THROTTLE ACTUATOR CONTROL MOTOR. *TR

WHEN THE CAR IS STOPPED AT SAY A LIGHT STOP SIGN OR JUST PULLING OUT OF A PARKING SPOT. IF I BARELY ACCELERATE JUST ENOUGH TO GET LIKE 1500 RPM'S AND SHIFT INTO SECOND GEAR AND SAME INTO 3RD IT SEEMS LIKE THE CAR DOESN'T HAVE ENOUGH POWER TO HOLD THAT GEAR ON THE CHANGE, RESULTING IN A ALMOST GRINDING NOISE? KIND OF LIKE STATIC ALMOST ONLY FOR A FEW SECONDS. ITS BEEN HAPPENING SENSE I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE USED AT AROUND 86K MILES AT ABOUT THE SAME RATE EVERY TIME NO REAL CHANGE. THOUGH I HAVE NOTED IT OCCURS LIKE 3 SECONDS LONG INSTEAD OF THE BRIEF 1 SECOND IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING AN OIL CHANGE BUT JUST ONCE THEN BACK TO THE USUALLY. I HAVE READ A LOT OF PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS ON FORUMS THROUGHOUT THE INTERNET, AND SOMEWHAT SURPRISED IT IS NOT ON HERE. AN EXAMPLE OF THE NOISE IS ON THIS LINK HTTP://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=JHXCWXTQCAK I REALLY DON'T SOMETHING BAD TO COME OF THE CAR FROM THIS NOISE FOR I LOVE THIS CAR IT IS REALLY FUN TO DRIVE AND LIKES TO GET UP AND GO WHEN IT NEEDS TO ESPECIALLY FOR A 1.5L REGULARLY ASPIRATED ENGINE. *JS

PURCHASED NEW, AND STILL OWN 2009 HONDA FIT SPORT WITH 50K MILES. HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH WET FLOOR CARPET. MY SON THOUGHT HE WAS NOT CAREFUL WITH WATER, SODA, FOOD BAGS, ETC. HIS CAR/ (MY CAR) HAS SMELLED TERRIBLE FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. AGAIN THOUGHT BECAUSE HE DOESN'T CLEAN IT OUT OF GYM CLOTHES, FOOD BAGS, SHOES, ETC. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION AFTER HE RETURNED HOME FROM COLLEGE OUT OF STATE THIS SPRING FOUND WATER IN SPARE WHEEL WELL, INTERIOR WINDOW CONDENSATIONS, SOAKING WET CARPETS, MOLD AND TERRIBLE SMELL. CAN'T FIGURE OUT WHERE THE WATER IS COMING FROM. LIVE IN THE SNOWY NORTHEAST. NO ACCIDENTS AND REGULAR MAINTENANCE PERFORMED AT DEALERSHIP. WITHOUT PULLING UP THE CARPETS MYSELF I CAN SEE EVIDENCE OF RUST ON THE BOTTOM OF REAR SEATS AND PULLING CARPET BACK A LITTLE CAN SEE RUST. THIS IS ALL OVER THE INTERNET AS A PROBLEM. ONLY TIME BEFORE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS ARE DAMAGED. *TR

WHEN ACCELERATING THROUGH A RIGHT-HAND TURN ONTO A HIGHWAY ON-RAMP, ALL POWER AND POWER STEERING IN THE CAR TURNED OFF, ONLY TO TURN BACK ON ABOUT A SECOND LATER OF IT'S OWN ACCORD WHEN I WAS NEARLY OFF THE ROAD. *TT

I OWN A 2009 HONDA FIT, VIN # [XXX], WITH 33,400 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. SEVERAL MESSAGES BEEN DISPLAYED REPEATEDLY ON THE MESSAGE BOARD THE LAST 2 MONTHS. THE MESSAGES DISPLAYED ARE "CHECK ENGINE", "CHECK FUEL CAP" AND ONE REGARDING THE AIR BAGS. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER, GERMAIN HONDA OF DUBLIN, TO HAVE IT CHECKED. THEY SAID I HAVE TO BRING IT IN WHEN THE MESSAGE LIGHT IS ON BEFORE THEY CAN TELL ME WHAT IS WRONG. THAT IS NOT POSSIBLE BECAUSE THE MESSAGES DON'T STAY ON VERY LONG. CAN YOU HELP ME WITH THIS PROBLEM? APPRECIATE ANY ASSISTANCE YOU CAN GIVE ME. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

WHEN THE CAR SITS FOR TOO LONG IN COOLER WEATHER, IT STALLS WHEN IT IS IN GEAR. I STARTED THE CAR THIS MORNING, PUT IT IN REVERSE, AND IT STALLED. IN THE PAST I HAVE GOTTEN BEYOND THE GARAGE AND HAD IT STALL AT A STOP SIGN OR LIGHT. THE PROBLEM CEASES WHEN THE ENGINE WARMS UP. THE PROBLEM SEEMS SIMILAR TO THE ONE ADDRESSED BY THE FOLLOWING RECALL: RECALL ID # 80366 - ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING READ MORE: HTTP://WWW.MOTORTREND.COM/CARS/2009/HONDA/FIT/RECALLS/#IXZZ2PDFZ2Z9U HONDA MAINTAINS THAT MY VEHICLE IS NOT COVERED BY THIS RECALL. *TR

WHILE DRIVING DOWN A STEEP HILL, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND THE STEERING BECAME VERY HEAVY AN PULLED TO ONE SIDE. THE WARNING LIGTH WAS ON FOR UNDER 5 SECONDS AND LATER DISAPPEARED AND STEERING BECAME NORMAL AGAIN. THIS PROBLEM WOULD AGAIN HAPPEN INTERMITTENTLY OVER THE COURSE OF A WEEK. WE TOOK THE CAR TO THE HONDA DEALER TO CHECK ON THE PROBLEM. THEY SAID THE BATTERY WAS LOW AND REPLACE THE BATTERY. THE PROBLEM RETURNED AGAIN AND THE DEALER COULD NOT OFFER A SOLUTION.

AFTER HAVING MY CAR FOR ALMOST FIVE YEARS WITHOUT THIS ISSUE, I HAVE STARTED HAVING TROUBLE GETTING MY KEY INTO THE DRIVER'S DOOR LOCK. THE KEY STOPS ABOUT A THIRD OF THE WAY INTO THE KEYHOLE. THE KEY WORKS LIKE NORMAL IN THE PASSENGER DOOR, HATCH, AND IGNITION. I ATTEMPTED USING A SPARE KEY THAT HAS SELDOM BEEN USED, BUT IT DOES NOT SLIDE INTO THE DRIVER'S DOOR KEYHOLE EITHER. SOMETHING HAS MESSED UP OR WORN OUT IN THE DRIVER'S DOOR LOCK. *TR

THE STEERING WHEEL BECOME EXTREMELY HARD TO TURN. I HAD TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND RESTART THE CAR. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA FIT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO BRAKE TO A STOP. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE ENGINE WAS COLD WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

THIS IS NOTHING TO SERIOUS I HOWEVER HAVE NOTICED IT AND I FIXED IT MYSELF AFTER A FEW MINUTES OF TINKERING. ON THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT THE FRONT BOLTS THAT HOLD THE SEAT IN PLACED BECAME LOOSE. IT WAS ONLY LOOSE ENOUGH TO CREATE AN EXTREMELY ANNOYING RATTLING AND CLANKING NOISE. I JUST HAD TO POP OFF THE PLASTIC COVERS AND HAND TIGHTEN THE BOLTS. PROBLEM SOLVED. *JS

THE POWER STEERING HAS BEEN INTERMITTENTLY GOING OUT ON RANDOM OCCASIONS FOR UP TO 20 SECONDS AT A TIME. THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AND IN THE MIDDLE OF TURNS. I CAN HANDLE POWER STEERING GOING OUT, BUT IF IT HAPPENS TO HAPPEN AT THE WRONG TIME, THAT IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO TWO DIFFERENT MECHANICS AND NEITHER HAVE BEEN ABLE TO FIGURE OUT WHAT IS WRONG. *TR

THE VEHICLE STALLED AFTER 3 MINUTES WHILE STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT. I HAD TO TURN ON THE HAZARD LIGHTS, PUT THE CAR TRANSMISSION IN PARK, AND RE-START. SAME INCIDENT HAPPENED AGAIN A WEEK AFTER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA FIT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 55 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS PUSHED INTO A PRECEDING VEHICLE FROM THE FORCE OF THE IMPACT. THE DRIVER'S SEAT COLLAPSED ABNORMALLY AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE NECK AND CHEST. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NEVER INSPECTED FOR THE CAUSE OF THE AIR BAG AND SEAT FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,800.

REAR PASSENGER FELL ASLEEP WITH RIGHT REAR SEAT BELT ON. WHEN AT DESTINATION, SEAT BELT WAS TWISTED AND WHEN THE LATCH WAS RELEASED, THE SEAT BELT TIGHTENED AROUND THE PASSENGER'S WAIST AND LOCKED. IT WOULD NOT RELEASE AND CONTINUED TO TIGHTEN. THE ONLY WAY THE PASSENGER COULD GET OUT WAS TO CUT THE SEAT BELT WITH SCISSORS. *TR

DRIVING SOLO, SPEED BELOW THE 65 MPH SPEED LIMIT, IN LEFT LANE OF A FOUR LANE DIVIDED HIGHWAY (STATE HIGHWAY 1, SOUTHBOUND, APPROXIMATELY 1/4 MILE BEFORE AIRPORT BL EXIT). HIGHWAY WAS BEING REPAVED. LEFT LANE WAS FINISHED,AND ASPHALT RAISED BETWEEN 4 AND 6 INCHES ABOVE RIGHT LANE. STEERED TO THE RIGHT TO AVOID CONSTRUCTION DEBRIS AND RIGHT FRONT WHEEL WENT PARTIALLY OFF THE RAISED PAVEMENT ONTO THE OLD PAVEMENT. STEERING WHEEL SUDDENLY VEERED TO THE RIGHT AND WOULD NOT ALLOW CORRECTION TO BE MADE TO THE LEFT. NO STEERING CONTROL AT ALL. STEERING LOCKED IN POSITION AND RESISTED ALL EFFORTS BY DRIVER TO MOVE STEERING WHEEL FROM FIXED POSITION. VEHICLE LEFT THE ROAD ONTO THE UNPAVED SHOULDER AND DID A COMPLETE ROLLOVER. SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. ROOF CRUSHED AND EXTENSIVE BODY DAMAGE - JUDGED TOTAL LOSS BY INSURANCE COMPANY. DRIVER SUFFERED SEVERE FRACTURES OF THE LEFT ARM AND WRIST REQUIRING SURGERY, AND MULTIPLE CONTUSIONS. LENGTHY PHYSICAL THERAPY AND REHABILITATION REQUIRED AND SUFFERS PERMANENT IMPAIRMENT OF LEFT ARM. *TR

WINDSHIELD CRACKED ON ITS OWN WHILE PARKED, STARTING FROM THE CENTER OF COWL AND CRAWLING UP TOWARD THE ROOF LINE. HONDA HAS A SERVICE BULLETIN OUT THERE THAT RECOGNIZE THIS ISSUE ( 12-006 ) FOR 2009-2010 HONDA FIT BUT WILL ONLY ADDRESS THE ISSUE IF THE CRACK OCCURRED WHILE THE CAR WAS STILL UNDER THE BUMPER TO BUMPER 3 YEAR OR 36,000 MILE WARRANTY (ACCORDING TO HONDA DEALER). THE CRACK ON MY CAR HAPPENED FEW DAYS BEYOND THE WARRANTY PERIOD AND WAS NOT COVERED. I CONSIDER THE CRACKING TO BE A SAFETY ISSUE AS I COULD FEEL THAT THE CRACKED AREA WAS TRYING TO BOW OUTWARD AND DID NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THE CAR AT ANY MAJOR SPEED. I REPLACED THE WINDSHIELD IMMEDIATELY OUT-OF-POCKET. IF HONDA RECOGNIZES THAT 2009-2010 HONDA FIT HAS WINDSHIELD CRACK ISSUES DUE TO MISAPPLIED MOLDING OR OTHER DEFECTS INHERENT TO THE CAR AND NOT DUE TO IMPACT TO THE WINDSHIELD, THEN THE REPAIR SHOULD BE COVERED REGARDLESS OF WHEN THIS CRACKED OCCURRED. *TR

THERE IS A LEAK COMING FROM THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR. THE FLOOR IS SOAKED. AFTER SOME ON-LINE RESEARCH, IT APPEARS THAT THIS IS A COMMON FIT EXPERIENCE...WHICH HONDA HAS DONE NOTHING ABOUT. THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN ON A CAR THAT IS ONLY THREE YEARS OLD. *TT

ON THE EVENING OF MARCH 23, 2012, AT APPROXIMATELY 6:30 PM, I WAS DRIVING MY FIT ON THE PA. TURNPIKE. I SUDDENLY HEARD A THUD FROM UNDER THE ENGINE, WHICH SOUNDED AS THOUGH A STONE HAD RICOCHETED OFF THE ROAD SURFACE ONTO THE UNDERSIDE OF THE CHASSIS. I IMMEDIATELY NOTICED VOLUMINOUS GREY SMOKE ISSUING FROM THE TAILPIPE. AS I WAS LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE FROM AN EXIT, I TOOK IT AND QUICKLY PULLED OVER, SHUT OFF THE IGNITION, AND JUMPED OUT. I NOTICED A LARGE, GROWING PUDDLE OF OIL DIRECTLY BENEATH THE ENGINE. PRIOR TO MY SHUTTING OFF THE IGNITION, I AT NO TIME SAW THE LOW OIL PRESSURE INDICATOR LIGHT UP ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. AS IT TURNS OUT, THE OIL PLUG HAD INEXPLICABLY BLOWN OUT. SINCE I PURCHASED MY HONDA FIT, IT HAS BEEN MAINTAINED IMPECCABLY, AS RECOMMENDED BY THE MAINTENANCE MINDER AND THE MANUFACTURER. *TR

A CAR RAN A RED LIGHT AND HIT THE FRONT OF THE HONDA FIT. THE AIRBAG ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE DEPLOYED. THE CHEMICAL FROM THE AIRBAG CAUSED BURNS THAT BLISTERED AND PEELED AND THE AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT SPRAINED BOTH THUMBS. THERE SHOULD BE A WARNING THAT THE CONTENTS OF THE AIRBAGS CAN CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BURNS WHEN DEPLOYED. I HAVE SCARS ON MY LEFT WRIST AND RIGHT HAND FROM THESE CHEMICALS. THE FIRST RESPONDERS AND PARAMEDICS WERE UNAWARE THAT THESE CHEMICALS CAUSE BURNS SO THEY DID NOT DO ANYTHING TO REMOVE THE CHEMICALS OR TELL ME THAT THEY WOULD CONTINUE TO BURN AS LONG AS THEY WERE IN CONTACT WITH MY SKIN. *JS

POWER STEERING HAS GONE OUT INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING 4 TIMES NOW. DEALER WAS NOT ABLE TO FIND THE SOURCE OF THE PROBLEM. *TR

DEC. 8TH, 2011 - 18694 MILES DEC. 8TH, 2012 - 24941 MILES DEC. 21ST, 2012 - 25225 MILES MARCH 30TH, 2013 - 28300 MILES THE PROBLEM IS THAT SUDDENLY THE CAR LOSSES POWER WHILE DRIVING, IT DOES NOT RESPOND TO ANY ACTION AND STALLS; THE ENGINE AND VSA LIGHTS COME ON. THE EXACT SAME INCIDENT OCCURRED AT EACH ONE OF THE DATES PROVIDED. EVERY TIME THIS HAPPENED I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT, GOT IT BACK SUPPOSEDLY FIXED, AND WITH THE ASSURANCE THAT THE PROBLEM HAD BEEN TAKEN CARE OF, OBVIOUSLY THIS IS NOT THE CASE. THE PROBLEM PERSISTS, THE CAR HAS BROKEN DOWN ON AN AVERAGE OF EVERY 3,000 MILES. FROM THE VERY FIRST TIME, BESIDES BEEN TOLD BY THE SERVICE ADVISOR (MARY ROE) AT COURTESY HONDA IN SANFORD, FL; I KNEW WITHOUT ANY DOUBT THAT WE WERE DEALING WITH A SAFETY ISSUE. I AM SUBMITTING THE INFORMATION PERTINENT TO THESE OCCURRENCES BECAUSE MY CONFIDENCE IN THIS CAR IS COMPLEATLY ERODED SINCE THE NATURE OF THE PROBLEN COULD DEFINITELY BE THE CAUSE OF A CRASH, INJURY OR DEATH. I CONSIDER MYSELF FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO HAVE BEEN DRIVING ON LOCAL ROADS EVERY TIME THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED, THE RESULT OF THIS TYPE OF MALFUNCTION ON AN EXPESSWAY COULD CERTAINLY HAVE BEEN DISASTROUS. SINCE MARCH 30TH, 2013 THE CAR HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP, AND IT HAS PROVEN DIFFICULT COMMUNICATING WITH HONDA. THEIR WILLINGNESS TO ASSIST ME WITH THIS LESS THAN SAFE AND UNRELIABLE VEHICLE, SEEMS TO BE DECREASING RAPIDLY WITH EACH NEW INCIDENT. ANY ASSISTANCE YOUR OFFICE PROVIDES ON THIS MATTER WILL BE IMMENSELY APPRECIATED. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

24K MILES TIRES WORN OUT AND THE COST 175.00 EACH THIS IS A CONSUMER RIP OFF. *TR

OUR 2009 HONDA FIT SPORT MANUAL'S AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON ABOUT A MONTH AGO. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER TODAY TO HAVE THE RECALL SERVICED. THEY MENTIONED THAT THE AIRBAGS WERE NOT FUNCTIONING AND WE SHOULD HAVE THAT LOOKED AT, FOR A MINIMUM CHARGE OF $105 (JUST TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEM!). SHOULDN'T THIS BE A MANUFACTURER DEFECT AND SAFETY ISSUE? THE LIGHT CAME ON WITHOUT ANY CAUSE WE ARE AWARE OF - NO CRASH, ETC. IT JUST CAME ON. *KB

SEAT BELT ON THE PASSENGER FRONT SIDE OF OUR 2009 HONDA FIT RATCHETS CONSTANTLY WHEN AN ADULT IS SEATED IN THIS SEAT. WE HAVE ATTEMPTED TO DEAL WITH THE DEALER ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS AND THEY TELL US THAT THIS IS NORMAL OPERATING CONDITIONS FOR OUR CAR. WE HAVE OWNED SEVERAL VEHICLES AND NEVER HAD THIS OCCUR PRIOR TO OWNING THIS CAR. I DEAM THIS TO BE A SAFETY CONCERN BECAUSE WE HAVE TO UNDO THE SEATBELT AND COMPLETELY LET IT GO IN AND THEN PUT IT BACK ON EVERY FEW MILES OR IT WILL CHOKE THE PASSENGER SITTING IN THE SEAT. SO WE ARE DOING THIS WHILE DRIVING DAILY SEVERAL TIMES EACH TRIP. *TR

I BELIEVE HONDA SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL FOR THE RIMS AND TIRES ON THE FIT SPORT, THEY ARE VIRTUALLY UNOBTAINABLE (USUALLY HAVE TO BE SPECIALLY ORDERED - IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND WHEN AWAY FROM HOME), VERY EXPENSIVE ($175/ TIRE W MOUNT AND BALANCE) AND VERY POOR QUALITY (3 BLOWOUTS IN 10,000 MILES). I CONSIDER THIS A SERIOUS DESIGN FLAW,AFFECTING THE VEHICLE'S SAFETY. *TR

2009 HONDA FIT SPORT INSTRUMENT PANEL WENT BLANK - NO GAS GAUGE, NO SPEEDOMETER, NO TRIPOMETER, NO CAR ALARM, AIR CONDITIONING WENT OUT, DOORS WOULD NOT AUTO LOCK. HONDA SERVICE DIAGNOSED IT AS FAULTY INSTRUMENT CLUSTER PANEL. SAID I NEEDED TO REPLACE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER TO THE TUNE OF $700+ FOR PART AND $300+ FOR LABOR AND $30+ FOR SHIPPING OF PART. CAR 2 1/2 YEARS OLD, ONE OWNER, ONLY 47,000 MILES. NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA FIT. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH AND NOTICED THERE WAS A STRESS FRACTURE ON THE FRONT WINDSHIELD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT FAILURE WAS NOT A FRACTURE BUT DEBRIS THAT WAS STUCK TO THE WINDSHIELD. THE CONTACT STATED HE WITNESSED THE FRACTURE OCCUR AND IT WAS NOT CAUSED BY DEBRIS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,400.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA FIT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH IN RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS, THE CONTACT ENGAGED THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS; HOWEVER, THE DRIVERS SIDE WIPER WOULD NOT FUNCTION. THERE WAS POOR VISIBILITY, AND THE CONTACT WAS FORCED TO REDUCE SPEED. THE CONTACT WILL NOTIFY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 16,300. UPDATED 05/03/11*LJ UPDATED 05/11/11

HONDA IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2009-2010 HONDA FIT VEHICLES. THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR ONE OR MORE OF THE FOUR SPRING ASSEMBLIES ON THE ENGINE'S VARIABLE VALVE TIMING AND LIFT ELECTRONIC CONTROL (VTEC) SYSTEM TO FAIL. DEALER PERFORMED RECALL AND AS A RESULT OF REPLACING THE VALVE SPRINGS THE VALVES WERE VERY NOISY. HAD TO BRING VEHICLE BACK AND LEAVE IT FOR VALVE ADJUSTMENT WHEN ENGINE WAS COOL. MAKE SURE ADJUSTMENT IS DONE AT TIME OF RECALL. *TR

I BOUGHT A BRAND NEW 2009 HONDA FIT, HEARD NOISE FROM MOTOR, RIGHT AFTER I RECEIVED A LETTER STATING THIS CAR HAD A RECALL (SPRINGS) IN THE MOTOR, TOOK THE CAR TO DEALER, THEY REPLACED THE SPRINGS, CAR STILL HAD NOISE, TOOK IT BACK & FOLLOWING DAY SAID THEY HAD TO RE-ADJUST THE VALVES, PICKED UP THE CAR THE NEXT DAY & STILL NOISE, DEALER REFUSED TO TAKE CR BACK, CAR MAKE NOISE FROM THE VALVES IN THE MOTOR, THESE DEFECTIVE SPRINGS CAUSED DAMAGED TO MY BRAND NEW VEHICLE.. I DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS CAR, I FEAR FOR OTHER'S SAFETY & MY FAMILY'S SAFETY... I AM REQUESTING FROM HONDA THAT THEY REFUND THE MONEY I PAID FOR THIS DEFECTIVE CAR & TAKE THE CAR, THE CAR DOESN'T RESPOND WELL WHEN I ACCELERATE IT... I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO..PLEASE HELP !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! *TR

LAST FEBRUARY I WAS SITTING IN MY 2009 HONDA FIT DEFROSTING THE WINDSHIELD AND AS THE DEFROSTER HEAT BECAME WARMER, I HEARD A CRACKING NOISE. THE WINDSHIELD SPONTANEOUSLY CRACKED WHILE THE CAR WAS SITTING IN MY YARD WARMING UP AND DEFROSTING. I WAS SITTING IN THE CAR AND CAN ATTEST TO THE FACT THAT NOTHING STRUCK THE PARKED VEHICLE WINDSHIELD. THE CRACK STARTED OUT AT APPROXIMATELY THREE INCHES OR SO AND HAS GROWN QUITE LARGE SINCE THEN. IT WAS EARLY MORNING WHEN THIS HAPPENED AND IT WAS BRIGHT DAYLIGHT SO THERE WAS NO WAY ANY OBJECT COULD HAVE FALLEN ON OR STRUCK MY VEHICLE WITHOUT MY BEING AWARE OF THIS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA FIT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11V101000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) AND CONTACTED THE DEALER APRIL 21, 2011 TO SECURE AN APPOINTMENT FOR REPAIRS. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE EARLIEST THEY COULD SECURE HER APPOINTMENT WAS FOR JULY 6, 2011. SHE THEN CALLED THE MANUFACTURER BUT THEY REFERRED HER BACK TO THE DEALER. LATER, WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE ADDITIONAL TIMES AND THE CONTACT HAD TO CALL A TOW TRUCK COMPANY TO JUMPSTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS UNSATISFIED WITH HOW FAR OUT THE RECALL REPAIRS WERE SCHEDULED FOR AND BELIEVED IT TO SURPASS A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 12,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA FIT EQUIPPED WITH A WEBASTO HOLLANDIA TVS 900. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 11V028000 (VISIBILITY:SUN ROOF ASSEMBLY). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS NECESSARY TO REMEDY THE FAILURE WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD CONTINUOUSLY BEEN SPEAKING WITH THE MANUFACTURER FOR APPROXIMATELY SEVEN MONTHS, BUT WAS UNABLE TO RECEIVE THE PARTS NECESSARY TO REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 21,000. UPDATED 06/24/11 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE SUNROOF WAS REPAIRED AND REQUESTED TO CANCEL THE COMPLAINT. 06/30/11

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA FIT. WHILE DRIVING AND MAKING A TURN AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH THE FRONT WINDSHIELD BEGAN TO CRACK FROM THE BOTTOM GOING UPWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13,851 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 14,000. UPDATED 03/29/11 *BF UPDATED 03/31/11

MY ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT BRIDGESTONE TURANZA EL-470 TIRE DEVELOPED A BLISTER IN THE SIDEWALL AFTER ONLY 16,803 MILES. FORTUNATELY THE BLISTER WAS SPOTTED DURING A MEAL BREAK IN TEMPLE, TEXAS. WE WERE RETURNING HOME TO SAN ANTONIO FROM DALLAS ON DECEMBER 26, 2010. BECAUSE OF THE HOLIDAY, THE LATE HOUR AND THE UNAVAILABILITY OF A REPLACEMENT WE WERE FORCED TO PAY FOR A HOTEL ROOM IN TEMPLE FOR THE NIGHT. HAD WE NOT SPOTTED THE BLISTER, THE TIRE WOULD HAVE LIKELY BLOWN OUT WHILE WE TRAVELED IN HEAVY HOLIDAY TRAFFIC ON IH35, ENDANGERING OUR LIFE AND HEALTH AS WELL AS THOSE AROUND US. THE LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP PARTS MANAGER EXPLAINED THAT HONDA ESCHEWS ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE TIRES WHICH THEY SELL WITH THEIR AUTOMOBILES. THESE TIRES ARE CLEARLY DEFECTIVE. THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS CONCERNING PREMATURE FAILURE. IT IS HIGH TIME FOR THE NHTSA TO TAKE ACTION TO MAKE HONDA AND BRIDGESTONE CORRECT THIS. *TR

FRONT SEAT PASSENGER SEATBELT LOCKS AND FAILS TO RELEASE. THIS PROBLEM BEGAN SHORTLY AFTER WE PURCHASED OUR HONDA FIT. IT HAS OCCURRED ALMOST WEEKLY. WE HAVE TAKEN IT INTO HONDAS SERVICE DEPT ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS BUT THEY HAVE NEVER FOUND ANY PROBLEM. WE HAVE OWNED OTHER FITS WITHOUT EVER EXPERIENCING THIS ISSUE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA FIT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD IMPAIRED HIS VISIBILITY WHILE DRIVING DURING SUNNY WEATHER CONDITIONS AND NEARLY CAUSED A CRASH TO OCCUR. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHO OFFERED HIM A DASHBOARD COVER. THE CONTACT DID NOT PURCHASE A COVER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THIS WAS A SAFETY ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA FIT EQUIPPED WITH DUNLOP SP SPORT TIRES, LINE SIZE 185/55R 16(N/A). THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN THE CONTACT NOTICED EXCESSIVE TREAD WEAR ON ALL FOUR TIRES. THE CONTACT ALSO NOTICED BUBBLES DEVELOPING ON THE SIDE WALLS OF BOTH REAR TIRES. THE MANUFACTURER OF THE TIRES AS WELL AS AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THE TIRES WERE ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 22,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

HI, I WOULD LIKE TO REPORT A SUDDEN ACCELERATION PROBLEM WITH MY 2009 HONDA FIT SPORT MODEL. THE INCIDENCE HAPPENED WHILE I WAS TRAVELING BETWEEN 5 TO 10 MILES PER HOUR. I WAS TRYING TO PARK THE CAR. I LET THE CAR SLOWLY ROLLED FORWARD INTO THE EMPTY PARKING SPOT AHEAD. BECAUSE I WAS TRAVELING AT PRETTY LOW SPEED, SO I ONLY GENTLY APPLIED THE BRAKE PEDAL AS I WAS GETTING CLOSER TO THE EMPTY PARKING SPOT. AS I SLOWLY PRESSED ON THE BRAKE, THE CAR JUST SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THE CAR SHOT AHEAD. I QUICKLY RELEASED MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND APPLIED THE HAND BRAKE. AFTER THE CAR CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP, IT ACTUALLY ROLLED OVER ON THE SIDE WALK. LUCKILY, NO ONE WAS ON THE SIDEWALK AND NO DAMAGE OR INJURY OCCURRED. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING THE HONDA FIT FOR 1.5 YEAR AND THIS IS THE ONLY TIME I NOTICED SUCH A PROBLEM. I PLAN TO BRING THE CAR IN FOR SERVICE IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS. *TR

2009 HONDA FIT. CONSUMER REQUESTS REFUND FORM DEALER *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HE HAD TO PURCHASED NEW TIRES ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS. WHEN THE CONSUMER STARTED THE VEHICLE TO LEAVE THE DEALERSHIP, HE NOTICED THE TPMS WARNING LIGHT WAS ON. THE CONSUMER ALERTED THE SERVICE TICKET WRITER WHO STATED IT WOULD TAKE SOME TIME FOR THE SENSOR TO RESET ITSELF AND IT WOULD GO OFF AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN FOR 10-15 MINUTES. THE CONSUMER STATED HE DROVE FOR APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES AND THE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE NEXT MORNING, THE CONSUMERS WIFE DROVE THE VEHICLE TO WORK AND THE LIGHT WAS STILL ON. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER AND WAS ADVISED TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN. THE TECHNICIAN CLAIMED TO HAVE FIXED THE SENSOR AND ADVISED THE CONSUMER TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE A FEW MILES AND THE WARNING LIGHT WOULD GO OUT. THE CONSUMER DROVE HOME AND THE LIGHT WAS STILL ON. THE SECOND TIME WHEN THE CONSUMER ARRIVED TO HAVE THE TIRES REPLACED, HE STARTED THE VEHICLE TO LEAVE THE DEALERSHIP AND THE TPMS LIGHT WAS STILL ON. THE CONSUMER WAS THEN INFORMED THAT THE TIRES NEEDED TO BE OVER-INFLATED SO THE SENSOR WOULD GO OFF. THE TIRES WERE THEN OVER-INFLATED. HOWEVER, THE LIGHT REMAINED ON.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA FIT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND WHEN THE CONTACT ENGAGED THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT, THEY WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE. THE CONTACT PLAYED AROUND WIT THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH FOR SEVERAL MOMENTS BEFORE THEY FINALLY ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, WHEN THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL OR THE HIGH BEAMS WERE UTILIZED, THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS WOULD FAIL. THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER REPAIRED NOR DIAGNOSED FOR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 38,500.

I BOUGHT A 2009 HONDA FIT ABOUT A YEAR AGO AND IT ONLY HAS 11557 MILES ON IT. IN JUST ONE DAY THE BREAKS WENT BAD. I HAD TO JUST REPLACE THE FRONT BRAKES. IT WAS SO BAD THEY WERE METAL ON METAL. ALSO HAD TO HAVE THE REAR BRAKES CLEANED AND ADJUSTED. I BROUGHT IT TO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP THAT I BOUGHT IT FROM BECAUSE I COULDN'T BELIEVE THAT A BRAND NEW CAR THAT ONLY HAS 11557 MILES ON IT WOULD HAVE TO HAVE THE BRAKES FIXED SO SOON. THEY COULDN'T EXPLAIN IT OR COULDN'T GIVE ME ANY ANSWERS ON THE SUBJECT. I CALLED MANY MECHANICS AND THEY ALL TOLD ME THAT THIS SHOULDN'T HAVE HAPPENED SO QUICKLY AND THAT HONDA SHOULD HAVE LOOKED INTO IT FOR ME. HONDA WANTED TO CHARGE ME $460.00 AND EVERY OTHER MECHANIC SAID IT WOULD BE UNDER $300.00. I GOT 2 FRONT DISC PADS REPLACED AND THE SLIDES AND PINS CLEANED, NEW FRONT ROTORS AND THE REAR BREAKS CLEANED AND ADJUST FOR $285.00 AT GUERCIO'S AUTO AND TRUCK REPAIR. I JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW A CAR WITH ONLY 11557 MILES ON IT HAS TO HAVE THE BREAKS REPLACED. I DO NOT DRIVE MY CAR CRAZY, I DO NOT DRIVE EXCESSIVELY LIKE HONDA WAS TRYING TO IMPLY. *TR

ON OCTOBER 3, 2008 I HAVE PURCHASED NEW 2009 HONDA FIT FROM NORTH SHORE HONDA IN NEW YORK. IN DECEMBER 2009, I SPOTTED SOME RUST UNDER THE CARRIAGE. ON JANUARY 12, 2010, I TOOK MY FIT TO THE NORTH SHORE HONDA FOR RUST INSPECTION, I WAS TOLD THAT IT IS NORMAL AND THERE IS NO PROBLEM. I KNEW THAT WAS WRONG, BUT I LEFT THE DEALERSHIP VERY DISAPPOINTED SINCE THEY REFUSED TO HELP ME. AROUND MIDDLE OF AUGUST 2010, I INSPECTED MY FIT ONCE AGAIN SAW EVEN MORE RUST AND ON DIFFERENT PARTS. MOST OF RUST APPEARS TO BE ON LEFT AND RIGHT TRANSVERSE LINK, ON THE SUSPENSION MEMBER, EXHAUST FLANGE SEVERELY RUSTED AND SWAY BAR LINK ENDS/BOLTS ALSO RUSTED. ON AUGUST 17, 2010 I TOOK MY FIT BACK TO THE SAME DEALERSHIP SEEKING HELP. ONCE AGAIN, THE SERVICE MANAGER TOLD ME THAT SURFACE OXIDATION IS CONSIDERED NORMAL. AFTER A SHORT CONVERSATION HE SAID, 'YES IT IS RUST, BUT THAT'S HOW THEY ALL ARE' WHAT HE MEANT WAS THAT ALL HONDA CARS ARE LIKE THAT AND SHOWED ME AN ACCORD WITH THE SIMILAR RUST. I SAID, 'OK BUT THAT IS VERY UNACCEPTABLE FOR THE NEW CARS'. FORTUNATELY, THAT DAY A HONDA REPRESENTATIVE WAS ON PREMISES AND HE ALSO ADMITTED AFTER LONG CONVERSATION THAT THERE IS PLENTY OF RUST, BUT STILL REFUSED TO HELP ME TO TAKE CARE OF MY CAR. ON AUGUST 20, 2010, I WROTE A LETTER TO HONDA PRESIDENT MR. TET SUO IWAMURA COMPLAINING ABOUT RUST UNDER THE CARRIAGE. I DID RECEIVED CALL BACK FROM HONDA, BUT THEY ABSOLUTELY REFUSED TO FIX THE RUST PROBLEM. I BELIEVE THAT WITHIN FEW YEARS IT WILL BECOME A SAFETY ISSUE, IF NOT PROPERLY TREATED. *TR

I PURCHASED A HONDA FIT IN JULY OF 2009. I HAVE DRIVEN IT 5800 MILES. THE FOLLOWING IS A DESCRIPTION OF A MAJOR PROBLEM THAT HAS RECENTLY OCCURRED: 1. IN AUGUST OF 2010 MY ABS LIGHT CAME ON. 2. I TOOK THE CAR TO MY HONDA DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT RODENTS HAD EATEN THE WIRING. I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS NOT COVERED BY THE WARRANTY AND THAT THE COST TO FIX IT COULD BE AS HIGH AS $1000. NEEDLESS TO SAY I WAS SHOCKED. 3. WHEN I BROUGHT THE CAR HOME I DISCOVERED THAT THE COVERING ON THE OXYGEN SENSOR WIRING AND THE COVERING ON THE WIRING TO THE FAN HAD ALSO BEEN CHEWED ALTHOUGH THE WIRING WAS STILL INTACT. 4. HERE IS WHAT IS SO SHOCKING ABOUT THIS SITUATION. MY 2009 HONDA FIT IS PARKED 30 FEET FROM MY 2005 HONDA ELEMENT. THE 5 YEAR OLD ELEMENT HAS NO SIGN OF RODENT ACTIVITY AND HAS NO WIRING PROBLEMS. I CALLED THE AMERICA HONDA MOTOR CO. CUSTOMER SERVICE 800 NUMBER AND REPORTED THE ABOVE. THE REPORT HAS BEEN GIVEN A CASE #. I ALSO DID A GOOGLE SEARCH [AUTOMOBILE WIRING AND RODENTS/HONDA WIRING AND RODENTS]. THE SEARCH TURNED UP MANY REFERENCES TO THIS PROBLEM IN HONDA AUTOMOBILES AND OTHER MANUFACTURER'S AUTOMOBILES. THE SEARCH ALSO UNCOVERED MANY REFERENCES TO THE RECENT USE OF SOY IN AUTOMOBILE WIRING COVERING. IF THIS IS TRUE IT COULD EXPLAIN WHY MY 2005 ELEMENT HAS NOT BEEN ATTACKED WHILE MY 2009 FIT HAS BEEN. IT WOULD ALSO INDICATE A GLARING DEFECT IN SOME AUTO ELECTRICAL WIRING. I AM NOW DEALING WITH THE PROBLEM BY LEAVING MY FIT IN WITH MY DOGS AND LETTING THEM URINATE ON THE TIRES. AS OF NOW THIS SEEMS TO BE WORKING. OBVIOUSLY THIS IS A LOUSY SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM. IN SUMMATION, I NOW HAVE NO ABS. I DO NOT FEEL I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY $1000 FOR RODENT DAMAGE TO WIRING THAT WAS LIKELY CAUSED BY RODENT ATTRACTIVE WIRE COVERING AND MAY REOCCUR. THIS IS AN EXPENSIVE PROBLEM. IT IS ALSO A SAFETY PROBLEM. THAT IS WHY I AM REGISTERING THIS PROBLEM WITH THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION (NHTSA). UPDATED IVOQ 10/15/10 *TR