2009 Honda Fit Complaint Log

I BOUGHT A BRAND NEW 2009 HONDA FIT IN FEBRUARY 2009. THE FOLLOWING YEAR BY JULY 2010 THE AC UNIT DID NOT WORK AT ALL. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WHERE I HAD BOUGHT MY CAR, WHO TOLD ME THAT A ROCK FROM THE ROAD HAD HIT THE AC UNIT, THE REFRIGERANT HAD ESCAPED AND I HAD TO PAY USD$ 890.00 TO REPAIR IT, BECAUSE THAT REPAIR WAS NOT COVERED BY THE MANUFACTURER WARRANTY. THEN I REALIZED THE FRONT BUMPER UNDER THE TAG HAD BIG SPACES THAT MAY ALLOW A ROCK TO GO THROUGH AND HIT THE AC CONDENSER. THIS IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT AND HONDA SHOULD COVER THE COST OF THE REPAIR. *TR

A VEHICLE STOPPED SUDDENLY AHEAD OF ME ON THE BAY BRIDGE NEAR SF, AND EVEN THOUGH I HIT THE BRAKES HARD, THE CAR DID NOT STOP AS FAST AS I FELT IT SHOULD HAVE. I DID NOT THINK ANY MORE ABOUT IT AFTER THE CAR WAS REPAIRED, THEN LAST WEDNESDAY, 10/05/11 I NEEDED TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY STOP ON THE FREEWAY. AFTER HITTING THE BRAKE WITH BOTH FEET, I WATCHED HELPLESSLY AS THE CAR SLOWED BUT DID NOT STOP UNTIL I HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. THESE ARE THE ONLY TWO 'REAR END' COLLISIONS I HAVE HAD IN OVER 30 YEARS OF DRIVING. I KNOW THAT EITHER OF MY PREVIOUS TWO CARS COULD HAVE EFFECTIVELY STOPPED IN THE DISTANCE GIVEN. I AM NOT SURE THE CAR WILL BE REPAIRED AGAIN, BUT IF IT IS REPAIRED I WILL NEVER DRIVE IT AGAIN. *KB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA FIT. THE CONTACT STATED THE AIR CONDITIONER FAN OPERATED ONLY AT THE HIGH LEVEL WHEN IN ACTIVATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE BLOWER MOTOR. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 47,000.

ON MAY 21, 2010. MY DAUGHTER HAD A BLOW OUT ON HER 2009 HONDA FIT SPORT THAT SHE PURCHASED IN FEBRUARY. TWO WEEKS PREVIOUSLY, SHE HAD THE OIL CHANGED AND THE TIRES ROTATED BY THE DEALER AND NO PROBLEMS WHERE REPORTED. ON MAY 21ST, SHE WAS DRIVING DOWN HWY 99 AT 65 MPH, WHEN THE LOW TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT CAME ON. BEFORE SHE COULD FIGURE OUT WHAT THE LIGHT MEANT, THE BACK REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE BLEW. IT WAS COMPLETELY SEPARATED FROM THE WHEEL ITSELF AT THE WHEEL WITH SOME RUBBER STILL ATTACHED TO THE WHEEL. WE WERE ASSISTED OFF THE HIGHWAY BY CHP BECAUSE THE LOCATION WAS TOO DANGEROUS TO WAIT FOR A TOW. WE HAD AAA RESPOND AND PUT ON THE SPARE AND WE DROVE IT TO THE DEALER. THERE WERE NO OBVIOUS SIGNS OF DAMAGE TO THE TIRE, EXCEPT FOR THE BLOWOUT. I HAD THE DEALER REPLACE THE TIRE (THEY WAIVED THE LABOR) AND HAD THEM THOROUGHLY INSPECT THE REMAINING TIRES FOR DAMAGE. TWO WEEKS LATER, ON JUNE 4TH, THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT WITH NO WARNING AT ALL. SHE IS CERTAIN THAT THERE WERE NO POTHOLES OR DEBRIS IN THE ROADWAY. SHE BARELY MAINTAINED CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND GOT IT OFF THE ROADWAY. CHP RESPONDED TO ASSIST HER. THERE WAS A FIST SIZED HOLE IN THE TIRE IN THE SIDEWALL AND THE RIM WAS SEVERELY BENT. THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER WHO RESPONDED ADVISED THAT IT APPEARED TO BE A FAULTY TIRE. WE TOOK THE CAR BACK TO OUR DEALER. AGAIN, THEY ARE CLAIMING IT HAD TO BE A ROAD HAZARD. I AM EXTREMELY CONCERNED FOR MY DAUGHTER'S SAFETY DRIVING THE CAR. I HAVE ASKED THEM TO INSPECT AND PUT IN WRITING THAT THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE REMAINING TIRES OR TO REPLACE THE TWO LEFT FROM THE INITIAL BATCH OF TIRES, BUT THEY ARE REFUSING. *TR

HONDA FIT WAS PARKED IN OPEN PARKING LOT, IN 80+ DEGREE WEATHER, AND 7 HOUR-UNATTENDED, RETURNED TO FIND WINDSHIELD CRACKED. CRACK STARTING AT BASE/BOTTOM AND EXTENDING UPWARD 14 INCHES, WITH NO IMPACT VISIBLE. PHOTO TAKEN AND VEHICLE TAKEN TO LOCAL HONDA DEALER, WHO SAID A ROCK HIT IT, THEY COULD NOT PAY FOR REPAIR. CAR WAS REPAIRED AT WINDSHIELD AT OWNERS COST $412. NUMEROUS (ONLINE) REPORTS SUGGEST MANY STRESS RELATED (WINDSHIELD) CRACKS HAVE TO REPORTED TO HONDA. *TR

TOWING A 2009 HONDA FIT BEHIND A MOTORHOME WHEN IT LOCKED UP. EVERYTHING WAS SET ACCORDING TO THE MANUAL. IT IS AUTOMATIC. WE WERE TOLD IT COULD BE THE BATTERY BUT WE ARE NOT SATISFIED WITH THAT EXPLANATION. HAVE YOU HEARD OF OTHER HONDA FITS LOCKING UP THE FRONT WHEELS WHILE TOWING. IT DRIVES FINE IF NOT BEHIND THE MOTORHOME. WE DRAGGED THE TOAD FOR ABOUT 50 FEET AND HAD TO REPLACE TWO FRONT TIRES. *TR

CAR TURNING OFF. *TR

THIS COMPLAINT REGARDS A 2009 HONDA FIT THAT WE HAVE/HAD OWNED FOR A LITTLE OVER ONE YEAR. LAST SATURDAY, WHEN MY HUSBAND WAS TURNING LEFT INTO OUR DRIVEWAY, AND SO WAS GOING QUITE SLOW, HE TURNED INTO A PERSON WHO WAS COMING STRAIGHT TOWARD HIM ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ROAD. SHE WAS APPROACHING BY COMING UP A MODERATE INCLINE, BUT WELL NOTICEABLE BY ANY OTHER CAR THAT I HAVE DRIVEN. WE HAVE OWNED THIS PROPERTY FOR OVER 30 YEARS AND THERE HAS BEEN NO OTHER TROUBLE IN THIS VICINITY. I HAVE BEEN VERY LEERY OF DRIVING THE FIT SINCE A FEW DAYS AFTER PURCHASE BECAUSE OF THE BLIND SPOTS THAT I NOTICED WHEN DRIVING THE CAR. THE SAME KIND OF ACCIDENT HAS ALMOST HAPPENED TO ME AND TO MY HUSBAND SEVERAL OTHER TIMES WITH THIS CAR, THE 2009 HONDA FIT, SINCE OUR OWNERSHIP OF IT. THE MAJOR PROBLEM HAS BEEN THE A-PILLARS IN THE LARGE FRONT WINDOW. THE FIRST TIME THAT I NOTICED IT WAS A FEW DAYS AFTER OWNERSHIP IN 2009, A PERSON STEPPED OFF A CURB AS I WAS TURNING, AND I DID NOT INITIALLY SEE HIM. FORTUNATELY, I DID SEE HIM AS THE CAR MOVED AND THE BLIND SPOT WAS NO LONGER IMPEDING MY VIEW. UNFORTUNATELY FOR MY HUSBAND, WHEN HE TURNED LAST SATURDAY THERE WAS A SIGNIFICANT ACCIDENT WITH HOPEFULLY MINOR INJURIES, AND THE FIT WAS TOTALED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. THE OTHER DRIVER INVOLVED ALSO SUSTAINED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE AND WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL TO BE CHECKED FOR INJURY. THERE IS NO WAY FOR US TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM, BUT I HOPE THAT SOMEONE WILL TAKE A LOOK AT THIS ISSUE SO THAT INJURY AND DAMAGE AND POSSIBLY, DEATH, CAN BE AVOIDED FOR OTHERS. EXCEPT FOR THIS SIGNIFICANT SAFETY PROBLEM, THE CAR FIT OUR LIFESTYLE PERFECTLY, BUT I WILL NEVER OWN ANOTHER AS LONG AS THIS PROBLEM PERSISTS. *TR

BRAKE PEDAL IS SPONGY. BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSES ALMOST TO THE FLOOR BEFORE BRAKES ENGAGE. PEDAL WILL PUMP UP. 2009 FIT WITH ONLY 8000 MILES ON IT. *TR

ALL TIRES HAVE BEEN LOSING AIR. HAVE TO PUT AIR IN TIRES EVERYDAY. ONE TIRE ALSO HAS A BULGE OR BUBBLE. TIRES HAVE ONLY BEEN USED FOR 22,000 MILES. *TR

A BRIDGESTONE TIRE,185/55/R16, ON MY 2009 HONDA FIT HAD A DEFECT AFTER APPROXIMATELY 15,000 MILES. IT DEVELOPED A BUBBLE ON THE SIDE OF THE TIRE. I HAD IT REPLACED AND FILED A WARRANTY FORM WITH BRIDGESTONE. AFTER 120 DAYS, BRIDGESTONE RESPONDED THROUGH ITS DEALER THAT THE FAULT WAS DUE TO A ROAD HAZARD CONDITION. SINCE I WAS NOT INVOLVED IN ANY ACCIDENTS OR ABNORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS, I DISPUTE THEIR FINDINGS. I AM REPORTING THIS IN THE EVENT THEIR ARE OTHER FAILURES OF THIS TYPE/SIZE OF BRIDSGESTONE TIRES. *TR

THE STARTER IN ALL OF THESE VEHICLES GOES BAD VERY FAST. STATING WITH AN ODD SOUND OF METAL TO METAL ON COLD STARTS (DUE TO THE STARTER NOT RETRACTING FAST ENOUGH) 5 PEOPLE THAT LIVE NEAR ME HAVE ALL HAD THE SAME PROBLEM MY CAR IS NOW DOING IT AGAIN WITH A 3 YEAR OLD REPLACEMENT DENSO OEM HONDA STARTER, HONDA NEEDS TO FIX THIS...

2009 HONDA FIT. CONSUMER STATES UNINTENDED ACCELERATION AFTER COLLISION *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HE AND HIS WIFE WERE SITTING AT A RED LIGHT, WHEN SUDDENLY THEY WERE REAR-ENDED. AFTER THEY WERE HIT FROM BEHIND, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF THEM, STRIKING IT IN THE REAR AS WELL. DESPITE THE CONSUMER HAVING APPLIED THE BRAKE AS HARD AS HE COULD, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO SPIN ITS WHEELS AS IF THE ACCELERATOR WAS BEING FLOORED. THE CONSUMER HAD THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ON, AND HIS FOOT WAS STILL ON THE BRAKE. THE ONLY WAY THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE WAS BY TURNING OFF THE ENGINE. (THE VEHICLE BELONGS TO THE CONSUMERS FATHER). *JB

WHILE DRIVING THE POWER STEERING SUDDENLY BECAME TIGHT TO TURN, AND THE EPS INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON. THE ENGINE HAD TO BE TURNED OFF, AND WHEN RESTARTED THE STEERING GOT BACK TO NORMAL AGAIN, AND THE EPS INDICATOR LIGHT WAS OFF. HOWEVER, IT HAPPENED AGAIN SEVERAL TIMES, SOMETIMES BACK-TO-BACK DURING THE SAME DRIVE. IT HAPPENED AT LEAST 20~25 TIMES IN THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS; AND FINALLY I TOOK IT TO THE HONDA SERVICE SHOP FOR REPAIR RECENTLY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA FIT. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE REAR-ENDED THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HIM. THERE WERE NO PERSONAL INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED FOR THE INCIDENT. THERE WAS A DEPLOYMENT OF THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. HOWEVER, THE OTHER AIR BAG SYSTEMS IN THE VEHICLE FAILED TO DEPLOY WITH THE LEVEL OF IMPACT. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THIS TIME. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 9,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA FIT. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY BETWEEN 20-25 MPH; AND ENCOUNTERED A POTHOLE IN THE ROAD. SUDDENLY, THE TIRE FLATTENED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE STUD BROKE. THE TIRE WAS REPLACED WITH THE SPARE TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE BROKEN STUD WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE SERVICE WARRANTY. THE TIRE STUD WAS REPLACED AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 21,000.

4 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASING MY NEW CAR, THE WINDSHIELD CRACKED. THEN, WITHIN 10 DAYS, IT DEVELOPED A 2ND CRACK WHILE I WAS DRIVING IT TO OREGON (I LIVE IN CA). THE FIRST CRACK BEGAN IN THE BOTTOM CENTER OF MY WINDSHIELD, THE 2ND CRACK BEGAN AT THE TOP CENTER (BEHIND MY REAR VIEW MIRROR). AFTER SEARCHING THE INTERNET, I FOUND SEVERAL WEBSITE DEVOTED TO THIS SAME PROBLEM ON THE SAME MAKE/MODEL/YEAR AS MY CAR FROM PEOPLE ALL OVER THE U.S. *TR

CRACK IN WINDSHIELD OF 2009 HONDA FIT; LESS THAN THREE MONTHS OLD. PARKED CAR THE NIGHT OF 2/9/10 IN DRIVEWAY FACING IN. WOKE TO CRACK THE NEXT MORNING. CALLED DEALER 2/10/10 TOLD TO COME IN BUT NOT A STRESS FRACTURE. CALLED HONDA TO REPORT, TOLD TO TAKE TO DEALER FOR DOCUMENTATION. LOOKED ON LINE AND THERE ARE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME. 2/11/10 REPORTS IN HAND I WENT TO DEALER. AGAIN THEY SAY IMPACT-- THE CAR WAS SITTING STILL AT NIGHT IN DRIVEWAY AND THE SKY FELL!! EVEN WENT UNDER A HALF INCH SPACE UNDER THE WIPERARM AND HIT GLASS.?? DEALER CALLED ME BACK 2/16/10 SAID NO COMPLAINTS STILL IMPACT AND WEATHER CAUSED BRAKE, TIM STATED HE SPOKE TO REP PAT THOMAS OF HONDA AND THEY WONT FIX IT. NOW WHAT NO ONE LISTENING TO ME. SEEMS FUNNY THERE ARE OTHER COMPLAINTS ON LINE AND THEY DON'T KNOW ABOUT IT PLEASE HELP I DRIVE THE FREEWAYS AND THIS CRACK IS ONE THIRD MY WINDSHIELD NOW AND IS A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA FIT. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE SHE NOTICED THAT THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL, AND THE STEERING COLUMN WAS LOCKED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE TECHNICIAN LOCATED AN ANGLE SENSOR ERROR CODE. HOWEVER SINCE THE TECHNICIANS COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE, THEY DID NOT MAKE REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2200. THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 12/07/09 *AA THE MANUAL STATED TO RESTART THE ENGINE TO RESET THE EPS AND IT WORKED AFTER SEVERAL TRIES. THE CONSUMER DROVE THE VEHICLE ABOUT 1 MILE WHEN THE POWER STEERING FAILED AGAIN. THE POWER STEERING FAILED AGAIN WHEN THE MILEAGE WAS 2570. THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE DEALER. AGAIN THERE WAS AN ANGLE SENSOR ERROR CODE. THE EPS CONTROL UNIT WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALER. UPDATED 12/09/09. CONTACT SAYS THE VEHICLE FAILED AGAIN ON 2/1/2010. CONTACT SAYS THE POWER STEERING RACK WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALER BUT THE PART STILL FAILED. FAILURE MILES WERE 4444. CURRENT MILES ARE 4450. CONTACT CHOSE NOT TO GIVE VIN. AA

I WENT TO MY CAR ON A COLD MORNING AND FOUND A CRACK WHICH WAS NOT THERE WHEN I PARKED THE CAR THE NIGHT BEFORE. IT WAS A LINEAR CRACK ABOUT 6 INCHES LONG EXTENDING STRAIGHT FROM THE MIDDLE BOTTOM OF THE FRONT WINDSHIELD. NO EVIDENCE OF ANYTHING STRIKING THE WINDSHIELD OR CAR. NO DEBRIS. NO OBVIOUS CHIP. I DROVE TO DEALER THE NEXT AND THEY TRIED TO TELL ME THERE WAS A "CHIP", WHICH WAS SMALLER THAN A PINHEAD WHICH THEY FELT INDICATED THAT IT WAS AN IMPACT FRACTURE. WHEN PRESSED ON WHY IT WASN'T A THERMAL OR STRESS FRACTURE, THE SERVICE MANAGER EVEN ONCE SAID "YES, IT'S A THERMAL FRACTURE, BUT IT WAS CAUSED BY AN IMPACT. THE AREA WHERE THE "CHIP" WAS ABOVE THE ORIGINAL EXTENT OF THE ORIGINAL CRACK AND WAS IN A REGION OF SPREAD WHICH DEVELOPED LATER, AFTER DRIVING THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID THAT CAN HAPPEN, WITH THE CRACK STARTING AT A POINT SEPARATE FROM THE IMPACT SITE. THE ENTIRE LENGTH OF THE CRACK IS ABOUT 18 INCHES CURRENTLY. THE SERVICE MANAGER, GENERAL MANAGER, AND REGIONAL SERVICE MANAGER ALL CLAIM THAT THIS IS A IMPACT FRACTURE AND REFUSE TO COVER IT UNDER THE WARRANTY. THE SERVICE MANAGER AVOIDS PHONES CALLS. THE GENERAL MANAGER REFUSES TO GIVE ME A WRITTEN ATTESTATION THAT THIS IS AN IMPACT FRACTURE AND REFUSES TO DEAL WITH ME. THE REGIONAL SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE CANNOT BE CONTACTED AND DOES NOT DEAL WITH CONSUMERS. THE HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE SAID THAT I COULD TAKE IT TO A DIFFERENT DEALER, BUT WARNED THAT THEY PROBABLY ANSWER TO THE SAME DISTRICT SERVICE MANAGER. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA FIT. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE CARPET WAS WORN OUT WHILE PERFORMING MAINTENANCE ON THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER CONFIRMED THAT THE CARPET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BUT EVEN AFTER THE CARPET WAS REPLACED IT CONTINUED TO LOOK AS IF IT WERE WORN OUT. THE MANUFACTURER OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 8,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 16,000.

AFTER I'D HAD THE CAR ABOUT A YEAR, SUDDENLY THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT STARTED LOCKING UP AND PREVENTING ME FROM BEING ABLE TO MOVE. THIS IS ONGOING. THIS HAPPENS WHEN I LEAN FORWARD ONLY SLIGHTLY. THE ONLY WAY TO RELEASE IT IS TO PRESS INTO THE BACK OF THE SEAT, BUT SOMETIMES THE BELT CONTINUES TO LOCK UP EVERY TIME I PRESS BACK, TO THE POINT THAT THERE IS NO MORE ROOM TO RELEASE THE TENSION ON THE BELT. AT THIS POINT I JUST HAVE TO TAKE THE BELT OFF, WHILE I'M DRIVING. THIS OVERLY-SENSITIVE LOCKING MECHANISM HAS BECOME A HAZARD WHEN I'M IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AND HAVE TO QUICKLY CHECK OVER MY SHOULDER BEFORE CHANGING LANES. I HAVE TO LEAN FORWARD IN ORDER TO SEE AROUND THE HEADREST, BUT I GET TRAPPED AGAINST THE SEAT. AGAIN, I HAVE HAD TO UNFASTEN THE BELT IN ORDER TO GAIN THE MOBILITY NEEDED TO DRIVE PROPERLY. I BROUGHT THIS UP TO THE DEALER AND HE SIMPLY BRUSHED IT OFF, STATING THIS WAS A SAFETY FEATURE. THIS IS AN IMPROPERLY WORKING SAFETY FEATURE, MAKING IT AN UNSAFE FEATURE. THE DATE PROVIDED BELOW IS THE APPROXIMATE DATE THE PROBLEM STARTED. ANOTHER ISSUE IS THAT THE REAR VIEW MIRROR IS DIRECTLY IN MY LINE OF VISION. I HAVE TO DUCK TO LOOK UNDER IT WHEN I'M SIMPLY TRYING TO SEE OUT THE WINDSCREEN. THIS ALSO IS A HAZARD. LASTLY, I FIND THE WINDSCREEN FRAME ON THE LEFT SIDE IS SITUATED SUCH THAT IT PERFECTLY BLOCKS PEDESTRIANS WHO MIGHT BE STANDING ON THE CORNER OR ENTERING AN INTERSECTION. IT'S SO WIDE AND ANGLED THAT IT COVERS A LARGER AREA THAN MOST VEHICLES. THE LARGE WINDSCREEN IS A NICE FEATURE, BUT NOT WHEN IT COMPROMISES SIDE VISION.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA FIT. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE SHE NOTICED THAT THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL, AND THE STEERING COLUMN WAS LOCKED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE TECHNICIAN LOCATED AN ANGLE SENSOR ERROR CODE. HOWEVER SINCE THE TECHNICIANS COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE, THEY DID NOT MAKE REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2200. THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 12/07/09 *BF THE MANUAL STATED TO RESTART THE ENGINE TO RESET THE EPS AND IT WORKED AFTER SEVERAL TRIES. THE CONSUMER DROVE THE VEHICLE ABOUT 1 MILE WHEN THE POWER STEERING FAILED AGAIN. THE POWER STEERING FAILED AGAIN WHEN THE MILEAGE WAS 2570. THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE DEALER. AGAIN THERE WAS AN ANGLE SENSOR ERROR CODE. THE EPS CONTROL UNIT WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALER. UPDATED 12/09/09

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA FIT. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD SPORADICALLY STALL WITHOUT WARNING WHEN TRAVELING AT ANY SPEED. THE CONTACT STATED THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED OVER 20 TIMES HOWEVER, THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE OR LOCATE A FAILURE IN THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER ADVISED WITHOUT BEING ABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE VEHICLE THEY WERE UNABLE TO MAKE ANY REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED IN ORDER TO GET THE VEHICLE TO FUNCTION NORMALLY HE WOULD HAVE TO SHUT OFF THE ENGINE DURING THE FAILURE AND SHIFT INTO PARK. WHEN RESTARTING, THE VEHICLE WOULD RESUME NORMAL OPERATION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 200 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 2,000.

I HAVE A 2009 HONDA FIT SPORT WITH 3,035 MILES ON IT, AND THERE IS A LARGE STRESS FRACTURE IN THE WINDSHIELD. IT WAS PARKED IN MY DRIVE WAY WITH NO PROBLEMS. I NOTICED THE FRACTURE THE NEXT DAY BEFORE I DROVE MY CAR. I LOOKED ONLINE, AND THIS IS A FAIRLY COMMON PROBLEM. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY 2009 HONDA FIT AROUND NOON TIME, MY WINDSHIELD CRACKED. OUT OF NO WHERE. THE CRACK RAN FROM THE TOP - WHERE IT MEETS THE ROOF - UP TO THE POINT WHERE THE REAR-VIEW MIRROR ATTACHES TO THE WINDSHIELD, APPROXIMATELY 4 INCHES LONG. THE NEXT MORNING, I REALIZED THE CRACK HAD EXTENDED EVEN FURTHER. NOW, THE CRACK IS ABOUT 10 INCHES LONG. THE FIRST THING I DID WAS CALL AMERICA HONDA WHOM IS RESPONSIBLE FOR HONDA CARE WARRANTY AND THEY TOLD ME WINDSHIELDS WERE NOT COVERED BY HONDA CARE, EVEN THOUGH I CLAIMED THAT COULD BE A DEFECT AND COULD HARM THE SAFETY OF THE DRIVER AND THE PASSENGER. AFTER TALKING WITH AMERICA HONDA, I CALLED THE DEALER FROM WHICH THE 2009 HONDA FIT WAS PURCHASED AND ALL THEY TOLD ME WAS TO FILE A COMPREHENSIVE COMPLAINT WITH MY CAR INSURANCE. THE INSURANCE THEN INFORMED ME THAT IT WOULD COST ABOUT $425.00 TO REPAIR A DEFECT, WHICH I BELIEVE HONDA SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR, SINCE THAT COULD VERY WELL BE A MANUFACTURE DEFECT. *TR

THE HEADREST OF MY 2009 HONDA FIT GIVES ME AN EXTREME NECK & BACKACHET. MY 2000 CIVIC ALLOWED BETTER SEATING POSTURE. THIS IS NOT A SEAT BACK POSITION OR DRIVER HEIGHT PROBLEM. A SIDE VIEW OF NEW CAR SEATS SHOWS ALMOST ALL HEADRESTS BREAK INTO THE VERTICAL LINE OF THE SEAT BACK. PROPER ERGONOMIC SEATING ACCORDING TO OSHA CAN BE FOUND HERE: HTTP://WWW.OSHA.GOV/SLTC/ETOOLS/COMPUTERWORKSTATIONS/POSITIONS.HTML HOWEVER HEADRESTS ON NEW CARS FORCE THE SPINE FROM A NORMAL S-SHAPE TO A CONTORTED C-SHAPE WITH THE HEAD PUSHED FORWARD. I UNDERSTAND THIS IS DUE TO NEW REGULATIONS FROM YOUR OFFICE. PLEASE BRING YOUR REGULATIONS INTO COMPLIANCE WITH CORRECT HUMAN ANATOMY. THANK YOU. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA FIT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY DECELERATED TO 20 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,000. UPDATED 09/05/14*LJ

TRAFFIC WAS SLOWING DOWN BECAUSE OF WORK ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I TAPPED MY BRAKES TWICE WITHOUT ANY RESULT. THE NEXT TIME I PUT MY FOOT TO THE FLOOR AND THE CAR WOULD NOT STOP. I RAN INTO A TRUCK. SINCE MY CAR WAS LOW, THE SENSOR DID NOT GO OFF WITH THE AIR BAGS. I OWN A HONDA SPORT FIT 2009. *TR

THE PAINT ON MY CAR HAS EITHER NOT CURED CORRECTLY AT THE FACTORY, OR IS TOO SOFT. AFTER DRIVING THE CAR FOR A FEW MONTHS THE PAINT IS CHIPPING OFF AND THE CAR LOOKS WORSE THAN MY 7 YEAR OLD HONDA ACCORD. THIS IS NOT A SAFETY CONCERN, BUT WILL DEFINITELY CAUSE THE CAR TO RUST VERY SOON. THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN AFTER 6 MONTHS OF DRIVING. IF YOU SEARCH ONLINE, THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT AND ALMOST ALL FIT OWNERS ARE NOTICING THAT THERE IS A SERIOUS ISSUE WITH THE PAINT ON THE CAR THAT WILL CAUSE THE BODY OF THE CAR TO START TO RUST VERY QUICKLY. *TR

MY 2009 HONDA FIT SPORT MODEL WILL OCCASIONALLY NOT STOP WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED, BUT JUMP FORWARD TEN FEET OR SO. ON 4/4/09 THIS CAUSED ME TO HIT ANOTHER CAR, RESULTING IN $2400 BODY DAMAGE. HONDA SAYS NOTHING IS WRONG WITH THE CAR--NO COMPUTER CODES--AND WILL NOT TRY TO REPAIR IT. I CAN NO LONGER DRIVE IT SAFELY, BUT CANNOT GET HONDA AMERICA TO ACKNOWLEDGE PROBLEM OR HELP ME.

LEAVING CLIENT'S DRIVEWAY, PUT CAR IN REVERSE AND BACKED OUT OF DRIVEWAY STOPPING AT THE OPPOSITE SIDE, ACROSS THE STREET. TURNED STEERING IN THE DIRECTION I WAS HEADING AND PLACED CAR IN DRIVE. LIFTED MY FOOT OFF BRAKE AND CAR TOOK OFF WITHOUT MY FOOT TOUCHING THE ACCELERATOR. IT WAS LIKE I HAD DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR TO THE FLOOR AND MY FOOT NEVER TOUCHED THE ACCELERATOR. I HIT A PARKED CAR. I WAS TERRIFIED. *TR

2009 HONDA FIT WINDSHIELD RESTRICTS DRIVER'S VIEW. THE FIRST TIME I DROVE MY NEW BASE MODEL 2009 HONDA FIT IN BUMPER-TO-BUMPER RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC I DISCOVERED THAT I COULD NOT SEE ENOUGH THROUGH ITS TOO HIGH, TOO NARROW (FROM TOP TO BOTTOM) WINDSHIELD TO ACCURATELY POSITION THE FIT BEHIND THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. THE DASHBOARD IN THE 2009 FIT SLOPES UPWARD, NOT DOWNWARD, TO MEET THE WINDSHIELD, AND IT MEETS THE WINDSHIELD AT A POINT ONE TO TWO INCHES HIGHER THAN IN ANY OTHER VEHICLE I HAVE EVER DRIVEN. THE RESULT IS THAT THE UPPER EDGE OF THE DASHBOARD BLOCKS THE DRIVER'S VIEW OF THE ROAD IN FRONT OF THE CAR. TO SEE THIS, DO THIS SIMPLE TEST. DRAW A "STARTING" LINE ACROSS A TWO LANE DRIVEWAY. PARK A 2009 FIT BASE MODEL AND ANY OTHER MODEL OF CAR SIDE BY SIDE SO THAT THEIR FRONT BUMPERS ARE AT THE "STARTING LINE". SIT IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT OF THE FIT AND LOOK THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD TO FIND THE FIRST PART OF THE ROAD YOU CAN SEE. MARK IT MENTALLY OR HAVE A FRIEND CHALK IT FOR YOU. NOW SIT IN THE OTHER CAR'S DRIVER'S SEAT AND MARK THE FIRST PART OF THE ROAD YOU CAN SEE. FOR ME THE FIRST PIECE OF VISIBLE ROAD IS 15 TO 20 FEET IN FRONT OF THE FIT AND 5 TO 10 FEET IN FRONT OF A 2008 COROLLA. THAT LOSS OF 10 FEET OF VISIBLE ROAD DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF CAR BECOMES CRITICAL WHEN DRIVING AT HIGH SPEED IN CLOSELY SPACED TRAFFIC. IT'S ALSO A THREAT WHEN DRIVING IN A RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD WHERE SMALL CHILDREN OR THEIR PETS OCCASIONALLY DART INTO THE STREET. I SURVIVED A TERRIFYING DRIVE THROUGH RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC BY LEAVING A LOT OF EXTRA SPACE BETWEEN THE FIT AND THE CAR AHEAD OF ME. I RETURNED THE 2009 FIT TO THE DEALER WHO SOLD IT TO ME. NOW I AM DRIVING A 2008 COROLLA. THE COROLLA WINDSHIELD AND SIDE WINDOWS PROVIDE AN EXCELLENT 180 DEGREE VIEW OF THE ROAD, BOTH CLOSE TO THE CAR AND FARTHER AWAY. *TR

THE ROOF OF MY HONDA FIT IS FLAKING OFF VERY BADLY. THIS DELAMINATION OCCURRED VERY QUICKLY OVER A FEW MONTHS. THERE ARE 15 YEAR OLD CARS WITH BETTER PAINT THAN MY CAR. HONDAS ARE BUILT TO LAST, BUT THEY WON'T LOOK LIKE THEY ARE LASTING. I TAKE SO MUCH PRIDE IN KEEPING A CLEAN CAR AND THIS CONDITION MAKES ME LOOK LIKE I DON'T TAKE CARE OF IT. *TR

2009 HONDA FIT BATTERY DRAIN AND TRUSTWORTHINESS OF ELECTRONICS.*CW

2009 HONDA FIT. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM WITH TIRES *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED TO TOW BEHIND A MOTORHOME. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED FOR ABOUT 1,000 MILES OVER SEVERAL DAYS, WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE FRONT WHEELS LOCKED UP. THE CONSUMER HAD JUT PULLED INTO A GAS STATION TRAVELING 5 MPH WHEN IT OCCURRED. THE TWO FRONT TIRES ON THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE REPLACED. WHEN THE CONSUMER WENT TO THE LOCAL DEALER, THE COULD NOT EXPLAIN WHY IT HAPPENED. THEIR ONLY EXPLANATION WAS THAT MAYBE THE BATTERY FAILED OR WAS TOO LOW BUT THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHY IT WOULD EFFECT THE FRONT WHEELS LOCKING OR IF IT CAUSED ANY DAMAGE TO THE ABS. *JB