2010 HONDA FIT Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 HONDA FIT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE IN REVERSE, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SURGED BACKWARDS BEFORE CRASHING. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY DURING THE FAILURE. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. NEITHER THE DELAER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WERE MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 2,913.

LONG STRESS FRACTURE IN THE WINDSHIELD, STARTING FROM EDGE ON PASSENGER'S SIDE AND EXTENDING FOR ABOUT 2 FEET TOWARDS THE CENTER. FRACTURE APPEARED FOR NO APPARENT REASON, AND THERE WAS NO CHIP, HENCE WAS NOT CAUSED BY A STONE. THE WINDSHIELD DID NOT SHATTER, THOUGH IN RESEARCHING ONLINE, FOUND THAT MANY OTHER HONDA FIT OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM, WITH THE FRACTURE APPEARING WITH NO OBVIOUS CAUSE, AND IN SOME CASES ON CARS THAT HAD ONLY RECENTLY BEEN PURCHASED. THE DEALER REPLACED FOR FREE UNDER WARRANTY, THOUGH OTHERS ONLINE REPORTED THAT DEALERS TRIED TO ARGUE THAT IT WAS CAUSED BY A STONE. THIS IS MY DAUGHTER'S CAR, AND I'M CONCERNED IT MAY HAPPEN AGAIN, AND THAT THERE IS A RISK THAT THE SCREEN COULD SHATTER OR SEPARATE AT THE CRACK WHILE SHE IS DRIVING, HENCE CAUSING A MAJOR DRIVING HAZARD AND POSSIBLE CRASH.

I HAVE A 2010 HONDA FIT SPORT AUTOMATIC, PURCHASED NEW. WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 5 MPH (I.E., GOING DOWN A SPIRAL RAMP, PARKING MY CAR INSIDE THE GARAGE IN MY HOME AND BEING IN EXTREMELY SLOW STOP-AND-GO TRAFFIC) MY RIGHT FOOT IS ON AND OFF THE BRAKE. I DO NOT USE MY LEFT FOOT AT ALL IN DRIVING. FOUR TIMES IN THE PAST YEAR (FROM JULY 2010 TO JUNE 2011) DURING SUCH SITUATIONS THE ENGINE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND THE NEEDLE ON THE RPM DIAL WENT TO 4,000-5,000. I HAD TO STEP HARD WITH MY RIGHT FOOT ON THE BRAKE TO KEEP THE CAR FROM LURCHING FORWARD. THE LAST TIME IT HAPPENED ON JUNE 5, 2011 IN THE MIDDLE OF EXTREMELY SLOW STOP-AND-GO TRAFFIC. I HAD TO PUT BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKE AND QUICKLY SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL TO AVOID HITTING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. THIS TIME MY WIFE WAS IN THE CAR WITH ME AND WITNESSED THIS MOST SCARY AND DANGEROUS INCIDENT. I EXPLAINED ALL OF THIS TO THE MECHANICS AT MY LOCAL HONDA DEALER WHEN I BROUGHT MY CAR IN FOR SERVICE ON 6/21/11. HOWEVER, THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO RECREATE A SUDDEN ACCELERATION SITUATION AND COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH MY CAR. MY ONLINE SEARCHES INDICATE THAT THERE HAVE BEEN REPORTS OF SIMILAR SITUATIONS WITH PRIOR-YEAR MODELS OF THE HONDA SPORT. I AM CERTAIN THERE IS AN UNDISCOVERED PROBLEM WITH MY CAR, AND POSSIBLY OTHERS, WHICH REQUIRES INVESTIGATION BY THE NHTSA. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 HONDA FIT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE CLOSING THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WINDOW SHATTERED. THE CONTACT STATED SUSTAINED CUTS TO HER FINGERS AND BACK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 6,000.

THE CARPETING IS FALLING APART AFTER JUST OVER 5,000 MILES NEAR THE DRIVER'S FEET. I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS CONSIDERED A SAFETY ISSUE, BUT I GOOGLED "HONDA FIT CARPETING" AND FOUND A SITE WHERE SEVERAL PEOPLE HAVE FOUND THIS PROBLEM. I BELIEVE A FOOT COULD GET CAUGHT UP IN THIS CARPETING SHREDS. *TR

I WAS SIDESWIPED ON A WET ROAD AND WENT INTO A SPIN. THE BRAKES PARTIALLY ENGAGED, THROUGH THE ABS SYSTEM DID NOT (NO "CHATTER"). AFTER I REGAINED CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND ATTEMPTED TO PULL ONTO THE SHOULDER, THE BRAKES REMAINED PARTIALLY ENGAGED (THE CAR WAS GRADUALLY DECELERATING) - THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS COMPLETELY UNRESPONSIVE AND I COULD NEITHER DISENGAGE THE BRAKES, NOR INCREASE THE APPLICATION TO MAKE THE CAR COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. AFTER EXPERIMENTING WITH PRESSING HARD ON THE PEDAL AND THEN PUMPING IT A FEW TIMES WHILE TRAVELING OVER A QUARTER MILE, I ULTIMATELY HAD TO USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. I TOOK THE CAR TO A HONDA DEALERSHIP. THE COMPUTER SHOWED NO CODES AND THE TECHNICIANS WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *TR

AS I WAS MAKING MY RIGHT TURN NEAR MY HOME, I UNEXPECTEDLY SAW MY NEIGHBOR'S CAR IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD IN FRONT OF HIS DRIVE WAY. I QUICKLY STEPPED ON MY BRAKES TO STOP, BUT, MY CAR DIDN'T STOP IMMEDIATELY AND SEEMED TO SURGE RATHER THAN SLOW DOWN (POTENTIAL PROBLEM WITH THE FIT ABS). I THEN TURNED MY STEERING WHEEL TO THE SIDE WALK TO AVOID HITTING MY NEIGHBOR'S CAR WHILE STEPPING ON THE BRAKES BUT THE CAR STILL DID NOT STOP. THE CAR WENT THROUGH THE SIDE WALK AND A NEXT NEIGHBOR'S BUSH AND FRONT LAWN (ABOUT 20 METERS). EVENTUALLY, I STOMPED ON THE BRAKES AS HARD AS I COULD AND STOPPED JUST SHORT OF THE DRIVE WAY ON THE TOP OF A SMALL BUSH I REPORTED TO HONDA AMERICA WHICH SENT AN INSPECTOR TO CHECK MY CAR. THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR, BUT, THE INSPECTOR AND THE HONDA AMERICA CUSTOMER SERVICE MANAGER THOUGHT MY GOODYEAR RUBBER FLOOR MAT MIGHT BE THE CAUSE. I TOLD THEM DURING THE 20 METERS DISTANCE, I HAD ENOUGH TIME TO NOTICE THAT I WAS STEPPING ON THE BRAKES MUCH HARDER THAN NORMALLY I WOULD FOR THE CAR TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. AFTER I STOPPED THE CAR, THE FIRST THING I CHECKED WAS THE CAR FLOOR NEAR THE BRAKE PEDAL. IF THE MAT CAUSED THE PROBLEM, I WOULD HAVE NOTICED AT THAT TIME. ANOTHER HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE AGENT IMPLIED THAT I STEPPED ON THE GAS PEDAL INSTEAD OF THE BRAKE. I TOLD HIM THAT I COULD NOT HAVE STEPPED ON THE ACCELERATOR SINCE I DID NOT CHANGE THE PEDAL I WAS STEPPING ON DURING THE TIME IT TOOK TO STOP THE CAR. THE END RESULT, I HAD TO PAID FOR THE CAR DAMAGE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 HONDA FIT. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 30 MPH WHEN A VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE CONTACT AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE ROLLED OVER THREE TIMES AND WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED. THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL AND SUSTAINED NECK, HEAD, FACE AND CHEST INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC SHOP. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,000. UPDATED 06/30/11 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED SMOKE EMITTED FROM THE VEHICLE. IT WOULD HAVE CAUGHT ON FIRE IF THERE WERE GAS. THE ROOF JOINTS WERE COMING OFF THE CAR. THE ROOF WAS LIFTED TO SEE THE SKY AND THE DRIVERS SIDE WAS SHATTERED AND POINTED TOWARD THE DRIVER. THE REAR DRIVER SIDE WAS COMPLETELY OUT AND THE REAR WAS SMASHED TOWARD THE FRONT SEATS. UPDATED 07/01/11

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 HONDA FIT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11V101000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE IT WAS REPAIRED. TWO WEEKS LATER, THE CONTACT NOTICED THE VEHICLE WOULD LUNGE FORWARD AFTER CHANGING GEARS. THE VEHICLE WOULD ALSO STALL AFTER STARTING IN THE MORNINGS. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. UPDATED 07/08/11 *BF UPDATED 12/13/11

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 HONDA FIT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL ARE TOO CLOSE AND SOMETIME HE TOUCHED THE WRONG PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER NOR WAS IT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED EITHER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 18.