2010 HONDA FIT Complaints

WITH HEADLIGHTS ON AND HEATER BLOWER RUNNING THE HEADLIGHTS DIM SIGNIFICANTLY AND THE BLOWER MOTOR REDUCES ITS VELOCITY, AS IF AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE IS ABOUT TO OCCUR. DEALER SAID NOTHING IS WRONG.

I WAS SITTING IN THE PARKED CAR LISTENING TO THE RADIO BEFORE WORK WHEN I SAW A FOOT LONG CRACK FORM HALF WAY UP THE RIGHT EDGE OF THE WINDSHIELD HORIZONTALLY TOWARD THE CENTER OF THE WINDSHIELD. THERE WAS PRACTICALLY NO PEOPLE OR CARS AROUND AND IT WAS A CLEAN STRAIGHT LINE CRACK. I FOUND AN ONLINE FORUM ON EDMUNDS.COM WHERE THERE WERE MANY PEOPLE HAVING STRESS CRACK ISSUES WITH THEIR FIT WINDSHIELDS. I WENT TO THE DEALER AND THEY FOUND A CHIP IN THE CRACK ABOUT THE SIZE OF A PINHEAD, 2 INCHES IN FROM THE EDGE OF THE WINDSHIELD. THEY CLAIMED A STONE HIT THE WINDSHIELD TO CAUSE THE CHIP AND SUGGESTED CONTRACTION EXPANSION OF THE GLASS CAUSED THE CRACK. THEY REFUSED TO COVER THE DAMAGES UNDER WARRANTY. A PHONE CALL TO HONDA AUTOMOBILE CUSTOMER SERVICE CLAIMED NO REPORTS OF ISSUES WITH FIT WINDSHIELDS AND ALSO REFUSED WARRANTY COVERAGE EVEN AFTER MENTIONING THE ONLINE FORUM. *TR

SEAT BELT ON PASSENGER FRONT SEAT IN MY 2010 HONDA FIT SPORT RATCHETS AND WILL NOT RELEASE DESPITE MULTIPLE TRIPS TO THE DEALER NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE. ALL THE DEALER DID WAS SAY MAYBE PASSENGER IS TOO FAT FOR THE CAR. WE ALSO OWN A 2007 HONDA FIT SPORT AND HAVE NOT HAD THAT ISSUE WITH THAT CAR. THE ISSUE APPEARS TO BE CAUSED BY A SHORTER SEATBELT BEING USED IN THE 2010 AS OPPOSED TO THE 2007. *TR

MALFUNCTION 1: WHILE BEING DRIVEN WITH CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED, CAR WITHOUT ANY DASHBOARD SIGNAL WARNING BEGINS TO PROGRESSIVELY AND INVOLUNTARILY DECELERATE. IT WILL NOT RESPOND TO APPLICATION OF THE INCREASE SPEED BUTTON ON THE CRUISE CONTROL PANEL NOR WILL IT INCREASE SPEED WITH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS PUSHED. EVENTUALLY THE CAR WILL SHUT OFF ON ITS OWN. TAKES MULTIPLE TRIES OF RESTARTING IT TO GET IT TO MOVE AGAIN. DATES: 11-25-10 & 1-30-11. MALFUNCTION 2: THE GEARS PERIODICALLY WILL NOT ENGAGE BETWEEN 2ND, 3RD, 4TH. THIS LASTS A FEW SECONDS WHILE THE CAR IS MOVING. SINCE 9/2010, THIS HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES. UPDATED IVOQ 03/04/11 *TR

WHILE DRIVING TO WORK, THERE WAS A LOUD POP AND A CRESCENT-SHAPED CRACK APPEARED ON THE WINDSHIELD. THE CRACK STARTS AT THE BOTTOM OF THE WINDSHIELD NEAR THE DRIVER'S HEAT VENT, RUNS UP APPROX 6 INCHES AND GOES OVER ABOUT 18 INCHES TO THE OTHER HEAT VENT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. TEMPERATURE WAS AROUND 20 DEGREES, HEATER WAS ON. A QUICK SEARCH OF WEB LOGS INDICATES NUMEROUS SIMILAR COMPLAINTS (SEE EDMONDS.COM). *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 HONDA FIT. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED A HEADACHE DUE TO THE HEAD REST WHICH WAS NOT ADJUSTABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE EXPERIENCED THE HEADACHE WHEN HE DROVE THE VEHICLE WITH THE HEAD REST AND WHEN THE HEAD REST WAS REMOVED, HE DID NOT EXPERIENCE HEADACHES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND A COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200. UPDATED 2/23/11 *CN UPDATED 06/24/11

SEATS IN HONDA FIT 2010 ARE CAUSING SEVERE BACK PROBLEMS TO THE POINT THAT I MAY NEED TO HAVE SURGERY. I AM NOT PRONE TO SEVERE LOWER BACK PROBLEMS BUT SINCE PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE I HAVE BEEN TO THE DOCTOR 3 TIMES AND SEEN A PHYSIOTHERAPIST. THE DOCTOR HAS NOW MADE AN APPOINTMENT FOR ME WITH A PHYSATRIST AND IF THIS DOCTOR CANNOT RESOLVE MY PROBLEM, I WILL HAVE TO HAVE BACK SURGERY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 HONDA FIT EQUIPPED WITH DUNLOP SP31 TIRES, SIZE P175/65R15. UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE A "TIRE PRESSURE" LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE HE WAS INFORMED THE LOW PRESSURE WAS DUE TO CLIMATIC CHANGES. THE TIRES WERE THEN FILLED WITH AIR TO THE PROPER TIRE PRESSURE. THE FAILURE HAS SINCE RECURRED TWICE, EVERY 4,000 MILES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 12,500. UPDATED 01/25/11*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED HE PURCHASED 4 NEW TIRES. UPDATED 02/14/11

I'VE RECENTLY PURCHASED A HONDA FIT SPORT 2010, ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO, THE MILEAGE IS AT 7,000 MILES. LAST NIGHT, THE DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE COMPLETELY BLEW OUT WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. *TR

I HAVE A 2010 FIT SPORT THAT DOESN'T WANDER OR PULL, DRIVES GREAT. I HAVE ANOTHER 2010 FIT SPORT NEVER DAMAGED WITH 6000 MILES THAT: 1. WANDERS BADLY 2. PULLS LEFT WHEN DECELERATING AND RIGHT WHEN ACCELERATING. 3. WILL NOT RETURN TO STRAIGHT WHEN RELEASED. YOU MUST RETURN IT YOURSELF AND HUNT FOR STRAIGHT DOWN THE ROAD YOURSELF. ALL 3 DEFECTS ARE A BIG SAFETY HAZARD: YOU WILL BE IN THE ONCOMING LANE OR CURB BEFORE YOU CAN CORRECT IT. THE LOCAL HONDA DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO FIX IT. THE ONLY THING THEY DID WAS INCREASE THE TOEIN SOME AND SAID THAT WAS ALL THEY COULD DO. I AM ABOUT TO MAKE A FORMAL COMPLAINT TO ALL WHO WILL LISTEN. IN EACH CASE IT IS IN THE OTHER LANE IN LESS THAN 10 SECONDS IF LEFT TO ITS SELF. THE CAR IS DANGEROUS AND A REAL SAFETY HAZARD. ARE THERE A SERVICE BULLETINS/RECALLS CONCERNING THIS? *TR