2010 HONDA FIT Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 HONDA FIT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG INDICATED THAT THE AIR BAG WAS TURNED OFF WITHOUT ANYONE OR ANYTHING IN THE SEAT WHICH SHOULD ONLY OCCUR WHEN SOMEONE UNDER 80 POUNDS WAS IN THE SEAT. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE DEALER ALSO REPLACED THE SEAT, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 8200.

FRONT SEATS MOVING SLIGHTLY WITH HARD CORNERING OR BREAKING. BASED ON COMMENTS OBTAINED ON INTERNET, CHECKED THE FRONT SEAT RAIL BOLTS AND FOUND TWO OF THEM TO BE LOOSE (ONE EACH ON BOTH THE FRONT SEATS). *TR

MY BRAND NEW 2010 HONDA FIT SPORT IS BREAKING MY NECK! THE DESIGN OF THE HEADREST DOES NOT ALLOW ME TO SIT IN A COMFORTABLE POSITION. BECAUSE OF CHRONIC BACK PROBLEMS, I NORMALLY DRIVE WITH THE SEAT BACK IN AN ALMOST VERTICAL POSITION. THE TILT OF THE HEADREST FORCES MY HEAD FORWARD. WITHIN MINUTES, THE PAIN IN MY NECK AND BACK BECOMES UNBEARABLE. *TR

I PURCHASED HONDA FIT AND DROVE IT HOME TO REALIZE THAT I HAVE TO EITHER DRIVE WITHOUT A HEAD RESTRAINT AND COMPROMISE MY SAFETY OR NOT BE ABLE TO DRIVE FOR MORE THAN 20 MINUTES A DAY. THE HEAD REST PUSHES MY HEAD FORWARD AND STRAINS MY NECK TO THE POINT THAT I EITHER HAVE TO SIT UPRIGHT AWAY FROM THE SEAT OR STRETCH MY NECK FAR OUT IN PAIN. EITHER WAY IT IS NOT SAFE, WHETHER IN CASE OF ACCIDENT OR GENERALLY FOR MY HEALTH. WITH NO COOL-OFF PERIOD ON NEW CARS IN CALIFORNIA, I CANNOT RETURN THE CAR WHICH AT THIS POINT HAS 12 MILES ON IT, SO I AM FORCED TO DRIVE UNSAFELY. I RAN GOOGLE SEARCH FOR HONDA HEAD REST COMPLAINTS AND FOUND OUT THAT CUSTOMERS HAVE BEEN COMPLAINING ABOUT HONDA'S NEW HEAD RESTS FOR THE SAME VERY REASON SINCE 2007, FOR MOST OF THEIR MODELS - FROM ACCORD AND ODYSSEY TO FIT. WHAT MAKES THE MATTER WORSE IS THAT YOU CANNOT REVERSE THE HEADREST AS THERE ARE GROOVES ONLY ON ONE OF THE TWO SUPPORT POLES. BY MAKING HEAD RESTRAINT EXTREMELY UNCOMFORTABLE TO USE, HONDA IS FORCING ITS CUSTOMERS TO DRIVE UNSAFELY, SPECIFICALLY WITHOUT HEAD RESTRAINT. I SPOKE TO SERVICE MANAGER AT MY DEALER AND HE TOLD ME THAT HONDA DOES NOT HAVE ADJUSTABLE OR REVERSIBLE HEAD RESTRAINT. HE IS ALSO AWARE OF THE COMPLAINTS FROM THE CUSTOMERS. SOLUTION SHOULD BE EASY TO IMPLEMENT BY MAKING THE HEAD REST REVERSIBLE FOR THOSE LIKE ME WITH NECK OR BACK PROBLEMS. I DROVE HONDAS FOR 18 YEARS AND CANNOT BELIEVE THAT HONDA HAS NOT RESPONDED TO 3 YEARS OF CONTINUOUS COMPLAINTS BY THE CUSTOMERS. THERE IS NO INJURIES YET, AS THE CAR IS SITTING IN MY GARAGE AS I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT. I DON'T HAVE VIN WITH ME RIGHT NOW, BUT THIS ISSUE IS NOT SPECIFIC TO THE CAR, IT IS WIDESPREAD ACROSS THE MODELS OF HONDA. *TR

FRONT DRIVER SEAT ROCKS WHILE MAKING SHARP TURNS - AT ANY SPEED. SEARCH ON WEB SHOWS COMMON ISSUE. SEE HTTP://WWW.FITFREAK.NET/FORUMS/2ND-GENERATION-GE-08-PRESENT/53493-2010-FIT-SEAT-ROCKING-FIX-2.HTML. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 2010 HONDA FIT SPORT AUTOMATIC AT 25MPH ON A CITY STREET, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF, ALL DASHBOARD INDICATOR LIGHTS AND HEADLIGHTS WENT COMPLETELY DARK; I PULLED THE CAR OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, NOTICING THAT POWER STEERING AND BRAKE ASSIST WERE INACTIVE SO IT WAS A CHALLENGE TO GET THE CAR PULLED OVER. THE VEHICLE RE-STARTED ON THE FIRST ATTEMPT AND I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE HOME. THE DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM AND GAVE THE VEHICLE BACK TO ME WITH NO REPAIR WORK DONE. 9 DAYS LATER, THE SAME THING HAPPENED. THIS TIME THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT AND THE ENGINE SHUT OFF, DASHBOARD WENT DARK, AND MY IPOD WAS FROZEN, WHICH WAS CONNECTED THROUGH THE USB PORT(IT WAS NOT CONNECTED DURING THE FIRST STALL). THE ENGINE DID NOT START ON THE FIRST OR SECOND ATTEMPT, BUT ON THE THIRD. ONCE THE VEHICLE STARTED, I TRIED TO SHIFT FROM PARK TO DRIVE, BUT THE SHIFTER WAS STUCK AND WOULD NOT SHIFT. I PUT ON MY HAZARD LIGHTS, AND SPENT ABOUT 60 SECONDS TRYING TO SHIFT FROM PARK TO DRIVE BEFORE IT ACTUALLY BECAME UNSTUCK AND ALLOWED ME TO SHIFT. AT THAT POINT I THEN DROVE AWAY, I HAD BEEN BLOCKING TRAFFIC AT A BUSY INTERSECTION, AND THEN NOTICED THAT THE IPOD WAS FROZEN AND WOULD NOT RESPOND TO MY RESTART ATTEMPTS. I EVENTUALLY FIGURED OUT HOW TO RESET THE IPOD AND IT WORKS FINE NOW. THE DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM (AGAIN), AND KEPT IT AT THEIR SHOP FOR 9 DAYS STRAIGHT. THEY EVENTUALLY TOLD ME I JUST HAD TO TAKE IT BACK, SO I DID. NO WARNING LIGHTS EVER WERE DISPLAYED ON BOTH THE INCIDENTS. *TR