2015 HONDA FIT Complaints

FOR AN UNKNOWN REASON, AROUND OCTOBER 2017 MY STARTER BEGAN MAKING GRINDING NOISES; IT SOUNDS LIKE IT WOULD WHEN YOU TRY TO START A VEHICLE THAT IS ALREADY STARTED. IT HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY AND WITHOUT WARNING OR EXPLANATION

MY VEHICLE BEGAN RUNNING ROUGHLY AND ALL THE DASH LIGHTS CAME ON. I WAS TOLD THERE IS A MISFIRE IN ONE OF THE CYLINDERS AND THIS COULD BE AN EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE REPAIR. MY VEHICLE HAS 48000 MILES ON IT AND THIS SHOULDN'T HAPPEN. FROM DOING SOME ONLINE RESEARCH, THIS SEEMS TO BE A RECURRING COMPLAINT BY SEVERAL PEOPLE.

2015 HONDA FIT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO DEFECTIVE FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM. *LD CONSUMER SENT ADDITIONAL CORRESPONDENCE. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE.*JS THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FUEL INJECTOR AND FUEL PIPE WAS REPLACED. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED TO BE REIMBURSED. *JS

AFTER 95000 MILES, TRANSMISSION FAILED WITH VERY LITTLE WARNING. FOR ABOUT 25 MILES ON CITY STREETS, THE CAR BUCKED AT SPEEDS UNDER 30 MPH. STOPPED AT A STORE, AND COULD NOT LEAVE PARKING LOT BECAUSE TRANSMISSION JUST STOPPED COMPLETELY. I HAD DONE ALL OF THE SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE AT HONDA DEALERSHIPS, AND I PURCHASED THE CAR AS NEW.

REAR WINDOW 'EXPLODED'. I WAS WAITING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN, NO ONE WAS BEHIND ME, NOTHING WAS TOUCHING THE WINDOW, THE INSIDE TERMPERATRUE WAS COOL, AND THE FRONT WINDOWS WERE PARTIALLY OPEN. I HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND SAW ABOUT 1/2 OF THE WINDOW WAS MISSING AND THE REST WAS CRACKELED INTO LITTLE PIECES. PHOTO TAKEN IMMEDIATELY AFTER WINDOW BROKE.

AFTER ONLY 48,000 MILES I HAD TO REPLACE THE FUEL INJECTOR SET, PART # 16010-5R1-315 AND THE FUEL PIPE SET, PART # 16012-5R1-315 FOR A TOTAL COST (INCLUDING LABOR) OF $1,760.00.. DEALER FOUND CHECK ENGINE CODE P0171 - FUEL SYSTEM TOO LEAN. THE CHECK ENGINE CODE APPEARED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY AND IN MOTION.

DEAR NHTSA, MY 2015 HONDA FIT RATTLE'S ON COLD START INITIALLY WHEN YOU START THE ENGINE. AFTER ABOUT 6-8 HOURS AFTER LETTING THE ENGINE COOL THE NOISE WILL REAPPEAR. THE ISSUE IS THE VTC ACTUATOR. BEING A FAIRLY NEW VEHICLE FOR IT'S AGE IT'S VERY DISAPPOINTING TO HEAR SUCH DISTURBING NOISE EVERY TIME I START UP THE CAR. I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING THIS FOR THE PAST YEAR, STARTING IN JUNE 2017. AT FIRST, MY UNDERSTANDING WAS THAT IT WAS THE ENGINE SPLASH GUARD. LAST YEAR I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY (70MPH ZONE) AND ALL OF A SUDDEN I HEAR A SCRAPPING NOISE. THE ROAD WAS COMPLETELY FREE OF DEBRIS, AND WHEN I PULLED OVER THE ENGINE SPLASH GUARD CAME UP, ALONG WITH BREAKING BOTH TABS ON THE FRONT BUMPER. I HAD ENGINE SPLASH REPLACED 3 MONTHS AGO USING BRAND NEW CLIPS (PLASTIC WHICH ACTUALLY ENDS UP BREAKING) AND SCREWS. EVEN AFTER FIXING THE ENGINE SPLASH GUARD, THE VTC RATTLE NOISE STILL APPEARED. RECENTLY, THE ENGINE SPLASH GUARD STILL MANAGED TO POP OFF ON THE FREEWAY. AT THIS POINT, I'M FED UP WITH THE TERRIBLE DISAPPOINTMENT THIS VEHICLE HAS GIVEN ME ALONG WITH ITS BUILD QUALITY. ANOTHER THING TO NOTE IS THE DOOR PANEL MAKING A RATTLING NOISE. AFTER TAKING OFF THE DOOR PANEL, I NOTICED THE THE PLASTIC LINING IS DETACHING FROM THE BLACK GLUE THAT IS KEEPING IT IN PLACE. POSSIBLY, THE HEAT IS CAUSING THE BLACK GLUE TO MELT.

AFTER ANY SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL, WATER COLLECTS WITHIN THE DOORS AND LEAKS INTO THE CABIN. THIS WATER ACCUMULATES UNDER THE SEATS AND PROMOTES THE GROWTH OF MOLD AND MILDEW UNDER THE CABIN. AFTER A 1-INCH RAINFALL, APPROXIMATELY 2 CUPS OF WATER COLLECT UNDER THE REAR SEAT ON THE DRIVER SIDE. THIS LEAKAGE OCCURS BOTH WHEN THE CAR IS IN MOTION OR STATIONARY.

WHEN USING THE ECON BUTTON, MY VEHICLE ENGINE OFTEN DIES AT A STOP. I'VE CHECKED IT OUT SEVERAL TIMES AND IT ONLY DOES THIS WHEN THE ECON SYSTEM IS ACTIVATED. TAKING IT TO DEALER ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, BUT IT NEVER HAPPENS FOR THEM AND IT NEVER THROWS A MALFUNCTION CODE. WORKS FINE DURING NORMAL OPERATION. ONE OTHER PROBLEM, WHEN THIS ISSUE ARISES IS THAT I CANNOT RESTART THE CAR WITHOUT GETTING OUT OF THE VEHICLE AND TAKING THE KEY FOB OUT OF RANGE FOR AT LEAST 30+ SECONDS. ONCE THE ELECTRONICS RESET, I CAN ONCE AGAIN START THE VEHICLE. AS YOU CAN VISUALIZE, THIS IS SOMETIMES A DANGEROUS SITUATION OUT ON A BUST ROAD OR STREET.

MY CAR MAKES A HORRIBLE GRINDING SOUND WHEN IT TURNS ON. IT'S DONE IT SINCE I GOT THE CAR AND MY DEALER WOULD NOT FIX IT WHEN IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY.