2015 HONDA FIT Complaints

DRIVING DOWN THE TURNPIKE AND THE TRANSMISSION STOPPED WORKING LIKE I WAS IN NEUTRAL. I SAW A RECALL ON LINE FOR MY EXACT MAKE, MODEL AND YEAR DESCRIBING THE SAME SYMPTOMS. I CONTACTED HONDA BUT THEY SAID THAT MY CAR WASN'T A PART OF THE RECALL WHICH DOESN'T MAKE SENSE. HTTP://BLOG.CARANDDRIVER.COM/HONDA-RECALLING-143000-CIVIC-AND-FIT-MODELS-FOR-CVT-TROUBLE/

IGNITION BUTTON AND HAZARD BUTTON ARE PLACED TOO CLOSE TOGETHER AND ARE SIMILARLY COLORED. TWICE, I HAVE REACHED TO ENGAGE HAZARD BUTTON AND HIT THE IGNITION BUTTON INSTEAD. WHEN THE IGNITION BUTTON IN ENGAGED, THE ENGINE TURNS OFF. THE FIRST TIME I DID THIS, I WAS GOING 65 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE. I HAD TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP, PUT THE CAR IN PARK THEN RE-ENGAGE THE IGNITION BUTTON TO GET THE ENGINE STARTED AGAIN. THE SECOND TIME THIS OCCURRED, I WAS ON A SMALL SIDE STREET AND WAS ABLE TO STOP/RE-ENGAGE MUCH MORE EASILY. I DO NOT KNOW, DID NOT KNOW AND DID NOT FIND INFORMATION IN THE OWNER'S MANUAL ABOUT WHAT TO DO IF THE ENGINE IS DISENGAGED AT SPEED. THIS WAS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. THE ENGINE ABSOLUTELY SHOULD NOT BE SO EASY TO TURN OFF WHEN DRIVING. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED WAS ABOUT A MONTH AFTER I PURCHASED THE CAR, IT HAPPENED AGAIN ABOUT 6 MONTHS LATER. I HAVE ONLY JUST REPORTED BECAUSE I FINALLY HAD MY VIN NUMBER AND MY COMPUTER IN THE SAME PLACE AT THE SAME TIME.

FAULTY FUEL GAUGE UNIT: UNIT CONTAINING FUEL GAUGE, ODOMETER, MAINTENANCE MINDER, ETC. WOULD "BLUE OUT" ON COLD MORNINGS AND TAKE 10 TO 15 MINUTES TO RETURN TO ACTIVITY. UPON RETURNING TO ACTIVE STATUS, IT WOULD EITHER BE CLEAR AND READABLE OR TOTALLY GARBLED WITH ALL INFO DISPLAYS SHOWING AT ONCE ON TOP OF EACH OTHER. TOOK IT TO HONDA WHO COULD NOT REPRODUCE THE FAILURE BUT SUGGESTED A NEW FUEL GAUGE UNIT AS A FIX. ONCE THE UNIT WAS REPLACED THERE HAVE BEEN NO FURTHER PROBLEMS. MILEAGE AT INITIAL OCCURRENCE: @80,400. COST TO FIX: $547 FOR THE UNIT, $89 LABOR.

WHILE PARKING THE CAR IN THE PARKING SPACE, IT SUDDENLY SELF-ACCELERATED, JUMPED THE CURB, AND CRASHED INTO THE WALL IN FRONT OF THE CAR RESULTING IN INJURIES TO BOTH THE DRIVER (2 FRACTURED NECK VERTEBRAE, 3 FRACTURED RIBS ON RIGHT SIDE, AND BROKEN LEFT FOOT) AND PASSENGER (LACERATION TO RIGHT HAND AND BRUISED RIBS ON LEFT SIDE). THE ACCELERATION WAS TOO FAST FOR EITHER THE DRIVER OR PASSENGER TO RESPOND. AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, AND THE CAR WAS CONSIDERED A TOTAL LOSS DUE TO THE EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE FRONT END.

HELLO, MY WIFE OWNS A HONDA FIT 2015, JUST RECENTLY SHE WENT TO PICK MY MOTHER UP FROM THE HOSPITAL AFTER A SHOULDER OPERATION. WHEN MY WIFE ARRIVED AT MY MOTHER'S HOME SHE STOPPED THE CAR IN FRONT OF MY MOM'S HOME (ON CITY STREET), SHE OPENED THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR AND TO TRY TO HELP MY MOTHER TO EXIT THE CAR, SHE PULLED THE SEATBELT TO RELEASE IT, BUT IT ONLY GOT TIGHTEN MORE AND MORE, TO THE POINT OF BEING UNABLE TO UNRESTRAINED IT, DURING THAT PROCESS OF TRYING TO UNRESTRAINED THE SEAT BELT, MY MOTHER HAD TO BE MOVED BACK AND FORTH AND TO THE SIDES AND SHE STARTED BLEEDING FROM HER SHOULDER, THEREFORE MY WIFE HAD NO OTHER CHOICE THAN TO CUT IT. THE CAR WAS LATER TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT, WAS NOT A WARRANTY ISSUE BECAUSE MY WIFE CUT THE SEAT BELT. THEY GAVE US AN ESTIMATE OF $685.00 TO REPAIR IT, WE SAID THAT WE WERE NOT GOING TO PAY FOR IT, SO THEY GAVE US THE HONDA CORPORATE PHONE NUMBER. I CALLED THEM AND THEY AGREED TO REPAIR THE SEAT BELT AS A ONE-TIME COURTESY. THEY SENT US A LETTER THAT WE HAD TO SIGN SO WE WOULD RELEASE THEM OF ANY LIABILITIES MOVING FORWARD IF THE SEAT BELT WOULD MALFUNCTION AGAIN, IS THIS LEGAL? I NEED YOUR HELP, WHETHER TO ADVISE US TO SIGN THE LETTER OR NOT, OR IF WE SHOULD SEEK FOR LEGAL COUNSEL. THANK YOU. SINCERELY, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

AND AROUND 17,000 MILES THE CAR DEVELOPED AN EXTREMELY LOUD SQUEAK THAT SOUNDED AS THOSE IT WAS COMING FROM THE DASHBOARD. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WHO DISCOVERED THAT WERE LOOSE BOLTS FROM THE FACTORY CAUSING THE FRONT BUMPER TO SQUEAK. IN THE PROCESS OF LOOKING FOR THE SQUEAK THEY DISMANTLED THE DASH BOARD. NOW THE DASHBOARD HAS COME APART AROUND THE PASSENGER AIRBAG AND CANNOT BE PUT BACK TO ORIGINAL FACTORY SPECS. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR A PASSENGER IN THE EVENT OF THE AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT.

THE SPLASH GUARD/SPLASH SHIELD CAME LOOSE UNDER THE FRONT OF MY CAR AND STARTED DRAGGING WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. I PULLED OVER AND WAS ABLE TO REMOVE IT. THE HONDA DEALERSHIP SAYS IT IS UNUSABLE AND HAVE ORDERED ONE TO REPLACE IT. IT WILL COST $232 FOR THE PART AND I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH TO INSTALL IT.

SPLASH GUARD BETWEEN FRONT WHEELS CAME OFF WHILE DRIVING DOWN A COMPLETELY CLEAR FREEWAY AND WAS DRAGGING. HAD TO DRIVE 15 MILES TO THE NEAREST EXIT TO BUY DUCT TAPE, IN THE PROCESS THE ENTIRE LOOSE SIDE OF THE SPLASH GUARD WAS RUINED. NO FOREIGN OBJECT HIT THE SPLASH GUARD.

AT TIMES THE CAR WILL STALL WHEN GOING AROUND A CORNER. IT SEEMS LIKE THE FUEL INJECTION STALLS OUT TEMPORARILY. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO VENICE HONDA IN FLORIDA TWICE. I WAS INFORMED THAT NOTHING MORE CAN BE DONE. I HAVE THE RECALL LETTER FROM HONDA. NHTSA RECALL 15V-559. WHEN I WROTE TO AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR COMPANY IN CALIFORNIA THEY REPLIED THAT THEY NEED LOTS MORE INFO BEFORE THEY CAN REIMBURSE ME. APPARENTLY WHOEVER WROTE THIS DOES NOT KNOW THAT CUSTOMERS DO NOT HAVE TO PAY ANYTHING ON A SAFETY RECALL. I DON'T WANT MONEY, I WANT THE PROBLEM FIXED BEFORE I GET HIT FROM BEHIND. IT MOSTLY STALLS IN CITY TRAFFIC MAKING A TURN AND SOMETIMES TAKING OFF FROM A STOP LIGHT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 HONDA FIT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V697000 (AIR BAGS, STRUCTURE); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.