2013 HONDA FIT Complaints

THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO MANIFEST WHEN THE PASSENGER IS A LIGHT-WEIGHT ADULT, IN THE CASE OF MY WIFE, IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF 115 POUNDS ' LIGHT TO BE SURE, BUT NOT ABSURDLY SO. *JS WE SEE THE PROBLEM INTERMITTENTLY AND RARELY. MAYBE A HANDFUL OF TIMES IN A WEEK. THE LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD THAT INDICATES THAT THE SIDE AIR BAGS ARE DISABLED COMES ON. IF WE ARE TO BELIEVE THIS STATUS INDICATOR, FOR THE PERIOD THAT THIS LIGHT IS ON, WE ARE NOT PROTECTED BY THE SIDE AIR BAGS AS THEY WOULD NOT DEPLOY IN AN ACCIDENT. THIS LIGHT STAYS ON SOMETIMES AS LITTLE AS THREE SECONDS, SOMETIMES AS LONG AS A MINUTE. MOST OFTEN IT STAYS ON FOR ABOUT TEN TO FIFTEEN SECONDS. THERE IS NO PATTERN FOR WHEN IT MIGHT COME ON, OR WHAT WILL MAKE IT GO OFF. IT CAN HAPPEN WHEN STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, OR TRAVELING AT FREEWAY SPEEDS, OR ANYTHING IN BETWEEN. THIS PROBLEM ONLY MANIFESTS WHEN I AM DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND MY WIFE IS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. IF SHE IS DRIVING AND I AM IN THE PASSENGER SEAT, IT NEVER OCCURS. IN ADDITION, THE REPORTS I HAVE SEEN FROM OTHER HONDA OWNERS ON THE INTERNET SUGGEST THAT THIS IS ALWAYS THE CASE, THAT THIS PROBLEM MANIFESTS ONLY WITH LIGHT-WEIGHT ADULTS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. INDEED, WE HAVE SEEN THIS OCCUR ONE TIME WHEN MY WIFE WAS DRIVING AND A LIGHT-WEIGHT ADULT FRIEND OF OURS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF 100 POUNDS WAS RIDING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. SO IT SEEMS TO BE VERY MUCH RELATED TO PASSENGER WEIGHT.

2013 HONDA FIT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO FAULTY AIRBAG RECALL ISSUES, DEALERSHIP REFUSAL TO CANCEL LEASE AGREEMENT AND REFUSES RENTAL VEHICLE ASSISTANCE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE PARTS HAD NOT COME IN FOR THE RECALL REPAIR OF THE AIR BAGS. THE MANUFACTURER PROVIDED A RENTAL VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER WAS NOT IN POSSESSION OF THE VEHICLE FOR THE LAST 3 MONTHS OF THE LEASE; THEREFORE, SHE FEELS SHE SHOULD BE CREDITED FOR THOSE 3 MONTHS. UPDATED 05/03/2017*JS

SWERVING IN UNSAFE MANNER DURING NORMAL WIND AT 55 MPH. HONDA FIT 2013 HB FWD TRAVELING AT 55 MPH ON INNER LOOP OF WASHINGTON DC BELTWAY SWERVED MULTIPLE TIMES TO AN UNSAFE MANNER (MOVED OUTSIDE OF LANE) FOR 1 TO 2 SECONDS WHEN MET WITH LIGHT WIND. MANY OTHER CARS/TRUCKS TRAVELED ON SAME PATHS AT SAME OR HIGHER SPEEDS WERE NOTICEABLY UNAFFECTED. TIRES TREADS ARE IN GOOD CONDITION, BALANCED, AND ALIGNED. PROBLEM NOT NOTICED BEFORE DUE TO TRAVELING MAINLY IN CITY ROADS WITH LESS WIND; THIS SWERVING OCCURRED ALMOST DAILY ON OPEN HIGHWAY FOR PAST FEW WEEKS.

I RECEIVED A LETTER IN FEBRUARY OR MARCH OF 2016 ALERTING ME THAT MY VEHICLE, A 2013 HONDA FIT-SPORT WAS SUBJECT TO THE TAKATA FAULTY AIR BAG RECALL. THE LETTER ASKED FOR A RESPONSE WHICH WAS SENT IN AND SAID THAT DUE TO EXTREMELY LARGE NUMBER OF VEHICLES, THAT I COULD TAKE NO ACTION AT THE TIME, BUT THAT I WOULD BE CONTACTED BY THE SUMMER OF 2016 WITH INSTRUCTIONS ON WHERE TO GET THE POTENTIALLY DEADLY AIRBAG REPLACED. IT IS JANUARY 2017. I HAVE NOT BEEN CONTACTED AGAIN.

TAKATA RECALL THE LETTER I RECEIVED WAS DATED MARCH 2016. I HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES AND EACH TIME WAS TOLD TO WAIT FOR ANOTHER LETTER. NOW THAT THE RECALL IS 10 MONTHS OLD , I WONDER IF ANYTHING AT ALL WILL BE DONE. THANKS FOR READING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HONDA FIT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH MALFUNCTIONED AND THE KEY BECAME STUCK AFTER TURNING OFF THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER WHERE THE KEY WAS REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 HONDA FIT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V061000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HONDA FIT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V061000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART FOR THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HONDA FIT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V061000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TAKATA RECALL. I RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE FOR MY 2013 HONDA FIT IN MARCH, 2016. IT IS NOW DECEMBER OF 2016 AND MY DEALER HAS NO IDEA WHEN A NEW AIRBAG WILL BE AVAILABLE. I THINK 9 MONTHS OF DRIVING THIS CAR WITH THIS AIRBAG IS TOO LONG TO WAIT FOR A REPLACEMENT. DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE I CAN DO ABOUT IT EXCEPT TO SEND THIS NOTE TO YOU. *TR