2015 HONDA FIT Complaints

The display on the instrument panel that shows the fuel status, odometer, maintenance warnings/issues (such as low tire pressure) goes out, often for extended periods (ie: 15-20 minutes at a time). This occurs more so during colder months. I have contacted the local Honda dealer (Priority Honda in Hampton, Virginia) this morning and was told the price to replace the part would be $996.00 + labor. If you google complaints about this issue, there are many. I believe this is a safety issue, and this vehicle should be recalled. Photo of issue attached.

The information dash which shows fuel reading, odometer, oil life, trip is not displaying correctly. The characters are scrambling and unable to see available fuel amount.

Every morning during cold starts, the vehicle makes a rattle sound and vibrates steering wheel

GAUGE CLUSTER DOESN'T WORK MOST OF THE TIME. WHEN IT DOES COME ON EVERYTHING IS SO SCRAMBLED THAT YOU CAN NOT READ IT. I FEEL THAT THIS IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE YOU CANNOT TELL HOW MUCH FUEL YOU HAVE AND YOU ARE UNABLE TO KNOW WHEN YOU HAVE MAINTENANCE DUE AND YOUR SPEEDOMETER DOESN'T SHOW THE SPEED YOU ARE GOING. BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE, I RECEIVED A $300 SPEEDING TICKET. I TOOK THE CAR INTO A HONDA REPAIR SHOP AND THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE GAUGE CLUSTER $1300 AND THEY TOLD ME THIS WAS DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE. I FILED A CLAIM WITH HONDA AND WAS INFORMED THAT THEY WOULD NOT COVER THIS AND THEY WERE NOT AWARE THAT THERE WERE ANY ISSUES WITH THE GAUGE CLUSTER MALFUNCTION. I HAVE READ SO MANY COMPLAINTS WITH PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM.

Paint from factory failed. Peels off in sheets. Items falling off a moving car is safety reason enough. Poor paint adhesion was confirmed by local paint/ body repair business. Honda has agreed by extending paint warranty for 7 years from build date but doesn't offer a recall # record to help with the steps of them handling the cost.

The right instrument cluster randomly goes blank or shows jibberish instead of the intended information. It includes the odometer and gas guage. You are at risk of running out of gas while on extended trips, without the odometer, you can not even calculate approximate mileage until empty to try to stay ahead of it.

Vehicle was stuttering and shaking from idle speed to 25mph. The transmission on the vehicle was failing according to Honda at ~80,000 miles. Metal shavings were found in the fluid. No cause for the issue was indicated by Honda of Hackettstown in NJ. Honda paid for 1700 of a 4300 bill.

MISC - SPEEDOMETER/GUAGE CLUSTER FAILED. SPEEDOMETER READ 70 MPH AND WAS PULLED OVER AND CLOCKED AT 99 MPH. THE GUAGE THAT TELLS FUEL AMOUNT, MILEAGE, AND OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION DOESN'T READ AND IS SCRAMBLED SO YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW MUCH FUEL YOU HAVE OR WHEN MAINTENANCE NEEDS TO BE DONE. I HAVE HAD IT LOOKED AT BY HONDA DEALERSHIP AND CONFIRMED THAT IT WAS A FAULTY GUAGE CLUSTER. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT PUT IN A NEW CLUSTER AT THE COST OF $1180.50. THERE WERE NO WARNINGS TO LET ME KNOW THAT THE SPEEDOMETER WAS NOT ACCURATE UNTIL I WAS PULLED OVER. THE GUAGE THAT SHOWS FUEL, ECT. HAS BEEN AN ISSUE FOR CLOSE TO A YEAR AND I HAVE DEALT WITH IT AND TALKED TO HONDA SEVERAL TIMES WITH NO SOLUTION FROM THEM. WHEN THE SPEEDOMETER FAILED 5/29/2022 AND WAS OFF THAT MUCH, I DEFINITELY FELT THAT IT WAS A DANGEROUS SITUATION TO BE PUT IN.

I purchased car, 2/2015 in Oregon, and began having issues once in Florida, at approx 10,000 miles. I took car to a Honda dealership. I needed service- oil change etc, however, the car was missing, as in the motor/ or emissions. The cold ambient temp light always came on, in Fl, but im not aware of issues it caused. Soon the car began having multiple things happening and I took the car into the same dealership( always) to have it inspected, as the Fit is still practically new. I notated to service manager the car would seem to miss especially when pulling away from a stopped position. I also informed the manager there is a noise at 1st start of day or after sitting multiple hours. They took car for drive and returned to say they were unable to “reproduce” the complaint/noise. I explained it normally is after the car has sat overnight, or at least 8 or more hours. I told the service manager, it sounds like a rod knocking, or the engine is out of oil, like a grinding noise. He suggested it stay overnight, so he could test it the following morning and did. Later the next day, he called to have me pick up my car, and was “ unable to reproduce.” I’ve taken the car in to Honda several times, never getting problems answered. The last few times in to Honda is for the not starting issue. It seems electrical. It started under warranty, like the rest, when the Fit would not start after going someplace. My partner was left stranded at Walmart one time, i have been dealing with this and took in, the last time was in 2020, and the female service person kept my car a couple days. The dash light showing most times saying the key and charging system problem. However, she initially said “ couldn’t duplicate.” Finally called to say they found problem, and it is alternator which they had already done. By now my car was just over the warranty miles, and she grabbed me a price of $1000 or so, and ultimately i paid about $130. Im jumping my car now everday.

The dashboard that displays the odometer and mileage will glitch out and sometimes completely cut out. It happens more in the cold and has been on and off but getting worse for a few years. The horn will also beep upon starting the car up. My repair shop says the circuit board would need to be replaced and that would be well over $1000. Most of the issues I have had with this car have been recalled so I am hoping this is as well.