Owner-reported complaints naming the body or structure system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming the vehicle structure, frame, body panels, doors, hood and trim. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2009 Honda Fit submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 14 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
THE HOOD OF MY CAR IS RUSTING FROM UNDER THE HOOD TO THE OUTSIDE OF THE HOOD. ALL OF THE RUST SPOTS ARE AT THE SPOT WELDS WHERE THE HOOD AND SUBHOOD ARE ATTACHED TO EACH OTHER. HONDA REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THIS AS A PROBLEM. NO CAR SHOULD RUST FROM THE INSIDE OUT.
CLEAR COAT ON ROOF PEELED OFF. FAULTY PAINT JOB THAT IS COMMON TO THIS MODEL YEAR. *TR
ROOF IS FADING, FROM ABOUT MIDDLE OF ROOF TO THE REAR. REST OF THE CAR IS STILL ITS SHINNY BLUE COLOR.
MY 2009 HONDA SPORT IS RED. THE PAINT IS FADING ALL OVER....SO MUCH THAT IT APPEARS PINK IN MANY PLACES. THIS IS NOT REPRESENTATIVE OF WHAT HONDA'S DO. I AM HOPEFUL THAT HONDA WILL COVER COSTS FOR REPAINTING THE VEHICLE.
ALL 4 DOORS LEAKING WATER CARPET MOLDING. VERY UNHEALTHY
ALL 4 DOORS LEAKING WATER BADLY. CARPETS MOLDING.
WHILE DRIVING MY INTERIOR BEGAN TO LEAK FROM THE SEAM WHERE THE HEADLINER MEETS THE HARD PLASTIC ON THE SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAG. THIS OCCURS WHENEVER IT RAINS FOR LO HER THAN AN HOUR. WATER RUNS INTO THE SIDE AIRBAG COMPARTMENT, DRIPS ONTO THE SEAT AND DOOR WINDOW CONTROLS. ATTEMPT BY DEALER TO REPLICATE WAS UNSUCCESSFUL HOWEVER THIS LEAK OCCURS EACH TIME IT RAINS.
THE ROOF HAS LEAKED WHERE THE SIDE PANEL AND ROOF MEET. WATER LEAKS INTO THE CAR STAINING THE ROOF INTERIOR HEADLINER. WATER ALSO HAS LEAKED INTO THE SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAG PANELS WHICH COULD CAUSE AIRBAG MALFUNCTION. HONDA STATES THIS IS NOT A STRUCTURAL ISSUE BUT A SEAL THAT IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY.
THE ROOF OF MY HONDA FIT IS FLAKING OFF VERY BADLY. THIS DELAMINATION OCCURRED VERY QUICKLY OVER A FEW MONTHS. THERE ARE 15 YEAR OLD CARS WITH BETTER PAINT THAN MY CAR. HONDAS ARE BUILT TO LAST, BUT THEY WON'T LOOK LIKE THEY ARE LASTING. I TAKE SO MUCH PRIDE IN KEEPING A CLEAN CAR AND THIS CONDITION MAKES ME LOOK LIKE I DON'T TAKE CARE OF IT. *TR
PURCHASED NEW, AND STILL OWN 2009 HONDA FIT SPORT WITH 50K MILES. HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH WET FLOOR CARPET. MY SON THOUGHT HE WAS NOT CAREFUL WITH WATER, SODA, FOOD BAGS, ETC. HIS CAR/ (MY CAR) HAS SMELLED TERRIBLE FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. AGAIN THOUGHT BECAUSE HE DOESN'T CLEAN IT OUT OF GYM CLOTHES, FOOD BAGS, SHOES, ETC. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION AFTER HE RETURNED HOME FROM COLLEGE OUT OF STATE THIS SPRING FOUND WATER IN SPARE WHEEL WELL, INTERIOR WINDOW CONDENSATIONS, SOAKING WET CARPETS, MOLD AND TERRIBLE SMELL. CAN'T FIGURE OUT WHERE THE WATER IS COMING FROM. LIVE IN THE SNOWY NORTHEAST. NO ACCIDENTS AND REGULAR MAINTENANCE PERFORMED AT DEALERSHIP. WITHOUT PULLING UP THE CARPETS MYSELF I CAN SEE EVIDENCE OF RUST ON THE BOTTOM OF REAR SEATS AND PULLING CARPET BACK A LITTLE CAN SEE RUST. THIS IS ALL OVER THE INTERNET AS A PROBLEM. ONLY TIME BEFORE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS ARE DAMAGED. *TR
THERE IS A LEAK COMING FROM THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR. THE FLOOR IS SOAKED. AFTER SOME ON-LINE RESEARCH, IT APPEARS THAT THIS IS A COMMON FIT EXPERIENCE...WHICH HONDA HAS DONE NOTHING ABOUT. THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN ON A CAR THAT IS ONLY THREE YEARS OLD. *TT
ON OCTOBER 3, 2008 I HAVE PURCHASED NEW 2009 HONDA FIT FROM NORTH SHORE HONDA IN NEW YORK. IN DECEMBER 2009, I SPOTTED SOME RUST UNDER THE CARRIAGE. ON JANUARY 12, 2010, I TOOK MY FIT TO THE NORTH SHORE HONDA FOR RUST INSPECTION, I WAS TOLD THAT IT IS NORMAL AND THERE IS NO PROBLEM. I KNEW THAT WAS WRONG, BUT I LEFT THE DEALERSHIP VERY DISAPPOINTED SINCE THEY REFUSED TO HELP ME. AROUND MIDDLE OF AUGUST 2010, I INSPECTED MY FIT ONCE AGAIN SAW EVEN MORE RUST AND ON DIFFERENT PARTS. MOST OF RUST APPEARS TO BE ON LEFT AND RIGHT TRANSVERSE LINK, ON THE SUSPENSION MEMBER, EXHAUST FLANGE SEVERELY RUSTED AND SWAY BAR LINK ENDS/BOLTS ALSO RUSTED. ON AUGUST 17, 2010 I TOOK MY FIT BACK TO THE SAME DEALERSHIP SEEKING HELP. ONCE AGAIN, THE SERVICE MANAGER TOLD ME THAT SURFACE OXIDATION IS CONSIDERED NORMAL. AFTER A SHORT CONVERSATION HE SAID, 'YES IT IS RUST, BUT THAT'S HOW THEY ALL ARE' WHAT HE MEANT WAS THAT ALL HONDA CARS ARE LIKE THAT AND SHOWED ME AN ACCORD WITH THE SIMILAR RUST. I SAID, 'OK BUT THAT IS VERY UNACCEPTABLE FOR THE NEW CARS'. FORTUNATELY, THAT DAY A HONDA REPRESENTATIVE WAS ON PREMISES AND HE ALSO ADMITTED AFTER LONG CONVERSATION THAT THERE IS PLENTY OF RUST, BUT STILL REFUSED TO HELP ME TO TAKE CARE OF MY CAR. ON AUGUST 20, 2010, I WROTE A LETTER TO HONDA PRESIDENT MR. TET SUO IWAMURA COMPLAINING ABOUT RUST UNDER THE CARRIAGE. I DID RECEIVED CALL BACK FROM HONDA, BUT THEY ABSOLUTELY REFUSED TO FIX THE RUST PROBLEM. I BELIEVE THAT WITHIN FEW YEARS IT WILL BECOME A SAFETY ISSUE, IF NOT PROPERLY TREATED. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA FIT. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE CARPET WAS WORN OUT WHILE PERFORMING MAINTENANCE ON THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER CONFIRMED THAT THE CARPET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BUT EVEN AFTER THE CARPET WAS REPLACED IT CONTINUED TO LOOK AS IF IT WERE WORN OUT. THE MANUFACTURER OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 8,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 16,000.
THE PAINT ON MY CAR HAS EITHER NOT CURED CORRECTLY AT THE FACTORY, OR IS TOO SOFT. AFTER DRIVING THE CAR FOR A FEW MONTHS THE PAINT IS CHIPPING OFF AND THE CAR LOOKS WORSE THAN MY 7 YEAR OLD HONDA ACCORD. THIS IS NOT A SAFETY CONCERN, BUT WILL DEFINITELY CAUSE THE CAR TO RUST VERY SOON. THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN AFTER 6 MONTHS OF DRIVING. IF YOU SEARCH ONLINE, THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT AND ALMOST ALL FIT OWNERS ARE NOTICING THAT THERE IS A SERIOUS ISSUE WITH THE PAINT ON THE CAR THAT WILL CAUSE THE BODY OF THE CAR TO START TO RUST VERY QUICKLY. *TR
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
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