2009 Honda Fit Problems

Honda has sent me numerous mailers advertising a gift card and loaner vehicle as incentives for participating in their Takata recall. Honda also cites the promise of a loaner vehicle in every press release trumpeting their so-called commitment to this recall. My local Honda dealership refuses to provide a loaner vehicle. I reported this problem to Honda expecting them to intervene, but I received nothing except useless automated email responses.

I WAS IN A VEHICLE ACCIDENT 10-6-18. THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY CORRECTLY AND RESULTED IN MY BACK BEING BROKE AND TWO DIFFERENT PLACES ALMOST SEVERING MY SPINAL CORD.

At highways speeds vehicle became difficult to maintain in a straight path. Slight change in the steering would result in car drifting to the left or right, requiring constant correction. Car felt unsafe to drive...took to mechanic to be diagnosed. Informed car needed a new steering rack system.

The power steering warning light is on intermittently. The steering is too heavy to turn and the wheels feel like locked.

Cv axles prematurely rusting

Pulling out onto a busy highway my car lost propulsion. It died in the middle of the highway with cars coming towards me. I found out the front right drive axle broke. I have photos of the broken drive axle. I later found out the part was recalled. I was never notified of any recall. I had my mechanic fix the car. He put in a new axle. Then I found out (on Facebook) that the axle was covered by recall. I called Honda. They said they will reimburse me for the repair. I sent them all the info, detailed bill and paid in full receipt. They did not pay. They closed my case. They do not return phone calls or letters.

Odometer Fraud. The contact purchased a 2009 Honda Fit. The contact stated that there was an abnormal clicking sound coming from the vehicle. The vehicle was a dealer sale. At the time of purchase, the mileage was 54,247. While the contact’s uncle was using a car app scanner, he discovered that the mileage was 172,429. The odometer was currently 90,000. There were no other agencies contacted.

My doors have defaulted to the lock position, even when the vehicle is occupied. The electronic unlock system will not permit the car to unlock. The manual lock strongly resists being moved to the unlock position. With much force, it can be moved, but immediately relocks. The only way to exit the vehicle is to force the manual lock to unlock while simultaneously pulling the handle to open the door. This is an extreme safety hazard - as one cannot easily exit the vehicle. Upon entering the vehicle, an older driver, a less strong driver, or partially disabled driver would be trapped in their vehicle with only emergency procedures able to free them. If there were an accident, and the airbag were deployed - it would be impossible for an able bodied driver to get both hands to the door and initiate the sequence necessary to exit the car. One would be trapped. An incredibly dangerous situation. I see the door actuator has been recalled on other Honda models - so it is a known issue with the manufacturer. I am currently partiually diasble, and

THE STARTER IN ALL OF THESE VEHICLES GOES BAD VERY FAST. STATING WITH AN ODD SOUND OF METAL TO METAL ON COLD STARTS (DUE TO THE STARTER NOT RETRACTING FAST ENOUGH) 5 PEOPLE THAT LIVE NEAR ME HAVE ALL HAD THE SAME PROBLEM MY CAR IS NOW DOING IT AGAIN WITH A 3 YEAR OLD REPLACEMENT DENSO OEM HONDA STARTER, HONDA NEEDS TO FIX THIS...

FUEL MIXING IN WITH THE ENGINE OIL . AFTER CHANGING THE OIL OR CHECKING THE DIP STICK THE ENGINE OIL SMELLS HEAVILY LIKE FUEL. FUEL IS SOMEHOW MIXING WITH THE ENGINES OIL . VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN I NOTICED THE FUEL SMELL INSIDE THE CABIN AND THEN PROCEEDED TO CHECK THE OIL.

AFTER I'D HAD THE CAR ABOUT A YEAR, SUDDENLY THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT STARTED LOCKING UP AND PREVENTING ME FROM BEING ABLE TO MOVE. THIS IS ONGOING. THIS HAPPENS WHEN I LEAN FORWARD ONLY SLIGHTLY. THE ONLY WAY TO RELEASE IT IS TO PRESS INTO THE BACK OF THE SEAT, BUT SOMETIMES THE BELT CONTINUES TO LOCK UP EVERY TIME I PRESS BACK, TO THE POINT THAT THERE IS NO MORE ROOM TO RELEASE THE TENSION ON THE BELT. AT THIS POINT I JUST HAVE TO TAKE THE BELT OFF, WHILE I'M DRIVING. THIS OVERLY-SENSITIVE LOCKING MECHANISM HAS BECOME A HAZARD WHEN I'M IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AND HAVE TO QUICKLY CHECK OVER MY SHOULDER BEFORE CHANGING LANES. I HAVE TO LEAN FORWARD IN ORDER TO SEE AROUND THE HEADREST, BUT I GET TRAPPED AGAINST THE SEAT. AGAIN, I HAVE HAD TO UNFASTEN THE BELT IN ORDER TO GAIN THE MOBILITY NEEDED TO DRIVE PROPERLY. I BROUGHT THIS UP TO THE DEALER AND HE SIMPLY BRUSHED IT OFF, STATING THIS WAS A SAFETY FEATURE. THIS IS AN IMPROPERLY WORKING SAFETY FEATURE, MAKING IT AN UNSAFE FEATURE. THE DATE PROVIDED BELOW IS THE APPROXIMATE DATE THE PROBLEM STARTED. ANOTHER ISSUE IS THAT THE REAR VIEW MIRROR IS DIRECTLY IN MY LINE OF VISION. I HAVE TO DUCK TO LOOK UNDER IT WHEN I'M SIMPLY TRYING TO SEE OUT THE WINDSCREEN. THIS ALSO IS A HAZARD. LASTLY, I FIND THE WINDSCREEN FRAME ON THE LEFT SIDE IS SITUATED SUCH THAT IT PERFECTLY BLOCKS PEDESTRIANS WHO MIGHT BE STANDING ON THE CORNER OR ENTERING AN INTERSECTION. IT'S SO WIDE AND ANGLED THAT IT COVERS A LARGER AREA THAN MOST VEHICLES. THE LARGE WINDSCREEN IS A NICE FEATURE, BUT NOT WHEN IT COMPROMISES SIDE VISION.

HVAC BLOWER MOTOR WORKS ONLY ON HIGH SPEED. IF THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE AND IT IS DUE TO OVERHEATING, WHY ISN'T THERE A RECALL ON IT SINCE IT SEEMS LIKE A FIRE HAZARD. AS SOON AS MINE WENT OUT, THE AIR SYSTEM ALSO STARTED MAKING A LOUD GRINDING SOUND. *TR

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

2009 HONDA FIT SPORT VIN# [XXX]. WE LIVE IN MAINE. IT WAS HAPPEN AFTER MY WIFE DROP MY DAUGHTER AT SCHOOL. SHE DRIVE BACK HOME SHE EXIT REGULAR STREET TURN LEFT TO ROUT 1 THEN THE CAR STOP MOVING AT THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. THE OTHER CAR THAT DRIVE ON ROUT 1 NEED TO STOP IMMEDIATELY. LUCKILY MY WIFE CAR DIDN'T GET HIT AND MY DAUGHTER DIDN'T STAY IN THE CAR. 2 GUYS HELPING MY WIFE CAR TO THE SIDE AND THEN SHE CALL POLICE AND TOW THE CAR HOME. CAR STILL STARTED NORMALLY BUT WHEN I CHANGE SHIFT TO D IT NOT MOVE FORWARD AND PUT R NOT MOVE BACKWARDS EITHER EVEN P I PUSH THE CAR IT STILL MOVE IT NOT PARK AND CAR MAKE NOISE SOUND ON P. I THINK IT IS A POWER TRAIN PROBLEM. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

MY CAR ALARM KEEPS GOING OFF WHEN I DON'T LOCK MY DOOR AND THE DOORS CONSTANTLY LOCK EVEN THOUGH MY CAR IS OFF OR I'M PARKED OR IF I'M DRIVING ON THE ROAD.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA FIT. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE TIRE PRESSURE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 106,000.

YOKOHAMA TIRE AVID ASCEND 185/55R-16 SIDE WALL HAS DEVELOPED SIDEWALL BULGE AND POTENTIAL FOR CATASTROPHIC FAILURE AFTER MINOR BUMP AGAINST CURB. THIS OCCURRED TWICE ON SAME VEHICLE WITHIN A 12 MONTH PERIOD. RECENT EVENT REPORTED BELOW WAS ON A TIRE WITH LESS THAN 15K MILES. *TR

THE INCIDENT OCCURRED ON A COLD DAY IN FEBRUARY OF 2019 WHEN MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE CAR ON HER WAY TO WORK IN THE MORNING. SHE BACKED OUT OF HER PARKING SPOT LIKE NORMAL AND THEN PROCEEDED TO AN INTERSECTION WHERE SHE FOUND THAT HER BRAKE PEDAL HAD BECOME HARD AND WOULD NOT DEPRESS AND SHE COULD NOT SLOW DOWN. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED MOVING INTO THE MAIN STREET AT APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, WHERE CROSS TRAFFIC WAS PRESENT. SHE NARROWLY MISSED HITTING OTHER VEHICLES AND WAS GRAZED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE AS SHE TURNED LEFT ONTO THE ROAD (T INTERSECTION). FURTHER INSPECTION OF THE BRAKE SYSTEM BY A HONDA DEALERSHIP DID NOT YIELD ANY FINDINGS, BUT I HAVE TESTED AND WITNESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL BECOMING HARD AND NOT DEPRESSING ON COLD WINTER MORNINGS HERE IN THE NORTHEAST. THIS SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED IN AN OLDER HONDA ACCORD HYBRID THAT I HAD OWNED AND THE SOLUTION WAS TO REPLACE A FAULTY BRAKE BOOSTER VACUUM HOSE WITH INTEGRATED CHECK VALVE. WE WERE VERY LUCKY THAT NOBODY WAS FATALLY INJURED IN THIS INCIDENT BUT THIS TYPE OF FAILURE HAS HAPPENED TWICE TO OUR FAMILY ALREADY. I SUSPECT THAT OTHER INCIDENTS INVOLVING A FAILING BRAKE BOOSTER CHECK VALVE RESULTED IN THE TOTAL DESTRUCTION OF THE CAR OR THAT DIAGNOSTIC SERVICES BY MECHANICS WOULD REPLACE THE MASTER CYLINDER OR BRAKE BOOSTER AND FINALLY ALL THE HOSES, THEREBY ELIMINATING THE PROBLEM. I'M REPORTING THESE TWO INCIDENTS BECAUSE I HOPE THAT THIS WILL INFORM AUTO MANUFACTURERS TO ADD THE INSPECTION OF BRAKE BOOSTER CHECK VALVES TO REQUIRED MAINTENANCE SCHEDULES TO HELP AVOID FUTURE INJURIES OR FATALITIES AS A RESULT OF THE FAILING PART.

ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THE BRAKES ON MY CAR HAVE LOCKED AND I HAVE HAD TO USE THE PARKING BREAK TO STOP. BOTH INSTANCES HAVE OCCURRED IN VERY COLD WEATHER, EARLY IN THE MORNING, SO FORTUNATELY NO INJURIES OCCURRED. IN BOTH CASES THE BREAK WAS PRESSED, AND THE CAR WAS REVERSED. IN THE FIRST CASE THE BREAK WAS THEN USED TO STOP THE CAR, THE CAR WAS PLACED IN DRIVE, AND THEN THE BREAK BECAME LOCKED IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION AND THE CAR WAS NOT ABLE TO BE STOPPED WITH THE BREAK AFTER ACCELERATING IN DRIVE. THE CAR WAS DRIVEN OUT OF A DRIVEWAY AND ONTO A MAIN ROAD. THE PARKING BREAK WAS EMPLOYED TO STOP THE CAR FROM HITTING A FENCE. ON THE SECOND OCCASION THE CAR WAS PUT IN REVERSE AND THE BREAK THEN BECAME LOCKED IN THE UPRIGHT POSITION. THE PARKING BREAK WAS AGAIN EMPLOYED TO PREVENT BACKING INTO OTHER CARS. IN BOTH CASES THE BREAKS THEN FUNCTIONED NORMALLY THEREAFTER. THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP FOR THIS PROBLEM AND WHEN NO ABNORMALITY COULD BE DETECTED (IN WARMER WEATHER) HONDA WAS CONTACTED. HONDA ADVISED OF A DEFECT IN THE VALVE OF THE POWER BOOST FOR THE AUTOMATIC BREAKS IN WHICH IT BECOMES STUCK IN AN OPEN POSITION IN COLD WEATHER. THE VALVE IS BEING REPLACED AT THE SHOP, AS HONDA WILL NOT COVER THE REPAIR SINCE THERE IS NO RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM! I WAS VERY LUCKY IN THAT BOTH INSTANCES OCCURRED AT HOURS WHEN THERE ARE NOT MANY CARS ON THE ROAD. I HOPE THAT NO ONE BECOMES INJURED FROM THIS DEFECT. *TR

SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAG SYSTEM REQUIRED REPLACEMENT AFTER DRIVER'S SEAT BELT DID NOT LOCK INTERMITTENTLY AFTER STARTING CAR AND BUCKLING; WARNING LIGHT CAME ON/REMAINED ON. VEHICLE WAS PARKED. REPAIR COST: $1,443.

IN ADDITION TO THE TAKATA INFLATORS RECALL, THE SRS COMPUTER IS NOT FUNCTIONING. WHEN THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED AN INFLATOR LAST YEAR, THEY NOTICED THAT THE SRS COMPUTER IS COMPLETELY DEAD AND SAID I WILL NEED TO PURCHASE A NEW ONE.

I JUST EXITED A HIGHWAY, STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT ON THE INTESECTION. WHEN I TRIED TO TURN RIGHT I HEARD A NOISE LIKE THE CAR HIT SOMETHING. BUT THERE WAS NOTHING FOR THE CAR TO HIT UPON TURNING ON RIGHT. THE CAR STARTED ROLLING BACK UNTIL I USED THE HANDBRAKE AND TURNED ENGINE OFF. WHEN I LOOKED UNDER THE CAR, THERE WAS NOTHING OBVIOUSLY ADRIFT. TOWING SERVICE CAME AND CONFIRMED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AXEL SHAFT IS BROKEN. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE SHOP WHERE THE TECHNICIAN REMOVED THE BROKEN AXEL SHAFT AND SHOWED IT TO ME - THE AXEL SHAFT RUSTED INSIDE THE RUBBER BOOT. ANYWAY, TWO COPS HELPED ME GET THE CAR OUT OF THE INTERSECTION AND INTO A DRIVEWAY, AND I CALLED A LOCAL SHOP THAT I DEAL WITH WHEN I CAN'T DO THE WORK MYSELF, AND HAD IT TOWED THERE. THEY CALLED ME LATER THAT DAY TO SAY THAT THE RIGHT HALF SHAFT HAD SNAPPED INSIDE THE DAMPER, AND THAT WAS THE REASON FOR NO GO AND NOTHING ADRIFT. THEY ASKED IF I WANTED TO REPLACE BOTH HALF SHAFTS, AND I SAID HELL YES, TAKING NO CHANCES ON A REPEAT. A WEEK LATER AND $700 BUCKS LIGHTER, I HAD THE CAR BACK. THE SHOP OWNER AND THE LEAD MECHANIC BOTH SAID THAT THEY HAD HEARD OF THIS ISSUE, BUT MY '07 FIT WAS THE FIRST ONE THAT THEY HAD SEEN. THEY ALSO OPINED THAT THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL ISSUE.

2 TIRE SIDEWALL FAILURES,WHILE DRIVING AT 75 MPH ,RESULTING IN RAPID DEFLATION. FAILURES OCCURRED ABOUT 5,000 MILES APART WITH GOODYEAR ASSURANCE FUEL MAX TIRES. SIZE 195-55-R16

Vehicle caught fire while driving

FUEL MIXING IN WITH THE ENGINE OIL . AFTER CHANGING THE OIL OR CHECKING THE DIP STICK THE ENGINE OIL SMELLS HEAVILY LIKE FUEL. FUEL IS SOMEHOW MIXING WITH THE ENGINES OIL . VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN I NOTICED THE FUEL SMELL INSIDE THE CABIN AND THEN PROCEEDED TO CHECK THE OIL.

THE CAR DASHBOARD LIGHTS/RADIO LOST ALL POWER FOR 2-3 SECONDS AND THEN THE EPS LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD LIT UP. THE CAR LOST POWER STEERING AND WAS EXTREMELY HARD TO STEER DURING THIS TIME. STEERING WHEEL LOCKED WHILE DRIVING AND COULD NOT TURN IT FOR THE 2-3 SECONDS THAT THE CAR SYSTEMS WERE 'OFFLINE.' THE NEXT DAY, THE CAR DID THE SAME THING AND I LOST POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS IN VARIOUS WEATHERS THROUGHOUT THE DAY ON BOTH THE HIGHWAY AND BACK ROADS. UTTERLY TERRIFYING. TOWED IT TO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP. THEY WERE UNABLE TO REPLICATE THE ISSUES AND CAR WAS RETURNED TO ME WITH 0 FIXES DONE. WAS ADVISED TO PICK UP THE VEHICLE AND DRIVE IT AS NORMAL SINCE NO COMPLAINTS COULD BE PROVEN WITH DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. DROVE IT WITH TREPIDATION FOR THE NEXT 5 DAYS AND ON THE 5TH DAY, THE CAR AGAIN LOST ALL POWER TO VEHICLE, DASHBOARD LIGHTS LIT UP, ENGINE LIGHT LIT UP, RADIO TURNED OFF AND TURNED BACK ON, STEERING BECAME VERY DIFFICULT AND WHEEL LOCKED WHILE DRIVING. CAR CONTINUED TO DO THIS OVER THE PERIOD OF AN HR 50+ TIMES. PARKED CAR, VIDEO RECORDED IT LOSING POWER, EPS LIGHT TURNING ON/RADIO TURNING ON/OFF, STEERING WHEEL LOCKING WHILE PARKING AND DRIVING. TOWED IT A 2ND TIME TO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP WHO HAS DRIVEN IT A TOTAL OF 38 MILES WITH NOTHING BEING ABLE TO BE PROVEN WITH DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. NO HARD CODES TO BE FOUND, AS ANYTIME THE CAR IS TURNED OFF ALL CODES ARE ERASED FROM THE EPS SYSTEM. CALLED HONDA CORP. AND THEY STATED SINCE THERE IS NO RECALL ON MY VIN NUMBER THAT NO PROBLEM EXISTS FOR THIS VEHICLE AND SINCE THE DEALERSHIP CANNOT PROVE ANY ISSUES THROUGH DIAGNOSTIC TESTING THAT MY CLAIM IS UNFOUNDED. HONDA SERVICE BULLETIN 14-058 WAS RELEASED AND THE WARRANTY EXTENDED FOR 2007-08 HONDA FITS, BUT THEY ARE DENYING ISSUES WITH 2009 EVEN THOUGH THERE ARE REPORTS ALL OVER THE INTERNET ABOUT THEM. DEALERSHIP UNWILLING TO FIX 'UNKNOWN ISSUE'.

BLINKER ON THE RIGHT SIDE BECAME INOPERATIVE AND INSIDE INDICATOR BLINKED QUICKLY. UPON INVESTIGATION DISCOVERED THE BLINKER BULB WAS GOOD BUT THE HEADLIGHT WAS VERY DIM AND ALMOST OUT. HIGH BEAM WOULD ONLY COME ON SLIGHTLY. THE OTHER SIDE OF THE CAR WAS FINE. CHECKED ONLINE AND, AS SUSPECTED, THERE WAS SOME REPAIR NOTICES ABOUT THE CORROSION ON THE GROUND CONNECTOR DUE TO POOR PLATING WHICH CAUSED THE PROBLEM. IT APPEARS THAT HONDA MAY HAVE BAD GROUND TERMINALS OR OTHER CONNECTION PROBLEM ON THEIR SAFETY LIGHTING SYSTEM. CALLED HONDA DEALER AND THEN HONDA AMERICAN. THEY INDICATED THIS WAS NOT A WARRANTY PROBLEM SO WOULD NOT COVER IT. I BELIEVE THIS KIND OF PROBLEM WILL RESULT IN MANY CARS HAVING PARTIAL HEADLIGHTS AND IS A SAFETY RELATED FAILURE IN A CRITICAL SYSTEM AND SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER A RECALL. THE HEADLIGHTS AND TURN SIGNAL COULD BE ON AND OFF WITHOUT NOTICE. THIS IS A LOW MILEAGE CAR AND NOT EVEN IN A RUST BELT PART OF THE COUNTRY. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN MY SEAT MOVED BACK SUDDENLY. I AM SHORT AND MY RIGHT FOOT COULD NOT REACH THE PEDAL. I SUDDENLY VEERED TO THE RIGHT ON THE GRASS TO REDUCE THE SPEED OF THE CARD AND MANAGED TO STOP THE CARD. I STILL CAN MOVE THE SEAT FORWARD. IT'S LOCKED.

THIS IS NOTHING TO SERIOUS I HOWEVER HAVE NOTICED IT AND I FIXED IT MYSELF AFTER A FEW MINUTES OF TINKERING. ON THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT THE FRONT BOLTS THAT HOLD THE SEAT IN PLACED BECAME LOOSE. IT WAS ONLY LOOSE ENOUGH TO CREATE AN EXTREMELY ANNOYING RATTLING AND CLANKING NOISE. I JUST HAD TO POP OFF THE PLASTIC COVERS AND HAND TIGHTEN THE BOLTS. PROBLEM SOLVED. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA FIT. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN, HE HEARD AN ABNORMAL SOUND COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED NO WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE TO HIS RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 20,475.

JUST ANOTHER CASE OF BROKEN PASSENGER CV AXLE ON MOTION( METAL SPLIT IN TWO). I WILL TRY PICTURES LATER IS DARK RIGHT NOW.