2010 Honda Fit Brakes Problems

On [XXX], I Down payment for the purchase of a 2010 Honda Fit, for $6,258.00 with 24 Ford of Easton, 703 Washington St., South Easton, MA 02375. License Motor Dealer , On [XXX], the TMPS dashboard light was on...Ford replaced them, but as presently ([XXX]) light is still on, they told me TMPS would go off after I drove car around. April 19, 2025, Last TMPS sensor was put on a 4th tire, I was in the car repair area and noticed a broken Sway Bar Link and a Bubble & Cracks on tire, Ford noticed it but did not offer to fix it and let me drive off dealership lot with broken Sway Bar and bad tire. It was negligent, and UNSAFE TO DRIVE. 30 day Lemon Law Ended on [XXX]. Also, there was a RECALL FOR A DRIVESHAFT, WHICH I FOUND OUT VIA THE INTERNET. On May 13, 2025 I went to a Honda Dealership and they replaced the DRIVESHAFT. I went to AXP Repair Shop to get SWAY BAR LINK fixed, and a new tire, which cost me $250.00. 24 Ford did not inspect my car until March 14, 2025 after they replaced the last Tire Sensor. Since the TMPS light was on they didn't even put a REJECT INSPECTION on my car window and let me drive it without any Sticker. They put my life and others at risk of a fatal accident, negligent in letting me drive off their FORD DEALERSHIP LOT WITH A BROKEN SWAY BAR LINK AND BUBBLE/CRACKS ON TIRE. Everything is very RUSTY under the car carriage. I do not feel safe driving car. I call it a deathtrap. Also per Carfax it was parked someplace for a year 01/01/2024 - 01/01/2025. 24 FORD OUT IT UP FOR SALE 01/2025. THEY DIDN'T DO ANY ROUTINE OIL CHANGE, DIRTY AIR FILTERS. AXP and Honda told me I need $2,000.00 - $4,000.00 worth of repairs to make car safe. FORD BROUGHT IT AT AN AUCTION. I was really scammed by the DECEPTIVE PRACTICES and LIES. I need to get this information out to the Public and I am trying to get my money back and return the Savage car back to Jon yes Easton Motor Cars, 703 Washington St. South Easton, MA. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.

NHTSA ID

11687777

Incident

Mar 4, 2025

I STOPPED FAIRLY HEAVILY, AND WHILE THE CAR STOPPED WELL AS EXPECTED, THE BRAKE PEDAL CONTINUED TO DROP ALMOST TO THE FLOOR. MILEAGE IS APPROXIMATELY 58,000 MILES. REAR BRAKES ARE OEM..

NHTSA ID

10883787

Incident

Jul 9, 2016

Mileage

58,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 HONDA FIT. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS AND MAKING A TURN, THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER STEERING WITHOUT WARNING. IN ADDITION, THE REAR BRAKE LIGHT FAILED TO FUNCTION AND THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE DOOR FAILED TO OPERATE WITH THE KEY OR FOB. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO A SAFE LOCATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ALTERNATOR WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,500. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

NHTSA ID

10837676

Incident

Feb 12, 2016

Mileage

36,500 mi

I WAS DRIVING WEST DEVON WITH THE SPEED LIMIT 20, I WAS GOING AT 5 TO 08 MILES OR LESS,IN A SECOND I FELT THE CAR ACCELERATE BY HIMSELF , I TRIED TO STOP, THE BREAKS DID NOT RESPOND AND HIT A CAR IN FRONT OF ME.THE IMPACT WAS LIKE SOME ONE WAS PUSHING ME, WHEN I HIT THE CAR AND I HAVE MY SEAT BELT ON, THE AIR BAG DID NOT WORK, FOR THE DAMAGE IN MY CAR THE WAS SOO BAD THAT THE WHOLE FRONT WAS DAMAGE SO BAD FOR THE SPEED, THAT I AM NOT SURE IF THIS CAR SAFE FOR MY WIFE TO DRIVE.THIS IS WAKE CALL FOR THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY I AM SURE AS SOON THE REPAIR IS DONE I WILL TRADE THIS CAR.THIS CAR IS LIKE DRIVING WITH PLASTIC METAL. I SAW IN THE INTERNET HONDA RECALL SOME FIT MODELS. *JS

NHTSA ID

10579245

Incident

Apr 9, 2014

Mileage

17,500 mi

I WAS TRAVELING EAST ON ROUTE 322 NEAR DAUPHIN, PA AT ABOUT 55 MPH. I WAS IN THE RIGHT HAND LANE. A CAR TRAVELING IN THE LEFT HAND LANE CUT IN FRONT OF ME. TO AVOID HITTING HIM, I APPLIED THE BRAKES HARD. MY CAR SUDDENLY WENT OUT OF CONTROL, FISHTAILING IN THE LANE AND THEN SUDDENLY WENT INTO THE LEFT HAND LANE. I TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE RIGHT. THE REAR END OF THE CAR SWUNG AROUND HITTING A BRIDGE ABUTMENT, BOUNCED OFF, AND WENT BACK INTO THE RIGHT HAND LANE. I WAS FINALLY ABLE TO STRAIGHTEN THE CAR OUT AND PULL OVER TO THE SHOULDER AND STOP IT. FORTUNATELY I DID NOT HIT ANYONE, BUT DID SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO MY CAR. THIS INCIDENT REMINDED ME OF AN ACCIDENT I HAD YEARS AGO WITH THE CHEVY CITATION AND THE BRAKES LOCKED ON ME. IS THE SAME THING HAPPENING WITH THE FIT? I KNOW IT HAS ABS, BUT THINGS CAN AND DO GO WRONG. I ASKED THE REPAIR SHOP TO LOOK AT THE BRAKES, THEY DID NOT SEE ANYTHING. BUT THE PROBLEM MAY NOT BE VISIBLE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10494901

Incident

Dec 10, 2012

Mileage

31,000 mi

I WAS DRIVING ON A FREEWAY(SLOW LANE) IN SANTACLARA, CALIFORNIA AT ABOUT 50 MILES PER HOUR. I SAW A CAR INFRONT OF ME STOPPED 100% NEAR AN EXIT. I APPLIED BRAKE REALLY HARD, EVEN THOUGH THERE WAS MORE THE 4/5 CAR DISTANCE MY CAR DIDN'T STOP AND HIT THE CAR INFRONT OF ME. MY AIRBAG OPENED AND I RECEIVED SOME BURNS. I AM 100% SURE I HIT THE BRAKE REALLY HARD BUT MY CAR TOOK WAY TOO LONG TIME STOP ONLY AFTER HITTING A VEHICLE. HOPE THIS CAR IS RECALLED AND DOES NOT CAUSE INCONVENIENCE TO OTHERS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10456494

Incident

Apr 24, 2012

Mileage

15,100 mi

I BOUGHT A NEW HONDA FIT IN AUG 2010. LAST WINTER I HAD SEVERAL FRIGHTENING SITUATIONS WITH BRAKES WHEN THERE WAS SNOW ON THE GROUND. APPROACHING OTHER VEHICLES AT A STOP, THE BRAKES WOULD LOCK/NOT GRIP EVEN AT LESS THAN 5 MPH. I TOOK THE CAR TO DEALER AND THEY SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE BRAKES, MAYBE I NEEDED NEW TIRES (ON A BRAND NEW CAR!) I SPENT THE WINTER DRIVING IN TERROR OF SOMEONE PULLING OUT IN FRONT OF ME. I JUST TOOK THE CAR IN TODAY FOR A 1 YEAR INSPECTION - AT 11,000 MILES THE BRAKES NEED REPLACEMENT (DEALER SAID I SHOULD DO IT AT MY NEXT OIL CHANGE FOR $290 AND "MAYBE MY EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS NOT DISENGAGING WHEN I START OFF IN THE MORNING" - I DRIVE A STANDARD) I HAVE BEEN DRIVING FOR 40 YEARS AND DRIVING A STANDARD FOR 21 YEARS. THE PROBLEM IS THE BRAKES, NOT MY DRIVING. *TR

NHTSA ID

10421231

Incident

Aug 23, 2011

Mileage

6,000 mi

I WAS SIDESWIPED ON A WET ROAD AND WENT INTO A SPIN. THE BRAKES PARTIALLY ENGAGED, THROUGH THE ABS SYSTEM DID NOT (NO "CHATTER"). AFTER I REGAINED CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND ATTEMPTED TO PULL ONTO THE SHOULDER, THE BRAKES REMAINED PARTIALLY ENGAGED (THE CAR WAS GRADUALLY DECELERATING) - THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS COMPLETELY UNRESPONSIVE AND I COULD NEITHER DISENGAGE THE BRAKES, NOR INCREASE THE APPLICATION TO MAKE THE CAR COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. AFTER EXPERIMENTING WITH PRESSING HARD ON THE PEDAL AND THEN PUMPING IT A FEW TIMES WHILE TRAVELING OVER A QUARTER MILE, I ULTIMATELY HAD TO USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. I TOOK THE CAR TO A HONDA DEALERSHIP. THE COMPUTER SHOWED NO CODES AND THE TECHNICIANS WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *TR

NHTSA ID

10403832

Incident

Apr 28, 2011

Mileage

15,800 mi

AS I WAS MAKING MY RIGHT TURN NEAR MY HOME, I UNEXPECTEDLY SAW MY NEIGHBOR'S CAR IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD IN FRONT OF HIS DRIVE WAY. I QUICKLY STEPPED ON MY BRAKES TO STOP, BUT, MY CAR DIDN'T STOP IMMEDIATELY AND SEEMED TO SURGE RATHER THAN SLOW DOWN (POTENTIAL PROBLEM WITH THE FIT ABS). I THEN TURNED MY STEERING WHEEL TO THE SIDE WALK TO AVOID HITTING MY NEIGHBOR'S CAR WHILE STEPPING ON THE BRAKES BUT THE CAR STILL DID NOT STOP. THE CAR WENT THROUGH THE SIDE WALK AND A NEXT NEIGHBOR'S BUSH AND FRONT LAWN (ABOUT 20 METERS). EVENTUALLY, I STOMPED ON THE BRAKES AS HARD AS I COULD AND STOPPED JUST SHORT OF THE DRIVE WAY ON THE TOP OF A SMALL BUSH I REPORTED TO HONDA AMERICA WHICH SENT AN INSPECTOR TO CHECK MY CAR. THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR, BUT, THE INSPECTOR AND THE HONDA AMERICA CUSTOMER SERVICE MANAGER THOUGHT MY GOODYEAR RUBBER FLOOR MAT MIGHT BE THE CAUSE. I TOLD THEM DURING THE 20 METERS DISTANCE, I HAD ENOUGH TIME TO NOTICE THAT I WAS STEPPING ON THE BRAKES MUCH HARDER THAN NORMALLY I WOULD FOR THE CAR TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. AFTER I STOPPED THE CAR, THE FIRST THING I CHECKED WAS THE CAR FLOOR NEAR THE BRAKE PEDAL. IF THE MAT CAUSED THE PROBLEM, I WOULD HAVE NOTICED AT THAT TIME. ANOTHER HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE AGENT IMPLIED THAT I STEPPED ON THE GAS PEDAL INSTEAD OF THE BRAKE. I TOLD HIM THAT I COULD NOT HAVE STEPPED ON THE ACCELERATOR SINCE I DID NOT CHANGE THE PEDAL I WAS STEPPING ON DURING THE TIME IT TOOK TO STOP THE CAR. THE END RESULT, I HAD TO PAID FOR THE CAR DAMAGE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10400897

Incident

Apr 20, 2011

Mileage

1,875 mi