2010 Honda Fit Engine Problems

While driving on the highway, my 2010 Honda Fit Sport automatic with 134,000 miles going around 60 mph lost power and started making sputtering noise. Fortunately, there was still some power left, and I was able to navigate to the shoulder of the highway. I turned off the car and turned It back on again and the Check Engine Light came on. I plugged in my BlueDriver diagnostic tool and it says Cylinder 2 Misfire. When I placed it in Drive, the car was making sputtering noise from the Engine Bay Area and would not accelerate, leaving me stranded on the side of the highway. I was lucky enough to maneuver the limping car in the middle of rush hours to the side of the highway. It's a miracle I didn't get into an accident, as the car lost power and was not accelerating properly. The mechanic did a diagnostic and said that Cylinder 2 spark plug blew, commonly due to the plugs coming loose, damaging the spark plug and ignition coil on cylinder 2. I searched the internet and found that other 2nd generation Honda Fit ('09-'13) owners also had spark plugs that came from the factory/ tightened to factory specification to only come loose again. I could have died or have gotten into a serious accident. Because of this horror story and being stuck on the highway for 4 hours, I will unfortunately never buy a Honda again, a brand that was supposed to be reliable.

NHTSA ID

11508015

Incident

Feb 18, 2023

A SPARK PLUG CAME OUT OF CYLINDER HEAD WHILE DRIVING. THIS DAMAGED THE CYLINDER HEAD AND IGNITION SYSTEM. FUEL ECONOMY SUFFERED. IT ALLOWED EXHAUSET FUMES TO BE DRAWN INTO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT CAUSING NAUSEA AND DIZZINESS.

NHTSA ID

11046062

Incident

Oct 13, 2017

Mileage

62,000 mi

SINCE PURCHASE 2010 I HAVE NOTED A SUSPICION OF VEHICLE'S ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. I HAVE SPOKEN NUMEROUS TIMES OF THIS SUSPICION AND ISSUES OF CONCERN TO FRIENDS AND FAMILY AND WITH DEALERSHIP. DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THEY ARE UNABLE TO CHECK THE ELECTRONIC SYSTEM.. MY SUSPICION BEGAN WITHIN A YEAR OF PURCHASE ,WITH AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS MAKING UNUSUAL SOUND AS IF NOT ENOUGH JUICE TO LOCK OR OPEN AUTOMATICALLY TO MORE CONCERN OF DRIVING WITH A DRAG SENSE AND FEELING LIKE GOING TO STALL AT TRAFFIC LIGHTS APPROXIMATELY 2015? COMPLAINT FORM ASKS FOR EXACT MILEAGE AND YEAR BEGAN. DATE I ENTERED IS JUST OVER PURCHASE DATE ALTHOUGH THE HEAT HAS BEEN MORE OF A SERIOUS SUSPICION 2015-2017 THAT I CAN RECALL; MILEAGE OF ISSUES NOTED ARE GUESSTIMATE 0 MILES THROUGH CURRENT 124,000 MILES CAR PERIODICALLY FEELS LIKE WILL STALL IN TRAFFIC AT STOP LIGHT, AND LACK OF POWER WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS 30-70 MPH. IT IS COMMON TO FEEL LIKE I AM PULLING A TRAILER FILLED WITH HEAVY ROCK AS IF A PULL OR DRAG ON ENGINE, SOMETIMES LIKE IT IS JUST GOING TO STALL WHILE DRIVING. I HAVE HAD BATTERY CHECKED FOR MORE THAN 3 YEARS WHEN QUESTIONING WHY IT DRIVING THIS WAY AND I AM TOLD ,THE BATTERY IS OK. I HAVE REPLACED BATTERY 2X SINCE 2010 FOR ACTUAL BATTERY FAILURE. THE DRIVER DASHBOARD AND DRIVER FOOT AREA HEAT UP TO WHAT HAS BEEN NOTICEABLE AND OF SUSPICION TO ME, FEELING LIKE AN UNUSUAL AND DANGEROUS LEVEL OF HEAT TO TOUCH. TO TOUCH HEATING COOLING KNOB FOR EXAMPLE OR IN AREA OF DASHBOARD AND ELECTRONIC KNOBS HAVE BEEN VERY HOT. I HAD JUST SEEN ONLINE AND READ ABOUT A 2010 HONDA FIT ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING NHTSA CAMPAIGN #11V101000 RECALL DATED MARCH 7, 2011. I AM TOLD BY HONDA AND NHTSA THAT MY 2010 HONDA FIT IS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO NOT BEING OF SAME MANUFACTURER OF OTHER HONDA FITS OF THIS RECALL. I AM CONCERNED THAT MY ENGINE ISSUES THAT HAVE BEEN OF MY SUSPICION ARE RELATED TO THIS RECALL.

NHTSA ID

11005855

Incident

May 30, 2010

Mileage

48,000 mi

THIS IS A REPRODUCIBLE PROBLEM!! IT HAPPENS EVERY TIME IF THE AIR TEMPERATURE IS BELOW 55 DEGREES. IF THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN HEATED FOR 5 MINUTES BEFORE DRIVING OUT TO THE ROAD, THE ENGINE WOULD BE DEAD EITHER AT AN UPHILL STOP SIGN OR DURING DRIVING WHILE THE BRAKE NEEDS TO BE USED. THE BATTERY SIGN LIGHTS FIRST AND FOLLOWED BY THE OIL LIGHT AND THEN THE ENGINE WOULD SWITCH OFF. *TR

NHTSA ID

10511615

Incident

Mar 4, 2013

Mileage

25,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2010 HONDA FIT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH THE DRIVER CRASHED INTO A POLE AND PROCEEDED TO CRASH INTO A TREE LOCATED BEHIND THE POLE. THE VEHICLE ROLLED OVER AND EXPLODED INTO FLAMES. THE ENGINE DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE FIRE AND POLICE DEPARTMENT REPORTED TO THE SCENE AND FILED A REPORT. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED BURNS TO SIXTY PERCENT OF HIS BODY AND A FRACTURED RIGHT ARM. THE DRIVER WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL BY AMBULANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTO SHOP FOR INSPECTION BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE WAS UNDETERMINED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 23,000.

NHTSA ID

10483846

Incident

Jul 22, 2012

Mileage

23,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 HONDA FIT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11V101000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE IT WAS REPAIRED. TWO WEEKS LATER, THE CONTACT NOTICED THE VEHICLE WOULD LUNGE FORWARD AFTER CHANGING GEARS. THE VEHICLE WOULD ALSO STALL AFTER STARTING IN THE MORNINGS. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. UPDATED 07/08/11 *BF UPDATED 12/13/11

NHTSA ID

10399556

Incident

Mar 22, 2011

Mileage

39,950 mi

MALFUNCTION 1: WHILE BEING DRIVEN WITH CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED, CAR WITHOUT ANY DASHBOARD SIGNAL WARNING BEGINS TO PROGRESSIVELY AND INVOLUNTARILY DECELERATE. IT WILL NOT RESPOND TO APPLICATION OF THE INCREASE SPEED BUTTON ON THE CRUISE CONTROL PANEL NOR WILL IT INCREASE SPEED WITH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS PUSHED. EVENTUALLY THE CAR WILL SHUT OFF ON ITS OWN. TAKES MULTIPLE TRIES OF RESTARTING IT TO GET IT TO MOVE AGAIN. DATES: 11-25-10 & 1-30-11. MALFUNCTION 2: THE GEARS PERIODICALLY WILL NOT ENGAGE BETWEEN 2ND, 3RD, 4TH. THIS LASTS A FEW SECONDS WHILE THE CAR IS MOVING. SINCE 9/2010, THIS HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES. UPDATED IVOQ 03/04/11 *TR

NHTSA ID

10380191

Incident

Nov 25, 2010

Mileage

6,200 mi

I WAS DRIVING MY 2010 HONDA FIT SPORT AUTOMATIC AT 25MPH ON A CITY STREET, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF, ALL DASHBOARD INDICATOR LIGHTS AND HEADLIGHTS WENT COMPLETELY DARK; I PULLED THE CAR OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, NOTICING THAT POWER STEERING AND BRAKE ASSIST WERE INACTIVE SO IT WAS A CHALLENGE TO GET THE CAR PULLED OVER. THE VEHICLE RE-STARTED ON THE FIRST ATTEMPT AND I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE HOME. THE DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM AND GAVE THE VEHICLE BACK TO ME WITH NO REPAIR WORK DONE. 9 DAYS LATER, THE SAME THING HAPPENED. THIS TIME THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT AND THE ENGINE SHUT OFF, DASHBOARD WENT DARK, AND MY IPOD WAS FROZEN, WHICH WAS CONNECTED THROUGH THE USB PORT(IT WAS NOT CONNECTED DURING THE FIRST STALL). THE ENGINE DID NOT START ON THE FIRST OR SECOND ATTEMPT, BUT ON THE THIRD. ONCE THE VEHICLE STARTED, I TRIED TO SHIFT FROM PARK TO DRIVE, BUT THE SHIFTER WAS STUCK AND WOULD NOT SHIFT. I PUT ON MY HAZARD LIGHTS, AND SPENT ABOUT 60 SECONDS TRYING TO SHIFT FROM PARK TO DRIVE BEFORE IT ACTUALLY BECAME UNSTUCK AND ALLOWED ME TO SHIFT. AT THAT POINT I THEN DROVE AWAY, I HAD BEEN BLOCKING TRAFFIC AT A BUSY INTERSECTION, AND THEN NOTICED THAT THE IPOD WAS FROZEN AND WOULD NOT RESPOND TO MY RESTART ATTEMPTS. I EVENTUALLY FIGURED OUT HOW TO RESET THE IPOD AND IT WORKS FINE NOW. THE DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM (AGAIN), AND KEPT IT AT THEIR SHOP FOR 9 DAYS STRAIGHT. THEY EVENTUALLY TOLD ME I JUST HAD TO TAKE IT BACK, SO I DID. NO WARNING LIGHTS EVER WERE DISPLAYED ON BOTH THE INCIDENTS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10305751

Incident

Jan 8, 2010

Mileage

460 mi