2015 Honda Fit Powertrain (other) Problems

The vehicle experienced transmission drive issues accompanied by a Check Engine Light. An independent repair facility scanned the vehicle and confirmed diagnostic trouble code P0717 for a transmission speed sensor open circuit. The failure causes unexpected loss of acceleration and erratic power delivery while driving, redlining at 45 mph, malfunctioning of the gear selection display, and creating a safety hazard in active traffic. These symptoms line up with the CVT drive pulley shaft defect addressed in NHTSA Recall 15V574. When I contacted an authorized Honda dealership to address the issue, they stated this specific VIN is not included in the recall campaign. The vehicle and its diagnostic records are available for inspection upon request.

NHTSA ID

11753703

Incident

Jul 24, 2026

The contact owns a 2015 Honda Fit. The contact stated that while driving 45-50 MPH, several unknown warning lights illuminated, with the gear shift indicator light in neutral(N), and the vehicle stalled. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic, where it was diagnosed with ignition software failure. The mechanic replaced the ignition switch. Additionally, the contact stated that while driving 35-45 MPH, approximately four to five days later, the warning lights illuminated, the gear shift indicator light was in reverse(R), and the vehicle suddenly stalled in the middle of the roadway. The vehicle was pushed into the driveway of the contact's son. The contact stated that the incident was significantly frightening because the contact was a disabled heart patient, and there were two plates in the contact's neck due to a previous accident. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic, where it was diagnosed that there were metal shavings in the transmission, and the mechanic determined that the failure might be due to a pulley shaft fracture. The contact was informed that the transmission needed to be replaced, but the mechanic could not perform the repair. The vehicle was then taken to the independent mechanic where it was purchased; however, no assistance was provided. The dealer was contacted, but the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and informed the contact that the vehicle could not be repaired for free because the VIN was not under recall. The failure mileage was approximately 103,000.

NHTSA ID

11721673

Incident

Feb 5, 2026

Mileage

103,000 mi

Vehicle started to jerk and stall when running and selected to reverse from drive, progressively getting worse and has since stalled in traffic from a stop at a light to acceleration fwd , and frequently stalling more from park to reverse

NHTSA ID

11688960

Incident

Sep 10, 2025

The contact owns a 2015 Honda Fit. The contact stated that while operating the vehicle, the transmission warning light started flashing and the vehicle failed to properly accelerate. The vehicle was taken to the local AAMCO Transmission Service Center who diagnosed that the transmission drive pulley had failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The local dealer and manufacturer were notified of the failure, but no assistance was provided. The contact was informed that the VIN was not included in NHTSA Campaign Number: 15V574000 (POWER TRAIN). The contact stated that the vehicle had experienced the failure listed in the recall. The failure mileage was 79,852.

NHTSA ID

11657893

Incident

Apr 29, 2025

Mileage

79,852 mi

P219alA code appears; supposed fuel injector issue after trying smaller fixes (MAF sensor, air filter) with no luck. Just purchased from local dealer a few weeks ago.

NHTSA ID

11571574

Incident

Feb 10, 2024

Over last 2-3 years (50-70k miles), intermittent but now more consistent and loud grinding sound that lasts <1 second after push to start. Only occurs typically on a cold start (after engine has been sitting >12 hours, typically in garaged/cooler ambient temperature). Otherwise no issues with performance, no error messages. This is a known issue with VTC actuator (Honda released TSB 16-088) for this. I was told by the dealer that this can lead to catastrophic failure with the engine as it relates to the timing belt and the drivetrain. I was quoted $2100 for this repair. If it is true that there is a known defect that can lead to catastrophic failure, this should be covered by an extended warranty or recall.

NHTSA ID

11541020

Incident

Aug 27, 2023

The contact owns a 2015 Honda Fit. The contact stated that while his wife was driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle started decelerating. Additionally, while the accelerator pedal was depressed, the engine revved, but the vehicle failed to accelerate. No warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The contact related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 15V574000 (Power Train). The manufacturer was made aware of the failure but provided no assistance. The approximate failure mileage was 108,000.

NHTSA ID

11525069

Incident

Jun 2, 2023

Mileage

108,000 mi

While waiting at a light I had difficulty accelerating when it turned green. Car started bucking and I made it home and backed the car in the driveway. Turned it back on, put it in drive and then tried to back up and it wouldn't. Had the car towed to a local Honda dealership where it was diagnosed that the transmission was shot. My car only had 95,000 miles on it, I am the original owner and have been vigilant with all maintenance and any repairs. I reached out to Honda Corporate to lodge a complaint with the hopes that they might assist with the repair. Honda refused and I ended up paying $5600 for the transmission to be replaced. I would like to add that it took a month for the dealership to obtain the transmission because Honda was out of them which I find interesting. The transmission was on backorder so how many other Hondas had the same problem? My argument was that there was a recall on transmissions on some Fits and Civics from 2015 but my VIN fell outside of the parameters of that recall. After the transmission failure, I disagree. This was the second Fit I had purchased as I had a great experience with my first one. I will never purchase another Honda vehicle after the way that they dismissed my concerns.

NHTSA ID

11507516

Incident

Sep 26, 2022

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.

NHTSA ID

11471804

Incident

Jun 30, 2022

My Honda Fit has about 70,000 miles on it, and recently, without warning, the transmission completely gave out. The safety hazard was that acceleration control was lost while driving on the freeway. I had it towed to the shop, and they said there would have been no warning signs of any aging or degradation of the transmission prior to the failure. The mechanic at the shop said he's seen this pattern several times with this same model of transmission. No warning lamps or signals were lighting up prior to the failure. It came completely unexpectedly.

NHTSA ID

11453795

Incident

Feb 19, 2022

In mid 2019 my Honda had a little rear end problem. Took it to a frame shop and was told my REAR AXLE BEAM ASSEMBLY was bent 3° which was causing front end alignment problems. When they used there machines and whatever else they tried was told there machinery couldn't make it budge.(front end alignment at least 2 times a month) Then in 2020 I went to start my car and nothing!! Kept trying and trying and finally it started. Continued to what I thought was my car just having a mind of its own to continuously not wanting to start so I checked my battery which was fine. I took the car to a Honda Dealership and was told I needed a new battery. Ok fine whatever then after the new battery was hooked up and they went to start it nothing!! Hours later here I am buying a starter (fixed the problem till about mid 2021). Oh yeah forgot STILL HAVE A BENT REAR AXLE) !! CHECK CHARGING SYSTEM has been popping up every time my car decides to start. Gotten to the point where the only way it'll start is if it's jumped. Battery is fine but the alternator isn't pushing out anything whatsoever!!! Because it's constantly being jumped my negative battery terminal SENSOR is going out. Every where I've called or taken the car to either says "nothing we can do" or they want to charge thousands of dollars or " oh ma'am your car is a discontinued model!" I have two little kids and this HONDA FIT is just not safe for myself, kids, or anyone else! Oh almost forgot ABS light along with the keyless entry plus contraction control and steering stabilizer lights are lit up like a Christmas Tree on the dash.

NHTSA ID

11442257

Incident

Aug 3, 2021

My 2015 Honda Fit out of nowhere won't start and is flashing an electrical system issue. A few weeks before this the electrical system stopped showing how much gas was in the car, how many miles etc. That whole electrical system looked really garbled then goes dark. My car wont start. And even after I fix it I cant drive around not knowing how much gas is in the car.

NHTSA ID

11439434

Incident

Oct 25, 2021

Was driving 70MPH down the freeway when the transmission shaft snapped and I was suddenly coasting... will cost $6k to repair and the vehicle only has 88k miles on it.

NHTSA ID

11433839

Incident

Sep 18, 2021

I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY IN THE FAR LEFT AND ALL OF A SUDDEN I HEARD A ENGINE RPMS GO HIGH AND THEN I LOST THE TRANSMISSION. WHEN IT HAPPENED, THE D ON THE DASHBOARD BECAME FULL WITH ALL THE DIFFERENT LETTERS. A DISTINCT LETTER WAS NOT VISIBLE. TRYING TO ACCELERATE AND NOTHING HAPPENED. I PULLED OVER TO THE EMERGENCY LANE, I WAS LUCKY TO REACH IT BEING ON THE I10 WEST IN SAN BERNARDINO. TURNED OFF AND ON THE VEHICLE AND SHIFTED, BUT IT DIDN'T ENGAGE. THE ONLY FUNCTION THAT WORKS IS PARK. THE VEHICLE DOESN'T MOVE FORWARD OR BACKWARDS. WAITING TO BE TOWED TO SPREEN HONDA IN LOMA LINDA.

NHTSA ID

11413956

Incident

Apr 26, 2021

Mileage

180,033 mi

STOPPED AT THE ROTARY. LOOKED FOR CLEAR TRAFFIC. ENTERED ROTARY. LOUD METALLIC BANG, NO DRIVE. NEEDED TO USE WHAT LITTLE MOMENTUM I HAD TO MOVE FROM THE INSIDE LEFT LANE TO THE RIGHT SIDE BREAKDOWN LANE. ALMOST REAR ENDED BY A TAILGATING MOTORIST. CALLED AAA FOR TOW.

NHTSA ID

11372550

Incident

Oct 10, 2020

Mileage

130,900 mi

MY CAR STARTED MAKING A JACK HAMMER NOISE 10/2020 WHILE DRIVING, WHEN IT WAS 5 YEARS OLD WITH 47,000. THE HONDA DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSED MY TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING AND NEEDED REPLACING. APPARENTLY, THERE HAVE BEEN 143000 RECALLS DUE TO TRANSMISSION FAILURE.

NHTSA ID

11364448

Incident

Oct 1, 2020

Mileage

47,000 mi

WHILE ON A ROAD TRIP IN LATE 2019, I NOTICED A SLIGHT SHUDDER AT LOW ACCELERATION. I FOUND THE NEAREST HONDA DEALER AND TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR EVALUATION. IT HAD 84,000 MILES AT THE TIME. THE DEALER FOUND THAT THE TRANSMISSION FILLER PLUG WAS MISSING. APPARENTLY IT HAD BEEN MISSING FOR SOME TIME, AS THERE WAS CAKED, DIRTY ATF SPILLED DOWN THE SIDE OF THE TRANSMISSION CASE. THE TRANSMISSION (CVT) WAS COMING APART INTERNALLY AND REQUIRED A FULL REPLACEMENT. HONDA DECLINED ANY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE WITH THE REPAIR. I HAVE FOUND MULTIPLE OTHER REFERENCES IN ONLINE FORUMS TO FILLER CAPS ON 2015 HONDA CVTS POPPING OUT DURING OPERATION.

NHTSA ID

11361506

Incident

Oct 30, 2019

Mileage

84,000 mi

CAR MAKES CONSTANT HUMMING NOISE FROM THE TRANSMISSION BEGINNING AT A SPEED OF 25MPH.

NHTSA ID

11331787

Incident

Jun 14, 2020

Mileage

53,000 mi

WHILE ON DAILY COMMUTE, TRANSMISSION RANDOMLY STARTED VIOLENTLY SHAKING FOR APPROX 1/8 MILE AND A LOUD BANG OCCURRED. I PULLED OVER TO THE SHOULDER TO VISUALLY INSPECT UNDERSIDE OF VEHICLE BUT NOTHING WAS OUT OF THE ORDINARY. WHEN SHIFTING OUT OF PARK, THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO CONTINUE DRIVING FORWARD OR REVERSE REGARDLESS OF REVVING ENGINE. *TR

NHTSA ID

11326263

Incident

May 27, 2020

Mileage

68,000 mi

I BOUGHT A 2015 HONDA FIT. IT HAS 23,000 MILES AND IT IS OUT OF THE 5 YEAR WARRANTY. THE TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED AND HONDA REFUSES TO ACCEPT BLAME FOR A FAULTY TRANSMISSION INSTALLED AT THE FACTORY. MY CAR IS NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM. HONDA IS AWARE OF THIS AND STILL ALLOWS AN UNSAFE CAR TO BE DRIVEN WITHOUT RECALLS OR WARNINGS. HONDA WANTED ALMOST $ 5,000 TO REPAIR THIS , BUT THE LOCAL TRANSMISSION SHOP GAVE ME AN ESTIMATE OF $1754 FOR A USED 2017 TRANSMISSION... *TR

NHTSA ID

11325287

Incident

May 12, 2020

I WAS AT A RAMP METER ENTERING THE FREEWAY. I STARTED TO ACCELERATE AND AS I STARTED TO GET READY TO ENTER THE FREEWAY, MY CAR LOST ACCELERATION MID WAY. WHEN PRESSING THE GAS, MY CAR DID NOT ACCELERATE. I QUICKLY EXITED THE FREEWAY AND FOUND THAT THE LIGHT THAT INDICATES WHAT GEAR I AM IN SHOWED BOTH N (NEUTRAL) AND D (DRIVE) OVERLAPPING EACH OTHER. WHEN I STOPPED TO THE TRAFFIC LIGHT AFTER EXITING THE FREEWAY, MY CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE EVEN WHEN I SHIFT MY CAR TO D (DRIVE). IT ACTED AS IF IT WAS IN NEUTRAL. I TURNED OFF AND TURNED BACK ON THE CAR AND TRIED AGAIN. I SHIFTED THE GEAR TO D BUT NO ACCELERATION. I WAS UNABLE TO MOVE MY CAR FROM THE TRAFFIC LIGHT AND WAS BLOCKING TRAFFIC FOR THOSE WHO WERE EXITING THE FREEWAY. I AM LUCKY IT DID NOT HAPPEN WHILE I WAS ON THE FREEWAY. AT THIS TIME, HONDA DEALERSHIP HAS STATED THAT SOMETHING IN THE TRANSMISSION IS BROKEN. THE HONDA REPRESENTATIVE STATED THERE WAS NO WAY ANYONE WHO HAS WORKED ON MY CAR NOR THE OWNER WOULD HAVE KNOWN OR PREVENTED THIS. I RESEARCHED ISSUES WITH HONDA FIT 2015 AND FOUND "NHTSA ID NUMBER: 11309296." ALTHOUGH MY VIN DOES NOT SAY MY CAR HAD A RECALL FOR THE TRANSMISSION, I AM CONCERNED THAT MY CAR HAS THE SAME ISSUE AS THE RECALL AS MY CAR WAS LIKELY MANUFACTURED DURING THE TIME FRAME STATED.

NHTSA ID

11315922

Incident

Mar 3, 2020

Mileage

77,000 mi

I WAS ON THE FREEWAY AND MY VEHICLE STARTED ACTING STRANGE-IT WAS HAVING DIFFICULT ACCELERATING AND FELT BUMPY. I WAS ABLE TO EXIT OFF OF THE FREEWAY. THE VEHICLE STOPPED MOVING AND WOULD NOT ENGAGE INTO GEAR. I COULD NOT DRIVE OR REVERSE THE VEHICLE. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A HONDA DEALERSHIP. THEY DRAINED AND INSPECTED THE FLUID TO FIND METAL DEBRIS IN MAGNET THAT LOOKED LIKE CVT BELT PARTS. THEY SAID THE CVT BELT BROKE TRANSMISSION AND THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I FOUND THE NHTSA RECALL REFERENCE NUMBER 15V574000. THE DESCRIPTION OF THE DEFECT IS THAT SOFTWARE SETTINGS THAT CONTROL THE TRANSMISSION OPERATION MAY RESULT IN DAMAGE TO THE TRANSMISSION DRIVE PULLEY SHAFT. I WAS TOLD THAT MY VIN IS NOT A PART OF THIS RECALL. MY VEHICLE IS JUST OUTSIDE OF WARRANTY AT ABOUT 72,000 MILES BUT LESS THAN 5 YEARS OLD. I WAS ASKED TO PAY A PORTION TOWARDS THE TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT.

NHTSA ID

11309296

Incident

Feb 5, 2020

Mileage

72,547 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 HONDA FIT. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE SHIFTER LIGHT WAS NOT FUNCTIONING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,400.

NHTSA ID

11223147

Incident

Jun 1, 2019

Mileage

58,400 mi

MY CAR HAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000 MILES ON IT AND HAS ONLY EVER BEEN USED FOR TRANSPORT FROM HOME TO SCHOOL. I WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WHILE I WAS IN MOTION. A COUPLE MINUTES LATER, THE POWER STEERING, TRACTION, AND TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT CAME ON ALL AT THE SAME TIME WHILE I WAS IN MOTION. MY CAR JERKED AND I LOST CONTROL FOR A BRIEF SECOND. THE LIGHTS WILL FLASH ON AND OFF AT RANDOM TIMES WHILE I'M IN MOTION AND IS ESPECIALLY TERRIFYING WHEN TRYING TO DRIVE AT A HIGHWAY SPEED. MANY PEOPLE WITH 2015 HONDA FITS HAVE HAD SIMILAR ISSUES AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO EXPLORE THIS DANGER. A CAR THAT NEW WITH RELATIVELY LOW MILEAGE SHOULD NOT BE EXPERIENCING MECHANICAL ISSUES THAT PUT THEIR DRIVERS AT RISK.

NHTSA ID

11222391

Incident

Jun 25, 2019

Mileage

59,000 mi

TRANSMISSION FAILED VERY SUDDENLY AT 77,600 MILES WITH NO PRIOR SIGNS THAT IT WAS HAVING ISSUES. LUCKILY CAR WAS STOPPED AT A STOPLIGHT, OTHERWISE THIS COULD HAVE BEEN VERY DANGEROUS. CAR WAS IMMEDIATELY IMMOBILIZED. CAR WAS TOWED TO THE LOCAL HONDA DEALER AND THEN TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP WHERE THE ATTACHED PICTURES WERE TAKEN. HUNDREDS OF METAL SHARDS WERE FOUND INSIDE THE PAN.

NHTSA ID

11196594

Incident

Mar 19, 2019

Mileage

77,586 mi