Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR | |||||
| SB-12-002 | 01/12/2012 | 10043248 | Honda: on some model vehicles, there is an alternator/starter tester (ast) module capable of testing alternators, installed on gr8 diagnostic battery station. *pe | 03/06/2012 | |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - STARTER ASSEMBLY | |||||
| SB-12-002 | 01/12/2012 | 10043248 | Honda: on some model vehicles, there is an alternator/starter tester (ast) module capable of testing alternators, installed on gr8 diagnostic battery station. *pe | 03/06/2012 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | |||
| 03/17/2011 | 90000 | ||
| All front lamps have failed repeatedly, including low beam headlight. headlamps have failed four times. vehicle has been returned for service under safety recall notice, but lights continue to fail. | |||
| 10/15/2012 | 80000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2008 honda fit. the contact was driving approximately 5 mph when the vehicle stalled without warning. the failure recurred intermittently whenever the contact would brake to a stop. the vehicle was taken to both an independent mechanic and the dealer for diagnostic testing. neither was able to diagnose the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the vin was not available. the approximate failure mileage was 80,000. kmj | |||
| 10/15/2012 | 80000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2008 honda fit. while driving approximately 5 mph the vehicle stalled. the failure occurred intermittently whenever the vehicle came to a stop. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic and a dealer for diagnostic testing. the mechanics were unable to diagnose the failure. the vin was not available. the vehicle was not repaired. the approximate failure mileage was 80,000. da | |||
| 05/10/2012 | 86000 | ||
| Purchased this car as a certified used car in november 2010 from tarrytown honda. numerous incidents of stopping on the road with this car since june 2011 but this is the latest incident. previous incident also reported on this website. also filed complaint with american honda in september 2011 (case#n0122011-09-0701741) and filed for nys lemon law arbitration in 2011 but never received a response. car dashboard lighting started to go while driving and steering difficult. car stopped after coming off of brooklyn bridge on 5/10/12 and had to be frantically pushed to the side of the road with help of good samaritan and my passenger because hazard lights wouldn't remain on. car was towed to honda dealership by aaa. car completely died on the road in the middle of highway traffic with steering impossible and hazard lights not operable. dealership states that alternator and battery need replacement - for the second time in one year! i belong to a honda fit online forum where other honda fit owners complain of the same problem. the dealership has not been able to resolve the problem since the first incident in june 2011 and i maybe injured or killed if i continue to drive this car. | |||
| 01/06/2012 | 68000 | ||
| At times car stalls at red light. car has also quit running at 70 mph. have had car at honda dealer several times and there are no falt codes. car is now turning on check engine light. dealer is no help. have replaced coils, spark plugs, air filter and v-tec oil pressure switch. trouble still exist. honda dealer has no clue and is no help in resolving this issue. i am afraid that someone might die in the car before the trouble is fixed. | |||
| 06/24/2011 | 75647 | ||
| Brought car to honda dealership on 6/24/11 for service due to car dying twice that day. upon arrival car died and had to be jumped to service. alternator was replaced as well as the battery that day. then in august car died on the road while driving twice and was taken in for services at honda dealership and immobilizer was stated to be the problem then replaced on 8/24/11. arrive at honda dealership 9/6/11 for tire service and car battery issues stated but technician resolved by adjusting battery connections. on 9/7/11 car dies on bruckner blvd in the bronx, ny while coming off the fdr and hazard lights would not come on. nyc dot workers had to manually put car in neutral so it could be moved to side of road. car was towed to bronx honda and battery replaced again. dealership stated car issues should be resolved but heard stranger rattling sounds from car while backing out the same day it was picked up. | |||
| 04/16/2011 | 19157 | ||
| Re: 2008 honda fit sport - a few weeks after having the headlight safety recall for 2007-08 honda fit vehicles from honda service performed on the vehicle we started to notice that the high beams would come on when the right turn signal was activated while the headlights were on. honda diagnosed as the headlight switch being defective and replaced the headlight switch under warranty. a few weeks later the new headlight switch began displaying the same issue; with the headlights on, using the right turn signal would activate the high beams. honda has now diagnosed the issue once again as the headlight switch being defective. vehicle is out of warranty in a few weeks. have contacted american honda and opened a case on the ongoing issue. think that their may be a large number of defective replacement headlight/turn signal switches currently being used for service. this will be the third headlight switch the vehicle has had. | |||
| 01/10/2009 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2008 honda fit sport - dash lights are on all the time, not just when headlights are turned on as is typical of every other car i have ever driven. this design has caused me on several occasions to drive for miles at night thinking that my headlights were on. twice now, a car has pulled out in front of me because they could not see my approaching vehicle in the darkness. had there been an accident i would have been responsible. if the dash lights were linked to the headlights i would immediately be alerted that my headlights were not on at night. i believe that this is a significant and critical safety issue that should be addressed and remedied by honda motor co. i further believe that honda should be required to issue a recall in order to fix this safety related issue. it is only a matter of time before some unfortunate honda fit driver is involved in a vehicular accident as a result of what i feel is a safety design fault. i have not notified honda motor co. of this issue because in past i have made suggestions of improvements for the fit and honda replied with a letter from their legal department informing me that they do not / will not accept any suggestions from anyone who is not an employee of their company. i intend to inform consumer reports of this issue in the hope that they may comment about it for the benefit of their readers, many of whom may have purchased a honda fit based on cr's vehicle reviews / recommendations. *tr | |||
| 02/01/2008 | 8000 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 2008 honda fit. the honda fit sport is designed so that the instrument panel illuminates to full brightness as soon as the ignition is turned on--day or night. it cannot be turned off at all. (the dealer and manufacturer confirm this.) the problem is that i, like, i suspect, most drivers, rely on a dark car interior as a prompt to turn on the headlights at night. this week i have driven home from work three out of five nights with no headlights. (on one occasion i was prompted by a kind approaching driver who blinked me; on another i actually remembered to turn the lights on. the degree of illumination, incidentally, can be controlled when the headlights are on. the too-bright dashboard is a mild annoyance during the daytime, but that in itself would not merit a complaint. the major issue is this: i chose this car largely because of its excellent safety rating--and i now feel very unsafe when i arrive home and discover that i have just driving six miles on chicago streets with no headlights. the contact purchased the vehicle in january of 2008 and has only been driving the vehicle during the day. the failure mileage was 8,000. | |||