Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE | |||||
| SB-07-006 | 07/21/2011 | 10040405 | Ready | 08/31/2011 | |
| SB-07-006 | 07/21/2011 | 10040405 | Honda: the mil is on with a stored trouble code. the air/fuel sensor is damaged. *rm | 08/31/2011 | |
| SB-10-015 | 03/23/2010 | 10036966 | Honda: mil comes on with dtc p0420 (catalyst system efficiency below threshold) is stored. ecm/pcm misinterprets engine idle conditions, resulting in inaccurate control of the fuel and ignition. replace catalytic converter, and update th | 04/25/2011 | |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - EXHAUST SYSTEM | |||||
| SB-07-006 | 07/21/2011 | 10040405 | Ready | 08/31/2011 | |
| SB-07-006 | 07/21/2011 | 10040405 | Honda: the mil is on with a stored trouble code. the air/fuel sensor is damaged. *rm | 08/31/2011 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE | |||
| 12/12/2012 | 131600 | 1 | |
| 2008 honda fit (automatic) stalls when vehicle is in drive when driving at a slow/decreased speed (parking into a parking spot or starting to accellerate from a stop) or when stopped at a stop sign or stop light. there are no service indicator lights on. this stall in the engine occurs regardless if vehicle is cold or warmed up. honda dealership suggested replacing the transmission fluid. cost $210.00. paid for service to be preformed at honda dealership. my car stalled again the next day. i hesitate to drive in traffic because stall is intermittent and do not want to cause a vehicle collision. vehicles driving behind me have no idea when vehicle is going to stall instead of moving. very high potential for collisions. there is a honda recall for the 2009 and 2010 honda fit for this same problem. i believe the 2008 should be included in the same recall (see below). recall id # 86874 - engine and engine cooling recall date feb 17, 2011 component engine and engine cooling model affected fit potential units affected 97201 recall date: feb 17, 2011 model affected: 2009 honda fit summary: honda is recalling certain model year 2009-2010 honda fit vehicles. there is a potential for one or more of the four spring assemblies on the engine's variable valve timing and lift electronic control (vtec) system to fail. consequences: a failure of the spring assemblies may cause the vehicle to stall during operation increasing the risk of a crash. remedy: dealers will inspect and replace the spring assemblies in the engine if necessary free of charge. the safety recall began on march 7, 2011. owners may contact honda at 1-800-999-1009. potential units affected: 97201 read more: http://www.motortrend.com/cars/2009/honda/fit/recalls/#ixzz2f8kcnb7a. *tr | |||
| 12/12/2012 | 131600 | ||
| 2008 honda fit (automatic) stalls when vehicle is in drive when driving at a slow/decreased speed (parking into a parking spot or starting to accellerate from a stop) or when stopped at a stop sign or stop light. there are no service indicator lights on. this stall in the engine occurs regardless if vehicle is cold or warmed up. honda dealership suggested replacing the transmission fluid. cost $210.00. paid for service to be preformed at honda dealership. my car stalled again the next day. i hesitate to drive in traffic because stall is intermittent and do not want to cause a vehicle collision. vehicles driving behind me have no idea when vehicle is going to stall instead of moving. very high potential for collisions. there is a honda recall for the 2009 and 2010 honda fit for this same problem. i believe the 2008 should be included in the same recall (see below). recall id # 86874 - engine and engine cooling recall date feb 17, 2011 component engine and engine cooling model affected fit potential units affected 97201 recall date: feb 17, 2011 model affected: 2009 honda fit summary: honda is recalling certain model year 2009-2010 honda fit vehicles. there is a potential for one or more of the four spring assemblies on the engine's variable valve timing and lift electronic control (vtec) system to fail. consequences: a failure of the spring assemblies may cause the vehicle to stall during operation increasing the risk of a crash. remedy: dealers will inspect and replace the spring assemblies in the engine if necessary free of charge. the safety recall began on march 7, 2011. owners may contact honda at 1-800-999-1009. potential units affected: 97201 read more: http://www.motortrend.com/cars/2009/honda/fit/recalls/#ixzz2f8kcnb7a | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | |||
| 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. | |||
| 09/09/2009 | 77000 | ||
| When driving vehicle,engine lags at about 50 mph.also when engine is still cold and transmission is in drive it stalls,it does it repeatedly until it reaches normal operating temperature.it seems something is wrong with fuel distribution,which may be very dangerous. | |||
| 08/29/2009 | 19760 | 1 | |
| 2008 honda fit aug. 29 2009: vehicle in reverse, foot on brake, engine surged with no use of accelerator, put vehicle in neutral, surge stopped shortly lasted about 10 + seconds. strong surge, would have been enough to propel vehicle rapidly. have since gone about 20 miles with no recurrence. notified pensacola honda, florida service department, this date at approximately 1300, she wasn?t aware of any recall and was unable to log this event as history on my record. asked me to bring it in. found the following on line: replying to: shelley04 (apr 23, 2009 10:19 am) i found your post because i was looking for others having the same problem as i'm having. i have a 2008 fit. i haven't crashed (yet) but it's certainly very disconcerting. it usually occurs at very low speed, when i step on the brake the engine surges, but only occasionally. the first time it happened i thought maybe i'd accidentally stepped on the accelerator, but since i've never done that before, i thought it was a bit weird that i'd do something like that. it's happened 3 more times since then, and each time i've verified that my foot is on the brake peddle. i have to really mash down on the brake to stop the car. it has happened both when going straight and when turning, so i don't think that has anything to do with it, and road conditions have always been dry. i will be taking it to my honda dealer next week, but since it's not something that happens every time, i expect that it will not occur during the test drive. i hope honda america will take this seriously and correct the problem before someone gets hurt, as could very easily happen if it occurs when there's a pedestrian or bicyclist near the front of the car. *tr | |||