Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STEERING | |||||
| SB-09-043 | 07/12/2011 | 10039384 | Honda: the steering feels heavy and there is a stored trouble code. there is a malfunction of the power steering. *rm | 07/29/2011 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| STEERING | |||
| 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. | |||
| 05/17/2011 | 55000 | ||
| Whenever i leave my house to drive my car to work early in the morning when it is around 5 or 6 degrees. the power steering warning light turns on, the power steering becomes very tought and hard to move. i would have to retart the car to have the warning light go off. some times the light takes a few tries before the light goes off. | |||
| 10/10/2010 | 40000 | ||
| Power steering suddenly turned off. steering became extremely heavy. this has happened 3 times since initial incident and now twice in the past two days (2/9/2011 and 2/10/2011). all times it has happened driving around 30-40 mph within the first 10 minutes of driving. stopping, turning off and on the ignition has reset the power steering in all cases. honda dealer service department was not able to find a solution and last two incidents happened since taking car to the shop. | |||
| 05/19/2010 | 30000 | ||
| My husband and i own a 2008 honda fit. since about october of last year, our power steering has been randomly going out on us (the eps light comes on and we can't turn the wheel). this most frequently occurs while we're on the interstate driving at 65mph - however it did happen once on a small street (at about 30mph) and another time in a parking lot while the vehicle was not being moved. luckily, my husband and i were able to slowly and safely pull over. we have taken the car to the dealership twice (the car is currently there). an on board computer was replaced and the dealership is currently looking for another possible cause. they are claiming that no incident is being logged on the computer. there is no way to predict when the steering is going to lock up. | |||
| 02/24/2010 | 48000 | 1 | |
| We own a 2008 honda fit. at the time of the incident we had approx 48k miles on the vehicle. on a few occasions when starting the car in the morning, the power steering indicator light would come on and the vehicle would have no power steering.. turning off the car and restarting the vehicle would reset the indicator light and power steering would return. at the end of feb 2010 my husband was on the freeway traveling at @75mph when the light came on and power steering went out in the vehicle. he was able to get to the side of the road with no incident. he turned the car off and on and the indicator light went off and power steering returned. at the dealership, we were advised honda has an internal bulletin that the error codes in the vehicle indicate a problem with the electronic power steering module, a chip of some sort, and that it needs to be replaced. the fix is due to cost us over $700. the part is not covered because we are beyond our 36k factory warranty. we believe it is a safety issue. if we were to lose power steering when navigating a turn crossing lanes of traffic etc, the sudden loss of power steering could cause a hazardous situation. we called honda directly and submitted a complaint and asked that they cover the cost of the part and the fix. considering that the vehicle has less than 50k miles on it, and that the part is faulty and causes a safety hazard. honda denied our request. *tr | |||