Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | |||
| 09/23/2012 | 34000 | 1 | |
| When i backed out of my daughter's driveway, i tried to shift the automatic transmission from park to reverse. it clicked but would not go in reverse as i lifted my foot from the brake. it rolled forward slightly. i put it back in park again and decided to try once more. there was no floor mat on the floor. there were no cars coming at this point. i shifted into reverse and removed my foot slowly from the brake. the car flew into the street with rapid acceleration and i couldn't brake for an oncoming car, which i crashed into. the fit's left tail light and bumper were hit at such an angle and impact that my car spun forward and the transmission moved into drive. the air bag did not deploy. the brakes would not stop the car and it went zooming across my daughter's lawn, almost hitting a huge palm tree and a utility pole. it then spun around and finally stopped before it almost crashed into my daughter's house where my grandson was watching behind the window. the occupants of the other car in the crash said they had never seen anything like this and were willing to testify to that fact. the police report lists mechanical failure as the cause. the honda fit was towed to an auto body shop and repaired at a cost of $4400. the repair people would not test drive it because they were afraid to. they demanded that the car be towed to the honda dealer for inspection. the tow truck driver experienced the rapid acceleration problem too as he was moving the car to the tow truck. he had to remove the key. the honda dealer said they inspected the car and could find nothing wrong. i won't drive that car again and traded it in at honda. they said the car was going to auction. whoever buys that car could have a major problem. *tr | |||
| 09/23/2012 | 34000 | ||
| When i backed out of my daughter's driveway, i tried to shift the automatic transmission from park to reverse. it clicked but would not go in reverse as i lifted my foot from the brake. it rolled forward slightly. i put it back in park again and decided to try once more. there was no floor mat on the floor. there were no cars coming at this point. i shifted into reverse and removed my foot slowly from the brake. the car flew into the street with rapid acceleration and i couldn't brake for an oncoming car, which i crashed into. the fit's left tail light and bumper were hit at such an angle and impact that my car spun forward and the transmission moved into drive. the air bag did not deploy. the brakes would not stop the car and it went zooming across my daughter's lawn, almost hitting a huge palm tree and a utility pole. it then spun around and finally stopped before it almost crashed into my daughter's house where my grandson was watching behind the window. the occupants of the other car in the crash said they had never seen anything like this and were willing to testify to that fact. the police report lists mechanical failure as the cause. the honda fit was towed to an auto body shop and repaired at a cost of $4400. the repair people would not test drive it because they were afraid to. they demanded that the car be towed to the honda dealer for inspection. the tow truck driver experienced the rapid acceleration problem too as he was moving the car to the tow truck. he had to remove the key. the honda dealer said they inspected the car and could find nothing wrong. i won't drive that car again and traded it in at honda. they said the car was going to auction. whoever buys that car could have a major problem. | |||
| 09/16/2011 | 14000 | ||
| After backing slowly out of a parking place, i put the automatic transmission into drive. my foot was still touching the brake pedal and the car suddenly accelerated rapidly. i slammed my foot down on the brake, but it continued to move forward. i quickly moved the gearshift to neutral, the engine raced and then slowly returned to idle. i immediately stopped and checked the floor mat, but it was flat on the floor. my foot was not on the accelerator when the acceleration occurred, and if the mat were interfering with the accelerator pedal, the engine speed would not have raced and then slowly decreased after i put it in neutral. this was clearly a malfunction. i have an engineering background and know the difference between driver foot error and equipment malfunction. | |||
| 02/13/2010 | 20000 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 2008 honda fit. the contact was driving approximately 2 mph when he attempted drive in reverse, the vehicle suddenly accelerated causing the vehicle to crash into three parked vehicles. the contact was transported to the hospital; however, there were no injuries. the vehicle was damaged. a police report was not filed for the incident. the vehicle was towed to a collision center. the manufacturer had a specialist inspect the vehicle with no findings to determine the cause of failure. the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer one year ago after it accelerated. the technician was unable to locate the problem. the failure and current mileages were 20,000. | |||
| 12/01/2007 | 300 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2008 honda fit. while reversing from a parking space at approximately 2 mph; there was a sudden increase of acceleration. the driver stated the accelerator pedal was positioned extremely close to the brake pedal. the failure occurred on six separate occasions. the manufacturer was unable to assist when notified of the malfunction. the failure mileage was 300. the current mileage was 13,064. | |||