Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SERVICE BRAKES | |||
| 12/10/2012 | 31000 | 1 | |
| I was traveling east on route 322 near dauphin, pa at about 55 mph. i was in the right hand lane. a car traveling in the left hand lane cut in front of me. to avoid hitting him, i applied the brakes hard. my car suddenly went out of control, fishtailing in the lane and then suddenly went into the left hand lane. i turned the steering wheel to the right. the rear end of the car swung around hitting a bridge abutment, bounced off, and went back into the right hand lane. i was finally able to straighten the car out and pull over to the shoulder and stop it. fortunately i did not hit anyone, but did significant damage to my car. this incident reminded me of an accident i had years ago with the chevy citation and the brakes locked on me. is the same thing happening with the fit? i know it has abs, but things can and do go wrong. i asked the repair shop to look at the brakes, they did not see anything. but the problem may not be visible. *tr | |||
| 12/10/2012 | 31000 | ||
| I was traveling east on route 322 near dauphin, pa at about 55 mph. i was in the right hand lane. a car traveling in the left hand lane cut in front of me. to avoid hitting him, i applied the brakes hard. my car suddenly went out of control, fishtailing in the lane and then suddenly went into the left hand lane. i turned the steering wheel to the right. the rear end of the car swung around hitting a bridge abutment, bounced off, and went back into the right hand lane. i was finally able to straighten the car out and pull over to the shoulder and stop it. fortunately i did not hit anyone, but did significant damage to my car. this incident reminded me of an accident i had years ago with the chevy citation and the brakes locked on me. is the same thing happening with the fit? i know it has abs, but things can and do go wrong. i asked the repair shop to look at the brakes, they did not see anything. but the problem may not be visible. | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | |||
| 04/24/2012 | 15100 | ||
| I was driving on a freeway(slow lane) in santaclara, california at about 50 miles per hour. i saw a car infront of me stopped 100% near an exit. i applied brake really hard, even though there was more the 4/5 car distance my car didn't stop and hit the car infront of me. my airbag opened and i received some burns. i am 100% sure i hit the brake really hard but my car took way too long time stop only after hitting a vehicle. hope this car is reaclled and does not cause inconvenience to others. | |||
| 08/23/2011 | 6000 | ||
| I bought a new honda fit in aug 2010. last winter i had several frightening situations with brakes when there was snow on the ground. approaching other vehicles at a stop, the brakes would lock/not grip even at less than 5 mph. i took the car to dealer and they said nothing was wrong with the brakes, maybe i needed new tires (on a brand new car!) i spent the winter driving in terror of someone pulling out in front of me. i just took the car in today for a 1 year inspection - at 11,000 miles the brakes need replacement (dealer said i should do it at my next oil change for $290 and maybe my emergency brake was not disengaging when i start off in the morning - i drive a standard) i have been driving for 40 years and driving a standard for 21 years. the problem is the brakes, not my driving. | |||
| 04/28/2011 | 15800 | ||
| I was sideswiped on a wet road and went into a spin. the brakes partially engaged, through the abs system did not (no chatter). after i regained control of the vehicle and attempted to pull onto the shoulder, the brakes remained partially engaged (the car was gradually decelerating) - the brake pedal was completely unresponsive and i could neither disengage the brakes, nor increase the application to make the car come to a complete stop. after experimenting with pressing hard on the pedal and then pumping it a few times while traveling over a quarter mile, i ultimately had to use the emergency brake to come to a complete stop. i took the car to a honda dealership. the computer showed no codes and the technicians were unable to duplicate the problem. | |||
| 04/20/2011 | 1875 | ||
| As i was making my right turn near my home, i unexpectedly saw my neighbor's car in the middle of the road in front of his drive way. i quickly stepped on my brakes to stop, but, my car didn't stop immediately and seemed to surge rather than slow down (potential problem with the fit abs). i then turned my steering wheel to the side walk to avoid hitting my neighbor's car while stepping on the brakes but the car still did not stop. the car went through the side walk and a next neighbor's bush and front lawn (about 20 meters). eventually, i stomped on the brakes as hard as i could and stopped just short of the drive way on the top of a small bush i reported to honda america which sent an inspector to check my car. there was nothing wrong with the car, but, the inspector and the honda america customer service manager thought my goodyear rubber floor mat might be the cause. i told them during the 20 meters distance, i had enough time to notice that i was stepping on the brakes much harder than normally i would for the car to come to a complete stop. after i stopped the car, the first thing i checked was the car floor near the brake pedal. if the mat caused the problem, i would have noticed at that time. another honda customer service agent implied that i stepped on the gas pedal instead of the brake. i told him that i could not have stepped on the accelerator since i did not change the pedal i was stepping on during the time it took to stop the car. the end result, i had to paid for the car damage. | |||