Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| STEERING | |||
| 01/01/2011 | 500 | 1 | |
| The car's steering is extremely over-responsive, but is unfortunately not speed sensitive. as a result, if one takes their eyes off the road for even a second, the car often moves out of its lane. both my wife and i have had several scary experiences, where we looked over our shoulder momentarily in preparation for a lane change, checked traffic on busy cross streets, or changed a heating or cooling setting, and found ourselves crossing over the centerline or nearing the ditch. the car does not track straight, and also tends to veer left or right after going over bumps. i am very concerned that one of us could get killed in either a head-on collision or by running into the ditch. the car is a base fit model, with a 5-speed manual. *tr | |||
| 01/01/2011 | 500 | ||
| The car's steering is extremely over-responsive, but is unfortunately not speed sensitive. as a result, if one takes their eyes off the road for even a second, the car often moves out of its lane. both my wife and i have had several scary experiences, where we looked over our shoulder momentarily in preparation for a lane change, checked traffic on busy cross streets, or changed a heating or cooling setting, and found ourselves crossing over the centerline or nearing the ditch. the car does not track straight, and also tends to veer left or right after going over bumps. i am very concerned that one of us could get killed in either a head-on collision or by running into the ditch. the car is a base fit model, with a 5-speed manual. | |||
| 12/22/2011 | 9600 | ||
| I made a right turn and the steering wheel would not straighten. i was forced to continue turning. it was a congested area in front of boston back bay rail station. luckily, there was a space in the drop off lane to my right with no person or car in the way and i was able to brake and stop without injuring anybody. my honda fit is the s model which has controls on the cross-bar of the steering wheel for clutch-less shifting. the righthand control had caught on my winter coat. and prevented the wheel from returning to the upright position. note that i am short (5'1) so that i have the seat forward in order to reach the pedals. this puts me closer to the wheel than most people. i could easily have hit a car or pedestrian because of these unnecessary shifters. they really should be replaced by d 1 2 on the stick so that a driver can access the lower ratios when necessary with out the danger of getting caught. | |||
| 10/19/2010 | 6000 | ||
| I have a 2010 fit sport that doesnot wander or pull, drives great. i have another 2010 fit sport never damaged with 6000 miles that: 1. wanders badly 2. pulls left when deaccelerating and right when accelerating. 3. will not return to straight when released. you must return it yourself and hunt for straight down the road yourself. all 3 defects are a big safety hazard: you will be in the oncomming lane or curb before you can correct it. the local honda dealer has been unable to fix it. the only thing they did was increase the toein some and said that was all they could do. i am about to make a formal complaint to all who will listen. in each case it is in the other lane in less than 10 seconds if left to its self. the car is dangerious and a real safety hazard. are there a service buletins/recals concerning this? | |||