Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | |||
| 10/06/2011 | 7000 | ||
| 2010 honda fit base while idling or in park i push the driver side power door lock master switchforward to on position. intermittently there is a a high pitch screeching sound. dealer stated the whole switch needs to be replaced and that it is electrical switch issue with intermittent short. this will be done under warranty. an online search shows that honda corp in tokyo (september 2011) has issued a recall of 963,000 honda fit and cr-v worldwide (including u.s.) for this same problem. however the dealer said my vin is not under recall...hmmm? | |||
| 06/05/2011 | 5500 | ||
| I have a 2010 honda fit sport automatic, purchased new. while driving about 5 mph (i.e., going down a spiral ramp, parking my car inside the garage in my home and being in extremely slow stop-and-go traffic) my right foot is on and off the brake. i do not use my left foot at all in driving. four times in the past year (from july 2010 to june 2011) during such situations the engine suddenly accelerated and the needle on the rpm dial went to 4,000-5,000. i had to step hard with my right foot on the brake to keep the car from lurching forward. the last time it happened on june 5, 2011 in the middle of extremely slow stop-and-go traffic. i had to put both feet on the brake and quickly shifted into neutral to avoid hitting the car in front of me. this time my wife was in the car with me and witnessed this most scary and dangerous incident. i explained all of this to the mechanics at my local honda dealer when i brought my car in for service on 6/21/11. however, they were not able to recreate a sudden acceleration situation and could not find anything wrong with my car. my online searches indicate that there have been reports of similar situations with prior-year models of the honda sport. i am certain there is an undiscovered problem with my car, and possibly others, which requires investigation by the nhtsa. | |||
| 04/20/2011 | 5500 | ||
| The carpeting is falling apart after just over 5,000 miles near the driver's feet. i don't know if this is considered a safety issue, but i googled honda fit carpeting and found a site where several people have found this problem. i believe a foot could get caught up in this carpeting shreds. | |||
| 12/01/2010 | 4000 | ||
| With headlights on and heater blower running the headlights dim significantly and the blower motor reduces its velocity, as if an electrical failure is about to occur. dealer said nothing is wrong. | |||
| 01/30/2011 | 6200 | ||
| Malfunction 1: while being driven with cruise control engaged, car without any dashboard signal warning begins to progressively and involuntarily decelerate. it will not respond to application of the increase speed button on the cruise control panel nor will it increase speed with the accelarater peddle is pushed. eventually the car will shut off on its own.takes multiple tries of restarting it to get it to move again. dates: 11-25-10 & 1-30-11. malfunction 2: the gears peridiocally will not engage between 2nd, 3rd, 4th. this lasts a few seconds while the car is moving. since 9/2010, this has happened 4 times. | |||