Honda FIT engine problems
115 complaint narratives mention engine terms.
Key facts
2,190 owner complaints analyzed
34 distinct recall campaigns
50,000 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 2007 to 2020 model years. Data snapshot: . 1,195 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Engine operation evidence
115 of 2,190 complaints match this topic (5.3%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 10215882 · 2008-01-24 (January 24, 2008)
(1) NO WARNINGS OR EVENTS LEADING TO THE FAILURE ARE EVIDENT. IT HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES IN THAT LAST 2 WEEKS. (2) THE "POWER STEERING CONTROL UNIT" QUITS OR "GOES OUT" OCCASIONALLY CAUSING THE TOTAL LOSS OF POWER STEERING. IT IS NOT GRADUAL, IT JUST QUITS. TO GET POWER STEERING BACK, THE CAR MUST BE STOPPED, PUT IN PARK, ENGINE TURNED OFF, WAIT FOR A FEW SECONDS, THEN RESTART THE ENGINE. SO FAR, IT HAS NOT CAUSED AN ACCIDENT, BUT THE LAST TIME IT QUIT, I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF A TURN ON NARROW STREETS AT A CITY INTERSECTION AND NEARLY RAN …
Owner-reported narrative. 27,600 miles reported. Look up ODI 10215882 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10291882 · 2009-11-11 (November 11, 2009)
2007 HONDA FIT LOST POWER STEERING WITHOUT WARNING, BECOMING VERY HARD TO STEER. DEALER REPORTS CODE #61-04. THERE IS A JULY 2009 SERVICE BULLETIN ON THIS PROBLEM SUGGESTING REPLACEMENT OF THE EPS CONTROL UNIT, WHICH HAS BEEN DONE. AN INTERNET SEARCH SUGGESTS THIS PROBLEM IS COMMON--THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL, AS SERIOUS ACCIDENTS COULD OCCUR AS A RESULT OF SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING. *TR
Owner-reported narrative. 26,141 miles reported. Look up ODI 10291882 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10364848 · 2010-11-05 (November 5, 2010)
PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIME OVER THE PAST 2+ YEARS: SITUATION 1: WHILE DRIVING, WITHOUT WARNING, TOTAL LOSS OF POWER STEERING, STEERING WARNING LIGHT AND OTHER LIGHTS ON DASH LIGHT UP: SITUATION GOES AWAY BY TURNING OFF THE CAR AND RE-STARTING IT. SITUATION 2: STARTING THE CAR, CAR STARTS, POWER STEERING AND OTHER LIGHTS REMAIN ON, NO POWER STEERING. SITUATION GOES AWAY BY TURNING OFF CAR AND RE-STARTING. SITUATION 1 POTENTIALLY DEADLY - HAPPENED TO MY WIFE WHILE DRIVING, VERY DIFFICULT FOR HER TO MAKE A NECESSARY TURN ON WINDING ROAD.
Owner-reported narrative. 37,650 miles reported. Look up ODI 10364848 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10367813 · 2010-11-24 (November 24, 2010)
VEHICLE WAS FINE WHEN NEW. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 45,000 MILES THE VEHICLE BEGAN STALLING AFTER A COLD START UP. VEHICLE WOULD START FINE BUT THEN STALL AFTER A STOP AS AT AN INTERSECTION. THIS WOULD OCCUR ON ANY COLD ENGINE START-UP. THE NORMAL PATTERN WOULD BE YOU WOULD COME TO A STOP AT AN INTERSECTION AND THE ENGINE WOULD BE IDLING FINE. HOWEVER, WHEN YOU STEPPED ON THE ACCELERATOR AND THE VEHICLE WOULD JUST START TO MOVE INTO THE INTERSECTION AND THE ENGINE WOULD STALL LEAVING YOU DANGEROUSLY STRANDED IN TRAFFIC. AFTER THE STALL THE ENGINE W…
Owner-reported narrative. 45,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10367813 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10408517 · 2011-06-22 (June 22, 2011)
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA FIT. WHILE DRIVING ANY SPEED, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FELT AS IF THE ENGINE WAS ROTATING AND THE ENGINE RESPONDED AS IF THE VEHICLE WERE GOING TO STALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY REPLACED THE SPARK PLUGS;HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO STALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 96,000. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000. UPDATED 08/01/11*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE CONSTANTLY MISFIRES AN…
Owner-reported narrative. 90,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10408517 at NHTSA ↗