Honda FIT problems and owner complaints

TL* - THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE ACCELERATES BY ITSELF. WHEN HE TURNS THE STEERING WHEEL EITHER LEFT OR RIGHT THE VEHICLE PROCEEDS AT APPROXIMATELY 2-5 MPH. THE CONTACT STATES ALL HE HAS TO DO IS TURN THE STEERING WHEEL SLIGHTLY AND THE VEHICLE MOVES FORWARD. HE TOOK THE CAR INTO THE DEALER TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT AND THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY PROBLEMS. HE SAID THEY COMPARED THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER HONDA CIVIC 07 AND WAS TOLD THAT IS HOW THESE CARS WORK. THE CONTACT IS CONCERNED THAT WHEN HE TURNS THE WHEEL AND STEPS ON THE GAS PEDAL …

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10176752 at NHTSA ↗

TL* - THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE AIR BAG CRASH TEST RESULTS OF THE 2007 HONDA FIT. THE INSURANCE INSTITUTE OF HIGHWAY SAFETY REPORTED THE FOLLOWING R ON THIS VEHICLE: HTTP://WWW.IIHS.ORG/RATINGS/RATING.ASPX?ID=722 "THE HONDA FIT WAS INTRODUCED IN THE 2007 MODEL YEAR. THE FIT WAS EVALUATED IN TWO 40 MPH FRONTAL OFFSET CRASH TESTS. IN THE FIRST TEST, THE DRIVER'S FRONTAL AIRBAG DEPLOYED TOO EARLY, WITH THE RESULT THAT HIGH FORCES WERE RECORDED ON THE DUMMY'S HEAD WHEN IT BOTTOMED OUT THE AIRBAG AND HIT THE STEERING WHEEL HARD, IND…

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10182023 at NHTSA ↗

I WAS FOLLOWING BEHIND A NEW 2007 HONDA ACCORD WITH THE NEW LED BRAKE LIGHTS AT NIGHT. WHEN THE DRIVER STEPPED ON THE BRAKES AND LEDS ARE SO BRIGHT THAT IT GAVE ME INSTANT EYE STRAIN PAIN IN MY EYES. I ALSO COULD NOT SEE AROUND THE VEHICLE OR TO THE SIDES. THOSE LEDS ARE WAY TOO BRIGHT AND ARE BLINDING AT NIGHT. I HAVE TALKED TO OTHER PEOPLE WHO HAVE NOTICED THE SAME THING. EVEN DURING THE DAY, THEY ARE ANNOYING AT BEST. *NM

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10164571 at NHTSA ↗

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY IN A FRONTAL IMPACT CRASH. THE SPEED AT THE TIME OF IMPACT WAS 40 MPH. THERE WAS NO PRE-IMPACT BRAKING. THE DRIVER WAS WEARING THE SEAT BELT BUT THERE WERE SOFT TISSUE INJURIES SUSTAINED ON THE NECK AND BACK. A POLICE REPORT WAS PROCESSED.

Owner-reported narrative. 811 miles reported. Look up ODI 10174157 at NHTSA ↗

2007 HONDA FIT SPORT I BOUGHT 2 OF THESE CARS AT THE SAME TIME. I HAVE NOTICED AFTER ABOUT 25K MILES THAT ON BOTH CARS THE LEFT SIDE OF THE CAR HAS AN ELECTRICAL SHORT THAT CAUSES ONE OF THE LIGHTS IN THE HEADLIGHT THAT BLINKS WHEN YOU USE THE AUTO CLICKER TO LOCK AND UNLOCK THE CAR TO GO OUT UNTIL YOU PUSH THE LIGHT. HONDA LOOKED AT ONE OF THE CARS AND SAID SO SORRY DON'T KNOW WHY IT DID THAT BUT IT WORKS NOW. NOW ABOUT 4 MONTHS LATER MY OTHER CAR THAT HONDA HASN'T LOOKED AT IS DOING THE SAME THING. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 25,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10258822 at NHTSA ↗

I OWN A 2007 HONDA FIT SPORT THAT WAS IN A HIGH SPEED CRASH. READING THE COMPLAINT # 10228324 I CAN RELATE TO THIS ISSUE. I WAS HIT ON THE VERY FRONT LEFT SIDE AT ABOUT 55 MPH AND THEN PUSHED OFF THE ROAD TO THE RIGHT. THE RIGHT FRONT OF THE CAR HIT A DIRT BURM AROUND 30 MPH. THE AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY BUT THE AIR BAG LIGHT STAYED ON UNTIL IT WAS RESET. THE BODY SHOP ADVISED ME THAT THE IMPACT CUT THE WIRING HARNESS TO THE AIR BAGS AND SENSOR'S HAD BEEN CUT IN HALF AND THE SENSORS WERE CRACKED. IT SOUNDS LIKE THE LEFT SIDE OF THIS MODEL FIT HA…

Owner-reported narrative. 29,442 miles reported. Look up ODI 10258829 at NHTSA ↗

(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 ↗

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 ↗

CONTINUING PROBLEM WITH 2007 HONDA FIT AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION HESITATION TO DOWN SHIFT AT 2-5 MPH, SUCH AS ROLLING STOPS AT YIELD SIGNS. WHEN YOU STEP DOWN ON ACCELERATOR TRANSMISSION SEEMS TO GET CONFUSED AND DOES NOT ALLOW ACCELERATION AT ALL FOR 2-3 SECONDS. IT IS OKAY IF COMPLETELY STOPPED, BUT NOT FROM A ROLLING STOP. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS, AND HAS ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT SEVERAL TIMES. THE HONDA DEALER ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THIS WAS A DEFECT, BUT HONDA TECHNICAL SUPPORT SAID THE FIT MODELS ALL DO IT, AND THERE WAS NOTHING THAT…

Owner-reported narrative. 5,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10187374 at NHTSA ↗

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA FIT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEARS WERE NOT SHIFTING PROPERLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STARTED, ONE OF THE AIR BAG ICONS ILLUMINATE AND REMAINS LIT FOR APPROXIMATELY TEN MINUTES. THE FRONT AND REAR BUMPER PAINT IS CHIPPING AND THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT BUMPER IS DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 21,300 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,000.

Owner-reported narrative. 18,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10212212 at NHTSA ↗

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA FIT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL TANK IS LOCATED BENEATH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE SEATS. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, HE CAN HEAR THE GASOLINE SLOSHING AROUND AND APPEARS TO BE COMING FROM THE DASHBOARD. THE NOISE USUALLY OCCURS DURING TAKEOFF AND WHEN STOPPING. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE NOISE WAS A NORMAL CHARACTERISTIC OF THE VEHICLE AND WAS NOTHING THAT NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. UPDATED 10/16/07 *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 800 miles reported. Look up ODI 10204567 at NHTSA ↗

SINCE AROUND 100 K MILES, MY CAR'S CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS BEEN FLICKERING OR STAYING ON AND THEN GOING OFF ON ITS OWN AFTER A COLD START. SOMETIMES THE LIGHT FLICKERS UPON DRIVING BEFORE WARM, ONCE THE GAS IS LET UP, THE LIGHT EITHER STOPS FLICKERING, OR CONTINUES TO FLICKER AND THEN REMAINS ON FOR A FEW DAYS, THEN GOES OFF ON ITS OWN. EVERY TIME THE CAR HAS BEEN TAKEN IN TO HAVE THE CODE READ, IT'S A MISFIRE ON A SPECIFIC COIL. I HAD ONE COIL REPLACED, AND THIS FIXED THE PROBLEM (OR NOT, BECAUSE SOON AFTER, THE WEATHER WARMED AND THIS PROBLEM …

Owner-reported narrative. 100,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10575960 at NHTSA ↗