29 of the 446 complaints about the 2007 Honda FIT are about the engine — 7% of everything reported for this model year. Half of the failures with a mileage on record happened before 75,000 miles.
29
Complaints
2
Crashes
1
Fires
2
Injuries
Filed with NHTSA, in their own words.
ENGINE
Motor mounts bust causing shaking alot of reports on YouTube. Airbag passenger turns off at times no apparent reason. Sometimes with bag in seat or nothing at all. Motor mounts are bad in these cars won't last 100 thousand miles bolts break if it doesn't get fixed automatically. Antioch brake system slides when slammed on breaks in no rain
NHTSA complaint #11428895 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE
WENT TO PARK CAR IN PARKING LOT APPLIED BRAKE, CAR ACCELERATED WENT OVER CURB DOWN HILL AND HIT TELEPHONE POLL. TRIED TO APPLY BRAKE BUT CAR KEPT ACCELERATING WOULD NOT STOP,
NHTSA complaint #11324618 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE
THE SPARK PLUG CAME OUT OF THE CYLINDER HEAD WHILE DRIVING ALONG A CITY ROAD AT LOWER MILEAGE (20 - 30 MPH). THE SPARK PLUG RIPPED OUT THE THREADS ON THE CYLINDER HEAD, DAMAGED THE COIL PACKAGE, AND CAUSED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO COME ONE. I SMELLED FUMES IN THE PASSENGER CABIN AND BECAME DIZZY WHILE PULLING OVER TO STOP. SMOKE STARTED COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD FROM THE COIL PACKAGE BEING MELTED. THE SPARK PLUG WAS LOST WHILE PULLING OVER.
NHTSA complaint #11254156 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE
REPEATED ENGINE MISFIRES CAUSING VEHICLE TO DIE UNEXPECTEDLY. SINCE LATE 2013 (APPROX. 75,000 MILES), THE ENGINE FUNCTIONS ERRATICALLY AND ALL CYLINDERS HAVE ON VARIOUS OCCASIONS REGISTERED ENGINE MISFIRES, RESULTING IN THE VEHICLE DYING UNEXPECTEDLY - ONCE NEARLY LEADING TO AN ACCIDENT WHEN IT DIED AS I PULLED OUT INTO TRAFFIC. I HAVE TRIED - UNSUCCESSFULLY, USING TWO DIFFERENT MECHANICS OVER NEARLY THREE YEARS - TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM, BUT IT PERSISTS, DESPITE SWAPPING ENGINE COILS IN AND OUT, ADJUSTING THE IDLE, AND OTHER PROPOSED (BUT UNSUCCESSFUL) SOLUTIONS. SOMETIMES THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT COMES ON, AT LEAST GIVING ME SOME WARNING, BUT OFTEN IT DOES NOT. THE PROBLEM MAINLY HAPPENS WHEN THE CAR IS FIRST TURNED ON AFTER SITTING FOR A WHILE, BUT IT IS UNPREDICTABLE: OCCASIONALLY THIS PROBLEM HAPPENS IN TRAFFIC, AFTER IT HAS BEEN DRIVEN FOR A WHILE. BECAUSE THE PROBLEM CONTINUES, AND ENDANGERS MY SAFETY, I WENT ONLINE TO SEEK HELP, AND UNCOVERED MANY OTHER HONDA FIT OWNERS PLAGUED BY THIS SAME ISSUE, WHO HAD LOGGED THEIR COMPLAINTS AT WWW.FITFREAK.NET, SO I KNOW THIS IS NOT A FLUKE; IT'S A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE HONDA FIT. I'M ATTACHING INVOICES DOCUMENTING THE ATTEMPTS TO FIX THE VEHICLE. SOMETIMES, SWAPPING THE COILS FIXES THE PROBLEM FOR A FEW DAYS, BUT IT ALWAYS COMES BACK. THE WIDESPREAD NATURE OF THIS PROBLEM LEADS ME TO THINK SOMETHING IS FUNDAMENTALLY WRONG WITH THE FIT ENGINE, AND THAT HONDA SHOULD RECALL THE VEHICLE TO REPAIR THE ISSUE. UNEXPECTEDLY LOSING POWER, AND COMING TO A HALT IN TRAFFIC, IS SCARY. IF I COULD AFFORD TO BUY A DIFFERENT VEHICLE, I WOULD. PLEASE INVESTIGATE! NOTE: TO THE QUESTION "WHEN DID THIS HAPPEN?" I ENTERED THE APPROX. DATE THE PROBLEM BEGAN... BUT IT HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 4 TIMES PER WEEK, SINCE DECEMBER 2013 (FOR 2.5 YEARS!)
NHTSA complaint #10888027 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE
MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON THIS SUNDAY MORNING WHEN I DRIVING OVER 60 MPH WITH A/C AND RADIO ON MY CAR JERKS, I HAVE ALREADY HAD A MAJOR TRANSMISSION REPAIR THAT COST OVER $500 AND THE CAR CONTINUES TO MISFIRE I WAS TOLD THE CAR WAS FINE BY THE DEALER RUSTY WALLIS. I HAVE A SERVICE HISTORY BOOK OF EVERYTIME I HAVE EVER HAD ANY TYPE OF SERVICE MY CAR HAS EVER HAD SINCE I PURCHASED IT. I DO EVERYTHING THAT THE DEALER TELLS ME I'M INFORMED I M SUPPOSED TO DO FOR THE CARE OF MY CAR. I GET MY BOOK STAMPED WITH THE SEAL FROM RUSTY WALLIS EVERY TIME I GET SERVICE, EVEN JUST AN OIL CHANGE. MY HIGH BEAMS TURN ON WHENEVER I USE THE SIGNAL LIGHTS. I JUST REPLACED MY BATTERY AND NOW MY A/C WILL NOT WORK. I'M TAKING MY CAR INTO RUSTY TO HAVE THE LATEST RECALL THE AIRBAGS FIXED THIS SATURDAY. I HAVE SPENT THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS ON MY CAR AND ALL WORK ON MY CAR HAS BEEN AT THE PLACE I BOUGHT IT RUSTY WALLIS. THEY HAVE ALWAYS BEEN GOOD WITH ME, BUT I REALLY THINK SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THE ENGINES AND FUEL/ ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS IN THE FITS 2007. I JUST DON'T WANT TO KEEP SPENDING MONEY ON A PROBLEM THAT WILL NEVER BE FIXED. I'M AFRAID THAT MY CAR IS GOING TO STOP WHILE I'M ON THE FREEWAY FOR AN ISSUE I HAVE ALREADY PAID TO HAVE FIXED. I HAVE HAD MAJOR TUNE UPS, BRAKES, TRANSMISSION AND GASKETS ENGINE STUFF DONE EVERY TIME I WAS INFORMED MY CAR NEEDED IT, BUT THE ISSUE IS NOT RESOLVED. I WOULD PREFER AN IMPARTIAL ENTITY REVIEW THE SITUATION AND GIVE ME THE FINDINGS, BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE I'M SPENDING MONEY AND THE ISSUES STILL PERSIST. I HAVE PAID FOR MOST THINGS ON MY CREDIT CARD FOR A TRACK RECORD OF THE YEARS. MY CAR IS ONLY 9 YRS OLD. RUSTY WALLIS HAS BEEN GOOD WITH ME, I THINK THE DEFECTS ARE FACTORY MADE FROM HONDA. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IS THIS STUFF JUST HAPPENING MY CAR OR ARE OTHERS HAVING THESE ISSUES TOO.
NHTSA complaint #10885718 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE
THIS CAR STALLS IF DRIVEN IN COLD WEATHER WHEN ENGINE IS STILL COLD. WHEN SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL (MANUAL TRANSMISSION), SAY, APPROACHING A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE ENGINE SHUTS OFF, GENERALLY WHEN CAR IS STILL IN MOTION. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT SPEEDS RANGING NEAR STOPPED TO 45 MPH. IT HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR ABOUT A YEAR, MOSTLY IN COLDER WEATHER. STALLING DOES NOT CREATE AN ERROR IN THE COMPUTER LOG, SO IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S NOT HAPPENING WHEN TAKEN IN FOR REPAIR. SAME EXACT AS PREVIOUS COMPLAINT!!! NOT SAFE!!!
NHTSA complaint #10824178 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE
THIS CAR STALLS IF DRIVEN IN COLD WEATHER WHEN ENGINE IS STILL COLD. WHEN SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL (MANUAL TRANSMISSION), SAY, APPROACHING A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE ENGINE SHUTS OFF, GENERALLY WHEN CAR IS STILL IN MOTION. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT SPEEDS RANGING NEAR STOPPED TO 45 MPH. IT HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR ABOUT A YEAR, MOSTLY IN COLDER WEATHER. STALLING DOES NOT CREATE AN ERROR IN THE COMPUTER LOG, SO IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S NOT HAPPENING WHEN TAKEN IN FOR REPAIR.
NHTSA complaint #10787246 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE
OCTOBER 30, 2015 10:30AM. I WAS IN THE PARKING LOT AND NEED TO BACK MY UP ABOUT 100 FEET. I PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE, STARTED THE VEHICLE, I PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE, REMOVED MY FOOT FROM THE BRAKE, DID NOT PUT MY FOOT ON THE GAS PEDAL, THE CAR BEGAN TO MOVE IN REVERSE, I HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE WITH LIGHT PRESSURE TO SLOW THE VEHICLE SPEED, AFTER A FEW SECOND THE ENGINE UNEXPECTEDLY REVVED AND ACCELERATED, I PRESSED ON THE BRAKE FIRMLY, ENGINE CONTINUED TO REV, I PLACED SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL, THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO REV, I PRESSED ON THE GAS PEDAL QUICKLY RELEASED IT, THE RPM FELL TO NORMAL OPERATING IDLE. A ABOUT TWO WEEK EARLIER I WAS DRIVING AT ABOUT 40MPH IN STRAIGHT DIRECTION ON A 4 LANE DIVIDED CITY STREET UNDER DRY CONDITIONS AND THE ENGINE ACCELERATED. I WAS STARTLED AND INSTINCTIVELY PRESSED THE BRAKE HARD. REALIZING THIS WAS NOT GOING TO SLOW THE PROBLEM I SHIFTED TO NEUTRAL. THE RPM FELL TO NORMAL OPERATING IDLE. I DO NOT REMEMBER IF I PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN NEUTRAL. I FINISHED MY DRIVE OF ABOUT 2 MILES TO MY HOME. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN DRIVEN 33,000 MILES. I HAVE NOT CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER OR THE DEALER AS OF THIS WRITING.
NHTSA complaint #10787375 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA FIT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE SPARK PLUG WAS LOOSE. THE MECHANIC TIGHTENED THE SPARK PLUG, BUT THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN SIX MONTHS LATER. THE CONTACT BROUGHT THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE SPARK PLUG HAD COMPLETELY FALLEN OUT OF ITS NORMAL HOLE AND THAT A HELI-COIL WOULD NEED TO BE INSTALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AGAIN. TWO MONTHS LATER, WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD BANG AND NOTICED SMOKE AROUND THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE MECHANIC AGAIN. THE MECHANIC COULD NOT RE REPAIR THE SPARK PLUG AND STATED THAT A NEW CYLINDER HEAD WAS NEEDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,000.
NHTSA complaint #10723194 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE
HONDA FIT SPORT :ENGINE WARNING LIGHT STAYS ON FOR WEEKS THEN TURNS OFF UNEXPECTEDLY THEN BACK ON AGAIN SINCE ABOUT AUGUST 2014. I COMPLETED THE 120,000 MILE RECOMMENDED SERVICE AT THE HONDA DEALERSHIP NEAR WHERE I WAS AT THE TIME BUT THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME BACK ON THEN OFF AGAIN INTERMITTENTLY REGARDLESS OF THE SERVICE. NOT SURE IF IT IS RELATED TO THE ENGINE SURGE I AM WORRIED ABOUT NOW (MARCH 2015) ACCOMPANIED BY MY PADDLE SHIFTERS NOT WORKING WHILE IN D MODE. I EXPERIENCED THIS WHEN ACCELERATING AT 20MPH AND AGAIN AT 35MPH MY ENGINE HAD HIGH RPMS THE ENGINE SOUNDED LIKE IT SURGED AND MADE A THUD AS THOUGH THE ENGINE WOULD FALL OUT OF MY CAR. I WAS REALLY NERVOUS TO CONTINUE DRIVING IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC AS EACH TIME I ACCELERATED IT HAPPENED AGAIN AT 20 MPH. AT MY DESTINATION FOR TWO HOURS I THEN DROVE HOME WITH SOME HILLS AND WINDING ROADS AND PUT MY CAR IN S MODE TO SEE IF PADDLE SHIFTERS WOULD WORK OR RESET IN SOME MANNER, WHICH IT DID START WORKING. THE SURGING CEASED TO HAPPEN IN S MODE SO I DECIDED TO SHIFT INTO D MODE TO SEE IF PADDLE SHIFTERS WOULD WORK PROPERLY AND THEY DID AS I CONTINUED TO DRIVE HOME FORTY MINUTES. THE ORANGE ENGINE LIGHT IS STILL ON AND PADDLE SHIFTERS SEEM TO BE WORKING IN BOTH S AND D MODE NOW WONDERING WHAT TO GET CHECKED OUT. SINCE I SPENT ALL THAT MONEY ON THE MAJOR SERVICE AND WAS TOLD THE CAR SHOULD WORK WELL FOR THE NEXT 150,000 IT'S NOW NEAR 148,000 MILES I WANT TO KNOW WHETHER I CAN COUNT ON THE PADDLE SHIFTERS OR IF THEY WILL FAIL ME AGAIN. THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT USUALLY TURNS OFF ONCE I GET AN OIL CHANGE AND RESET IT HAS REMAINED ON. I DON'T KNOW IF A DIAGNOSTIC WILL REVEAL ANYTHING OR IF I SHOULD JUST GET THE PADDLE SHIFTERS CHECKED. I USE THE PADDLE SHIFTERS A GREAT DEAL WHILE IN D MODE OVER THE PAST EIGHT YEARS I HAVE OWNED THE CAR SINCE I BOUGHT IT NEW I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER AND ONLY PERSON DRIVING THE VEHICLE.
NHTSA complaint #10692872 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE
MY ENGINE COILS WERE MISFIRING AND THE CAR SHUDDERED. I HAD THE COIL THAT WAS MISFIRING REPLACED, HOWEVER NOW A SECOND COIL IS MISFIRING.
NHTSA complaint #10637692 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE
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 DOES NOT OCCUR IN WARMER WEATHER). THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED FOR AT LEAST THE LAST 3 WINTERS, MAYBE 4. I JUST HAD ALL 4 COIL PACKS AND ALL SPARK PLUGS REPLACED. THIS FIXED THE PROBLEM FOR ABOUT A WEEK, AND THE CEL FLICKERED AND EVENTUALLY REMAINED ON. THIS IS COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL OF FIT, AND IT SEEMS THAT NOT EVEN HONDA DEALERSHIPS CAN REMEDY THE ISSUE. THE CAR NOW HAS APPROXIMATELY 150 K MILES, AND THERE ARE ABSOLUTELY NO OTHER MAJOR ISSUES. ROUTINE MAINTENANCE HAS BEEN KEPT UP ON THE VEHICLE, AND MY MECHANIC HAS CHECKED FOR HOSE LEAKS, ETC. HE SUGGESTED USING A FUEL INJECTOR CLEANER, WHICH ALSO HELPED THE ISSUE VERY TEMPORARILY. THE ONLY PROBLEM THAT HAS BEEN REMEDIED WITH THE SPARK/COIL PACK REPLACEMENT IS THAT THE CAR NO LONGER STUTTERS DURING HIGHWAY DRIVING (AT 50-70 MPH, THE CAR SEEMED AS THOUGH IT WAS ABOUT TO STALL - THIS PROBLEM WAS REMEDIED BY USING SPARK PLUGS WITH A SHORTER DISTANCE ON THE DIODE, THERE HAS BEEN NO DIFFERENCE AFTER THE COIL PACK REPLACEMENT, AND THE LAST TIME THE CODES WERE READ, ALL COILS WERE RANDOMLY PUTTING OUT MISFIRE CODES).
NHTSA complaint #10575960 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE
RECURRING ENGINE MISFIRE CAUSING, RATTLING, SLOWING DOWN, PANEL LIGHT OUT, ENGINE SHUT OFF.
NHTSA complaint #10551902 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE
ON COLD MORNINGS (<~50 F) THE VEHICLE STARTS FINE BUT HAS A ROUGH IDLE. WHEN STOPPING AT A STOP SIGN ~1/4 MILE FROM MY HOME THE CAR WILL LOSE ENGINE POWER AND SOMETIMES STALL (ONCE IN THE MIDDLE OF A ONCOMING TRAFFIC). ONCE THE COLD ENGINE LIGHT GOES AWAY (AFTER A FEW MINUTES OF DRIVING) THE STALLING/LOSE OF POWER GOES AWAY. THERE IS NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AFTER STALLING AND THE CAR PRODUCES NO DIAGNOSTIC CODES.
NHTSA complaint #10514686 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE
THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL WHEN COMES TO A COMPLETE STOP - THIS HAS HAPPENED AT NUMEROUS OCCASION. A LOT OF OTHER SAME VEHICLE OWNERS HAVE CONFIRMED THIS AS WELL (THIS STARTED AT AROUND 45K MILES). ALSO, THE ENGINE WOULD GIVE A VIBRATING NOISE NOW WHEN THE CAR IS STARTED. ALL OIL CHANGES AND MAINTENANCE WERE DONE ACCORDING TO THE USER MANUAL BUT THESE ISSUE STILL ARISE FROM NORMAL LIGHT DRIVING CONDITION.
NHTSA complaint #10511448 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE
2007 HONDA FIT BASE WITH MANUAL TRANSMISSION IN FLORIDA,THE PROBLEM FIRST APPEARED AFTER THE THE VEHICLE REACHED THE 30,000-35,000 MILE MARK AND CONTINUES TO THIS DAY. WHEN THE AMBIENT TEMPERATURE IS LESS THAN 75 DEGREES F AND THE ENGINE HAS NOT REACHED NORMAL OPERATING TEMPERATURE THE ENGINE WILL STALL EVERY TIME THE CLUTCH PEDAL IS DEPRESSED, THIS BEHAVIOR CONTINUES UNTIL THE VEHICLE REACHES NORMAL OPERATING TEMPERATURE. MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO SEVERAL HONDA DEALERSHIPS OVER THE PAST 2 YEARS TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE AS NO DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES ARE REGISTERED. IT MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO SAFELY MERGE WITH TRAFFIC AS THE ENGINE STALLS WHENEVER THE CLUTCH PEDAL IS DEPRESSED.
NHTSA complaint #10510868 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE
ACCELERATED OUT OF AN INTERSECTION, FROM A STOP AT A STOP SIGN, CAR LOST POWER, STEERING...COASTED ACROSS INTERSECTION TO A STOP. CALLED FOR A TOW. WHILE WAITING, ATTEMPTED TO START CAR-IT STARTED. DROVE HOME AND HAD IT TOWED TO DEALER, EXAMINED FOR SEVERAL DAYS, COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM TO FIX. SAME PROBLEM JUST OCCURRED WHILE CAR WAS IN MOTION DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MILES PER HOUR. CAR SUDDENLY LOST STEERING/POWER. GOT CAR TO SIDE OF ROAD. AGAIN, IT RESTARTED ON ITS OWN AFTER A FEW MINUTES. WEATHER CONDITIONS COLD AND DRY.
NHTSA complaint #10490183 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
AT AROUND 30,000 MILES THE VEHICLE STARTED STALLING WHEN COLD. WE WOULD START THE CAR AND BEFORE YOU COULD SWITCH FROM PARK TO DRIVE THE ENGINE WOULD STALL. IT HAS BEEN GETTING WORSE EVER SINCE. WE NOW HAVE 100,000 MILES ON THE CAR AND NOW THE CAR WILL STALL WHEN PULLING FROM A STOP WHICH LEAVES US DANGEROUSLY EXPOSED IN INTERSECTIONS ON A REGULAR BASIS. IT SEEMS LIKE A SIMPLE PROBLEM OF THE CAR IDLING AT TOO LOW OF AN RPM WHEN COLD, HOWEVER HONDA INSISTS THERE IS NO PROBLEM. WE HAD TAKEN IT TO HONDA A FEW TIMES WHILE STILL UNDER WARRANTY. HONDA INSISTS THERE IS NOTHING WRONG BECAUSE NO ENGINE CODES ARE COMING UP. WE HAVE REPLACED ALL SPARK PLUGS AND ALL IGNITION COILS AND THAT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. HONDA EVEN HAD THE CAR HOOKED UP TO THE COMPUTER WHILE IT STALLED AND STILL INSISTS THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. THE CAR IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY SO WE WILL BE TAKING IT TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO SEE IF THE PROBLEM CAN BE PROPERLY DIAGNOSED.
NHTSA complaint #10450477 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
IN THE MORNING, I TURN THE CAR ON AND PUT THE CAR INTO GEAR AND BEGIN TO MOVE. WHEN I COME TO MY FIRST STOP THE CAR STALLS OUT. THIS HAPPENS EVERY MORNING. ONCE I START THE CAR BACK UP IT RUNS FINE AND DOES NOT STALL OUT. I HAVE SEARCHED MANY BLOGS AND SEE THAT MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS ISSUE. I WOULD LIKE A RECALL TO BE MADE FOR THIS SINCE IT SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM ON HONDA FIT MODELS 07/08. I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THIS LOOKED AT THIS WEEK, HOWEVER FROM MY RESEARCH IT SEEMS THAT PEOPLE HAVE HAD LITTLE LUCK WITH THE DEALERSHIPS. HTTP://WWW.FITFREAK.NET/FORUMS/FIT-TRIX-GENERAL-DISCUSSIONS/62360-FIT-KEEPS-STALLING-OUT.HTML PLEASE CONTACT ME AND HELP ME WITH GUIDANCE ON HOW TO PROCEED. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).
NHTSA complaint #10450262 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA FIT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE MOMENTARILY STALLED AND RESTARTED ON ITS OWN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE HAD SINCE RECURRED ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.
NHTSA complaint #10449415 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA FIT. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 20 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE MISFIRED AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 131,000. KMJ
NHTSA complaint #10441541 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WITHIN THE FIRST FEW MINUTES OF DRIVING,THE ENGINE STALLS WHEN SLOWING DOWN OR COMING TO A STOP.
NHTSA complaint #10440289 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA FIT. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE HAD A BLOWN HEAD GASKET WHICH CAUSED THE ENGINE LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A BLOWN HEAD GASKET AND CYLINDER HEAD AND REPAIRED IT AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE FOR $3000. TWO WEEKS LATER, THE ENGINE LIGHT STARTED TO ILLUMINATE AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHO INFORMED HER THAT IT WOULD COST AN ADDITIONAL $1200 TO REPAIR THE ENGINE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000. UPDATED12/6/11
NHTSA complaint #10430772 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
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 AND THERE IS CONSTANT SPEED STUTTER. THE CONSUMER STATED THE PROBLEM BEGAN AFTER THE RECALL REPAIRS WERE DONE.
NHTSA complaint #10408517 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WE REPLACED THE SPARK PLUGS & AIR FILTER ON OUR 2007 HONDA FIT ABOUT A MONTH AGO AND RIGHT AFTER REPLACING THESE ITEMS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON SO WE HAD A MECHANIC PULL THE CODE & HE STATED THAT ONE OF THE SPARK PLUGS WAS LOOSE SO IT WAS TIGHTEN & THE LIGHT WENT OFF. NOW THE LIGHT IS BACK ON SO WE TOOK IT TO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP & WAS INFORMED THAT WE NEED TO REPLACE THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER & THAT IT IS NOT COVERED ON OUR WARRANTY. WE DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW A CATALYTIC CONVERTER COULD HAVE ALREADY GONE BAD. HONDA IS WANTING US TO PAY THEM OVER $1,300 TO REPLACE IT.... WE BELIEVE THIS TO BE A RIP OFF AND NEED SOME ANSWERS!!! WE ARE STILL MAKING MONTHLY PAYMENTS ON THIS VEHICLE & NOW THEY WANT US TO SPEND THAT KIND OF MONEY ON A REPAIR THAT IS NOT OUR FAULT. I AM SERIOUSLY CONSIDERING TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP & TELLING THEM TO KEEP IT!
NHTSA complaint #10406821 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
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 WOULD RESTART. THIS HAS NOT RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT YET BUT THERE HAVE BEEN SOME CLOSE CALLS. CAR SEEMS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE IN TRAFFIC UNTIL IT IS WARMED UP. NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT EVER OCCURRED. PROBLEM WAS REPORTED TO A HONDA DEALER WHO TOLD US "FITS HAVE NO DRIVABLITY PROBLEMS." DEALER SERVICE PEOPLE DROVE CAR, BUT ONLY WHEN IT WAS "WARMED UP" AND COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM. AS THERE WERE NO TROUBLE CODES THEY SAID THERE WAS NO PROBLEM. STALLING CONTINUES AND WORSENS WITH TIME. I HAVE CALLED AMERICAN HONDA TO REQUEST HELP WITH THIS BUT IT IS NOT RESOLVED. I HAVE READ OF MANY OTHER OWNERS OF 2007 FITS HAVING THE EXACT SAME ISSUE BUT FEW SEEM TO KNOW WHAT TO DO TO FIX IT.
NHTSA complaint #10367813 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
BRAKES WHEN OUT, SERPENTINE BELT BADLY CRACKED, AND LEAKING COOLANT.
NHTSA complaint #10350475 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA FIT SPORT. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER, SPUTTERED, HESITATED, AND PERFORMED AS IF A CYLINDER WAS MISFIRING. WHEN THE RPMS EXCEED 3,000, THE CONTACT MUST SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN SO THAT IT WILL DRIVE NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN AT THE DEALER FOR ONE DAY. THEY PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC, BUT FOUND NO FAILURES. THE VEHICLE IS IN THE SAME CONDITION AND THE CONTACT DOES NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING. IN ADDITION, THE COIL PACKS NEED TO BE REPAIRED, WHICH HE ASSUMED TO BE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE SPARK PLUS HAVE ALREADY BEEN REPLACED. THE COIL PACKS ARE ON BACKORDER AND NO ONE HAS THE PARTS AVAILABLE. THE HESITATION OF THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN OCCURRING FOR APPROXIMATELY ONE YEAR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 112,000.
NHTSA complaint #10277211 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
AT 6:00 PM LAST FRIDAY, I DROVE MY 2007 HONDA FIT OVER A LOW-LYING PARKING BARRIER LEFT OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF A PARKING LOT. UPON HITTING THE BARRIER, MY ENGINE RPMS WENT OUT OF CONTROL AND THE CAR WOULD NOT STOP IN SPITE OF THE FACT THAT I HAD MY FOOT JAMMED ON THE BRAKE. TO AVOID CRASHING HEAD ON INTO A CONCRETE WALL, I TURNED AND HIT A PARKED CAR. MY OWN CAR DID NOT STOP UNTIL IT WAS HIGH-SIDED ON ANOTHER, PROPERLY PLACED, PARKING BARRIER. THE CAR HAS BEEN TOWED AND I AM NOT AWARE IF THE DEFECT HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED OR REPAIRED.
NHTSA complaint #10206129 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.