7.0

pretty bad
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
8,462 miles

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problem #9

Aug 222022

Fit

  • miles
Car is four years old and has 80,000 miles. Fuel injectors became stuck in an open position flooding the engine with fuel and frying the spark plugs. All emergency indicator lights came on and one light (the tire light) was flashing. Honda dealership confirmed fuel injectors were stuck open, but instead of admitting to failure in their parts, they blamed the problem on -€œbad gas.-€ An independent auto mechanic confirmed for me that gasoline should not be blamed on faulty fuel injectors. Unfortunately Honda charged me $2300 to replace parts that should last longer than four years.

- Stone Ridge, NY, USA

problem #8

Aug 122022

Fit

  • miles
We have a recurring hazardous issue with our iPhoneX plugged into the USB port on our 2018 Fit EX-L Hondalink radio system. Typically after 20 seconds to hours after starting the car with the iPhone connected, an iTunes song from the phone will start playing spontaneously. And it also almost always occurs soon after using Siri on my iPhone via the Hondalink system. But sometimes it can happen just driving much later for no reason at all. This is hazardous because on occasions when it suddenly played the music the volume was so loud it scared the driver. So this is a safety issue! I found postings about similar issues online that suggested various iPhone settings changes which I tried without success. One posting though simply replaced the Honda radio with a Sony aftermarket radio and that did resolve the issue. Today I also spoke with Kenya at Hondalink support at 888-528-7876 but she said she found no information about the defect. She suggested I take the car back to the dealer (at my expense).

- Satellite Beach, FL, USA

problem #7

May 032021

Fit

  • miles
While driving car the electrical system failed with all safety lights on dashboard turning on. When system goes off the ABS braking system, traction control, and power steering fails. Also noted engine misfiring. This happened when driving on freeway. I have brought car into Honda 2 times and they have not been able to figure it out. Car is at 42000 miles only. Complaint filed to Honda of America and it has been 2 weeks without response.

- Los Angeles, CA, USA

problem #6

Jan 232021

Fit

  • 34,000 miles
Last week the mileage/gas screen on my Honda Fit glitched a couple of time while I was driving down the road. It then went back to normal. A couple of days later I went out to start the car and the screen was blank. After about 10 seconds the screen came on an performed normally for the rest of the day. Today, I went out to start the car and the screen was blank, a few seconds later the screen displayed what looked like every light it could and the screen had all kinds of gibberish on it. The screen then went blank and continued to do this switch between gibberish and blank for approximately 7 minutes. I needed to know the mileage on the vehicle but it will not display the mileage or any other readable information. I contact my local Honda dealership who advised they would not be able to determine the mileage without that screen working and therefore would not be able to tell me if my car is under warranty or not in order to have it fixed. The car is between 30,000 and 40,000 miles and has never had any damage or been involved in any collisions. This has never happened before until last week and every time I have had the problem, the outside temperature was below 45 degrees Fahrenheit. Unknown what created this unsafe condition. However, when this screen is not working, I have no way of knowing how much gas I have, the rpms, the mileage on the vehicle, and how many miles per gallon my car is using. The outside temperature is also not shown. Because it does not show my my mileage or gas gauge, I don't know if it will still trigger the low fuel light when my fuel is low. Please help!

- Fayetteville, AR, USA

problem #5

Jan 132021

Fit

  • 0 miles
The fuel and mileage gauge mostly fails to display. It makes me feel unsafe when I cannot see how much fuel I have while driving. This started to happen on 12/18/2020 at random times whenever the car is parked and while driving, usually early in the day when it is cold. It sometimes resolves temporarily or not at all when the panel reset button is pressed. Whenever the car is taken to the Honda service repair, the mileage would not appear, which was seemingly fixed by pressing the reset button. However, the issue would return after the car is turned off and on again even after pressing the reset button the fuel and mileage would not display properly or at all.

- Cupertino, CA, USA

problem #4

Sep 012020

Fit

  • 2,500 miles
A few months after purchasing this vehicle (new) in fall of 2017 I noticed that the drivers seat was uncomfortably warm. I took it back to the dealer I purchased the car from and the service dept. Could find nothing wrong with the seat heater. I then took the car to another dealer, that service dept. Took an extensive check and again I was told all was working fine and they fixed nothing. However, after that second service the seat was comfortable and I had no complaint until about a month ago when the seat again became uncomfortably warm (with the heater on off). I took it to the second dealership, the person in the service dept. Took the car for a drive around town and said that the seat "retained more heat than his vehicle or others he drove) he didn't feel anything was wrong, so no one worked on checking out the wiring or anything and it is still uncomfortable to drive.

- Manitowoc, WI, USA

problem #3

Feb 202020

Fit

  • 1,750 miles
2018 Honda Fit LX, 1,700 miles. After about a 10 mile urban drive in around 40F weather, I stopped at a light and the odometer/gas display flickered and the numbers were scrambled. It glitched one more time, and then disappeared after about a minute. This is a common safety issue for 2015+ and should be recalled. As far as my research I did not find another case of this happening with such low mileage, only that it is more likely to happen in cold weather. I also read that the fuse box is prone to flooding and can affect this issue, and it did occur after a couple days of me driving in heavy rain. I just bought this car used 3 days ago and so far have not seen the issue repeated, but read that it gets worse over time. This is a serious safety and legal issue for odometer not to display properly, and gas amount!

- Austin, TX, USA

problem #2

Jan 302020

Fit

  • 28,850 miles
Lately, on startup in the mornings, the odometer screen has been glitching or clearing entirely. It seems to happen on the coldest mornings. The issue clears up after being on the road for a while, but how long it takes to get back to normal varies by the day. Some days the glitch starts while the car is stationary and warming up. On other days it occurs once I am already a few miles down the road.

- Aylett, VA, USA

problem #1

Jul 222019

Fit

  • 9,060 miles
The contact owns a 2018 Honda Fit. While attempting to drive the vehicle, the anti-lock brake, tire pressure monitoring system, hill access, lane departure, brake assist crash, and power steering warning indicators illuminated. The contact was able to drive the vehicle to babylon Honda (100 evergreen St, West babylon, NY 11704, (855) 494-7101) where the following error codes were found: TU0416-68 (vsa system malfunction), U0401-68 (PCM malfunction), and P0303 (# 3 cylinder misfired detective). All the codes were cleared and the vehicle was repaired. Within less than 24 hours after the vehicle was repaired, the failures recurred. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer and the codes were cleared a second time. The contact was concerned that the engine could fail while driving. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and provided case number: 09727346. The approximate failure mileage was 9,060.

- North Babylon, NY, USA