I bought a new 2015 honda fit. It has 23,000 miles and is out of the 5 year warranty. The trnsmission has failed. Honda refuses to accept blame for a faulty transmission installed at the factory. My car is not the only 2015 with this problem. Honda is aware of this and still allows an unsafe car to be ddriven without any recalls or warnings. If 1,000 people read this and tell just one other person, that will be 2,000 cars that will be bought from other manufacturers.. I was 73 years old when I bought it, and this was the first new car I ever had....I thought it would last the rest of my life. The estimate for repair is from a transmission repair shop for a used transmission from a 2017 honda.. The estimate for a new tranny from Honda dealer was almost $5,000.

Started with a feeling of having "posi traction" or having the front hubs engaged on a 4 wd. This was intermittent after having the transmission serviced 2000 miles prior. Eventually all lights came on while driving.and car went into limp mode. Retrieved code ( intermediate shaft sensor 0 voltage ). Cleared code , car drove fine only with grinding under hard acceleration. Car returned to dealer, they kept trying to re create error code. I told them i was more concerned with grinding noise since error had not returned. After a 50 + mile drive, I watched a service person doing hard acceleration starts and stops in their back lot untill the car completely stopped. Their quote was "we know whats wrong now" 4958.00 later and a factory remanufactured transmission later the car runs again. i have had the tranny serviced every 22 k and oil changed at the minder light interval when indicated ( appx every 11 k ). This car is only driven on the highway. Definitely not pleased with new honda cvt's. Plus i had previously complained about slow engagement since 13 k miles, was told this was normal, new one is not slow to engage.

My car started making a grinding noise when accelerating. I was concerned enough about it to take it to the dealer immediately. After a brief test drive with a technician, I left the car with them to check it out. They told me later in the day that the transmission was starting to go out and they would replace it under warranty. Later they told me that a technician was taking the car out for another test drive and the car died and had to be towed back to the dealership. They could not get the new transmission in five days, and then it took two more days to get it installed. I put a lot of miles on my car because I use it for work, but this is the only time I have had to replace a transmission before 150000 miles. I do not consider this to be Honda quality, and it makes me leery of buying another car with a CVT. Unfortunately, that is what Honda is putting in all their new cars.