What 113 owners told NHTSA about the 2012 Honda Fit

RIGHT FRONT AXLE BROKE TWICE IN ONE YEAR AT BOOT. REPLACED BY HONDA ONLY TO BREAK 10,000 MILES LATER.

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A SPARK PLUG ON THE THIRD CYLINDER BLEW OUT AND STRIPPED THE THREADS ON THE CYLINDER. THE BLOW OUT CAUSED AN ELECTRODE TO BREAK OFF AND DAMAGED ONE OF THE VALVES. I MADE HONDA AMERICA AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND ASKED THEM TO HONOR A "GOODWILL" WARRANTY SINCE, DESPITE BEING TWO YEARS OUTSIDE OF THE WARRANTY, MY CAR ONLY HAS 44,000 MILES ON IT AND THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THIS MAKE/MODEL OF CAR. HONDA REFUSED. THE TOTAL COST OF REPAIRS WILL LIKELY BE $4,000.

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2012 HONDA FIT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO AIRBAG INFLATOR SAFETY RECALL. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE RECALL REPAIR WAS COMPLETED, BUT NOTICES WERE STILL BEING SENT OUT. *JS

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HONDA FIT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V661000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. PARAGON HONDA (57-06 31ST AVE, WOODSIDE, NY 11377, (888) 228-6603) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

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I BOUGHT THIS CAR BRAND NEW, THIS CAR IS COMMON WITH OTHER HONDA FIT MY YEAR OF SPARK PLUG BLOWING OUT , A LOT OF PEOPLE LIKE MYSELF ARE STUFF WITH BLOWN SPARKS PLUGS OUT THE ENGINE, MINE BLEW OUT TWICE AND HONDA IS CHARGING ME SINCE I'M OUT OF WARRANTY, I THINK SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THERE HEAD OR THREADING OR SOMETHING WRONG WITH THERE BUILDS , IT'S SPARK PLUG NUMBER TWO LIKE OTHERS

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EPS WARNING LIGHT AT SLOW VEHICLE SPEED. LOST OF STEERING POWER ASSIST.

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TAKATA RECALL ..

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DRIVESHAFT FRACTURED AND THE CAR WOULDN'T MOVE PLEASE REFER TO NHTSA RECALL 14V-258 FOR SIMILAR OR SAME DETAILS.

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WHILE DRIVING HOME AT THE END OF THE DAY, THE CAR STARTED TO LURCH AROUND 20 MPH WHILE DRIVING STRAIGHT IN A PARKING LOT AND ON CITY STREETS. THIS HAD NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE. THE LURCHING CONTINUED FOR THE NEXT 3 MILES UNTIL I GOT HOME. COULDN'T TAKE IT TO THE HONDA DEALER BECAUSE SERVICE DEPT WAS CLOSED. THE NEXT DAY, THE MIL INDICATOR CAME ON WHEN I STARTED THE CAR. HOWEVER, THERE WAS NO LURCHING AROUND 20 MPH WHILE DRIVING ON CITY STREETS TO THE HONDA DEALER. HONDA FOUND TWO CODES: (1) P0456 EVAP SYSTEM SMALL LEAK AND (2) P0847 TRANSMISSION FLUID PRESSURE SWITCH B (3RD CLUTCH) (SHORT OR STUCK ON). HONDA TROUBLESHOOTED AND STATED IN THEIR PAPERWORK "FOUND EVAP GAS CAP HAS NOT HAVE THE UPDATED GAS CAP. ALSO FOUND THE TRANSMISSION 3RD PRESSURE SWITCH IS STUCK ON. RECOMMEND TO REPLACE THE GAS CAP AND THE TRANSMISSION 3RD PRESSURE SWITCH." I ASKED IF WORK WAS COVERED UNDER ANY WARRANTY AND WAS TOLD NO. QUOTED REPAIR COST OF $160 (FOR ITEM 1) AND $650 (FOR ITEM 2). DIDN'T EXPECT THESE TYPES OF PROBLEMS WITH A HONDA CAR.

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WHILE DRIVING CAR WHEN THE EPS LIGHT COMES ON AND POWER STEERING CUTS OUT MID-DRIVE. USUALLY, THIS IS WHILE THE CAR IS HOT, BUT NOT ALWAYS. SOMETIMES, I CAN TURN THE CAR OFF AND THE POWER STEERING RESETS, BUT IT WILL OFTEN CUT OUT AGAIN. THIS CAN HAPPEN AT ANY TIME. I'M TERRIFIED THAT IT WILL CUT OFF AND I'LL GET IN AN ACCIDENT.

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DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT 60 MPH WHEN I HEARD A LOUD "POP" AND IT SOUNDED LIKE MY ENGINE HAD BLOWN A HOLE IN IT. I HAD IT TOWED TO A HONDA DEALER WHO TOLD ME THE SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT FROM THE CYLINDER HEAD - STRIPPING THREADS COMPLETELY. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM BEING TALKED ABOUT BY MANY PEOPLE ON HONDA FIT FORUMS. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED TO MY CAR. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED THE PLUGS JUST CAME LOOSE AND BURNED UP ONE COIL PACK, BUT IT DID NOT BLOW OUT THE SPARK PLUG. THE GEN 2 HONDA FITS HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THEIR SPARK PLUGS COMING LOSE. I WAS TOLD BY THE HONDA DEALER I NEEDED A NEW CYLINDER HEAD, COIL, SPARK PLUGS, AND HEAD GASKETS. HONDA IS DENYING MANY FIT OWNERS COVERAGE UNDER WARRANTY DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE LESS THAN 80,000 MILES ON MY CAR AND IT WAS PURCHASED IN 2013 AS A CERTIFIED HONDA WITH A 100,000 POWER TRAIN WARRANTY. THIS NEEDS TO BE COVERED IN FULL AS A WARRANTY CLAIM THROUGH HONDA USA. I HAVE ATTACHED A PICTURE THAT WAS TAKEN TO SHOW THE BURNED UP COIL PACK.

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ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKS WHEN I AM STOPPED AND START TO ACCELERATE TRYING TO PULL OUT INTO TRAFFIC. I AM TRYING TO MOVE STRAIGHT AT TIMES, AND OTHER TIMES TURNING. AFTER TWO OR THREE PUSHES ON THE ACCELERATOR, IT WILL ENGAGE AND I CAN CONTINUE. I UNDERSTAND THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS MATTER, BUT MY VIN # IS NOT INCLUDED. (UNFORTUNATELY, I CANNOT FIND THE RECALL OR THE RECALL # ONLINE ANYMORE.) I FEEL THAT IT SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED TO SEE IF OTHER VEHICLES ALSO HAVE THIS PROBLEM. MINE DOES, AND IT'S A SCARY FEELING TO SEE A VEHICLE COMING TOWARD YOU AT A FAST SPEED AND YOUR VEHICLE WON'T MOVE.

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I BROUGHT MY HONDA FIT 2012 TO MY MECHANIC WITH ISSUES OF A MISFIRE IN CYLINDERS 1 AND 2. HE THOUGHT IT WAS A SIMPLE REPLACEMENT OF THE SPARK PLUGS (ONLY 51,000 MILES ON THE CAR) AND MAYBE A COIL PACK REPLACEMENT. ONCE HE REMOVED THE SPARK PLUGS FROM CYLINDERS 1 AND 2, HE SAW THE TIP OF ONE OF THE SPARK PLUGS GROUND HAD BROKEN OFF INTO THE CYLINDER HEAD AND THE COIL PACKS AND SPARK PLUGS WERE WORN AND COVERED IN A BLACKISH SOOT. HE INFORMED ME THAT THIS MEANT THAT THE SPARK PLUGS HAS WIGGLED LOOSE OVER TIME AND EXTREME PRESSURE HAD CAUSED THIS ISSUE. AND SINCE NO ONE HAS EVER TOUCHED MY ENGINE, BEYOND A HONDA DEALERSHIP FOR AN OIL CHANGE, THAT THIS WAS A MANUFACTURES DEFECT WHEN INSTALLING THE PLUGS IN THE FIRST PLACE. ALL THE MOVEMENT CAUSED THE THREADS TO WEAR AWAY ON CYLINDER 2, SO I TOOK TO MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP THINKING IT WOULD BE COVERED BY HONDA, BUT THEY LESS THAN HELPFUL. THEY STATED MY MECHANIC HAD NO IDEA WHAT HE WAS DOING, AND DID THE DAMAGE. THEY SAID THERE ARE NO CURRENT RECALLS OR CAMPAIGNS, BUT IT TOOK ME 10 SECS ON THE INTERNET TO FIND TSB'S ISSUED BY HONDA, NOTHING THE EXACT SAME ISSUE I AM HAVING! THIS HAS PUT ME IN A FIGHT WITH HONDA OF AMERICA TO COVER THIS VERY COSTLY REPAIR.

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IN EXTREME COLD WEATHER THE BRAKE PEDAL IS ROCK HARD AND WILL NOT BUDGE. AFTER WARMING IT UP IT WILL WORK, BUT INTERMITTENTLY, IT WILL HAPPEN WHILE DRIVING. I WILL GO TO PUSH THE BRAKE PEDAL AND IT WON'T BUDGE AND THE CAR KEEPS GOING. I NEARLY CRASHED THE OTHER DAY. IT HAS HAPPENED MORE THAN ONCE. IT'S A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AND IF ANYONE WERE WALKING IN FRONT OF MY CAR DURING THE EPISODE, THEY WOULD BE KILLED. THE OTHER DAY I WAS ABLE TO SWERVE TOWARD A GUARD RAIL INSTEAD OF HITTING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. IN THE MORNINGS I HAVE TO LET THE CAR WARM UP BECAUSE I CANNOT EVEN PRESS ON THE HARD BRAKE. I'M NOT ALONE AFTER RESEARCHING THIS. IT'S NOT THE BRAKES THEMSELVES. THEY WORK FINE, IT IS THE BRAKE PEDAL AND SOMETHING MECHANICAL, A VALVE OR HOSE OR SOMETHING. I'M NOT A MECHANIC, BUT I'M A DAUGHTER, A MOTHER, A SISTER, A GRANDMOTHER, AND A FRIEND. I WANT TO STICK AROUND! THIS HAPPENS WHEN THE CAR IS STATIONARY AND WHEN THE CAR IS MOVING. LUCKILY IT HAS HAPPENED WHEN I WAS ON BACKROADS AND THE CAR BEHIND ME NOTICED ME HAVING TROUBLE AND SLOWED DOWN. I LOST ALL CONTROL.

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FROM THE FIRST YEAR THE FITS FRONT LIGHT COVERS ARE SO SCRATCHED FROM NATURE VISABITY WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT IS DANGEROUS. I HAVE HAD THEM BUFFED AND SHINED WITH THE SAME RESULT HAPPENING. THE FACTORY TINT IS SO BUBBLED AND FADED DISABILITY OUT OF THE REAR WINDOW IS A SAFETY HAZARD. THE PAINT ON THE ROOF AND HOOD LOOKS LIKE IT HAS COMPLETELY FADED OFF AND THEY CONTINUE TO GET WORSE. I INQUIRED AT YEAR 3 ABOUT THESE ISSUES AND WAS TOLD IT IS NOT WARRANTED.THAT I COULD PAY SOMEONE TO REPLACE THE TENT, HEADLIGHT COVERS AND GET IT REPAINTED.IT IS VERY HARD TO SEE PUT IF THE WINDOW AND AT NIGHT WITH THE HEADLIGHTS.

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WHILE DRIVING OR IDLING, MY CAR RADIO WILL TURN OFF AND MY POWER STEERING WILL STOP WORKING. IT ALMOST IMMEDIATELY STARTS WORKING AGAIN (BOTH RADIO AND POWER STEERING), SO I CANNOT IDENTIFY IF ANY OTHER ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS ARE AFFECTED. IT APPEARS THAT THE LIGHTS AND BLINKERS ARE WORKING AND I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT THE ENGINE SHUTS OFF, BUT I CAN NOT SAY THAT FOR SURE. STOPPING THE CAR AND WAITING SEVERAL MINUTES BEFORE RESTARTING SEEMS TO FIX THE PROBLEM TEMPORARILY, BUT IT CAN REOCCUR AT ANY TIME. I HAVE COUNTED IT OCCURRING 12 TIMES DRIVING 3/4 MILE AT SPEEDS OF 25 MILES PER HOUR. I TYPICALLY EXPERIENCE IT WHILE DRIVING STRAIGHT. THE CAR HAS 57,000 MILES AND GOES TO THE DEALERSHIP REGULARLY FOR SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE.

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TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HONDA FIT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V061000 (AIR BAGS) AND 17V030000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

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BECAUSE HONDA CHOSE TO USE SOY-BASED WIRES FOR THE WIRES LEADING TO THE TRANSMISSION, THEY ARE VERY, VERY TEMPTING TO RODENTS. IN FACT, IN 2015, A RODENT OF SOME SORT CRAWLED INTO MY ENGINE AND CHEWED THROUGH THE WIRING THAT CONTROLS MY TRANSMISSION. PART OF THE REPAIR WAS THAT THEY WRAPPED THE REPLACEMENT WIRES IN "SPECIAL TAPE" HONDA MAKES TO DETER RODENTS (IT'S SPICY). (IN OTHER WORDS, THEY KNOW THIS IS AN ISSUE AND REFUSE TO FIX IT.) DESPITE A) PARKING IN A GARAGE B) HAVING THE REPELLENT TAPE ON THERE C) HAVING PEST CONTROL AND NO RODENT ISSUE WHERE I PARK, I STARTED MY CAR YESTERDAY TO FIND THE SAME SYMPTOMS AS 2015. WHEN I STARTED THE CAR, THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT LIT UP AND THE D (DRIVE ICON) WAS FLASHING. WHEN I SHIFTED FROM PARK TO REVERSE, THE CAR SHOOK REALLY HARD. EVERY TIME THE TRANSMISSION TRIED TO AUTOMATICALLY SHIFT WHILE DRIVING TO THE DEALERSHIP DOWN THE STREET, THE CAR WOULD CLUNK AND SHAKE. THE DEALERSHIP INFORMED ME THAT A RODENT HAD CHEWED THROUGH THE WIRES THAT HELP CONTROL THE TRANSMISSION AGAIN AND THAT IT WAS A "COMMON PROBLEM." COMMON ENOUGH IN FACT THAT THE DEALER TOLD ME ABOUT A GUY WHO HAD IT FIXED, THEN A WEEK LATER, HAD TO HAVE IT FIXED AGAIN DUE TO MORE RODENTS. THEY SAID IT WAS JUST A FACT OF OWNING A VEHICLE. THEY SUGGESTED I "OPT FOR THE SPICY TAPE," WHICH THEY CHARGE MORE FOR. I EXPLAINED THAT IF THEY'D LOOKED AT MY ENGINE, THEY'D KNOW I ALREADY HAD THAT TAPE ON THERE! THE SERVICEMAN THEN SHRUGGED AND SAID HE COULDN'T HELP ME. THAT IT COULD HAPPEN OVER AND OVER AGAIN AND THERE WAS "NOTHING" I COULD DO. THAT SOUNDS LIKE A RECALL ISSUE TO ME AND A MANUFACTURER REFUSING TO COVER THIS UNDER WARRANTY.

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TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HONDA FIT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V061000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

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HTTP://FORUMS.EDMUNDS.COM/DISCUSSION/COMMENT/3559372 MY CAR WOULD NOT START TODAY AND EPS LIGHT DISPLAYS. UPON RESEARCH, IT APPEARS THAT 2007-2010 MODELS HAVE NO RECALL BUT LINK ABOVE DEALS WITH SOMEONE WITH A BRAND NEW 2012 FIT THAT HAD A SERIOUS ISSUE WHEN THEIR CAR WAS 2 MONTHS OLD. MINE IS OBVIOUSLY OLDER NOW, BUT NOTE THAT IT HAS LESS THAN 24K MILES ON THE ODOMETER. PLEASE INVESTIGATE IF THERE ARE MORE SUCH ISSUES OUT THERE THAT I DO NOT KNOW OF, SINCE LOSS OF POWER STEERING CAN BE A BIG PROBLEM. APPARENTLY, THE OLDER MODELS WERE NOT RECALLED, BUT HONDA SUPPOSEDLY EXTENDED THE WARRANTY ON THAT PART UP TO 150K MILES. NO SUCH ACCOMMODATION HAS BEEN MADE FOR MY 2012, BUT I FIND IT QUESTIONABLE THAT THE POWER STEERING IS AN ISSUE FOR ME AT UNDER 24K MILES AS IT HAS BEEN FOR THE OTHER PERSON. I WILL HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO THE SHOP TOMORROW.

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2012 HONDA FIT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO NO REMEDY AVAILABLE TO REPAIR AIRBAG RECALL NOTICE. *SMD

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AT AROUND 50,000 MILES REAR PASSENGER SIDE DOOR LOCK FAILS TO OPEN WHEN USING POWER UNLOCK SYSTEM FROM FRONT DOOR OR KEY. MUST MANUALLY UNLOCK. AT 75,000 MILES DRIVER DOOR FAILS TO UNLOCK OR LOCK USING POWER UNLOCK/LOCK SYSTEM AND MUST MANUALLY BE LOCKED/UNLOCKED. THE LOCKING/UNLOCKING POWER SYSTEMS STARTED AS INTERMITTENT BUT HAVE BECOME NON-FUNCTIONAL NOW.

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TAKATA RECALL- WENT TO DEALERSHIP TO GET MY AIR BAG REPLACE, WHICH THEY DID'T HAVE NEEDED TO BE ORDER AND WAITED 6 WEEKS. ON OCTOBER THE 09, 2016 I WAS ON A VEHICLE ACCIDENT DRIVING 25 MILES AND HOUR THE RIGHT SIDE TIRE HIT AND EMBANKMENT AND DAMAGED MY CAR FOR A TOTAL LOSS. THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIRBAG HIT MY CHEST WITH SUCH FORCE THAT MY STERNUM WAS FRACTURE AND BRUISE THROUGH OUT MY CHEST. I HAVE BEING HAVING SEVERE PAIN FOR THE PAST THREE WEEKS. THE ROAD IS AND UPHILL CURVE WHICH THE SPEED LIMIT IS 25 MILES AND IS TWO LANE ROAD THE VEHICLE BEHIND ME HAD LIGHTS ON WHICH I BELIEVE ALSO WERE A FACTOR BECAUSE THE LIGHTS REFLECTED ON THE REARVIEW MIRROR AND WAS TO CLOSE. WILL SUMMIT A CHP REPORT WHEN NECESSARY.

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TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HONDA FIT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V061000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

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TAKATA RECALL - I AM FRUSTRATED BECAUSE I WAS NOTIFIED IN EARLY MARCH THAT THIS PRODUCT IS DEFECTIVE, AND 6 MONTHS LATER, THERE IS STILL NOT ANY PARTS AVAILABLE.I AM FEARFUL EVERY DAY I DRIVE THIS CAR. WHAT IS BEING DONE TO GET US REPLACEMENT PARTS? THIS IS MUCH TOO LONG.

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