What 113 owners told NHTSA about the 2012 Honda Fit

I HAVE CONTACTED HONDA 2 TIMES TO NO AVAIL..THEY TELL ME THEY ARE ORDERING THE PARTS BOTH TIMES I HAVE CALLED. THEY HAVE NEVER CONTACTED ME PERIOD. I CALLED THEM LAST ON 7-20-16 @ 3:42PM. HONDA DEALERSHIP ON BLUE HERON BLVD IN RIVIERA BCH, FL PH # 561-844-5700

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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) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. 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. 7 MONTHS, OR MORE, AFTER THE RECALL WAS ANNOUNCED THE LOCAL HONDA DEALER STILL DOES NOT HAVE THE RECALL PARTS IN STOCK. NOR WAS I NOTIFIED THAT PARTS WERE AVAILABLE, DESPITE ASSURANCE THAT I WOULD BE NOTIFIED, BUT THAT I MUST CALL EACH MORNING TO SEE IF THE PARTS MIGHT HAVE ARRIVED AND THEN RESERVE THEM BY THEN MAKING AN APPOINTMENT FOR REPLACEMENT.

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2012 HONDA FIT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO RENTAL VEHICLE OFFERED UNTIL AIRBAG REPLACEMENT PARTS BECAME AVAILABLE. CONSUMER SEEKS REIMBURSEMENT FOR RENTAL VEHICLE DAMAGES FROM HAIL STORM AND COLLISION INSURANCE. *SMD

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HONDA FIT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V061000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. 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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DRIVER'S SEAT SUDDENLY LOCKS IN POSITION SO THAT IT WILL NOT SIDE FORWARD OR BACK. SINCE THE DRIVER NEEDS TO MOVE THE SEAT BACK TO GET OUT OF THE CAR AND FORWARD TO REACH THE PEDALS TO DRIVE, SHE WAS NOT ABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR BACK FROM RUNNING ERRANDS.

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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 PARTS NEEDED FOR THE REPAIRS WERE 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 TOOLS CONFIRMED THE PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE.

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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). THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

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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) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 09/30/16*LJ *JS

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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). THE PART TO DO 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. UPDATED 10/07/16*LJ *TR

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TAKATA RECALL I RECEIVED MY ONE AND ONLY NOTICE FROM HONDA ON 3/28/16 AND CALLED THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP ON 3/29/16. NO AIRBAGS WERE AVAILABLE. I THEN CALLSD ON 4/26/16, 6/20/16 FOR THE SAME STORY..NO AIRBAGS AVAILABLE. TODAY, 8/29/16, I CALLED AMERICAN HONDA AND THEY REFERRED ME BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AFTER STATING THEY HAD NO IDEA WHEN AN AIRBAG WOULD BE AVAILABLE FOR THE DRIVER SIDE OF MY HONDA FIT.

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I WAS NOTIFIED BY LETTER EARLIER THIS YEAR ABOUT THE JY1 RECALL AND I HAVE NOT HEARD BACK. THE PARTS WERE SUPPOSED TO BECOME AVAILABLE THIS SUMMER AND THE WEBSITE IS STILL SHOWING THAT A REMEDY IS NOT AVAILABLE. I DON'T WANT TO GET IN AN ACCIDENT AND MY AIR BAG DEPLOY AND KILL MYSELF OR SOMEONE ELSE WHILE DRIVING. I DON'T BELIEVE THAT IS EXTREME AS OTHERS HAVE LOST LIVES DUE TO RECALLS NOT HAVING BEEN COMPLETED.

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TAKATA RECALL EARLIER THIS YEAR, I RECEIVED A NOTICE CONCERNING THE TAKATA AIRBAG RECALL FOR MY 2012 HONDA FIT. I FOLLOWED THE DIRECTIONS ON THE RECALL AND CONTACTED MY DEALER (BELLA AUTO INTERNATIONAL, IN PUERTO RICO) TO PROCESS THE RECALL. I AM FILING THIS COMPLAINT BECAUSE, PURSUANT TO THE TERMS OF THE LETTER I WAS SENT, I DO NOT BELIEVE THE DEALER HAS FIXED THE PROBLEM IN A "REASONABLE PERIOD OF TIME," WHICH THE LETTER DEFINES AS 60 DAYS FROM THE DAY I FIRST CONTACTED THE DEALER. I ESTIMATE THAT IT HAS BEEN MORE THAN 100 DAYS SINCE I CONTACTED THE DEALER. MY PATIENCE HAS RUN OUT. ALTHOUGH I DILIGENTLY TURN THE CAR ON EVERY SO OFTEN, I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO DRIVE IT AROUND TO ENSURE THE CAR DOES NOT GET DAMAGED BY SITTING FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD. FURTHER, MY REGISTRATION STICKER WILL EXPIRE IN AUGUST, AND I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO TAKE THE CAR FOR AN INSPECTION. THE RENTAL CAR THE DEALER PROVIDED HAS AN UNPLEASANT SMELL, AND THE BRAKES ARE SQUEAKY AND SHUDDER. ALTHOUGH MY WIFE HAS CALLED THE DEALER ALMOST EVERY WEEK TO CHECK THE STATUS (THE CAR IS HERS), THE DEALER HAS JUST RESPONDED WITH DELAY TACTICS. FURTHER, WHEN WE HANDED THE CAR TO THE DEALER, THE PERSON WHO ATTENDED US MADE AN ODD COMMENT. WE WERE TOLD THAT THE DEALER WAS REPLACING THE AIRBAGS IN THE LUXURY BRAND VEHICLES FIRST (E.G. ACURA, ETC), AND THAT OUR BUDGET BRAND VEHICLES WOULD BE ATTENDED TO LAST. I AM NOT SURE IF THIS IS TRUE, BUT IT CERTAINLY WARRANTS INVESTIGATION. LASTLY, THE WEEK BEFORE WE HANDED THE CAR TO THE DEALER, WE HAD TAKEN THE CAR IN DUE TO A CHECK-ENGINE LIGHT. THE DIAGNOSIS WAS THAT SOMETHING REGARDING THE FUEL CAP OR VALVE WAS DAMAGED, AND THAT IT REQUIRED A $140 PART TO REPLACE. WE PLACED THE ORDER ON THE PART THAT WEEK. INCREDIBLY, THE PART HAS NOT YET ARRIVED. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF YOU NEED ANY MORE INFORMATION.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HONDA FIT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V061000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. UPDATED 09/30/16*LJ UPDATED 03/16/178.*JB

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TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN I AM WRITING TO YOU BECAUSE I HAVE BEEN WAITING TO GET MY AIRBAGS REPLACED I UNDERSTAND IT IS IN HIGH DEMAND AND CAN TAKE SOME TIME BUT WHAT IS NOT ACCEPTABLE IS THE TERRIBLE SERVICE I HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH. NOT ONLY AM I REQUIRED TO TAKE TIME OFF TO WORK TO GO TO THE DEALERSHIP ( MOSS BROS MORENO VALLEY CA) I AM RECEIVING THE WORST SERVICE. I HAVE SPOKE TO THE SERVICE MANAGER WHO SEEMS TO REALLY NOT CARE ABOUT THE SERVICE HIS EMPLOYEES ARE GIVING. I WAS TOLD SEVERAL TIMES NEXT NEXT NEXT WEEK ITS GETTING TO A POINT WHERE I AM NOT COMFORTABLE GOING TO THIS DEALERSHIP I REALLY DIDN'T WANT TO FILE A COMPLAIN BECAUSE I AM AFRAID THEY WILL BE NOTIFIED AND DAMAGE MY VEHICLE I RECENTLY HAD MY FATHER PASS AWAY SO I AM DEALING WITH ALLOT THE LAST THING I NEED IS THIS PROBLEM WITH THE DEALERSHIP I WOULD LIKE SOMEONE TO CONTACT ME WITH ANOTHER OPTION TO FIXING MY CAR AND SO I CAN GO MORE IN TO DETAIL ABOUT THIS ISSUE. I ALSO FEEL UNCOMFORTABLE AS I WAS ALMOST BEING FORCED INTO DRIVING MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP WHEN I SIGNED A FORM SAYING I WOULDN'T DRIVE IT AND I TOLD HIM I WASN'T COMFORTABLE HE KEPT TRYING TO GET ME TO DRIVE IT AND I TOLD HIM NO I WASN'T GOING TO UNTIL HE WOULD GIVE ME A DOCUMENT SAYING HE WOULD COVER HE THAN SAID HE WOULD CALL ME BACK AND NEVER DID.

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

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HONDA FIT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V061000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART FOR THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,000. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

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TAKATA RECALL - HONDA IS NOT ABLE TO REMEDY THE DEFECT IN A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME. I WAS ORIGINALLY TOLD ABOUT IT ON MARCH 4, 2016 WHEN I TOOK MY CAR IN TO BE SERVICED AND WAS TOLD THEY WOULD CALL WHEN PARTS WERE AVAILABLE, PROBABLY EARLY SUMMER. ON JUNE 15,2016 I CALLED TO SCHEDULE THE FIX EVEN THOUGH THEY HAD NOT CONTACTED ME YET. I WAS TOLD PARTS ARE STILL NOT AVAILABLE. TODAY, AUGUST 9, 2016 I CALLED TO FOLLOW UP AND WAS AGAIN TOLD PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE AND THEY DO NOT KNOW WHEN THEY WILL BE AVAILABLE AND THEY CAN NOT GIVE ME ANY MORE HELP. I ASKED IF I SHOULD CONTACT NHTSA AND WAS TOLD YES. HONDA IS NOT BEING PRO-ACTIVE OR HELPFUL - JUST IRRESPONSIBLE WITH PEOPLES LIVES.

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2012 HONDA FIT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO PARTS NOT AVAILABLE TO REPAIR AIRBAG RECALL. *SMD

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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 WAS NOT AVAILABLE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER DID NOT GIVE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD BE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT WAS NOT EXPERIENCING A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. VEHICLE REPAIRED 10/13/16. UPDATED 10/28/16*LJ UPDATED 11/03/16.*JB

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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); HOWEVER, THE PARTS FOR THE RECALL WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

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TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HONDA FIT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD NO AIR BAGS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEALER HAD HER SIGN A DOCUMENT THAT THERE WERE NO AIR BAGS IN THE VEHICLE. THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OFF. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V061000 (AIR BAGS). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER ASSISTED IN GETTING THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE CONTACT INQUIRED ABOUT A LOANER VEHICLE, BUT HAD NOT RECEIVED A RESPONSE FROM HONDA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,652. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

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TAKATA AIRBAGS RECEIVED NOTIFICATION HAVE CONTACTED PORT CHARLOTTE HONDA WHERE I PURCHASED THE FIT 3 TIMES BUT THEY DO NOT HAVE THE PARTS AND AM TOLD TO KEEP CALLING BACK WHICH I DO. I WAS TOLD TO PARK THE CAR AND THEY WOULD GIVE ME A LOANER BUT I WOULD HAVE TO GET INSURANCE ON THE LOANER. I FEEL IT IS THEIR DEFECTIVE CAR WHICH I PURCHASED IN GOOD FAITH AND THEY SHOULD COVER THE INSURANCE. ALSO STOP PUTTING MY FAMILY IN DANGER - REPAIR THE CAR -AND STOP TRYING TO PURCHASE IT BAC. I AM NOT INTERESTED IN SELLING.

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SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT SYSTEM INDICATOR (SRS) SENSOR IS LIT ON DASHBOARD OF MY 2012 HONDA FIT AND WILL NOT GO OFF. I PURCHASED THIS CAR BRAND NEW IN JUNE 2012. HAS BEEN ON CONSTANTLY WHILE DRIVING SINCE MAY 25, 2016. TODAY IS MAY 30, 2016. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM, I DISCOVERED I AM NOT ALONE AS MANY OTHER HONDA OWNERS HAVE REPORTED EXPERIENCING THIS EXACT SAME PROBLEM. OWNERS MANUAL SAYS THAT THE SRS LIGHT MEANS THERE IS A PROBLEM RANGING FROM SEAT BELT BUCKLE TENSION TO THE SIDE AND CURTAIN AIRBAGS HARNESS RESTRAINTS. RESEARCH ALSO STATES THAT AIR BAGS WILL NOT ACTIVATE DURING ACCIDENTS WHILE THIS SRS IS LIT. SOMETHING HONDA LEFT OUT OF OWNERS MANUAL. ANOTHER PROBLEM I READ REPORTS ABOUT FROM OTHER HONDA OWNERS, AFTER HAVING THEIR SRS LIGHT CHECKED BY A HONDA DEALER, WAS THIS COULD MEAN A DEFECTIVE OCCUPANT POSITION SENSOR AND IS VERY COSTLY TO REPLACE. ALSO FOUND DURING RESEARCH THAT THERE IS A CAMPAIGN AGAINST HONDA FOR THE RECALL OF THE DEFECTIVE OCCUPANT POSITION SENSOR. DON"T KNOW IF THIS SRS LIGHT PROBLEM HAS ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE CURRENT TAKATA AIRBAG RECALL, BUT WOULD BE VERY INTERESTED TO KNOW IF THERE WAS A LINK. I WILL BE TAKING MY CAR TO THE HONDA DEALER WHERE PURCHASED ASAP TO HAVE MY SRS LIGHT PROBLEM CHECKED. IN THE MEANTIME I CERTAINLY HOPE NO ONE RUNS INTO ME.

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