What 281 owners told NHTSA about the 2015 Honda Fit

Was in a car accident and was hit very hard and the seat belts didn't lock me in place and the air bags did not deploy

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MY FATHER WAS IN A COLLISION AT 55 MPH WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE ILLEGALLY PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF HIM, THE AIRBAG DEPLOYED BUT DID NOT INFLATE. THE ACCIDENT RESULTED IN INJURY TO HIS RIB CAGE AND FRACTURE OF HIS LOWER VERTEBRA.

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I WAS STOPPED IN TRAFFIC BECAUSE A FEW CARS AHEAD OF ME SOMEONE WAS STOPPED TO TURN LEFT. I WAS REAR ENDED BY SOMEONE IN A NISSAN ROGUE SUV WHICH HIT ME WITH ENOUGH FORCE TO PUSH MY CAR FORWARD AND SMASH ME INTO A FORD EXPLORER. I WAS HIT TWICE AND MY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND MY CAR SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL REAR-END AND FRONT DAMAGE. SO MUCH SO THAT THE CAR WAS DECLARED A TOTAL LOSS. MY AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY AND FROM THE DAMAGE DONE SHOULD HAVE. IF IT HAD, I WOULD OF SUSTAINED LESS INJURIES FROM MY ACCIDENT.

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I WAS STOPPED IN TRAFFIC BECAUSE A FEW CARS AHEAD OF ME SOMEONE WAS STOPPED TO TURN LEFT. I WAS REAR ENDED BY SOMEONE IN A NISSAN ROGUE SUV WHICH HIT ME WITH ENOUGH FORCE TO PUSH MY CAR FORWARD AND SMASH ME INTO A FORD EXPLORER. I WAS HIT TWICE AND MY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND MY CAR SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL REAR-END AND FRONT DAMAGE. SO MUCH SO THAT THE CAR WAS DECLARED A TOTAL LOSS. MY AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY AND FROM THE DAMAGE DONE SHOULD HAVE. IF IT HAD, I WOULD OF SUSTAINED LESS INJURIES FROM MY ACCIDENT.

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I WAS STOPPED IN TRAFFIC BECAUSE A FEW CARS AHEAD OF ME SOMEONE WAS STOPPED TO TURN LEFT. I WAS REAR ENDED BY SOMEONE IN A NISSAN ROGUE SUV WHICH HIT ME WITH ENOUGH FORCE TO PUSH MY CAR FORWARD AND SMASH ME INTO A FORD EXPLORER. I WAS HIT TWICE AND MY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND MY CAR SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL REAR-END AND FRONT DAMAGE. SO MUCH SO THAT THE CAR WAS DECLARED A TOTAL LOSS. MY AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY AND FROM THE DAMAGE DONE SHOULD HAVE. IF IT HAD, I WOULD OF SUSTAINED LESS INJURIES FROM MY ACCIDENT.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2015 HONDA FIT. WHILE DRIVING 22 MPH IN TRAFFIC, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH ON THE FRONT END AND FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE. THE DRIVER'S AIR BAG DEPLOYED, BUT THE SIDE AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED BURN INJURIES FROM THE AIR BAG THAT DEPLOYED AND WAS TAKEN TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM FOR MEDICAL TREATMENT. POLICE REPORT NUMBER: 19008011 WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED AND TOWED TO AN IMPOUND LOT. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,046.

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CAR (FIT) WAS HIT RIGHT BEHIND DRIVER SIDE FRONT WHEEL AND AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. FIT WAS TRAVELING 25 MPH WHEN HIT BY CAR WHO RAN STOP CONTROL.

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DRIVING SOUTH BOUND ON BALLPLAY RD. MADISONVILLE, TN OUR SIDE AIR BAG CURTAINS DEPLOYED AT THE SAME TIME. THERE WAS NO IMPACT CAUSING THEM TO DEPLOY. CAUSING US TO LEAVE THE ROAD. WITH SOME DAMAGE TO THE BOTTOM SIDES OF THE CAR. *JS

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ON 7/27/2017 MY CAR WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY AND HAD NOT BEEN DRIVEN SINCE 9PM ON 7/26. IT SPONTANEOUSLY COMBUSTED. WHEN IT WAS NOTICED THERE WERE ONLY FLAMES COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. IT HAD BEEN IN THE SHOP ON 7/20/2017 FOR A RIGHT FRONT STRUT REPLACEMENT. ALL UPKEEP HAD BEEN TAKEN CARE OF, AND NO MODIFICATIONS HAVE EVER BEEN MADE. THE CAR ONLY HAD 46,000 MILES ON IT. I HAVE

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POSSIBLE TAKATA INFLATORS: CAR IN MOTION HIT A LARGE, UNEXPECTED, RECENTLY FALLEN TREE LIMB ON A PUBLIC STREET AND ROLLED OVER IT. THE FRONT BUMPER COMPLETELY REMOVED AND THE SIDE AIRBAG WENT OFF. HOWEVER, THE FRONT AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY CAUSING A VISUAL (CT SCAN) CRACK IN THE DRIVER'S STERNUM. PLEASE NOTE MY NAME IS [XXX] AND I AM WRITING THIS ON BEHALF OF MY MOTHER. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

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WHILE PARKING THE CAR IN THE PARKING SPACE, IT SUDDENLY SELF-ACCELERATED, JUMPED THE CURB, AND CRASHED INTO THE WALL IN FRONT OF THE CAR RESULTING IN INJURIES TO BOTH THE DRIVER (2 FRACTURED NECK VERTEBRAE, 3 FRACTURED RIBS ON RIGHT SIDE, AND BROKEN LEFT FOOT) AND PASSENGER (LACERATION TO RIGHT HAND AND BRUISED RIBS ON LEFT SIDE). THE ACCELERATION WAS TOO FAST FOR EITHER THE DRIVER OR PASSENGER TO RESPOND. AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, AND THE CAR WAS CONSIDERED A TOTAL LOSS DUE TO THE EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE FRONT END.

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UNINTENDED AND SUDDEN ACCELERATION. NOVEMBER 2015 THE CAR WAS MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN INTO A PARKING SPACE, WHILE PRESSING THE BRAKE THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED THE BRAKES DID NOT WORK, THE CAR TRAVELED ABOUT 70 FEET BEFORE STOPPING. TOOK IT TO TOM WOOD HONDA ALL THEY CHECKED WAS THE BRAKES AND SAID IT WAS FINE. UPDATE: FEBRUARY 2016 MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN INTO A PARKING SPACE AT A PANERA BREAD GENTLY TAPPED THE BRAKES THE CAR ACCELERATED AND WENT THRU THE DOOR AT PANERA BREAD. TOM WOOD HONDA CHECKED THE BRAKES SAYS ITS FINE AND RELEASED IT TO THE COLLISION CENTER. I AM MAKING LEASE PAYMENTS ON THIS CAR BUT WHEN IT'S REPAIRED IT IS STAYING AT THE LOT. IT ACCELERATES ON IT'S OWN AND IS GOING TO KILL SOMEONE. I CANNOT ALLOW ANYONE IN MY FAMILY TO DRIVE IT. I ALSO CANNOT AFFORD INSURANCE WISE TO DRIVE A CAR I KNOW ACCELERATES WHEN IT DECIDES TO.

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WHEN MY WIDE WAS MOVING INTO A PARKING SLOT IN FRONT OF A GROCERY STORE, AT THE MOMENT OF COMPLETE STOP, THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND JUMPED FORWARD HITTING FIRST THE CONCRETE BLOCK IN THE PARKING SLOT, THEN THE EDGE OF THE SIDEWALK, KEPT MOVING FAST FORWARD ONTO THE SIDEWALK AND FINALLY COMING TO AN STOP WHEN IT HIT THE WALL OF THE GROCERY STORE. THIS IS KNOWN AS "SUDDEN ACCELERATION" OR "UNINTENDED ACCELERATION". ABOUT 175,000 2015 HONDA FIT HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR THIS VERY ISSUE IN JAPAN. ALSO, THE AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY EITHER CAUSING THE BODILY INJURY TO THE DRIVER (HEADACHE, NECK AND BACK PAIN, SHE HAS SEEN DOCTORS AND PHYSICAL THERAPIST).

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THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEAT OF THE HONDA FIT IS VERY UNCOMFORTABLE. THE SEAT FORCES THE SHOULDERS FORWARD INTO A HUNCHED POSITION, JUST THE NECK OUT WITH THE HEAD RESTRAINT, AND CURVES THE BACK. I'VE HAD TO FLIP THE HEAD RESTRAINT BACKWARD, ADD A PILLOW TO MY BACK, AND I STILL AIM TO DRIVE AS LITTLE AS POSSIBLE. COMBINED WITH THE LOW SHOCKS, EACH BUMP OR POTHOLE REVERBERATES THROUGHOUT MY BODY WHICH ISN'T ABLE TO ABSORB THE SHOCK LIKE IT IS SUPPOSED TO. AFTER ONLY A MONTH OF DRIVING IT I BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE NECK PAIN THAT CAUSED ME TO GO TO THE DOCTOR, THEN MASSAGE THERAPIST. CURRENTLY DUE TO THE NECK, BACK, AND HIP PROBLEMS SIGNIFICANTLY FROM THE CAR I AM IN CONSTANT, CHRONIC PAIN WHICH INCREASES AFTER JUST A FEW MINUTES IN THE CAR. I JUST FINISHED 2 MONTHS OF PHYSICAL THERAPY AND STILL HAVE 2-3 MASSAGE THERAPIST AND CHIROPRACTOR APPOINTMENTS A MONTH, PLUS A DOCTOR APPOINTMENT TO GET OUT OF THE PAIN. THE INJURY AFFECTS MY WORK AS WELL AS TIME AT HOME AS I CANNOT SIT OR STAND IN MOST POSITIONS FOR PERIODS OF TIME LONGER THAN 30 MINUTES WITHOUT INCREASED PAIN. I HAD TO CANCEL A BUSINESS TRIP DUE TO THE PAIN AND HAVE SERIOUSLY CONSIDERED TRADING IN THE CAR TO GET A BETTER SEAT. *TR

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 HONDA FIT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH DOWN HILL, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY AND THE BRAKES FAILED. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A BUILDING. THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED A CRACKED VERTEBRAE IN THE NECK THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A BODY SHOP WHERE THE INSURANCE COMPANY DEEMED THE VEHICLE DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,300.

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THE FRONT SEATS ARE REALLY UNCOMFORTABLE. THE HEAD RESTRAINTS ON THE FRONT SEATS FORCE OUR HEADS TOO FAR FORWARDS, CAUSING NECK PAINS AND SOMETIMES NECK ACHES OR HEAD ACHES. THE FRONT SEATS DON'T OFFER SUFFICIENT LUMBAR SUPPORT. AFTER 30-45 MINUTES OF RIDING OR DRIVING, OUR LOWER BACKS START TO HURT. THIS PAIN CAN LAST A WHILE AFTER EXITING THE VEHICLE. THE FRONT SEAT CUSHION CUTS OFF CIRCULATION BELOW THE WAIST AFTER 40-45 MINUTES OF SITTING IN THEM. THIS NUMBS MY LEGS, WHICH CAN REDUCE REACTION TIME IN CASE I NEED TO TRY TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. *TR

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WHEN FACED WITH HEAVY IMPACT THE VEHICLE DO NOT ACTIVE THE AIR BAGS. HOWEVER, THE DAMAGE OF THE VEHICLE WERE OF SUCH MAGNITUDE THAT IT BROKE THE TRANSMISSION, THE CLUTCH HOUSING, THE FRONT BODY KIT SUCH AS FOG LIGHT , FRONT BUMPERS AND OTHER PARTS. *TR

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