2009 Honda Fit

MY ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT BRIDGESTONE TURANZA EL-470 TIRE DEVELOPED A BLISTER IN THE SIDEWALL AFTER ONLY 16,803 MILES. FORTUNATELY THE BLISTER WAS SPOTTED DURING A MEAL BREAK IN TEMPLE, TEXAS. WE WERE RETURNING HOME TO SAN ANTONIO FROM DALLAS ON DECEMBER 26, 2010. BECAUSE OF THE HOLIDAY, THE LATE HOUR AND THE UNAVAILABILITY OF A REPLACEMENT WE WERE FORCED TO PAY FOR A HOTEL ROOM IN TEMPLE FOR THE NIGHT. HAD WE NOT SPOTTED THE BLISTER, THE TIRE WOULD HAVE LIKELY BLOWN OUT WHILE WE TRAVELED IN HEAVY HOLIDAY TRAFFIC ON IH35, ENDANGERING OUR LIFE AND HEALTH AS WELL AS THOSE AROUND US. THE LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP PARTS MANAGER EXPLAINED THAT HONDA ESCHEWS ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE TIRES WHICH THEY SELL WITH THEIR AUTOMOBILES. THESE TIRES ARE CLEARLY DEFECTIVE. THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS CONCERNING PREMATURE FAILURE. IT IS HIGH TIME FOR THE NHTSA TO TAKE ACTION TO MAKE HONDA AND BRIDGESTONE CORRECT THIS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA FIT EQUIPPED WITH DUNLOP SP SPORT TIRES, LINE SIZE 185/55R 16(N/A). THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN THE CONTACT NOTICED EXCESSIVE TREAD WEAR ON ALL FOUR TIRES. THE CONTACT ALSO NOTICED BUBBLES DEVELOPING ON THE SIDE WALLS OF BOTH REAR TIRES. THE MANUFACTURER OF THE TIRES AS WELL AS AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THE TIRES WERE ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 22,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA FIT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD IMPAIRED HIS VISIBILITY WHILE DRIVING DURING SUNNY WEATHER CONDITIONS AND NEARLY CAUSED A CRASH TO OCCUR. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHO OFFERED HIM A DASHBOARD COVER. THE CONTACT DID NOT PURCHASE A COVER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THIS WAS A SAFETY ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000.

HI, I WOULD LIKE TO REPORT A SUDDEN ACCELERATION PROBLEM WITH MY 2009 HONDA FIT SPORT MODEL. THE INCIDENCE HAPPENED WHILE I WAS TRAVELING BETWEEN 5 TO 10 MILES PER HOUR. I WAS TRYING TO PARK THE CAR. I LET THE CAR SLOWLY ROLLED FORWARD INTO THE EMPTY PARKING SPOT AHEAD. BECAUSE I WAS TRAVELING AT PRETTY LOW SPEED, SO I ONLY GENTLY APPLIED THE BRAKE PEDAL AS I WAS GETTING CLOSER TO THE EMPTY PARKING SPOT. AS I SLOWLY PRESSED ON THE BRAKE, THE CAR JUST SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THE CAR SHOT AHEAD. I QUICKLY RELEASED MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND APPLIED THE HAND BRAKE. AFTER THE CAR CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP, IT ACTUALLY ROLLED OVER ON THE SIDE WALK. LUCKILY, NO ONE WAS ON THE SIDEWALK AND NO DAMAGE OR INJURY OCCURRED. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING THE HONDA FIT FOR 1.5 YEAR AND THIS IS THE ONLY TIME I NOTICED SUCH A PROBLEM. I PLAN TO BRING THE CAR IN FOR SERVICE IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA FIT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND WHEN THE CONTACT ENGAGED THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT, THEY WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE. THE CONTACT PLAYED AROUND WIT THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH FOR SEVERAL MOMENTS BEFORE THEY FINALLY ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, WHEN THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL OR THE HIGH BEAMS WERE UTILIZED, THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS WOULD FAIL. THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER REPAIRED NOR DIAGNOSED FOR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 38,500.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA FIT. THE CONTACT STATED THE AIR CONDITIONER FAN OPERATED ONLY AT THE HIGH LEVEL WHEN IN ACTIVATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE BLOWER MOTOR. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 47,000.

I PURCHASED A HONDA FIT IN JULY OF 2009. I HAVE DRIVEN IT 5800 MILES. THE FOLLOWING IS A DESCRIPTION OF A MAJOR PROBLEM THAT HAS RECENTLY OCCURRED: 1. IN AUGUST OF 2010 MY ABS LIGHT CAME ON. 2. I TOOK THE CAR TO MY HONDA DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT RODENTS HAD EATEN THE WIRING. I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS NOT COVERED BY THE WARRANTY AND THAT THE COST TO FIX IT COULD BE AS HIGH AS $1000. NEEDLESS TO SAY I WAS SHOCKED. 3. WHEN I BROUGHT THE CAR HOME I DISCOVERED THAT THE COVERING ON THE OXYGEN SENSOR WIRING AND THE COVERING ON THE WIRING TO THE FAN HAD ALSO BEEN CHEWED ALTHOUGH THE WIRING WAS STILL INTACT. 4. HERE IS WHAT IS SO SHOCKING ABOUT THIS SITUATION. MY 2009 HONDA FIT IS PARKED 30 FEET FROM MY 2005 HONDA ELEMENT. THE 5 YEAR OLD ELEMENT HAS NO SIGN OF RODENT ACTIVITY AND HAS NO WIRING PROBLEMS. I CALLED THE AMERICA HONDA MOTOR CO. CUSTOMER SERVICE 800 NUMBER AND REPORTED THE ABOVE. THE REPORT HAS BEEN GIVEN A CASE #. I ALSO DID A GOOGLE SEARCH [AUTOMOBILE WIRING AND RODENTS/HONDA WIRING AND RODENTS]. THE SEARCH TURNED UP MANY REFERENCES TO THIS PROBLEM IN HONDA AUTOMOBILES AND OTHER MANUFACTURER'S AUTOMOBILES. THE SEARCH ALSO UNCOVERED MANY REFERENCES TO THE RECENT USE OF SOY IN AUTOMOBILE WIRING COVERING. IF THIS IS TRUE IT COULD EXPLAIN WHY MY 2005 ELEMENT HAS NOT BEEN ATTACKED WHILE MY 2009 FIT HAS BEEN. IT WOULD ALSO INDICATE A GLARING DEFECT IN SOME AUTO ELECTRICAL WIRING. I AM NOW DEALING WITH THE PROBLEM BY LEAVING MY FIT IN WITH MY DOGS AND LETTING THEM URINATE ON THE TIRES. AS OF NOW THIS SEEMS TO BE WORKING. OBVIOUSLY THIS IS A LOUSY SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM. IN SUMMATION, I NOW HAVE NO ABS. I DO NOT FEEL I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY $1000 FOR RODENT DAMAGE TO WIRING THAT WAS LIKELY CAUSED BY RODENT ATTRACTIVE WIRE COVERING AND MAY REOCCUR. THIS IS AN EXPENSIVE PROBLEM. IT IS ALSO A SAFETY PROBLEM. THAT IS WHY I AM REGISTERING THIS PROBLEM WITH THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION (NHTSA). UPDATED IVOQ 10/15/10 *TR

A BRIDGESTONE TIRE,185/55/R16, ON MY 2009 HONDA FIT HAD A DEFECT AFTER APPROXIMATELY 15,000 MILES. IT DEVELOPED A BUBBLE ON THE SIDE OF THE TIRE. I HAD IT REPLACED AND FILED A WARRANTY FORM WITH BRIDGESTONE. AFTER 120 DAYS, BRIDGESTONE RESPONDED THROUGH ITS DEALER THAT THE FAULT WAS DUE TO A ROAD HAZARD CONDITION. SINCE I WAS NOT INVOLVED IN ANY ACCIDENTS OR ABNORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS, I DISPUTE THEIR FINDINGS. I AM REPORTING THIS IN THE EVENT THEIR ARE OTHER FAILURES OF THIS TYPE/SIZE OF BRIDSGESTONE TIRES. *TR

ON OCTOBER 3, 2008 I HAVE PURCHASED NEW 2009 HONDA FIT FROM NORTH SHORE HONDA IN NEW YORK. IN DECEMBER 2009, I SPOTTED SOME RUST UNDER THE CARRIAGE. ON JANUARY 12, 2010, I TOOK MY FIT TO THE NORTH SHORE HONDA FOR RUST INSPECTION, I WAS TOLD THAT IT IS NORMAL AND THERE IS NO PROBLEM. I KNEW THAT WAS WRONG, BUT I LEFT THE DEALERSHIP VERY DISAPPOINTED SINCE THEY REFUSED TO HELP ME. AROUND MIDDLE OF AUGUST 2010, I INSPECTED MY FIT ONCE AGAIN SAW EVEN MORE RUST AND ON DIFFERENT PARTS. MOST OF RUST APPEARS TO BE ON LEFT AND RIGHT TRANSVERSE LINK, ON THE SUSPENSION MEMBER, EXHAUST FLANGE SEVERELY RUSTED AND SWAY BAR LINK ENDS/BOLTS ALSO RUSTED. ON AUGUST 17, 2010 I TOOK MY FIT BACK TO THE SAME DEALERSHIP SEEKING HELP. ONCE AGAIN, THE SERVICE MANAGER TOLD ME THAT SURFACE OXIDATION IS CONSIDERED NORMAL. AFTER A SHORT CONVERSATION HE SAID, 'YES IT IS RUST, BUT THAT'S HOW THEY ALL ARE' WHAT HE MEANT WAS THAT ALL HONDA CARS ARE LIKE THAT AND SHOWED ME AN ACCORD WITH THE SIMILAR RUST. I SAID, 'OK BUT THAT IS VERY UNACCEPTABLE FOR THE NEW CARS'. FORTUNATELY, THAT DAY A HONDA REPRESENTATIVE WAS ON PREMISES AND HE ALSO ADMITTED AFTER LONG CONVERSATION THAT THERE IS PLENTY OF RUST, BUT STILL REFUSED TO HELP ME TO TAKE CARE OF MY CAR. ON AUGUST 20, 2010, I WROTE A LETTER TO HONDA PRESIDENT MR. TET SUO IWAMURA COMPLAINING ABOUT RUST UNDER THE CARRIAGE. I DID RECEIVED CALL BACK FROM HONDA, BUT THEY ABSOLUTELY REFUSED TO FIX THE RUST PROBLEM. I BELIEVE THAT WITHIN FEW YEARS IT WILL BECOME A SAFETY ISSUE, IF NOT PROPERLY TREATED. *TR