2010 Honda Fit

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 HONDA FIT. THE CONTACT STATED THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT SHOULDER STRAPS WOULD NOT ENGAGE PROPERLY ACROSS THE CHEST AREA AND IT ALSO BEGAN TO RUB AGAINST THE NECK WHICH CAUSED CHAFING. THE SEAT BELT WAS NOT INSPECTED BY THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

I WAS DRIVING ON A FREEWAY(SLOW LANE) IN SANTACLARA, CALIFORNIA AT ABOUT 50 MILES PER HOUR. I SAW A CAR INFRONT OF ME STOPPED 100% NEAR AN EXIT. I APPLIED BRAKE REALLY HARD, EVEN THOUGH THERE WAS MORE THE 4/5 CAR DISTANCE MY CAR DIDN'T STOP AND HIT THE CAR INFRONT OF ME. MY AIRBAG OPENED AND I RECEIVED SOME BURNS. I AM 100% SURE I HIT THE BRAKE REALLY HARD BUT MY CAR TOOK WAY TOO LONG TIME STOP ONLY AFTER HITTING A VEHICLE. HOPE THIS CAR IS RECALLED AND DOES NOT CAUSE INCONVENIENCE TO OTHERS. *TR

I MADE A RIGHT TURN AND THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT STRAIGHTEN. I WAS FORCED TO CONTINUE TURNING. IT WAS A CONGESTED AREA IN FRONT OF BOSTON BACK BAY RAIL STATION. LUCKILY, THERE WAS A SPACE IN THE DROP OFF LANE TO MY RIGHT WITH NO PERSON OR CAR IN THE WAY AND I WAS ABLE TO BRAKE AND STOP WITHOUT INJURING ANYBODY. MY HONDA FIT IS THE S MODEL WHICH HAS CONTROLS ON THE CROSS-BAR OF THE STEERING WHEEL FOR CLUTCH-LESS SHIFTING. THE RIGHTHAND CONTROL HAD CAUGHT ON MY WINTER COAT. AND PREVENTED THE WHEEL FROM RETURNING TO THE UPRIGHT POSITION. NOTE THAT I AM SHORT (5'1") SO THAT I HAVE THE SEAT FORWARD IN ORDER TO REACH THE PEDALS. THIS PUTS ME CLOSER TO THE WHEEL THAN MOST PEOPLE. I COULD EASILY HAVE HIT A CAR OR PEDESTRIAN BECAUSE OF THESE UNNECESSARY SHIFTERS. THEY REALLY SHOULD BE REPLACED BY D 1 2 ON THE STICK SO THAT A DRIVER CAN ACCESS THE LOWER RATIOS WHEN NECESSARY WITH OUT THE DANGER OF GETTING CAUGHT. *TR

2010 HONDA FIT BASE WHILE IDLING OR IN PARK I PUSH THE DRIVER SIDE POWER DOOR LOCK MASTER SWITCHFORWARD TO "ON" POSITION. INTERMITTENTLY THERE IS A A HIGH PITCH SCREECHING SOUND. DEALER STATED THE WHOLE SWITCH NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AND THAT IT IS ELECTRICAL SWITCH ISSUE WITH INTERMITTENT SHORT. THIS WILL BE DONE UNDER WARRANTY. AN ONLINE SEARCH SHOWS THAT HONDA CORP IN TOKYO (SEPTEMBER 2011) HAS ISSUED A RECALL OF 963,000 HONDA FIT AND CR-V WORLDWIDE (INCLUDING U.S.) FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM. HOWEVER THE DEALER SAID MY VIN IS NOT UNDER RECALL...HMMM? *TT

I BOUGHT A NEW HONDA FIT IN AUG 2010. LAST WINTER I HAD SEVERAL FRIGHTENING SITUATIONS WITH BRAKES WHEN THERE WAS SNOW ON THE GROUND. APPROACHING OTHER VEHICLES AT A STOP, THE BRAKES WOULD LOCK/NOT GRIP EVEN AT LESS THAN 5 MPH. I TOOK THE CAR TO DEALER AND THEY SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE BRAKES, MAYBE I NEEDED NEW TIRES (ON A BRAND NEW CAR!) I SPENT THE WINTER DRIVING IN TERROR OF SOMEONE PULLING OUT IN FRONT OF ME. I JUST TOOK THE CAR IN TODAY FOR A 1 YEAR INSPECTION - AT 11,000 MILES THE BRAKES NEED REPLACEMENT (DEALER SAID I SHOULD DO IT AT MY NEXT OIL CHANGE FOR $290 AND "MAYBE MY EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS NOT DISENGAGING WHEN I START OFF IN THE MORNING" - I DRIVE A STANDARD) I HAVE BEEN DRIVING FOR 40 YEARS AND DRIVING A STANDARD FOR 21 YEARS. THE PROBLEM IS THE BRAKES, NOT MY DRIVING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 HONDA FIT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE IN REVERSE, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SURGED BACKWARDS BEFORE CRASHING. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY DURING THE FAILURE. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. NEITHER THE DELAER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WERE MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 2,913.

LONG STRESS FRACTURE IN THE WINDSHIELD, STARTING FROM EDGE ON PASSENGER'S SIDE AND EXTENDING FOR ABOUT 2 FEET TOWARDS THE CENTER. FRACTURE APPEARED FOR NO APPARENT REASON, AND THERE WAS NO CHIP, HENCE WAS NOT CAUSED BY A STONE. THE WINDSHIELD DID NOT SHATTER, THOUGH IN RESEARCHING ONLINE, FOUND THAT MANY OTHER HONDA FIT OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM, WITH THE FRACTURE APPEARING WITH NO OBVIOUS CAUSE, AND IN SOME CASES ON CARS THAT HAD ONLY RECENTLY BEEN PURCHASED. THE DEALER REPLACED FOR FREE UNDER WARRANTY, THOUGH OTHERS ONLINE REPORTED THAT DEALERS TRIED TO ARGUE THAT IT WAS CAUSED BY A STONE. THIS IS MY DAUGHTER'S CAR, AND I'M CONCERNED IT MAY HAPPEN AGAIN, AND THAT THERE IS A RISK THAT THE SCREEN COULD SHATTER OR SEPARATE AT THE CRACK WHILE SHE IS DRIVING, HENCE CAUSING A MAJOR DRIVING HAZARD AND POSSIBLE CRASH.

I HAVE A 2010 HONDA FIT SPORT AUTOMATIC, PURCHASED NEW. WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 5 MPH (I.E., GOING DOWN A SPIRAL RAMP, PARKING MY CAR INSIDE THE GARAGE IN MY HOME AND BEING IN EXTREMELY SLOW STOP-AND-GO TRAFFIC) MY RIGHT FOOT IS ON AND OFF THE BRAKE. I DO NOT USE MY LEFT FOOT AT ALL IN DRIVING. FOUR TIMES IN THE PAST YEAR (FROM JULY 2010 TO JUNE 2011) DURING SUCH SITUATIONS THE ENGINE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND THE NEEDLE ON THE RPM DIAL WENT TO 4,000-5,000. I HAD TO STEP HARD WITH MY RIGHT FOOT ON THE BRAKE TO KEEP THE CAR FROM LURCHING FORWARD. THE LAST TIME IT HAPPENED ON JUNE 5, 2011 IN THE MIDDLE OF EXTREMELY SLOW STOP-AND-GO TRAFFIC. I HAD TO PUT BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKE AND QUICKLY SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL TO AVOID HITTING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. THIS TIME MY WIFE WAS IN THE CAR WITH ME AND WITNESSED THIS MOST SCARY AND DANGEROUS INCIDENT. I EXPLAINED ALL OF THIS TO THE MECHANICS AT MY LOCAL HONDA DEALER WHEN I BROUGHT MY CAR IN FOR SERVICE ON 6/21/11. HOWEVER, THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO RECREATE A SUDDEN ACCELERATION SITUATION AND COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH MY CAR. MY ONLINE SEARCHES INDICATE THAT THERE HAVE BEEN REPORTS OF SIMILAR SITUATIONS WITH PRIOR-YEAR MODELS OF THE HONDA SPORT. I AM CERTAIN THERE IS AN UNDISCOVERED PROBLEM WITH MY CAR, AND POSSIBLY OTHERS, WHICH REQUIRES INVESTIGATION BY THE NHTSA. *TR