Honda Fit Brake Problems

Brake complaints by model year

Mileage when the problem started

• Under 25k
  3047%
• 25k–50k
  1625%
• 50k–75k
  711%
• 75k–100k
  914%
• 100k–150k
  23%
• 150k+
  00%

What owners report

Tl* the contact owned a 2019 Honda Fit. Contact stated pulling into a parking spot with foot on the brake, slowing to a stop, when she was almost at a complete stop the vehicle inadvertently lurched forward. The vehicle collided with a cement pole in a parking garage. The air bags deployed as a result of the collision. The vehicle was deemed a total loss due to the damage. The contact stated that she had no control of the vehicle. The contact stated due to the air bag deployment she sustained soreness to the chest that did not require medical attention. A police report was not filed. The vehicle was towed to an auto body repair facility where the damages were asset, however the failure cause was not diagnosed. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer or independent mechanic to determine the failure cause. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. …

I purchased my new vehicle February 2020. These are my electronic vehicle issues: 1) my battery dies when left for several hours with no electronics left on and no after market add on equipment. 2) electronic display looses touch functionality. Battery disconnect restores. 3) radio presets change to channels I would not select. I think a hacker has compromised the GPS or cellular phone factory power/connect attachment. These issue stop when the vehicle looses view of the sky. Ie., metal roof garage. Attached volt meter and vehicle has severe electrical drain for normal 14.4 to 12.2 volts. …

While driving on highway, my car started to lose power. My attempts to maintain speed resulted in my car stalling and lurching forward, intermittently. I had to pull over on the side. Someone with a diagnostic tool checked and the tool read out indicated "Fuel rail pressure too low" and ABS indicated as abnormal.

I was in reverse backing into my parking space and all of a sudden my gas petel accelerated driving my car so fast over a curb and into a stone wall. This is not the only vehicle that reported to Honda American, but the same malfunction of gas petal causing the vehicle to accelerate at a high speed. Reported to my insurance and Honda American. My car now if I put it in drive it starts driving on its own. Also in reverse it starts driving on its own. I don't have to step on the. Gas petal it moves on its own. I am awaiting for Honda America to send a representative to my Honda dealer with me to inspect. I am asking Honda American to pay repair of my vehicle. $1,082.00. Honda is willing to tow my car, but can't promise me a vehicle while being repaired. Honda America sent someone to tow my car, without notification to me. …

Driving down the highway yesterday at 75 mph. Car said check starter system. Started blinking. All dash lights and system turned off then on then off again. Power steering went off. Car died while going 75 mph. Abs system went down with it too. Had to hard steer and shift down. Parked on side of highway on shoulder. Towed to mechanic who said it's the alternator. Fit has about 125000 miles on it. The start switch was replaced 3 times recall then faulty by Honda dealership. Then the starter needed to be replaced by Honda dealership. Then the battery twice by O'Reilly. Now the alternator by my mechanic. This is not usual for Hondas to have to replace all of those. Seems as though this is a faulty starter system manufacturing. I could've died, had I not been trained by the military on what to do if vehicle lost power.

There is a very loud clunking or loud clicking sound coming from the front right brakes. I took the vehicle to the dealership to be looked at 4 times and the final determination was it was a brake clicking which the service advisor described as normal. The noise is so loud specially when cold it feels like something is going to break at some point. He said the manufacturer did this on purpose to keep the brakes from overheating. I have done some research and it has happened to many other Honda owners as well. It just feels so unsafe to drive a vehicle with that noise every time you drive it specially when its brakes related.

Tl* the contact owns a 2013 Honda Fit. While driving 5 MPH in reverse, the contact inadvertently depressed the accelerator pedal instead of the brake pedal. The contact lost control of the vehicle and it was unable to be stopped. The vehicle slid across the street and went through a neighbor's back yard fence before landing on a snow embankment. There were no warning indicators illuminated before the failure. The vehicle was towed to ide Honda (875 panorama trail s, rochester, ny 14625, [phone]) for diagnostic testing and repairs. The vehicle was not diagnosed, but Honda informed the contact that no failures were found. It was unknown if a police report was filed or if there were any injuries reported. The failure mileage was 49,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 2014 Honda Fit. The contact stated that while driving at 30 MPH, the front of the vehicle seized after the brake pedal was depressed. Prior to the failure, the vehicle made an abnormal noise. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic where the failure could not be diagnosed however the rotors, the brake pads, and the tires were replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 23,653. Updated 02/10/16