Major Problems with 2008 Honda Fit Derived from Complaints & Recalls

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Worst 3 complaints of 2008 Honda Fit

2008 Honda Fit AIR BAGS Victims: 4 Mileage: 102000 miles

2008 Honda Fit AIR BAGS Victims: 3 Mileage: 11400 miles

2008 Honda Fit SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC Victims: 2 Mileage: 16585 miles

Browse 2008 Honda Fit complaints by category

Problems with AIR BAGS, BODY and ENGINE are the most frequent issues recorded by the NHTSA from Honda Fit owners.

Problem Category	Number of Problems
AIR BAGS i was driving about 45 mph on a highway. i hit the car in front of me from behind. the...	53 ~ 45691 miles
BODY > STRUCTURE i have a 2008 honda fit...the first indication there was a problem was condensation building up inside on the windows...at...	27 ~ 79101 miles
ENGINE 2008 honda fit (automatic) stalls when vehicle is in "drive" when driving at a slow/decreased speed (parking into a parking...	20 ~ 93714 miles
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM tl*the contact owns a 2008 honda fit. the honda fit sport is designed so that the instrument panel illuminates to...	17 ~ 64718 miles
EXTERIOR LIGHTING tl*the contact owns a 2008 honda fit. the honda fit sport is designed so that the instrument panel illuminates to...	15 ~ 80061 miles
STRUCTURE tl*the contact owns a 2008 honda fit. the contact stated that water was leaking on the rear floor board behind...	13 ~ 43229 miles
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC unsafe design - recall request i am the owner of a 2008 honda fit with standard transmission. the ten-minute test...	13 ~ 23399 miles
STEERING we own a 2008 honda fit. at the time of the incident we had approx 48k miles on the vehicle....	12 ~ 75850 miles
POWER TRAIN when driving vehicle engine lags at about 50 mph. also when engine is still cold and transmission is in drive...	12 ~ 96817 miles
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL tl* the contact owns a 2008 honda fit. while reversing from a parking space at approximately 2 mph there was...	11 ~ 49731 miles
SERVICE BRAKES my 2008 honda fit sometimes experiences loss of braking power when it has been started after sitting for many hours....	8 ~ 67568 miles
UNKNOWN OR OTHER my honda fit repeatedly stalls from cold engine starts. this has been happening regularly and randomly for the last several...	8 ~ 39203 miles
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING 2008 honda fit aug. 29 2009: vehicle in reverse foot on brake engine surged with no use of accelerator...	5 ~ 72952 miles
SEAT BELTS my sister and i were sitting in stopped traffic on a california freeway in her 2008 honda fit when we...	4 ~ 15896 miles
SEATS unsafe design - recall request i am the owner of a 2008 honda fit with standard transmission. the ten-minute test...	4 ~ 26583 miles
TIRES water in spare tire well. originally thought water in the tire well was due to hatch opening during rain/snow but...	3 ~ 28660 miles
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL i have taken this vehicle to several mechanics auto zone found 9 codes most of them were regarding misfiring in...	2 ~ 93640 miles
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM car kept stalling when i would turn on the engine and also while driving on the street it kept bucking...	2 ~ 146339 miles
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES driver side door lock cylinder has failed. honda dealer states it'll be over $300 to fix. search of the web	2 ~ 45000 miles
VISIBILITY/WIPER i own a 2008 honda fit (manual transmission). beginning last winter (january 2014) ice forms on the interior of the...	2 ~ 37500 miles
SUSPENSION my son hit a trailer from behind. truck decided to back up at same time my son took off. air...	2 ~ 557500 miles
WHEELS have had two blowouts on the same wheel (rear passenger) with different tire brands in less than three years of...	2 ~ 25000 miles
VISIBILITY i own a 2008 honda fit. approximately one year ago - in the winter of 2009 my car started to...	2 ~ 52500 miles
INTERIOR LIGHTING 2008 honda fit sport - dash lights are on all the time not just when headlights are turned on as...	2
FRONTAL > AIR BAGS i bought honda fit 2008 model a month ago. the traffic stopped and we stopped but the vehicle in the...	2 ~ 8893 miles
TEMPORARY/EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE > TIRES vehicle parked during rain event noted heavy leakage into spare tire well and passenger side rear floorboards. it appears to...	1 ~ 120000 miles
INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM i am fortunately not reporting on a failure per se or an accident i am reporting a potentially deadly flaw...	1
MANUAL TRANSMISSION > POWER TRAIN my clutch went out twice in under 17 000 miles. driven a manual transmission for about 20 years. first clutch...	1 ~ 6011 miles
MECHANICAL > EQUIPMENT was driving on sunny clear day. traveling at 40-45 mph when traffic came to complete stop. applied brakes and car...	1 ~ 30000 miles
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC was driving on sunny clear day. traveling at 40-45 mph when traffic came to complete stop. applied brakes and car...	1 ~ 30000 miles
PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS > TIRES tl* the contact owns a 2008 toyota fit. the contact stated that the tpms light constantly illuminated. the vehicle was...	1 ~ 21000 miles
AIR CONDITIONER > APPLIANCE > EQUIPMENT air conditioning failed. took vehicle to honda dealer and was informed that damage to condenser was caused by "road debris"	1 ~ 22568 miles
ELECTRICAL > EQUIPMENT purchased (online) a set of "07-08 honda fit altezza jdm black tail lights light new" from a retailer located in...	1
ACCESSORY SCISSOR/SCREW/BOTTLE JACK/LIFT > MECHANICAL > EQUIPMENT to whom it may concern: i tried talking to honda where i got the car... and they refuse to pay...	1

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