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Noisy Honda Fit transmission by steevit
Aug 25, 2006 (1:08 pm)
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My wife's Fit has around 2,000 miles on it and the transmission is very loud when shifting between Reverse and Drive. We'll be getting this checked out soon at the dealership. Also gas mileage is not as good as expected.
Maybe when it has more miles on it this will improve.
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Manual transmission shifting problem by ellipse
Nov 01, 2006 (8:33 am)
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Replying to: bluebell2 (Jun 27, 2006 6:29 pm)

I just bought the Fit Sport with manual transmission 5 days ago and I have noticed the clunk sound when shifting. It doesn't feel "wrong." However... about 3 times now I've had some some of slip when shifting from 1st to 2nd gear. It feels like it falls into neutral or something between the gears and makes a rather unpleasant noise. I suspect something isn't lined up! It's not gears grinding either. The clutch is so soft compared to my previous car I definitely have it all the way to the floor when shifting. Has anyone else experienced this "slip"? I'll repost the solution (I hope) after the car has been to the dealer.
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yahoo reviews got me worried by acura03g
Nov 01, 2006 (12:24 pm)
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Those reviews are bad. I'm considering a Fit Sport. Now I'm worried about this car.
 
Btw, I did test drive the Fit Sport. Handles better than Yaris. But interior feels cheap. No map lights, no passenger side vanity mirror, no dead pedal, no armrest. It's really very basic. although it does have 6 airbags which is impressive.
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Re: yahoo reviews got me worried [acura03g] by bobw3
Nov 01, 2006 (12:55 pm)
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Replying to: acura03g (Nov 01, 2006 12:24 pm)

I don't think the interior feels cheap. Although it's lacking the things you mentioned, what it does have is of high quality. The Versa has all of these things, but when I pushed down on various places on the dash, it was already squeeking, unlike the Fit's dash that was solid.
 
As far as a dead pedal, for me, cars like the Fit where you're sitting in a more upright position, the dead pedal or lack of one doesn't mean too much. When you're sitting lower and your legs are more stretched out then the dead pedal helps because you can't keep your left foot flat, but in the Fit (especially the auto), I can just put my left foot flat and be comfortable.
 
Armrests would be good if they're attached to the seat, but I've found that in my seating position, the center console armrest is never a very compfortable place for my arm.
 
Bottom line is you have to compare what you value versus what's available. I've been looking for the perfect 4dr hatch but couldn't find one, so I went with the Fit because for me it was the best of the non-perfect choices.
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Re: yahoo reviews got me worried [bobw3] by fitluver
Nov 01, 2006 (6:16 pm)
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Replying to: bobw3 (Nov 01, 2006 12:55 pm)

Bottom line is you have to compare what you value versus what's available. I've been looking for the perfect 4dr hatch but couldn't find one, so I went with the Fit because for me it was the best of the non-perfect choices.
 
lol this is how I make my voting choices...lesser evil.
 
Ducking and running now....
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Re: Manual transmission shifting problem [ellipse] by
Nov 02, 2006 (4:26 am)
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Replying to: ellipse (Nov 01, 2006 8:33 am)

I've had my Sport MT for two weeks and haven't experienced anything unusual about the clutch or shift mechanism... very smooth and easy to operate.
 
I'll be interested to hear what the problem is with your Sport MT, good luck.
 
~marc
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Re: Manual transmission shifting problem [ellipse] by bluebell2
Nov 03, 2006 (6:00 pm)
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Replying to: ellipse (Nov 01, 2006 8:33 am)

Have driven the Fit for more than 9,000 miles. The clunk seems to be the way it is. No problem - got used to it. Haven't experienced what you report with the clutch, but have experienced the slip from 1st to 2nd gear every once in a while. Service hasn't found anything wrong when we brought the car in. Will look for your post saying what your service folks say/do.
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Re: Manual transmission shifting problem [bluebell2] by ellipse
Nov 06, 2006 (1:04 pm)
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Replying to: bluebell2 (Nov 03, 2006 6:00 pm)

My Fit went to the dealer. 3 people drove it. And of course they could find nothing wrong with the shifting. They said they could only get it to pop out of 2nd if they didn't put it all the way in gear. Maybe when it's not shifting smoothly I'm not getting it all the way into 2nd. I've been driving manual Hondas for 14 years now so I'm not sure why there's a learning curve on this car. I'm just not happy that it's really smooth sometimes and then the next round of shifting feels like gravel is involved. I'm also getting a lot of vibration in the gear shift in 2nd gear too... but of course... that's intermittent as well!
 
In December the Fit will be going to a different Honda mechanic that has worked on my cars in the past. He's been able to diagnose and fix problems other dealerships couldn't solve in multiple visits. So if there really is something wrong with the Fit... he should have a solution. I'll repost with further information!
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Re: Manual transmission shifting problem [ellipse] by kagedude
Nov 06, 2006 (2:28 pm)
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Replying to: ellipse (Nov 06, 2006 1:04 pm)

My Fit Sport 5spd has over 16K miles and aside from the initial clunking sound that I deemed normal and have gotten used to, I've not experienced any slip whatsoever between 1st and 2nd gear. Done this at different shift points. Only reason 2nd gear would vibrate is if you shift way too early but that is the case for any car. Its still fine even with the occasional accidental grinding of the gears. Have you opened up a case with Honda?
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Re: Manual transmission shifting problem [ellipse] by hungarian83
Nov 06, 2006 (2:37 pm)
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Replying to: ellipse (Nov 06, 2006 1:04 pm)

I have never had my shifter pop out of 2nd, and it certainly never feels like any "gravel" is involved in shifting , but sometimes the notchy shifter gets stuck for a moment when shifting into second. It is usually just my own carelessness while shifting, as it has only happened two or three times since I bought it in April.
 
As for the vibration, I think that is normal, as my shifter has a little bit of vibration in second as well. It's nothing major, but if I hold onto the shifter, I can usually feel a difference whereas in 1, 3, 4, or 5 there is nothing. Maybe someone else can confirm this?

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