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Honda Fit Brake Questions
80 messages, Last post on May 10, 2012 at 3:52 PM
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#74 of 80 Honda Brakes - All Models Defective by ben70
Jul 10, 2011 (12:05 pm)
After reading the posts in this forum and others, we won't be buying a Honda again - any Honda. Real scary stuff! Our Odyssey was OK until the recall was performed. All the brake fluid leaked out. Is Honda out to kill it's customers?
#75 of 80 Re: 2008 Honda Fit Brake Issue at Start-up [northernfit] by 808guy
Aug 28, 2011 (1:03 am)
Replying to: northernfit (May 23, 2011 10:18 am)
My fit use to malfunction as well. It started only 2 weeks after I bought the car. very similar to your issue. I took it to the dealership explaining similar accounts to yours. yet they could not replicate it. This has been a very huge burden for me. It has happened more than 5 instances since bought new in July of 2008. I've even gotten into an accident because of the malfunction. Yet I can not prove its the brakes. From July 2008 - about Dec 2008, I have seen countless amounts of 2007/2008 fits being towed with front end damage. some far worse than mines. but yet i see no recalls on this issue!! I think more fit owner need to report theses type of incidents
- kathyd226 (Aug 29, 2011 4:56 am)
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#76 of 80 Re: 2008 Honda Fit Brake Issue at Start-up [808guy] by kathyd226
Aug 29, 2011 (4:56 am)
Replying to: 808guy (Aug 28, 2011 1:03 am)
I traded mine in for a nissan rogue. Needless to say, due to the two accidents on record, I didn't get a lot on the trade in, but I honestly couldn't put my child in that lemon another day. I will never buy another honda again.
#77 of 80 Re: Second time around [xfit08] by anrees
Aug 29, 2011 (3:41 pm)
Replying to: xfit08 (May 28, 2011 2:42 pm)
Thank you. I will print out these messages and take to dealer. Keep thinking I did something wrong. Luckily, I only had one accident 2 years ago. Since then, whenever it is wet or cold I slow down way before. Also, I have a manual and take foot totally off clutch even if stalling results. Thank you for keeping at this. I have a fit07.
#78 of 80 Re: Crashed due to brakes? [shelley04] by haveafit
Mar 14, 2012 (10:05 pm)
Replying to: shelley04 (Apr 23, 2009 10:19 am)
I wonder if that is the same problem I am having. It has only happened a few times when I have had to slam my brakes as when someone cuts in front of me. It sounds and feels like I am driving on those bumps installed on roads to tell you when you cross a line. I haven't crashed, maybe because I have been lucky to have enough space to stop first?
#79 of 80 Re: 2008 Honda Fit Brake Issue at Start-up [northernfit] by northernfit
May 09, 2012 (8:30 pm)
Replying to: northernfit (May 23, 2011 10:18 am)
Here I am replying to my own message a bit over a year later to get an update online. I've had the Fit into the dealer 4 times in the last year, and the dealer has tried a few things to fix the issue, but with no resolution.
At start-up there seems to be enough brake booster vacuum for one braking; the next time I hit the brakes it goes to the floor as if there is no power brake assist. There are brakes there, but it takes a HUGE amount of force and if you're not expecting it it would be easy to hit something. It happens 50% of the time I start the vehicle (after sitting 8+ hours). The issue is worse when in reverse (lower gear and thus more power from the engine?).
The second dealer I went to said this is a known issue with no known repair. While at the dealership, a Civic owner said she has the same problem and the dealers told her that it is "normal". The service manager told me to let the car warm up for 2-minutes before driving.
A year ago, I had 32,000 miles and now I have 76,000 miles. The problem is worse with no resolution in sight. And it scares me that if my wife drives the car (I usually drive it) she might not be ready to hit the brakes as hard as needed. Unless this gets fixed by a dealer, I won't be buying another Honda.
#80 of 80 Honda Fit Brake Issue by evalenti
May 10, 2012 (3:52 pm)
Northern Fit,I have posted here before about my crash and another near miss due to brake failures. You can read those posts for more detail if you like. Please report your issue to NHTSA. It only takes a few moments. They are the only entity that can make a recall happen. Honda isn't going to voluntarily recall their cars.
As far as you or your wife driving the car, an emergency can never be anticipated. If it could, it wouldn't be an "emergency." No matter your skill or anticipation of a problem, if the car doesn't stop in time, you or someone else could be seriously injured or die.
I sold my car to a dealership...and yes, I disclosed the problem with the brakes. Though I suffered a significant financial loss because the car was only about a year old, the money was not worth my life or that of my daughter. Please be safe.
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