Car slipped out of gear while traveling at approximately 45 mph on an entrance ramp to a major highway. This could have been dangerous in some circumstances. Clutch failed requiring complete replacement.

- Shamong, NJ, USA

While accelerating in light traffic on a 2-lane road, clutch failed and I could not engage gears to drive. Had towed to mechanic, who researched the internet and learned this is not an uncommon failure in Honda Fits. The tabs or teeth on the pressure plate of the clutch were warped or bent causing it not to engage. Mechanic stated that this was caused by poor engineering design. Under different traffic conditions, this loss of control of the vehicle's acceleration could have resulted in serious consequences to me and others. Because my mechanic's research showed that this type of clutch failure occurs too often for such newer cars, I believe your Agency should require Honda to - at the very least- warn others who have purchased Fits with standard transmissions and re-design the part to avoid its failure. Ideally, they should be required to replace the poorly designed part at their expense.

- River Ridge, LA, USA

My husband was backing up our Honda Fit in the driveway. He put the car in reverse and while he was backing up it made a terrible grinding sound. He put his foot on the brake and then put the car into drive. Before he even moved his foot over to the accelerator pedal, the car accelerated so fast that it left skid marks on the driveway. He put his foot back on the brake and the car didn't stop. He put the emergency brake on and the car didn't stop. The car crashed through our fence at which point he put the car into park and it came to a screeching halt.

- Jacksonville, FL, USA