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When it is cold outside the gauge cluster fails due to a loose solder connection on the instrument panel circuit board. This is a common and know issue with 2015/2016 Honda Fits.
Smart Power Control Unit stopped working and had to pay out of pocket over $1200 due to no warranties applicable. Have heard from online forums that this is a very common part malfunction in the 2016 models from Honda and due to the high amount of incidents and for how expensive of a repair this turns out to be the part should be covered by Honda as they already cover the actual on and off switch button.
Major leak in drivers side, causing pool of water near gas and brake pedals. Occurs when it rains and could be coming from door panel where electrical components are.
- Kapaa, HI, USA
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Water leak problem at passengers side. Including passenger side airbags area get wet, and sunroof area too. My car is 2016, never been in accident and well maintained, I couldn-??t think of any reason to cost water leak. At 5/22/2022 evening time heavy rain, 3 hours parking car outside, passenger side floor almost 2-3inches water. That-??s a lot of water.
About a year or two after purchasing the car new in 2016, we noticed that the instrument panel right side which has fuel gauge, odometer, trip information and other key operating vehicle information would go blank or the digital readout would go haywire and turn into gibberish. This generally happened on cold mornings and the display would revert to normal within 10 minutes to one hour. We took it to dealer where vehicle purchased in Phoenix, who was unable to recreate the problem and therefore they did nothing. The problem has persisted since then but recently has worsened to the point where the display is blank almost all of the time and not working in hot weather as well. The only time I can see the gauges is when first starting car in morning, and then it often doesn't work to get to different functions one accesses by pushing a knob/button next to that display -- and stops working completely a short time later. I feel this is a dangerous problem because we can't tell how much gas we have in the car, can't determine mileage via odometer there and lack other key vehicle information that the manufacturer decided to put in a digital panel that is blank or goes blank most of the time. On my listing below of when this incident occurred, that is to indicate when the problem started happening, more or less. The incident has been ongoing since then. The problem started when vehicle had around 20-25K miles and we are now at 58K -- though it's hard for me to tell mileage because I can so rarely see the odometer. I believe odometers and probably fuel gauges are legally required to work in vehicles and mine has been faulty for years and during the warranty period. A recall is needed. Honda is charging more than $1,000 to replace these faulty displays on Honda Fits that are no longer under warranty, like mine, I am told.
Digital lcd instrument cluster blanks out or displays gibberish under certain weather conditions. Possibly condensation near fuse box or bad solder joint. This is being reported by multiple owners for models 2015 and up. Problem causes blind driving without knowledge of remaining fuel level or mileage.
The odometer/gas guage fails in cold weather. This creates a safety hazard when the driver can not accurately guage mileage (needed for maintenance and reporting), and can not accurately guage fuel levels which can strand the motorist and create a bevy of safety issues.
Loud rattling coming from driver side dash when driving, especially on bumpy roads. The problem seems to stop when it is hot out, which makes me think that the plastic clips holding the dash panel may be loose or ill-fitted. The dealership replaced the original dash panel due to a misalignment of the piece (big gap between the side airbags and left front panel). The new dash panel still rattles. Took the car back and they said they "cannot" diagnose the problem. Took the car to another dealership and they said "it happens in some cars but not enough to issue a recall".
Driver door and left rear passenger door both let rain in resulting in puddling on floors. Dealership has tried twice, both unsuccessfully to repair seals inside door panel that prevents leakage into interior of vehicle. Interior rugs are soaked and hard to dry since air can not breath underneath. Leads to mold and mildew within vehicle. Interior windows fog up as moisture is trapped within body of vehicle. Began on 7/27/18 and continues today 10/7/18.
On 9/20/2018 around 5:15 pm in West valley city, ut while driving down a fairly empty highway (mountain view corridor and 54th S. )the sunroof/moonroof glass of my 2016 Honda Fit shattered. There was no debris and no impact. There is no apparent impact fracture.
I noticed some insulation missing from my engine in July 2016. I didn't think it was important until I went to my dealer in April 2017. They said it was mice and removed a nest. I came home which is 3 hrs away and noticed much more damage the next morning. Out of desperation I put 2 snap traps in the engine. I bought this 2016 Honda Fit brand new in Nov 2015. I'm not sure the extent of the damage but I have lots of chewed insulation and some wires chewed on.
The tire pressure gauge (tpmg) on the dashboard comes on randomly. When reset it stays off for minutes then comes on again. It stays on even with correct recommended tire pressure in all 4 tires. The spare tire is not hooked up to this gauge. This car is mostly highway driven at speeds of 65 mph when this occurs but also occurs randomly at other speeds. When the gauge comes on the tire pressure is always normal.
My wife was driving the 2016 Honda Fit hatchback which is about 3 months old with 1245 miles on the speedometer. She was on a city street during a hard rain. The pressure from the rain water from the street splashing underneath the car seemed to strip the 4 plastic bolts off that were holding the front floor engine cover(the large black plastic engine cover that I call( the skid plate) causing it to fall and drag on the road all the way home. The part # IS74641-T5R-A00. The wolfchase Honda dealer charged us $418.37 to replace this part.I went online to car complaints.com and their were several NHTSA miscellaneous problems/ complaints on the 2015 and 2016 Honda Fit concerning this same problem with other Honda Fit owners. One owner said that 4 plastic screws were all that held this cover on the car. The plastic screws must not be strong enough to take the effects of bumpy rough roads or pressure from rain water crashing against the cover. They said that they had these covers replaced but they kept falling off. I believe that this is a factory defect and that the Honda co. Needs to address this problem and stop charging owners 4 to 5 hundred dollars for this repair. The problem makes us scared to drive this car in the rain or bumpy rough roads. When these plastic screws break and fall out they dislodge the cover from the car causing it to drag the street with very loud noises and ruining the plastic engine cover. I believe metal or steel screws could hold this cover on more securely. Surely Honda can design something better for this problem. When you pay around $20,000 for a new car and only have 1245 miles on it at the time of this problem and the car is less than 3 months old, you really expect a better safer and more reliable vehicle.
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- New York, NY, USA