general problems of the 2010 Honda FIT

While driving on the highway, my 2010 Honda Fit sport automatic with 134,000 miles going around 60 mph lost power and started making sputtering noise. Fortunately, there was still some power left, and I was able to navigate to the shoulder of the highway. I turned off the car and turned it back on again and the check engine light came on. I plugged in my bluedriver diagnostic tool and it says cylinder 2 misfire. When I placed it in drive, the car was making sputtering noise from the engine bay area and would not accelerate, leaving me stranded on the side of the highway. I was lucky enough to maneuver the limping car in the middle of rush hours to the side of the highway. It's a miracle I didn't get into an accident, as the car lost power and was not accelerating properly. The mechanic did a diagnostic and said that cylinder 2 spark plug blew, commonly due to the plugs coming loose, damaging the spark plug and ignition coil on cylinder 2. I searched the internet and found that other 2nd generation Honda Fit ('09-'13) owners also had spark plugs that came from the factory/ tightened to factory specification to only come loose again. I could have died or have gotten into a serious accident. Because of this horror story and being stuck on the highway for 4 hours, I will unfortunately never buy a Honda again, a brand that was supposed to be reliable.

A spark plug came out of cylinder head while driving. This damaged the cylinder head and ignition system. Fuel economy suffered. It allowed exhauset fumes to be drawn into the passenger compartment causing nausea and dizziness.

The contact owned a 2010 Honda Fit. While driving approximately 55 mph the driver crashed into a pole and proceeded to crash into a tree located behind the pole. The vehicle rolled over and exploded into flames. The engine detached from the vehicle. The fire and police department reported to the scene and filed a report. The driver sustained burns to sixty percent of his body and a fractured right arm. The driver was transported to the hospital by ambulance. The vehicle was towed to an auto shop for inspection by the insurance company. The vehicle was destroyed. The cause of the fire was undetermined. The approximate failure mileage was 23,000.