general problems of the 2012 Honda FIT

Three instances of engine misfiring, causing the car to immediately go into a speed limiting mode during driving. This is a major safety hazard and can happen in the middle of high speed driving. The first instance was a 52k miles, second at 69k miles, and third at 130k miles. The most recent instance resulted in the spark plug ejecting from the cylinder head, melting into the coil pack, and stripping out the cylinder head thread. This resulted in a costly repair.

The contact owns a 2012 Honda Fit. The contact stated he noticed a strong odor of gasoline inside the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, and the mechanic stated that spark plug #3 was loosened. The ignition wire was replaced, and the spark plug was tightened. The manufacturer was contacted, and a complaint was filed. The failure mileage was 65,000.

Driving down the highway the spark plug was blown out of the engine head and the car lost power immediately. The car has approximately 12,000 miles and all oem parts from the manufacture. Maintenance was kept up on the car. This is extremely dangerous since this highway is usually busy with cars and tractor trailers. My son was in the left lane and was almost hit by a tractor trailer due to the violent explosion of the spark plug being blown out of the engine. In addition, was unable to get over to the shoulder of the road and had to stop in the left-hand lane on route 80 in NJ which is very dangerous. Both of my sons were in the car when this occurred. The car was towed to my licensed mechanic who confirmed that the spark plug was blown out of the engine which caused the loud noise and loss of power. There was no warning, symptoms or messages before this occurred which is why I am extremely concerned for the safety of others who own this type of vehicle.

#2 spark plug ejected at 90k miles. In motion. Rough idle resulted and low rpm's. Towed for repair. Read online of many others with same situation.

Spark plugs number 1 & 2 came loose and cause vehicle to suddenly loose power on highway. The loose sparkplugs damaged the ignition coils and the car would only run at about 15 mph which was dangerous on the highway. When inspected the number 3 & 4 plugs were still tight. Sparkplugs and ignition coils needed replacement. Around 90000 miles on vehicle. Date is also approximate.

A spark plug on the third cylinder blew out and stripped the threads on the cylinder. The blow out caused an electrode to break off and damaged one of the valves. I made Honda America aware of the problem and asked them to honor a "goodwill" warranty since, despite being two years outside of the warranty, my car only has 44,000 miles on it and this is a known issue with this make/model of car. Honda refused. The total cost of repairs will likely be $4,000.

I bought this car brand new, this car is common with other Honda Fit my year of spark plug blowing out , a lot of people like myself are stuff with blown sparks plugs out the engine, mine blew out twice and Honda is charging me since I'm out of warranty, I think should be a recall on there head or threading or something wrong with there builds , it's spark plug number two like others.

Driving on highway at 60 mph when I heard a loud "pop" and it sounded like my engine had blown a hole in it. I had it towed to a Honda dealer who told me the spark plug blew out from the cylinder head - stripping threads completely. This is a known problem being talked about by many people on Honda Fit forums. This is the second time this has happened to my car. The first time it happened the plugs just came loose and burned up one coil pack, but it did not blow out the spark plug. The gen 2 Honda Fits have a problem with their spark plugs coming lose. I was told by the Honda dealer I needed a new cylinder head, coil, spark plugs, and head gaskets. Honda is denying many Fit owners coverage under warranty due to this problem. I have less than 80,000 miles on my car and it was purchased in 2013 as a certified Honda with a 100,000 power train warranty. This needs to be covered in full as a warranty claim through Honda USA. I have attached a picture that was taken to show the burned up coil pack.

The contact owns a 2012 Honda Fit sport. The contact stated that while driving various speeds, the vehicle lunged forward without warning. The contact mentioned that the failure would recur intermittently. The vehicle was taken to a private mechanic where it was advised that the power train control module or the electric throttle pedal could have been defective. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 12,700 and the current mileage was 19,000. Updated 05/12/14 MA the consumer was involved in 2 accidents, due to the vehicles sudden deceleration and acceleration. Updated 05/15/14.

Engine loses power after idling at traffic light or slowing to almost a stop in traffic. Doesn't matter whether engine is cold or warm. Engine still stays on but no response to pushing the gas pedal for a couple of seconds. Happens intermittent. Problem goes away for a few weeks then repeats. Worried accident might happen when turning at busy intersection.