Axle Shaft Problems of Honda FIT

The contact owns a 2008 Honda Fit. The contact stated that the check engine warning light was illuminated. While driving approximately 55 mph or faster, there was a misfire coming from the engine. The contact stated while driving at slower speeds, the vehicle was wobbling. The vehicle was taken to a certified mechanic who diagnosed that there was a misfire coming from all 4-cylinders. The mechanic test-drove the vehicle and the passenger’s side front axle shaft detached from the vehicle. Due to the failure, the dealer was unable to further diagnose the vehicle to determine what parts needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The dealer was contacted; however, the contact was unable to speak with the mechanic. The manufacturer was not informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 138,500. The VIN was unavailable.

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The front passenger side axle shaft (cv axle) on my manual 2009 Honda Fit snapped off while in first gear and driving at regular speed for this gear in a parking lot (under 20mph). . It broke at the edge of the rubber damper on the shaft. The drivers side axle is rusted as well but has no damper and does not appear to have stress lines/faults at this time. This was the original part on the car from date of purchase. Car has 135000 miles on it.

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Passenger side axle broke due to rust caused by a rubber vibration dampener that is installed. The rubber piece traps water inside, which just sits around the metal of the axle shaft and causes it to rust through. In my case it broke after I stopped, then as I tried to accelerate from the stop I heard the part give way. Luckily I was at low/zero speed in a parking lot, instead of a congested highway. In the pictures you can see very little clean metal, which indicates this has been rusting away over time.

The left front axle shaft broke in June 2018, with 89,032 odometer miles, and the right axle shaft broke December 3, 2019 with 105,436 miles. In the most recent instance I was stopped on a hill, with a car behind me, and when I tried to accelerate the axle broke and my car started rolling backwards. I applied the brakes quickly enough to avoid hitting the car behind me. In the first instance my wife was driving the car miles from home where she was stranded until a tow truck could be called. My mechanic says he is seeing this with some frequency on Honda Fits, and it seems to be the result of rust where Honda installs a rubber vibration damper at the axle. The potential for a serious incident is obvious if the car were to lose propulsion on a busy highway at high speed, or where the car suddenly starts to roll backwards as I experienced. And apparently this is becoming a common problem with the Honda Fit, and maybe other models with the same design. The repair of both axles have cost us a total of $740. 00.

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The contact owns a 2008 Honda Fit. The contact stated that while driving, the axle broke on two occasions without warning. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 20v770000 (power train) however, the part to do the recall was unavailable. The vehicle was towed to the local dealer where the axle was replaced however the failure reoccurred. The vehicle was taken to the same local dealer where diagnosed the transmission was bent and damaged. The manufacturer was notified however no further assistance was provided. The failure mileage was 108,000.

Right drive axle shaft broke, rusted through inside vibration damper, left drive axle near failure; right front abs sensor damaged. Had pulled over to curb in gear, break occurred when starting to pull out, was stuck in active traffic. Luckilly this failure did not occure when traveling at road speeds.

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