Forward Collision Avoidance Problems of Honda FIT

Honda FIT owners have reported 21 forward collision avoidance related problems since 1996. Table 1 shows the 4 most common forward collision avoidance problems. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's adaptive cruise control (11 problems). The second most common problem is related to the vehicle's automatic emergency braking (6 problems). For details of each of the problem category, use the links in the table.

Table 1. Forward Collision Avoidance related problems of Honda FIT


Recently reported Forward Collision Avoidance problems of Honda FIT

The Adaptive Cruise Control problem

Multiple engine lights turned on at the same time: brake system warning, acc problem, auto high beam problem, road mitigation system problem, lkas problem. Lights turned on this past week. Unknown cause. Went to official Honda dealership, oil was changed and given a multi-point inspection.   Read details...

The Automatic Emergency Braking problem

Multiple systems failure simultaneously. Lane keep assist system, adaptive cruise control, braking system failure and automatic emergency braking as well as forward collision warning. This appears to be due to some fault within the system that multiple owners experience — many mentions of   Read details...

The Warnings problem

Multi-purpose camera failure caused collision warning, lane departure warning and lane keeping assist to fail.   Read details...

The Forward Collision Avoidance problem

The contact owns a 2019 Honda Fit. The contact stated while driving at approximately 55 mph the "lane departure" warning illuminated and the vehicle would independently steer to the left, the contact stated that she had to use force to jerk the steering wheel to the right.   Read details...




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