NHTSA Complaint #10423946 — 2007 HONDA FIT

WE'VE EXPERIENCED SEVERAL EPISODES IN WHICH THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR IS HOLDING AN IMPRESSIVE AMOUNT OF WATER AFTER IT HAS RAINED. WINDOWS HAVE NOT BEEN LEFT OPEN. WE HAVE DRIED UP THE AREA ONLY TO FIND ANOTHER PUDDLE OF STANDING WATER IN THE FLOOR SPACE AGAIN AND AGAIN. THERE ARE NO TELL-TALE SIGNS OF LEAKAGE ON THE UPHOLSTERY OR CEILING MATERIAL BUT THERE IS STARTING TO BE A MOLD SMELL BECAUSE WE CANNOT KEEP THE WATER OUT! THIS IS STARTING TO RUIN THE FLOORING CARPET MATERIAL AS WELL AS THE OVERALL CONDITION OF THE INSIDE OF OUR WELL-KEPT FAMILY CAR. WE'RE VERY CONCERNED BECAUSE THIS COULD RUIN THE CAR; I'VE READ MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS OF EXACTLY THE SAME SITUATION/CONDITIONS AND I HAVE YET TO READ WHAT HONDA HAS FOR AN ANSWER/SOLUTION. I LIVE IN A RAIN-HEAVY AREA - ON AN ISLAND - WITH NO HONDA DEALERSHIP. *TR