2007 HONDA FIT Electrical System Problems

Headlights and taillights have gone out. Replaced bulbs and fuses. Brakelights and highbeams still functional Faulty relay most likely as a similar problem was already found on the 2002 Honda civic.

WHEN I WENT TO TURN MY CAR ON THE KEY/IGNITION DOES NOT TURN,.

I WAS TAKING A RIDE THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS AND HAD PARKED AND WHEN I TRIED TO START THE CAR THE IGNITION SWITCH WOULDN'T TURN LIKE IT WAS LOCKED, I WAS BY MY SELF, AND IT STARTED RAINING AND MY WINDOW WAS DOWN , I COULDN'T GET AHOLD OF ANYONE WHO COULD COME HELP ME SO I HAD TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO START THE CAR A DIFFERENT WAY WHICH I HAD TO USE WHATEVER I HAD HANDY ,,WELL IT TOOK A WHOLE DAY AND MORE FOR ME TO FINALLY GET IT STARTED, WHEN I DID I START SMELLING BURNING , I WAS FREAKING OUT , WHEN I NOTICED IT WAS COMING FROM MY WINDOW SWITCH, I STARTED TRYING TO GET THE FIRE TO STOP AND I SHUT OFF THE CAR. SO I HAD TO TAKE OFF THE PANEL TO GET THE PART OFF SO I COULD GET OFF THE MOUNTAIN....

2007 HONDA FIT HEADLIGHT RECALL, THEY FIXED THE ISSUE IN 2011 BUT IT HAS HAPPENED AGAIN AND ONE HONDA DEALERSHIP SAID THERE'S NOTHING MORE THEY CAN DO???? IS THERE SOMETHING THAT CAN BE DONE TO HAVE IT FIXED AGAIN AS PART OF THE RECALL.IT DOESN'T SEEM IT WAS FIXED RIGHT

BATTERY IN MY 2007 HONDA FIT SPORT CONSTANTLY NEEDS REPLACING I HAVE NEVER BOUGHT ANY OTHER BATTERY BUT A HONDA CERTIFIED BATTERY AND THEY ONLY LAST ABOUT A YEAR TO A YEAR AND A HALF BEFORE BEING COMPLETELY DRAINED IN SOME INSTANCES THE BATTERY ONLY LASTED SIX MONTHS I BOUGHT THE CAR BRAND NEW IN 2006 AND HAVE SINCE HAD THE BATTERY REPLACED FIVE TIMES. ALL FIVE TIMES I HAVE HAD A CERTIFIED HONDA DEALER REPLACE THE BATTERY AND NOTHING ELSE COULD BE FOUND WRONG WITH IT WHEN CHECKED AT THE DEALERSHIP

HONDA HAS RECOGNIZED A PROBLEM WITH THE HEADLIGHT WIRING HARNESS/SWITCH CORRODING OR MELTING CAUSING THE HEAD LIGHTS TO TURN OFF INTERMITTENTLY OR NOT COME ON AT ALL. THEY HAVE SENT A RECALL FOR CERTAIN VINS FOR THIS MODEL YEAR, BUT NOT FOR ALL 2007-2008 FITS. THIS ISSUE HAS OCCURRED WITH MY VEHICLE AT ONLY 75,000 MILES WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. HONDA IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM BUT IS NOT REMEDYING THE SITUATION ON ALL 2007-2008 FITS, ONLY SPECIFIC VINS. THIS IS A DANGEROUS PRACTICE, DRIVING WITH NO HEADLIGHTS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AT NIGHT. I HAVE CONTACTED HONDA BUT THEY WILL NOT FIX THE ISSUE BECAUSE THEY CLAIM THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY. THESE VINS SHOULD BE COVERED BY THE SAME RECALL FOR THE OTHER 2007-08 VINS.

TURNED ON THE CAR TO SEE "D" BLINKING AND SERVICE LIGHT APPEAR. ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE DOWN MY DRIVEWAY AND AROUND NEIGHBORHOOD; THERE WAS SIGNIFICANT SHUTTERING WHEN IN MOTION (SWITCHING DEARS, REVERSING, AND IN DRIVE). HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO HONDA DEALERSHIP SINCE IT FELT UNSAFE TO DRIVE. DAMAGE (GNAWED ENGINE HARNESS ON 2 CONNECTORS) OCCURRED SEEMINGLY OVERNIGHT. ACCORDING TO DEALERSHIP RODENTS CHEWING THROUGH SOY-BASED WIRING WAS THE CAUSE. WITHOUT THE REPAIR I FELT THAT THE CAR WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND A HAZARD.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA FIT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY FAILED TO UNLOCK THE FRONT DRIVER'S DOOR. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE KEY WAS ABLE TO BE USED ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE DOOR IN ORDER TO ENTER THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT CALLED MULLER HONDA AT 847-831-4200. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

MY CAR IS SUFFERING FROM EXACTLY THE SAME HEADLIGHT SWITCH PROBLEM DESCRIBED UNDER RECALL #10V624000, BUT MY VIN NUMBER IS NOT ON THE LIST.

RECALL 13-090 WAS NOT FIXED PROPERLY ON 1/18/2014. THE PLASTIC COVER THAT COVERS THE MASTER POWER WINDOW SWITCH STILL IS LOOSE AND CAN ALLOW WATER TO GET TO AND SHORT CIRCUT THE MASTER POWER WINDOW SWITCH. NEVER FIXED PROPERLY OR REPLACED BUT DEALERSHIP CLOSED IT OUT WHILE DOING AN OIL CHANGE. TOOK BACK TO DEALER WHOSE SAYS THEY WILL NOT FIX EVEN THOUGH IT HAS TO DO WITH THE SAME PART THAT CREATED THE NEED FOR THE RECALL SINCE IT WAS CLOSED OUT ON MY PROFILE THEY WILL NOT REPLACE IT

MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON THIS SUNDAY MORNING WHEN I DRIVING OVER 60 MPH WITH A/C AND RADIO ON MY CAR JERKS, I HAVE ALREADY HAD A MAJOR TRANSMISSION REPAIR THAT COST OVER $500 AND THE CAR CONTINUES TO MISFIRE I WAS TOLD THE CAR WAS FINE BY THE DEALER RUSTY WALLIS. I HAVE A SERVICE HISTORY BOOK OF EVERYTIME I HAVE EVER HAD ANY TYPE OF SERVICE MY CAR HAS EVER HAD SINCE I PURCHASED IT. I DO EVERYTHING THAT THE DEALER TELLS ME I'M INFORMED I M SUPPOSED TO DO FOR THE CARE OF MY CAR. I GET MY BOOK STAMPED WITH THE SEAL FROM RUSTY WALLIS EVERY TIME I GET SERVICE, EVEN JUST AN OIL CHANGE. MY HIGH BEAMS TURN ON WHENEVER I USE THE SIGNAL LIGHTS. I JUST REPLACED MY BATTERY AND NOW MY A/C WILL NOT WORK. I'M TAKING MY CAR INTO RUSTY TO...

2007 HONDA FIT SPORT, 33,000 MILES HORN BLOWS ON ITS OWN. IT HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES COMMENCING FEB 1, 2016. SOMETIMES IT IS BRIEF AND OTHER TIMES IT LAST A FEW SECONDS.

WATER IS LEAKING AND CAUSING RUST IN THE CAVITY WHERE THE SPARE TIRE SITS. ACCORDING TO ONLINE RESEARCH, THIS IS COMMON IN THE 2007-2008 HONDA FIT. THE WATER RUNS DOWN ALONG THE INSIDE PANELS AND POOLS IN THE SPARE TIRE CAVITY. THIS HAS CAUSED THE SPARE TIRE AND JACK TO BECOME COMPLETELY CORRODED AND RUSTED. WATER THEN SPILLS FROM THAT CAVITY TO THE FOOT SPACE OF THE BACK SEAT. THE CARPET BECOMES WATER LOGGED. THE SEATS, WHEN FOLDED DOWN, BECOME WET. THE SUPPORTS FOR THE SEATS ARE RUSTED. *TR

POWER STEERING FAILED AS LEAVING WORK. STARTING CAR HAS BEEN A RECENT ISSUE SINCE THE STARTER IS HAVING PROBLEMS BUT THE POWER STEERING FAILING THE ONLY SOLUTION HAS TO BEEN TO RESTART THE CAR. IN THIS CASE NOT POSSIBLE SINCE I COULD NOT GET THE CAR TO RESTART. *TR

WHEN DRIVING MY 2007 HONDA FIT THE HEADLIGHTS AND INTERIOR LIGHTS FLICKER BETWEEN HIGH AND LOW. I'VE CHECKED THE FUSE BOX AND THE FUSES ARE GOOD. *TR

WHILE GOING 65MPH ON THE FREEWAY THE POWER STEERING GAVE OUT AND THE LITTLE LIGHT ICON ON THE DASH TURNED ON. LUCKILY, BECAUSE I WAS GOING SO FAST I DIDN'T NEED TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL MUCH IN ORDER TO GET THE CAR TO MOVE OFF TO AN EXIT. WHEN THE POWER STEERING GIVES OUT THE WHEEL IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN. AFTER THAT IT WOULD HAPPEN INTERMITTENTLY. SOMETIMES I WOULD TURN ON THE CAR AND IMMEDIATELY THE ICON WOULD LIGHT UP AND THERE WOULD BE NO POWER STEERING. THEN I WOULD SHUT THE CAR OFF AND ON AGAIN AND THEN IT WOULD WORK AGAIN. THEN I FINALLY GOT STUCK SOMEWHERE AND HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALER. THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE POWER STEERING COMPUTER? IT COST $600+5 HOURS OF LABOR. NOW, ALMOST A YEAR LATER, IT HAPPENS AGAIN. NOW THEY ARE SAYING THAT IT IS THE MOTOR...

POWER STEERING SUDDENLY SHUTS OFF - THE EVENT HAS HAPPENED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS OVER THE PAST 3 YEARS: TWICE WHILE DRIVING - SERIOUS SAFETY RISK AS CAR BECOMES EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO STEER WITHOUT WARNING; AND THREE TIMES WHEN STARTING THE CAR - NO POWER STEERING IMMEDIATELY UPON START. DURING ALL EVENTS, THE EPS LIGHT CAME ON. DURING ALL EVENTS, SHUTTING THE CAR OF THEN TURNING IT BACK ON REMEDIED THE SITUATION, BUT THIS IS VERY HAZARDOUS WHILE DRIVING. *TR

MY HONDA WAS IN A 2010 RECALL FOR DOOR PANEL WIRING FAILURE. A HEAT SHIELD WAS INSTALLED. THIS YEAR THE DOOR PANEL MELTED A LITTLE OVER A MONTHS TIME. HONDA HAD ME BRING IN MY CAR,SAID THEY WOULD TAKE PICTURES AND CONSULT WITH HONDA ENGINEERS. THEIR CONCLUSION: MUST HAVE BEEN VANDALISM BY CIGARETTE LIGHTER OR SOMETHING STRANGE AS THE HEAT SHIELD WAS FINE AND THERE IS NO WIRING IN THE DOOR THAT OPERATES WINDOWS, LOCKS OR SPEAKERS (WHERE THE MELTS ARE). IF I PURCHASE A NEW DOOR PANEL FOR $250.00 THEY WILL DO THE LABOR FOR FREE. THEY SAY THERE ARE NO OTHER COMPLAINTS, EVER. NOT ONE PERSON WHO HAS SEEN THE PANEL BELIEVES IT.

I HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME ISSUES IN A RECALL (07V-549) FOR WIRE HARNESS OCCUPANT DETECTION SYSTEM. THIS RECALL APPLIES TO "SALT STATES", HOWVER WE HERE IN FLORIDA NEAR THE GULF OF MEXICO HAVE THE SAME ISSUE WITH SALT AND CORROSION. I WOULD LIKE TO URGE THE NHTSA TO EXPAND THE RECALL TO INCLUDE ALL STATES NEAR SALT WATER. THE DEALER AND HONDA MOTOR CARS, USA HAVE REFUSED TO FIX THIS ISSUE AT NO COST.

GM - 2007 HONDA FIT SPORT A/T WITH 48,000 MILES. FIRST NOTICED ELECTRICAL BURN SMELL. THEN THE NEXT DAY NOTICED SMOKE IN ADDITION OF ELECTRICAL & PLASTIC BURNING SMELL COMING FROM THE OPENING OF THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH. SAME NIGHT TURNED ON THE HEADLIGHTS AND COULD HEAR A FRYING NOISE FROM THE AROUND THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH. LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE WHO HAD THIS PROBLEM THE NEXT DAY ON MY WAY TO THE HONDA DEALER THE HEADLIGHTS STOPPED WORKING (FOGS TOO), ONLY THE POSITION/BRAKE LIGHTS AND HIGH BEAMS WERE WORKING. FIRST DIAGNOSIS WAS THAT THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SHORT FRIED BOTH HEADLIGHTS AT THE SAME TIME THEN AFTER 3 HOURS LATER THE HONDA TECHNICIAN FOUND A MELTED WIRE CONNECTOR AND WIRE HARNESS ATTACHED TO THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH. $400 OF REPAIRS WITH PARTS. DEALER HAD HARNESS IN STOCK BECAUSE THE HARNESS IS THE SAME THAT WAS BEING FIXED BY THE RECALL FOR THE CIVIC FOR...

I HAVE A 2007 HONDA FIT. A FEW DAYS AGO, IT BECAME DARK WHILE DRIVING AND I TURNED ON THE HEADLIGHTS BUT THE LOW BEAMS AND FOG LIGHTS WOULD NOT COME ON. THE HIGH BEAMS DID FUNCTION. I DROVE HOME WITH THE HIGH BEAMS ON (PISSED OFF A FEW OTHER DRIVERS WHO FLASHED THEIR HIGH BEAMS AT ME. I TRIED LOW BEAMS AGAIN WITHOUT SUCCESS. I SEARCHED THE INTERNET AND FOUND SOME HONDA FIT FORUMS WHERE OTHERS HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE. SEVERAL PEOPLE HAD INVESTIGATED THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH AND FOUND BURNING OF THE METAL POSTS INSIDE THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH PLUG. I TOOK MINE APART AND FOUND THE SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE, FOR NOW, FIXED MINE WITH THE APPLICATION OF SILICONE GREASE TO THE CONTACTS BUT DON'T KNOW HOW LONG THIS FIX WILL LAST. I'M VERY CONCERNED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS MIGHT GO OUT SOME TIME WHILE DRIVING IN THE DARK...

PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIME OVER THE PAST 2+ YEARS: SITUATION 1: WHILE DRIVING, WITHOUT WARNING, TOTAL LOSS OF POWER STEERING, STEERING WARNING LIGHT AND OTHER LIGHTS ON DASH LIGHT UP: SITUATION GOES AWAY BY TURNING OFF THE CAR AND RE-STARTING IT. SITUATION 2: STARTING THE CAR, CAR STARTS, POWER STEERING AND OTHER LIGHTS REMAIN ON, NO POWER STEERING. SITUATION GOES AWAY BY TURNING OFF CAR AND RE-STARTING. SITUATION 1 POTENTIALLY DEADLY - HAPPENED TO MY WIFE WHILE DRIVING, VERY DIFFICULT FOR HER TO MAKE A NECESSARY TURN ON WINDING ROAD.

MY HEADLIGHTS AND FOG LIGHTS SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING IN MY '07 HONDA FIT SPORT. I HAD A HONDA DEALERSHIP INSPECT IT, AND THEY DETERMINED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS NOT WITH THE BULBS OR WITH THE FUSES FOR THESE LIGHTS. THE HI-BEAMS AND TURNING SIGNALS STILL WORK FOR THE CAR, BUT I DO NOT HAVE REGULAR HEADLIGHTS FOR DRIVING AT NIGHT WHICH COULD DEFINITELY PRESENT A DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR ME AND OTHERS ON THE ROAD. *TR

LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS QUIT WORKING FORCING MY TEENAGE DAUGHTER TO DRIVE HOME WITH HIGH BEAMS. COST TO DIAGNOSE BY DEALER $106. NOW HAVE TO PAY AN ESTIMATED ADDITIONAL $315 TO REPAIR. CANNOT GET PART AFTERMARKET AND DEALER HAS TO ORDER. I JUST READ THAT THIS MAY BE A COMMON PROBLEM AND WANTED TO ADD MY EXPERIENCE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA FIT. WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH, SHE NOTICED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE COMBINATION SWITCH AND THE ATTACHING WIRE HARNESS WAS OVERHEATED AND HAD BURNED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE WIRES AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,551 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 82,500. UPDATED 09/15/10. *LJ THE HEADLAMPS AND TAIL LAMPS WERE INOPERATIVE. THE DEALER STATED THE WIRING HARNESS CONNECTOR FAILED. UPDATED 09/16/10

I DROVE THE CAR FOR ABOUT 40 MINUTES ON THE HIGHWAY, LEFT IT IN THE PARKING LOT OF A RESTAURANT WHILE AT A BRIDAL SHOWER FOR ABOUT 2 1/4 HOURS. BECAUSE THE DAY WAS HOT I LOWERED THE DRIVER'S WINDOW TO LET AIR IN, THEN DROVE THE CAR OUT OF THE PARKING LOT AND IMMEDIATELY ONTO THE HIGHWAY ON-RAMP. ONCE ON THE HIGHWAY I RAISED THE WINDOW AGAIN. VERY SHORTLY THEREAFTER I SMELLED A "HOT" OR BURNING SMELL, NOTICED THICK SMOKE COMING OUT BETWEEN THE WINDOW BUTTONS ON THE DRIVER'S DOOR. I PULLED OVER, TURNED OFF THE CAR, GOT OUT AND CALLED FOR HELP. WITHIN A COUPLE OF MINUTES FLAMES WERE COMING FROM THE DRIVER'S DOOR. I COULD SEE THE PLASTIC ON THE DOOR MELTING AND DRIPPING. POLICE AND FIRE PERSONNEL ARRIVED, EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE AND TOWED THE CAR. ALTHOUGH I TRIED TO STAY AWAY FROM THE SMOKE I DID...

2007 HONDA FIT SPORT I BOUGHT 2 OF THESE CARS AT THE SAME TIME. I HAVE NOTICED AFTER ABOUT 25K MILES THAT ON BOTH CARS THE LEFT SIDE OF THE CAR HAS AN ELECTRICAL SHORT THAT CAUSES ONE OF THE LIGHTS IN THE HEADLIGHT THAT BLINKS WHEN YOU USE THE AUTO CLICKER TO LOCK AND UNLOCK THE CAR TO GO OUT UNTIL YOU PUSH THE LIGHT. HONDA LOOKED AT ONE OF THE CARS AND SAID SO SORRY DON'T KNOW WHY IT DID THAT BUT IT WORKS NOW. NOW ABOUT 4 MONTHS LATER MY OTHER CAR THAT HONDA HASN'T LOOKED AT IS DOING THE SAME THING. *TR

I OWN A 2007 HONDA FIT, SPORT MODEL- THAT WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. I WAS DRIVING MY CAR ON THE HIGHWAY IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. THERE WAS A LATE MODEL TOYOTA TUNDRA PICKUP TRUCK INFRONT OF MY CAR AND IT CAME TO A SUDDEN STOP. I COULDN'T STOP QUICK ENOUGH- I WAS TRAVELING AT LOW SPEED MUST BE UNDER 15MPH. MY CAR HIT THE BUMPER OF THE PICK UP TRUCK INFRONT OF ME AND THE HOOD, LIGHTS AND ENTIRE "TOP" FRONT END SUSTAINED ABOUT "$7000" WORTH OF DAMAGE. BUT NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED AT ALL. LOTS OF LIGHTS ON THE GAUGE CLUSTER CAME ON AND WENT OFF BUT THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE TUNDRA ONLY SUSTAINED A SCRATCH ON THE REAR BUMPER. AFTER A TEAR DOWN BY THE BODY SHOP IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE SENSORS WERE INSTALLED AT THE SIDES AT THE FRONT END OF...