2013 Honda Fit VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

While my wife was coming to a stop in a parking space, the car suddenly accelerated and jumped over the curb into a pedestrian walkway. The car could not be stopped with the brake and continued moving over the walkway. Afraid that the car would hit a pedestrian or crash into cars on the busy street ahead, she was ready to stop the car by crashing it into a concrete column. Fortunately, she removed the key and the car stopped. A similar incident occurred in 2014 when the car suddenly accelerated while I was​ ​​coming ​to a stop ​at a traffic light. In order to avoid hitting the car in front of me, I stopped by removing the key. Then I drove the car to the dealer. A master mechanic checked​ ​the car but could not duplicate the problem. In 2020, the car again accelerated suddenly while ​stopping at a traffic light. I stopped the car immediately but did not report the incident. After the third incident​,​ we contacted the dealer and stated that we did not want to drive the car ever again because we did not want to risk injuring ourselves or others. We had the car towed to the dealer to be checked. The dealer could not duplicate the problem and they demonstrated safety features of the car that prevent the​ accelerator​ from overpowering the brake. We were not convinced since we use the same foot to operate the accelerator and the brake. Therefore, when the foot is on the brake, nothing is pushing the accelerator. The engine was accelerating by itself, possibly by the engine control software. We then initiated a case with American Honda. We were later informed by an American Honda case manager that their Field Technical Specialist had determined that “the vehicle is functioning according to Honda’s specifications” and that Honda was not going to investigate further. The local dealer agreed to buy the car at market price.

2013 HONDA FIT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE NOISES AND SUDDEN ACCELERATION. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN SHE REACHED THE SPEED OF 45- 50 MPH, THERE WAS A DISTINCT HOWLING NOISE. ALSO AT TIMES, THE VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY SURGE FORWARD WITHOUT PRESSING DOWN ON THE ACCELERATOR. *JB

2013 HONDA FIT WITH A 1,000 MILES, BOUGH IT NEW, IS NOW HESITATING ON ACCELERATION, THEN IT LIKE IT TAKES A BIG GULP OF GAS AND IS FINE. HAPPENED ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION. ROADS WERE FLAT AND ONLY ALWAYS HAPPENS AFTER I STOP THEN ACCELERATE. DOES NOT DO THIS ALL THE TIME, BUT WHEN MAKING A TURN WITH ONCOMING CARS, IT COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS. DO NOT FEEL COMFORTABLE DRIVING AS I NEVER KNOW WHEN THIS IS GOING TO HAPPEN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HONDA FIT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKING, THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD AND CRASHED INTO A CONCRETE BARRIER. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WENT OVER THE SIDEWALK BUT WAS SHE ABLE TO ENGAGE THE BRAKES BEFORE THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A BUILDING. THE CONTACT DID NOT FILE A POLICE REPORT AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HONDA FIT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WHILE SHE DRIVING 50 MPH. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE BY DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL WITH FORCE. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE BUT WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 8,000.