The axle on my car has broke three different times in the past 8 months, not the result from an accident. i turned out of a gas station at and heard a pop and then a loud knocking noise. car would not go forwards or backwards.
From a rolling stop, took a right hand turn from a paved parking lot onto a slight inclined well paved country road. during moderate acceleration in drive mode (not using the equipped cvt paddle shifters) approximately 1 car length from starting point a loud sound occured, car lost forward momentum 2 approximately in 2 car lengths and proceeded to roll backwards back into the parking lot into a parking space while still in drive. car now can roll in any gear including park. no dashboard warning lights were on prior or after this event. there was no warning this would occure. this event was over as quickly as it occured. no cars were approaching in either direction during the event. no unusual sounds after. engen turns over without issues. car is very well maintained with lots of new parts and service. mostly highway and paved open country road driving. after starting engen, putting in drive or reverse car does not move, no unusual sounds while pushing on accelerator pedal in any gear. car towed to home on a lorry where it now sits as of 02/2019. milage approx 194000 miles.
On february 1, 2019, our 2010 honda fit's left front axle broke suddenly under normal acceleration in a straight line from a stop, on level ground. upon inspection, found that the axle had corroded to the point that well under half of the original cross section was still intact. this corrosion occurred under the vibration dampening collar. suspected cause of corrosion is road salt brine entering between the collar and axle. vehicle mileage at time of failure was 76,183.
After a stop at traffic light, when trying to go from it on a green signal, suddenly automatic transmission failed and vehicle not engaging any gear. had to put it in neutral and pushed car to side of the road for safety concern. tranmission place mentioned it as transmission failure causing axles to broke and parts in transmission damaged/sprinkled or in pieces.
Malfunction 1: while being driven with cruise control engaged, car without any dashboard signal warning begins to progressively and involuntarily decelerate. it will not respond to application of the increase speed button on the cruise control panel nor will it increase speed with the accelerator pedal is pushed. eventually the car will shut off on its own. takes multiple tries of restarting it to get it to move again. dates: 11-25-10 & 1-30-11. malfunction 2: the gears periodically will not engage between 2nd, 3rd, 4th. this lasts a few seconds while the car is moving. since 9/2010, this has happened 4 times. updated ivoq 03/04/11 *tr