I bought this car brand new, this car is common with other honda fit my year of spark plug blowing out , a lot of people like myself are stuff with blown sparks plugs out the engine, mine blew out twice and honda is charging me since i'm out of warranty, i think should be a recall on there head or threading or something wrong with there builds , it's spark plug number two like others
Driving on highway at 60 mph when i heard a loud "pop" and it sounded like my engine had blown a hole in it. i had it towed to a honda dealer who told me the spark plug blew out from the cylinder head - stripping threads completely. this is a known problem being talked about by many people on honda fit forums. this is the second time this has happened to my car. the first time it happened the plugs just came loose and burned up one coil pack, but it did not blow out the spark plug. the gen 2 honda fits have a problem with their spark plugs coming lose. i was told by the honda dealer i needed a new cylinder head, coil, spark plugs, and head gaskets. honda is denying many fit owners coverage under warranty due to this problem. i have less than 80,000 miles on my car and it was purchased in 2013 as a certified honda with a 100,000 power train warranty. this needs to be covered in full as a warranty claim through honda usa. i have attached a picture that was taken to show the burned up coil pack.
I brought my honda fit 2012 to my mechanic with issues of a misfire in cylinders 1 and 2. he thought it was a simple replacement of the spark plugs (only 51,000 miles on the car) and maybe a coil pack replacement. once he removed the spark plugs from cylinders 1 and 2, he saw the tip of one of the spark plugs ground had broken off into the cylinder head and the coil packs and spark plugs were worn and covered in a blackish soot. he informed me that this meant that the spark plugs has wiggled loose over time and extreme pressure had caused this issue. and since no one has ever touched my engine, beyond a honda dealership for an oil change, that this was a manufactures defect when installing the plugs in the first place. all the movement caused the threads to wear away on cylinder 2, so i took to my local dealership thinking it would be covered by honda, but they less than helpful. they stated my mechanic had no idea what he was doing, and did the damage. they said there are no current recalls or campaigns, but it took me 10 secs on the internet to find tsb's issued by honda, nothing the exact same issue i am having! this has put me in a fight with honda of america to cover this very costly repair.
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 honda fit sport. the contact stated that while driving various speeds, the vehicle lunged forward without warning. the contact mentioned that the failure would recur intermittently. the vehicle was taken to a private mechanic where it was advised that the power train control module or the electric throttle pedal could have been defective. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the approximate failure mileage was 12,700 and the current mileage was 19,000. updated 05/12/14 ma the consumer was involved in 2 accidents, due to the vehicles sudden deceleration and acceleration. updated 05/15/14
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 honda fit. the contact was driving 50 mph when the vehicle became resistant to acceleration attempts. the vehicle was shut off and restarted, but the engine stalled. the vehicle was inspected by the dealer but the failure could not be diagnosed. the manufacturer was notified of the incident. the approximate failure mileage was 16,700.
Engine loses power after idling at traffic light or slowing to almost a stop in traffic. doesn't matter whether engine is cold or warm. engine still stays on but no response to pushing the gas pedal for a couple of seconds. happens intermittent. problem goes away for a few weeks then repeats. worried accident might happen when turning at busy intersection. *tr