2008 Honda Fit Transmission and drivetrain Problems

“Passenger side axle broke due to rust caused by a rubber vibration dampener that is installed. The rubber piece traps water inside, which just sits around the metal of the axle shaft and causes it to rust through. In my case it broke after I stopped, then as I tried to accelerate from the stop I heard the part give way. Luckily I was at low/zero speed in a parking lot, instead of a congested highway. In the pictures you can see very little clean metal, which indicates this has been rusting away over time.”

“On 2/17/21 the driver side axle broke and right side axle rusted. I had my vehicle towed to the Honda dealership to have vehicle fixed. They installed aftermarket axles and when the factory Honda axles become available, they said they would contact me to come back and they would switch the parts out for free. I then picked up my car on 2/19/21. On 3/7/21 (after only putting about 400 miles on it) the transmission started skipping gears. Everytime I came to a complete stop and then proceeded to go again, it would skip out of 1st gear and into 3rd. …”

“I own a 2008 Honda FIT with 105,000 miles on it. Upon attempting to accelerate from a stop sign going left, there was a bang and grinding from the engine area. Vehicle then began rolling backwards despite being in drive with the gas depressed. After a tow to a local dealer, it was diagnosed as a driver-side cv axle failure. When I asked the dealer if this is something that could have been caught and to inspect the passenger side , they advised there is no external warning by visual inspection since the area prone to failure is covered by a rubber boot. …”

“My 2008 Honda FIT (manual transmission) suddenly felt like the engine was bucking or hesitating when shifting gears. This was noticeable when shifting into 2nd, 3rd, 4th & 5th gear. It felt as if I needed to downshift even though I was shifting into the correct gear. ( I have been driving manual transmissions for more than 30 years). I took the car to the Honda service department and after test driving the car was told they did not notice the problem and to come back if the check engine light came on. …”

“I was casual driving when the car began to not respond to the amount of acceleration given. First gear was also having a problem engaging then the rest of the gears began to follow. I was about to visit my family for the weekend when I was about to merge into traffic my car didn't respond and continuously revved in high rpms. I was moving 30 on a 65. I only have roughly 30000 miles and had bought this new 4 years ago, almost to date. I've driven manual all life and never had this problem. …”