2011 Honda Fit Engine problems

The contact owns a 2011 Honda Fit. The contact stated while driving uphill at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle stalled. The maintenance warning light was illuminated. Additionally, the vehicle was consuming an excessive amount of engine oil and fuel. The contact stated that after refueling the vehicle fully, the fuel gauge displayed a half tank. The vehicle was taken to several independent mechanics, the dealer, and a second dealer, The Auto Connection (10910 Midlothian Tpke, Richmond, VA 23235), where it was determined that the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 86,691.

Spark plug blowout, threads ripped on cylinder 3. Car lost power and ejected spark plug on highway.

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Engine misfiring in cylinder #2 while in motion and stationary on at least city streets. Excess fuel in catalytic converter causes engine to reduce power output. Car becomes extremely difficult to accelerate, potentially causing accidents when crossing through intersections. Upon engine inspection the #2 spark plug unthreaded itself at least three turns before destroying remaining 9 threads and dislodging from the head catching into the coil pack. Car has approximately 60k miles, spark plugs never touched outside of honda factory, and service interval calls for spark plug replacement in the 100k region.

Upon realizing declining fuel economy and an engine misfire warning I replaced my plugs noting that cylinder 2 plug required almost no removal torque and was very fouled (pictures available). Less than a 4 months later, engine light came on, diagnosed within minutes as misfire, before I could return home, engine ejected plug and started a fire in the engine compartment. I was able to extinguish the fire with snow (and 2 cans of diet soda) before the car was consumed but I suffered burns on the hands from dripping melted plastic.

Today 06/08/2015 I got my car back from my local mechanic after major service @93000 miles. He told me 3 out of 4 spark plugs in the engine were loose(they were only hand-tight): one was secured, one was almost out of the engine and blacked out, and two of them were half way in. That correlated an incidence august 2014 when I was driving on the freeway. My honda fit suddenly lost power to no more than 20mph. I got it towed to dealer and they told me one of the spark plug was completely blown out of the engine,...

After driving 20 miles through traffic with 1/2 tank gas and radiator temperature ok, no warning lights showing: turned right at intersection and lost all engine power (no throttle response), then all lights (headlights and dash). Steering became stiff. We think cd player stayed on. Luckily no nearby traffic and enough momentum to pull into nearby parking lot. Put car in park, turned key off and removed it. Replaced key and car started with lights ok. We've had this car for 1500 miles and this is the first time it's done this. *Tr

The a/c condenser is extremely exposed to damage from road debris. There are "vents" which lie below the license plate holder near the road, wide enough to fit a fist and the length of the front bumper. This allows all kinds of road debris to enter and hit the a/c condenser only inches behind the opening. This damage has been reported on a number of websites from model year 2008 to 2011. A similar issue has also been reported in a number of other honda car models, including the cr-v and the odyssey, which resulted...

The a/c condenser is extremely exposed to damage from road debris. There are "vents" which lie below the license plate holder near the road, wide enough to fit a fist and the length of the front bumper. This allows all kinds of road debris to enter and hit the a/c condenser only inches behind the opening. This damage has been reported on a number of websites from model year 2008 to 2011. A similar issue has also been reported in a number of other honda car models, including the cr-v and the odyssey, which resulted...

I purchased my second honda automobile three months ago: a brand new 2011 honda fit with less than 10 miles on it. Just drove to dallas to see my grandkids and coming back, the air conditioning went out. I took it into don carlton honda this morning - and they are telling me that a "rock must have gone through the grill" and punctured a hole in the compressor - the cost? $780!!! Now, after researching on the internet, I find that this has been a complaint since 2009. I hesitate to call this a "racket" but...