2007 Honda Fit: water leaks into the cabin

Filed Apr 19, 2023 · Body · WA

All honda fits have a massive water penatration issue. Water leaks from even small amounts of water from rear lift hatch from cracks in the weld seems an into car along inside on both sides in to the wheel well with spar tire. This causes high humidity and consequently massive damageing moister and rusting inside. Found to compromise electrical for tail lights and Hazzard lights. Also causeing massive sweating of water vapor that leads to obscure of ability to see through rear window and through all windows. Also massive threat to elderly and children and immune compromised people because toxic mold growth is likely to form. Honda refuses to repair say they don't care how many die because of issue. Children almost killed due to inability to see through rear window.

Filed Jul 17, 2018 · Transmission · IL

Right half shaft failed due to salty winter road water entering the area between the shaft damper and the shaft, gradually corroding the shaft until there was no longer enough sound metal left to transmit torque to the wheel. The shaft failed while leaving a stoplight; if it had failed at highway speed, it likely would have been disastrous. From what I can find on a honda fit forum, this seems to be a fairly frequent failure mode for both fits and civics. I have three other photos of the failed half shaft, but they are a bit too large to upload. I also retained the failed part.

Filed Mar 5, 2018 · Body · 64,000 miles · WV

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 honda fit. The contact stated that water entered into the cabin of the vehicle on the rear passenger side. The contact stated that the water accumulated in the rear wheel well on the passenger, and the rear seat and carpeting was soaked. The contact stated that the failure was caused by a fracture along the weld for the rear hatch hinges. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. A dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer was not notified. The approximate failure mileage was 64,000.

Filed Oct 16, 2017 · Body · 25,000 miles · RI

My 2007 honda fit sport (automatic) has had a trunk leak for years. I had noticed wet carpeting behind the passenger side seat but assumed it was from wet shoes after rainfall. It turns out that this is in fact a failure in the window/door seal in the rear passenger side door. The car had begun to develop an odor which, when I checked today, has turned into mold. We can't drive the car at all because of fears of inhaling mold spores. I had checked the fitfreak.net website and it seems that this is an extremely common issue among fit owners. Why has this not been addressed? My car is worthless unless this can be fixed and the mold totally removed. It doesn't matter whether the car is moving or stationary: water will seep in from the frame, wet the carpet, and produce mold.

Filed Jul 5, 2015 · Body · 20,000 miles · OH

Water leaking into rear seat wells and spare well. Fixed 3 times by taping failed door plastic sheeting. Mold growing on carpet. Frame tested under carpet. Water now leaking into spare well as well. Mold removal needed to make car driveable. Car is a health hazard with 3 species of toxic mold present. Please recall as this problem is a common problem. New carpet needed new deals and door sheeting needed. This problem has been for going for 5 years. Dealer refused to fix under warranty.

Filed Apr 7, 2015 · Body · 60,000 miles · CT

Vehicle leaks water that accumulates in the spare tire well. Dealer said the fixed it but still leaks. Honda claims unaware of any issues although multiple complaints found on-line.

Filed Feb 18, 2015 · Body, Visibility · 100,000 miles · MA

Rear passenger side door leaks water every time it rains. Safety concerns are mold growth on carpeting, body rust from exposure to water, seats have also gotten wet when folded down into foot area (more mold), windows fog up because of extra humidity in the vehicle (impairing visibility), and could potentially also be causing damage to the electrical system from extra humidity. Have also found water in spare tire well in back of car, but I'm not sure where this entered the car. Asked a honda dealer about this and they wanted to charge $200 just to diagnose the problem, which seems like a common issue judging by the amount of discussions in online forums.

Filed Jul 14, 2014 · Body · 10,800 miles · NJ

Water leaked into the spare tire area causing the entire backseat floor area to be saturated with water causing mold and rust. The dealer had to seam seal the upper right side of roof. Rear tail light gasket had to be replaced because water was also coming in through the area.

Filed Apr 21, 2014 · Body · 70,000 miles · NY

Water is leaking into trunk spare tire compartment and floor underneath rear seats, especially on the passenger side of the car. Took car to dealer for repair in the morning, left for entire day and was told that they could not diagnose the source of the water leak. Dealer told me I would need to bring back the car for further testing that could take a few hours and at least $300. I cannot afford to keep taking in the car for the entire day, paying a lot of money and not even have a guarantee the problem will be fixed. I have tried to seal a crack I found in the roof seam (based on information I could find online of other owners with a similar problem). If this does not fix the problem, I am not sure what I will do. Honda customer service was extremely unhelpful when I called them. They told me they could not do anything until the dealer found the source of the problem, but the dealer was not able to even do that!

Filed Mar 1, 2014 · Body · 60,000 miles · CA

2007 honda fit major issues: door seals do not keep out water which results in extremely saturated wet floor in the driver, rear, trunk and rear passenger area. The problem will eventually rust out the vehicle prematurely and is a liability and unsafe vehicle for long term use. With the wet interior comes mold and mildew that is very harmful to your health and not fit for children or adults especially with asthma. Honda has not acknowledged this issue.

Filed Jan 1, 2014 · Body · 50,000 miles · GA

2007 honda fit major issues: door seals do not keep out water which results in wet floor in the trunk and rear passenger area. The problem will eventually rust out the vehicle prematurely and is a liability and unsafe vehicle for long term use. With the wet interior comes mold and mildew that is very harmful to your health and not fit for children or adults. Honda has not acknowledged this issue.

Filed May 9, 2013 · Body · 94,000 miles · WI

Water leaks into rear hatch and pools into the spare tire compartment.