Our Fit is missing big time. I have several post about it in here already. I changed the filter in the tank hoping that would fix it, i have changed the plugs, both nadda. Now its at the point of dieing at lights.

There is no engine light on but i tried to hook up a obdii reader to it anyway. The thing is the reader is saying its not hooked up. So i took it to an auto parts store thinking the reader was crap. Thier far more expensive reader says the same thing "vehicle not responding/communicating". I checked all the fuses under the dash and in the engine bay. All are good.

Is my computer bad? Is there anything i can do?

 

take it to a dealer!

 

I tried once but the dealer didnt have anyone available people to look at it. Helpful

 

i would make an appointment then?

 

What would they be able to do if they too cant read any codes?

 

A code reader that won't pick up a signal from the port is a warranty issue in itself. Your dealer has no choice but to find the cause of all of your problems. Replacement wiring harness, computer, engine, makes no difference. Your warranty guarantees that the problems must be solved, and your dealer has a lot more resources than you do on your own.

 

I dont have the warranty anymore. The car has 112k on the clock. Its a daily driver that I drive 60 miles one way to work. The problem is getting so bad though I have to do it.

 

Are your problems similar to the ones in this thread?

 

Wow! Sorry to hear that. Your thread title has even more meaning.

 

Yes it is Oofie, but my conditions are much worse then those described. Very similar problems though. Interesting.

Does anyone know if you need an adapter to use an Obdii on Fits? Odd that two different readers say the car is not responding or sending information.

 

Did they start out randomly and just continued to worsen? I just felt the same "hesitation" today and I honestly have no idea where to start looking.

 

Alex,
The absence of warranty coverage means that the fix will cost you, but how much is the question. I have met dealership mechanics who were extremely untalented (fortunately not working for Honda so far). If you are lucky and have a good mechanic who knows what he's doing at your local dealership, your problem should be solved. If an adaptor for the obdi reader is needed, they will have it.

In another thread, mahout suggested to someone else that the "distributor coil" could be the cause of the problem. The problem with that suggestion is that there is no distributor in the Fit, and there are four coils- one for each spark plug. Any dealer shop or independent shop should have the means to find out if one of your coils is malfunctioning. That would certainly cause that cylinder to missfire. If two coils were bad, I don't think the car would run at all.

The main point is, it will cost something to get the problem fixed. It would be best to spend that money where you are most likely to get the service of well trained people with test equipment that is specific to a Honda Fit.

 

how long have you had the car for.. let the dealer handle that... i have no idea what it is.. does it start or atleast try to ?

 

and by the way would you happen to have any killswitches or stabilizer in the car.. didnt the fit come with a stabilizer

 

My wife bought brand new before i met her. Oofie, it just started with faint getting worse and worse. It has no problem starting.

If there was a adapter needed i would think that would go agaisnt the federal law requiring all cars since 1996 having a universal means of reading codes.

 

Would this qualify under the emissions part of the warranty (I cannot remember how many miles the emissions warranty lasts)? In CT, a vehicle would fail emissions if they couldn't read the OBDII codes.

 

Dont know about that one. In my county we dont have to do emissions.

 

Alex-
You can keep posting on the forums forever, and you will get every guess that can be imagined. Any solution is going to cost you money since the car is out of warranty. Your best choice would be to go to any Honda dealership, or any licensed independent repair shop that specializes in Japanese cars, and let them handle it. It'll be done in one day. If an OBD reader adapter is needed, they will have it. One of your coils is almost certainly faulty. Which of the four? A pro will have the diagnostic gear to find out in minutes.

If you wait another week getting more guesses on the forums, all you have done is waste another week to get more wrong answers. If you act on those answers yourself, you will then waste more money on unnecessary parts. Suck it up and spend $150.00 or so on a pro's guaranteed work, and have a car that runs like new again. Just my $.02.

 

Couldnt agree more!

 

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