What are you using for brains??? Towing with a Fit absolutely WON'T void anyone's warranty unless their lack of skill, judgment and experience causes damage to the car. Those of us who use our cars in the manner that we choose would not even ask for warranty coverage for repairs if we burned up the transmission by poor choices in trailer use. At least I wouldn't. If you don't break the car, there are NO WARRANTY issues. Can you understand that? Towing the right size and load does not break the car. Can you understand that too?

Why don't you and "donewithyou" the Carmel Kid take your ignorant preaching jags to the forums members who lower their Fits to the point of dragging the oil pan on the ground. Broken tie rods, sudden oil loss and broken motor mounts warranty claims would be laughed out of any and all dealerships. I'm sure that those folks would be just as pleased with your unasked-for advice as we are.

 

What are YOU using for brains? Sorry but HONDA, you know, the entity that actually enforces the warranty-Their name is on the car, has put in the owners manual...you know the book that HONDA gives you about the vehicle....that you clearly CAN void the warranty if damage is deemed a result of towing.

You don't have control over warranty claims...Honda does.

Nice that YOU think the risk is worth taking. Plus no DUH...if no damage is done...no warranty claim will be made...

But it's a convenient cop out to say "Towing with a Fit absolutely WON'T void anyone's warranty unless their lack of skill, judgment and experience causes damage to the car."

Well? can YOU guarantee anyones "skill, judgement and experience"?

Yeah...if you tow with a Fit and nothing ever goes wrong? Then obviously nothing has gone wrong...that's not the point.

The TRUTH is Honda goes to the trouble of specifically stating in their owners manual that A: The Fit is not designed to tow, B: That doing so can void Warranties (plural).

Sorry if you think YOU and individual experiences trump the reality of Honda USA. Are you willing to pony up for any repairs when some individual does do damage to their vehicle because they "thought" they had the knowledge, skill and experience to tow with a Fit?

Listen, I agree with you more than you think. I honestly do think that you can modestly and carefully tow using a Fit.

But like I said, Right Tool for the Job. If I have a choice, I'm not using a Fit. I'm not using a vehicle inwhich the manufacturer clearly tells me do not use it for this purpose.

This isn't bowing down to the mighty Honda....this is reading comprehension.

Pg. 238 OWNERS MANUAL

Your vehicle is not designed to tow a
trailer. Attempting to do so can void
your warranties.

Right Tool for the Job is a degree of common sense as well. A lightweight vehicle, sub-compact, with as minimal weight restrictions as The Honda Fit does have...is IMO simply not the best tool for the job.

Tow away....but don't pretend YOU know better than Honda, or that you are writing the Honda Fit towing parameters or have any control over whether or not Honda would or would not void a warranty if you towed. Because YOU do not.

 

I agree, and how much stuff can you carry in a small trailer anyway? Get a bigger truck, pull the car, be comfortable and not feel vulnerable.

 

Back to dontaskbrad, what exactly are you thinking of hauling 3k? Seems we have a lot of preachers here. If the weight is reasonable, I would just tow. I went to Baja (3600 miles total) with my 2008 Fit every year for four years towing two motorcycles with gear, including the Grapevine mountainous pass. If your load is reasonably light and the terrain mild, I would go for it. As others have suggested, if you are inexperienced with towing, I would say error in the side of caution. Nobody here wants anyone to have a bad experience. Regardless of if you tow or not, with a tow hitch, you can do things like this:

 

Insulting people and making put down remarks (in bold) isn't going to prove your point. And, you are mostly expressing opinions, while we are mostly pointing out facts:

Opinion: People can learn how to pull a trailer in a safe a manner as possible.
Fact: True, but the safety of doing that depends not only on the skill of the driver (up to a point) but to a much larger extent, the safety of the equipment used and the ability of the car to pull a trailer.

Opinion: You think the Fit is capable of towing a trailer based on several posts here by others who have done it.
Fact: No one said it isn't able to pull a trailer, the issue has to do with appropriateness and the safety of doing it and the other possible consequences of attempting it.

Fact: Honda has made it quite clear that the car is not intended to pull trailers and that the owners warranties will be voided.
Opinion: They don't know what they are talking about, they are trying to take away your right to freedom since it's your car, the warranty won't be voided if nothing gets hurt and even if something does get hurt the high moral standard of Fit trailer towers would prevent them from making a warranty claim (boy, that's a duzzer), and on and on...

Fact: The legal implications of driving with a fit hauling a trailer, no matter how big it is, could be horrific if you have an accident since Honda has clearly stated the car is not designed to tow a trailer. The "Law of Negligence" would make it an easy win for a prosecuting lawyer in court.
Opinion: "Oh Brother..."

You noticed the OP didn't stick around, probably left in a hurry with some of the responses they got.

Triskelion: I thought this was a forum, a place you come to discuss things and ask for advice. Instead we are haughtily told that we are ignorant for not searching for answers that agree with your viewpoint and opinions and little put downs litter your comments. It's not like this is a topic that has been brought up over and over again, but even if it were, why not try to just answer the posters questions, instead of saying, go search and find the answers, my time is too precious and I am way above you. And, anything you say that doesn't agree with me is stupid, etc. My "unasked for advice?" So, you just want to listen to yourself talk? And that's what you call a "Forum?"

These kinds of responses have happened to me in other posts here and I've seen it happen to others as well... it's leaving a bad taste.

Have a nice day... with yourself.

 

Good advice, just be aware of the dangers.

 

In other markets, Honda rates the Jazz/Fit 5MT for 1000kg with trailer brakes and 800kg for the CVT.

They don't do this in the US for the sole reason that most of my countrymen are ignorant boobs with a tendency for lawsuits.

That is all.

 

UK Jazz (Fit) Max towing capacity - 2200 lbs. (1000kg) w/trailer brakes.... without it's still ~990lbs (450kg) see --> Honda Jazz model grades under weights & capacities. Oh, and that's the 1.4L version.

As someone else mentioned Honda even sells a hitch attachment in pretty much every market except NA....

Yes, the USDM manual says towing will void your warranty... what does that say about the US?
edit: DSM answered the question before it was asked... like Jeopardy.

 

Like all things in life, use reasonable judgement and common sense. When you travel abroad, its easy to see how we in the US lead such scared, litigious lives.

 

The sad thing is, this is probably the precise reason why Honda didn't rate the Fit for towing in the U.S. and did everywhere else.



Pussification of America.

 

Ha ha ha ha ha. Who would have thought this thread would go this far. No matter, good post.

 

I bought a hitch for mine, its a Draw-tite. Says 2000lb capacity, 200lb tongue weight but i think the Fit is not good for more then 1000lb towing realistically. I bought mine to use my Yakima bike rack, no intentions of towing though. $131 online shipped.

 

That's a dope s works man, wish I can go baller like that haha :-)

 

The interstate highway system regardless of where you travel has sections that are in deplorable condition. Almost all of the issues are caused by construction projects underway to correct the problems. Nevertheless, you'll probably be much happier if you rent a truck and make the move in two vehicles. I know your Fit will be happier.

 

 

Were it I, I would trailer the fit and use it as cargo space.

 

A pic of my homebuilt mc/utility trailer

 

the bike almost looks bigger or a diff scale lol

love the Fit, looks cute even with a trailer! I was thinking hitch carrier at first but now I want a little utility trailer or a motorcycle trailer

 

You're right. I should have taken the photo from a 90 degree angle to give it the correct perspective. Its a small trailer and it looks perfect on the Fit.

 

I just got done putting a reese hitch on 2011 fit sport, the reese is the same as the draw-tite and hidden hitch. Here is what I didn't take away from the video's but might be helpful for others: This hitch is heavy considering its a class 1 hitch for a subcompact car, I wasn't expecting it to be as heavy as it is. You may want to get a helper, one wasn't available for me so I used bungee cords, jack stands and a floor jack instead. The exhaust heat shield is in the way of where the hitch needs to go so you will need to bend it out of the way, once the hitch is in place you can bend it back. It is soft aluminum and bends easy but once you have the hitch in position and ready to go in place its a little difficult to get in there so do it first. Also, make sure you have an 11/16 deep well socket, the threads protrude too far for a standard 3/8 drive socket. 50 ft/lbs is the torque spec, most people can't get that on a std combination wrench laying on their back,at least I can't. I'm actually waiting on the wife to get back from the store she's picking me up a socket on the way home. All in all its not difficult, just a little cumbersome by yourself