I had a strange sound coming from the front passenger side of my car. Sounded kind of like a flat; just a soft type of knocking/thud sound, especially if I hit a bump or a crack or something. It didn't improve or get worse really. Just consistent knocking. More than just the sound, I would swear I could feel the tiniest vibration in the seat and steering wheel when it would happen.

Took it to the dealer and it was diagnosed as a dead strut. They replaced my "strut, strut cap and strut bearing" on that side and the problem is gone. The repair was done under warranty. I had 26,000 miles on it at the time.

Just wanted to report here. I've been too lazy to get onto TrueDelta, but I will.

Other than this, the bumper recall and (now) the coil recall, I've had no other worrisome issues with the car including fit and finish type stuff. Built 6/2014, vin in the low 12,000s.

 

was there any fluid leakage? i also remember some posts about rear shocks going as well.

haven't noticed anything on mine yet, and i am nearing the bumper to bumper warranty end date. guess i will look her over before winter.

 

I also had the front passenger strut replaced. I was able to grab the wheel and wiggle it around. It was most noticeable when going over uneven ground that would cause oscillation. It pretty much sounded like the strut was bouncing around, like a loose top nut.

 

Did replacing the strut fix your loose wheel? If you could wiggle your wheel back and forth it sounds more like a tie rod problem.

 

Thats funny my Fit has 19k and they just replaced my front right shock under warranty also.

 

wtf, already? I've had my Fit for a year and it's closing on 8k miles.

 

8K? I've had mine since mid June and have over 12K. I like it. It fits....

 

Well I also have 2 cars. I put like 30k miles a year on he other one