I have a 2011 Fit base model 5spd. with 15,xxx miles. I was running late for work today so i was driving the car hard (bringing it to redline). My commute to work is about 1/2 mile of city streets and 8-10 miles on the highway. When i was entering onto the highway i shifted 1st, 2nd, 3rd to red line, then shifted to 4th and brought my speed up to 80mph where i then shifted to 5th to set my cruise control at 80mph. well before i had time to switch to cruise control my car started to sputter, lose power and die while i was in 5th gear. i turned my hazards on and pulled over. I waited ~5minutes and started the car back up, my check engine light is now on but the car seems to run fine. I am extremely nervous now and i bought this car for fun reliable transportation to have fun with also. my only mod is lyon's diy intake. i ended being late for work, we have a strict policy for tardiness and my boss told me i am probably fired now. all thanks to the fit. please help.

 

i know hondas like to throw that light if the engine was missing, i hope it wasnt missing at 15,xxx miles... wtf could this be?

 

You have a warranty. Go use it.

 

Not sure where you live, or where you work, but if you are not a problem employee, and don't have a stack of write ups in your file, they will have a pretty difficult time firing you over being late a first time.

I didn't even know that a Fit could even reach 80mph.

 

im gonna go to autozone and have them scan my car and im gonna gogle the code to figure out what it is

 

I would just follow boogers advice and take the car to the dealer and have them do what you paid for them to do in this case.

 

My warranty is voided probably from painting valve cover and intake manifold. Lyons DIY intake. And a hacked up exhaust

 

First get to autozone and get those codes....then get an ultraguage to save yourself a trip next time....

my guess is to put in the stock airbox, unplug the battery for 10 minutes of so (hope you have your audio codes)

get yourself an ultraguage (cheap and great product) plug everything in and drive it around.

 

check your maf also just in case it got fouled up. Buy MAF cleaner (no substitutions) and clean it off.

 

" I was running late for work today..."

Yet somehow it is all thanks to the fit.

Hope your car is all right.

 

Just put the original intake back in. They have to show you that the modification resulted in the car's failure to deny the warranty. They can be totally unrelated.

 

You should also tell your boss that he's "probably fired" What a dick.

Painting the manifold isn't going to void the warranty. Use the warranty.

 

Since you've messed with the intake, check the MAF sensor. Delicate part that could have been damaged by vibrations, mishandling, and oil. Electric parts cleaner (spray can) will clean it, if it's from intake oil. Would explain why the car seems to run fine. Probably just threw a code at one point.

 

This is ridiculous.

If your story is true and you've only done those "modifications" then drive it up to the dealer and ask them to fix it. Just take off that yellow sticker you have on there, those void the warranty!

 

I really hope you didn't downshift into 3rd accidentally instead of upshifting into 5th.

 

My buddy blew up his v6 accord doing that!

Where in NH you from?

 

Hampton Beach! Nice to see another NH resident on here

 

If he hit 80 in 3rd the rev limiter kicked in, or I should say that mine would kick in at 80.... I'd just pull the ground wire from the battery for a few minutes to clear the CEL and keep on driving the hell out of it... Hayden is probably right about cleaning the MAF so do that too and drive the hell out of it.

 

i'm sorry i just had to LOL at that comment.

I like how you stated yourself you were late, but ended up blaming your fit.

anyways.. as already mentioned, take it into honda, or at the very least pull the codes.

 

so i disconnected the battery, took apart my intake, cleaned the maf, made the intake fit better and now the light went away and all is good.