Just last night as I was slowing for a stop, I noticed this weird grind/rubbing sound from the front, passenger side wheel area. I was nearly home, so I just pulled into my garage and did a quick look to see if anything was caught (it sounded like it might be) but didn't see anything.

This morning on the way to work, I heard it again, so I tried to eliminate possiblities on the short trip.

1) The sound seems to be independent of acceleration and braking because:

2) It continues after I stop for a few seconds and kind of sounds like something is swinging around something (if that makes sense).

3) It's annoying as hell now that I know it's there.

Any thoughts? Am I providing enough info?

 

odd. Did you check the belt?

 

So today after work, I hopped in my car and started hearing it again as I took off. I had just about relegated myself to making an appointment with the dealer when I decided to test my theory of something being "stuck" and hit the gas a bit harder than normal -- sure enough, it went away.

Probably not the smartest idea in retrospect, but it worked.

If the sound comes back, I'll re-evaluate. But if not, I'll credit the fix to karma.

 

i remember reading that another Fit owner had the same problem and the noise was coming from a pebble that was wedged between the brake pad and rotor

IIRC, the way he fixed it was similar to your solution except he gunned it in reverse

 

wow...a pebble in the brakes....that sounds like it would be hard to make that happen..
gotta love the FIT

 

Oh I hate pebbles in the brakes. I get about 3 a year.

Once in the old CRV I was sick and tired of it constantly screeching so I stomped on the brake pedal at 55mph and I could see that sucker fly out in front of the car. It was glowing a bright bright red. Usually I have to take the pads out to make it go away if it's not gone in 2 days or so, that sucks a lot.

 

I've had "pebbles in the brakes" on several of my cars (not all of them Hondas). My 81 Civic had that several times.