In June, our 2015 Honda Fit wouldn't start. We took it to a 3rd party repair shop that gave us a new starter--ours was apparently burnt out.

2 weeks later, the car dies again. We take it back and they keep it for 4 days because the starter is almost burnt out again.

1 month later, it dies again. They determined it's faulty wiring and assured us it should be fine.

Drove to Colorado for a trip (around 2,000 miles roundtrip), came back, all the service lights came on and it would shutter while stopped at a red light. Finally took it to a dealer for them to charge us $2100 to repair the fuel injectors and adjust the valves.

Now, a month later, we get this sound (in video) after cold starting it for more than 24 hours. A 3rd party Honda mechanic listened to it and said that it's the starter, but we took it to a mechanic friend who says the starter's fine.

Any clue as to what's going on??

I guess my overall question would be: is this car cursed? Should I cut my losses and just start looking for another car?

 

VTC actuator; common issue on the GK5s. Apparently not detrimental to the engine's health and more of an annoying sound than anything else. My 2017 started doing this at ~35K miles.

 

search is your friend:




https://www.fitfreak.net/forums/3rd-...le-2015-a.html

https://www.fitfreak.net/forums/3rd-...e-issue-3.html

https://www.fitfreak.net/forums/3rd-...old-start.html

 

New emblem with slant H is needed!

 

Thanks so much for this one! My 2016 Fit makes the same exact sound...and now I know why! It has worried me for a while now.

 

Yeah, just an annoyance, but if it's still covered under warranty or extended warranty, then get Honda to fix it.