Mine is doing the same, after reading this i have booked an APt with Honda Service to confirm. Damm thing has 51k on it though!!!! i'll be interested if they agree it's a wheel bearing. drumming/humming sound, but it only happens on right hand turns/corners. straight lines & left turns are fine!!! i just recently had all the brakes done & 4 new tires, so i know that the car had an allignment etc. i was waiting to see if that would cure the issue but alas no.

cheers
Bandit

p.s. you're on CSi too right?

 

Yep I'm on CSi...

 

Any chance this failure has to do with the fact you run extremly high tire pressures? Maybe the tires are not absorbing as much shock from bumps and it is translating into more than just a comfort issue?

I hate Six Sigma programs

 

No wheel bearing issue, but my lower control arm cracked where the ball joint is and simulated a lot of issues that I thought at first was the wheel bearing.

 

After about 7200 miles I don't think any condition could have caused that unless it was already bad.

 

well it went into the shop this morning we'll see what the prognosys is!
i am pissed i am out of warranty!!!!! if it is wheel bearings i might cause a stink & reference all the other cases, see if i can get somewhere!

 

Not a wheel bearing, but at 51,000 miles I've started hearing a loud clanking sound from under the driver's side front of the car when going over any kind of bumps below 30 MPG, especially any kind of stutter (repeating) bumps that upset the suspension. You could feel more vibration and shocks through the steering wheel. It turned out to be a front sway bar bushing has failed and needs replacement. The repair tech at the dealer showed me the part with the car up on a jack. Apparently it's a pretty common problem in Hondas. Looks like it'll be $170 to fix once they get the new bushing in stock.

 

Well it’s official!!!!
Just got off the phone with Peters Honda of Nashua, ($46 diagnostic fee) to confirm what I told them was wrong with it! Right Front wheel bearing!!
WFT @ 51,000 miles I am obviously out of warranty. But this seriously should not happen on a 1 ½ year old car, especially a HONDA!!!
I mentioned to the service manager, that I had read about ½ dozen incidents of wheel Bearings failing on a Honda Fits. He said he had never heard of it! EXECTLY my point I said! This is my 6th Honda, my last, a 2000 SI coupe I traded at 172,000 miles, with not a thing wrong with it! Wheel Bearings should NOT go on a 1 ½ year old car. He agreed, but obviously still wants to charge me $275!!!
I am going to write a letter to HONDA to complain to see if anything can be done.
Any thoughts or suggestions? Can I reference the cases on here?
Best
Bloke

 

Sorry to hear about this happening to you, and I'm kind of feeling your pain ($170 for a new front sway bar bushing at 51,000 miles). I agree that wheel bearings should not go at 51,000 miles. I put 153,000 miles on a Saab 900 and never had a wheel bearing issue. In fact it never even needed a clutch replacement. Then again, my father's 1999 Audi A4 wagon has had 2 wheel bearing failures before 70,000 miles. Maybe Honda will end up helping you out even though its out of warranty?

 

bum-bum-bum, another one bites the dust...

*knock-knock* Hey Honda, stop sending cars out with bad bearings!

 

My update on this subject:

2007 Honda Fit with 23538 kms (Canadian Spec) , left front wheel bearing to be replaced , under warranty.

Just had my B1 completed and added for them to check source of humming noise occuring at 60km and up , accelerating. Also occurs when de- accelerating, i.e. exiting on a freeway ramp. It was isolated to the wheel bearing. Had to come back for another appointment as the part was not in-stock. I hope this in-sight helps.

 

I just had BOTH of my wheel bearings replaced. Just a couple of miles OVER 30,000 miles. They blamed the coilover setup for the failure and promptly charged me $580

 

Let's see.... On my GD1 that I had owned for the begining of 2002 until the the end of 2008.. I managed to go through 6....!! yes 6 wheel bearings 3 up front and 3 in the rear...1st one happened at around 12000km & the rest came about 8000km after that... Honda Japan knows this is a problem with the GD chassis Fits...I'm kind of shocked the US Honda has there head up ... well you know were..

 

dang... guess i'll need to start stocking up on wheel bearings too. hahaha.

thanks for the headsup. i suppose my next wheels i'll use
15x6.5's and 42 or higher offset. (195/50/15).

 

I had some rims on my 94 Cavalier that changed offset just a wee bit, but it ate through wheel bearings like Oreos. Always wondered if the two were connected.
Are there any other non-obvious issues one should be aware of if considering aftermarket rims?

 

Let's fix this wheel bearing issue once and for all

Recall all Honda Jazz / FIT due to defective Wheel Bearings Petition

 

Appreciate the effort man, but
1. Online petitions have never done anything, ever.
2. Recalls are only for safety issues. At most a TSB should be issued for wheel bearings.

 

Than why do they recall the Honda Civics for a wheel bearing issue.

http://nhthqnwws111.odi.nhtsa.dot.go...7V399-1316.pdf

 

significant wheel bearing damage can lead to the wheel falling
off the car.

but usually before that people will know something's wrong
with their little car that sounds like a DC10 at take-off.

 

or seizing..