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2008 Honda Fit service brakes, hydraulic problems

13 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the service brakes, hydraulic on the 2008 Honda Fit6% of all complaints for this model year.

13
Service Brakes, Hydraulic complaints
6%
share of all complaints
30,000 mi
median reported incident mileage
4 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • At start-up there seems to be enough brake booster vacuum for one braking; the next time I hit the brakes it goes to the floor as if there is no power brake assist. There are brakes there, but it takes a huge amount of force and if you're not expecting it would be easy to hit something. It happens…

    filed May 9, 2012

  • There is something seriously wrong with the brakes. The brakes lack feel and are "spongy." this causes great difficulty during braking. At high speeds, the brakes seem to function properly, but at low speeds it does not. When I press the brake pedal, instead of braking, the brake pedal will drop…

    filed Jan 18, 2012

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic problems in other Fit years

YearReportsShare
2011 Fit11%
2010 Fit42%
2009 Fit52%
2007 Fit31%
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Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.