Honda Element Complaints (2004)

281 consumer complaints on file.

#10095973October 18, 2004
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
DRIVING ON THE ROAD AND AGAIN MY WINDSHIELD CRACKED. THIS WILL BE MY FOURTH WINDSHIELD IN 12K MILES. OBVIOUS A DESIGN FLAW SINCE I HAVE BEEN DRIVING FOR OVER 30 YEARS AND DURING THAT TIME ONLY ONE WINDSHIELD NEEDED TO BE REPLACE. HONDA STATES THAT THE WINDSHIELD IS UPRIGHT AND CANNOT DEFLECT ROAD HAZZARD LIKE A CAR CAN I GUES I NEED TO REPLACE A WINDSHIELD EVERY 3K MILES OR NOT DRIVE IT ON THE HIGHWAYS. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION AND HONDA NEEDS TO TAKE RESPSIBILTY FOR THIER DESIGN FLAW.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10095980October 18, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
I PURCHASED MY 2004 HONDA ELEMENT IN LATE AUGUST. SINCE TAKING OWNERSHIP OF THE ELEMENT, I HAVE NOT HAD MY VEHICLE AVAILABLE TO ME FOR MORE THAN 2 WEEKS AT A TIME DUE TO A LINGERING OIL LEAK. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE IN TO THE DEALERSHIP FIVE TIMES, TO DATE, (FOR THE OIL LEAK) AND THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. THE FIRST TIME, I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS A LOOSE FILTER. I SPOKE DIRECTLY WITH THE MECHANIC. HE ADVISED THAT THE OIL POURED OUT FROM THE FILTER UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE, BUT AFTER HE TIGHTENED IT, IT STOPPED. TIME NUMBER TWO, THE DEALER REPLACED THE OIL PAN, STATING THAT THIS WAS DEFINITELY THE PROBLEM. TIME NUMBER THREE, A DYE WAS PLACED IN THE OIL TO TRACK ITS BEGINNINGS. TIME NUMBER FOUR, THE DEALER HAD A HIGHER-RANKING INSPECTOR FROM HONDA VIEW THE LEAKING DYE, AND IT WAS DEEMED TO BE A "PRESSURE VALVE" PROBLEM OF SOME SORT. DAYS AGO, THE OIL PUDDLES BELOW MY VEHICLE BEGAN AGAIN. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY HAVE HAD IT FOR FOUR DAYS ONLY TO LEARN THAT THEY CANNOT LOCATE THE SOURCE OF THE LEAK; SO I AM TO PICK MY ELEMENT UP FROM THE DEALER TOMORROW WITH NO REPAIR. WILL A PROBLEM OF THIS SORT MEET THE CRITERIA OF THE LEMON LAW? I HAVE NOT LOST FAITH IN HONDA, BUT I'M THINKING THAT MAYBE I SHOULD HAVE GONE WITH A SIMPLE BUT RELIABLE CIVIC.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10115322October 12, 2004
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MAJOR (DEADLY) FLAW IN 2004 HONDA ELEMENT. *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE DESIGN FLAW THAT WAS DISCOVERED WHILE SITTING INSIDE THE VEHICLE ON THE DAY OF PURCHASING MAY RESULT IN THE ENTRAPMENT OF OCCUPANTS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10093187September 27, 2004
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
WINDSHIELD DAMAGE. HONDA CASE NUMBER #N012004092702375 (COMPLAIN FILED 9/12/04). DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN MY WINDSHIELD GOT A DING BOTTOM LEFT THEN IMMEDIATELY THE GLASS CRACKED ABOUT 12 INCHES. HONDA 2004 ELEMENT WITH LESS THAN 3,700 MILES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10092609September 14, 2004
STEERING, TIRES:VALVE
WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE'S STEERING LOCKED. THE VEHICLE'S TIRE VALVE WAS FAULTY AND RESULTED IN A FLAT TIRE. *NM WHEN THE STEERING LOCKED FOR THE SECOND TIME, THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SHOULDER AND THE VEHICLE RESTARTED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO FIND ANY MALFUNCTION. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10090991September 14, 2004
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
CRACK IN WINDSHIELD BEGINS UNDER DRIVER'S SIDE WINDSHIELD WIPER GROWS UPWARD AND THE FLARES OFF IN DIRECTION OF PASSENGER WIPER. NO IMPACT, CRACK APPEARS WHILE CAR IS PARKED. CAR 3 WEEKS OLD WITH 1100 MILES. AFTER MUCH DISCUSSION WITH SERVICE DEPARTMENT, WINDSHIELD REPLACED BUT SAID IT WOULD BE A ONE TIME ONLY REPLACEMMENT BASIS AS A GOOD WILL GESTURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10090535September 7, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
MY 2004 HONDA ELEMENT (SUV) BURST INTO FLAMES WHILE UNDER OPERATION. THIS VEHICLE HAD LESS THAN 10,000 MILES OF USE. ON THE DATE MENTIONED AT ABOUT 1450 HOURS I AND MY WIFE WERE OCCUPANTS IN THE VEHICLE WHICH HAD BEEN IN USE FOR ABOUT FIVE MINUTES. WHEN A CLOUD OF SMOKE BEGAN TO EMINATE FROM THE LOWER ENGING COMPARTMENT. UPON EXAMINATION, A FIRE WAS DISCOVERED IN THE LOWER PORTION OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT NEAR THE FIRE WALL. POLICE AND FIRE UNITS WERE SUMMONED. THEY RESPONDED, BUT NOT BEFORE THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN CONSUMED BY FLAMES. I HAVE READ TODAY THAT THIS APPEARS TO BE A CHRONIC PROBLEM WITH HONDA SUV'S. I WAS NOT GIVEN NOTICE OF THIS CONDITION AND I AM ADVISING YOU THAT THIS PROCLIVITY TO BURN, IN CONJUNCTION WITH REAR DOORS THAT CANNOT EASILY OPEN. IS A HIGHLY HAZARDOUS CONTITION. THIS WILL ULTIMATELY RESLULT IN SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. N WHY ISN'T HONDA NOTIFYING ANYONE OR RECALLING THE VEHICLES? PLEASE RESPOND.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10090433September 4, 2004
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
THE WINDSHIELD ON MY ELEMENT CRACKED AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE STREET. AS THERE WERE FEW CARS ON THE ROAD AND NONE IN FRONT OF ME FOR PERHAPS A 1/4 MILE, I AM CONFIDENT THAT THERE WAS NO ROAD DEBRIS OR ANYTHING ELSE WHICH HIT THE WINDSHIELD. OVER THE COURSE OF THE NEXT 30 MINUTES I WATCHED AS THE CRACK EXPANDED AN ADDITIONAL 3 INCHES, TOTALLING ABOUT 7 INCHES. THIS IS TROUBLING SINCE THERE ARE REPORTS OF THIS BEING A PROBLEM WITH HONDA ELEMENTS AND HONDA DENIES THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10082841July 28, 2004
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
VERY SMALL STONE HIT THE WINDSHIELD OF MY 2003 HONDA ELEMENT, AND THE WINDSHIELD CRACKED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10082804July 27, 2004
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
TODAY, I FOUND AN 8 INCH CRACK ON MY WINDSHIELD OF MY 2004 HONDA ELEMENT. I DON'T RECALL ANYTHING HITTING MY WINDSHIELD RECENTLY AND THERE IS NO STAR OR CHIPPING ON THE WINDSHIELD, INDICATING AN IMPACT. I HAVE ANOTHER CAR THAT HAD WINDSHIELD DAMAGE, BUT THAT WAS DUE TO A BOLT THAT CAME FLYING AT THE CAR. THE CRACK SEEMS TO START ON THE EDGE (UNDER THE RUBBER SEAL) ABOUT 6 INCHES ABOVE THE BOTTOM AND EXTENDS UP IN A "J" SHAPE. I BELIEVE THIS IS DUE TO THE DEFECTIVE WINDSHIELD PROBLEM I HAVE READ ABOUT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10082300July 20, 2004
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
RECURRING CRACKS AND CHIPS IN WINDSHIELD OF HONDA ELEMENT... HAD WINDSHIELD REPLACED AFTER 1 WEEK OF OWNING VEHICLE... MULTI-CHIPS IN WINDSHIELD AGAIN... MANY ELEMENT OWNERS HAVE REPORTED THE SAME... THERE IS EVEN A WEBSITE CALLED ELEMENTCRACKS.COM WHERE OWNERS HAVE REPORTED THE SAME PROBLEMS. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10081190July 16, 2004
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
PARKED THE CAR IN THE GARAGE AND THERE WAS NO ISSUE. I GOT IN THE CAR THE NEXT MORNING TO FIND A 2" CRACK IN THE WINDSHIELD STARTING AT THE TOP WITH NO SIGN OF IMPACT. CRACK HAS SINCE GROWN TO ALMOST THE ENTIRE WINDSHIELD HEIGHT WITH NO EXTREME CHANGES IN TEMPERATURE OR LIGHT (I HAVE BEEN OUT OF THE COUNTRY FOR THE LAST FEW WEEKS AND THE CAR HAS BEEN IN MY GARAGE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10079722July 15, 2004
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
DURING A 45 MPH FRONTAL COLLISION FRONT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK *LA
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10081980July 14, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
WHILE DRIVING TO WORK, VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE . *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10080984July 13, 2004
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
HONDA ELEMENT 2004 - HAD FOR ABOUT 3 WEEKS, CRACK DEVELOPED UNDER WINDSHIELD WIPER, DRIVER SIDE. STARTED FROM BOTTOM, CAME UP ABOUT 3 INCHES, MINISCULE STARBURST, THEN ANOTHER TEN OR SO INCHES. HONDA DEALER REFUSED TO REPAIR UNDER WARRANTY OR GOODWILL CLAIM. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10080777July 10, 2004
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
WINDSHIELD CRACKED (IN 2 SEPARATE PLACES!?!) WITH NO APPARENT ROCK CHIP OR DAMAGE. I HAVE OWNED THE CAR LESS THAN 6 MONTHS WHEN THIS HAPPENS. APPARENTLY A DEFECT THAT MANY OTHERS HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT. NO COOPERATION FROM THE DEALERSHIP I PURCHASED AT. WON'T MAKE MY NEXT CAR A HONDA BECAUSE OF THIER FAILURE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10072815May 18, 2004
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
CRACK IN WINDSHIELD THAT STARTS AT CORNER, PASSENGER SIDE, AND CONTINUES AT 45 DEGREE ANGLE (APPROX) 16". NO IDENTIFIABLE IMPACT POINT. OBVIOUS STRESS FAILURE DUE TO WINDSHIELD OR MOUNTING FLANGE DEFECT. HAVE NOT YET CONTACTED PURCHASEING DEALER. CAR IS 3 MONTHS OLD WITH 12,000 MILES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10072661May 15, 2004
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
MY WINDSHIELD CRACKED ON THE LOWER PASSENGER SIDE AREA AROUND THE WIPER. NOTHING HIT THE WINDSHIELD AND IT APPEARS TO BE A PRESSURE CRACK. WE ONLY HAVE AROUND 1400 MILES ON THE ELEMENT. IT IS THE 2004 MODEL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10066635May 15, 2004
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
THE FRONT WINDSHIELD HAD TO BE REPLACED 3 TIMES BECAUSE OF STRESS CRACKS. THE CRACK ARE ON THE PILLAR ON THE DRIVER SIDE. THE CAUSE OF THE STRESS CRACK IS UNDETERMINED. *MR *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10072329May 10, 2004
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
THE WINDSHIELD OF A 2004 HONDA ELEMENT I'VE HAD FOR ABOUT A MONTH DEVELOPED A CRACK WHILE PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY. THE CRACK APPEARS TO HAVE STARTED AT THE BASE OF THE WINDSHIELD. IT GOES UP AND THEN CURVES OUT TOWARD THE LEFT SIDE OF THE CAR (FACING FORWARD OUTSIDE THE CAR). *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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