Honda Element Complaints

1,283 consumer complaints on file.

#10088268August 20, 2004
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
WHILE DRIVING ON HWY 1, NO TRAFFIC ANYWHERE, WINDSHIELD ON MY 2003 HONDA ELEMENT WITH 8000 PLUS MILES ON IT CRACKED FROM UNDER THE WINDSHIELD WIPER ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE UP ABOUT 5 INCHES. CAR HAS A BUG/ROCK SHIELD ON IT. NO VISIBLE MARK ON WINDSHIELD JUST THIS CRACK INSIDE THE GLASS. DEALER REFUSES TO FIX. ENTIRE WINDSHIELD NEEDS TO BE REPLACED CANNOT JUST REPAIR. I AM IN MY SIXTIES AND HAVE OWNED LOTS OF CARS. HAD MANY THINGS HIT OTHER WINDSHIELDS, NEVER REPLACED A WHOLE WINDSHIELD BEFORE AND NEVER WHEN NO TRAFFIC AROUND OR ANYTHING TO CAUSE CRACK EXCEPT WHAT I BELIEVE IS A DEFECTIVE WINDSHIELD, DESIGN OR SOMETHING INHERENT IN THE CAR. HONDA SHOULD COME FORWARD AND ADMIT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH ITS WINDSHIELD AND THE STRESS THAT IS PLACED ON IT CAUSING IT TO BE UNFIT FOR THE PURPOSE FOR WHICH IT WAS INTENDED. WE HAVE A HIGH DEDUCTIBLE SO MUST ABSORB THE COST OURSELVES. IF THE NEXT WINDSHIELD FAILS AND THE ONE AFTER THAT GOODBYE ANY TAX REFUNDS OR ANYTHING ELSE THAT IS SUPPOSED TO HELP CONSUMERS. PLEASE OPEN AN INVESTIGATION ON THIS MATTER. I JUST LEARNED WE ARE NOT ALONE. MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM IN THE SAME UNUSUAL WAY. THE CRACK IS IN THE GLASS AND NOT CAUSED BY AN EXTERNAL EVENT. IT SURE LOOKS LIKE A DEFECT IN THE VEHICLE. PLEASE HELP. THANK YOU.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10086529August 10, 2004
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
CRACK APPERED ON THE WINDSHIELD, BEGINNING AT THE BOTTOM OF THE WINDSHIELD, BELOW THE WIPER BLADE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10086342August 6, 2004
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
CRACKED WINDSHIELD. DEALERSHIP UNWILLING TO HELP.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10083094August 1, 2004
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
MY 2003 HONDA ELEMENT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP 3 TIMES WITH REGARDS TO THE SAME COMPLAINT. THE CAR WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. THE FIRST TIME THEY REPLACED A INTERNAL PART AND THE OTHER TIMES I WAS TOLD IT WAS JUST A LOOSE CALBE. THIS HAS BEEN VERY FRUSTRATING FOR US. AFTER READING OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THIS WEB SITE I REALIZED THAT THE CRACKED WINDSHIELD WE HAVE MAY NOT HAVE BEEN DUE TO A STONE BUT THAT THE HONDA ELEMENT HAS A DEFECT PROBLEM WITH THEIR WINDSHIELDS. HOW INTERESTING THAT THEY DO NOT RESPOND TO THE CONSUMER! EVERYONE SHOULD CONTINUE TO WRITE IN ABOUT THEIR PROBLEMS.*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
#10082888July 28, 2004
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
MY WINDSHIELD CRACKED AS EXPLAINED IN THE SERVICE BULLETIN 03-028. I KNOW TWO OTHER ELEMENT OWNERS THAT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. I HEAR SERVICE REPRESENTATIVES FOR HONDA ARE LYING ABOUT THE DAMAGE TO THEIR CUSTOMERS MAYBE AT HONDA'S DIRECTION. WILL THIS HAVE TO TURN INTO A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT FOR HONDA TO TAKE CARE OF ITS CUSTOMERS? I'M TAKING MINE IN THIS FRIDAY 7/30/2004, I HOPE MY DEALER WILL BE HONEST ABOUT THIS. I PLAN TO FOLLOW UP WITH THE RESULTS NEXT WEEK.*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
#10082250July 19, 2004
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
WINDSHIELD CREAKING REPAIRED PER HONDA TSB 03-028 MAINTENANCE BULLETIN. 2 BULLS-EYE CHIPS REPAIRED, BUT WERE SOON FOLLOWED BY 3 MORE IN 4 MONTHS TIME. ALL WERE FROM SMALL PEBBLES. TODAY, A SMALL PEBBLE HIT THE EDGE OF THE WINDOW WHICH GREW TO 8-10 INCHES OVER THE COURSE OF THE DAY. REPLACEMENT ESTIMATES RANGE FROM $550 - $800, BUT I DON'T WANT ANOTHER HONDA WINDSHIELD IF IT'S PREDISPOSED TO CRACKING. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10081279July 17, 2004
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
I WAS DRIVING WEST ON VA. STATE ROUTE 33 WHEN I NOTICED A SMALL DEER IN THE ROAD. AS I MANUVERED TO AVOID THE DEER, THE CAR WENT COMPLETETLY OUT OF CONTROL. CAR STRUCK EMBANKMENT AND ROLLED OVER. CAR LANDED RIGHT SIDE UP. ALL REAR WINDOWS BROKEN OUT.VEHICLE IS TOTAL LOST. I HAVE HAD TO AVOID DEER IN TWO OTHER VEHICLES AND NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM. IF THIS IS A CHARACTERISTIC OF CAR, DRIVERS NEED TO BE NOTIFED.*AK
Crash:
Yes
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
#10080566July 8, 2004
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
2003 HONDA ELEMENT CRACKED WINDSHIELD. SAME AS MANY OTHER OWNERS. DEFINITE DESIGN DEFECT, HONDA MUST BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THIS EXPENSIVE, TROUBLING AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION THEY CREATED. THEY JUST BLOW OFF MOST CONSUMERS SAYING "ROCK HIT IT." HOWEVER, MOST CRACKS ARE IN SAME SPOTS AND NO STAR BURST EVIDENCING A ROCK IMPACT. WAY TOO MANY COMPLAINTS TO CHALK UP TO ROAD DEBRIS IMPACT. DON'T JUST SIT ON YOUR DUFFS AND DO NOTHING. YOU HAVE OVER 100 COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ON A NEW VEHICLE THAT HAS ONLY BEEN ON THE ROAD FOR LESS THAN 2 YEARS. STATISTICALLY THAT IS HUGE. SO, DON'T JUST IGNORE THIS, SIT BACK AND DO THE TYPICAL GOVERNMENT THING, WORRY ABOUT YOUR TIME OFF, SICK DAYS, AND DO THE BEUROCRATIC IGNORANCE DANCE. COME DOWN ON HONDA WITH ALL YOUR MUSCLE AND PROTECT THE COMSUMER WHO HAS NO POWER AGAINST THIS HUGELY PROFITABLE GOLIATH.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10080529July 7, 2004
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
1.SMALL PEBBLEW HIT WINDSHIELD 2.WINDSHIELD MOSTLY CHIPS, EXCEPT FOR CHIPS AT EDGE OF WINDSHIELD WHICH CRACKS PROPERGATE QUICKLY. 3.WINDSHIELD WAS REPLACED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10080416July 6, 2004
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
MY 2003 HONDA ELEMENT WINDSHIELD HAS BEEN BROKEN 3 TIMES. IT WAS HIT BY ROCKS ALL 3 TIMES. I WATCHED THE 2ND CRACK SPLINTER UP THE WINDSHIELD AS I DROVE TO THE DEALER. IT WAS NOT COVERED BY THE WARRANTY AND HAD TO PAY $400 TO REPLACE. I'M 52 AND HAVE HAD MANY, MANY CARS AND HAVEN'T HAD 3 BROKEN WINDSHIELDS IN THE LOT. I FEEL THERE IS A DESIGN FLAW OR SUB-STANDARD GLASS IS USED. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10079204July 2, 2004
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
DURING THE FIRST 10 MONTHS OF OWNERSHIP, THE WINDSHIELD ON MY HONDA ELEMENT 2003 (PURCHASED NEW ON 8/28/03)) HAS BEEN PITTED THREE TIMES AND HAS BEGINNING N 6/17/04 DEVELOPED A HAIRLINE CRACK BEGINNING ONTHE PASSENGER SIDE AND EXTENDING FIFTEEN INCHES TOWARDS THE DRIVER'S SIDE. AS OF 7/2/04, I HAVE MADE CONTACT WITRH THE DEALER (BARON HONDA IN PATCHOGUE, NY) AND AMERICAN HONDA MOTORS BY PHONE AND CERTIFIED MAIL. THE CONDITION IS STILL BEING DISPUTED BY THE MANUFACTURER AS TO WHETHER OR NOT THE WARRANTY APPLIES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10078930June 28, 2004
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
2003 HONDA ELEMENT WINDSHIELD CRACKED FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THE CRACK IS ABOUT 7 INCHES LONG COMING UP FROM THE LOWER CORNER ON THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT WINDSHIELD AND CURVING TO THE SIDE. THE DEALERSHIP TRIED TO TELL ME THAT A ROCK HAD TO HAVE HIT THE WINDSHIELD BECAUSE "THESE WINDSHIELDS DON'T CRACK." THEY SAID THAT THERE WAS A PLACE WHERE THE ROCK HIT JUST BELOW THE WINDSHIELD WIPER THAT, WHILE YOU CAN'T SEE IT, YOU CAN FEEL IF YOUR RUN A PEN ALONG THE CRACK. THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPT (THAT I'VE HAD A PRIOR BAD EXPERIENCE WITH) SAID THE WARRANTY WOULDN'T COVER IT BUT MY INSURANCE SHOULD. I LEARNED VIA THE INTERNET THAT HONDA HAS A SERVICE BULLETIN OUT ON THIS PROBLEM. I PURCHASED A FULL EXTENDED WARRANTEE, AND HONDA SHOULD BE FIXING THIS PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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