Honda Element Complaints (2004)

281 consumer complaints on file.

#10151304February 27, 2006
TIRES
215/70 16 WRANGLER HP VERY NOISY LAST 10,000 MILES. SUSPECT SAFETY OF TIRES. *JB
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10150721February 21, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, TIRES
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED A SCREECHING NOISE WAS HEARD FROM THE REAR BRAKES WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL AT SPEEDS OF 2 MPH AND ABOVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN FOR AN INSPECTION DUE TO THE NOISE. THE INSPECTOR DETERMINED THE BRAKE PADS WERE WORN AND THE ROTORS WERE SCORED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE REAR BRAKE PAD AND ROTORS WERE REPLACED. HOWEVER, THE DEALER STATED THE TIRES WERE WORN AROUND THE TREAD ALTHOUGH, NO INCIDENTS OR PROBLEMS WERE REPORTED ABOUT THE TIRES PREVIOUSLY. THE MANUFACTURER DETERMINED, THIS WAS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR ON THE VEHICLE AND THE TIRES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AS A PART OF REGULAR MAINTENANCE. THE REAR ABS ROTOR WAS BADLY WORN. THE CONSUMER REPLACED THE TIRE BECAUSE IT WAS LOOSING AIR DUE TO A SCREW. UPDATED 03/09/06
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0
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0
#10149889February 9, 2006
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
HONDA NEEDS TO ADMIT FAULT ON THEIR WINDSHIELDS AND RECALL THEIR ELEMENTS. MY WINDSHIELD CRACKED AND DEALER WILL NOT MAKE GOOD ON THEIR DEFECTS. *JB
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10149836February 8, 2006
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
BOUGHT A NEW 2004 HONDA ELEMENT IN MAY 2004 AND HAVE HAD TO REPLACE WINDSHIELD DUE TO CRACK ONCE PLUS REPAIRED TWO STONE CHIPS. PAID FOR THE REPLACEMENT WINDSHIELD OUT OF OWN POCKET AS DEALER WOULD NOT REPLACE AFTER EXAMINING WITH PEN. ONCE AGAIN RECEIVED ANOTHER CRACKED WINDSHIELD YESTERDAY AFTER BEING HIT BY A ROCK ON THE HIGHWAY ON THE WAY HOME. *JB
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10149334February 2, 2006
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
I HAVE A 2004 HONDA ELEMENT, I HAD TO REPLACE THE WINDSHIELD WITHIN THE FIRST 6 MONTHS OF OWNERSHIP...FORTUNATELY THE DEALER CONSIDERED IT A "STRESS CRACK" & REPLACED THE WINDSHIELD AT NO COST TO ME. WITHIN A FEW MONTHS, I NOTICED ANOTHER CRACK, I HAVE CHOSEN NOT TO REPAIR IT AS IT WAS IN A NON-CRITICAL AREA. IT HAS NOW BEEN ABOUT 1 YEAR & THERE ARE NOW 3 CRACKS IN THE "NEW" WINDSHIELD...CLEARLY THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW. I HAVE OWNED SEVERAL OTHER VEHICLES & HAVE NEVER HAD TO REPLACE WINDSHIELDS LIKE THIS?. *JB
Crash:
No
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10148433January 24, 2006
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
HONDA ELEMENT WINDSHIELD CRACKED SPONTANEOUSLY WITHIN A FEW MONTHS OF PURCHASE FROM THE BOTTOM EDGE OF THE WINDSHIELD UP. CAME OUT ONE MORNING AND THERE WAS THE CRACK. NO ROCK IMPACT AS THE DEALER ALLEGED! THEY JAMMED A SHARP PEN INTO THE CRACK, AND SAID, LOOK, THIS WAS CAUSED BY A ROCK, & REFUSED TO REPAIR IT. CRIMINAL, IF YOU ASK ME! MANY OTHER ELEMENT OWNERS HAVE REPORTED THIS SAME PROBLEM TO ME. ALSO, THE WINDSHIELD WAS PRONE TO ATTRACTING ROCK & PEBBLE OFF THE ROADS, A SEPARATE ISSUE FROM THAT COMMON CRACKING PROBLEM. IT'S A DANGEROUS FLAW THAT HONDA NEEDS TO ADDRESS AND REPAIR. A RECALL IS IN ORDER!*AK
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10147747January 13, 2006
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
I WAS DRIVING SOUTH ON HIGHWAY 395 IN CALIFRONIA COMING BACK FROM MAMMOTH MOUNTAIN IN MY 04 HONDA ELEMENT WHEN I HEARD A LOUD CRACK FROM MY WINDSHIELD AND DISCOVERED AN L SHAPE CRACK FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE, THERE WAS NOT A CAR IN FRONT OF ME. AFTER I GOT HOME THE CRACK GREW 4 INCHES UPWARD. WENT TO TWO DIFFERENT DEALERS BOTH TOLD ME IT IS CAUSE BY A ROCK HIT. I CALLED HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE, THEY WILL NOT REPAIR IT UNDER WARRANTY SINCE IT WAS CAUSE BY A ROCK, I DID A SEARCH ON GOOGLE, THIS SEEM TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM FOR HONDA ELEMENT. I FINALLY HAVE THE WINDSHIELD REPLACE, OLD WINDSHIELD WAS DESTROYED BY THE REPAIR SHOP. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10146630December 31, 2005
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
I OWN A 2004 HONDA ELEMENT EX. IN APPROXIMATELY DECEMBER 2004, THE WINDSHIELD SUFFERED THREE LINEAR CRACKS WITHIN A TWO WEEK PERIOD OF TIME. I DID NOT OBSERVE OR HEAR ANY ROAD DEBRIS STRUCK THE WINDSHIELD OR CAUSE THESE CRACKS. ONE CRACK EMANATED FROM THE LOWER CORNER ON THE PASSENGER SIDE, ONE FROM APPROXIMATELY MID-POINT ON A-PILLAR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE, AND ONE FROM THE LOWER DRIVER'S SIDE CORNER. A SERVICE MANAGER REVIEWED THE CRACKS AND DETERMINED THAT TWO OF THE CRACKS WERE CAUSED BY ROAD DEBRIS BECAUSE OF A MINUTE PIT IN EACH OF THE TWO CRACKS. HE DID NOT OBSERVE A PIT IN THE THIRD CRACK AND REPLACED THE WINDSHIELD UNDER WARRANTY. IN APPROXIMATELY DECEMBER 2005 THE WINDSHIELD SUFFERED FOUR CRACKS WITHIN A THREE WEEK PERIOD OF TIME. THE CRACKS OCCURRED AT SEPARATE TIMES AND AT DIFFERENT LOCATIONS. THREE OF THE FOUR CRACKS WERE STARBURST CRACKS AND HAVE NOT SPREAD. ONE OF THE STARBURST CRACKS OCCURRED ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE AND I OBSERVED WHAT APPEARED TO BE SMALL STONE CAUSE THE CRACK. I HEARD THE SUBSEQUENT TWO STARBURST CRACKS OCCUR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE FOURTH CRACK IS A LINEAR CRACK EMANATING FROM THE UPPER CORNER ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. IT INCREASES IN SIZE BY APPROXIMATELY 1/4 INCH OVERNIGHT, AS IT IS LONGER EACH MORNING WHEN I GET IN THE CAR. THE CRACK HAS TRAVELED INTO THE DRIVER'S LINE OF VISION. THERE IS A HONDA TSB FOR 2003 HONDA ELEMENTS NOTING POSSIBLE STRESS FRACTURES IN THE WINDSHIELD DUE TO MANUFACTURING DEFECT. I AM NOT AWARE OF A SIMILAR NOTICE FOR 2004 MODEL YEAR, NOR AM I AWARE OF ANY RECALL NOTICE FOR ANY MODEL YEAR. I AM CONCERNED THAT THERE A DEFECT IN THE MOUNTING SURFACE OF THE WINDSHIELD THAT MAY RESULT IN SUCH STRESS FRACTURES. I AM ALSO CONCERNED THAT QUALITY OF GLASS USED FOR THE WINDSHIELD NOT SUFFICIENT FOR ROAD USE. THE INHERENT RISK CAUSED BY THIS APPARENT DEFECT WARRANTS INVESTIGATION AND/OR REMEDY. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10146578December 30, 2005
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
CRACKED WINDSHIELD ON LOWER PASSENGER SIDE OF VEHICLE. NOT CAUSED BY FLYING DEBRIS. ACCORDING TO OTHER HONDA ELEMENT OWNERS ONLINE, THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE AND IS HAPPENING IN THE SAME GENERAL LOCATION ON WINDSHIELD. A STRESS FRACTURE SEEMS TO BE THE COMMON CONCLUSION AS TO THE CAUSE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10146370December 29, 2005
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
HONDA ELEMENT DEFECTIVE WINDSHIELD HAS STRESS CRACKS AT BOTH ENDS. HONDA HAS REFUSED TO ADMIT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE WINDSHIELD DESIGN OR INSTALLATION. BOTH CRACKS HAPPENED WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN A GARAGE, THERE IS NO ROAD DAMAGE FROM ROCKS OR OTHER IMPACTS RELATED TO THE CRACKS. THE VEHICLE IS NOW UNSAFE TO DRIVE UNTIL THE WINDSHIELD IS REPLACED. *NM
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10143951November 29, 2005
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
WINDSHIELD DEVELOPED A CRACK STARTING FROM BELOW THE RIGHT WIPER BLADE AND GOES UP 4 INCHES AND THEN TOWARD THE RIGHT PILLAR 12 INCHES NO VISIBLE "HIT" MARK CRACK JUST APPEARED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10143657November 25, 2005
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE FRONT WINDSHIELD HAS CRACKED ON THE LOWER QUARTER OF THE PASSENGER'S SIDE. THE DEALERSHIP STATED SOMETHING HIT THE WINDSHIELD, AND WILL NOT ASSIST IN THE REPAIR. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE ANYTHING HIT THE WINDSHIELD. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THIS TIME. *AK UPDATED 12/27/05. *JB
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10141388November 1, 2005
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
PULLED OUT OF A PARKING LOT ONTO A MAJOR STREET. WHEN PULLING OUT IT IS ACROSS A VERY UNEVEN SPOT IN THE ROAD PUTTING THE VEHICLE IN A BIND. AT THIS TIME THE WINDSHIELD "POPPED" AND CRACKED IN THE LOWER RIGHT HAND CORNER. *JB WINDSHIELD IS NOW BROKEN AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. UNSAFE FOR HIGHWAY USAGE. DEALERSHIP FLATLY SAID IT WAS NOT THEIR PROBLEM AND SENT ME ON MY WAY.
Crash:
No
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10137541September 25, 2005
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
WINDSHIELD CRACKED STARTED FROM BELOW PASSENGER SIDE WIPER AND SPREADING TOWARD MIDDLE AND UPWARD. JUST AS EVERYONE ELSE. *CA *JB
Crash:
No
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10137030September 19, 2005
SUSPENSION:REAR, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:LOCK
I HAVE HAD MY HONDA ELEMENT INTO MY DEALER FOR THE SAME CREAKING ISSUE IN THE REAR OF MY VEHICLE OVER 6 TIMES. EVERYTIME IT'S NOT FIXED AND THEY MANAGE TO MESS UP SOMETHING ELSE. LATEST IS I HAVE NO REAR HATCH LIGHT AND THE GRAB HANDLE FALLS OFF. *JB
Crash:
No
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10134365August 26, 2005
TIRES:SIDEWALL
GOODYEAR TIRE (SIZE- P215-70-R16) WRANGLER-HP-99S STOCK ON 2004 HONDA ELEMENT -4WD-EX-4AT. FLAT TIRE ON INTERSTATE,TRAVELED LESS THAN 1/4 MILE AFTER TIRE DEFLATED. CHANGED TIRE WENT DIRECTLY TO RESIDENCE ABOUT 2.5 MILES. I INFLATED THE TIRE ONCE I REACHED MY RESIDENCE TO OBSERVE ANY AIR FLOW COMING FROM A FOREIGN OBJECT THAT I MAY HAVE ENCOUNTERED ON THE INTERSTATE. NOTHING NOTICEABLE IN TREAD AREA. I TURNED THE TIRE OVER TO LOOK AT THE BACK SIDE OF THE TIRE AND NOTICED 6 RIPPLES(BUBBLES) ON THE TIRE. TIRE DESTROYED. I ACTUALLY CALLED 14 DIFFERENT TIRE STORES AND EVERY STORE INFORMED ME THAT THIS TIRE WAS NOT A STOCK ITEM AND ASKED ME "WHY WOULD I PUT THESE TIRES ON MY VEHICLE?" I SAID I DIDN'T,THIS WAS A STOCK TIRE WHEN I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE IN MARCH,2005. ANYWAYS, TO MAKE A LONG STORY SHORT( NO ONE) HAD THIS TIRES. NOT EVEN THE CAR DEALER CRISWELL HONDA." EVERYONE," "EVERYONE WILL HAVE TO SPECIAL ORDER THEM." SO MAY I ADD IF YOU BUY ONE OF THESE VEHICLES MAKE SURE ANY TIRE IS AVAILABLE -AFTER MARKET- SO YOU DO NOT GET STUCK IN THIS DILEMMA. *JB
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10130005July 25, 2005
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
I WAS WAITING TO CROSS OVER THE BAY BRIDGE AND A CRACK SURFACED OUT OF NOWHERE FROM THE LOWER DRIVER SIDE OF THE WINDSHIELD. IT WAS EXTREMELY HOT THAT DAY, TEMPERATURE IN EXCESS OF 90F.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10127900July 8, 2005
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
I HAVE HAD TWO WINDOW GLASS ISSUES WITH MY HONDA ELEMENT. (1) IN DEC04 WHILE DRIVING 30 MILES TO WORK, 5 WINDSHELD CRACKS APPEARED. ALL STARTED AT EDGES OF GLASS AND MOVED INWARD. THEY WERE LOCATED AT THE BOTTOM AND SIDE EDGES. (2) IN JULY05 I LEFT WORK TO DISCOVER THAT MY RIGHT REAR WINDOW HAD EXPLODED. POLICE OFFICER REPORTED THAT THIS WAS NOT A CRIMINAL ACT, BUT MORE LIKELY AN ERROR WITH GLASS INSTALLATION. I REPORTED THE LATER INCIDENT TO HONDA AND THEY REFUSE TO REPAIR/REPLACE UNDER MY WARRENTY. AND WILL NOT TAKE ANY RESPONABLITY FOR THIS FAULTY GLASS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10124580June 8, 2005
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
I'VE HAD 3 CRACKED WINDSHIELDS IN MY HONDA ELEMENT NOW. THE FIRST WAS AT APPROXIMATLY 11,000 MILES, THE SECOND WAS AT APPROXIMATLY 17,000 MILES, AND NOW THE THIRD CRACKED WINDSHIELD WAS AT APPROXIMATLY 20,000 MILES. THE FIRST TWO WERE FIXED UNDER SOME SORT OF "ONE TIME" GAURANTEE. THE 3RD CRACK, I'M DEBATING WHETHER TO SELL THE CAR OR JUST DRIVE WITH THE CRACKED WINDSHIELD UNTIL I CAN NO LONGER SEE OUT OF IT. WHY FIX IT IF IT IS JUST GOING TO KEEP ON CRACKING!?! EVENTUALLY HONDA WILL REFUSE TO FIX IT FOR FREE!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10124110June 3, 2005
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
DT: CONSUMER STATES THERE ARE TWO CRACKS THAT HAVE FORMED ON THE WINDSHIELD OF HIS VEHICLE. THE CRACKS STARTED OUT APPROXIMATELY 1-1 1/2 INCHES, NOW THEY ARE APPROXIMATELY 8 INCHES. THE TWO CRACKS SEEM TO BE GOING IN THE DIRECTION WHERE THEY WILL MEET. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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