Honda Element Complaints

1,283 consumer complaints on file.

#10055188January 29, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
MY 2003 HONDA ELEMENT HAS A SULPHUR SMELL THAT IS BEYOND ANNOYANCE. THE SMELL IS SO INTENSE THAT IT TAKES YOUR BREATH AWAY. MY DEALER IS UNABLE TO REPAIR AND HONDA SEEMS INDIFFERENT TO THE PROBLEM. WHILE NOT LIFE THREATENING, IT COULD, I BELIEVE BE DETRIMENTAL TO MY HEALTH AS WELL AS THE HEALTH OF MY PASSENGERS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10055198January 29, 2004
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
12-INCH CRACK IN WINDSHIELD ORIGINATING FROM DRIVER'S SIDE COWL BRANCHING UPWARDS. A COPY OF HONDA TSB 03-028, INDICATING THAT THE WINDSHIELD MAY CRACK IN THE LOWER CORNERS, WAS SHOWN TO THE DEALER'S SERVICE DEPARTMENT. THEY WERE UNAWARE OF THE TSB AND STATED THAT A GRAIN-SIZED "PIT" IN THE GLASS UNDER THE WIPER BLADE WAS THE CAUSE OF THE CRACK. AS MY AUTO FALLS WITHIN THE VIN # RANGE OF AFFECTED VEHICLES, THIS WOULD INDICATE THAT MY SUV IS SUCEPTIBLE TO WINDSHIELD CRACKING. I CAN UNDERSTAND IF A LARGE ROCK CAUSED THE DAMAGE, BUT THE "PIT" IN THE WINDSHIELD WAS NO LARGER THAN THE PERIOD AT THE END OF THIS SENTENCE. THIS WINDSHIELD APPEARS WEAKER THAN THE INDUSTRY NORM AND CANNOT HANDLE EVEN MINUTE STRESSES. HONDA NEEDS TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE, NOT KEEP HAVING THEIR CUSTOMERS CONTINUALLY PAY FOR NEW WINDSHIELDS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10055073January 28, 2004
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
SPONTANEOUS WINDSHIELD CRACK. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10054885January 26, 2004
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
CRACK STARTED GROWING FROM LOWER LEFT CORNER OF WINDSHIELD. IS NOW ABOUT 12" AND GROWING. NO IMPACTED MARKED VISIBLE. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10054894January 26, 2004
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
04 HONDA ELEMENT EX WITH SIDE AIRBAGS AND 5 SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION. WINDSHIELD CRACKED OVERNIGHT WHILE PARKED IN OUR DRIVEWAY. VEHICLE IS LESS THAN 2 WEEKS OLD WITH ONLY 450 MILES ON THE ODOMETER WHEN IT OCCURRED. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10054703January 22, 2004
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
LESS THAN A 1000 MILES ON THE CAR - CRACKED WINDSHIELD PASSENGER SIDE BOTTOM CORNER- DID NOT PASS THE "PEN" TEST DONE AT A DEALER. NO COVERAGE SO WE REPLACED WINDSHIELD AT OUR OWN COST- *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10054565January 21, 2004
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
WINDSHIELD CRACKED UNDER WIPER ON RIGHT HAND SIDE. MY DEALER SAID THEY WOULD NOT COVER IT UNDER WARRINTY, SAID THERE IS A SMALL PIT IN CRACK FROM ROCK. THE WINDSHIELD IS FULL OF SMALL PITS. THERE IS SO MANY COMPLAINTS ON THE ELEMENT MESSAGE BOARDS ABOUT CRACKED WINDSHIELDS MORE THAN ANY THING ELSE THERE MUST BE SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE DESIGN.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10054429January 19, 2004
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
I HAVE A 2003 HONDA ELEMENT. IT HAS APPROXIMATELY 2400 MILES ON IT. MY WINDSHIELD HAS A CRACK, APPROXIMATELY 6 INCHES LONG, THAT BEGAN UNDER THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDSHIELD WIPER AND CURLS TO THE RIGHT. *CB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10054388January 18, 2004
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
WINDSHIELD CRACK OF ABOUT 3-4 INCHES FROM BOTTOM UNDER PASSENGER WINDSHIELD WIPER WAS "JUST THERE" IN THE MORNING AFTER HEAVY SNOWFALL AND MAJOR DEFROSTER USE. IN TWO DAYS, BEFORE I GOT TO DEALER TO HAVE IT INSPECTED, IT HAD EXTENDED UPWARDS ABOUT 6 MORE INCHES, IN TWO MORE DAYS, ALL THE WAY ACROSS WINDSHIELD TO WITHIN 2 INCHED OF WINDSHIELD EDGE ON DRIVER'S SIDE. NOW EXTENDED TO LOWER DRIVER'S SIDE CORNER. THERE WAS COLD WEATHER THROUGH OUT. DEALER POINTED OUT MINISCULE PIT ON CRACK BELOW PASSENGER WINDSHIELD WIPER, SAID NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE CAUSE BY ROCK CHIP, ETC. THERE MAY HAVE BEEN A MINOR IMPACT THERE, WHO IS TO SAY, BUT THE "EVIDENCE" NEARLY REQUIRES MAGNIFYING GLASS TO SEE&IN FACT I SCRAPED ICE AWAY ON WINDSHIELD THAT VERY MORNING. IN FACT THERE ARE MANY OTHER "PITS ON WINDSHIELD, INCLUDING OTHERS ON CRACK. A PIECE OF GRIT/TINY GRAVEL MAY HAVE IMPACTED, NEAR ORIGINAL AREA OF CRACK, BUT SHOULD NEVER HAVE CAUSED DAMAGE THAT ENSUED. THERE IS A MANUFACTURER'S SERVICE BULLETIN FOR WINDSHIELD CRACKS STARTING AT LOWER CORNERS CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE STRESS DUE TO DESIGN OR INSTALLATION OF WINDSHIELD/FLANGES, HOWEVER MY VEHICLE IS OUTSIDE THE VIN RANGE FOR THAT BULLETIN. MY OBSERVATION OR BELIEF IS THAT EXCESSIVE STRESS MAY STILL A FACTOR, MAKING WINDSHIELD UNACCEPTABLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO CRACKING DURING SCRAPING ICE OF WINDSHIELD AND/OR IF THERE ARE CHANCES OF EXTREMELY MINOR IMPACTS THAT WOULD IN OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES NOT CAUSE PROBLEMS. *CB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10054243January 16, 2004
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
WINDSHIELD CRACKED BELOW BOTH WIPERS. STARTED BELOW PLASTIC TRIM, BOTH WENT VERTICAL, AND FINALLY A HORIZONTAL CRACK CONNECTED THEM. WINDSHIELD HAS OTHER "STAR" CRACKS THAT HAVE REMAINED STATIC. DEALER IS REPLACING IS AS "GOODWILL," SAYS ITS NOT THE SAME AS LISTED IN THE HONDA TSB. *CB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10054284January 16, 2004
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
WINDSHIELD PIYS AND CRACKS. I HAVE 2 CRACKS IN LESS THAT 1 MONTH OF OWNERSHIP. THE GLASS IS EASILY PITTED AS I HAVE DRIVEN MINE ON SANDED ROADS BRIEFLY AND HAVE SEVERAL HUNDRED SMALL PITS, THIS IS FAR IN EXCESS OF ANY CAR OR TRUCK I HAVE OWNED IN OVER 30 YEARS OF THRIVING AND OWNERSHIP. THESE WINDSHIELD ARE STICKING POOR!!! *CB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10070288January 15, 2004
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE WINDSHIELD. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE IT TWICE SINCE JANUARY AND IT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AGAIN DUE TO CRACKS. I CHECKED AROUND AND I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM. IT SEEMS THAT THE WINDSHIELD IN THE ELEMENT IS VERY SUSCEPTABLE TO CRACKS DUE TO THE FLANGE CREATING TOO MUCH STRESS WHICH RENDERS THE GLASS VERY PRONE TO CRACKING BY ROAD DEBRIS. I GOT HIT BY A TINY PEBBLE WHICH SHOULD NEVER HAVE CRACKED THE GLASS. AND IN MY 18 YEARS OF DRIVING VARIOUS VEHICLES, I HAVE NEVER, EVER HAD THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM, SO I KNOW IT IS NOT JUST "BAD LUCK" AS THE DEALER HAS TOLD ME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10054233January 15, 2004
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
CRACK ON LOWER LEFT SIDE OF WINDSHIELD. CRACK ON LOWER RIGHT SIDE OF WINDSHIELD. NO OBJECTS HIT THE WINDSHIELD. NHTSA BULLETIN SHOWED PROBLEMS WITH CRACKS ON WINDSHIELDS OF HONDA ELEMENTS WITH NO APPARENT CAUSE. WINDSHIELDS ARE APPARENTLY DEFECTIVE! *CB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10040060January 15, 2004
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
THE FRONT WINDSHIELD HAD A CRACK THAT STARTED AT THE BOTTOM /MIDDLE AND REACHED UPWARD. DEALERSHIP SAID THE CRACK WAS CAUSED BY ROAD DEBRIS. *AK TSB 03-028 WHICH PERTAINS TO FAULTY WINDSHIELD CONSTRUCTION. *SC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10054129January 14, 2004
STRUCTURE
VEHICLE'S RADIATOR IS EXPOSED IN THE FRONT END OF THE CAR.*MR THE VEHICLE'S RADIATOR HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE DUE TO ROAD DEBRIS FLYING INTO IT AND PENETRATING IT. THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THE DESIGN OF THE VEHICLE IS FLAWED IN SOME WAY AND THAT THE RADIATOR AND A/C CONDENSER NEED SOME PROTECTION. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10053949January 13, 2004
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
PROBLEMS WITH THE WINDSHIELD ON A 2003 HONDA ELEMENT. *MR CRACKS APPEARED IN THE WINDSHIELD WITH NO APPARENT TRIGGER. (9 INCH CRACK APPEARED ON THE LOWER LEFT SECTION OF THE WINDSHIELD) *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10053063January 13, 2004
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
CRACKED WINDSHIELD TWICE IN 6 MONTHS TIME
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10053110January 13, 2004
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
I JUST BOUGHT A HONDA ELEMENT 2003 IN OCTOBER '03. THE WINDSHIELD HAS CRACKED TWICE. THE CRACK GOES FROM THE BOTTOM AND SPREADS IN THE LINE OF MY DRIVING VISION. THERE IS A FLAW IN THE MANUFACTURING; HOWEVER, THE DEALER AND HONDA SAYS THAT ONLY THE EARLY MODELS HAS THIS PROBLEM AND MINE DOESN'T. I DISAGREE. I SUGGEST NO ONE BUY A HONDA ELEMENT 'CAUSE THEY ARE NOT FIXING THIS PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10053991January 13, 2004
POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)
WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH AND MAKING A LEFT TURN IN THE SNOW 4-WHEEL DRIVE MECHANISM KICKED IN AUTOMATICALLY, VEHICLE SPUN OUT AND HIT A VENDER YARD POST.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10052842January 11, 2004
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
UNEXPLAINED PASSENGER SIDE WINDSHIELD CRACKED, NO IMPACT APPARENT. WAS ABOUT 8" THE FIRST DAY, CONTINUES TO GROW.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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