2003 Honda Element

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/30/2002· AIR BAGS

  CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING AT 60MPH THE VEHICLE REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE, AND THE DRIVERS AND PASSENGER AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER NOTIFIED.

• 12/25/2003· VISIBILITY

  CRACKED WINDSHIELD AT 3700 MILES. *LA

• 12/23/2003· VISIBILITY

  CRACK WINDSHIELD ON HONDA ELEMENT. DEALER REFUSED TO FIX. CLAIMED IMPACT CAUSED, BUT ONLY POINTED OUT A SUBJECTIVE PINHEAD SIZED PIT AT START OF CRACK, CLAIMING IT WAS FROM AN IMPACT. BASED ON FREQUENT SIMILAR COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER ELEMNT OWNERS WITH IDENTICAL CRACKS IN IDENTICAL LOCATIONS, I DO NOT BELIEVE THE CRACK WAS FROM AN IMPACT. ESPECIALLY SINCE THE CRACK APPEARED WHILE THE CAR WAS PARKED.

• 12/22/2010· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ELEMENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER WAS ADVISED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WAS A GASOLINE FUEL LEAK AND THAT THE FUEL TANK WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT DID NOT INFORM THE MANUFACTURER OF THE FAILURE NOR WAS THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 88,362. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 88,000.

• 12/22/2003· VISIBILITY

  CRACKED WINDSHIELD LOWER PASSENGER SIDE. *AK

• 12/20/2004· TIRES

  COMPLAINT RECEIVED VIA E-MAIL. WHILE RIDING ABOUT 60 MPH ON I-10, SLIDELL, LOUISIANA. FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE TIRE SUDDENLY BLEW. OUT. RIP WAS IN SIDEWALL, ABOUT 2 3/4 INCHES LONG (TEARDROP SHAPE), BOTTOM OF TEARDROP AT LEAST 1/2 INCH FROM TREAD. OTHER END OF RIPPED ENDS IN SIDEWALL BETWEEN M&S AND P215. HAD OIL CHANGED, AND TIRES CHECKED AT ROYAL HONDA, METAIRIE, LA, BEFORE THIS TRIP. PLIES TREAD: 2 POLYESTER + 2 STEEL. SIDEWALL-2 POLYESTER. MADE IN JAPAN. *AK

• 12/19/2014· LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR LOCK HAS MALFUNCTIONED AND WOULD NOT UNLOCK. SOMETIMES WOULD NOT LOCK. I HAD SAME PROBLEM SEVERAL YEARS AGO AND HAD LOCK REPLACED AT HONDA DEALER HOWEVER RECENTLY IT STARTED AGAIN. APPARENTLY THIS IS A COMMON HONDA PROBLEM. I REALLY LIKE THE ELEMENT HOWEVER THESE TYPES OF PROBLEMS LEAVE ME TO PROBABLY NEVER BUY ANOTHER HONDA. NOW THE AIRBAG RECALL WHICH HAS NOT EVEN RECOGNIZED THE NEED TO REPLACE IN WV. *TR

• 12/19/2005· VISIBILITY

  2003 HONDA ELEMENT...FRONT WINDSHIELD IS CRACKED FROM ONE SIDE TO THE OTHER...WILL HAVE TO PAY FOR A 2ND REPLACEMENT...BOUGHT THE CAR IN SEPTEMBER 2003...1ST WINDSHIELD REPLACEMENT APRIL 2004...2ND REPLACEMENT DECEMBER 2005. *JB

• 12/19/2003· VISIBILITY

  CRACKED WINDSHIELD. PURCHASED MY 2003 HONDA ELEMENT IN JANUARY 2004. 4TH WINDSHIELD WAS RECENTLY INSTALLED IN OCTOBER 2003. I CONTACTED HONDA IN OCTOBER AND I WAS TURNED AWAY STATING THAT MY WINDSHIELF WAS ANOTHER CASE OF A ROCK HIT.*AK

• 12/19/2003· VISIBILITY

  I AM IN THE PROCESS OF REQUESTING REPLACEMENT OF THE WINDSHIELD IN MY HONDA ELEMENT (PURCHASED AT MAJESTIC/LINCOLN ON 08/08/03). IT IS OBVIOUS THAT NO IMPACT TO THE WINDSHIELD HAS OCCURRED AND THE CRACK (LOWER RIGHT, PASSENGER SIDEBENEATH THE WIPER) WAS FIRST NOTICED ON THE MORNING OF 12/18/03 WHEN I GOT IN THE CAR. ORIGINALLY ABOUT FIVE INCHES IN LENGTH, AND CRAWLING UP FROM THE BASE OF THE WINDSHIELD AND THEN OVER TO THE RIGHT CORNER, THE CRACK ACTUALLY GREW ANOTHER THREE INCHES IN THE TEN MINUTES WE WERE IN THE CAR. I HAVE DONE EXTENSIVE RESEARCH AND DISCOVERED BY WAY OF THE HONDA SERVICE BULLETIN DATED MAY 6, 2003 ("TSB 03-028: WINDSHIELD IS CRACKED AT THE LOWER CORNERS" FOUND AT THE FOLLOWING URL: HTTP://WWW.ELEMENTOWNERSCLUB.COM/FORUMS/VIEWTOPIC.PHP?T=2212 THAT THIS IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM AFFECTING THE ELEMENT WINDSHIELDS AND REPLACEMENT WOULD BE COVERED BY HONDA. IT APPEARS THAT MY VIN IS NOT AMONG THOSE FEATURED IN THE BULLETIN, BUT THE DAMAGE IS IDENTICAL TO THAT OF OTHER ELEMENT OWNERS WHO HAVE REGISTERED COMPLAINTS: NO SIGN OF IMPACT, AND A CRACK IN THE LOWER RIGHT CORNER OF THE WINDSHIELD. *AK

• 12/18/2008· AIR BAGS

  SAT. 11/1/08 -HONDA ELEMENT WAS PARKED, BUT RUNNING, IN FRONT OF OUR HOME. MY KIDS WERE IN THE BACK, MY HUSBAND WAS IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT. AFTER STRAPPING MY CHILD INTO THE CARSEAT, I CLOSED THE BACK DOOR AND THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED! NO ONE WAS HURT, JUST SCARED. I CONTACTED HONDA DEALER & TOOK IT IN ON MON 11/3/08 & WAS TOLD THAT HONDA REP WOULD HAVE TO INSPECT. SERVICE MEN AT DEALERSHIP WERE VERY NICE & FELT IT WOULD BE TAKEN CARE OF. I WAITED FOR CALL FOR APPT W/ HONDA REP. I WASN'T GIVEN AN APPT UNTIL WED. 12/17. HONDA REP REFUSES TO PAY SAYING IT IS NOT HONDA'S FAULT. SAID IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY & NOT A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT. REP SAID IT MIGHT BE THE SENSOR BUT THAT I COULD HAVE HIT A POTHOLE OR SOMETHING CAUSING THE AIR BAG TO DEPLOY. THE CAR WAS PARKED IN FRONT OF MY HOME. WE HIT NOTHING! THE AIR BAG JUST DEPLOYED! HONDA REP TOLD ME TO FILE WITH MY INSURANCE. STATE FARM DENIES CLAIM AND SAYS IT WILL NOT PAY BECAUSE THIS IS "CLEARLY A MANUFACTURING DEFECT." THE HONDA REP ALSO SAID HE HAD NEVER HEARD OF ANYTHING LIKE THIS EVER HAPPENING BEFORE. SO DID THE HONDA CUSTOMER RELATIONS HEADQTRS IN CA THAT I CALLED TODAY. BUT I HAVE GOOGLED THIS ISSUE AND FOUND OTHER ELEMENT OWNERS WHO HAVE HAD THEIR SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOY FOR NO REASON. AT LEAST ONE WHILE HE WAS DRIVING! PLEASE INVESTIGATE AND LET ME KNOW IF OTHERS HAVE REPORTED THIS TO YOU. I WOULD LIKE HONDA TO FIX THE PROBLEM AND HOPEFULLY CORRECT IT SO NO ONE WILL GET HURT. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A DEFECT! CLOSING THE BACKDOOR SHOULD NOT DEPLOY THE AIRBAG!! *TR

• 12/17/2018· POWER TRAINCrash

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ELEMENT. UPON PLACING THE GEAR SELECTOR IN PARK AND BRIEFLY EXITING THE VEHICLE, THE GEAR INDEPENDENTLY SHIFTED FROM PARK AND ROLLED INTO REVERSE. THE CONTACT WAS ALMOST RUN OVER. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A TREE. NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE CONTACT WAS SHAKEN BY THE EXPERIENCE AND RECEIVED MEDICAL TREATMENT. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE DRIVEN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED BY A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INDICATED THAT THEY WOULD ESCALATE THE MATTER. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 158,425.

• 12/17/2003· VISIBILITY

  CRACKED WINDSHIELD. DISCOVERED A CRACK IN WINSHIELD, JUST BELOW THE WIPER BLADE , DRIVERSIDE. NO REASON FOR THIS. EXCEPT FAULTY PRODUCT.*AK

• 12/15/2003· VISIBILITY

  WINDSHIELD CRACKED ON BOTTOM OF PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WITH NO IMPACT. *AK

• 12/15/2003· VISIBILITY

  2003 HONDA ELEMENT HAS DEVELOPED A CRACK IN THE WINDSHIELD. THE CRACK STARTS AT THE BASE OF THE WINDSHIELD ON THE PASSENGER SIDE, JUST ABOUT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WIPER BLADE. THE CRACK EXTENDS UPWARD ABOUT FOUR INCHES AND IS NOW EXTENDING TO THE RIGHT ABOUT THE SAME DISTANCE. THIS IS CONSISTENT WITH COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER OWNERS OF THE 2003 HONDA ELEMENT.*AK

• 12/15/2003· VISIBILITY

  ROCK HIT AND CHIPPED WINDSHELD. *AK

• 12/13/2004· VISIBILITY,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  CAR WAS PARKED IN DRIVEWAY THURSDAY EVENING AT 4PM. AT 6 AM THE FOLLOWING MORNING CRACK HAD APPEARED DURING THE NIGHT IN THE LOWER WINDSHIELD DRIVERS SIDE. CRACK WENT VERTICAL FOR APPOX. 3 INCHES. THEN WENT HORIZONTAL TOWARD PASSANGER SIDE APPOX. 6 INCHES. BY FRIDAY EVENING CRACK HAD LENGHTEND AND DROPPED DOWN TO CENTER OF WINDSHIELD.DEALER SAID TOO BAD MUST HAVE BEEN A ROCK. PLAN TO KEEP WINDSHIELD AS EVEDENCE WHEN IT IS REPLACED. ODOMETER HAS 14K MILES.*AK

• 12/12/2005· VISIBILITY

  STRESS CRACK IN WINDSHIELD NOT DUE TO AN IMPACT OF ROCK OR SIMILAR FLYING OBJECT. *JB

• 12/11/2016· EXTERIOR LIGHTING,STRUCTURE

  I HAVE REPLACED EVERYTHING POSSIBLE THAT WOULD CONTROL THE HEADLIGHTS. AS I DRIVE OR AFTER THE CAR HEATS UP WHILE PARKED, WHETHER ON DIM OR BRIGHT THE LIGHTS DIM AND BRIGHTEN THEMSELVES CAUSING IT HARD TO SEE SOMETIMES. I MYSELF AND OTHER PEOPLE THAT HAVE TALKED ABOUT THIS ONLINE ARE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE KEY FOB. IT STOPPED WORKING AND THEN IT STARTS WORKING AGAIN BUT THE DRIVER DOOR LOCK WONT WORK AFTER THAT. *TR

• 12/11/2003· VISIBILITY

  WHILE DRIVING WINDSHIELD CRACKED. WAS NOT FOLLOWING ANY TRAFFIC AT THE TIME. CRACK ORIGINATED FROM UNDER DRIVER'S SIDE WINDSHIELD WIPER AND RUNS VERTICALLY EIGHT INCHES AND THEN TURNS HORIZONTAL FOR ANOTHER EIGHT TO TEN INCHES. *AK

• 12/10/2006· SEATS

  MY 2003 HONDA ELEMENT EX DRIVER'S SEAT ROCKS BACK AND FORTH WHENEVER I STOP OR START MOVING FORWARD. IT TURNS OUT MANY OTHER HONDA ELEMENT OWNERS ARE HAVING THIS ISSUE. I FOUND MORE THAN 30 OWNERS ON WWW.ELEMENTOWNERSCLUB.COM, COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS ISSUE. WHEN MY VEHICLE COMES TO A STOP, MY DRIVER SEAT ROCKS FORWARD BY ABOUT 0.5 INCH. WHEN I ACCELERATE, THE SEAT ROCKS BACKWARDS BY ANOTHER 0.5 INCH. MY DEALER TELLS ME THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT, BUT I FEEL LIKE IT'S A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. *NM

• 12/10/2003· VISIBILITY

  I WANT TO REPORT A SUDDEN CRACK IN MY WINDSHIELD OF MY HONDA ELEMENT. IT IS IN THE BOTTOM RIGHT HAND CORNER. *LA

• 12/09/2005· VISIBILITY

  WINDSHIELD ON 2003 HONDA ELEMENT DEVELOPED A CRACK (WITHOUT ANY IMPACT) WHICH ORIGINATED FROM LOWER EDGE (BELOW WIPER, DRIVERS SIDE) AND WITHIN 24 HOURS HAD SPREAD ACROSS THE ENTIRE WIDTH OF THE WINDSHIELD. *JB

• 12/09/2003· VISIBILITY

  TICKING IN WINDSHIELD AS SOON AS DROVE OFF LOT. DEALER REPLACED WITHIN WEEKS. NOW WINDOW MAKES TICKING NOISE ONLY AFTER DRIVING EXTENDED DISTANCES. WINDSHIELD CRACKED EARLY DECEMBER 2003. *AK

• 12/08/2003· VISIBILITY

  WHILE TRAVELING 65 MPH WINDSHIELD CRACKED ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE UNDERNEATH THE WINDSHIELD WIPER. *AK

• 12/07/2014· AIR BAGSCrash

  HAPPENED IN NYC, AFTERNOON, WEATHER DRIZZLING/RAINING AND HUMID. SLID ON AN OIL SLICK ON THE ROAD, SWERVED SIDEWAYS AND HIT AN EXIT RAMP CONCRETE BARRIER FULL FRONT (W/ MY FRONT AGAINST IT, PERPENDICULAR TO THE BARRIER). PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED, MINE DID NOT. THE THING IS, I WAS THE ONLY PERSON IN THE CAR, THERE WAS NO PASSENGER IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. CAR WAS ALWAYS DRIVEN IN NY, I AM ORIGINAL OWNER. DIDN'T REPORT IT EARLIER BEC NEWS ALWAYS SAID IT'S ONLY AN ISSUE W/ CARS IN THE SOUTH, AND ELEMENT DIDN'T APPEAR IN THE RECALL LISTS IN THE PAPERS (ONLY SAW IT LISTED THIS MINUTE ON THE GOV SITE, AFTER HEARING SO MUCH TALK ABOUT IT ON THE NEWS AND DECIDED TO CHECK). I THINK THE CAR MANUF'S SHOULD HAVE NOTIFIED ALL OWNERS OF THAT AIRBAG OF THE POSSIBILITY OF AN ISSUE, EVEN IF THEY DIDN'T LIVE IN THE SOUTH, JUST IN CASE, IT'S NOT EXPENSIVE TO DO, JUST A STAMP. ANYWAY, THAT'S MY FEELING. *TR

• 12/07/2004· VISIBILITY

  WINDSHIELD CRACKED. THE CAUSE HAD NOT BEEN DETERMINED. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE WINDSHEILD CONTINUED TO CRACK. *TC

• 12/06/2014· LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  THE DRIVER SIDE LOCK STOPPED WORKING FROM THE OUTSIDE. FIRST THE ALARM AND AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCK STOPPED WORKING. IT WOULD ARM AND UNARM THE ALARM AND UNLOCK THE BACK AND SIDE DOOR BUT NOT THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR. THAT WAS ANNOYING BUT I HAVE THE KEY AND WOULD THEN JUST UNLOCK THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR BUT THE LOCK WOULD STICK AND NOT ALLOW THE KEY TO TURN. I WOULD THEN HAVE TO TAKE THE KEY OUT AND TRY AGAIN. OVER A FEW WEEKS IT GOT WORSE AND WORSE EVENTUALLY NOT ALLOWING THE KEY TO EVEN COMPLETELY ENTER. IT WOULD ALSO GET STUCK IN THE LOCKED POSITION AND I WOULD HAVE TO MANUALLY UNLOCK IT TO GET OUT. EVENTUALLY IT STOPPED WORKING ALL TOGETHER. TO GET IN I WOULD HAVE TO UNARM THE ALARM AND FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE USE AN UMBRELLA TO REACH ACCESS THE SEATS TO MANUALLY UNLOCK THE DOOR. I WOULD THEN HAVE TO WALK AROUND THE CAR TO GET IN. I WOULD ALSO HAVE TO MANUALLY LOCK THE DOOR BEFORE DRIVING AS IT WOULD NOT LOCK ON ITS OWN. TO GET OUT I WOULD HAVE TO DO THE WHOLE PROCESS AGAIN BUT IN REVERSE ORDER. IF I LOCKED THE DOOR WITH THE DOOR OPEN IT WOULD NOT SHUT COMPLETELY. IT PROGRESSIVELY GOT WORSE OVER ABOUT A YEAR. I HAD IT REPAIRED ALMOST TWO YEARS AGO AND HAVE NOT HAD ISSUES SINCE. I DID NOT HAVE TO CHANGE KEYS, ELECTRONIC LOCKS, OR ALARMS. THIS WAS SOME TIME AGO SO I DO NOT REMEMBER WHAT THEY HAD TO DO TO FIX IT BUT I REMEMBER IT NOT BEING CHEAP AND TAKING MUCH OF THE DAY AS THEY HAD TO TAKE THE DOOR APART. I AM NOT SURE IF THE DEALER OR MY REGULAR REPAIR PLACE FIXED IT BUT MORE INFORMATION CAN BE REQUESTED FROM THEM IF NEEDED. THE REPAIR GUYS HAD NOT MENTIONED THIS BEING AN ISSUE WITH 2003 HONDA ELEMENTS BUT AFTER SEEING MULTIPLE REPORTS ON HERE I DECIDED TO ADD MY INFORMATION FOR MORE CONTEXT AND DETAILS IN HOW THE PROBLEM STARTED AND ADVANCED. *TR

• 12/06/2010· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  2003 HONDA ELEMENT. CONSUMER STATES THAT SHE IS HAVING DIFFICULTY GETTING THE REPAIR WORK DONE ON HER HONDA VEHICLE THAT HAS TO DO WITH A RECALL. *KB THE CONSUMER ATTACHED AN IGNITION RECALL NOTICE ALONG WITH HER LETTER. *JB

• 12/06/2005· POWER TRAIN

  2003 ELEMENT ROLLED BACKWARDS WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN REVERSE AND KEYS IN HIS HANDS. *TS ***NO ANSWER REQUIRED*** *JB

• 12/06/2004· AIR BAGSFire

  BESIDES THAT THE CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE 3 MONTHS AFTER A OIL CHANGE. THOUGH HONDA BLAIMS FAULTY OIL FILTER BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T DO THE OIL CHANGE. I HAVE HAD REPEATED PROBLEMS WITH MY SRS LIGHT COMING ON SINCE I GOT THE CAR. THE CAR WAS PRATICALLY SITTING AT THE DEALERSHIP UNDER REPAIR FOR THE SRS LIGHT. STILL 2 YEARS LATER AND I'M TIRED OF GOING BACK. ALL THEY TELL ME IS THAT THEY CHANGE SOME WIRE AND KEEP RESETING THE SYSTEM. THEY ALSO HAVE THE NERVE TO ASK ME IF I PUT A POCKET BOOK ON TOP OFF THE DASHBOARD. SO ANOTHER WORDS NO ONE IS TO BREATH ON TOP OFF THE DASH BOARD OR THE STUPID LIGHT COMES ON. HEY HONDA, I DON'T CARRY A PURSE OR A POCKET BOOK BECAUSE I'M A MALE. FIX MY CAR OR GET ME ANOTHER. PAYMENT IS ON TIME FROM ME BUT YOUR SERVICE ISN'T FIXING MY CAR. BUT THATS OK BECAUSE IT'S A LEASE AND YOUR GETTING IT BACK THEY WAY I GOT IT.*AK

• 12/04/2023· SUSPENSION

  The contact owns a 2003 Honda Element. The contact stated that while his daughter was driving at approximately 25 MPH, the rear driver’s side tire detached from the vehicle. Despite the failure, the contact's daughter managed to drive the vehicle to the residence. Upon inspection, the contact discovered that the rear trailing arm had detached from the vehicle. Neither the dealer nor the manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 200,000. The VIN was not available.

• 12/04/2003· VISIBILITYCrash

  THE WINDSHIELD OF MY HONDA ELEMENT EX, 2003 HAS CRACK AFTER BEEN HIT BY A SMALL OBJECT FOR SECOND TIME. FOR THE FIRST TIME I PAY $50 FOR REPAIR. NOW I AM NOT SURE IT'S WORTH TO REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT IN VIEW OF SO MANY COMPLAINS BY OTHERS ELEMENTS OWNERS. *NLM

• 12/04/2003· VISIBILITY

  13" WINDSHIELD CRACK ON 2003 HONDA ELEMENT EX WITH ONLY 3000 MILES LOGGED. THERE WAS A PIN-HEAD SIZED PIT THAT EXPANDED TO A 13" (AND GROWING) CRACK. *NLM

• 12/01/2005· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  SINCE I BOUGHT MY PILOT LAST NOV. EVERYTIME I APPLY THE BRAKES, GOING LESS THAN 10 MPH, BUT MORE THAN 5 MPH, MY BRAKES POP VERY LOAD, IT CONTINUES EVEN AFTER THE CAR HAS BEEN RUNNING ALL DAY. I BOUGHT IT IN TWICE TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY TOLD ME IT'S SUPPOSE TO DO THAT. I TALK TO PEOPLE THAT OWN PILOTS AND HAVE KNOW PROBLEM WITH LOAD POPPING NOISES WHEN THEY APPLY THE BRAKES. *JB

• 12/01/2003· VISIBILITY

  WINDSHIELD CRACKED AT LOWER DRIVER SIDE CORNER, NO IMPACT OF ANY KIND CAN BE FOUND. THERE IS A SERVICE BULLETIN ON STRESS CRACK ON CORNER FOR THE ONE I RECIEVED TODAY SO I WILL TAKE TO DEALER TOMORROW, HOPEFULLY THEY WILL REPAIR UNDER WARRANTY. I ALSO HAD ANOTHER STAR TYPE CRACK 2 MONTHS PRIOR WHILE DRIVING BUT WHATEVER THAT HIT THE WINDSHIELD MUST HAVE BEEN A SPEC OF SAND. DEALER SAID AT TIME WOULD NOT REPAIR SINCE IT WAS A "IMPACT" CRACK. THERE IS OBVIOUSLY SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE WINDSHIELD AND DESIGN FOR IT TO PIT AND CRACK SO EASILY.*AK

• 12/01/2003· VISIBILITY

  HONDA ELEMENT WINDSHIELD CRACKED FOR NO REASON. *AK

• 11/30/2003· VISIBILITY

  CRACKED WINDSHIELD, DRIVING ON A WIDELY DIVIDED INTERSTATE AT LAWFUL SPEED, IN HEAVY RAIN, NO AUTOMOBILES IN SIGHT IN FRONT OF ME, HEARD A "POP" SOUND, AND SAW A SMALL CRACK ABOUT 5 INCHES TO LEFT OF PASSENGER SIDE WIPER AXIS. DOUBTFUL IT WAS ROAD DEBRIS, AS THERE WERE NO VEHICLES IN FRONT OF ME. RESULTS OF DEALER CONTACT TO BE RESOLVED PENDING MEETING TOMORROW. THIS AUTOMOBILE HAS APPROXIMATELY 1800 MILES ON IT . HAS BEEN IN POSSESSION APPROXIMATELY 6 WEEKS. (SINCE OCT 10 2003) . *AK

• 11/29/2007· STRUCTURE

  I TOOK THE CAR IN TO HAVE THE SRS SYSTEM CHECKED BECAUSE THE LIGHT CAME ON. THE DEALER DID A 40 POINT INSPECTION WHICH RESULTED IN THE RECOMMENDATION TO REPLACE THE FRONT MOTOR MOUNT DUE TO A "FAILURE" IN THE SYSTEM. I WAS TOLD THE MOUNTS (FRONT, SIDE AND BACK) FAIL ON THE HONDA ODYSSEY'S (NEWER MODELS, OURS IS AN '03) OFTEN. THE RESULT OF MOTOR MOUNT FAILURE IS EXCESSIVE MOVEMENT OF THE ENGINE WHEN UNDER "LOAD." I WAS TOLD THAT MEANS THE ENGINE MOVES WITHIN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT DURING BRAKING, SHARP TURNS, BUMPS AND ACCELERATION. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT ONCE ONE MOTOR MOUNT "BREAKS" THE OTHERS HAVE MORE TENSION AND WILL ALSO FAIL. IT WAS RECOMMENDED THAT THE PART BE REPLACED BEFORE THE OTHER MOTOR MOUNTS FAIL AND CAUSE MAJOR PROBLEMS. THIS IS CURRENTLY NOT A RECALL OR FREE LIFETIME WARRANTY. OUR LOCAL HONDA MECHANIC TOLD US THAT THE MOTOR MOUNTS SHOULD NEVER FAIL (ESPECIALLY ON SUCH A NEW CAR). HE SAID MOTOR MOUNTS SHOULD OUTLAST THE ENGINE/CAR AND HE HAD NEVER IN ALL OF HIS EXPERIENCE SEEN A MOTOR MOUNT FAIL. *TR

• 11/29/2006· VISIBILITY

  WE BOUGHT OUR 2003 HONDA ELEMENT 7/03 NEW AND SINCE THEN WE'VE HAD CRACKS FROM THE TOP TO THE BOTTOM OF THE WINDSHIELD. WE HAD TO REPLACE THE WINDSHIELD IN 2003. RECENTLY 8/06 WE HAD TO HAVE ANOTHER REPLACEMENT AND HAD TO TAKE IT BACK FOR LEAKS AND THE REPAIR SHOP TRIED TO FIX IN 10/06. WINDSHIELD WAS STILL LEAKING SO THE SAME REPAIR SHOP REPLACED THE WINDSHIELD 11/06 AGAIN AND NOW THERE ARE MORE LEAKAGE. I DON'T SEE HOW HONDA CAN JUSTIFY THIS WITH ANOTHER WINDSHIELD WHEN THE REAL PROBLEM EXISTS IN THE MANUFACTURING OF THIS VEHICLE FOR THE 2003-2004 MODELS. THE CLASS-ACTION LAWSUIT THAT IS GOING ON ONLY STATES THE REPAIR AND REIMBURSEMENT OF THE WINDSHIELD(S) NOT THE DEFECT ITSELF. SO WE HAVE A VEHICLE THAT LEAKS, NOT WORTH THE AMOUNT WE STILL OWE ON IT AND CANNOT SEE AN END TO THIS WINDSHIELD PROBLEM WITHOUT FIXING THE ORIGINAL DEFECT PROBLEM. *NM

• 11/29/2003· VISIBILITY

  WINDSHIELD CRACKED WITH 900 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. LOCATION OF CRACK: LEFT SIDE, MID-HEIGHT. SMALL PEBBLE STRUCK WINDSHEID WITH NO CHIP OR INDENTATION NOTED.*AK

• 11/29/2003· VISIBILITY

  HONDA ELEMENT WINDSHIELD CRACKED WITHOUT ANY IMPACT OF ANY TYPE. START TOP OF DRIVER'S SIDE, IS NOW ABOUT 20" LONG . *AK

• 11/29/2003· VISIBILITY

  STRESS CRACK IN WINDSHIELD. *AK

• 11/28/2012· STRUCTURE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ELEMENT. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT INSERTED THE KEY INTO THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR TO UNLOCK THE DOOR BUT THE KEY WOULD NOT TURN. THE CONTACT UNLOCKED THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE DOOR AND ENTERED THE VEHICLE. AFTER SOME TIME, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE DOOR FAILED TO UNLOCK INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

• 11/28/2007· VISIBILITY

  HAVE ALREADY REPLACED THE WINDSHEILD ONCE. IT CURRENTLY HAS 3 SEPERATE CRACKS AT THE MOMENT THAT WERE NOT FROM ANYTHING HITTING PLUS ONE THAT IS. THAT IS A TOTAL OF 4. *TR

• 11/25/2012· SERVICE BRAKES

  THE ABS BRAKE SYSTEM HAS ALWAYS HAD A NICE FIRM PEDAL PRESSURE. RECENTLY WHEN COMING TO A STOP I NOTICED THE PEDAL TO FEEL SPONGY, SOFT AND TRAVEL CLOSE TO THE FLOOR. I CHECKED FLUIDS ETC. AND ALL SEEM NORMAL. STILL HAVE ADEQUATE PAD THICKNESS ON ALL PADS. THIS PROBLEM WITH THE SOFT, SPONGY PEDAL SEEMS TO BE CONSISTENT NOW. CHECKED THE INTERNET AND SEE THIS SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM ON 2007 AND 2008 ELEMENTS. BELIEVE IT MIGHT ALSO BE SHOWING UP ON OTHER YEARS ALSO. WE ALSO HAVE A 2004 ELEMENT AND THE PEDAL PRESSURE IS AS THE 2003 USED TO BE. THE 2003 IS AN EX 2WD AUTO AND THE 2004 IS AN EX AUTO AWD MODEL. *TR

• 11/25/2003· VISIBILITY

  HONDA ELEMENT WINDSHIELD CRACK STARTING FROM LOWER DRIVER SIDE ACROSS THE WINDSHIELD. HONDA HAS A TSB ON THIS PROBLEM BUT WILL NOT RESOLVE IT - I AM A MEMBER OF HONDA SUV WHICH ALSO HAS SEVERAL COMPLAINTS. THE SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE STATED THIS WAS CAUSED BY A 1 MM ROCK CHIP (WHICH THERE IS NO IMPLOSION) - READING THE HONDA TSB IT IS OBVIOUS THAT IF ONE EVEN SUSTAINS A ROCK CHIP THAT THE PRESSURE FROM THE INCORRECT MANUFACTURED WINDOW WILL CAUSE IT TO CRACK NOT GIVING THE OWNER A CHANCE TO FIX A CHIP. *LA

• 11/25/2003· VISIBILITY

  THE WINDSHIELD ON MY 2003 HONDA ELEMENT HAS DEVELOPED A CRACK THAT STARTS ON THE BOTTOM PART OF THE PASSENGER SIDE AND GREW UP 6-8 INCHES OVER THE LAST FEW DAYS. WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WE BOUGHT IT FROM (BILL GATTON HONDA IN BRISTOL, TN) AND THEY SAID THERE WAS A CHIP IN IT AND IT WAS AN IMPACT DAMAGE AND THEY WOULD NOT CONSIDER IT FOR WARRANTY REPLACEMENT. WE TOLD THE DEALER THAT NOTHING HAD HIT THE WINDSHIELD AND WE WERE AWARE ON NUMEROUS PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM BUT THEY WOULD NOT LISTEN. I WAS REFERRED TO THIS SITE (NHTSA) BY A FELLOW OWNER WHO HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. *LA

• 11/24/2014· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  THE DRIVER'S-SIDE KEY LOCK ROUTINELY DOES NOT ACCEPT THE KEY WITHOUT MULTIPLE EFFORTS. SOMETIMES THESE EFFORTS FAIL, AND I MUST TRY THE BACK HATCH OR PASSENGER SIDE DOOR. AS A SINGLE FEMALE, I FIND THIS DISTURBINGLY DANGEROUS. IT IS OBVIOUS THAT I CAN'T GET INTO THE CAR, MARKING ME AS VULNERABLE. THIS BASICALLY SETS ME AFOOT, OFTEN AT NIGHT, OFTEN IN UNCERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES. SHOULD I FIND MYSELF NEEDING TO MOVE THE CAR FOR ANY EMERGENCY WHATSOEVER, A GREAT DEAL OF TIME WILL BE LOST AS I STRUGGLE WITH ENTRY. UNTIL I CHECKED FOR THE AIRBAG RECALL, I HAD NOT KNOWN ABOUT THIS SITE. I AM APPALLED TO FIND THAT THIS KEY FAILURE IS A COMMON ISSUE. MY NEXT CAR WILL BE A TOYOTA, THE BRAND I DROVE FOR MANY, MANY MILES AND YEARS WITHOUT TROUBLE. *TR

• 11/24/2010· LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  THE KEY FIRST STOPPED WORKING IN MY DRIVERS DOOR AND I THEN HAD TO USE THE PASSENGER DOOR TO ENTER AND EXIT THE VEHICLE UNTIL THE KEY ACTUALLY GOT STUCK IN THE LOCK ON THE PASSENGER DOOR AND STILL CANNOT BE REMOVED AND I AM FORCED TO CRAWL IN AND OUT THROUGH THE BACK HATCH IF I WISH TO LOCK MY VEHICLE, HOWEVER IT SEEMS THE BACK DOOR LOCK IS SHOWING SIGNS OF FAILURE NOW AS WELL. *TR