Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | |||||
| 404 | 04/16/2004 | 10009052 | Can sidewinder locks be re-keyed. honda. tech line summary. *tt | 09/09/2004 | |
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES - DOORS - LATCH | |||||
| 03068 | 10/29/2004 | 03068 | 10012644 | Door lock cylinder binds. update. *tt | 03/09/2005 |
| 090103 | 09/01/2003 | 10005076 | Noise from upper rear door latch. honda servicenews. *tt | 01/28/2004 | |
| 03068 | 04/20/2004 | 03068 | 10004794 | The key will not go into the door lock cylinder, or if it goes in, it will not turn. *tt update. *tt | 01/08/2004 |
| 040103 | 04/01/2003 | 10003143 | Power door locks cycle. *tt | 10/09/2003 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | |||
| 08/10/2011 | 90000 | 1 | |
| Like many others, driver side door key was difficult to insert. then it inserted and was unable to turn; despite greasing lock. now using passenger side door lock. i am hoping this does not get stuck on me too like it has happened with many others. lock costs ~$33 on ebay and $55 from dealer, but this does not include installation and it lock will have a separate key. i was quoted around $350-375 to have a matching lock installed. i am worried to even do this because it sounds like it is a recurring problem even after replacement. this needs to be made a recall. *tr | |||
| 01/02/2010 | 52000 | ||
| Driver's side door lock started to stick, key would not unlock door from time to time, until it would no longer unlock at all. i've had to open the lock from the passenger side and crawl over the seats to unlock the vehicle. i have very limited funds at the moment and can't afford the repairs, which were estimated at over $300.00 by a local shop. my fear is that the passenger lock will eventually fail and i'll have to crawl in through the back as has been reported by other 2003 honda element owners. i only have 56,000 original miles on my element, the lock started failing at 52,000 miles. has there been a recall on this that i'm unaware of? | |||
| 08/01/2010 | |||
| I also have a drivers side door lock that is completely unusable from the outside. the key will not go into the lock and the remote doesn't work for that door. i crawl in from the passengers side every time. | |||
| 06/01/2010 | 90000 | ||
| The lock on the driver side door will no longer accept the key to unlock it. this problem was sporatic originally, but now is a permanent problem. it appears to be an on-going problem with the 2003 honda element. honda should issue a recall to fix this problem. | |||
| 08/01/2010 | |||
| I also have a drivers side door lock that is completely unusable from the outside. the key will not go into the lock and the remote doesn't work for that door. i crawl in from the passengers side every time. | |||
| 06/01/2010 | 90000 | ||
| The lock on the driver side door will no longer accept the key to unlock it. this problem was sporatic originally, but now is a permanent problem. it appears to be an on-going problem with the 2003 honda element. honda should issue a recall to fix this problem. | |||
| 08/01/2010 | |||
| I also have a drivers side door lock that is completely unusable from the outside. the key will not go into the lock and the remote doesn't work for that door. i crawl in from the passengers side every time. | |||
| 06/01/2010 | 90000 | ||
| The lock on the driver side door will no longer accept the key to unlock it. this problem was sporatic originally, but now is a permanent problem. it appears to be an on-going problem with the 2003 honda element. honda should issue a recall to fix this problem. | |||
| 08/01/2010 | |||
| I also have a drivers side door lock that is completely unusable from the outside. the key will not go into the lock and the remote doesn't work for that door. i crawl in from the passengers side every time. | |||
| 06/01/2010 | 90000 | ||
| The lock on the driver side door will no longer accept the key to unlock it. this problem was sporatic originally, but now is a permanent problem. it appears to be an on-going problem with the 2003 honda element. honda should issue a recall to fix this problem. | |||
| 08/01/2010 | |||
| I also have a drivers side door lock that is completely unusable from the outside. the key will not go into the lock and the remote doesn't work for that door. i crawl in from the passengers side every time. | |||
| 06/01/2010 | 90000 | ||
| The lock on the driver side door will no longer accept the key to unlock it. this problem was sporatic originally, but now is a permanent problem. it appears to be an on-going problem with the 2003 honda element. honda should issue a recall to fix this problem. | |||
| 12/31/2009 | 145000 | ||
| 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 | |||
| 11/01/2009 | 78000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2003 honda element. the driver side door lock cannot lock or unlock with the key. to enter the vehicle you have to go through the passenger side door. the vehicle was taken to the dealer who informed her it will cost $300 for the repairs. the manufacturer was not notified. the failure mileage was 78,000....mw | |||
| 06/12/2010 | 104000 | ||
| 1. the event leading up to the failure was useage. 2. the failure occured as locking mechanisms failed to allow key entry to driver side door (entrance to vehicle). 3. what was done to correct the failure was nothing but to crawl to the driver side door via opening the passengers door with a locking mechanism progressively failing on it's door as well. (many - many other owner's of honda elements have complained of this issue - please, please, please - look into it.) the car is great minus this and it's' gas milage. | |||
| 05/21/2010 | 146000 | ||
| I have a 2003 honda element and the keys are not working in the doors correctly. they work sometimes and now the ignition will not work with the keys. i have been reading for two hours on complaints for this same problem and wondering why there are not any recalls on this matter. what do i have to do to get this resolved. my element will not crank now because of this. i am stuck. what do i do now? i do not have any warranty either. | |||
| 10/27/2008 | 89000 | 1 | |
| Car door lock not working properly. *tw | |||
| 03/01/2009 | 1 | ||
| Door lock will not open. starting in 2007, the driver's side (most used door) door lock became difficult to operate. by march 2009 the key no longer functioned at all. it is not possible to leave the car locked. *tr | |||
| 09/15/2007 | 52800 | 1 | |
| The driver's side lock has not worked well for some time, and now it doesn't work at all. the key won't go all the way into the lock. the passenger side lock has the same problem often, but not every time. as a result, i can't lock my doors, because i may not be able to get them open. this is a safety hazard, because i leave my car in a parking garage all day, and i don't feel safe getting into an unlocked car every night or having to struggle to get into a permanently locked car. there are complaints about this issue all over the internet. *tr | |||
| 07/27/2007 | 90000 | 1 | |
| Drivers side lock does not work and now the passenger side lock is starting to exhibit the same problems. *tr | |||
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES - DOORS - LATCH | |||
| 05/01/2009 | 110000 | 1 | |
| We initially had problems opening the driver's side door with the key and for a long time had to open the car from the passenger side and reach over to unlock the driver's door. this continued to get worse when we were unable to unlock the car from the passenger's side door also and so had to start leaving the car unlocked from fear of not being able to get back in. we had to pay to get wireless entry installed in the car since this seems to be a habitual problem with the element and we would just end up in the same situation again down the road if we had chosen to get the car re keyed. so far we are still able to use the original key for the ignition but have had problems with one of the keys working and now only have one. | |||
| 04/10/2006 | 53000 | 1 | 09/24/2003 |
| Driver side door lock is inoperable. lock pins are jammed for no apparent reason and key will only go in half way. *ak | |||
| 1 | |||
| Consumer is unable to unlock and open the back doors, unless the front doors are unlocked and opened which could cause a safety issue if vehicle is in an accident.*ak | |||