Recalls
| Campaign | Manufacturer | Manufacturing date | Type | # of units affected | Date Owner notified Mfg | Recall Initiated by | Manufacturers of recalled vehicles/products | Report Recieved Date | Record Creation Date | Regulation Part Number | FMVSS Number | |||||
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| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - CONTROL MODULE (TCM, PCM) | ||||||||||||||||
| 11V395000 | HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.) | from 12/14/2004 to 09/26/2008 | V (Vehicle) | 1512107 | 08/27/2011 | MFR | HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.) | 08/04/2011 | 08/04/2011 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | Honda is recalling certain model year 2005-2010 accord, 2007-2010 cr-v, and 2005-2008 element passenger cars manufactured from july 1, 2004, through september 3, 2010. the outer race of the secondary shaft bearing may be broken during certain driving styles. a broken outer race may cause abnormal noise, the malfunction indicator light to turn on, and allow contact between the transmission idle gear and an electronic sensor housing within the transmission. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | This could result in a short circuit causing the engine to stall. additionally, broken pieces of the outer race or ball bearing from the secondary shaft may become lodged in the parking pawl resulting in the vehicle rolling after the driver has placed the gear selector in the park position. engine stall and unexpected vehicle movement increases the risk of a crash or personal injury to persons within the path of a rolling vehicle. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Honda will notify owners and dealers will update the automatic transmission control module software free of charge. the safety recall began on august 27, 2011. owners may contact honda automobile customer service at 1-800-999-1009. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Honda's recall campaign number is r89.owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov . | |||||||||||||||
Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
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| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | |||||
| SB-06-041 | 07/21/2011 | 10039537 | Ready | 08/02/2011 | |
| SB-06-041 | 07/21/2011 | 10039537 | Honda: the vehicle moves faster than expected with the transmission in gear, foot off the brake, and foot off the throttle. software is causing extra engine torque after a cold start. *rm | 08/02/2011 | |
| 405 | 04/16/2005 | 10016346 | Automatic transmission fluid (atf) leaks. honda tech line summary. *tt | 09/08/2005 | |
| POWER TRAIN - AXLE ASSEMBLY - AXLE SHAFT - SEAL | |||||
| 05012005 | 05/01/2005 | 10016290 | Low mileage a/ts can leak from axle seals. *sc | 09/06/2005 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
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| POWER TRAIN | |||
| 06/02/2010 | 1 | ||
| Hello and thank you for this forum, just bought my daughter an 05 honda element for her graduation, with a little over 100k miles. she loves it, and thought we were getting a straight deal from the sellers, but not the case. when we drove the car, unfortunatly, after buying, we noticed a rumbling noise in the car, so drove to an empty parking lot to try and figure out the source. we nailed it to the rear end by one driving and one walking outside the car. took to my mechanic the next day and was immediatly diagnosed with the 4wd rear differential being the source. he called his transmission contact who immediatly confirmed that the problem is very common for the honda 4wd and that there needs to be a recall because his business has fixed many of these 'unsafe' gear boxes that transer power to the rear wheels. being a concerned father, i'm not going to wait for the right thing to be done by honda, because my daughter and any cars on the road around her, need to be as safe as possible. your attention to this matter would be greatly appreciated by myself and the other 431 posts i briefly scanned through regarding this defect with the honda cr-v and the element. thank you *tr | |||
| POWER TRAIN - MANUAL TRANSMISSION | |||
| 06/23/2011 | 123000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2005 honda element. the contact stated that the clutch would not shift into gear. the vehicle was towed to an authorized dealer where the contact was informed that the metal which held the clutch springs in place fractured, jamming the clutch. the vehicle was repaired. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was 123,000. sm. | |||