Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SERVICE BRAKES | |||
| 11/24/2010 | 33000 | 1 | |
| I put on my brakes in the middle of rush hour traffic the day before thanksgiving. made rubbing sound and then continued to rub all the way to my daughters. minimal 2 hours in traffic in chicago at rush hour. afraid to drive but no way to get off and nowhere to go. took to midas on fri. over $500.00 now my back brakes are doing the same thing. help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! now 52,0000. the dealer had told me at least another year!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! very dangerous. *tr | |||
| 11/24/2010 | 33000 | ||
| I put on my brakes in the middle of rush hour traffic the day before thanksgiving. made rubbing sound and then continued to rub all the way to my daughters. minimal 2 hours in traffic in chicago at rush hour. afraid to drive but no way to get off and nowhere to go. took to midas on fri. over $500.00 now my back brakes are doing the same thing. help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! now 52,0000. the dealer had told me at least another year!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! very dangerous | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, AIR | |||
| 11/15/2006 | |||
| I bought the 2005 honda element in october 2006, as a new 4 wheel drive, standard transmission. after using it for a short period i noticed the brakes were like putty. they pressed nearly to the floor, and not too effective. the dealer fixed the brakes for free, they told me at the same time another customer had their honda element there for brake problems. after about 2 weeks, the brakes were like putty again. i drove it till the brakes squealed. ( i learned to drive with little use of brakes, shifting down and slowing down at stops and turns. ) i had my local mechanic fix the brakes the second time. again the brakes worked about 2 weeks before they were like putty again. i was at the honda dealer last month for 60000 mile transmission fluid change. they told me the brakes were bad. i told them i know they are bad, they are always bad. | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | |||
| 03/01/2007 | 25000 | ||
| From about march of 2007 we started having problems with our brakes, they had been changed about twice a year. we thought cause we drive around in a city, the brakes wear out faster than normal. then 2 years later we were having problems starting the car. we had to get it jumped start- it several times, before we purchased a new battery. though it has been a year from the time we got a new battery, we still had problems starting the vehicle. we have taken it in to the auto shop several time, and they could not find the problem. then the gear would not shift into drive and we took it in to get that fixed, and now it does not start all. it is not the battery, because the dash board lights still come on. at 74,0000 miles we should not be having so many failures with this vehicle! | |||
| 03/17/2010 | 36000 | ||
| My 2005 honda element brake pedal feels soft. they have felt this way for the last year. please have honda include 2005 elements in their recall. | |||