Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| STRUCTURE | |||
| 08/21/2005 | 1 | 08/21/2005 | |
| Dt: the consumer believes that there is a possibility of a rollover with the vehicle. she is concerned because the capacity of the vehicle is 675 lbs. this includes the passengers and cargo limit. she was not made aware of this issue when she purchased the vehicle. she feels that the manufacturer should not sell a vehicle of this size, that has the weight limit as stated above. the vehicle was purchased on 8-21-05.*ak the vehicle's max capacity is 25 pounds less than a honda civic. *nm | |||
| STRUCTURE - BODY | |||
| 12/15/2012 | 160000 | 1 | |
| I was driving around 12:15 in am, a vehicle from right came out of street and i could not avoid hitting the car. my honda hit the car, described as a t bone hit. i had no passengers,and was wearing seat belt. my passenger side front air bag activated, my driver side air bag did not activate. my honda car had severe damage on the left driver side, less on the right side. my head light was gone from the left side and right side was intact. my car was totaled as a loss by insurance company. the sensor located on my driver side did not react to deploy the air bag. the frame bar was bent and damage right next to the sensor. i received neck bruises, swelling and neck pain. my knee was cut and swollen. there are significant breaks in the plastic on both sides of the interior steering column, proving the intense of the force of the hit. the car was towed to an independent repair shop. my questions were not answered by honda as to why my driver side air bag did not employ. i spoke to honda customer service, with no satisfactory results. thank you, with much appreciation. *tr | |||
| 12/15/2012 | 160000 | ||
| I was driving around 12:15 in am, a vehicle from right came out of street and i could not avoid hitting the car. my honda hit the car, described as a t bone hit. i had no passengers,and was wearing seat belt. my passenger side front air bag activated, my driver side air bag did not activate. my honda car had severe damage on the left driver side, less on the right side. my head light was gone from the left side and right side was intact. my car was totaled as a loss by insurance company. the sensor located on my driver side did not react to deploy the air bag. the frame bar was bent and damage right next to the sensor. i received neck bruises, swelling and neck pain. my knee was cut and swollen. there are significant breaks in the plastic on both sides of the interior steering column, proving the intense of the force of the hit. the car was towed to an independent repair shop. my questions were not answered by honda as to why my driver side air bag did not employ. i spoke to honda customer service, with no satisfactory results. thank you, with much appreciation. | |||
| STRUCTURE - BODY - DOOR | |||
| 06/15/2005 | 0 | ||
| I have recently purchased a honda element vin# 5j6yh18395l003429. not until last week did i or a passenger sit in the back seat. we became aware of the potential danger that the door design presents. you can not open the back door unless the front door is opened first.the suicide doors do not allow exit from the back seats (not the original suicide door design). this design flaw is a major safety concern. i was not made aware of this design flaw at the time of purchase. ...scroll down....the system is not working properly... 1. how could anyone get out of the back seat in an emergency? 2. what would a child do in case of driver incapacitation? an adult might be able to crawl over the driver to the front door, but a child would be at a disadvantage in the back. 3. there is no emergency release handle on the back hatch door to access from the inside. 4. the little wing windows on the back doors could be kicked out in an emergency, but a child would never be able to do so. 5.what would passengers do if the car were to plummet into a waterway? how could anyone escape from the back....which is what is left floating... 6. there is no warning sign in the car indicating that the back doors do not open unless the front door is open. how much time, valuable time might be lost as a passer-by attempts a rescue and does not know the doors do not open? perhaps then, a sign, like in airplanes, could be posted both inside the vehicle and outside the vehicle indicating that there is no exit through the back doors. or, a recal put inplace to put in a quick release emergency access window. please address this concern to the appropriate departments. i look forward to a reply. thank you, lynn shelley | |||