Honda Element 2006 - Electrical system - car safety information, failing parts, recalls, bulletins, complaints

Bulletins

Bulletin	Bulletin date	Item no.	Summary	Added
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
SB-12-002	01/12/2012	10043248	Honda: on some model vehicles, there is an alternator/starter tester (ast) module capable of testing alternators, installed on gr8 diagnostic battery station. *pe	03/06/2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - STARTER ASSEMBLY
SB-12-002	01/12/2012	10043248	Honda: on some model vehicles, there is an alternator/starter tester (ast) module capable of testing alternators, installed on gr8 diagnostic battery station. *pe	03/06/2012

Consumer Complaints

Fail date	miles	occurences	Purchase date
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
08/28/2010	42000
	Drove car on a 6 hr trip with one stop for gas during daylight hours therefore there was no need to turn headlights on. when reaching destination, headlights had turned on by themselves although the headlight switch on the steering column remained in the 'off' position and was never turned on by the driver that day. car headlight warning would not sound when car was turned off and door open even though the lights remained on. removed headlight fuse that night. the next day, inserted fuse and headlights were still on. took to honda dealership who replaced headlight relay but that same day headlights continued to turn on by themselves while car was turned off. dealership replaced entire fuse box to fix the problem. less than one week later, while driving the car will not go over3,000 rpm. took to dealership who stated that the vtech sensor for oil pressure needed to be replaced. *car was bought new in aug 2006 so only has been driven by one owner for 4 years with dealer recommended maintenance performed.
05/01/2010	23000
	Power window regulator on front left window had to be replaced 11/2009. power window failed to go up, diagnosed as broken window regulator cable. 5/2010 front right window failed to lift. seems to be same problem with power window mechanism.