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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EQUIPMENT - OTHER - OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL | ||||||||||||||||
| 06V270000 | HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.) | from 09/01/2005 to 05/31/2006 | V (Vehicle) | 1190000 | 08/02/2006 | MFR | HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.) | 07/26/2006 | 07/26/2006 | 573 | ||||||
| Defect Summary | On certain passenger vehicles and motorcycles, the owner's manuals contain incorrect contact information for the national highway traffic safety administration's (nhtsa) vehicle safety hotline. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | The language in the owner's manuals is not in accordance with the current mandatory requirements. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Honda will send a postcard to dealers and owners with the correct nhtsa vehicle safety hotline information and with instructions to insert the card into the reporting safety defects section of the owner's manual. the recall began on august 2, 2006. owners may contact honda at 1-800-999-1009, acura at 1-800-382-2238 or honda motorcycles at 1-866-784-1870. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Customers 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EQUIPMENT - OTHER - LABELS | |||||
| 08-040 | 05/31/2008 | 10025523 | Load carrying capacity reduced label for all honda vehicles. *pe | 08/15/2008 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| EQUIPMENT | |||
| 01/01/2008 | 30000 | ||
| 2006 honda element problems: i bought this honda because of the reputation for a solid car with very little maintenance issues. this car has had more maintenance issues than any other i've ever owned! 1. driver's seat rock. the seat has rocked left to right since about 30,000 miles. i don't think i should have to pay $300 to fix a safety issue that honda obviously knows about. 2. at about 60,000 miles the air conditioning stopped working-that was a $700+ repair for a new fan motor . 3. i have gone through about 5 windshields in 90,000 miles. good thing i always get zero deductible glass coverage! the last wasn't even due to a crack, but because it became so pitted it was impairing visibility. 4. this vehicle has a huge blind spot in the driver's left corner. i have had countless near misses-especially pedestrians in parking lots. the blind spot is large enough to block vision completely. | |||
| 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. | |||
| 09/15/2006 | 975 | 2 | 08/26/2006 |
| Dt*: the contact stated after getting inside of the vehicle, the contact suffered headaches and eye burning. the dealership could not duplicate the problem. the contact did not smell anything except the new car smell. *ak | |||
| EQUIPMENT - ELECTRICAL - RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC. | |||
| 11/27/2006 | 1 | 10/14/2005 | |
| Poor radio performance on am stations only when car is moving. not static. sounds like loose wire to antenna. dealer says no information on failure. *nm | |||