Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| VISIBILITY | |||
| 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. | |||
| 12/26/2010 | 42581 | ||
| Broken window regulator: we were refueling at the gasoline station when suddenly the glass of the window (front passenger side) fell down. culprit was broken window regulator. | |||
| 03/20/2010 | 42213 | ||
| Windshield on 2006 honda element chips very easily and cracks appear without any impact. | |||
| 01/18/2009 | 29 | ||
| I noticed a horizontal crack in my honda elements windshield, about 7 inches in length on the passenger side, about halfway up starting at the right side pillar. i took it to the glass place and they said they could not stop it from spreading. i then noticed that another crack was starting on the left side half way up. the cracks have met in the middle almost touching. it has not been in any kind of accident. | |||
| VISIBILITY - POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | |||
| 11/30/2009 | 39000 | 1 | |
| I have a 2006 honda element. the last few months i've had to replace both power side windows because the window regulator 'came apart.' the car is only 3 years old and for both windows to stop working around the same time makes me think it's a manufacturing situation. *tr | |||
| VISIBILITY - WINDSHIELD | |||
| 11/12/2006 | 16000 | 1 | 08/15/2006 |
| On november 12, 2007, i noticed a horizontal crack in my honda element's windshield, about 7 inches in length on the driver's side, about halfway up starting at the left side pillar. i bought the vehicle new and it has not been in any kind of accident. i drove in to work and did not notice the crack. i did notice it when going to lunch that same day. the crack was clearly visible as it is in my direct line of sight. it literally appeared out of nowhere. *tr | |||
| 05/21/2007 | 16258 | 2 | 03/10/2007 |
| I purchased a certified 2006 honda element ex-p in march of 2007 from honda of fayetteville, ar. i drove the vehicle to springfield, mo and parked it in a garage. the next morning i found a 4 inch crack in the top middle of the windshield immediately behind the rear view mirror. in a day or two the crack became so bad that i had to replace the windshield. there was no apparent rock strike or other damage other than the crack. at the time i did not know that honda had settled a class action law suit alleging design defects with 2003 an 2004 honda elements. i did not report the damage to my insurance company because there was no external damage. i had the oem windshield replaced with a ppg windshield at my own expense. i drove the vehicle to our home in juneau, alaska and arrived last week. this afternoon while fueling the vehicle i noticed another crack in the windshield, this one starting at the top at the extreme right (passenger) side. this crack is now about 8 inches long, and will soon become a safety issue requiring replacement. honda does not seem to want to replace this windshield because only 2003 and 2004 honda elements were included in the class action law suit. obviously there is a design or engineering flaw in all elements, not just the 2003 an 2004 model years. in checking on the internet i found that this is a major problem affecting thousands upon thousands of elements. when i had the windshield replaced in springfield, mo., i was told that honda elements constitute a large portion of their workload, and that some element owners have replaced their windshields five or six times! honda has a real problem and should be held responsible to recall and correct this problem common to all elements. ak | |||
| 02/10/2007 | 9000 | 1 | 11/28/2006 |
| 2006 honda element parked in driveway, no visible impact points day before. in the morning car had crack on passenger side, about 2-3 inches up, 3-4 inches long. dealer advised hit by stones at some point prior, leaving no mark at first but can later appear, but did cause crack. glass technician said stress crack from manufacturer. *nm | |||
| 01/15/2007 | 1 | 12/15/2006 | |
| A crack occurred in the windshield of my newly purchased honda element, in the lower passenger side. there is a small pit though i do not believe anything impacted the windshield. after reading many others complaints about the same issue online, i decided to file complaint. most people are being told their cracks are due to an impact and thus not covered under warranty. the windshield has not been replaced. *jb | |||
| 06/10/2006 | 5200 | 1 | 03/23/2006 |
| 2006 honda element windshield cracked without impact. dealer refuses to repair stating that this type of damage is usually caused by road debris. *nm | |||
| VISIBILITY/WIPER | |||
| 02/01/2013 | 12000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2006 honda element. the contact stated that the low beam headlights failed while driving at an unknown speed. the vehicle was taken to the dealer for inspection. the failure was located at the low bean assembly. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer advised that the vehicle was not included in nhtsa campaign id number 12v136000 (exterior lighting). the vin was not available. the vehicle was not repaired. the approximate failure and current mileage was 120,000. mah | |||
| 02/01/2013 | 12000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2006 honda element. the contact stated that the headlights low beam failed while driving. the vehicle was taken to the dealer for inspection. the failure was located at the low bean assembly. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer advised that the vehicle was not included in nhtsa campaign id number 12v136000 (exterior lighting). the vin was not available. the vehicle was not repaired. the approximate failure and current mileage was 120,000. li | |||
| 10/24/2012 | 1 | ||
| The sun visor mount has loosened up over the last year or so. today, i pulled down the sun visor to block the sun and when i accelerated the entire thing fell on my face while i was driving, temporarily blocking my vision. the entire mount and visor came out of the ceiling of my car and fell on me. *tr | |||
| 10/24/2012 | |||
| The sun visor mount has loosened up over the last year or so. today, i pulled down the sun visor to block the sun and when i accelerated the entire thing fell on my face while i was driving, temporarily blocking my vision. the entire mount and visor came out of the ceiling of my car and fell on me. | |||