2003 HONDA ELEMENT Complaints

I BOUGHT A 2003 HONDA ELEMENT EX SEPTEMBER 2004, HAVE ABOUT 30K ON IT, NO PROBLEMS UNTIL I CAME OUT TO THE PARKING LOT AND FOUND THE WINDSHIELD CRACKED (THE NOW CLASSIC DESIGN, LOWER PASSENGER SIDE, NO IMPACT MARK, SPREADING FROM BLACK AREA, RIGHT NOW ABOUT TEN INCHES LONG AND MOVING STRAIGHT ACROSS THE MIDDLE OF THE WINDSHIELD. I AM HAVING CASCADE AUTO GLASS COME THIS MORNING TO REPLACE IT SINCE THE CRACK IS GROWING AND I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING MY CAR.

HONDA ELEMENT -- CRACK IN WINDSHIELD. STARTED AT BOTTOM PASSENGER SIDE OF WINDSHIELD. THERE WAS A SMALL PIN SIZE HOLE AT THE BASE OF THE CRACK - ALMOST BELOW THE EDGE OF THE HOOD. THE CRACK WENT UP ABOUT 7 INCHES AND THEN STARTED SPREADING ACROSS THE WINDSHIELD. THIS WAS DEFINITELY NOT FROM A ROCK CHIP. IT TOOK 2 FULL DAYS OF "NEGOTIATING" WITH AMERICAN HONDA TO GET THEM TO COVER THE DEFECTIVE WINDSHIELD UNDER WARRANTY.

DT: 2003, HONDA ELEMENT, THE WINDSHIELD CRACKED OUT OF THE BLUE. NOTHING STRUCK THE GLASS, NO ACCIDENT. WHILE DRIVING, HEARD POPPING NOISE AND A 5-6 ROUND CIRCLE CRACK APPEARED ON THE FRONT WINDSHIELD. TOOK VEHICLE TO A DEALER, AND THEY HAD NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE IT. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE. *AK

WINDSHIELD CRACKED IN TWO SPOT ON DRIVER SIDE DURING HIGH WINDS. HAD A GLASS REPAIR SHOP FIX THE CRACKS, BUT ONE HAS CONTINUED TO SPREAD ACROSS THE WINDSHIELD. DESIGN/ANGLE OF WINDSHIELD IS AT ISSUE AS THE WINDSHIELD HAS 4 "STAR" FRACTURES AS WELL AS THE CRACKS IN THE 16 MONTHS WE HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE. *JB

WINDSHIELD STRESS CRACK WITH NO EVIDENCE OF IMPACT LOCATED ON LOWERS DRIVER'S SIDE. WENT OUT TO THE CAR ONE MORNING AND THE CRACK WAS HAD APPEARED OVER NIGHT. STARTED ABOUT THREE INCHES LONG AND HAS SINCE BRANCHED OFF AND EXTENDED TO OVER 12 INCHES. *AK

THIS IS THE THIRD THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY INSTALLED INTO CAR SINCE PURCHASE. THE FIRST ONE WAS DEFECTIVE AND REPLACED WITH A NEW MODEL. THE SECOND WAS REPLACED DUE TO ELECTRICAL FAILURES, AND THE LAST ONE WAS REPLACED DUE TO THE DVD/NAV SYSTEM INSTALLED WHICH WAS CAUSING ELECTRICAL INTERFERENCE TO THE THROTTLE BODY, CAUSING IT TO FAIL. THE SYMPTOM STARTED WITH THE SHIFT NOT UNLOCKING WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THEN IT WILL NOT SHIFT GEARS, CAUSING THE CAR TO RUN AT 4500 RPMS. THEN VEHICLE HIT A BUMP IN ROAD, AND IT SHIFTED TO BETTER HIGHWAY SPEED. DEALER STATED THAT HE COULD NOT GET TROUBLE CODES FROM COMPUTER UNTIL ALL DVD/NAV WAS DISCONECTED. THEY REPLACED THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY, AND TOLD US NOT TO HOOK DVD/NAV SYSTEM UP UNLESS IT HAD ITS OWN FUSEABLE LINK LINE FROM BATTERY, AND NOT TO USE WIRE HARNESS TO CONNECT.*AK

7 WINDSHIELD REPLACEMENTS SO FAR SINCE PURCHASE DATE ON 12/10/2003. THE FIRST 2 REPLACEMENTS WERE DONE BY THE HUNTINGTON HONDA DEALERSHIP. THE OTHER 5 REPLACEMENTS WERE DONE BY SAFELITE. THE MOST RECENT REPLACEMENT WAS DONE ON APRIL 13, 2005. *AK

THIS IS THE SECOND WINDSHIELD THAT CRACKED IN LESS THAN TWO YEARS, THEY BOTH APEARED TO BE STRESS CRACKS. BOTH TIMES I WAS NOT IN THE CAR WHEN CRACK APPEARED AND BOTH TIMES THE CRACK IS ON THE PASSANGER SIDE.*AK

WINDSHIELD CRACKED IN LOWER LEFT HAND CORNER DOWN BELOW THE SEAL & IS NOW BENDING HORIZONTALLY ACROSS THE WINDSHIELD. NO APPARENT ROCK HITS (NO STARRING), DEALER REFUSES TO COVER DAMAGE UNDER WARRANTY.*AK

WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE DRIVER NOTICED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WAS CRACKED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE DRIVER THAT THE WINDSHIELD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *NM SPONTANEOUS CRACK OCCURRED IN WINDSHIELD RIGHT LOWER SIDE . THEN A SPONTANEOUS CRACK OCCURRED IN LEFT LOWER WINDSHIELD . THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF ROCK OR OTHER OBJECT STRIKING WINDSHIELD. *BF *NM