2004 HONDA ELEMENT Complaints

2004 HONDA ELEMENT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE AIRBAG RECALL. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. *JB

CALLED LOCAL HONDA DEALER TO SCHEDULE AIRBAG REPLACEMENT BASED ON MOST RECENT RECALL. DEALER CONFIRMED THAT THEY DID NOT HAVE THE PARTS IN STOCK AND WILL FOLLOW UP SHORTLY. I WAITED SEVERAL MONTHS - SEND ANOTHER REQUEST FOR A STATUS UPDATE ON WHEN THE AIRBAG WOULD BE REPLACED - STILL NO RESPONSE AT ALL. I HAVE THE CHAT TRANSCRIPT FROM THE INITIAL CALL ON OCTOBER 21, 2014 PROVIDED BY THE DEALER. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF YOU WANT A COPY OF THIS TRANSCRIPT. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2004 HONDA ELEMENT. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED INDEPENDENTLY WITHOUT WARNING CAUSING THE CONTACT TO LOOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND IT ROLLED OVER. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED AN UNKNOWN INJURY THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND WAS TOWED TO AN IMPOUND LOT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. ONE YEAR LATER, THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V700000 (AIR BAGS). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 145,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ELEMENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START ON THE FIRST ATTEMPT. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT AFTER SEVERAL TIMES THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100. UPDATED 2/24/15*CN UPDATD 03/03/15

THE CAR SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING AND CAME TO AN INSTANT STOP. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN COMPLETELY WHILE PULLING INTO A BUSINESS. THANKFULLY THERE WAS NO ONE BEHIND ME. IT HAS BEEN MAYBE A YEAR FROM THE FIRST INCIDENT AND NOW THE CAR WILL FLASH OFF AND ON WITHIN A NANO SECOND WHILE DRIVING AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS AND ALSO WHILE COMING TO A STOP AND TURNING CORNERS. THE HEADLIGHTS ALSO DIM AT DIFFERENT TIMES WHILE DRIVING. THIS IS VERY SCARY AND WILL EVENTUALLY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. I WILL BE MAKING AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE LOCAL DEALER ASAP. I AM HOPING THAT BY GETTING THE IGNITION RECALL COMPLETED THIS WILL FIX THE ISSUE. *JS

I CANNOT FIND OUT IF THE AIR BAG IN MY VEHICLE WAS MAKE BY TAKATA OR IF MY VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE AIR BAG RECALL SIMPLY BECAUSE I DO NOT LIVE IN A SOUTHERN STATE. I PLAN TO TRAVEL TO THE SOUTH AND AM WORRIED ABOUT IT. MY HONDA DEALER SAYS HE CANNOT LEGALLY DEACTIVATE THE AIR BAG. I WANT TO KNOW IF MY AIR BAG WAS MADE BY TAKATA AND IF IT IS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST SIMPLY BECAUSE I DON'T LIVE IN THE SOUTH. WHY CAN'T I HAVE IT DEACTIVATED? *TR

LOW BEAMS STOPPED WORKING SIMULTANEOUSLY. HEADLIGHT BULBS WERE PROMPTLY REPLACED BUT THE BULBS WERE FINE. THE DEFECT WAS IN THE VEHICLE ITSELF. LOW BEAMS DO NOT WORK, WHILE THE HIGH BEAMS AND RUNNING LIGHTS CONTINUE TO OPERATE NORMALLY. HONDA HAD A RECALL FOR THIS, JUST NOT FOR THE ELEMENT: HTTP://WWW-ODI.NHTSA.DOT.GOV/CARS/PROBLEMS/DEFECT/RESULTS.CFM?ACTION_NUMBER=EA11012&SEARCHTYPE=QUICKSEARCH&SUMMARY=TRUE MY LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP WANTS $350 TO FIX THIS DEFECT. *TR

TOOK A WELL MAINTAINED 1994 ELEMENT WE HAD OWNED SINCE NEW TO THE HONDA DEALER FOR MAINTENANCE AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE BLOCK WAS CRACKED AND HAD BEEN SEEPING COOLANT FOR A LONG TIME. THIS CRACKED BLOCK WAS UNDOUBTEDLY A HAZARDOUS MANUFACTURING DEFECT REQUIRING EXPENSIVE REPAIR AND REPLACEMENT. *TR

EARLY THIS YEAR, APPROXIMATELY MARCH, MY DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BEGAN TO ROCK. IT CONTINUES TO GET WORSE. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE BUSHINGS - THERE ARE SIX OF THEM IN EACH SEAT - ARE WORN. THEY CAN BE REPLACED - AT A PRETTY HIGH COST - BUT THE ISSUE WILL RECUR. REPLACING THE BUSHINGS IS NOT A FIX, JUST ALLEVIATES THE SYMPTOMS TEMPORARILY. IF MY SEAT ROCKS, WHICH IT IS NOT DESIGNED TO DO, HOW LONG BEFORE SOMETHING FAILS? I WOULD LIKE THIS ISSUE CORRECTED BEFORE PEOPLE ARE INJURED DUE TO FAILURE OF SEAT BOLTS DUE TO UNANTICIPATED STRESS TO THEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ELEMENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER WAS IN A HEAD ON COLLISION AND DRIVER'S SEAT MOVED FORWARD AND THE SEAT BELT FAILED TO RESTRAIN THE DRIVER. THE DRIVER MOVED FORWARD HITTING THE STEERING WHEEL AND DASH BOARD. THE DRIVER SUFFERED INJURIES TO THE CHEST, THE KNEE, AND MINOR BRUISING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 132,000.