general problems of the 2003 Honda Element

The contact owns a 2003 Honda Element. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, there was an abnormally loud sound coming from the rear of the vehicle. There was no warning light illuminated. Upon inspecting the vehicle, the contact discovered that the rear trailing arm was severely corroded. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, where it was diagnosed that the rear trailing arm had failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The dealer was contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 115,000.

The contact owns a 2003 Honda Element. The contact stated that after the vehicle was inspected. The contact was informed by the mechanic that the trailing arm mount was rusted and corroded and the subframe needed to be replaced. The contact was then advised not to drive the vehicle for safety reasons. The vehicle was not repaired. The dealer was not notified of the failure. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and the contact was informed that informed that the recall was for canada. The failure mileage was approximately 140,000.

The contact owns a 2003 Honda Element. The contact stated that while the contact's wife was driving at an undisclosed speed, the trailer arm fractured. In addition, the rear of the vehicle dropped to the ground and the driver's rear side of the vehicle was dragged onto the ground. The vehicle was towed to the contact's residence. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 180,000.

Crack formed on the lower driver side of my 2003 Honda Element with no sign of impact. The vehicle was parked.

1. Honda Element windshield spontaneously cracked and repaired at my cost 2. Passenger side window spontaneously imploded on 7/18/05. Glass hit my son the driver and covered passenger seat. 3. Honda tells me over $300. 00 repair bill is my problem.

Consumer had windshield replaced on four occasions, because it made a howling noise. The company that replaced the windshield blamed the manufacturer for not fixing a bad weld. The manufacturer claimed the consumers model was prone to breakage because of the vertical position when struck by even the slightest impact within the black area on the outside edge of the glass, however the consumer disagreed with that theory, stating there had been other vehicle down through the years that had this type of windshield positioning without excessive windshield breakage.

Vehicle's radiator is exposed in the front end of the car. The vehicle's radiator has been replaced twice due to road debris flying into it and penetrating it. The consumer believes the design of the vehicle is flawed in some way and that the radiator and a/c condenser need some protection.