Windshield problems of the 2003 Honda Element - part 2

Windshield is cracked twice. One crack in front of passenger seat, makes an arch to lower passenger corner. Oticed second crack in March, begins in front of driver, very bottom of the glass, extends to middle of windshield.

Windshield cracked from lower passanger side corner and is spreading rather rapidly accros teh entire windshield. This was not instigated from any impact.

2003 Honda Element windshield cracked on its own.

As I got in my Honda Element, the windshield cracked from the bottom of the drivers side, up 16 inches almost to the middle of the windshield. Nothing hit my windshield. This is a stress crack that is probably poor design on Honda's part.

A windshield problem. There was a crack on the left side just 5" above the lower corner of the windshield. There was no impact mark at the crack on the windshield. However, dealer claimed there was an impact mark, and refused to repair it! there are several bigger debris chips in the middle of the windshield which did not cause crack! I have on the car just 13 000 miles and this is unheard off. I have over 10 years of driving and nothing like this ever happened to me with any of my cars before. I will continue to drive my car with the crack on until the dealer or american Honda motor CO. Decides to replace at their own cost. They have to admit it is a manufacturer's defect and do a national recall. I am ready to sue american Honda motor company if my safety is jeopardized due to that particular defect !!!.

Windshield on my Element 2003, developped a crack. Dealer would not replaced under warranty. No sign of hit by rock or other. Was parked at work all day then when leaving work noticed that crack?.

Windshield cracked for no apparent reason.

Cracked windshield initiating in the passenger side of the car with no cause such as rock chip damage, etc. Crack continues across windshield just above dashboard level.

My 2003 Honda Element has developed a stress crack in the lower right corner in that is similar that reported by hundreds of Element owners. This occured while the vehicle was parked and is consistent with the description of a Honda TSB addressing cracked windsheilds due to a manufacturing defect. Two Honda dealerships arrogantly dismissed it as being caused by a pebble chip; however the alleged "chip" was a small pit the size of a grain of sand. The first dealer indicated he located a small dicontinuity in the path of the crack that was pin sized. The second dealership alleged that he located six pinholes, none of which were visable to me or detected by the first dealerhip! the inspection technique and resulting dismissal of the claim appeared to be coached from some Honda factory issued directive to avoid documentation of this widespread defect. Dozens of website postings are available which documents similar experiences with many also describing the alleged detection of a pinhead size pit on the surface of the crack directly under the windshield wiper arm. It is obvious that Honda is attempting to cover up this defect to avoid a recall or a"secret warranty" situation.

Broken winshield.

The infamous window crack appeared on my Honda Element. Just woke up one morning and found a 3 inch crack. It has since expanded.

My car was parked at work during a snow storm and at the end of the day I came out to the car brushed the snow away and my windshield was cracked in the lower passenger side corner the car had 7300 miles on it. It was fine when I left in the morning . 2 days later I took the car to the dealer and they stated that it was due to a small pit in the windshield the size of a grain of sand and therefore Honda would not the repair. I have had cars (hondas) with large stone chips 1/4 inch in size not crack the windshield - the size of this pit is barely visible. I told my dealer that I felt this was a defect in the windshield or installation and he said that Honda would not address it since there was a pit in the windshield. He said my insurance would cover it. After checking on the web and the number of complaints my suspicions were verfiied. I have owned 6 Hondas and this is the first time that I have any problem with Honda - to me this is dangerous, an obvious defect and they need to address the problem!!! a member on the Honda Elements owners web site stated that he had his windshield replaced by another firm and they could not believe how thin the original windshield was.

The consumer stated the windshield was begining to crack. The cause had not been determined. Please provide additional information. Windshield cracked for no apparent reason while the vehicle was parked.

Windshield cracked at lower left corner while parked in the garage; no sign of any impact; crack originating from outside to inside.

Cracked windshield initiating below trim starting in the passenger side of the car with no cause.

The first crack came on the drivers side lower part of w/shield starting by the cowl vent panel and the crack went to the lt. The second crack came while driving down the road, I heard some cracking noises and then the crack appeared and did the same thing but the crack went to the right side.

After only 10,000 miles of normal use, my windshield has accumulated 2 or 3 dings and one crack that is now 2 feet long. I use the car for normal travel within seattle, and on wa highways and expressways. The cracks have all occurred while travelling on the expressway. I believe this to be the result of a flaw, because my previous car was used in the same manner, in the same area, (seattle wa) for 130,000 miles, and only had one or two dings and no cracks. I suspect that it is a result of the window being angled too perpendicular to the travel of rocks and gravel thrown up by other vehicles, or defective glass.

1) no event, went to car in morning and cracks were already there. 2) windshield cracked in three places starting in lower left side of windshield. 3) contacted american Honda, waiting for reply.

I've had my 2003 Honda Element for slightly less than a year. It was sitting in my garage for about 3 days over the 2004 christmas weekend. Upon getting in my car to go somewhere I noticed a crack about 8 inches in length going down toward the passenger side corner of the windshield. I know this was not there the last time I drove it since it was so big and so obvious. It had apparently just cracked while sitting in the garage. Anyway, over the next day the cracked started to curve off to the side of the windshield. Contacted my dealer and dropped it off for them to check out. I explained to them that I had read about many other issues with the windshields. They checked it out and said they will replace it under warranty.

Stress fracture in windshield that started from the lower driver side and stretches across about 24" to 36".

My 2003 Honda Element windshield cracked. I have herd some about that in past. When I went to a Honda dealer they declined replacement of the windshield. Stating there is no recalls on it. . Read more...

While the vehicle was parked consumer noticed that the windshield was cracked. Vehicle was taken to the dealer for inspection, and mechanic determined that windshield needed to be replaced. . . . . . Crack grew from the bottom moulding while the vehicle was parked. There was no impact point. There have been numerous reports of cracks eminating from the exact same spot.

Car was parked in driveway Thursday evening at 4pm. At 6 am the following morning crack had appeared during the night in the lower windshield drivers side. Crack went vertical for appox. 3 inches. Then went horizontal toward passanger side appox. 6 inches. By Friday evening crack had lenghtend and dropped down to center of windshield. Dealer said too bad must have been a rock. Plan to keep windshield as evedence when it is replaced. Odometer has 14k miles.

My windshield cracked in the lower right corner for no reason. I replaced it after only 3 months of owning my car. After another 4 months my second windshield cracked in the same exact spot. I brought it to Honda both times and they basically told me that there was nothing that they could do about it. I have owned cars before and I never had this happen. Two windshields in one year! Honda has not been a help at all, and according to a lot of web sites for Honda Elements, this is a huge problem for all Element owners.

2003 Element deveoped a crack in the widshield starting at the edge of the glass in the center of the windshield and spreading across the glass. I took it to my dealer, and they refused to take any responsibility and kept trying to tell me that it was caused by a stone chip. They pointed out a tiny one the size of a pin head midway down the crack. When I asked how the crack managed to start at the edge of the winshield and meet the chip, they just kept saying that it was caused by the chip and they didn't want to have anything else to do with it. They had no interest at all in resolving what appears to be a serious defect.

Defective windshield. Cracked for no apparent reason.

My 2003 Honda Element sustained a cracked front windshield without anything contacting it. This is the second time this has happened since I purchased the car new from the dealer iin January of 2004. The Honda dealer repaired the first cracked window gratis in March of 2004. I brouight the car into the dealer on Monday oct. 25. The district service manager put a pen down the crack which started from the bottom of the window and told me again that something hit the window and it was my responsibility to fix it this time because they fixed the first one.

Windsheild developed crack overnight. The vehicle was not even driven in 5 days prior to appearance of the crack. The crack appeared to start from the lower edge of the driver's side corner and snaked up to about 10 inches.

(1) normal everyday driving; (2) cracked windsheild, originating lower corner passenger side, curving up and to middle, (3) plan to take to dealer soon.

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. 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.

2003 Honda Element with a windshield that has starting cracking for no reason and it is starting to travel into my driving view. There is a major defect with these windshields.

Windshield cracked. The cause had not been determined. The consumer stated that the windsheild continued to crack.

Windshield cracked inadvertently. While driving on a deserted rural road windshield cracked. This was the second windshield to crack. It was a mystery as to why this happened.

Front windshield cracked, no collision. Crack continued to grow. Had to replace on my own expense.

This is the 3rd cracked windshield for my 2003 Honda Element. None of the cracks were caused by anything hitting the windshield, they just appeared and all in the same place. The cracks have been located on the passenger side, beginning where the windshield meets the body of the vehicle, go straight up about 6 inches and then hook to the right (as you face the vehicle). The first and third cracked windshields the dealer wouldl not replace because there is a small pit the size of a pin head towards the bottom of the crack (although nothing struck the windshield) but the 2nd one they did replace because the pit did not appear. They called it a "stress crack". The dates of the windshield replacements are 12/3/03, 7/15/04, and 9/14/04.