Eight problems related to air bag not deploy have been reported for the 2004 Honda Element. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2004 Honda Element based on all problems reported for the 2004 Element.
Tl the contact owned a 2004 Honda Element. While attempting to operate the vehicle, the driver's foot slipped off the brake pedal and depressed the accelerator pedal. As a result, the contact crashed into the front passenger side of another vehicle. The air bags did not deploy. A police report was filed. The driver suffered headaches, but did not require medical attention. The vehicle was totaled and towed to the nearest independent auto yard. The dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 111,000.
"takata recall " I was in a wreck hit a car from behind and airbag did not deploy but was also sent a letter in the mail stating that the air bag was recalled due to shards of metal coming out when the air bag does deploy . . . .
The contact owns a 2004 Honda Element. The contact stated that the driver crashed into a parked vehicle. The air bags failed to deploy. There were no injuries and a police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to the contact's residence and later towed to an independent mechanic for body repairs. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 80,000.
Tl- the contact owns a 2004 Honda Element. The contact stated that while traveling thru a yellow light, the light changed to red and another vehicle was traveling at a high rate of speed going vertical while the contact was horizontal and the other vehicle crashed into the contacts vehicle. The front drivers side was impacted and the front drivers side air bag did not deploy. The front passenger side air bag did deploy. The driver sustained whip lash, cervical strain, neck pains, xrays and further medical treatment. The vehicle was taken by the insurance company for body repairs and the air bag failure was not diagnosed. The contact was to have the vehicle taken to an authorized dealer to inspect and diagnose the failure. The contact was included in NHTSA campaign id numbers 14v700000 (air bags), 14v351000 (air bags) and received the notification mid April 15th, 2015 but was unable to schedule the recall repairs within a reasonable timeframe because the parts were not available. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The VIN was not available. The approximate failure mileage was unavailable.
The contact owns a 2004 Honda Element. The contact stated that a vehicle crashed into the rear of the vehicle, causing the contact to crash into a preceding vehicle. The front driver side seat belt did not restrain the contact and caused the contact to be injured. A passenger was also reported injured. In addition, the air bags did not deploy on. The vehicle was destroyed and was not inspected to for the seat belt and air bag failures. The failure and the current mileage was 108,000.
The contact owns a 2004 Honda Element. The contact was involved in a crash in which the vehicle was destroyed and the air bags did not deploy. The contact was injured and was knocked unconscious during the crash. A police report was filed. The manufacturer and dealer were both contacted in regards to the failure. The failure and current mileages were 123,000.
The contact owns a 2004 Honda Element. While driving 65 mph, the contact had to swerve to avoid hitting a deer and the left rear struts snapped causing the vehicle to roll over 250 feet. The frontal air bags did not deploy but the side air bags did. The contact suffered injuries. The vehicle was destroyed. A police report was filed. The contact called the manufacturer and filed a complaint. The failure mileage was 103,476.
During a 45 mph frontal collision front air bags did not deploy. Dealership was notified, but did not resolve the problem.