Seven problems related to air bag not deploy have been reported for the 2005 Honda Element. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2005 Honda Element based on all problems reported for the 2005 Element.
The contact owns a 2005 Honda Element. While driving 40 mph, the glare from the sun impaired the contact's vision. As a result, the contact rear ended the preceding vehicle, which then crashed into a third vehicle. The driver's side air bag failed to deploy, but the passenger side air bag deployed. There were no warning indicators illuminated prior to the collision. The contact sustained minor injuries, which required medical attention. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic, but was not diagnosed or repaired. The dealer (miller Honda, 3985 valley pike, winchester, va 22602) was called and the contact left a voice message. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 206,549. The VIN was not available.
My son rolled our 2005 Honda Element in a relatively low speed crash, about 30 mph. Although the roof was smashed in and windshield broken, the airbags did not deploy. Luckily he was wearing a seatbelt and escaped harm, but it seems like in a wreck in which the car ended up resting on its roof, that the side curtain airbags should have deployed.
Accident involving a 2005 Honda Element. A front end crash when another vehicle ran a stop sign and we hit the vehicle in the drivers side causing major damage to both vehicles. Our Honda Element sustained front end damage approximate speed 30mph. The airbag on the Element did not deploy. Have you had any other complaints on Element airbags not deploying? we only sustained minor injuries.
The car slipped on ice and hit an embankment head on and the airbags did not deploy.
I rolled my 2005 Honda Element (2x drive) on I-95 at least four times according to fhp. My front airbag did not deploy, although my windshield was crushed in. And my drivers' side airbag deployed only partially (1/4). I was extracted from the vehicle and life-flighted to shand's emergency room in jacksonville, florida. I suffered multiple contusions; internal bleeding and severely fractured sternum. Had my drivers side airbag deployed, I probably would have been spared much of this trauma. I have thoroughly documented with pictures to support my claim, and my insurance adjuster also confirms this. I am awaiting the florida highway patrol's report.
2005 Honda Element's air bag inadvertently deployed. The consumer was exiting a parking lot and partially drove over a curb with the right front tire. As the tire rolled off the curb the passenger's side air bag deployed. There were no injuries. The consumer drove the vehicle tot he closest Honda dealer. After running the diagnostic test the technician informed the consumer that the air bags should not have deployed. The vehicle was taken back to the sales dealer who claimed that when the vehicle whet over the curd, the vehicle scraped the bracket for the step rail, which activated the sensor and the air bag,. The dealer denied any responsibility.
I was driving my Honda Element down a fairly busy street at 45 miles an hour. A man pulled out of a strip mall parking lot right in front of me. Although I honked my horn and slammed on the brakes, I could not avoid hitting him. My car has extreme front end damage and it was a high impact crash, however the air bags did not deploy. I am still waiting to hear if it will be determined to be totaled, but if it isn't, I do not feel safe driving this car in the future.