One problem related to brake grinding noise has been reported for the 2008 Honda Element. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2008 Honda Element based on all problems reported for the 2008 Element.
At 22,294 miles my 2008 Honda Element, has severe premature brake pad, rotor wear. I heard and felt a severe grinding noise coming from the brakes. I had tires put on my car and the brake pads inspected and mechanic found nothing unusual. Two weeks later the noise returned louder and when I took my vehicle to the dealer, they found no rear brake pad on right rear wheel and my rotor was completely ruined. My front brake pads were fine and was given no explanation by Honda why this could've occurred. Honda would not cover the repairs under warranty and I have since discovered many other owners have had exact same problem occurring around the same mileage. I recently heard that Honda has recalled accords of the same year for the same problem, but not my model or year. I'm appalled at the audacity of Honda to ignore the same problems from the same manufacturer on different models. Clearly Honda is aware of their faulty rotors and brake pads and chooses to overlook this problem. I did not expect to pay 400. 00 for a problem of this magnitude for a car well maintained with such low mileage. I intend to go after Honda to be fully re-imbursed for their negligence.