Electrical System Problems of Honda Element - part 1

I was driving and my odometer light and dash lights went dim on me. I changed the bulbs it didn't make a difference. I had to replace the instrument cluster. Other complaint is drivers seat keeps loosening from the floor.

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The contact owns a 2007 Honda Element. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 12v436000 (electrical system, trailer hitches) and would like to be removed from the recall distribution list. The contact was advised by the local dealer that the vehicle was not eligible for recall repairs due to the title being salvaged and that the part was not an attachment for the vehicle. The manufacturer was made aware of the issues.

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My air conditioner went out and I was going to put car in reverse to see if the fans were working. When I put the key in I didn't start the car because my key wouldn't go forward or backwards it was just stuck and the steering column locked up. When I first purchased the vehicle in October 2022 I had to have to front end suspension joints replaced the bar in the middle was cracked. It sounded and felt like the motor was going to fall out. I need to replace the back suspension due to very loud noises when driving like something is going to fall apart.

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The contact owns a 2003 Honda Element. The contact stated that after parking and turning off the vehicle, the vehicle would roll forward or backward. The contact stated that he restarted the vehicle and shifted into park(p), and the vehicle responded as needed. The contact stated that the failure occurred intermittently. Additionally, the contact stated that while driving and unintendedly striking the gear shifter, the vehicle shifted out of gear. The contact stated that he would manually shift back into the intended gear. The check engine warning light was illuminated. Additionally, the contact stated that the ignition switch had failed to turn and was repaired by a locksmith; however, the failure recurred. An unknown dealer was notified of the failure and informed the contact that the vehicle could not be repaired free of charge because it was previously repaired under NHTSA campaign number: 10v364000 (electrical system). The contact stated that the vehicle was undrivable. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 179,000. The VIN was unavailable.

Vtec oil pressure switch low voltage threw a code so I replaced entire mechanism, I don't know the name buy removed wire snaps and three bolts and replaced with brand new, and reattached. Unplugged battery till all reserve was gone. Plugged back up [battery] drove, but still as I hit 3000 rpm and vtec turns on shoots check engine light and vehicle jukes. I have already changed oil, made sure proper level proper weight had flushed as to clean out any debris. Made sure all connections were tight, but nothing fixes problem.

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The contact owns a 2004 Honda Element. The contact stated that after the vehicle was shifted into park(p), the vehicle would roll forward or roll backward. Additionally, the key would remain stuck in the ignition, causing the contact to have to maneuver the key to release the key from the ignition switch. The failure occurred intermittently; however, the key was still stuck in the ignition. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer who confirmed that the VIN was not included in a recall. The vehicle had not been repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 167,000.

My 2005 Honda Element constantly display airbag off, when it's inaccurate, dashboard light doesn't work. There's some kind of shortage because it blinks, come on and go off and stay off. It shows the same information, rather driving or stationary. Are there recalls on this car? it's been one problem after another.

Window motor didnt let window go up. . Window went down n wasn't able to roll up. . Loud noise from driver window motor. . My car was parked n when turn on car window dropped also power steering n knock sensor causing no pressure to move. Hesitation loss of fuel.

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Defective dash gauge controls keep the car from starting. It's a known defect and Honda knows it also.

Drivers side door key ceased to work as stated numerous times by others. Only way to get in and lock the door is from passenger side. . . Placing driver in unsafe and vunerable position. Also when driving slowly approx 10 mph car has frequently irractically accelerated of its own accord. Have to stand on the brakes to get car to stop. With the car at a stop, and in drive it will self accelerate. . . Very dangerous!!! as others have noted there is a serious electrical short?? as dash lights are dull then and have to hit dash to get them to light up. Headlights are constantly surging from limited lighting visibility to normal.

The contact owns a 2004 Honda Element. Upon entering the vehicle and inserting the key into the ignition, the key failed to turn to start the vehicle. The contact was unable to remove the key from the ignition. The vehicle was taken to nalley Honda brunswick (178 altama connector, brunswick, GA 31525 (912) 267-7000) where it was diagnosed with a faulty ignition that needed replacement. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The contact stated that the VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 10v364000 (electrical system). The failure mileage was approximately 100,000.

Tl the contact owns a 2005 Honda Element. While the vehicle was stationary, flames appeared from the dashboard. A fire report was filed. The local fire department extinguished the fire. The vehicle was towed to a local tow lot. The fire investigator and insurance company stated that it was an electrical fire. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer or independent mechanic for diagnostic testing or repairs. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and provided a case number. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was approximately 111,000.

Tl- the contact owned a 2005 Honda Element. The contact stated that after parking the vehicle and exiting approximately 20 minutes later the vehicle was on fire. The fire department was called to the scene to extinguish the fire. A fire report was taken and the vehicle was towed. An investigator for the insurance company determined that the fire was caused by an electrical failure. No further information was available. The manufacturer was notified of the failure but no assistance was offered. The local dealer was not notified. The failure mileage was 114,500. Jft.

Speedometer needle has dropped over the last 2 weeks . No longer can tell how fast I am going. 2007 Element 4wd � from VIN 5j6yh2. . . 7l000033 thru 5j6yh2. . . 7l014108 sample letter: December 2007 product update: instrument panel gauge needles read inaccurately or fall off dear Element owner: this letter is to notify you of a potential problem with your vehicle and what you should do to resolve it. What is the problem? the needles in the instrument panel gauges may read inaccurately of fall off. The gauges that can be affected include the speedometer, the tachometer, the fuel, and the coolant temperature. What should you do? contact any authorized Honda dealer for an appointment to have your vehicle updated. The dealer will replace the instrument panel, transferring the odometer and maintenance minder data from the original instrument panel to the new one. This work will be done free of charge. Please plan to leave your vehicle at the dealer for half a day to allow some flexibility in scheduling. What to do if you feel this notice is in error our records show that you are the current owner or lessee of a 2007 Element involved in this product update. If this is not the case, or the name/address information is not correct, please fill out and return the enclosed, postage-paid information change card. We will then update our records. Seems Honda now refuses to honor this letter. I am the original owner.

My low beems stopped working when I use the high beems they suddenly turn off while driving we changed the light bulbs and they still don,t work.

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Srs light on. Honda dealer wants $$ to diagnose, but this should be a safety issue.

The headlight switch connector overheated and melted at its terminal with the headlight switch resulting in the random failure of my headlights while driving at night. After searching more about this particular issue, I found that the same issue resulted in a recall of the part in 2001/2002 Honda civics (export service bulletin 04-015, April 2004). The solution, "replace the combination light switch, the red/wht wire in the headlight wire harness and, if needed, the 16p headlight wire harness connector. " I verified that it is the same red/wht wire that overheated in the connector. Why is my 2004 Honda Element not covered by this recall?.

Driver side door lock no longer working when alarm is activated. Key gets stuck sometimes in the lock. I then have to go around to passenger side to get in to open driver side door from the inside.

The contact owns a 2003 Honda Element. The contact stated that he could remove the key from the ignition in any gear without warning. The contact was informed by the manufacturer that the vehicle was serviced per NHTSA campaign number: 10v364000 (electrical system), but the remedy failed to repair the vehicle. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The VIN was invalid. The failure mileage was 169,000.

The contact owns a 2007 Honda Element. While operating the vehicle, the rpm and speedometer needles would not operate. The cause of the failure was not diagnosed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified. The failure mileage was 85,000.

2007 Honda Element electrical dashboard equipment failure. Tachometer gauge fell off tachometer, temperature gauge is not working properly. Some of the dashboard lights do not work and the electrical plug for the chargers does not work. This is a manufacturers defect.

Airbag warning lights will come on for no reason saying passenger airbag is off and it is not off. This happens at least once a week. This happens at various times, cranking vehicle, driving vehicle, there is really no specific situation . It's sporadic. Headlights have always been dim. Sometimes I can't even tell if they are on. The cargo lights, front middle and back work sometimes and most times they don't. Also brake lights seem to have a mind of there own and work when they want to but definitely not when I want them to. In fact I am pretty sure there is an electrical shortage somewhere.

The ignition lock cylinder failed suddenly, preventing any use of the vehicle. The wafers (equivalent to pins on tumbler locks) wore away such that the key no longer worked in the lock. The failure occurred such that turning the key in the ignition is impossible, and strands the driver and all passengers wherever the car is at the time. When the part failed, the vehicle was stalled on a roadway where speeds regularly exceed 30 mph and I immediately tried to move the car out of danger. The steering wheel locked and was impossible to unlock without turning the key in the lock cylinder. The car remained in the road for about a half hour until permission was secured to turn the car into the driveway where the wheels turning lead into, requiring pushing the car through two lanes of traffic. Once in the driveway, it took an additional hour for a tow truck to come (we were lucky the driveway existed at that location!). After towing expenses, dealership quoted repairs at around $800 for just repairing the ignition lock cylinder, and additional expenses for replacing all the locks on the vehicle so that one key would work on all locks on the car. I believe that this is a major safety concern because 1) the failure prevents use, or even controlled movement of the car being pushed (the steering wheel locks, and won't unlock without the key turning in the lock cylinder) in whatever situation the car is in, whether stalled on a roadway or parked, 2) there is no maintenance procedure prescribed to prevent this issue, 3) because of the design of the key/lock combination, this issue will happen eventually to all vehicles with this type of lock (sidewinder key), 4) there is little to no indication of imminent failure.

The contact owns a 2007 Honda Element. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the passenger side air bag warning indicator intermittently illuminated. The failure recurred on several occasions. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign numbers: 15v320000 (air bags) and 12v436000 (electrical system, trailer hitches); however, the part needed to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 100,000.

Tl- the contact owns a 2003 Honda Element. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign id numbers: 10v364000 (electrical system), 14v351000 (air bags), 14v700000(air bags) and stated that the parts were not available within a reasonable timeframe to schedule the recall repairs. The dealer did not give a specific date for when the part would become available. The manufacturer was contacted and could not provide an estimated date for when the contacts vehicle would receive the recall repairs. The contact was not experiencing a failure. Djr.

The contact owns a 2005 Honda Element. When the vehicle was parked on an incline, it independently rolled backwards without warning. As a result, the vehicle failed to shift out of the park position. The contact stated that the ignition key failed to start the vehicle without warning. The contact also stated that the ignition key failed to lock the front driver and passenger side doors. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failures. The failure mileage was 127,000.

We purchased our Element in 2011. In 09/13, while driving this vehicle, we hit a slight bump in the road and all of the gauges popped off of the instrument cluster. We took the vehicle into the local Honda dealer who gave us a bid of $1,000. 00 to replace the instrument cluster. We choose instead to repair the cluster. Since the repair, none of the gauges on the instrument cluster have read appropriately. At that time, no mention was made that this was an issue with this particular vehicle and year. Approx. One year later in 11/14, the gauges on the instrument cluster again popped off while pulling into a parking lot. My husband did some research and we learned that in 2008, Honda did a safety recall regarding the 2007 Element and the instrument cluster. Apparently, Honda is was very much aware that this was an issue and that there were problems with the design. Honda purposely choose to do a safety recall so that they would not have to be liable after 2010. We contacted american Honda in December and a representative admitted that there was a product update on this particular vehicle and a safety recall back in 2008; however, this recall had expired. I filed a complaint and was sent to consumer products. A representative took our information and agreed to research our issue. We also contacted the local Honda dealer, regarding this issue and although they were understanding, there was nothing that they could do to help us. One week later, american Honda contacted us and told us that they best they could do was to honor the bid of $1,000. 00 and that this was a deal since the cost now to fix the problem was $1,300. 00. We feel that this is a safety issue and that Honda should be forced to take responsibility and repair this defective part. We have learned that there are numerous complaints, comments and concerns on the internet regarding this same issue.

Tl- the contact owns a 2007 Honda Element. The contact stated that there was a progressing failure in which the needles failed to work for the rpm gage and the speedometer. The gages were reading improperly and suddenly they did not work at all. The manufacturer provided a product update indicating that the instrument panel gage needles read inaccurately or false. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for inspection and diagnosis but the manufacutrer refused to remedy the repair indicating that the timeframe for the repair was expired and provided no remedy for the contact. The approximate failure mileage was not available. Dyd.

When using my directionals the high beams flash on then off by themselves. Progressively getting worse. Unsafe for other vehicles in front of me.

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Tl-the contact owns a 2006 Honda Element. The contact received a notification for recall NHTSA campaign number: 14v351000 (electrical system). The contact stated that the part needed to remedy the vehicle was unavailable. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experience a failure. Pam.

5j6yh28757l800238 - speedometer gauge needles fell off both the tac and speedometer. Now bright lights in your eyes!.

The driver's-side key lock routinely does not accept the key without multiple efforts. Sometimes these efforts fail, and I must try the back hatch or passenger side door. As a single female, I find this disturbingly dangerous. It is obvious that I can't get into the car, marking me as vulnerable. This basically sets me afoot, often at night, often in uncertain circumstances. Should I find myself needing to move the car for any emergency whatsoever, a great deal of time will be lost as I struggle with entry. Until I checked for the airbag recall, I had not known about this site. I am appalled to find that this key failure is a common issue. My next car will be a Toyota, the brand I drove for many, many miles and years without trouble.

I have a 2003 Honda Element and I have to pay over $700 for a new ignition and my drivers side door does not work with a key or the keyless remote. I am not the only one and Honda should do a blanket recall. I cannot afford to fix the drivers side door at this time. It is embarrassing and unacceptable and it is a common problem. Come on Honda! now I will have two keys, one for the ignition and one for the doors. When I get my drivers side door fixed, I will have three keys to use. Urg.

I was driving on a busy street, quite slow (about 20-25 mph) and smoke started to billow out of my drivers side door. The smoke was coming from underneath the switches which control my windows. The smoke got progressively worse in a very short amount of time (30 seconds - 1 minute). I was unable to open my windows to let the black smoke out. I opened my car door while I drove into the first parking lot I saw. As soon as I parked, I could see flames under the window switches, which melted the plastic and caused the flames to get larger. I was able to smoulder the fire with a jacket while waiting for the fire department. A fire claim was filed. My car was towed, since the fire department advised me not to drive it. I am now awaiting word from the mechanic it was towed to. I work for a home health care agency, and have to transport small oxygen tanks on occasion. I had one in my car at the time and this electrical malfunction could have been deadly.

The contact owns a 2003 Honda Element. The contact stated that the key became stuck in the ignition and failed to turn over in order to start the vehicle. After several attempts, the vehicle was able to start. The failure recurred multiple times. The vehicle was taken to a dealer for a diagnostic testing. The technician stated that the ignition needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact stated that the vehicle was experiencing the failure in NHTSA campaign id number: 10v364000 (electrical system) however, the VIN was not included. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 58,000.