Side/rear Glass Problems of Honda Element

Broken window regulator: we were refueling at the gasoline station when suddenly the glass of the window (front passenger side) fell down. Culprit was broken window regulator.

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I own a 2004 Honda Element I have replaced the windshield 4 times due to the windshield getting hit by a stone or pebble it cracks so easily. I have owned many vehicles in my 35 years of driving but have never had a vehicle that this happens to so frequently. I reported it to the two different glass replacement companies I used checking to see if the glass was defective. Of course they use company oem required glass.

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While standing next to our 2008 Honda Element, which was parked beside our house under the carport, the rear side window of the car spontaneously shattered and struck both my wife and I with glass. We were not injured by the safety glass. The window seemed to explode, from the inside out, and glass pieces flew over a wide area. No one was in the car, and the car was not running. The vehicle was in the shade, under the carport, and the temperature was around 40 degrees. There is no chance that anything could have struck the window since it was far off the street in our driveway behind our iron gate. The shattered window was protected from the possibility or flying objects by our house. We have read reports online where this same situation has happened to other Honda Elements. No property was damaged except the window, which must be replaced. Had this occurred while driving on the highway, we think the surprise and violence of the exploding window could have cause a dangerous situation, including a crash. If we had a passenger or child in the rear seat, that person would have been struck with glass. Approximately 20 percent of the glass pieces were in the vehicle, with the rest falling outside the vehicle.

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The contact owns a 2007 Honda Element. When the contact started the ignition, the automatic air circulation fan activated. Suddenly, the rear tailgate window glass shattered into pieces. There were no prior warnings or injuries. The insurance company was notified. The vehicle is in the process of being repaired. The VIN was unable to be entered into the system. The failure and current mileages were 18,000.

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10 inch long crack appeared in windshield from right side. Nothing hit the glass and there are no chips. Honda refuses to replace it even though my warranty book says windshield workmanship is covered. They want me to report their defect in material to my insurance company and have my insurance company pay for their defective glass. I'll be calling my lawyer.

I noticed a horizontal crack in my Honda Elements windshield, about 7 inches in length on the passenger side, about halfway up starting at the right side pillar. I took it to the glass place and they said they could not stop it from spreading. I then noticed that another crack was starting on the left side half way up. The cracks have met in the middle almost touching. It has not been in any kind of accident.

Windshield cracked after using defroster. Honda dealer in albany, NY said it was cracked due to a tiny nick in the glass resulting from a stone.

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2006 Honda Element problems: I bought this Honda because of the reputation for a solid car with very little maintenance issues. This car has had more maintenance issues than any other I've ever owned! 1. Driver's seat rock. The seat has rocked left to right since about 30,000 miles. I don't think I should have to pay $300 to fix a safety issue that Honda obviously knows about. 2. At about 60,000 miles the air conditioning stopped working-that was a $700+ repair for a new fan motor . 3. I have gone through about 5 windshields in 90,000 miles. Good thing I always get zero deductible glass coverage! the last wasn't even due to a crack, but because it became so pitted it was impairing visibility. 4. This vehicle has a huge blind spot in the driver's left corner. I have had countless near misses-especially pedestrians in parking lots. The blind spot is large enough to block vision completely.

Driving 70 mph on interstate 65 degree clear condiditons driver side rear window shattered.

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The rear driver's side window shattered while driving approximately 70 mph. Nothing had hit the window. Will be taking vehicle to mechanic for replacement.

Defective windshield. These were actually two events in February, 2004. About 2-3 weeks apart. Both involve what appear to be stress fractures of windshield. Each emanates from the very bottom of windshield below the wiper cowl on outer windshield. Both rise directly vertical upward about three inches then veer toward side pillars. Both near center of windshield. First one was towards passeger side and veered to passenger pillar. Second one was towards driver side and veered to driver pillar. Dealer claims tiny fleck in each line near bottom of windshield and behind wiper arm mechanism/blade is rock hit and is cause and will not warranty. Both of these happenned in the mountains during freezing temperatures. I suspected that windhield washer fluid was collecting between the outer wiper cowl and base of winshield and freezing/expanding and causing fracture lines. No "star" effect normally associated with rockhits. My second suspicion is that the curve in the lower windhield is in opposition to the staightness of the upper windhield and causing stress on bottom of windshield. If those are rock hits at the bottom (and not flakeage from the effect of the cracks) they should have never cause these significant fracture lines or any crack at all. In fact I never heard a rock hit and the second crack happenned while my vehicle was parked in a ski area parking lot and the crack was not there when I parked the car but was fully 8-12 inches long when I returned. Honda has either a defective design or perhaps that urethane rimming the window has something to do with it. Either way they need to warranty lifetime free glass replacement or fix this defect. This is likely to happen again after I replace this windshield. Compel Honda to rectify this matter please.

I have a 2003 Element. I have had two broken windows already. The most recent documented below.

Problems with windshield, cd player, horn and alarm. The windshield cracked after a small piece of debris hit it. The cd player stopped working after it had been playing for 5 hours. The right side bumper fell off.