Major Problems with 2005 Honda Element Derived from Complaints & Recalls

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Worst 3 complaints of 2005 Honda Element

2005 Honda Element AIR BAGS Victims: 1 Mileage: 8800 miles

2005 Honda Element SIDE/WINDOW Victims: 1 Mileage: 50000 miles

2005 Honda Element AIR BAGS Victims: 1 Mileage: 160000 miles

Browse 2005 Honda Element complaints by category

Problems with AIR BAGS, SIDE/WINDOW and SEATS are the most frequent issues recorded by the NHTSA from Honda Element owners.

Problem Category	Number of Problems
AIR BAGS i was driving my honda element down a fairly busy street at 45 miles an hour. a man pulled out...	48 ~ 66563 miles
SIDE/WINDOW > AIR BAGS while driving the side impact airbag deployed for no reason. the vehicle was 6 months old at the time and...	14 ~ 60054 miles
SEATS own a 2005 honda element. at 13k miles both the front seats side seams have torn. we are not hard...	12 ~ 72683 miles
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM tl*the contact owns a 2005 honda element. while driving approximately 55 mph on normal road conditions the odometer failed without...	9 ~ 84051 miles
POWER TRAIN hello and thank you for this forum just bought my daughter an 05 honda element for her graduation with a...	7 ~ 95681 miles
WINDSHIELD > VISIBILITY windsheild on 2005 element has 14 in crack...	7 ~ 4479 miles
SEAT BELTS started with pass. air bag light & pass. seatbelt beeper & light. have had it repaired 4 times but pass....	6 ~ 58552 miles
FRONTAL > AIR BAGS started with pass. air bag light & pass. seatbelt beeper & light. have had it repaired 4 times but pass....	5 ~ 46702 miles
STEERING steering and/or vsa system i bought a new honda element february 12th 2005. between then and near the end of...	5 ~ 94080 miles
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING car dies when driving. no prior warning before it dies (such as illumination on panel). car rpm's rev up and	4 ~ 44975 miles
SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE > FRONTAL > AIR BAGS we purchased a new 2005 honda element ex 4wd and after driving it for only 200 miles the srs airbag...	4 ~ 27906 miles
UNKNOWN OR OTHER while making a left turn in my 2005 honda element i turned too sharply causing the left front wheel to...	4 ~ 190 miles
ENGINE this issue has occurred multiple times over the course of a two month time frame. on cold mornings within the...	3 ~ 169000 miles
POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS > VISIBILITY on saturday september 10 2011 upon starting the ignition of my 2005 honda element i noticed smoke emitting from the...	3 ~ 80429 miles
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL ever since i purchased my '06 honda element i have had problems wit my foot touching the accelerator pedal when...	3 ~ 119333 miles
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC my 2005 honda element brake pedal feels soft. they have felt this way for the last year. please have honda	3 ~ 27000 miles
ENGINE > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING there are no events leading to the failure.. no warning at all... the car a 2004 honda element stalls while...	3 ~ 67267 miles
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM sometimes the automatic transmission slams hard when shifting from first gear into second gear causing the vehicle to lunge. also...	2 ~ 97686 miles
SERVICE BRAKES i put on my brakes in the middle of rush hour traffic the day before thanksgiving. made rubbing sound and...	2 ~ 81500 miles
VISIBILITY windshield cracked after using defroster. honda dealer in albany ny said it was cracked due to a tiny nick in	2 ~ 37250 miles
COOLING SYSTEM > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING in march of 2007 we had a cold spell. i turned on the heat but it didn't work. i forgot...	2 ~ 44700 miles
DOOR > BODY > STRUCTURE i have recently purchased a honda element vin# [xxx]. not until last week did i or a passenger sit in...	2 ~ 63500 miles
EXTERIOR LIGHTING while driving down the county road at 60 mph at night the headlights turned off. i turned the headlight switch...	1 ~ 118000 miles
SWITCH > IGNITION > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM tl* the contact owns a 2005 honda element. the contact stated that the key did not fit into the ignition...	1 ~ 60000 miles
VISIBILITY/WIPER tl* the contact owns a 2005 honda element. the contact stated that both the driver and passenger side windows collapsed...	1 ~ 50000 miles
TIRES i purchase four yokohama ascend tires at town fair tire in salem nh on 07-10-12 . on 5/09/13 my tire...	1
SIDEWALL > TIRES i purchase four yokohama ascend tires at town fair tire in salem nh on 07-10-12 . on 5/09/13 my tire...	1
BODY > STRUCTURE i was driving around 12:15 in am a vehicle from right came out of street and i could not...	1 ~ 160000 miles
MANUAL TRANSMISSION > POWER TRAIN tl* the contact owns a 2005 honda element. the contact stated that the vehicle was coasting in traffic when he...	1 ~ 123000 miles
REAR > SUSPENSION the bushing that holds the left rear axel to the frame of my 2005 honda element fell apart and dropped...	1 ~ 48000 miles
HORN > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM tl*the contact owns a 2005 honda element. while driving 55 mph the contact discovered that her horn was no longer...	1 ~ 44050 miles
12V/24V/48V BATTERY > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM dt*: the contact stated the engine would not start after multiple attempts. the battery was recharged and afterwards the engine...	1 ~ 7470 miles
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR i bought the 2005 honda element in october 2006 as a new 4 wheel drive standard transmission. after using it...	1
SUSPENSION since the purchase of my new 2005 honda element ex there has been a really loud noise coming from the...	1 ~ 20 miles
STRUCTURE dt: the consumer believes that there is a possibility of a rollover with the vehicle. she is concerned because the...	1
EQUIPMENT tl* takata recall. the contact owns a 2005 honda element. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign numbers: 16v344000 (air...	1
WIRING > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM have a 2005 honda element covered under the nhtsa campaign #05e035000. trailer hitch was installed by the dealer on a...	1 ~ 2 miles
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL steering and/or vsa system i bought a new honda element february 12th 2005. between then and near the end of...	1 ~ 3400 miles
FRONT > SEAT BELTS the seat belts for the driver and front passenger in the 2005 honda element are attached to the forward edge	1
COLUMN > STEERING ltr fwd fm re 2005 honda element steering column defect reply to birmingham al ofc. *tgw the consumer stated she...	1

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