Major Problems with 2006 Honda Element Derived from Complaints & Recalls

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Worst 3 complaints of 2006 Honda Element

2006 Honda Element FRONTAL Victims: 2 Mileage: 39675 miles

2006 Honda Element FRONTAL Victims: 1 Mileage: 21800 miles

2006 Honda Element SIDE/WINDOW Victims: 1 Mileage: 65 miles

Browse 2006 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 a lady ran a red light (which was already red for 12 seconds) and hit me from the right side...	36 ~ 70792 miles
SIDE/WINDOW > AIR BAGS july 28th 2006 @ about 3 pm. i was driving home on the freeway @ normal rate of speed (65...	11 ~ 36829 miles
SEATS driver ran into stopped car in front of him. speed was sufficient to flatten the car up to the front...	8 ~ 101413 miles
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM drove car on a 6 hr trip with one stop for gas during daylight hours therefore there was no need...	6 ~ 80499 miles
BODY > STRUCTURE vehicle sustained multiple dents throughout the roof and hood from "simple" acorns falling from a tree. damage is unacceptable and...	5 ~ 51400 miles
FRONTAL > AIR BAGS driver ran into stopped car in front of him. speed was sufficient to flatten the car up to the front...	5 ~ 23855 miles
WINDSHIELD > VISIBILITY 2006 honda element windshield cracked without impact. dealer refuses to repair stating that this type of damage is "usually" caused	5 ~ 9292 miles
VISIBILITY i noticed a horizontal crack in my honda elements windshield about 7 inches in length on the passenger side...	4 ~ 28706 miles
ENGINE tl* the contact owns a 2006 honda element. the contact stated that the vehicle would stall sporadically while driving 65...	3 ~ 91608 miles
UNKNOWN OR OTHER drove car on a 6 hr trip with one stop for gas during daylight hours therefore there was no need...	3 ~ 105272 miles
POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS > VISIBILITY i have a 2006 honda element. the last few months i've had to replace both power side windows because the...	3 ~ 39000 miles
SEAT BELTS while sitting behind a car waiting to make a left hand turn 2006 honda element was struck from behind by...	3 ~ 60933 miles
INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM dt*: the contact stated the instrument panel on the vehicle was set too far into the dash to see the...	3 ~ 4027 miles
POWER TRAIN my vehicle sometimes stall in the middle of making turns. found a nhtsa campaign number 11v395000 which best describes what	2 ~ 50503 miles
HEADLIGHTS > EXTERIOR LIGHTING tl* the contact owns a 2006 honda element. the contact stated that the low beam headlights failed while driving at...	2 ~ 60000 miles
EXTERIOR LIGHTING low beam headlight failure - the headlights on this 2006 honda element failed in much the same manner as described...	2 ~ 90000 miles
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL tl* the contact owns a 2006 honda element. while the vehicle was parked the contact noticed that the engine idle...	2 ~ 21000 miles
SUSPENSION our car traveling at 40 mph was hit from the side at the left front airbags deployed significant damage to...	2 ~ 11000 miles
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE 2006 honda element had a gas leak only after being five months old. honda said that they have not seen...	2 ~ 68412 miles
EQUIPMENT dt*: the contact stated after getting inside of the vehicle the contact suffered headaches and eye burning. the dealership could	2 ~ 15488 miles
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL there's an electrical problem. the car sometimes will not start right away. we have to give it several tries and...	1 ~ 100000 miles
SERVICE BRAKES brake pedal losses pressure when press for a hard stop. *tr...	1 ~ 72000 miles
SWITCH > HEADLIGHTS > EXTERIOR LIGHTING 2006 honda element. consumer writes in regards to defective low beam headlight combination switch wire harness connector recall notice. *smd...	1
INTERIOR/UNDER DASH > WIRING > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 2006 honda element. consumer writes in regards to defective low beam headlight combination switch wire harness connector recall notice. *smd...	1
HIGH/LOW BEAM DIMMER SWITCH > HEADLIGHTS > EXTERIOR LIGHTING 2006 honda element. consumer writes in regards to defective low beam headlight combination switch wire harness connector recall notice. *smd...	1
VISIBILITY/WIPER the sun visor mount has loosened up over the last year or so. today i pulled down the sun visor...	1
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING in cold weather and cold starts. engine stalls at stops. slowing down between 15 mph and 0 mph engine stalls.	1 ~ 97410 miles
ENGINE > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING car unexpectedly accelerated after pulling out of parking space. i was able to control the car with brake stop and	1 ~ 44000 miles
CONTROL MODULE (TCM, PCM) > AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION > POWER TRAIN 2006 honda element. consumer states problem with vehicle transmission *tgw the consumer stated he is submitting a complaint against honda...	1
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES i noticed that the side doors latch along the running board on the driver's side of my 2006 honda element...	1 ~ 23300 miles
WHEELS our car traveling at 40 mph was hit from the side at the left front airbags deployed significant damage to...	1 ~ 22000 miles
TREAD/BELT > TIRES tl*- the contact stated that while driving the 2006 honda element with 4458 failure mileage at 20 mph \ the...	1 ~ 4458 miles
RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC. > ELECTRICAL > EQUIPMENT poor radio performance on am stations only when car is moving. not static. sounds like loose wire to antenna. dealer	1
FRONT > SEAT BELTS driver ran into stopped car in front of him. speed was sufficient to flatten the car up to the front...	1 ~ 5300 miles
HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS > DOOR > BODY tl*the contact owns a 2006 honda element. the contact stated that there is a hole in the vehicle's driver side	1 ~ 1500 miles
STRUCTURE dt*: the contact stated the instrument panel on the vehicle was set too far into the dash to see the...	1 ~ 8079 miles
INTERIOR LIGHTING dt*: the contact stated the instrument panel was not bright enough to see clearly during daylight hours. the service dealer...	1 ~ 3 miles

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