2007 Honda Element owner complaints

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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.

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.

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 Honda element. The contact stated that the fuel gauge failed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 146,000.

The incident involves the instrument panel of the 2007 Honda element. The problem is complete failure of the instrument panel while driving, losing all functioning of the instrument panel gauges, including speedometer, fuel, engine temperature, and RPM, with one of the gauges completely popping out and the other pins on the gauges dropping down below 0 and not functioning. *tr

I bought a Honda element 2007 in july 2007. Since the purchase I have learned that the front seats do not adjust as in previous models. However, both the quick start manual and the regular manual both indicate visually and in writing that the front seats should adjust forward at about a 10 degree angle for access to the back seat. "open the door, and pull up on the seat-back adjustment lever. The seat-back tilts forward to allow easier access to the rear seat." the picture also shows this tilt angle. I took the car to a dealership. They did not know about this design change; they also did not know that the same change is on the 2008 model. I talked with Honda about this design flaw as a safety issue. Without the ability to tilt the seat forward both entry and exit from the back sea

While the vehicle moving slowly, suddenly the ABS, vsa (vehicle stability assist) and traction control lights all came on at the same time and stayed on. A Honda dealership later diagnosed the issue as a faulty vsa modulator, an expensive part which controls the ABS and traction control systems. The fault our vehicle experienced prevents all these systems from functioning. I contacted other Honda element owners and found several who had the exact same issue with 2007 and 2008 elements - all three lights illuminated with no apparent cause and then dealer diagnosis turned up a faulty vsa modulator. In several cases, these people contacted Honda of america and Honda offered to pay for the vsa modulator replacement (even outside of warranty), presumably due to the safety issue of having th

Vsa come on when traveling on the highway, check engine light also comes on at the same time. Does not happen at slow speeds and when driving slow after it has come on, it will go off by itself as well as the check engine light. The code is not stored.

I was just driving my 2007 Honda element to work in the north end of seattle, and all of the sudden my vehicle started jerking and the check engine light, vsa and steering light came on the "triangle with a lightning bolt in it" it started running rough. When I would step on the gas it would cause the car to jerk and the speedometer would idle up and down. It was very intense. I would lift off the gas patel and try to let it smoothin out. It definitely is a safety issue. I looked online and saw a recall on the 2007 and 2008 Honda element, over 68,000 of them. I went to Honda of seattle and they told me there wasn't a recall, I then told him to look online and he tried to tell me that my car wasn't covered. He started to quote some numbers of what the diagnostic would cost and then they wou

Vsa light comes on and turns off intermittently..and at times it happens on the highway which causes the car to jerk and not run right when going above 2500rpm..then the light will go away but the CEL indicator will stay on ...at my wits end and dont know what to do

I purchased a car from rausch motors in parker with the wires to the air bag sensors being cut and taped together, he patched it up and not dec 2016 my air bag light came on. I was told by a Honda dealer that the sensors are bad, same codes as before. I am worried that in case of a crash the airbags wont deploy. Rausch motors denies responsibility and tells me that sensors fail.

Driver airbag deployed in element when it hit rear end of vehicle that was stopped in lane of traffic due to having rear ended vehicle in from of it. Element driver suffered near 3rd degree chemical burns & cut on right wrist, burn on left thumb joint, bruise & cut under left ribcage. 2 weeks later still treating dollar size chemical burn & skin peeling on right wrist. Dark green substance was on right wrist original blistering & skin peeled area, took several days to remove it completely. Medical care was required. *tr

Tl* takata recall. The contact owns a 2007 Honda element. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 16v344000 (air bags); however, the parts to do the repair were unavailable. The manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not notified of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.

2007 Honda element. Consumer states several problems with vehicle to include transmission failure *tgw the consumer stated the transmission first failed at 15,000. The defect the dealer apparently repaired between march 22-26 and april 2008 has returned. Recently, the vehicle started to shudder once more under light acceleration between 30-35 MPH. The consumer also stated there was a persistent clicking sound coming from the front passenger seat. In addition, a malfunctioning radio console was replaced. The problem returned with the front passenger seat. The SRS light illuminated on an intermittent basis and when it did illuminate, it stayed on for extended periods of time. *jb

Vehicle shutters between the speeds of 20mph to 40mph. Feels like its the transmission. When accelerating, the vehicle starts to shutter at speeds indicated. I have taken this to dealer and they can't duplicate. *tr

Driver side sun visor falls down while driving, blocking view of road. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 Honda element. The contact stated that the vehicle jerked and lunged forward after the brake pedal was applied. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer to have a diagnostic performed. The manufacturer was not made of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 70,000 and the current mileage was 88,708.

Brought vehicle (2007 Honda Element) to have new brakes and tires put on vehicle. Discovered rusted through rear frame. Declined to finish work of vehicle upgrades due to being unsafe to further drive vehicle. Mechanic said he didn't feel comfortable working on vehicle in the condition. Suggested taking to body shop to attempt replacing but would cost more than vehicle was worth. Suggested taking to dealer and seeing if they would offer recall since one was issued in Canada a couple years ago. He wouldn't recommend driving vehicle due to potential break and loss of control of vehicle rear control arms.

I was traveling approximately 20 MPH, brakes were not applied before incident, and the driver and passenger side curtain airbags and the driver seat air bag deployed. When the airbags deployed I attempted to apply the brakes and they were not functioning for approximately 1/2 miles of travel. *tr

The contact owns a 2007 Honda Element. The contact stated that while driving approximately 30 MPH, the rear end of the vehicle became unstable and the rear driver's side wheel failed rendering the vehicle undrivable. The vehicle was towed to a friend's home and later examined by a local mechanic who diagnosed that the rear driver's side suspension swing arm had fractured due to severe rusting and corrosion of the vehicle's subframe. The vehicle was not yet repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure but no assistance was offered. The local dealer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 169,000.