2007 Honda Element problems
Owners have filed 142 complaints about the 2007 Honda Element with NHTSA. Air bags account for 19% of them — narrowly the most common, ahead of electrical system at 16.2%.
Complaints142
Crashes10
Fires0
Injuries11
Deaths0
What owners report breaking
Air bags 19.0% · 27
Electrical system 16.2% · 23
Suspension 9.9% · 14
Service brakes, hydraulic 7.7% · 11
Engine 4.9% · 7
Visibility 4.9% · 7
Unknown or other 4.9% · 7
Structure 4.2% · 6
Severity
Of those complaints, 10 describe a crash and 11 report an injury.
Reading the numbers
Across the 6 model years of the Honda Element in this data, 2007 draws comparatively few complaints; 2003 is the outlier year.
Filings are rising — 14 in the last three years against 12 in the three before. For a vehicle this age that usually points to a wear-related failure owners are hitting now.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 70,500 miles.
In owners' own words
Takata recall. The contact owns a 2007 Honda Element. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 16v344000 (air bags); however, the part 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 not notified of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect. Air bags
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. Air bags
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. Air bags
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
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