Consumer Complaint Detail

HONDA / ELEMENT / 2003

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 004042916 Incident Date: Jan, 13 2004
Consumer's City: HACKETTSTOWN Consumer's State: NJ
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Model Name: ELEMENT Model Year: 2003
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Visibility:windshield
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 5J6YH17543L Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Oct, 05 2005 Complaint Type: LETR
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Jan, 09 2003
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Consumer had windshield replaced on four occasions, because it made a howling noise. *ts the company that replaced the windshield blamed the manufacturer for not fixing a bad weld. the manufacturer claimed the consumers model was prone to breakage because of the vertical position when struck by even the slightest impact within the black area on the outside edge of the glass, however the consumer disagreed with that theory, stating there had been other vehicle down through the years that had this type of windshield positioning without excessive windshield breakage. *jb