Consumer Complaint Detail

HONDA / ELEMENT / 2003

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NHTSA Complaint Number: 004121265 Incident Date: Jul, 31 2004
Consumer's City: MIAMI Consumer's State: FL
Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN 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#: 5J6YH27553L Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Sep, 27 2007 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Aug, 15 2003
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: I purchased my car in august 2003, and this honda element windshield crack occurred in august of 2004 from no obvious reasons such as something hitting my windshield. i was having other issues with the element and i asked my honda advisor about the crack and she told me that honda would not replace the windshield and that it would be out of pocket for me. now i have found a honda service bulletin from may 6, 2003 concerning the windshield and it was to be replaced. my car is 118,000 miles now and i am so livid that my honda advisor refused to fix this crack which has grown to more than 4 inches. please help. *jb