Consumer Complaint Detail

HONDA / ELEMENT / 2003

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NHTSA Complaint Number: 005008648 Incident Date: Jan, 17 2005
Consumer's City: LIBERTY Consumer's State: MO
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO 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#: 5J6YH185X3L Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Feb, 21 2005 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Jan, 24 2004
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: My car was parked at work during a snow storm and at the end of the day i came out to the car brushed the snow away and my windshield was cracked in the lower passenger side corner the car had 7300 miles on it. it was fine when i left in the morning . 2 days later i took the car to the dealer and they stated that it was due to a small pit in the windshield the size of a grain of sand and therefore honda would not the repair. i have had cars (hondas) with large stone chips 1/4 inch in size not crack the windshield - the size of this pit is barely visible. i told my dealer that i felt this was a defect in the windshield or installation and he said that honda would not address it since there was a pit in the windshield. he said my insurance would cover it. after checking on the web and the number of complaints my suspicions were verfiied. i have owned 6 hondas and this is the first time that i have any problem with honda - to me this is dangerous, an obvious defect and they need to address the problem!!! a member on the honda elements owners web site stated that he had his windshield replaced by another firm and they could not believe how thin the original windshield was. *ak