Consumer Complaint Detail

HONDA / ELEMENT / 2005

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 005038368 Incident Date: May, 11 2005
Consumer's City: LAKE ORION Consumer's State: MI
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Model Name: ELEMENT Model Year: 2005
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Electrical system:wiring
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 5J6YH286X5L Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Sep, 11 2005 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: May, 11 2005
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Have a 2005 honda element covered under the nhtsa campaign #05e035000. trailer hitch was installed by the dealer on a new vehicle. was made aware of the recall through consumers reports magazine. checked the nhtsa web site to learn more. called honda dealer who didn't even know about the recall. called american honda number from the nhtsa recall notice, they said my element was not covered as the trailer hitch was not factory installed but dealer installed. honda doesn't mention any factory installed options in the catalog, just dealer installed accessories. my complaint is that honda didn't notify me or anybody else with a dealer installed trailer hitch of the recall. as far as their concerned, i don't have the problem, even though my car exhibited all of the symptoms the recall notice described. what's the point of a recall if they don't notify anybody? *nm