I have a 2003 honda element. It has approximately 2400 miles on it. My windshield has a crack, approximately 6 inches long, that began under the passenger side windshield wiper and curls to the right.
2003 Honda Element visibility complaints
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Windshield crack of about 3-4 inches from bottom under passenger windshield wiper was "just there" in the morning after heavy snowfall and major defroster use. In two days, before I got to dealer to have it inspected, it had extended upwards about 6 more inches, in two more days, all the way across windshield to within 2 inched of windshield edge on driver's side. Now extended to lower driver's side corner. There was cold weather through out. Dealer pointed out miniscule pit on crack below passenger windshield wiper, said not covered under warranty because cause by rock chip, etc. There may have been a minor impact there, who is to say, but the "evidence" nearly requires magnifying glass to see&in fact I scraped ice away on windshield that very morning. In fact there are many other "pits on windshield, including others on crack. A piece of grit/tiny gravel may have impacted, near original area of crack, but should never have caused damage that ensued. There is a manufacturer's service bulletin for windshield cracks starting at lower corners caused by excessive stress due to design or installation of windshield/flanges, however my vehicle is outside the VIN range for that bulletin. My observation or belief is that excessive stress may still a factor, making windshield unacceptably susceptible to cracking during scraping ice of windshield and/or if there are chances of extremely minor impacts that would in other circumstances not cause problems.
Windshield piys and cracks. I have 2 cracks in less that 1 month of ownership. The glass is easily pitted as I have driven mine on sanded roads briefly and have several hundred small pits, this is far in excess of any car or truck I have owned in over 30 years of thriving and ownership. These windshield are sticking poor!!!
Windshield cracked below both wipers. Started below plastic trim, both went vertical, and finally a horizontal crack connected them. Windshield has other "star" cracks that have remained static. Dealer is replacing is as "goodwill," says its not the same as listed in the honda tsb.
Crack on lower left side of windshield. Crack on lower right side of windshield. No objects hit the windshield. The federal safety agency bulletin showed problems with cracks on windshields of honda elements with no apparent cause. Windshields are apparently defective!
The front windshield had a crack that started at the bottom /middle and reached upward. Dealership said the crack was caused by road debris. *ak tsb 03-028 which pertains to faulty windshield construction.
Problems with the windshield on a 2003 honda element. *mr cracks appeared in the windshield with no apparent trigger. (9 inch crack appeared on the lower left section of the windshield) *sc
I just bought a honda element 2003 in october '03. The windshield has cracked twice. The crack goes from the bottom and spreads in the line of my driving vision. There is a flaw in the manufacturing; however, the dealer and honda says that only the early models has this problem and mine doesn't. I disagree. I suggest no one buy a honda element 'cause they are not fixing this problem.
Cracked windshield twice in 6 months time
Unexplained passenger side windshield cracked, no impact apparent. Was about 8" the first day, continues to grow.
Windshield defect. Too many similar occurences here and honda even issued a tsb. However, took it to the dealership and they insisted that is was impact. The mark was just below the wiper blade and is about the size of the head of a pin. I called for the district service manager to have a look and he identified another small spot as the impact point. He offered to split the cost with me. Do I have any other options?
Windshield cracked at about 800 miles on odometer, starting at the bottom, in the center of the passenger side, no impact but crack spread up windshield. Dealer claims tiny impact pit below wiper blade caused crack, but no star impact pattern, just a long crack starting at bottom of windshield.ak
Consumer stated in last past three months dealer had replaced windshield twice. *ak consumer telephoned odi and reported that the lower-right corner of the windshield on the vehicle has a crack in it. Third time this problem has occurred. *mjj (04-20-2005)
Windshield cracked in lower right corner.
Windshield cracked under passenger side wiper while vehicle parked. Less then 4000 miles on car, no rock impact caused crack.
Stress crack on windshield, driver side, starting at bottom edge traveling towards the left side of the windshield.
Windshield cracked, according to a service release from honda cause is stress related, but service rep at dealership says it is from impact...no chip...no star.
Cracked windshield, from the bottom of the dash 5 inches going upward on the driver side, while vehicle was warming up in the driveway.
2003 honda element windshield cracked due to stress. There is no visible impact point. The crack began near the lower part which is black, and continues above the drivers side windshield wiper towards the drivers door. After reviewing other complaints by element owners, it is clear there is an issue with this models windshield and stress cracks.
Cracked windshield at 3700 miles.
Crack windshield on honda element. Dealer refused to fix. Claimed impact caused, but only pointed out a subjective pinhead sized pit at start of crack, claiming it was from an impact. Based on frequent similar complaints from other elemnt owners with identical cracks in identical locations, I do not believe the crack was from an impact. Especially since the crack appeared while the car was parked.
Cracked windshield lower passenger side.
Cracked windshield. Purchased my 2003 honda element in january 2004. 4th windshield was recently installed in october 2003. I contacted honda in october and I was turned away stating that my windshielf was another case of a rock hit.
I am in the process of requesting replacement of the windshield in my honda element (purchased at majestic/lincoln on 08/08/03). It is obvious that no impact to the windshield has occurred and the crack (lower right, passenger sidebeneath the wiper) was first noticed on the morning of 12/18/03 when I got in the car. Originally about five inches in length, and crawling up from the base of the windshield and then over to the right corner, the crack actually grew another three inches in the ten minutes we were in the car. I have done extensive research and discovered by way of the honda service bulletin dated may 6, 2003 ("tsb 03-028: windshield is cracked at the lower corners" found at the following url: http://www.elementownersclub.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=2212 that this is a widespread problem affecting the element windshields and replacement would be covered by honda. It appears that my VIN is not among those featured in the bulletin, but the damage is identical to that of other element owners who have registered complaints: no sign of impact, and a crack in the lower right corner of the windshield.
Cracked windshield. Discovered a crack in winshield, just below the wiper blade , driverside. No reason for this. Except faulty product.
2003 honda element has developed a crack in the windshield. The crack starts at the base of the windshield on the passenger side, just about in the middle of the wiper blade. The crack extends upward about four inches and is now extending to the right about the same distance. This is consistent with complaints from other owners of the 2003 honda element.
Windshield cracked on bottom of passenger side of the vehicle with no impact.
Rock hit and chipped windsheld.
While driving windshield cracked. Was not following any traffic at the time. Crack originated from under driver's side windshield wiper and runs vertically eight inches and then turns horizontal for another eight to ten inches.
I want to report a sudden crack in my windshield of my honda element. It is in the bottom right hand corner.
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