2005 Honda Element airbags complaints

Filed Jan 8, 2007 · Airbags · 27,000 miles · AR

2005 honda element's air bag inadvertently deployed. *cc the consumer was exiting a parking lot and partially drove over a curb with the right front tire. As the tire rolled off the curb the passenger's side air bag deployed. There were no injuries. The consumer drove the vehicle tot he closest honda dealer. After running the diagnostic test the technician informed the consumer that the air bags should not have deployed. The vehicle was taken back to the sales dealer who claimed that when the vehicle whet over the curd, the vehicle scraped the bracket for the step rail, which activated the sensor and the air bag,. The dealer denied any responsibility.

Filed Oct 30, 2006 · Airbags · 25,500 miles · AR

The passenger side airbag in my 2005 honda element deployed, but I was not in an accident.

Filed Sep 27, 2006 · Airbags · 8,800 miles · TN · 1 injury

Dt*: the contact stated while driving 2 MPH over a speed bump through a parking lot in the rain, the front passenger side curtain airbag deployed from within the seat without warning. The passenger was not wearing a seat belt, and sustained minor injuries. The vehicle was inspected by a dealer who determined the airbag deployed due to impact of one of the airbag sensors underneath the vehicle. The manufacturer was notified.

Filed Mar 4, 2006 · Airbags · 15,000 miles · LA

While driving, the side impact airbag deployed for no reason. The vehicle was 6 months old at the time and still under warranty. I contacted the dealer and they have refused to replace the airbag because of the possibility that something may have hit the underside of the vehicle causing the side impact airbag to deploy.

Filed Feb 24, 2006 · Airbags · 13,000 miles · IL · crash · 1 injury

I was driving my honda element down a fairly busy street at 45 miles an hour. A man pulled out of a strip mall parking lot right in front of me. Although I honked my horn and slammed on the brakes, I could not avoid hitting him. My car has extreme front end damage and it was a high impact crash, however the air bags did not deploy. I am still waiting to hear if it will be determined to be totaled, but if it isn't, I do not feel safe driving this car in the future.

Filed Oct 20, 2005 · Airbags · 220 miles · CA

We purchased a new 2005 honda element ex 4wd and after driving it for only 200 miles, the SRS airbag warning light came on indicating that the system was malfunctioning. When we took the car to the dealer, we were told that honda knows that when a cell phone or laptop is placed on the passenger seat this triggers the malfunction. We were then told by the service manager at poway honda, in poway, ca that this information was in the owner's manual, which it is not. They also did not know if this LED to air bag malfunction. They only reset the sensor. When confronted about being told that this was in the manual, the manager of the dealership hung up on me.