2006 Honda Element: engine stalls while driving

Filed Mar 17, 2018 · Transmission · 101,006 miles · CA

My vehicle sometimes stall in the middle of making turns. Found a the federal safety agency campaign number 11v395000 which best describes what happens to my vehicle.

Filed Jul 25, 2015 · Electrical · 130,991 miles · IL

The ignition lock cylinder failed suddenly, preventing any use of the vehicle. The wafers (equivalent to pins on tumbler locks) wore away such that the key no longer worked in the lock. The failure occurred such that turning the key in the ignition is impossible, and strands the driver and all passengers wherever the car is at the time. When the part failed, the vehicle was stalled on a roadway where speeds regularly exceed 30 MPH and I immediately tried to move the car out of danger. The steering wheel locked and was impossible to unlock without turning the key in the lock cylinder. The car remained in the road for about a half hour until permission was secured to turn the car into the driveway where the wheels turning lead into, requiring pushing the car through two lanes of traffic. Once in the driveway, it took an additional hour for a tow truck to come (we were lucky the driveway existed at that location!). After towing expenses, dealership quoted repairs at around $800 for just repairing the ignition lock cylinder, and additional expenses for replacing all the locks on the vehicle so that one key would work on all locks on the car. I believe that this is a major safety concern because 1) the failure prevents use, or even controlled movement of the car being pushed (the steering wheel locks, and won't unlock without the key turning in the lock cylinder) in whatever situation the car is in, whether stalled on a roadway or parked, 2) there is no maintenance procedure prescribed to prevent this issue, 3) because of the design of the key/lock combination, this issue will happen eventually to all vehicles with this type of lock (sidewinder key), 4) there is little to no indication of imminent failure.

Filed Jul 26, 2014 · Engine, Fuel system · 136,824 miles · VA

My cars has been hesitating when driven and stalling, I replaced the battery, then it stalled two more times. I brought the car to the casey dealership they put in on the computer and test drove the car they could not duplicate the problem and informed me it may be my fuel pump but the engine is not throwing a code so I was basically told to wait until the car will no longer start then they can diagnose the problem. 7-27-14 the car has stalled on me three times today I sent for tow truck to tow it back to the dealership the tow truck driver just wanted to see if it would start and it did of course. So now I am back to waiting for it to stall again and not let anyone attempt to start the car.

Filed Sep 7, 2012 · Engine · 88,000 miles · CA

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 honda element. The contact stated that the vehicle would stall sporadically while driving 65 MPH or above. The vehicle was taken to the dealer at least six times who ran several diagnostic tests but was unable to determine a failure. The manufacturer was notified who offered no assistance. The failure mileage was 88,000 and the current mileage was 98,000.

Filed Oct 8, 2011 · Engine · 97,410 miles · CA

In cold weather and cold starts. Engine stalls at stops. Slowing down between 15 MPH and 0 MPH engine stalls. Slowing down to make a turn engine will stall during turn. Lose steering ability when engine stops.