Honda Element stalling problems

Filed Aug 12, 2019 · Engine · 200,000 miles · IL

Engine stalls at 3000rpm

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 Jun 13, 2017 · Electrical, Lights · ME

My low beems stopped working when I use the high beems they suddenly turn off while driving we changed the light bulbs and they still don,t work

Filed Mar 13, 2017 · Engine · 137,000 miles · NC

When stopping or slowing to under 30 MPH, the car wants to stall or stop. The engine lite comes on and when you start driving it will not go over 55 MPH. This 55 MPH is very dangerous on the interstate ! There is a service bulletin but no recall, why ? This has happened several times when my car. The latest issue started 03.02.2017

Filed Nov 22, 2015 · Engine, Steering · 169,000 miles · CT

The car will stall when in motion and turning the steering wheel to make a turn. The car will stall at a stop sign , the car will stall and brake, fuel and brake lights wil come on but battery is fine and lights stay on. This is been an ongoing problem honda will not honor the recall for the 2005 stalling auto transimission they have replaced the aic , the throttle , the cruise control , o2 sensor. The problem is going over a year since 2014 now worse.

Filed Oct 9, 2015 · Engine · 220,000 miles · NJ

Engine will stall in the middle of driving. Honda has a recall for the 2007 elements with this exact problem, however they claim that this vehicle is not part of this recall. This has happened a few times but most recently I was provided more information on occurrence.

Filed Aug 4, 2015 · Acceleration, Engine · 208,000 miles · OR

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 honda element. While driving at 50 MPH, the vehicle accelerated independently and the engine stalled without warning. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 208,000.

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 Apr 27, 2015 · Airbags · CA

There has been no crash as such--I am complaining about honda's lack of responsiveness to the airbag inflator recall. I have been trying to get this recall taken care of for some time. Currently, a honda dealership has my car but I can get no information from them about when the part will be in--they did not even seem familiar with the recall when I took the car in for service & showed them the letter. I do have a rental car for now, but this is not acceptable as a long-term solution. A call to customer service resulted in my being told (politely!!) that there was nothing they could do, it was a big recall, it was all in the hands of the dealership. I did receive a case number to assist in getting a better rental, but was told they would call as soon as possible--??whenever that is. I feel that I am receiving the runaround from this honda dealership, that possibly honda is stalling on the recall, hoping people will just get tired and give up.

Filed Mar 9, 2015 · Electrical, Transmission · 110,000 miles · CT

Heavy snow conditions (ct feb. 6, 2015) car transmission light appeared, pulled over, read manual which instructed driver to proceed moderately, without rapid acceleration, to either a service garage or safe place. Drove home (4.5 miles) but drive is steep. Some wheel slippage then car stalled and would not start. Towed february 6 to champagne motors of mansfield, ct. Researched problem on line and discovered a recall for TCM that was not performed on car. Champagne could not do repairs and car ended up at honda of manchester,ct. After 4 weeks called honda to mention the recall (the federal safety agency # 11v‑395) and service clerk said their repairs had nothing to do with the problem unless I was shifting from d-n-r to rock the car in snow. I said I was in drive up a hill, slipped, shifted to n then r to back up, then d, and it failed. Dealer never checked for open recalls when car (bought used) was purchased. Not sure if they are required to by law.