Brakes
Antilock system (ABS), parking brake, master cylinder, calipers, rotors, pulsation or vibration, squeaking, brake failure or wear.
What Owners Say
"Calipers failed, leaked fluid"
Anonymous, MI (2004 Honda Element EX 2.4-L 4 Cyl)"cruise control stopped working, 350.00 to fix caliper froze 225.00 to fix"
John P., RI (2004 Honda Element EX 2.4-L 4 Cyl)"Froze up thus wearing down pads fast"
Bill S., IL (2004 Honda Element EX 2.4-L 4 Cyl)"both rear calipers went bad and lock up causing a total rebuild of the rear braking system 2 years in a row"
Jeffrey F., OH (2004 Honda Element EX 2.4-L 4 Cyl)"needed to replace all four calipers"
Ray B., CT (2004 Honda Element EX 2.4-L 4 Cyl)"Calipers locked up. Wore out the rotor and pads. Caused serious heat problems. It was smoking before we noticed. If we had been on the highway for a long trip, it could have resulted in a fire"
Anonymous, KY (2004 Honda Element EX 2.4-L 4 Cyl)"Left front caliper appears to have frozen up causing premature pad wear out"
Thomas O., MI (2004 Honda Element 2.4-L 4 Cyl)"Caliper became hung up and had to be replaced"
Leo G., MN (2004 Honda Element EX 2.4-L 4 Cyl)"2 of them locked up"
Anonymous, OH (2004 Honda Element EX 2.4-L 4 Cyl)"My passenger-side, rear brake caliper stuck, necessitating replacement of it and whole braking assembling that had worn away while it was stuck"
Anonymous, MA (2004 Honda Element 2.4-L 4 Cyl)"the calipers have went bad two times in the last 4 years"
Jeffrey F., OH (2004 Honda Element EX 2.4-L 4 Cyl)"Front and rear brakes were worn and needed replacement"
Anonymous, MI (2004 Honda Element EX 2.4-L 4 Cyl)"Had to replace both rear calipers on different occasions during the past year. Each was replaced because it stuck. This is probably to be expected on a 10 year old car, but it was an expensive repair because it involved replacing the rest of the mech"
Mark H., NJ (2004 Honda Element LX 2.4-L 4 Cyl)"normal brake wear"
Anonymous, NY (2004 Honda Element EX 2.4-L 4 Cyl)"normal brake wear"
Anonymous, NY (2004 Honda Element EX 2.4-L 4 Cyl)"The brakes were overdue for service so they were no longer safe and it was an expensive job to correct"
Anonymous, IN (2004 Honda Element EX 2.4-L 4 Cyl)"Had to replace rotors and pads for the first time at around 187000 miles"
Anonymous, AL (2004 Honda Element DX 2.4-L 4 Cyl)"First time I have had to replace rotors, due to not having brake pads done when signs indicated service"
John G., BC (2004 Honda Element EX 2.4-L 4 Cyl)"front- new pads rear- new pads and calipers"
Anonymous, NY (2004 Honda Element EX 2.4-L 4 Cyl)"Normal brake wear repair. However also had to have engine support mount replaced discovered during brake repair."
Anonymous, MO (2004 Honda Element EX 2.4-L 4 Cyl)"parking brake would not release in the winter"
John R., OH (2004 Honda Element EX 2.4-L 4 Cyl)"replaced brakes in 2013 twice: second replacement attributed to bad parts - poor brake pad adhesion. But then had to replace once again in 2014 ; this time used zinc. Fingers crossed!"
Anonymous, NY (2004 Honda Element EX 2.4-L 4 Cyl)"brakes need to be replaced more frequently than any car i have ever owned"
Richard B., MD (2004 Honda Element EX 2.4-L 4 Cyl)"Experience this 4 or 5 times, the brakes pads worn out around 3,000 miles each time."
Anonymous, FL (2004 Honda Element DX 2.4-L 4 Cyl)"going through brakes way faster than on any of our other cars"
Anonymous, CA (2004 Honda Element DX 2.4-L 4 Cyl)"I paid my local Honda Dealer $2400. for some normal maintenance on my 2004 Honda Element. Roughly approx. 4 to 5 months, of letting it set, I decided to drive it only to find out that one of the back brake calipers had locked up. This was part of the repairs that I had already paid Honda to make. I took the car to the same dealer, only to be told that they wouldn't guarantee their work. If I wanted it fixed, it was going to be roughly another $000 to 2400 Dollars. This is why I'll never own another Honda!"
Anonymous, (2004 Honda Element EX 2.4-L 4 Cyl)"The front brakes were replaced due to the caliper failure mentioned earlier"
Thomas O., MI (2004 Honda Element 2.4-L 4 Cyl)"Front rotors were warped"
John R., OH (2004 Honda Element EX 2.4-L 4 Cyl)"Became grooved and had to be replaced"
Leo G., MN (2004 Honda Element EX 2.4-L 4 Cyl)"rotor warped"
Anonymous, CT (2004 Honda Element LX 2.4-L 4 Cyl)
"Something chewed or wore through the insulation on the wiring under the car"
George B., MI (2004 Honda Element EX 2.4-L 4 Cyl)