Honda Element

"The lighted knob to select the direction of airflow from the AC and Heat won't light up. The dealer told me the repair was time-consuming and difficult. So I don't have that lighted knob at night"

"sudden dead interior lights. Fuses OK"

"the map light on the passenger side does not work and can't find out what's wrong"

"continuation from before. Both occasions were from dashboard "check engine" alerts and the second time over the winter meant I had to replace the fuel pump because the wiring and sensors had been distroyed by squirrels"

"A sensor and/or wiring problem also involving the fuel pump. And from tales at the mechanics may be saying this is somewhat widespread. The squirrels just love climbing under the car to nibble on wiring and tubes. I have had the car in twice to fix the problem. First time was lucky in that the rodents had left enough to permit splicing new wires into the system. The second time meant a new fuel pump"

"Mass Airflow sensor failure"

"I have been stuck in sand on 4 occasions, when only the front wheels would turn, but not the rear wheels. I have never had a situation where all four wheels were active, despite this being sold to me as a 4WD vehicle. The dealership told me that this was not a "true" 4WD like a Honda Pilot, yet they still have a driveshaft going to the rear wheels and a 4WD badge on the rear hatch door...!"

"I was stuck in deep sand, and only the front wheels were turning or being driven. Previously, this car has performed EXCEPTIONALLY well in sand and other offered situations"

"I have become stuck in sand on numerous occasions and only the front wheels have power. The dealer claims that the 4x4 is not a real 4-wheel drive system which is totally ludicrous."

"Tire pressure monitoring system failed"

"Sirus satellite radio feature has broken"

"Sirius XM radio and FM radio stopped receiving signal and will not play music. Dealer seems at a loss re. how to fix"

"AC stopped working on a warm day. Problems with the compressor and a few ancillary components were found. The car was out of service for a day and a half for repair"

"The hot/warm mechanism (gearing) is not well protected and is susceptible for contamination. This causes that person can not change temperature settings by turning the knob."

"front bearing in the enging - the oil seal was bad"

"Passenger window controls stopped working 4 months ago. Did not repair it due large expense. Passenger window stuck on up"

"A sprocket on the timing chain needed to be replaces so we replaced the chain and all the other parts of the timing assembly. Coat about $1,600.00"

"Replaced exhaust manifold to pipe gasket when vehicle was 1 year old. There is a newly developed exhaust leak in the same area."