NHTSA Complaint #10032946 — 2003 HONDA ELEMENT

DUE TO DEFECTIVE MANUFACTURER(HONDA) SAFETY RELATED PRODUCT, THIS NEW HONDA ELEMENT HAS HAD TWO WINDSHIELD FAILURES IN JUST 750 MILES ON THE ODOMETER DUE TO CRACKS BECAUSE OF DEFECTIVE HONDA WINDSHIELD MATERIALS AND BASIC DEFECTIVE HONDA DESIGN & ENGINEERING OF THE WINDSHIELD MOUNTING AND INSTALLATION. THE WINDSHIELD FAILURES ON MY ELEMENT HAPPENED ON JUNE, 3, 2003, AT 140 ODOMETER MILEAGE, AND JULY 9, 2003 AT 748 ODOMETER READING. HONDA WILL NOT PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. TOTAL COST FOR BOTH ADDED UP TO $1047.00. HONDA IS BEING ALLOWED TO CONTINUE TO PRODUCE AND SELL A VEHICLE, FOR WHICH THEY ARE AWARE CONTAINS A BASIC SAFETY RELATED DESIGN AND ENGINEERING FLAW, AND FOR WHICH THEY ARE MAKING CUSTOMERS PAY FOR ALL REPAIRS AND RELATED EXPENSES, IE, RENTAL CARS, BECAUSE THE HONDA WINDSHIELDS ARE IN SUCH DEMAND AND ARE BACKORDERED BECAUSE OF THE NUMBER OF FAILURES. IF ALL THE HONDA ELEMENT OWNERS WHO HAVE HAD DEFECTIVE WINDSHIELD FAILURES HAD FILED COMPLAINT FORMS WITH THE NHTSA, THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS WOULD BE OVERWHELMING, SURELY IN THE THOUSANDS. THERE ARE MANY POSTS ON WEB SITES, IE, EDMUNDS.COM , ELEMENTOWNERSCLUB.COM, PLUS OTHERS. THE NHTSA HAS A RESPONSIBILITY TO STOP HONDA FROM FURTHUR SALES OF THE HONDA ELEMENT TO UNSUSPECTING BUYERS, BECAUSE SUCH A SALE IS A VIOLATION OF FEDERAL LAWS GOVERNING SALE OF A PRODUCT WITH A DESIGNED-IN SAFETY DEFECT AND NOT INFORMING THE CUSTOMER OF THE DEFECT. SUCH A SALE ALSO CONSTITUTES FRAUD, FOR MISREPRESENTING A PRODUCT AS SAFE AND WITHOUT DEFECTS, WHEN THE MANUFACTURER AND SELLER ARE COMPLETELY AWARE OF THE DEFECTS. ADDITIONALLY, HONDA MUST BE MADE TO REIMBURSE ELEMENT OWNERS WHO HAVE HAD TO PAY FOR WINDSHIELD REPLACEMENTS. HONDA IS PROFITING IN THE BILLIONS OF DOLLARS AT CUSTOMER EXPENSE AND UNAWARENESS OF THE EXISTENSE OF THE WINDSHIELD DEFECTS. HONDA IS PROFITING NOT ONLY ON THE SALES OF THE ELEMENT, BUT ON THE SALES OF WINDSHIELDS, WINDSHIELD MOUNTING PARTS, WINDSHIELD INSTALLATIONS LABOR AND RENTAL CARS. *AK