NHTSA Complaint #11546349 — 2009 HONDA ELEMENT

SUSPENSION issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	11546349
Vehicle	2009 HONDA ELEMENT
Component	SUSPENSION
Date of Incident	September 4, 2023
Date Filed	September 25, 2023
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	WI

Consumer Description

The driver side rear trail arm broke free from under the vehicle. Vehicle loses control much like having flat tires but more violent fish tailing. Vehicle is hard to control to pull over to shoulder. Photos were shown to local Honda dealer representative, Scott Guyette. (Gustman Honda in Appleton Wi). Scott Guyette at the dealership stated that he has seen this numerous times on the Honda Element and they are currently fixing Honda CRVs with the same issue. Email: ([email protected]) He stated, don't tow it in, just send photos, which I did.

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