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2003 HONDA ELEMENT WINDSHIELD CRACKED ON ITS OWN. *JB

AS I GOT IN MY HONDA ELEMENT, THE WINDSHIELD CRACKED FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE DRIVERS SIDE, UP 16 INCHES ALMOST TO THE MIDDLE OF THE WINDSHIELD. NOTHING HIT MY WINDSHIELD. THIS IS A STRESS CRACK THAT IS PROBABLY POOR DESIGN ON HONDA'S PART. *JB

CRACKED WINDSHIELD INITIATING BELOW TRIM STARTING IN THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAR WITH NO CAUSE. *AK

MY CAR WAS PARKED AT WORK DURING A SNOW STORM AND AT THE END OF THE DAY I CAME OUT TO THE CAR BRUSHED THE SNOW AWAY AND MY WINDSHIELD WAS CRACKED IN THE LOWER PASSENGER SIDE CORNER THE CAR HAD 7300 MILES ON IT. IT WAS FINE WHEN I LEFT IN THE MORNING . 2 DAYS LATER I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT IT WAS DUE TO A SMALL PIT IN THE WINDSHIELD THE SIZE OF A GRAIN OF SAND AND THEREFORE HONDA WOULD NOT THE REPAIR. I HAVE HAD CARS (HONDAS) WITH LARGE STONE CHIPS 1/4 INCH IN SIZE NOT CRACK THE WINDSHIELD - THE SIZE OF THIS PIT IS BARELY VISIBLE. I TOLD MY DEALER THAT I FELT THIS WAS A DEFECT IN THE WINDSHIELD OR INSTALLATION AND HE SAID THAT HONDA WOULD NOT ADDRESS IT SINCE THERE WAS A PIT IN...

MY 2003 HONDA ELEMENT HAS DEVELOPED A STRESS CRACK IN THE LOWER RIGHT CORNER IN THAT IS SIMILAR THAT REPORTED BY HUNDREDS OF ELEMENT OWNERS. THIS OCCURED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND IS CONSISTENT WITH THE DESCRIPTION OF A HONDA TSB ADDRESSING CRACKED WINDSHEILDS DUE TO A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. TWO HONDA DEALERSHIPS ARROGANTLY DISMISSED IT AS BEING CAUSED BY A PEBBLE CHIP; HOWEVER THE ALLEGED "CHIP" WAS A SMALL PIT THE SIZE OF A GRAIN OF SAND. THE FIRST DEALER INDICATED HE LOCATED A SMALL DICONTINUITY IN THE PATH OF THE CRACK THAT WAS PIN SIZED. THE SECOND DEALERSHIP ALLEGED THAT HE LOCATED SIX PINHOLES, NONE OF WHICH WERE VISABLE TO ME OR DETECTED BY THE FIRST DEALERHIP! THE INSPECTION TECHNIQUE AND RESULTING DISMISSAL OF THE CLAIM APPEARED TO BE COACHED FROM SOME HONDA FACTORY ISSUED DIRECTIVE TO AVOID DOCUMENTATION OF THIS WIDESPREAD DEFECT. DOZENS OF WEBSITE POSTINGS ARE...

WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE DRIVER NOTICED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WAS CRACKED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE DRIVER THAT THE WINDSHIELD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *NM SPONTANEOUS CRACK OCCURRED IN WINDSHIELD RIGHT LOWER SIDE . THEN A SPONTANEOUS CRACK OCCURRED IN LEFT LOWER WINDSHIELD . THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF ROCK OR OTHER OBJECT STRIKING WINDSHIELD. *BF *NM

MY 2003 HONDA ELEMENT WINDSHIELD CRACKED. I HAVE HERD SOME ABOUT THAT IN PAST. WHEN I WENT TO A HONDA DEALER THEY DECLINED REPLACEMENT OF THE WINDSHIELD. STATING THERE IS NO RECALLS ON IT. HOWEVER I DID FOUND OUT SOME INFORMATION ON WWW.HONDAELEMENTSCRACK.COM THERE WAS A SERVICE BULLETIN ON THIS PROBLEM.

BROKEN WINSHIELD. *JB

A WINDSHIELD PROBLEM. THERE WAS A CRACK ON THE LEFT SIDE JUST 5" ABOVE THE LOWER CORNER OF THE WINDSHIELD. THERE WAS NO IMPACT MARK AT THE CRACK ON THE WINDSHIELD. HOWEVER, DEALER CLAIMED THERE WAS AN IMPACT MARK, AND REFUSED TO REPAIR IT! THERE ARE SEVERAL BIGGER DEBRIS CHIPS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WINDSHIELD WHICH DID NOT CAUSE CRACK! I HAVE ON THE CAR JUST 13 000 MILES AND THIS IS UNHEARD OFF. I HAVE OVER 10 YEARS OF DRIVING AND NOTHING LIKE THIS EVER HAPPENED TO ME WITH ANY OF MY CARS BEFORE. I WILL CONTINUE TO DRIVE MY CAR WITH THE CRACK ON UNTIL THE DEALER OR AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO. DECIDES TO REPLACE AT THEIR OWN COST. THEY HAVE TO ADMIT IT IS A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT AND DO A NATIONAL RECALL. I AM READY TO SUE AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR COMPANY IF MY SAFETY IS JEOPARDIZED...

THE FIRST CRACK CAME ON THE DRIVERS SIDE LOWER PART OF W/SHIELD STARTING BY THE COWL VENT PANEL AND THE CRACK WENT TO THE LT. THE SECOND CRACK CAME WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, I HEARD SOME CRACKING NOISES AND THEN THE CRACK APPEARED AND DID THE SAME THING BUT THE CRACK WENT TO THE RIGHT SIDE. *AK

CRACKED WINDSHIELD INITIATING IN THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAR WITH NO CAUSE SUCH AS ROCK CHIP DAMAGE, ETC. CRACK CONTINUES ACROSS WINDSHIELD JUST ABOVE DASHBOARD LEVEL.*AK

THE INFAMOUS WINDOW CRACK APPEARED ON MY HONDA ELEMENT. JUST WOKE UP ONE MORNING AND FOUND A 3 INCH CRACK. IT HAS SINCE EXPANDED.*AK

STRESS FRACTURE IN WINDSHIELD THAT STARTED FROM THE LOWER DRIVER SIDE AND STRETCHES ACROSS ABOUT 24" TO 36". *NM

THE CONSUMER STATED THE WINDSHIELD WAS BEGINING TO CRACK. THE CAUSE HAD NOT BEEN DETERMINED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB WINDSHIELD CRACKED FOR NO APPARENT REASON WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. *EH *JB

1) NO EVENT, WENT TO CAR IN MORNING AND CRACKS WERE ALREADY THERE. 2) WINDSHIELD CRACKED IN THREE PLACES STARTING IN LOWER LEFT SIDE OF WINDSHIELD. 3) CONTACTED AMERICAN HONDA, WAITING FOR REPLY. *NM

MY WINDSHIELD CRACKED IN THE LOWER RIGHT CORNER FOR NO REASON. I REPLACED IT AFTER ONLY 3 MONTHS OF OWNING MY CAR. AFTER ANOTHER 4 MONTHS MY SECOND WINDSHIELD CRACKED IN THE SAME EXACT SPOT. I BROUGHT IT TO HONDA BOTH TIMES AND THEY BASICALLY TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THAT THEY COULD DO ABOUT IT. I HAVE OWNED CARS BEFORE AND I NEVER HAD THIS HAPPEN. TWO WINDSHIELDS IN ONE YEAR! HONDA HAS NOT BEEN A HELP AT ALL, AND ACCORDING TO A LOT OF WEB SITES FOR HONDA ELEMENTS, THIS IS A HUGE PROBLEM FOR ALL ELEMENT OWNERS.*AK

WINDSHIELD CRACKED AT LOWER LEFT CORNER WHILE PARKED IN THE GARAGE; NO SIGN OF ANY IMPACT; CRACK ORIGINATING FROM OUTSIDE TO INSIDE. *AK

WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WAS CRACKED. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT WINDSHIELD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK.....CRACK GREW FROM THE BOTTOM MOULDING WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. THERE WAS NO IMPACT POINT. THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS REPORTS OF CRACKS EMINATING FROM THE EXACT SAME SPOT. *AK

I'VE HAD MY 2003 HONDA ELEMENT FOR SLIGHTLY LESS THAN A YEAR. IT WAS SITTING IN MY GARAGE FOR ABOUT 3 DAYS OVER THE 2004 CHRISTMAS WEEKEND. UPON GETTING IN MY CAR TO GO SOMEWHERE I NOTICED A CRACK ABOUT 8 INCHES IN LENGTH GOING DOWN TOWARD THE PASSENGER SIDE CORNER OF THE WINDSHIELD. I KNOW THIS WAS NOT THERE THE LAST TIME I DROVE IT SINCE IT WAS SO BIG AND SO OBVIOUS. IT HAD APPARENTLY JUST CRACKED WHILE SITTING IN THE GARAGE. ANYWAY, OVER THE NEXT DAY THE CRACKED STARTED TO CURVE OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE WINDSHIELD. CONTACTED MY DEALER AND DROPPED IT OFF FOR THEM TO CHECK OUT. I EXPLAINED TO THEM THAT I HAD READ ABOUT MANY OTHER ISSUES WITH THE WINDSHIELDS. THEY CHECKED IT OUT AND SAID THEY WILL REPLACE IT UNDER WARRANTY. *AK

CAR WAS PARKED IN DRIVEWAY THURSDAY EVENING AT 4PM. AT 6 AM THE FOLLOWING MORNING CRACK HAD APPEARED DURING THE NIGHT IN THE LOWER WINDSHIELD DRIVERS SIDE. CRACK WENT VERTICAL FOR APPOX. 3 INCHES. THEN WENT HORIZONTAL TOWARD PASSANGER SIDE APPOX. 6 INCHES. BY FRIDAY EVENING CRACK HAD LENGHTEND AND DROPPED DOWN TO CENTER OF WINDSHIELD.DEALER SAID TOO BAD MUST HAVE BEEN A ROCK. PLAN TO KEEP WINDSHIELD AS EVEDENCE WHEN IT IS REPLACED. ODOMETER HAS 14K MILES.*AK

2003 ELEMENT DEVEOPED A CRACK IN THE WIDSHIELD STARTING AT THE EDGE OF THE GLASS IN THE CENTER OF THE WINDSHIELD AND SPREADING ACROSS THE GLASS. I TOOK IT TO MY DEALER, AND THEY REFUSED TO TAKE ANY RESPONSIBILITY AND KEPT TRYING TO TELL ME THAT IT WAS CAUSED BY A STONE CHIP. THEY POINTED OUT A TINY ONE THE SIZE OF A PIN HEAD MIDWAY DOWN THE CRACK. WHEN I ASKED HOW THE CRACK MANAGED TO START AT THE EDGE OF THE WINSHIELD AND MEET THE CHIP, THEY JUST KEPT SAYING THAT IT WAS CAUSED BY THE CHIP AND THEY DIDN'T WANT TO HAVE ANYTHING ELSE TO DO WITH IT. THEY HAD NO INTEREST AT ALL IN RESOLVING WHAT APPEARS TO BE A SERIOUS DEFECT.*AK

2003 HONDA ELEMENT, FRONT WINDOW CRACKED UNDER THE SEAL UP ON THE RIGHT HAND PASSENGER SIDE. POPPING NOISE IN STEERING COLUMN DEVELOPED AFTER APPROX 15K MILES. POWER STEERING ROD REPLACED IN AUG 04. RETURNED TO DEALER IN SEPTEMBER. WAS TOLD THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE; HOWEVER, SERVICE TECHNICIAN WAS ABLE TO HEAR IT AND SAID IT SOUNDED AS IF THE AIRBAG SPRING WERE LOOSE. WAS NOT FIXED, REPORT CLAIMED THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE. RETURNED TO DEALER THE FOLLOWING WEEK. HAD TWO SERVICE TECHNICIANS RIDE IN THE VEHICLE, THEY BOTH HEARD THE NOISE AND REPLACED A TURN SIGNAL SWITCH. POPPING NOISE IS STILL PRESENT. THERE IS A CLICKING NOISE WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL TURNS IN EITHER DIRECTION AND AT TIMES EVEN WHEN DRIVING IN A STRAIGHT LINE!*AK

WINDSHIELD CRACKED WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY. THIS WAS ON A NEW VEHICLE. *JB

FRONT WINDSHIELD CRACKED, NO COLLISION. CRACK CONTINUED TO GROW. HAD TO REPLACE ON MY OWN EXPENSE.*AK

MY 2003 HONDA ELEMENT SUSTAINED A CRACKED FRONT WINDSHIELD WITHOUT ANYTHING CONTACTING IT. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED SINCE I PURCHASED THE CAR NEW FROM THE DEALER IIN JANUARY OF 2004. THE HONDA DEALER REPAIRED THE FIRST CRACKED WINDOW GRATIS IN MARCH OF 2004. I BROUIGHT THE CAR INTO THE DEALER ON MONDAY OCT. 25. THE DISTRICT SERVICE MANAGER PUT A PEN DOWN THE CRACK WHICH STARTED FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE WINDOW AND TOLD ME AGAIN THAT SOMETHING HIT THE WINDOW AND IT WAS MY RESPONSIBILITY TO FIX IT THIS TIME BECAUSE THEY FIXED THE FIRST ONE. *AK

DEFECTIVE WINDSHIELD. CRACKED FOR NO APPARENT REASON.*AK

WINDSHEILD DEVELOPED CRACK OVERNIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT EVEN DRIVEN IN 5 DAYS PRIOR TO APPEARANCE OF THE CRACK. THE CRACK APPEARED TO START FROM THE LOWER EDGE OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE CORNER AND SNAKED UP TO ABOUT 10 INCHES. *AK

WINDSHIELD:TINY IMPACT CRACK LOCATED RIGHT ABOVE THE WIPER BLADE ON PASSENGER SIDE THAT HAS SPREAD ABOUT 24" TO THE EDGE OF THE WINDSHIELD CAUSED BY THE SLIGHTEST IMPACT OF A TINY PEBBLE TRAVELING ~45 MPH ON 880 NORTH IN FREMONT ,CALIFORNIA DURING RUSH HOUR MORNING TRAFFIC. TINY CHIP WOULD NOT HAVE SPREAD IF THERE WASN'T SO MUCH STRESS PLACED ON THE WINDSHIELD BY THE "UNEVEN WINDSHIELD FLANGE SURFACE" THAT IS STATED IN HONDA SERVICE BULLETIN 03-028 WHICH MY VIN FALLS WITHIN. HONDA DEALERSHIP WILL NOT REPLACE THE WINDSHIELD BECAUSE THE THEY SAID THE IMPACT STARTED THE CRACK. I CONTACTED HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE DIRECTLY AS STATED IN THE WARRANTY MANUAL AND THEY SAID THEY COULD DO NOTHING BASED ON THE DEALERSHIP FINDINGS. I MENTIONED SEVERAL TIMES TO THE DEALERSHIP AND HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE THAT THE WINDSHIELD DESIGN IS WEAK AND FLAWED BUT BOTH THE DEALERSHIP AND HONDA CS DID NOT EVEN...

WINDSHIELD CRACKED. THE CAUSE HAD NOT BEEN DETERMINED. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE WINDSHEILD CONTINUED TO CRACK. *TC

2003 HONDA ELEMENT WITH A WINDSHIELD THAT HAS STARTING CRACKING FOR NO REASON AND IT IS STARTING TO TRAVEL INTO MY DRIVING VIEW. THERE IS A MAJOR DEFECT WITH THESE WINDSHIELDS. *AK

WINDSHIELD CRACKED INADVERTENTLY. WHILE DRIVING ON A DESERTED RURAL ROAD WINDSHIELD CRACKED. THIS WAS THE SECOND WINDSHIELD TO CRACK. IT WAS A MYSTERY AS TO WHY THIS HAPPENED.*AK

THE WINDSHIELD ON MY 2003 HONDA ELEMENT IS BREAKING FOR NO APPARENT REASON. T APPEARS THAT THERE IS A DEVELOPING HISTORY OF THIS PROBLEM WITH THIS PARTICULAR MODEL. SEE LINK BELOW, CALIFORNIA CLASS ACTION SUIT. *AK HTTP://WWW.AUTOSAFETY.ORG/ARTICLE.PHP?DID=950&SCID=90

THERE IS A TEN INCH CRACK GOING ACROSS THE FRONT WINDSHIELD. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

THIS IS THE 3RD CRACKED WINDSHIELD FOR MY 2003 HONDA ELEMENT. NONE OF THE CRACKS WERE CAUSED BY ANYTHING HITTING THE WINDSHIELD, THEY JUST APPEARED AND ALL IN THE SAME PLACE. THE CRACKS HAVE BEEN LOCATED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE, BEGINNING WHERE THE WINDSHIELD MEETS THE BODY OF THE VEHICLE, GO STRAIGHT UP ABOUT 6 INCHES AND THEN HOOK TO THE RIGHT (AS YOU FACE THE VEHICLE). THE FIRST AND THIRD CRACKED WINDSHIELDS THE DEALER WOULDL NOT REPLACE BECAUSE THERE IS A SMALL PIT THE SIZE OF A PIN HEAD TOWARDS THE BOTTOM OF THE CRACK (ALTHOUGH NOTHING STRUCK THE WINDSHIELD) BUT THE 2ND ONE THEY DID REPLACE BECAUSE THE PIT DID NOT APPEAR. THEY CALLED IT A "STRESS CRACK". THE DATES OF THE WINDSHIELD REPLACEMENTS ARE 12/3/03, 7/15/04, AND 9/14/04. *AK

WINDSHIELD CRACKED AS HAS OCCURRED ON THOUSANDS OF HONDA ELEMENTS, SERVICE MANAGER IS BILIGERENT AND INSISTS IT IS A STONE CHIP EVEN THOUGH THERE IS A SERVICE BULLETIN ISSUED REGARDING THIS AND THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ONLINE COMPLAINING!*AK

FRONT WINDSHIELD WAS CRACKED. DEALER STATED THAT A ROCK CRACKED THE WINDSHIELD. CONSUMER STATED THAT HE FOUND LOTS OF COMPLAINTS ON THE WEB PERTAINING TO THIS DEFECT.*AK

1) DRIVING MY 2003 HONDA ELEMENT ON THE HIGHWAY 2) WINDSHIELD CRACKED; THIS IS THE 4TH REPLACEMENT ON THAT WINDSHIELD IN 1 YEAR; 3) WINDSHIELD WILL BE REPLACED. *AK

WINDSHIELD CRACKED. THE CRACK IS NOT IMPACT RELATED. HONDA REFUSED TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT.*AK

MY 2003 HONDA ELEMENT HAS BEEN VICTIM OF 2 CRACKED WINDSHIELDS WITHIN THE TIME PERIOD OF 1 YEAR. THE FIRST CRACK OCCURRED WITHOUT ANY CONTRIBUTING FORCE. THE SECOND CRACK OCCURRED 2 WEEKS AFTER THE FIRST WINDSHIELD WAS REPLACED. A SMALL PEBBLE HIT THE WINDSHIELD AND INSTANTLY CRACKED THE WINDSHIELD. IT SEEMS OBVIOUS THAT THERE IS BOTH A DESIGN FLAW AND LACK OF QUALITY WITH HONDA ELEMENT WINDSHIELDS.*AK

CRACKED WINDSHIELD, DRIVER DID NOT HEAR/SEE ANYTHING HIT WINDSHIELD, CRACK IS BELOW WIPER BLADE, MANY OTHER DRIVERS OF HONDA ELEMENT 2003 HAVE SIMILAR CRACKED WINDSHIELD STORIES. *AK

WHILE DRIVING A ROCK FROM THE STREET HIT THE WINDSHIELD, CAUSING A CRACK THREE TO FOUR INCHES IN DIAMETER. CONSUMER DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE ROCK WAS THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. CONSUMER INFORMED THE MECHANIC THAT THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED LESS THAN A YEAR AGO, AND PROBLEM RECURRED.*AK

THE FRONT WINDSHIELD HAD A VERY SERIOUS CRACK CAUSED BY A VERY SMALL STONE. (NAR) *PH *CB

WINDSHIED BROKE FOR NO APPARRENT REASON WHILE RIDING WITH MY WIFE, NICE WEATHER, NO TRAFFIC WINDSHIELD MADE A LOUD POPPING NOISE AND THEN WE BOTH WATCHED AS THE CRACK SPREAD FROM JUST BELOW THE PASSENGER SIDE WIPER ARM UPWARD ABOUT 12". *AK

WHILE DRIVING ON HWY 1, NO TRAFFIC ANYWHERE, WINDSHIELD ON MY 2003 HONDA ELEMENT WITH 8000 PLUS MILES ON IT CRACKED FROM UNDER THE WINDSHIELD WIPER ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE UP ABOUT 5 INCHES. CAR HAS A BUG/ROCK SHIELD ON IT. NO VISIBLE MARK ON WINDSHIELD JUST THIS CRACK INSIDE THE GLASS. DEALER REFUSES TO FIX. ENTIRE WINDSHIELD NEEDS TO BE REPLACED CANNOT JUST REPAIR. I AM IN MY SIXTIES AND HAVE OWNED LOTS OF CARS. HAD MANY THINGS HIT OTHER WINDSHIELDS, NEVER REPLACED A WHOLE WINDSHIELD BEFORE AND NEVER WHEN NO TRAFFIC AROUND OR ANYTHING TO CAUSE CRACK EXCEPT WHAT I BELIEVE IS A DEFECTIVE WINDSHIELD, DESIGN OR SOMETHING INHERENT IN THE CAR. HONDA SHOULD COME FORWARD AND ADMIT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH ITS WINDSHIELD AND THE STRESS THAT IS PLACED ON IT CAUSING IT TO BE UNFIT FOR THE PURPOSE FOR WHICH IT WAS INTENDED. WE HAVE...

CRACK APPERED ON THE WINDSHIELD, BEGINNING AT THE BOTTOM OF THE WINDSHIELD, BELOW THE WIPER BLADE.

CRACKED WINDSHIELD. DEALERSHIP UNWILLING TO HELP.*AK

MY 2003 HONDA ELEMENT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP 3 TIMES WITH REGARDS TO THE SAME COMPLAINT. THE CAR WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. THE FIRST TIME THEY REPLACED A INTERNAL PART AND THE OTHER TIMES I WAS TOLD IT WAS JUST A LOOSE CALBE. THIS HAS BEEN VERY FRUSTRATING FOR US. AFTER READING OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THIS WEB SITE I REALIZED THAT THE CRACKED WINDSHIELD WE HAVE MAY NOT HAVE BEEN DUE TO A STONE BUT THAT THE HONDA ELEMENT HAS A DEFECT PROBLEM WITH THEIR WINDSHIELDS. HOW INTERESTING THAT THEY DO NOT RESPOND TO THE CONSUMER! EVERYONE SHOULD CONTINUE TO WRITE IN ABOUT THEIR PROBLEMS.*AK

MY WINDSHIELD CRACKED AS EXPLAINED IN THE SERVICE BULLETIN 03-028. I KNOW TWO OTHER ELEMENT OWNERS THAT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. I HEAR SERVICE REPRESENTATIVES FOR HONDA ARE LYING ABOUT THE DAMAGE TO THEIR CUSTOMERS MAYBE AT HONDA'S DIRECTION. WILL THIS HAVE TO TURN INTO A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT FOR HONDA TO TAKE CARE OF ITS CUSTOMERS? I'M TAKING MINE IN THIS FRIDAY 7/30/2004, I HOPE MY DEALER WILL BE HONEST ABOUT THIS. I PLAN TO FOLLOW UP WITH THE RESULTS NEXT WEEK.*AK

WINDSHIELD CREAKING REPAIRED PER HONDA TSB 03-028 MAINTENANCE BULLETIN. 2 BULLS-EYE CHIPS REPAIRED, BUT WERE SOON FOLLOWED BY 3 MORE IN 4 MONTHS TIME. ALL WERE FROM SMALL PEBBLES. TODAY, A SMALL PEBBLE HIT THE EDGE OF THE WINDOW WHICH GREW TO 8-10 INCHES OVER THE COURSE OF THE DAY. REPLACEMENT ESTIMATES RANGE FROM $550 - $800, BUT I DON'T WANT ANOTHER HONDA WINDSHIELD IF IT'S PREDISPOSED TO CRACKING. *JB

2003 HONDA ELEMENT CRACKED WINDSHIELD. SAME AS MANY OTHER OWNERS. DEFINITE DESIGN DEFECT, HONDA MUST BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THIS EXPENSIVE, TROUBLING AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION THEY CREATED. THEY JUST BLOW OFF MOST CONSUMERS SAYING "ROCK HIT IT." HOWEVER, MOST CRACKS ARE IN SAME SPOTS AND NO STAR BURST EVIDENCING A ROCK IMPACT. WAY TOO MANY COMPLAINTS TO CHALK UP TO ROAD DEBRIS IMPACT. DON'T JUST SIT ON YOUR DUFFS AND DO NOTHING. YOU HAVE OVER 100 COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ON A NEW VEHICLE THAT HAS ONLY BEEN ON THE ROAD FOR LESS THAN 2 YEARS. STATISTICALLY THAT IS HUGE. SO, DON'T JUST IGNORE THIS, SIT BACK AND DO THE TYPICAL GOVERNMENT THING, WORRY ABOUT YOUR TIME OFF, SICK DAYS, AND DO THE BEUROCRATIC IGNORANCE DANCE. COME DOWN ON HONDA WITH ALL YOUR MUSCLE AND PROTECT THE COMSUMER WHO HAS NO POWER AGAINST THIS HUGELY PROFITABLE GOLIATH.*AK