2003 Honda Element Suspension Problems

“The subframe is rusted near the rear control arm, there is a danger of the control arm separating which can result in a crash. The vehicle was stationary when I discovered this as I was attempting to jack the car up to change a tire.”

“I'm concerned with the amount of rust under the vehicle. My Element is from pennsylvania and they do use salt on the streets in the winter. Took car to mechanic and was told the car was very rusted underneath. Changing parts under the car is a difficult task due to the rest. Mechanic said it was cause car was driven in pennsylvania the cause is to how the roads are salted. I did read this is a serious problem in canada and other places and very dangerous but in america not as much. …”

“Excessive vibration where you can see the stick shift shimmy and shake. Both driver and passenger can feel car vibrating like it has a bad wheel alignment but wheels have brand new tires and are aligned. Mechanic says it seems to be a broken motor mount. I have read on several Honda and Honda Element community forums reporting that motor mounts break with low mileage. I believe this is a defect.”

“After an accident on 4/24/08 in which my vehicle was rear ended after coming to complete stop for an emergency vehicle I was struck from behind at 50 MPH. My vehicle's rear end was lifted off the ground placing all the weight on the front suspension before the rear came back down on the ground. Now my vehicle has had front suspension problems not limited to ball joint failure. My insurance company usaa has refused to repair my vehicle even though the person who hit me was convicted in court of the accident and her insurance company amica accepted 100 percent liability for the clients action.”

“The rear trailing arm of the car came off while driving. The part of the frame where the suspension connects rusted through. I looked up related cases and it seams that there is a recall only in Canada and not in the US. This is dangerous and almost sent me off the road with no warning. Everything else on the car works wonderfully and the car rand and drove great until this happened.”