2005 Honda Element Transmission and drivetrain Problems

“The car will stall when in motion and turning the steering wheel to make a turn. The car will stall at a stop sign , the car will stall and brake, fuel and brake lights wil come on but battery is fine and lights stay on. This is been an ongoing problem Honda will not honor the recall for the 2005 stalling auto transimission they have replaced the aic , the throttle , the cruise control , o2 sensor. The problem is going over a year since 2014 now worse.”

“Car keeps stalling. In 2011 car noted to be recalled never revived notice car doing exactly what recalls says parts replaced so far by dealer o2 sensor pcv valve and bearing I had to pay for .”

“Hello and thank you for this forum, just bought my daughter an 05 Honda Element for her graduation, with a little over 100k miles. She loves it, and thought we were getting a straight deal from the sellers, but not the case. When we drove the car, unfortunatly, after buying, we noticed a rumbling noise in the car, so drove to an empty parking lot to try and figure out the source. We nailed it to the rear end by one driving and one walking outside the car. Took to my mechanic the next day and was immediatly diagnosed with the 4wd rear differential being the source. …”

“The contact owns a 2005 Honda Element. The contact stated that while his vehicle was parked in a parking lot, the vehicle independently drifted backwards without warning. Due to the failure, the vehicle collided with another vehicle which resulted in the injury of the occupant inside the other vehicle. The other occupant claimed to have sought medical treatment for his injuries(injuries unknown). There was rear bumper damage to the other vehicle as a result of the failure. A police report was filed and neither vehicle was towed from the scene. …”

“The contact owns a 2005 Honda Element. The contact stated that the vehicle was coasting in traffic when he was unable to shift into gear. The vehicle was towed to an authorized dealer where the contact was informed that the metal which held the clutch springs in place fractured, jamming the clutch. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 123,000. Updated 09/27/11 updated 12/02/11”