2005 Honda Element Vehicle speed control Problems
- Complaints
- 3about this part
- Share
- 2%of 159 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 130,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 3 complaints about the vehicle speed control of the 2005 Honda Element, 2% of the 159 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 130,000 miles. 1 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“This issue has occurred multiple times over the course of a two month time frame. On cold mornings, within the first five minutes of driving the car, the car just shuts off, leaving me without brakes, steering, or acceleration. This would require me to take out the key and restart the engine. No error codes are being generated and the air/heat as well as radio continues to work. This has become quite a dangerous situation because the other vehicles are unaware I cannot move the car and the randomness of when this occurs. …”
NHTSA complaint #10563309, filed 2014-02, 130,000 miles“Ever since I purchased my '06 Honda Element I have had problems wit my foot touching the accelerator pedal when I go to apply the brake. Add heavy boots and a bit of winter ice and it all added up to sudden acceleration and sliding into the front gate on my property while I was trying to apply the brake causing major damage to the car and my property. The brake and accelerator are too close to one another!!! I knew some day that this would happen, guess I should be thankful that no one was injured. This is a major design problem.”
NHTSA complaint #10376445, filed 2011-01, 20,000 miles“The contact owns a 2005 Honda Element. While driving at 50 MPH, the vehicle accelerated independently and the engine stalled without warning. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 208,000.”
NHTSA complaint #10746196, filed 2015-08, 208,000 milesVehicle speed control: other model years
Other parts of the 2005 Honda Element
76 complaintsElectrical system
16 complaintsSuspension
13 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
13 complaintsSeats
12 complaintsEngine cooling
9 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
9 complaintsSeat belts
8 complaintsBody and structure
8 complaintsSteering
7 complaintsBrakes
6 complaintsOther or unknown
6 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2005 Honda Element
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 30, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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