2007 Honda Element Electrical system Problems

“I was driving down a gravel road and the gauge needles on both the speedometer and tachometer fell off. We were using the vehicle in accordance with how it was designed to be used. We were forced to finish our trip without knowing our speed or rpms (a major safety hazard). The Honda dealer says the entire instrument cluster must be replaced in order for the gauges to display accurate information again. This is obviously a major design flaw by Honda which has serious safety concerns.”

“We purchased our Element in 2011. In 09/13, while driving this vehicle, we hit a slight bump in the road and all of the gauges popped off of the instrument cluster. We took the vehicle into the local Honda dealer who gave us a bid of $1,000.00 to replace the instrument cluster. We choose instead to repair the cluster. Since the repair, none of the gauges on the instrument cluster have read appropriately. At that time, no mention was made that this was an issue with this particular vehicle and year. Approx. …”

“Took vehicle into Honda service dept. As needles had fallen off of tachometer and heat indicator and speedometer was not reading correctly. Service tech took car for drive to test brakes for a recall issue and hit the dashboard when told of needle issue. Rest of needles fell off so now I have no idea of speed or gas and the lights shine directly in drivers face when driving at night which makes it very difficult to see. Honda says there was an update (which has expired) and it will cost me $1,000. To fix the gauge issue. …”

“Tachometer and speedometer needles randomly fell off. I was just driving down the road, and the tachometer needle fell off, and about a week later, the speedometer needle did the same. I took off the bezel and it seems that the plastic shaft that holds the needle in place was cracked in several places, that negatively affected its ability to hold on to the metal shaft in the cluster. This is nothing that was done to the car, this is a manufacturer's defect. This should be covered under recall, since I can't drive the car and know exactly how fast I'm going.”

“All needles on the dash fell off, except the fuel indicator (for now). Driving car without knowing my speed, engine temp, or RPM, let alone there are bright lights shining in my eyes driving at night inhibiting my vision. I am just finding out Honda was fixing this issue for free, as they should, but stopped as of decemeber 2010. Now I am responsible to replace this known defect, and can be charged around $900from what I've been reading. Is this even legal????? How can Honda have a known defect, a safety issue at that, and not be required to fix their problem?? …”