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2005 Honda ELEMENT Engine And Engine Cooling Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	897114
Internal NHTSA #	10440024
Manufacurer	HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.)
Brand	HONDA
Model	ELEMENT
Model Year	2005
File date	01/12/11
Component	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	2005 honda element (2 wd) has no heat at all while a/c system is working fine.. Come to find out, honda released an original tsb of 07-076, and since then replaced it with tsb 08-097 which was "failed heater core". It seems the manufacturer used wrong coolant and so it cloggs up heater core. My car has been in local dealer for 5 days and they tried to blame on everything outside of the heater core and also changed everything except heater core, and still no heat. Finally, they acknowledged the heater core is plugged up and it has to be changed out; however; they now tell me that my vin number does not fit into their tsb and therefore, they won't honor the tsb. Called honda america and spoke to 1st level, 2nd, and up to 3rd which [xxx] and eventhough this is a common manufacturer defect (also cannot be introduce failure by the consumer), they still won't honor the repairs. Tsb calls for 10 hrs and parts which could run into thousands for common identified and confirmed by honda. It's absolutely absorb that they used wrong products and now causing problems down the road which they are making consumer to pay them for repairs. This clogged heater core not only gives no heat but also could causing car over-heating problem which can damage the engine and transmission at the same time. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u. S. C. 552(b)(6).
Vehicle Mileage at Failure
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	HOUSTON, TX
VIN pattern	5J6YH18315LXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
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Date of purchase	10/09/24
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
Number of cylinders	4
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What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
What is Failure?
Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
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Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2005 Honda ELEMENT Engine And Engine Cooling Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2005 Honda ELEMENT Engine And Engine Cooling Problems, Complaints and Defects

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