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2005 Honda ELEMENT Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1458839
Internal NHTSA #	11083656
Manufacurer	Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Brand	HONDA
Model	ELEMENT
Model Year	2005
File date	05/04/18
Component	POWER TRAIN
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Sometimes the automatic transmission slams hard when shifting from first gear into second gear causing the vehicle to lunge. Also when the vehicle is first started and placed in gear it will take off and go 20mph with out depressing excelerator. When engine runs about 10 minutes it will operate as it should . This vehicle had a transmission recall eariler and wonder if the problems were truly resolved or not even though the vehicle was serviced.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	LIVINGSTON, MT
VIN pattern	5J6YH18355LXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?	N
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons
No. of fatalities
Date of purchase	10/09/24
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Date of manufacture
Type of child seat code
Type of restraint
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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.
What is Defect?
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 Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2005 Honda ELEMENT Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects

What is Recall?

What is Failure?

What is Defect?