Driver side door lock no longer working when alarm is activated. key gets stuck sometimes in the lock. i then have to go around to passenger side to get in to open driver side door from the inside.
Door locks are defective- cannot insert my key in driver's side door. my remotes don't lift the locks any more. lights flash ok, but i have a feeling that the driver's side door lock is involved. i understand that this is common in this vehicle
The lock on the driver side door does not work with the key. this is a 2003 and a remote locking device was not offered by the manufacturer according to the local dealer. this problem that has been getting progressively worse since we own this vehicle dating back to 10/2015. the ability to reliably lock and unlock your vehicle is a fundamental component to automotive safety
Door lock on the drivers door stopped working. honda said i needed a key fob. it worked for a while. now my key fob will not open drivers door. the only way to lock or unlock my door is to pull up on the handle and push lock down and to go to the other door and crawl across to unlock it. i have read of many owners being locked out of their cars totally. a repairman thought it was the actuator. when he went to install it, it was not. i have spoken to several honda service departments and they have no clue they said.
Dealerships rolling the milage back 3000and scams disable people out of thousands of dollars and 28% lawsuit crimmal and civil please call me.
The driver's side outer lock and automatic lock fails on the car. passenger must enter through passenger side only. intermittent problem with multiple instances of this occurring
The door locks on the honda element are faulty. so faulty in fact that a year after the elements were advertised, a technical service bulletin (06-068) was issued for "door lock cylinder binds". this tsb applied to 2003-2004 civics, 2002-2003 cr-v, 2003 elements. the tsb includes the affected vin numbers. once the door cylinder stops working you cannot gain entry into the vehicle through the affected door. for me it was the drivers door and i was forced to enter the vehicle via the passenger door. the honda site stated that you should contact the dealer and ask for re numeration as this was a known failure. the honda dealer local to me stated that since it wasn't a recall they wouldn't "give me a break" on the cost to fix the problem. honda should be made accountable since they knew this was a problem. the safety issue here lies in the fact that you can't enter your vehicle quickly in a dangerous situation. climbing over seats is certainly not a safe thing to do either.
Bought the car with 264 miles on it on aug. 15th, 2003. on aug. 23rd, a noise began consistantly from the rear part of the vehicle each & every time when making turns. *ak
The problem is with the windshield. i have had to replace it twice since january and it needs to be replaced again due to cracks. i checked around and i am not the only one with this problem. it seems that the windshield in the element is very susceptable to cracks due to the flange creating too much stress which renders the glass very prone to cracking by road debris. i got hit by a tiny pebble which should never have cracked the glass. and in my 18 years of driving various vehicles, i have never, ever had this type of problem, so i know it is not just "bad luck" as the dealer has told me.