We have classified the 3 complaints from 2004 Honda Element about VISIBILITY into the following categories.
Crack appeared in my windshield of my 2004 element less then a month after taking delivery. on drivers side under windshield wipers. came up from dashboard. had been driving in the snow on snow covered road. windshield replaced. new crack appeared march 9th 2004 while parked in parking lot at mall. day was cold. crack on windshield on drivers side coming out half way up the pillar on side. waiting on dealer to replace.*ak
The front windshield had to be replaced 3 times because of stress cracks. the crack are on the pillar on the driver side. the cause of the stress crack is undetermined. *mr *la
Crack started growing from lower left corner of windshield. is now about 12" and growing. no impacted marked visible. *la
Heater core is defective. needs to be replaced @ $1100. did not notice trouble until weather turned cold so it probably started well before my 36000/36 months warranty ran out,plus we had a mild winter in md in 2006/07. vehicle had 39,377 when taken into dealer. mostly, i cannot believe the heater core would wear out so soon. it was most likely defective from the factory. i always noticed very little heat from the floor vents when vehicle was purchased but thought it was just a design issue, not a mechanical issue. the service manager @ another dealer was shocked it need replacement so soon. *jb
04 honda element ex with side airbags and 5 speed manual transmission. windshield cracked overnight while parked in our driveway. vehicle is less than 2 weeks old with only 450 miles on the odometer when it occurred. *la