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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
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5J6YH28573L••••••2003 Honda ELEMENT
This build draws 5.2× more complaints than the average 2003 Honda ELEMENT build (22 vs 4).
22on this build
326on the model
77builds in total
2involved a crash
3injuries
Most reportedVisibility 7Air Bags 4Electrical System 4Suspension 3
What owners of this build wrote
Power TraincrashDec 2018
The contact owns a 2003 honda element. Upon placing the gear selector in park and briefly exiting the vehicle, the gear independently shifted from park and rolled into reverse. The contact was almost run over. The vehicle crashed into a tree. None of the air bags deployed. The…
SuspensioncrashApr 2008
After an accident on 4/24/08 in which my vehicle was rear ended after coming to complete stop for an emergency vehicle I was struck from behind at 50 mph. My vehicle's rear end was lifted off the ground placing all the weight on the front suspension before the rear came back…
Electrical SystemFeb 2019
2003 honda element. Consumer writes in regard to honda safety recall concerning ignition interlock system failure. *as the consumer stated the vehicle was not included the recall. The consumer requested to be reimbursed for the cost of repairs
Air BagsOct 2017
Warning light came on and stays on
SteeringJun 2016
Takata recall : airbag recall slip, no parts available, steering seems to have issues on drivers front,while in motion, transmission whines, while backing and driving any road style, remote key lock issues, stationary
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Decoded via NHTSA vPIC. Recalls, complaints and safety from NHTSA; MPG from EPA fueleconomy.gov. Full history reports from our partner. VIN 5J6YH28573L006625 · decoded Aug 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.