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2004 Honda Element wipers, windshield & visibility problems

107 complaints about wipers, windshield & visibility have been filed for the 2004 Honda Element, which is 33% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
107 33% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
10,000 miles 70 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
0 and 0
Injuries and deaths
0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When wipers, windshield & visibility problems show up

Wipers, windshield & visibility complaints by mileage, 2004 Honda Element Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 10,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 49 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 13 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 4 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 2 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 1 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 0 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 1 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 0 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 10,000 miles
Based on 70 complaints that include mileage. 94% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
View the numbers
MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles49
20k to 40k miles13
40k to 60k miles4
60k to 80k miles2
80k to 100k miles1
100k to 120k miles0
120k to 140k miles1
140k to 160k miles0
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 70 wipers, windshield & visibility complaints that report mileage, the median is about 10,000 miles, and 94% were reported before 60,000 miles.

None of the wipers, windshield & visibility complaints mention a crash, fire, injury or death.

What owners wrote

Crack started growing from lower left corner of windshield. Is now about 12" and growing. No impacted marked visible.

January 2004

I own a 2004 honda element. As with thousands of others, I have a stress crack in the windshield with no discernible cause. Honda refuses to fix the problem. The vehicle was not in accident nor is there a road stone incident. The crack goes from just under the left side windshield wiper, up and to the left to the side of the windshield. It has a vertical component of approx. 6 inches and then a horizontal component of 3 inches. The crack cannot be felt on the inside or outside of the windshield.

Reported at 22,500 miles, February 2005

Other problems reported for the 2004 Honda Element

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