This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.
So how do you find out what problems are occurring? For this NHTSA complaint data, the only way is to read through the comments below. Any duplicates or errors? It's not us.
The contact owns a 2006 Honda Element. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked, the vehicle rolled away and crashed into another vehicle. The contact mentioned that the key was not in the ignition and there was no one inside the vehicle. A police report was not filed. The vehicle was able to be driven to the contact residence. The dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 160,000.
Automatic transmission: When shifting from 1st gear to 2nd gear, there is a gear slippage action and sound in the transmission. Apparently, this failure is related to NHTSA campaign # 11V395000 / Honda's recall campaign # R89. I had this recall performed last Friday by an authorized Honda dealer. Before the automatic transmission control module software was updated, there was a loud knocking sound while shifting from 1st gear to 2nd gear. After the software was updated, the knocking sound disappeared, but the transmission still slips between 1st shift to 2nd shift. I understand that this failure is due to the malfunction mentioned in this recall. I expect Honda take in consideration my vehicle safety complaint and have a positive response from Honda. Note: I had not received before, a recall campaign about this from Honda.
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- Lumberport, WV, USA