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2006 Honda Element repairs by problem area
Engine (21%)
Transmission and Drivetrain (6%)
Brakes and Traction Control (13%)
Suspension and Steering (25%)
Electrical and Air Conditioning (27%)
Paint, Rust, Leaks, Rattles, and Trim (1%)
Other (7%)
Chart based on 71 repairs.
2006 Honda Element repair cost distribution
$2500+ (3%)
$1000 - $2499 (8%)
$500 - $999 (20%)
$100 - $499 (44%)
< $100 (25%)
Chart based on 64 repair trips. The repair cost chart excludes repairs made under warranty, do-it-yourself repairs, and repair trips that include maintenance.
2006 Honda Element
Engine not specified
| Honda Element in California, United States Apr 2016 - Jun 2016 | |||
| Jun 2016168000 miUS $1600 | AC not working. | ||
| Honda Element in Arizona, United States Dec 2013 - Jan 2015 | |||
| Jan 201580000 miUS $2598 | Replaced front motor mount, rear mount, transmission mount. Car vibrates now and did not before, just made some rattling noise. rear struts replaced front lower ball joints replaced | ||
| Honda Element in New York, United States Feb 2016 - Mar 2016 | |||
| Mar 2016140000 miUS $260 | Clutch was not disengaging I replaced the master cylinder, slave cylinder and replaced and bled the fluid in the system | ||
2006 Honda Element 4dr SUV
166-horsepower 2.4L I4 5-speed manual FWD
| Honda Element in Michigan, United States Apr 2010 - Jun 2014 | |||
| May 201072000 miUS $365 | Front brake caliper seized and damaged other brake components, requiring replacement of front calipers, rotors, pads, and brake fluid. Shop installed wrong parts the first time, then incorrectly the 2nd time, causing brake failure. Fixed with third trip. | ||
| Oct 201082000 miUS $48 | Metallic banging noise coming from passenger side front on acceleration and deceleration. Shop could hear the noise but could not find the cause. | ||
| Dec 201085000 miUS $200 | Car was making a metallic banging noise on accel and decel. Shop replaced corroded rear brake pad tracks and brake pads, as the brake pads would not always return to normal position after using brakes. | ||
| Jun 2013127000 miUS $200 | I replaced the spark plugs and all four coil packs. Valve clearances were tighter than specification after only 30,000 miles. Engine misfired in cylinders 1 and 2 and tripped CEL, and replacing coil packs did not alleviate symptoms. Engine was misfiring on cylinders 1 and 2, triggering CEL. | ||
| Sep 2013132000 miUS $446 | Front axle shafts had worn, causing the car to shake violently. CV Axles were failing and causing the car to shake. Both left and right had to be replaced. | ||
| Mar 2014139000 mi | #4 coil pack failed, causing misfires. All four coil packs were replaced less than a year prior. I got the part replaced at no cost under the part warranty (I believe the replacement coil pack was defective). | ||
| Honda Element in North Carolina, United States Oct 2010 - Apr 2016 | |||
| Oct 201391300 miUS $225 | Rocker Position Sensor failed, giving a Check Engine Light and violent loss of power during acceleration. Shop replaced the sensor. | ||
| May 2014101000 miUS $1400 | Rear wheel camber adjustment not possible due to worn components. All replaced. | ||
| Feb 2015117000 miUS $1950 | Clutch was replaced, as was the starter. | ||
| Oct 2015120300 miUS $570 | Alternator quit charging battery. Both replaced. | ||
2006 Honda Element 4dr SUV
166-horsepower 2.4L I4 5-speed manual AWD
| Honda Element in California, United States Nov 2015 - Mar 2018 | |||
| Mar 201672000 mi | CEL came on. Code did not directly reveal part failure. eventual diagnosis was need for valve adjustment, generally not expected 'til 110K, but adjusting the valves fixed the problem. also replaced the spark plugs. Engine runs much smoother. | ||
| Honda Element in New York, United States May 2010 - Apr 2018 | |||
| Aug 2014147100 miUS $65 | Also had to replace the drivers side window regulator | ||
| May 2015165000 miUS $225 | Also replaced rear sway bar bushings. drivers side window regulator failed. This was the second time. First time replaced with an aftermarket regulator. That one only lasted a year. Replaced this time with a honda part. | ||
| Aug 2015168600 mi | Replaced sway bar bushings & sway bar links front and rear. | ||
| Aug 2016187600 miUS $1200 | Replaced struts all 4 corners | ||
| Nov 2016191300 mi | Rear pads due to stuck caliper. Caliper was re-manufactured. Repaired and replaced pads. | ||
| May 2017199000 miUS $150 | Replaced manual shift cable assembly | ||
| Apr 2018207000 miUS $150 | Replaced front rotors, pads, and lubed caliper pins | ||
2006 Honda Element 4dr SUV
166-horsepower 2.4L I4 4-speed automatic FWD
| Honda Element in California, United States Feb 2013 - Jun 2018 | |||
| Mar 2014128000 miUS $500 | Needed a new starter. Had milked it for two months. | ||
| Feb 2015134000 miUS $1200 | One tie rod was broken, both were replaced. Drive belt needed replacement. | ||
| Jan 2018159000 mi | Catalytic converter | ||
| Apr 2018161000 miUS $450 | Alternator was replaced | ||
| Honda Element in Florida, United States May 2013 - Jun 2013 | |||
| Jun 201386000 miUS $500 | replaced rear struts replaced front struts, tie rods, tires, etc. | ||
| Honda Element in Arizona, United States Dec 2013 - Dec 2014 | |||
| Jul 2014140200 miUS $50 | a/c condenser fan died | ||
| Honda Element in Ontario, Canada Apr 2013 - May 2019 | |||
| May 201345140 miC $90 | Battery was not charging due to terminal corrosion. Cleaned & recharged battery.Decided to replace battery as it was 6 years of age. | ||
| Jun 201771920 miC $320 | replace belt tensioner | ||
| Sep 201877500 miC $79 | Battery died--- replaced with new unit from Coctco | ||
| Honda Element in California, United States Jan 2017 - Jun 2018 | |||
| Mar 201772600 miUS $34 | Passenger side air bag recalled and replaced. | ||
| May 201773300 miUS $500 | Passenger side, rear door would not open; latch broke; replaced entire assembly. Latch itself was really cheap, but the amount of labor was excessive. | ||
| Jun 201774000 miUS $400 | Front bad discs worn; replaced pads. | ||
| Jan 201877000 miUS $575 | Rubber bushings on ends of sway bar worn. | ||
| May 201877000 miUS $600 | Wheels needed replaced, also got the 4 wheel alignment. | ||
| Honda Element in Illinois, United States Jul 2010 - Jul 2016 | |||
| Feb 2016145000 mi | tie straps for the rear axles were replaced rear bushings replaced a week later | ||
| Honda Element in Georgia, United States Jun 2010 - Oct 2014 | |||
| Nov 201351400 miUS $150 | Replace alternator. | ||
2006 Honda Element 4dr SUV
166-horsepower 2.4L I4 4-speed automatic AWD
| Honda Element in California, United States - Jun 2007 | |||
| Jun 200730087 miUS $289 | 30,000 mile service and warranty windshield replacement. | ||
| Honda Element in Pennsylvania, United States Aug 2013 - Apr 2016 | |||
| Jan 201484300 miUS $200 | Upper rear control arms were bent and would not allow for wheel allignment | ||
| Honda Element in California, United States Apr 2016 - Jun 2022 | |||
| Aug 2016163400 miUS $500 | Leaking right strut, replaced both it and the left one | ||
| Jan 2017168000 miUS $488 | Slow starting for about a month or so prior...finally quit... had to be towed. Pep Boys found bad starter; replaced, problem solved. | ||
| Oct 2021236000 miUS $5000 | Front and rear shocks struts and mounts worn out. Vehicle was unstable and had a poor ride. Additional repairs included power steering pump replacement. Drive belt, front and rear brake pads and rotors, valve cover gasket, and Vtec solenoid. | ||
| Jun 2022245000 miUS $500 | Engine mounts replaced... | ||
| Honda Element in Ohio, United States Nov 2015 - Jan 2018 | |||
| Aug 2016181000 miUS $100 | Replaced alternator | ||
| Sep 2016184000 miUS $100 | Changed rear struts | ||
| Honda Element in New York, United States Dec 2012 - Jan 2013 | |||
| Jan 2013US $450 | Had frozen caliper RT side. Previously in July 2012 had the same problem with LFT side | ||
| Honda Element in Washington, United States Mar 2010 - Mar 2018 | |||
| May 2013193000 miUS $750 | Cooling in AC had failed. Normal relay replacement but the fans that blow across the cooling coils was dead and had to be replace. Lot of labor costs | ||
| May 2017240000 mi | I've lost some Lights in the dashboard that include lighting up the mileage and other components so I can't see mileage any more, trip miles etc. That's why I quit updating. The people said the work to get into the dash to replace the component was going to be prohibitive. | ||
| Honda Element in Minnesota, United States May 2010 - Jul 2018 | |||
| Jun 2014105000 miUS $500 | Replaced altenator | ||
| Jun 2015125000 miUS $500 | New alternator | ||
| Dec 2016150000 miUS $700 | Replaced starter | ||
| Honda Element in Ohio, United States Jul 2010 - Jun 2011 | |||
| Aug 201046000 miUS $100 | Plastic body panels needed reconditioning | ||
| Honda Element in Connecticut, United States Sep 2011 - Apr 2012 | |||
| Dec 201192000 mi | Seatbelt is not recoiling | ||
| Honda Element in Massachusetts, United States Mar 2010 - Sep 2014 | |||
| Apr 201272200 miUS $450 | Replace stuck caliper | ||
| Jun 2014118000 miUS $250 | Starter failed | ||
| Honda Element in Illinois, United States Dec 2012 - Sep 2015 | |||
| Mar 2014202000 mi | front pads, rotors and 1 rear emergency brake setup. | ||
| May 2015209900 miUS $120 | valve lash adj way overdue for CEL...#2 misfire, did not resolve CEL. | ||
| Honda Element in Connecticut, United States Apr 2013 - Jan 2020 | |||
| Sep 2013119000 miUS $400 | malfunction indicator -codes to replace VTech sensor solenoid. local mechanic reset codes but special tool need to do replacement | ||
| Jun 2014127000 miUS $170 | It was a leaky oil pressure switch | ||
| Mar 2016147000 miUS $460 | routine brake wear & replacement | ||
| Mar 2018163000 miUS $598 | replace brake pads,rear rotor shoes, oil change,fluid & saftety check | ||
| Jun 2018164535 miUS $341 | heard noise from rear, esp when making right turn. Replaced Stabilizer END LINKS, torqued all points. | ||
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