Latches & Locks complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2003 Honda Element has 23 NHTSA latches & locks complaints and 0 latches & locks-related recalls.
23
Complaints
0
Recalls
0
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 24, 2015 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR LOCK TUMBLERS SEIZED MY KEY WHEN I TRIED TO UNLOCK THE CAR. THEY KEY WAS STUCK MI... |
| Dec 1, 2014 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR LOCK HAS MALFUNCTIONED AND WOULD NOT UNLOCK. SOMETIMES WOULD NOT LOCK. I HAD SA... |
| Nov 15, 2013 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ELEMENT. THE CONTACT STATED THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR WAS INACC... |
| Sep 1, 2013 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | FRONT DOOR LOCK WILL NOT WORK. IT IS JAMMED AND WILL NOT ACCEPT THE KEY GOING IN. THIS NEEDS TO BE R... |
| Jul 1, 2013 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR LOCK BEGAN TO NOT UNLOCK THE DOOR ON FIRST ATTEMPT. AFTER APPROXIMATELY ONE YEAR ... |
| Apr 12, 2013 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | THE LOCK ON DRIVER SIDE DOOR NO LONGER ACCEPTS THE KEY. I HAVE TO UNLOCK FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE. WH... |
| Jun 12, 2012 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | THE DRIVER SIDE LOCK STOPPED WORKING FROM THE OUTSIDE. FIRST THE ALARM AND AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCK STOPP... |
| Aug 1, 2010 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | I ALSO HAVE A DRIVERS SIDE DOOR LOCK THAT IS COMPLETELY UNUSABLE FROM THE OUTSIDE. THE KEY WILL NOT ... |
| Jun 12, 2010 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | 1. THE EVENT LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE WAS USAGE. 2. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AS LOCKING MECHANISMS F... |
| Jun 1, 2010 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | THE LOCK ON THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR WILL NO LONGER ACCEPT THE KEY TO UNLOCK IT. THIS PROBLEM WAS SPORA... |
| May 21, 2010 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | I HAVE A 2003 HONDA ELEMENT AND THE KEYS ARE NOT WORKING IN THE DOORS CORRECTLY. THEY WORK SOMETIME... |
| Jan 2, 2010 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR LOCK STARTED TO "STICK", KEY WOULD NOT UNLOCK DOOR FROM TIME TO TIME, UNTIL IT WO... |
| Dec 31, 2009 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | THE KEY FIRST STOPPED WORKING IN MY DRIVERS DOOR AND I THEN HAD TO USE THE PASSENGER DOOR TO ENTER A... |
| Nov 1, 2009 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ELEMENT. THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR LOCK WOULD NOT LOCK OR UNLOCK EVEN WI... |
| May 1, 2009 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | WE INITIALLY HAD PROBLEMS OPENING THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR WITH THE KEY AND FOR A LONG TIME HAD TO OPE... |
| Mar 1, 2009 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | DOOR LOCK WILL NOT OPEN. STARTING IN 2007, THE DRIVER'S SIDE (MOST USED DOOR) DOOR LOCK BECAME DIFF... |
| Oct 27, 2008 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | CAR DOOR LOCK NOT WORKING PROPERLY. *TW |
| Sep 15, 2007 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | THE DRIVER'S SIDE LOCK HAS NOT WORKED WELL FOR SOME TIME, AND NOW IT DOESN'T WORK AT ALL. THE KEY W... |
| Jul 27, 2007 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | DRIVERS SIDE LOCK DOES NOT WORK AND NOW THE PASSENGER SIDE LOCK IS STARTING TO EXHIBIT THE SAME PROB... |
| Aug 1, 2006 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | DRIVER SIDE EXTERIOR DOOR LOCK DOES NOT ACCEPT A KEY. THIS IS EXTREMELY PROBLEMATIC DUE TO THE FACT ... |