2006 Honda Element Service and Repair Manual

This manual for the 2006 Honda Element is built around one specific year, engine and trim combination, so the specifications and procedures inside are the ones Honda published for the 2.4L L4 (K24A4) engine under your hood, not a generic figure carried over from an adjacent model year.

Engines covered

• 2.4L inline-four (144 cu in) — DOHC, naturally aspirated, gasoline

Body styles covered

• 4-door sport utility

Trims covered

• EX
• LX

Known issues on the 2006 Element. Eleven recalls are on federal record for this model year, most of them centered on the Takata driver and passenger frontal air bag inflators: propellant degradation, incorrect installation, and manufacturing variability could each cause an inflator to rupture or explode, sending metal fragments toward the driver and other occupants and risking serious injury or death. A separate recall corrects the owner's manual, whose printed contact information for the NHTSA safety hotline did not meet mandatory requirements. Another covers the automatic transmission control module, where a broken secondary shaft bearing race can short-circuit and stall the engine, or lodge debris in the parking pawl and let the vehicle roll after the gear selector is set to Park. Two further recalls apply to aftermarket corner and bumper lamp assemblies that lack the required amber side reflectors, reducing visibility. Owners have filed 122 complaints for the year. The factory diagnostic and repair procedures behind each of those systems are here.

Whether you're replacing a Takata inflator, chasing a transmission control module stall, or working through a routine service interval, it keeps you on Honda's exact procedure and torque spec for your 2006 Element.