2009 Honda Element Service and Repair Manual
This factory service and repair manual for the 2009 Honda Element is built around this exact year, engine and trim lineup, so the torque values, wiring diagrams and diagnostic steps inside are the ones Honda published for the Element and its 2.4L K24A8 engine, not a generic SUV substitute.
Engines covered
- 2.4L inline-four (144 cu in) — DOHC, naturally aspirated, gasoline
Body styles covered
- 4-door sport utility
Trims covered
- EX
- LX
- SC
Known issues on the 2009 Element. Nine recalls are on federal record for this model year. Seven of them cover the frontal air bag inflator module — three on the driver side, four on the passenger side — where inflators assembled as an original or prior recall-remedy part can rupture after long-term exposure to heat and humidity and send metal fragments at the driver or front passenger. An eighth covers a replacement accelerator pedal assembly whose rotating section can bind, keeping the engine from returning to idle once the pedal is released. The ninth covers an accessory trailer hitch wiring harness where the turn-signal and stop-lamp wires were swapped, so the trailer's turn signals only flash when the brake lights do. Owners have filed 30 complaints for the year, and no technical service bulletins are logged. The factory diagnostic and repair procedures behind each of those systems are here.
Whether you're tracing an air bag inflator recall, sorting out a trailer wiring fault, or working through a routine service interval, it keeps you on the OEM procedure and the correct spec for your 2009 Element.
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2003-2006 Acura MDX, 2005-2012 RL, 2003-2007 Honda Accord, 2001-2005 Civic, 2003-2005 Civic Hybrid, 2001-2005 Civic GX NGV, 2002-2006 CR-V, 2003-2
An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants res
Honda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the passenger frontal airbag inflator, free of ch
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2003 Acura 3.2CL, 2002-2003 3.2TL, 2003-2006 MDX, 2001-2007 Honda Accord, 2001-2005 Civic, 2003-2005 Civic Hybrid, 2001-2005 Civic GX NGV, 2002-20
An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants res
Honda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the driver frontal air bag inflator, free of char
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain model year 2003-2006 Acura MDX, 2005-2011 Acura RL, 2005-2006 Honda CR-V, 2003-2011 Element, 2007-2008 Fit, 2003-2008 Pilot, 2002-2004 Odyssey, an
An inflator rupture may result in metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants resulting in seriou
Honda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the passenger frontal air bag inflator, free of c
Dorman Products, Inc. (Dorman) is recalling certain Accelerator Pedal Assemblies part numbers 699-114 and 825-5029-1, sold as replacement parts for 2003-2006 Acura MDX, 2004-2008 Acura TL and TSX, 20
If the accelerator pedal binds, the engine may not quickly return to idle after the pedal is no long
Dorman will notify owners, and qualified service facilities will replace the affected accelerator pe
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2005-2006 Acura MDX and Honda CR-V vehicles, 2005-2011 Honda Element vehicles, 2005-2012 Acura RL vehicles, 2006-2012 Honda Ridgeline vehicles, 20
An inflator rupture may result in metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants resulting in seriou
Honda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front passenger air bag inflator, free of cha
Honda is recalling certain model year 2007 through 2011 Element passenger vehicles equipped with an accessory trailer hitch wiring harness. The wire that supplies power to the trailer turn signal lig
Without trailer turn signal illumination, the driver's intent is not communicated, potentially incre
Honda will notify owners, and dealers will repair the vehicles free of charge. The safety recall be
Service News - The navigation clock and date are incorrect. This is due to a limited GPS receiver Capacity resulting in a rollover of the internal chip memory; the rollover occurred on January 1, 2022, at 12:00AM local time.
Service bulletin - This bulletin is a notification of a class action settlement relating to airbag inflators. American Honda is offering a Customer Support Program (Warranty Extension) to cover any manufacturing defects in the replacement f
ServiceNews Article - The clock shows the incorrect time. This issue is due to a limited GPS receiver capacity resulting in "rollover" of the internal chip memory; the "rollover" will occur on January 1, 2022 at 12:00AM local time. As a res
"Service Bulletin - There are several A/C leak detection tools available. -Refrigerant Gas Leak Detector -Ultrasonic Leak Detector -Leak Dye"
Service Bulletin - This bulletin is a notification of a class action settlement relating to airbag inflators. American Honda is offering a Customer Support Program (Warranty Extension) to cover any manufacturing defects in the replacement f
Service Bulletin - This bulletin is a notification of a class action settlement relating to airbag inflators. American Honda is offering a Customer Support Program (Warranty Extension) to cover any manufacturing defects in the replacement d
Service bulletin - Certain Honda vehicles operated in areas known for high absolute humidity and high heat may contain a driver's airbag that, over time, may be affected by exposure to the humidity, which could produce excessive internal pr
Service bulletin - Certain Honda vehicles operated in areas known for high absolute humidity and high heat may contain a driver's airbag that, over time, may be affected by exposure to the humidity, which could produce excessive internal pr
Showing the 8 most recent of 30 technical service bulletins on file with NHTSA.
I WAS DRIVING MY HONDA ELEMENT 2009 ON A HWY IN SC. THE CAR WAS IN MOTION AND I HAD A GREEN LIGHT AND THE CAR WAS MOVING FORWARD WHEN A WOMAN WHO WAS DRIVING IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION, MADE A LEFT TUR
I WAS DRIVING MY HONDA ELEMENT 2009 ON A HWY IN SC. THE CAR WAS IN MOTION AND I HAD A GREEN LIGHT AND THE CAR WAS MOVING FORWARD WHEN A WOMAN WHO WAS DRIVING IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION, MADE A LEFT TUR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA ELEMENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT A STOP SIGN TO MAKE A LEFT TURN, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE PANEL CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SPIN AROUND
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA ELEMENT. WHILE PARKING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT APPLIED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED, DROVE OVER A CURB, AND CRASHED INTO A PARKED AND UNOCCU
2009 HONDA ELEMENT, UNDER 2000 MILES AFTER CERTIFICATION SUFFERED A BRAKE FAILURE WITHOUT WARNING LEADING TO ACCIDENT. *KB
Showing the 5 most serious of 37 complaints filed with NHTSA.
