The door is held in using small plastic pop rivets.
Honda element window slipped down into my door.
Honda acura use a polarity reversing ground at rest power window system same as the door locks.
All of the above issues can cause the door glass to drop into the door but when the upper pulley wheel locks up the glass could get stuck in one position or simply restrict the regulator causing the power window motor to burn out prematurely.
The honda element is a powerful and dependable vehicle that will never let you down no matter whether you are driving along a paved city street highway or off the road.
This exposes the window regulator and the window glass.
Several screws will hold it in place typically underneath the arm rest and in the door handle mount.
Remove the interior door panel to gain access to the window.
Most likely the problem is the switch.
The motor running gear has come off the bottom of the glass quite common you may be able to buy the little clips that go on the glass seperately if they are broken or you may have to buy the whole assembly easiest thing to do at the moment is to take off the door trim and jam a piece of wood under the glass once you have.
There are many hazards your doors face on a daily basis wayward shopping carts and other autos.
Unfortunately some parts of your element such as doors take more beating than others and therefore deteriorate faster.
Pull the door panel directly outwards until all of the plastic rivets have disengaged.
Power window motors in the honda element are more likely to burn out in newer models.
Using a prying tool or your fingers pull the door panel off from the bottom.