Recalls
| Campaign | Manufacturer | Manufacturing date | Type | # of units affected | Date Owner notified Mfg | Recall Initiated by | Manufacturers of recalled vehicles/products | Report Recieved Date | Record Creation Date | Regulation Part Number | FMVSS Number | |||||
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| AIR BAGS - FRONTAL | ||||||||||||||||
| 04V551000 | HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.) | from 03/25/2004 to 10/05/2004 | V (Vehicle) | 257616 | 11/30/2004 | ODI | HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.) | 11/18/2004 | 11/19/2004 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | On certain sedans, a tear in the fabric of the driver's front air bag occurred after apparent contact with the inside surface of the air bag cover during deployment. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | A torn air bag may not offer the same level of protection, in the event of a crash, thereby increasing the risk of injury to the driver. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dealers will install a protective fabric flap between the air bag module cover and the inner module. the recall began on november 30, 2004. owners should contact honda at 1-800-999-1009. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Honda recall no. p54. customers can also contact the national highway traffic safety administration | |||||||||||||||
| AIR BAGS - FRONTAL - SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE | ||||||||||||||||
| 07V001000 | HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.) | from 07/20/2004 to 10/08/2004 | V (Vehicle) | 81000 | 02/08/2007 | MFR | HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.) | 01/03/2007 | 01/04/2007 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | On certain vehicles, the seat position sensor (sps) detects the driver's seating position and adjusts the air bag inflation pressure accordingly. the wiring harness for the sps was attached to the seat frame in the wrong location and may have been over tightened. the sensor wire may break and cause the air bag warning light to be illuminated, and the sps to fail. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | A failure of the sps causes the air bag system to default to full inflation pressure, regardless of the seat position. full deployment of the driver's air bag can increase the risk of injury for smaller drivers in a frontal crash. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dealers will replace the seat position sensor wiring subharness. the recall will begin on or about february 8, 2007. owners may contact honda at 1-800-999-1009. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Honda recall no. q31.customers may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration | |||||||||||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| AIR BAGS | |||
| 02/15/2013 | 112000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2005 honda accord. the contact was stopped in traffic when another vehicle crashed into the rear of the vehicle. the contact's vehicle was abruptly pushed forward, causing him to crash into the rear of a preceding vehicle. none of the air bags deployed. there were no injuries. the vehicle was destroyed. a police report was filed of the incident (#13-002818). the vehicle was towed to a dealer. the manufacturer was notified of the incident but offered no assistance. the failure mileage was 112,000. | |||
| 02/15/2013 | 112000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2005 honda accord. the contact was stopped in traffic when another vehicle crashed into the rear of the vehicle. the contact's vehicle was abruptly pushed forward, causing him to crash into the rear of a preceding vehicle. none of the air bags deployed. there were no injuries. the vehicle was destroyed. a police report was filed of the incident (#13-002818). the vehicle was towed to a dealer. the manufacturer was notified of the incident but offered no assistance. the failure mileage was 112,000. kmj | |||
| 10/13/2010 | 65000 | 1 | |
| Supplemental restraint system indicator light remains (intermittently) illuminated beyond the normal time after starting vehicle. the problem appears to be the same as described in other complaints published in nhtsa recall campaign id number 07v001000. according to local honda dealership, this vehicle is not part of the recall group and does not qualify for cost free remediation by honda. *tr | |||
| 08/01/2012 | 95870 | 1 | |
| I was driving like any other day on the freeway and my passenger airbag deployed for no apparent reason- there was no accident at all. luckily there was no one in the passenger seat. after contacting honda they said they would send a representative to the local dealership to check to take care of the repair but the honda dealership in el cerrito ca did not want to pay for the repair and wanted to charge full amount to fix it saying the car is out of warranty. i needed my car soon for my transportation so i went to my trusted mechanic to repair the airbag and he informed me it was not safe to drive becuase the driver's airbag could deploy at anytime which could result in a crash or injury or fatality. i would appreciate a full refund from honda for cost of the repair as it came out to be $3,374.68. this cost is very high and i am not responsible for this safety malfunction. this is a major safety issue and i am very upset that honda does not want to fix what could have possibly caused a person harm. thank you *tr | |||
| 08/01/2012 | 95870 | ||
| I was driving like any other day on the freeway and my passenger airbag deployed for no apparent reason- there was no accident at all. luckily there was no one in the passenger seat. after contacting honda they said they would send a representative to the local dealership to check to take care of the repair but the honda dealership in el cerrito ca did not want to pay for the repair and wanted to charge full amount to fix it saying the car is out of warranty. i needed my car soon for my transportation so i went to my trusted mechanic to repair the airbag and he informed me it was not safe to drive becuase the driver's airbag could deploy at anytime which could result in a crash or injury or fatality. i would appreciate a full refund from honda for cost of the repair as it came out to be $3,374.68. this cost is very high and i am not responsible for this safety malfunction. this is a major safety issue and i am very upset that honda does not want to fix what could have possibly caused a person harm. thank you | |||
| 07/29/2012 | 33552 | 1 | |
| Was driving along on highway when boom!!! the passenger side airbags just deployed on their own. it caused me to swerve and almost crash at 80 mph. my passenger luckily sustained minor injuries. there was no reason or warning for these airbags to deploy! *tr | |||
| 07/29/2012 | 33552 | ||
| Was driving along on highway when boom!!! the passenger side airbags just deployed on thier own. it caused me to swerve and almost crash at 80 mph. my passenger luckily sustained minor injuries. there was no reason or warning for these airbags to deploy! | |||
| 02/14/2012 | |||
| Air bag warning light coming on and off intermittently. but heard previous models have recall on this issue but not for 2005 models. | |||
| 04/04/2012 | |||
| Air bag warning light, was recalled previously for the 2005 honda accord,but not for the id number for my vehicle,warning light comes on and off often, was recalled for problem with harness wiring short, was told my vehicle, did not qualify for repair. under previous recall | |||
| 12/01/2011 | 95000 | ||
| My air bag light was lit,i took it to honda they re-set something, 5 minutes later as i was leaving it lit up again. took it back they said they had to do diagnostics, ordered a wiring harness,installed that. i drove to florida and back 1300 miles round trip and the light is back on meaning my bags will not deploy. i have had a very difficult time getting this addressed. honda (apple tree in fletcher , nc) had my car from tue-sat and i had to rent a car due to their negligence. now i have to drive back over there 1 1/2 hour drive one way and see what is going on. i noticed there have been similar issues, but that my vin was not covered. please advise. i am still driving an unsafe car and have spent countless hours going back and forth and paying for a rental car. | |||
| 02/24/2012 | 102396 | ||
| My 2005 accord had an illuminated supplemental restraint system (srs) light. the honda dealer diagnosed it down to a broken driver seat sensor harness; fault codes 71-10 (drivers seat pos sensor) and a2-10 (faulty pwr supply). this condition is exactly the same as described in honda service bulletin 07-002, safety recall: driver's seat position sensor harness replacement. just as described in the bulletin, the wires on the harness become damaged and in fact were completely broken away from the plug end. however, my vin falls outside the affected vin's listed in the service bulletin and is not covered under this action. furthermore, i feel the dealer charged more than necessary for the repair: they charged 1.96 hrs of labor (at $97.00/hr), or $190.00, and $15.20 for the part totaling $205.20. in comparison, the service bulletin calls for 0.6 hrs of labor, which when added to the part cost would have totaled $73.40. bottom line: honda did not provide the proper fix for damaged driver's seat position harness's in later production vins. since they continue to cause the same unsafe condition, honda must be compelled to increase the scope of this recall. | |||
| 12/01/2011 | 95000 | ||
| My air bag light was lit,i took it to honda they re-set something, 5 minutes later as i was leaving it lit up again. took it back they said they had to do diagnostics, ordered a wiring harness,installed that. i drove to florida and back 1300 miles round trip and the light is back on meaning my bags will not deploy. i have had a very difficult time getting this addressed. honda (apple tree in fletcher , nc) had my car from tue-sat and i had to rent a car due to their negligence. now i have to drive back over there 1 1/2 hour drive one way and see what is going on. i noticed there have been similar issues, but that my vin was not covered. please advise. i am still driving an unsafe car and have spent countless hours going back and forth and paying for a rental car. | |||
| 02/24/2012 | 102396 | ||
| My 2005 accord had an illuminated supplemental restraint system (srs) light. the honda dealer diagnosed it down to a broken driver seat sensor harness; fault codes 71-10 (drivers seat pos sensor) and a2-10 (faulty pwr supply). this condition is exactly the same as described in honda service bulletin 07-002, safety recall: driver's seat position sensor harness replacement. just as described in the bulletin, the wires on the harness become damaged and in fact were completely broken away from the plug end. however, my vin falls outside the affected vin's listed in the service bulletin and is not covered under this action. furthermore, i feel the dealer charged more than necessary for the repair: they charged 1.96 hrs of labor (at $97.00/hr), or $190.00, and $15.20 for the part totaling $205.20. in comparison, the service bulletin calls for 0.6 hrs of labor, which when added to the part cost would have totaled $73.40. bottom line: honda did not provide the proper fix for damaged driver's seat position harness's in later production vins. since they continue to cause the same unsafe condition, honda must be compelled to increase the scope of this recall. | |||
| 12/01/2011 | 95000 | ||
| My air bag light was lit,i took it to honda they re-set something, 5 minutes later as i was leaving it lit up again. took it back they said they had to do diagnostics, ordered a wiring harness,installed that. i drove to florida and back 1300 miles round trip and the light is back on meaning my bags will not deploy. i have had a very difficult time getting this addressed. honda (apple tree in fletcher , nc) had my car from tue-sat and i had to rent a car due to their negligence. now i have to drive back over there 1 1/2 hour drive one way and see what is going on. i noticed there have been similar issues, but that my vin was not covered. please advise. i am still driving an unsafe car and have spent countless hours going back and forth and paying for a rental car. | |||
| 02/24/2012 | 102396 | ||
| My 2005 accord had an illuminated supplemental restraint system (srs) light. the honda dealer diagnosed it down to a broken driver seat sensor harness; fault codes 71-10 (drivers seat pos sensor) and a2-10 (faulty pwr supply). this condition is exactly the same as described in honda service bulletin 07-002, safety recall: driver's seat position sensor harness replacement. just as described in the bulletin, the wires on the harness become damaged and in fact were completely broken away from the plug end. however, my vin falls outside the affected vin's listed in the service bulletin and is not covered under this action. furthermore, i feel the dealer charged more than necessary for the repair: they charged 1.96 hrs of labor (at $97.00/hr), or $190.00, and $15.20 for the part totaling $205.20. in comparison, the service bulletin calls for 0.6 hrs of labor, which when added to the part cost would have totaled $73.40. bottom line: honda did not provide the proper fix for damaged driver's seat position harness's in later production vins. since they continue to cause the same unsafe condition, honda must be compelled to increase the scope of this recall. | |||
| 12/01/2011 | 95000 | ||
| My air bag light was lit,i took it to honda they re-set something, 5 minutes later as i was leaving it lit up again. took it back they said they had to do diagnostics, ordered a wiring harness,installed that. i drove to florida and back 1300 miles round trip and the light is back on meaning my bags will not deploy. i have had a very difficult time getting this addressed. honda (apple tree in fletcher , nc) had my car from tue-sat and i had to rent a car due to their negligence. now i have to drive back over there 1 1/2 hour drive one way and see what is going on. i noticed there have been similar issues, but that my vin was not covered. please advise. i am still driving an unsafe car and have spent countless hours going back and forth and paying for a rental car. | |||
| 02/24/2012 | 102396 | ||
| My 2005 accord had an illuminated supplemental restraint system (srs) light. the honda dealer diagnosed it down to a broken driver seat sensor harness; fault codes 71-10 (drivers seat pos sensor) and a2-10 (faulty pwr supply). this condition is exactly the same as described in honda service bulletin 07-002, safety recall: driver's seat position sensor harness replacement. just as described in the bulletin, the wires on the harness become damaged and in fact were completely broken away from the plug end. however, my vin falls outside the affected vin's listed in the service bulletin and is not covered under this action. furthermore, i feel the dealer charged more than necessary for the repair: they charged 1.96 hrs of labor (at $97.00/hr), or $190.00, and $15.20 for the part totaling $205.20. in comparison, the service bulletin calls for 0.6 hrs of labor, which when added to the part cost would have totaled $73.40. bottom line: honda did not provide the proper fix for damaged driver's seat position harness's in later production vins. since they continue to cause the same unsafe condition, honda must be compelled to increase the scope of this recall. | |||
| 11/28/2011 | 108000 | ||
| Tl* the driver owned a 2005 honda accord. the contact stated that the driver was traveling approximately 55 mph when the contact lost control of the vehicle and crashed. the driver was transported to the hospital to treat extremely serious injuries as a result of the air bag deployment. the contact expressed concerns over the force in which the air bags deployed. the vehicle was destroyed and towed to an insurance lot. the failure was not diagnosed and the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the failure and current mileages were 108,000. the vin was unavailable. | |||
| 11/28/2011 | 108000 | ||
| Tl-the driver owned a 2005 honda accord. the contact stated that the driver was driving approximately 55 mph when the vehicle lost control and crashed. the contact was transported to the hospital to treat very serious injuries as a result of the air bag deployment. the contact expressed concerns over the force in which the air bags deployed with. the vehicle was destroyed and towed to an insurance lot. the failure was not diagnosed. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the failure and current mileages were 108,000. the vin was unavailable. sm. | |||
| 08/18/2010 | 59000 | ||
| Air bag light would come on intermitently. then started staying on more. within the week went to dealer and they said it was my seatbelt sensor. covered under my 5 year extended warranty. thank goodness. | |||
| 12/02/2009 | 63000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2005 honda accord. the contact stated that the air bag light was illuminated upon starting the vehicle. the failure recurred on an intermittent basis. the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer on several occasions, but they were unable to diagnose the failure because the light would no longer be illuminated. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure and informed the contact that the vehicle was not included in the recall associated with nhtsa campaign id number 07v001000 (air bags:frontal:sensor/control module). the failure mileage was 63,000. | |||
| 08/18/2010 | 59000 | ||
| Air bag light would come on intermitently. then started staying on more. within the week went to dealer and they said it was my seatbelt sensor. covered under my 5 year extended warranty. thank goodness. | |||
| 12/02/2009 | 63000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2005 honda accord. the contact stated that the air bag light was illuminated upon starting the vehicle. the failure recurred on an intermittent basis. the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer on several occasions, but they were unable to diagnose the failure because the light would no longer be illuminated. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure and informed the contact that the vehicle was not included in the recall associated with nhtsa campaign id number 07v001000 (air bags:frontal:sensor/control module). the failure mileage was 63,000. sm. | |||
| 08/18/2010 | 59000 | ||
| Air bag light would come on intermitently. then started staying on more. within the week went to dealer and they said it was my seatbelt sensor. covered under my 5 year extended warranty. thank goodness. | |||
| 12/02/2009 | 63000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2005 honda accord. the contact stated that the air bag light was illuminated upon starting the vehicle. the failure recurred on an intermittent basis. the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer on several occasions, but they were unable to diagnose the failure because the light would no longer be illuminated. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure and informed the contact that the vehicle was not included in the recall associated with nhtsa campaign id number 07v001000 (air bags:frontal:sensor/control module). the failure mileage was 63,000. sm. | |||
| 08/18/2010 | 59000 | ||
| Air bag light would come on intermitently. then started staying on more. within the week went to dealer and they said it was my seatbelt sensor. covered under my 5 year extended warranty. thank goodness. | |||
| 12/02/2009 | 63000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2005 honda accord. the contact stated that the air bag light was illuminated upon starting the vehicle. the failure recurred on an intermittent basis. the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer on several occasions, but they were unable to diagnose the failure because the light would no longer be illuminated. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure and informed the contact that the vehicle was not included in the recall associated with nhtsa campaign id number 07v001000 (air bags:frontal:sensor/control module). the failure mileage was 63,000. sm. | |||
| 08/18/2010 | 59000 | ||
| Air bag light would come on intermitently. then started staying on more. within the week went to dealer and they said it was my seatbelt sensor. covered under my 5 year extended warranty. thank goodness. | |||
| 12/02/2009 | 63000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2005 honda accord. the contact stated that the air bag light was illuminated upon starting the vehicle. the failure recurred on an intermittent basis. the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer on several occasions, but they were unable to diagnose the failure because the light would no longer be illuminated. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure and informed the contact that the vehicle was not included in the recall associated with nhtsa campaign id number 07v001000 (air bags:frontal:sensor/control module). the failure mileage was 63,000. sm. | |||
| 08/18/2010 | 59000 | ||
| Air bag light would come on intermitently. then started staying on more. within the week went to dealer and they said it was my seatbelt sensor. covered under my 5 year extended warranty. thank goodness. | |||
| 11/01/2011 | 105000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2005 honda accord. while driving approximately 45 mph, the contact lost control of the vehicle and crashed into a ditch and an embankment. the contact sustained injuries to his back but did not seek medical attention. the air bags did not deploy. the vehicle was towed to an auto body shop. the vehicle was destroyed and not repaired. the vin was not available. the approximate failure mileage was 105,000. | |||
| 11/01/2011 | 105000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2005 honda accord. while driving approximately 45 mph, the contact lost control of the vehicle and crashed into a ditch and an embankment. the contact sustained injuries to his back but did not seek medical attention. the air bags did not deploy. the vehicle was towed to an auto body shop. the vehicle was destroyed and not repaired. the vin was not available. the approximate failure mileage was 105,000. kmj | |||
| 11/01/2011 | 105000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2005 honda accord. while driving at approximately 45 mph the contact lost control of the vehicle and crashed into a ditch and went down an inbankment. the air bags did not deploy. the vehicle was towed to an auto body shop. the contact sustained injuries to his back but did not seek medical attention. the vehicle was destroyed and not repaired. the vin was not available. the approximate failure mileage was 105,000. ds | |||
| 06/01/2011 | 1 | ||
| Cpsc# i11a0324a. 2006 honda accord. has a broken emergency airbag equalizer. *ln | |||
| 10/01/2010 | 44000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2005 honda accord. the contact stated that an air bag light illuminated upon starting the vehicle. the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer and the contact was informed that the seat position sensor failed. the contact was also informed that the vehicle was not included in the recall associated with nhtsa campaign id number 07v001000 (air bags:frontal:sensor/control module). the manufacturer was made aware of the failure and offered no assistance. the failure mileage was 44,000. | |||
| 10/01/2010 | 44000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2005 honda accord. the contact stated that an air bag light illuminated upon starting the vehicle. the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer and the contact was informed that the seat position sensor failed. the contact was also informed that the vehicle was not included in the recall associated with nhtsa campaign id number 07v001000 (air bags:frontal:sensor/control module). the manufacturer was made aware of the failure and offered no assistance. the failure mileage was 44,000. kmj | |||
| 10/01/2010 | 44000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2005 honda accord. the contact stated that an air bag light illuminated upon starting the vehicle. the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer and the contact was informed that the seat position sensor failed. the contact was also informed that the vehicle was not included in the recall associated with nhtsa campaign id number 07v001000 (air bags:frontal:sensor/control module). the manufacturer was made aware of the failure and offered no assistance. the failure mileage was 44,000. sm. | |||
| 10/17/2011 | 68000 | ||
| Car was running fine. no problems. all of a sudden the airbag light came on. i stopped the car and checked the seat on the passenger side and seat belts trying to figure out why it was on. i got back into the car and continued home. when slowing to turn into driveway a loud banging noise occured. the car was put in park and immediately started rolling backwards. this could have been a hazard if a car had been passing by or if this had happened in busy traffic. i could have rolled back and hurt someone, hurt myself or rolled back into oncoming trafic. also if someone had been walking behind the car and gotten ran over and killed. anyway it was later towed to a dealer and diagnostics ran. the dealer informed me that i needed a new transmission. that is not right. my car was like new with a little over 68 thousand miles on it. i still owe on it and purchased it brand new. honda should be responsible for this. since this has happened to me and i have begun to research this i found a ton of recalls for this same problem, yet i am told my car is a 6 cylinder and is not under recall. please help. i was told it would cost me 4400 plus $ to replace the transmission. honda should be responsible for this cost. | |||
| 07/15/2011 | 80000 | ||
| Airbag light appears on the dadshboard intermittenly. it only comes on if i start the car and do not have my seatbelt on. if my seatbelt is on, the light does not come on. further, while driving and the light is not on, the moment i take my seatbelt off, while the car is running, the airbag light comes on. | |||
| 06/01/2011 | 135000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2005 honda accord exl. while driving approximately 40 mph, the air bag warning indicator illuminated on the instrument panel intermittently. the failure progressed with the continuous illumination occurring whenever the engine was in operation. the warning light illuminated until the engine was turned off. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for diagnosis who detected the seat position sensor wiring harness was faulty and recommended replacement. there was a recall related to the defect under nhtsa campaign id number: 07v001000 (air bags: frontal: sensor/control module). the vin was not included in the recall and the vehicle was not repaired. the approximate failure mileage was 135,000. kmj | |||
| 06/01/2011 | 135000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2005 honda accord exl. while driving approximately 40 mph, the air bag warning indicator illuminated on the instrument panel intermittently. the failure progressed with the continuous illumination occurring whenever the engine was in operation. the warning light illuminated until the engine was turned off. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for diagnosis who detected the seat position sensor wiring harness was faulty and recommended replacement. there was a recall related to the defect under nhtsa campaign id number 07v001000 (air bags: frontal: sensor/control module). the vin was not included in the recall and the vehicle was not repaired. the approximate failure mileage was 135,000. js | |||
| 07/25/2011 | 125000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2005 honda accord. the contact noticed that the seat belt censor was malfunctioning, causing the air bar warning light to illuminate. if the air bag warning light was illuminated, the air bag would not deploy in the event of a crash similar to nhtsa campaign id number: 07v001000 ( air bags:frontal:sensor/control module). the dealer advised the contact that his vehicle had not been included in the previous recall. the manufacturer was aware of the failure. no inspection or repairs were completed. the current and failure mileages were 125,000. bw | |||
| 02/23/2011 | 72746 | ||
| I was driving doing about 35 mph and out of no where i hear this big pop! the side airbags on the driver side and in the back had deployed. no one hit me nor did i run over anything in the street.there was no type of impact. the airbag deployed for no reason. i reported it to honda dealership as soon as i got home. they ask me to bring the vehicle in the next day. the dealer ship and honda america inspected the vehicle their detemination was that there was underbody damage. i couldn't believe what they showed me. it was a scratch, like someone took a screwdriver or something and scratched the vehicle. this was there reason for deployment. long story short they would not fix the vehicle because they felt it wasn't their fault. i am very disappointed with honda and how this was handled. honda states they are so big on saftey for their customers but yet they will not fix vehicles that have defective parts that should be on a recall list, and now i have a vehicle with no side airbags and no seat belt. where is the saftey concern?? what if this would have cause and accident where some one was injury, my youngest daughter was in the car with me when this airbag deployed for no reason. thank god it didn't cause me to hit another vehicle. i have done my own research and found out that this same incident has happened to several other customers. clearly there is a malfunction in this part/sensor. when is honda going to take some responsiblity and keep their customers safe and do the right thing!!! i will continue to pursue this because i know exactly what happen and it was not cause by something hitting underneath my vehicle. | |||
| 11/22/2010 | 30000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2005 honda accord v6 ex. while driving approximately 30 mph the air bag light came on and at times stayed on without anyone sitting in the passenger seat. he stated the air bag light does not work properly, it comes on and off at times with no one sitting in the passenger seat. he called the manufacture and they advised him that the vehicle was not under warranty. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 30,000 and the current mileage was 30,703. vwb | |||
| 08/01/2010 | 85000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2005 honda accord. while driving approximately 30 mph the air bag light began to illuminate on the dashboard. the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where they did not diagnose the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure continues. the failure mileage was 85,000 and the current mileage was 115,000. the vin was unavailable. sm. | |||
| 11/09/2009 | 80000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2005 honda accord. while driving 55 mph he swayed to avoid striking an animal in the roadway. the vehicle drove into a ditch and rolled over twice. the vehicle was completely destroyed, but none of the air bags deployed. the driver was transported to the hospital with severe personal injuries. a police report was filed. the vehicle was towed to a collision center. the failure and current mileages were 80,000. | |||
| 11/12/2008 | 32395 | 1 | |
| Tl*the contact owns a 2005 honda accord. while driving 45 mph, the contact heard an explosion and noticed that the passenger side air bag deployed inadvertently. the dealer and manufacturer were notified and advised him to call his insurance company. the vehicle was driven to the dealer and they suggested that something could have struck the frame rail and caused the air bag to deploy. the vehicle has not been repaired. the current mileage was 32,407 and failure mileage was 32,395. updated 12/11/08 *bf updated 12/11/08 | |||
| 05/31/2008 | 35745 | 1 | |
| I purchase this vehicle on april 28th 2008. the carfax report had an accident indicator by the second owner, but did not mention what type of accident in terms of moderate, minor, no damage, etc. this report was printed march 24th 2008. when i bought the vehicle the air bag light was on, and when driving; it still stayed on and i told atlanta used car dealership, who told me to take it to the honda dealership to look at it and stated that its probably a glitch. i took the vehicle to the honda car dealership to inspect. the honda dealership found the srs control unit and the passenger side curtain airbag faulty. as stated on my customer invoice from gwinnett place honda, the passenger side air bag appeared to be cut out. carfax did not report that there is a deficient airbag. another incident found is that the accelerator occasionally stick when trying to depress. the honda dealership found there was a carbon build up and it needed service. the dealer replaced the right outer tie rod end, which is on the right passenger where the accident occurred. the dealer stated it was unsafe for me to drive without replacing the tie rod, which was serviced and they also performed a 4 wheel alignment and test drive before i left. my experience has led me to take the initiative to communicate with my attorney general's office, and other consumer protection agencies to report this incident. sincerely, olutomilola aiyetiwa *tr | |||
| 11/02/2007 | 36100 | 1 | 09/20/2005 |
| I was traveling at a speed of about 45 mph. the driver's side curtain airbag, driver's seat airbag, and driver's seatbelt spontaneously deployed. there is no apparent reason for this. *jb | |||
| 03/21/2005 | 1909 | 2 | 10/13/2004 |
| Dt: the contact stated after purchasing the vehicle he began to notice cracks in the steering wheel above the air bags. he contacted honda and spoke with a representative. the representative had someone else to call him back. the representative told him that this problem was his fault because of the way he was pressing the horn. both times the airbag were replaced by the dealership under warranty. he went to a body shop and saw two other vehicles with the same problem ,and they told him if the air bag deployed then it could cause injury to him.*ak updated 12/27/05. *jb | |||
| 08/18/2005 | 800 | 2 | 07/31/2005 |
| We purchased a new 2005 honda accord ex-l (4 cyl) on july 31, 2005. 3 weeks into ownership, the airbag warning light came on and stayed on. the car was being driven normally at the time. we followed the owner's manual instructions and returned to the dealer for service on 8/19/2005 (bankston honda in lewisville, tx). the service department ran a computer test on the car and confirmed that the driver's side airbag was not receiving a signal, and in fact would not deploy in the event of a crash. in short, the airbag was non-functional. the dealer had the car until today, 8/24/2005. their fix was to clear the code and make the light go off. they claim they were unable to find the cause of the problem, and wanted to return the car to us. no parts were replaced. the light simply turned off and they consider that fixed i suppose. i insisted on an explanation, since this is a critical safety item. we were told by the dealer that in honda accords, the airbag's functionality can be compromised by a cell phone being in the car! if this is the case, the cars should be recalled! there's even a special power jack between the front seats for cell phones. there's no telling how many honda drivers are in danger if what the dealer told me is the case. how can a car manufacturer and dealer knowingly sell a vehicle whose primary safety feature deactivates because the owner is carrying a cell phone? we left the dealer with our car (8/24/05). about 2 miles down the road the airbag light came on again. we immediately returned to the dealer. they have the car again and are going to call honda tech for advice. i am thoroughly disappointed with this vehicle and am angry that we and thousands of other accord drivers could be at risk of injury/death because of a known problem that hasn't been announced by the mfg and remedied. i don't want the car anymore because i don't believe it's safe. i want my money back. | |||
| 07/17/2005 | 2000 | 1 | 06/24/2005 |
| Dt: the consumer was driving a 2005 honda accord hybrid. at approximately 45 mph consumer's vehicle hit another vehicle and ended up in a ditch. there was front damage to the vehicle. upon impact, the air bags did not deploy. the other vehicle was hit with the driver's side front end. the highway patrolman on the scene stated that the airbags should have deployed. the vehicle was towed, and it has not yet been inspected. consumer sustained severe whiplash. there was a police report taken. the other driver was charged with failure to yield right of way. the other vehicle, 2000 volkswagen, was totaled. there were six airbags on this vehicle and none of them deployed. *ak *tt | |||
| 06/20/2005 | 1 | 01/11/2005 | |
| Dt: consumer states her vehicle collided with a truck cabin that was left abandoned on freeway 280 in palo alto, ca. the vehicle was traveling at approximately 60 mph. the vehicle spun several times and side swiped another vehicle parked in the vehicle service lane. it landed in the hillside of the freeway. the vehicle safety features included front, side, and panel airbags. none of which deployed. the vehicle has been declared a total loss by american express property and causality insurance. it is presently located sturken auto body in san jose, ca. it is scheduled for immediate towing by the insurance company to iv company in north hollywood, ca for salvage. there was a police report. the consumer was injured in this vehicle. there maybe other injuries because there were 4 other vehicles involved. the consumer has not seen the police report yet. the truck cabin was unavoidable; the car on the side of the freeway had hit it first. *nm | |||
| AIR BAGS - FRONTAL | |||
| 08/01/2012 | 95870 | 1 | |
| I was driving like any other day on the freeway and my passenger airbag deployed for no apparent reason- there was no accident at all. luckily there was no one in the passenger seat. after contacting honda they said they would send a representative to the local dealership to check to take care of the repair but the honda dealership in el cerrito ca did not want to pay for the repair and wanted to charge full amount to fix it saying the car is out of warranty. i needed my car soon for my transportation so i went to my trusted mechanic to repair the airbag and he informed me it was not safe to drive becuase the driver's airbag could deploy at anytime which could result in a crash or injury or fatality. i would appreciate a full refund from honda for cost of the repair as it came out to be $3,374.68. this cost is very high and i am not responsible for this safety malfunction. this is a major safety issue and i am very upset that honda does not want to fix what could have possibly caused a person harm. thank you *tr | |||
| 01/01/2011 | 100000 | ||
| 2005 honda accord coupe. the airbag symbol light on the panel stays on intermittently once i start my car. | |||
| 10/20/2010 | 81000 | ||
| The seat position sensor (sps) wiring harness in my 2005 honda accord is broken causing the air bag warning light to be illuminated and the sps to fail. please note that this symptom is identical to that addressed by recall number: 07v001000, which applied to certain 2004 and 2005 honda accords. however, my vin number is not included in the honda recall. i believe that the omission of my 2005 honda accord's vin from recall number 07v001000 is in error and should be corrected. the honda dealer changed an initial $95.07 for diagnosing the problem, and has offered to install a new wiring harness at my expense. at this time no action has been taken. the faulty wiring harness is still installed and the air bag light is still illuminated and the sps is still in failure mode. | |||
| 08/10/2010 | 45200 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2005 honda accord. the driver was traveling between 40-50 mph when a vehicle abruptly turned left in front of the driver. the driver was unable to stop his vehicle in time and proceeded to crash into the second vehicle. the air bags only partially deployed. the driver was severely injured and transported to a trauma center. a police report was available. the driver sustained a broken wrist, severed thumb and severe bodily contusions in the upper torso. the manufacturer was not contacted and the failure had not yet been investigated by the manufacturer. the contact was handling the crash through the her insurance company. the failure and current mileages was 45,200. *kmj | |||
| 05/14/2010 | 53000 | ||
| The airbag light illuminated on my 2005 honda accord. took to dealer who said it was the driver seat module and would cost $300. checked previous honda recalls and the same complaint was recalled for 81000 cars but mine wasn't listed (recall 07v001000 there are a few other complaints indicating the same problem and as this is an important safety issue, perhaps honda should extend its recall to include my vehicle. i asked honda customer service when my vehicle was manufactured (to determine if the date was around the period when the other cars were recalled) but they said they didn't have that info. | |||
| 03/12/2010 | 72000 | 1 | |
| The airbag warning light on my 2005 honda accord ex-l was illuminated. i took the vehicle to my honda dealer and they replaced the wiring subharness. this was the same symptom, issue and resolution as nhtsa campaign #06e064000. my vehicle was not in the included in the vin numbers recalled per that campaign and i feel that honda didn't resolve the manufacturing defect by the time my vehicle was produced. in other words, i don't think honda recalled all vehicles affected. *tr | |||
| 01/20/2010 | 39100 | 1 | |
| Airbag frontal sensor control module. *tr | |||
| 02/01/2008 | 83000 | 1 | |
| I have a 2005 honda accord, ex, v6, 4 door sedan. the air bag light is on. dealer said the driver's air bag sensor in the seat is defective. according to nhtsa there is a recall for this part, but honda says not for my vin. *tr | |||
| 03/13/2009 | 33200 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 2005 honda accord. when the engine was started, the air bag warning indicator illuminated. the contact turned off the engine in hopes that the indicator would reset; however, it remained illuminated. the dealer wanted to charge him to diagnose the failure, but the contact was not willing to pay. a report was not filed with the manufacturer, but they stated that the dealer will need to diagnose the vehicle. the contact will take the vehicle back to the dealer for diagnostic testing. the current and failure mileages were 33,200. | |||
| 05/29/2007 | 1 | 06/15/2005 | |
| Tl*the contact owns a 2005 honda accord hybrid. while driving 35 mph on the highway the vehicle was hit on the passenger side and pushed across 3 lanes into a parking lot. the vehicle stopped when it was backed into a light pole. the front and side air bags did not deploy. the road conditions were normal. the vehicle was towed to a garage. the driver had cuts and bruises; his wife was seated in the front passenger seat and suffered a broken eye socket and bruises. the vin, engine size, number of cylinders and mileage were unknown. the consumer provided pictures of the damaged vehicle. updated 07/18/07 *tr | |||
| 11/02/2006 | 17000 | 1 | 05/23/2005 |
| While my son was driving my vehicle, a 2005 honda accord ex-l, he was involved in a head-on crash in which he was injured and the vehicle received heavy damage. my son was taken to the hospital due to cervical spine, lumbar and chest injury. the vehicle had struck another vehicle at a speed of about 35 mph and the airbag failed to deploy. on the dashboard the airbag sign did light on, however, no airbag had deployed. the seat belt pre-tensioner had fried since the seat belt was locked and was not retracting in addition, the seat belt pre-tensioner had fries. i had contacted honda north america, and they reported there was nothing wrong with the vehicle and the vehicle behaved as it was suppose to. however, after contacting nhtsa, the representative stated with a 2005 honda accord, if the seat belt pre-tensioner fires, the airbag should fire simultaneously, who then suggested me to submit a claim to nhtsa. the vehicle did undergo repair authorized by the insurance company. the seat belt was replaced in addition to the airbag module and other associated items. however, the old items are not available. *jb | |||
| 01/16/2007 | 20500 | 1 | 07/10/2005 |
| I was traveling west bound on west 84th street in hialeah,florida. a vehicle made a left turn failing to yield the right of way and crashed with me. the air bag deployed with excessive force causing me all kind of injuries, pain, bruises, etc. i sustained a fracture on my right finger, chest and neck pain and contusion. arms contusions and body pains. i strongly believe that the air bag malfunctioned and caused all these pains, bruises and injuries. *nm | |||
| 07/31/2005 | 1 | ||
| A head on collision resulted in an airbag malfunction. the airbag exploded and discharged metal fragments causing injury to the driver. the airbag was replaced when car was repaired. *jb | |||
| 12/01/2005 | 13000 | 1 | 12/01/2004 |
| Dt: the contact's vehicle was involved in a multiple vehicle crash. this vehicle was the fourth to collide with the other vehicles. upon impact, ,both frontal airbags failed to deploy and the driver side seat belt did not restrain her properly. the seat belt allowed her to collide with the steering wheel and caused minor bruises. the frontal collision caused frame damage to vehicle. a police report taken at the scene. the vehicle is currently at a collision center being inspected. *ak | |||
| 08/26/2005 | 1 | 12/24/2004 | |
| My wrists were severely burned from a steering wheel airbag deployment. i was hit head-on. my vehicle was stopped. *nm | |||
| AIR BAGS - FRONTAL - DRIVER SIDE INFLATOR MODULE | |||
| 09/12/2007 | 1 | ||
| This is a test. please disregard this complaint. *tr | |||
| AIR BAGS - FRONTAL - SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE | |||
| 10/13/2010 | 65000 | 1 | |
| Supplemental restraint system indicator light remains (intermittently) illuminated beyond the normal time after starting vehicle. the problem appears to be the same as described in other complaints published in nhtsa recall campaign id number 07v001000. according to local honda dealership, this vehicle is not part of the recall group and does not qualify for cost free remediation by honda. *tr | |||
| 03/10/2009 | 30000 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 2005 honda accord. the contact was uncertain of the speed rate when the failure occurred. the air bag warning indicator illuminated on the instrument panel. the warning indicator remained illuminated until the engine was turned off. the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer for inspection. the failure was contributed to the air bag sensor wiring harness. there was a recall under nhtsa campaign id number 07v001000 (air bags;frontal;sensor/control module). the contact experienced the identical failures as mentioned in the recall. the vin number was excluded from the recall. the vehicle has not been repaired for the failure. the failure mileage was 30,000 and the current mileage was unavailable. | |||
| 05/17/2007 | 44630 | 1 | 03/15/2005 |
| I currently own a 2005 honda. i just recently had a problem with it that really has me concerned. from what i'm told by the service manager at one honda dealership the wiring harness under the driverside seat was too short and broke. the srs (supplemental restraint system) light went on indicating a problem with the airbag system. this apparently detects when someone is leaning to far foward in the seat and would prevent the airbag deploying and injuring them. this disabled the airbag in my car. no airbag. no protection. the wiring harness was replaced as well as the sensor assembly. this fixed the problem. i am reporting this because the 2004 honda accords had a recall on this problem. i have an 05 and the same thing happened. this is a problem honda should fix immediatley. i'm told the 05's have no recalls. i want to be protected in case of an accident. honda needs to fix this in all the 05's. the srs wiring harness should not be so delicate or short that it can break just from moving your seat back and forth. | |||
| AIR BAGS - SIDE/WINDOW | |||
| 06/05/2006 | 1 | 02/27/2005 | |
| On monday 06/05/06 at around 8:45 pm. as i was driving home on the freeway. i started smelling something like gun powder when a few seconds later all of the sudden the driver side air bags deployed with no reason what so ever, the seat belt pulled me back against the seat really hard. i didn't crash, i did not come in contact with anything that could have caused this. thank god i did not have any injuries other than a pain on my left arm due to the deployment of the air bag located on the left side of the driver seat and a slight pain on my lower back i think due to the seat belt pulling me back so hard as the air bags were being eployed. *jb | |||
| 10/19/2005 | 1 | 04/15/2005 | |
| Dt: the contact stated while driving the passenger curtain and seat air bag deployed. the housing for the air bag on the door was damaged. the contact did not run over anything recently. she backed into a curb days ago, but the street she was driving on yesterday has no curbs. the insurance company inspected the vehicle and stated that hitting the curb days ago could not have caused it, but according to the dealership , it did. the manufacturer was relying solely on the dealer's evaluation. the vehicle is still at the dealership and has not been repaired. *ak | |||
| 10/05/2005 | 9800 | 1 | |
| While driving home on interstate 285 in traffic i heard a loud pop in my left ear and my seat belt tightened to an unbearable tightness. my car filled with a powdery like substance and that's when i realized that my side curtain and seat airbags had deployed. there was nothing in the highway that i could have hit. my car was drivable and i pulled over to see if there was any damage. there was no damage so i called the dealership and took it in. they did a visual inspection and could find no reason why the air bags should have deployed. they said they would have to keep the car over night so that they could look at it more closely. the next day i called to check the status of my car and at that time i was informed that they could not find any damage to my car but they needed to continue looking. 15 minutes later i received a phone call stating that they had found a small scratch on the bottom of my car and that was the cause of my airbags deploying. i am insisting that i did not hit anything because the highway was clear at the time. am i getting the run around from honda? is this normal? *jb | |||
| 03/17/2005 | 500 | 2 | 03/07/2005 |
| While driving home on interstate 93 in heavy traffic i noticed a small object in the road that i had thought i avoided, but in a instant the passenger side and seat air bag deployed. the car filled with a smoky substance, causing visibility to be limited, my wife and i were startled but ok, we first thought we had been in an accident. we pulled over and checked the car and found no damage. the car is 2005 new honda accord hybrid brand new with only 500 miles on it. after we composed ourselves we called the dealer and they indicated to park the car and do not drive it so we had it towed. the dealer put the car on a lift and called us to say they could see a scratch under the car where something must have hit a sensor and then triggered the air bags. if this had been on the drivers side i can assure your the results could have been much worst. i cannot believe that such a small object would trigger this to go off, rather than a safety item these are a hazard. i will fear seeing an object on the highway in the future and always wonder if the air bags will deploy. does this sound normal or was the dealer telling me the truth? i had to file an insurance claim because the dealer stated it was my fault. the car is now sitting waiting for the insurance adjuster to look at it. *ak | |||