SRS TROUBLE LIGHT COMES ON AND GOES OFF RANDOMLY. *TR
NHTSA ODI 11327851
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SRS TROUBLE LIGHT COMES ON AND GOES OFF RANDOMLY. *TR
NHTSA ODI 11327851
EVERY SINCE I GOT THIS CAR (ABOUT 3 OR 4 YEARS AGO) DRIVING THE CAR ANYTIME IF I EVEN JUST PLACED MY PURSE ON THE SEAT I WOULD GET MULTIPLE AIR BAG WARNINGS THAT MY PASSENGER AIR BAG WOULD BE TURNED OFF. IF ANYONE WOULD SIT ON THE SEAT IT WOULD GIVE ME EVEN MORE WARNINGS AND TURN OFF THE AIR BAGS. WHEN I WOULD GO GET IT CHECKED EVERYONE WOULD TELL ME THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO SINCE THEY SAW NO WARNING SINCE IT WOULD DISAPPEAR ONCE NO ONE WAS IN MY PASSENGER SEAT. MY CAR NOW CONSTANTLY HAS THE AIR BAG WARNING SIGN ON
NHTSA ODI 11318209
PASSENGER AIRBAG NEVER DETECTS WHEN MY SON OR ANOTHER PRETEEN CLOSE TO HIS AGE IS SITTING IN THE SEAT. IT ALWAYS TURNS OFF/ DEACTIVATES. IF THERE WAS AN ACCIDENT THE AIRBAG WOULD NOT DEPLOY AND PROVIDE SAFETY FOR MY CHILD OR HIS COUSINS WHEN INSIDE MY VEHICLE.
NHTSA ODI 11306854
TL* THE CONTACT CALLED ON BEHALF OF HER MOM WHO OWNED A 2012 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CHAIN REACTION ACCIDENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER FRONTAL AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. ADDITIONALLY, THE SEAT BELTS FOR THE DRIVER, PASSENGER, AND REAR SEAT PASSENGER FAILED TO OPERATE AS INTENDED. THE DRIVER AND FRONT SEAT PASSENGERS SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE HEAD, CHEST, BACK, AND SHOULDERS WHILE THE REAR SEAT PASSENGER SUSTAINED ABRASIONS TO THE FACE FROM THE BACK PANEL OF THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SEAT. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS SOUGHT BY EACH VEHICLE OCCUPANT. A FOURTH PASSENGER IN THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INJURED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT APPROXIMATELY FOUR OTHER PASSENGERS FROM THE OTHER VEHICLES INVOLVED IN THE CRASH ALSO SUSTAINED INJURIES AND MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS ALSO SOUGHT. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A TOW AND RECOVERY FACILITY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED OR DIAGNOSED. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WERE CONTACTED OR NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 136,000. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED.
NHTSA ODI 11301646
"CHECK AIRBAG SYSTEM" - PASSENGER AIRBAG INFLATOR INSIDE THE PASSENGER SEAT IS NO LONGER WORKING, DISABLING THE AIRBAG SYSTEM
NHTSA ODI 11299010
DRIVER AIRBAG ALERT LIGHT ON ALL THE TIME THE PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT GOES OFF AND ON ALL THE TIME
NHTSA ODI 11296758
THE SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAG ON THE PASSENGER DEPLOYED WHEN THE CAR SLIGHTLY GRAZED A SNOWBANK. THERE WASN'T AN "IMPACT" BETWEEN THE CAR AND THE SNOWBANK. THE CAR SPEED WAS LESS THAN 10 MPH TURNING A CORNER ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET. THERE WAS ABSOLUTELY NO DAMAGE AT ALL TO THE CAR. NOT A NICK OR A SCRATCH. THE DIRT DIDN'T EVEN MOVE ON THE CAR. THERE WAS NO REASON FOR THE AIRBAG TO DEPLOY.
NHTSA ODI 11291697
LA LUZ DE :CHECK THE AIR BAG SYSTEM,SE ESTA ENCENDIENDO CUANDO EL CARRO SE PRENDE Y NO SE APAGA.
NHTSA ODI 11268785
I UNDERSTAND THAT MY CAR HAS AN AIRBAG RECALL, BUT NEVER EVEN WAS NOTIFIED BY ANYONE, AND JUST FOUND OUT ABOUT A CLASS ACTION LAW SUITE, NEED TO KNOW IF I WILL EVER GET NOTIFIED ABOUT IT AND WILL THEY BE FIXED ?
NHTSA ODI 11258803
WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON A HIGHWAY IN A RURAL AREA, THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION SUSTAINING FRONT IMPACT CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE RESULTING IN A TOTAL LOSS OF THE VEHICLE. HOWEVER, WITH SUCH IMPACT TO THE FRONT END, THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AS THEY SHOULD HAVE OR ARE INTENDED TO.
NHTSA ODI 11256926
MY AIRBAG LIGHTS LITERALLY GO ON AND OFF MULTIPLE TIMES WHILE I'M DRIVING. I AM NOT SURE WHAT BRAND AIR BAGS ARE IN MY CAR, THEY COULD BE THE TAKATA RECALLED PART, BUT NOT SURE. WHENEVER I HAVE SOMETHING IN THE FRONT SEAT, OR A PERSON IS SITTING IN THE FRONT SEAT THE AIRBAG LIGHTS ON THE DASH COME ON. THEY WILL COME ON AND GO OFF WHILE I AM DRIVING. THIS HAPPENS ON THE STREET, HIGHWAY, ANYTIME.
NHTSA ODI 11255093
TAKATA RECALL LIGHT CAME ON AND BELLS WERE MAKING A NOISE.
NHTSA ODI 11240192
TAKATA RECALL MY PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON
NHTSA ODI 11228902
THERE IS A HOLE IN REAR PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG. BROUGHT THIS UP TO HONDA AND THEY DON'T SEEM TO THINK IT'S AN ISSUE I DON'T THINK I WANNA FIND OUT IF IT WILL BE AN ISSUE THIS HOLE WAS NOT THERE BEFORE AND IT JUST HAPPENED THRU NO FAULT OF OUR OWN. HONDA TELLING ME TO FIX IT ON MY OWN
NHTSA ODI 11203119
TAKATA RECALL. MY VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, GOING STRAIGHT AND SOMEONE PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF ME. MY CAR WAS IMPACTED ON THE FRONT, HITTING THE OTHER DRIVER ON THE DRIVERS SIDE OF THE CAR. MY AIRBAG DEPLOYED AND I SUFFERED SEVERE BURNS TO MY WRISTS AND BICEPS.
NHTSA ODI 11197357
ON APRIL 1, 2019 I WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION AT AN INTERSECTION ON CITY STREETS AND THE AIRBAG IN STEERING WHEEL DID NOT DEPLOY HOWEVER THE PASSENGER SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAG DID DEPLOY. THE IMPACT WAS FRONT AND PASSENGER SIDE OF VEHICLE. I HIT THE STEERING WHEEL WITH FORCE AND NOW THE STEERING WHEEL DOES NOT LOCK IN PLACE AND I AM HA ING A LOT OF PAIN IN STERNUM AND RIBS. SHOULDN'T THE DRIVER AIRBAG HAVE DEPLOYED? THE CAR IS PROBABLY TOTALED. I AM WAITING FOR INSURANCE ADJUSTER TO INSPECT IT.
NHTSA ODI 11193687
VEHICLE CHECK AIR BAG SYSTEM LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON AND I AM AFRAID IT WOULD NOT DEPLOY IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT.
NHTSA ODI 11183610
FOR QUITE A FEW THOUSAND MILES THE PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON WHEN A PERSON OR BAG IS IN TE SEAT. IT'S COMES ON AND OFF, IT IS VERY UNAETTLING
NHTSA ODI 11175978
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND REMAINED LIT. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE AIR BAG WOULD DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CHECKERED FLAG HONDA (6541 E VIRGINIA BEACH BLVD, NORFOLK, VA 23502 (757) 490-1111), BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED BECAUSE THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000.
NHTSA ODI 11164463
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE AND AIR BAG WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO GWINNETT PLACE HONDA (3325 SATELLITE BLVD, DULUTH, GA 30096, (678) 274-6206) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED DUE TO THE REPAIR FEES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 151,312.
NHTSA ODI 11151855
CHECK AIRBAG SYSTEM LIGHT COMES ON
NHTSA ODI 11145370
ON OCT. 24 AND 25, 2018, A MESSAGE "AIRBAG SYSTEM" SUDDENLY APPEARED ON MY DASHBOARD. ON OCT. 25, 2018, I TOOK THE CAR TO ROBERTSON HONDA WERE THEY DETERMINED THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE AIRBAG SYSTEM. I WAS ASKED IF MY CAR WAS EVER INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AND I SAID NO. HE INFORMED ME THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR FIXING THE PROBLEM BECAUSE THE WARRANTY HAD ALREADY EXPIRED. WHEN I PROTESTED, HE SAID HE WOULD CHECK WITH HIS SUPERVISOR AND WHEN HE CAME BACK HE SAID THEY WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM BUT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY $90.00. I DIDN'T TAMPER WITH THE AIRBAG SYSTEM SO HONDA SHOULD ABSORB THE COSTS,. I CALLED HONDA CORPORATE OFFICE AND WAS TOLD THAT BECAUSE MY CAR WAS NOT ON THE LIST OF RECALL, AND THE WARRANTY HAD ALREADY EXPIRED, I WOULD HAVE TO PAY THE SAID AMOUNT. ARE THEY RIGHT?
NHTSA ODI 11142761
CHECK AIR BAG SYSTEM
NHTSA ODI 11141296
MY 2012 HONDA CIVIC IS HAVING PROBLEMS WITHE THE AIRGAGS. THE LIGHTS ARE COMING OUT SAYING THAT THEIRS A PROBLEM WITH THE AIRBAGS. I HAVEN'T SEEN ANY RECALL FOR AIRBAGS BUT I WANA KNOW WHATS THE NEXT STEP TO DO.
NHTSA ODI 11139359
TAKATA RECALL. I PURCHASED MY CAR IN 2015. SHORTLY AFTER THAT THE PASSENGER AIRBAG WARNING WAS ON CONSTANTLY. ABOUT A YEAR AGO THE AIRBAG WARNING CAME ON FOR THE DRIVER SIDE AS WELL. (THIS IS THE DATE LISTED BELOW) MY CAR IS WARNING ME THAT I HAVE NO AIRBAGS. I'VE RECEIVED "RECALL NOTICES" IN THE MAIL AND HAVE CALLED HONDA A NUMBER OF TIMES CONCERNING THE RECALL. THEY SAID MY CAR IS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. MY CAR SEEMS TO BE TELLING ME A DIFFERENT STORY. IT'S TOO COINCIDENTAL WHEN OTHER HONDA CIVICS ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM AND ARE PART OF A RECALL. PLEASE CHECK THIS OUT FOR ME. IF I EVER GET HURT IN AN ACCIDENT DUE TO "FAULTY" AIRBAGS I (OR MY FAMILY) WILL NOT JUST BE WRITING AND CALLING HONDA ABOUT THIS. PLEASE LET ME KNOW. THANK YOU.
NHTSA ODI 11133256
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