1998 Honda Accord: airbags did not deploy in a crash

Filed Sep 23, 2022 · Airbags · 178,000 miles · OR · crash · 2 injuries

The contact owns a 1998 Honda Accord Sedan. The contact stated stopped at a traffic light, a second vehicle crashed full onto the rear bumper of her vehicle. The contact stated that her trunk and side rear panels were crushed. The contact stated that the second vehicle crashed her vehicle twice in the rear due to the second vehicle had still been accelerating. The second impact sent the contact's vehicle forward, a second time, into the street curb. The front bumper and the driver-side front tire suffered damage. The bumper was crushed and the driver-side tire had been deflated. The contact stated that the air bags did not deploy. The contact said she hit the steering wheel with her chest and was rendered unconscious, she had bruises on both feet, shins, and knees. The contact had not been able to move her arms without pain and had pain in her chest, and collar bones. The contact thinks she had hit the side and roof of her vehicle with her head because the top of her head and the left side hurt. The contact stated that her son was bruised on both legs, knees, and shins. She said that he had back pain as well. The contact and son were driven by a friend to the Emergency Room. There were no police on the scene. The second vehicle, which was a light truck, had suffered no damage and drove away. The contact had the vehicle towed to her residence. The vehicle had not been diagnosed by a dealer or independent mechanic. The vehicle had not been repaired. The manufacturer had not been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 178,000.

Filed Jun 22, 2021 · Airbags · CA · crash · 2 injuries

Honda refuses to replace recalled airbags. I've been trying for a year and even when they "order" the part they don't have it when I arrive. This has happened repeatedly. I was in a car accident today and the airbags didn't deploy and they should have. After reading all the online complaints I feel lucky they didn't deploy and extract flying metal pieces. Its inexcusable to have a recall and then refuse to fix the problem. Honda's negligence could have cost me my life today. * (RECALL RELATED INCIDENT) TS

Filed Jan 31, 2021 · Airbags, Electrical · 100,000 miles · NC · crash · 2 injuries

I was in a bad accident I was in the far right lane on the highway I'm going 55mph someone jumped in front of me I used my breaks then my car jerked right into the other person car causing my car to spin around 2 time on a 6 lane highway . The airbag never deployed the staring wheel was not turning lots of fluids leaking out of it but it was always jerking for some reason even when the mechanic says that's natural..

Filed Nov 11, 2008 · Airbags · 103,281 miles · FL · crash · 1 injury

Greetings, hopefully you can assist me, well my air bag did not deploy in a 2003 auto accident so noted in the supplement of record from geico (claim #0074801720101031-03) "line 17: airbags should have deployed, but did not. The clockspring triggered but did not inflate - line 26: SRS lights on, needed to replace clockspring and reset lights. Time is not diagnosis and r&r of clockspring." after the rear-end collision, I could not catch my breath with my throat, eyes were burning from something I could not see. I did not realize there was a problem until last week I petition my mechanic to look at the horn concern, which I understand is a result of my airbag. I initially took my car to quality collision center on silver star rd, orlando, as they are an elected repair facility for my insurance company, liberty mutual (lm). Geico states there is nothing they can do as geico paid for the repairs, yet the quality collision center did not make them and they will not honor the previous owner's mistake even though they are under lm's tlc program. Please help me, because I am potentially operating a vehicle with an inoperable air bag system.

Filed May 24, 2006 · Airbags, Seat belts · NY · crash

White house follow-up to previous communication of 12/22/05 death of mother in car accident involving airbags and safety belts possible defective. *ts the driver lost control of the vehicle and collided with a fire hydrant, training wall and a telephone pole. The driver suffered massive head injuries which resulted in death. The frontal air bags failed to deploy and the seat belt shoulder straps failed to restrain the driver from being thrown forwards into the vehicle's steering wheel.

Filed Feb 6, 2006 · Airbags · 200,000 miles · SC · crash

I had a front end collision with another vehicle while going approximately 35 MPH and my airbag did not deploy. My car is a 1998 honda accord.

Filed Dec 20, 2004 · Electrical · 125,000 miles · NC · crash

I parked my car in my driveway friday night and took the keys out of the ignition the car was still in drive. The car rolled down my driveway, into the yard, and hit a tree with no one in the vehicle. Since there was no key in the ignition the airbags did not deploy. I did some research and realized that there had been a recall on my car for this very reason, but I had not been notified about this recall. I contacted honda and they said that I had not been notified because the car still had the previous owners info in their system. I bought the car from a honda dealership, yet they said that it was my responsibility to contact them to change the information over to allow them to contact me with recall information. Is there anything that can be done about this. Would honda not have some responsibility in the accident?

Filed Nov 17, 2004 · Airbags, Brakes · 67,000 miles · NJ · crash · 1 injury

While driving consumer applied the brakes and pedal went to the floor. Consumer was unable to maintain control of the vehicle, and it collided into another vehicle from the driver's side. Upon impact, both frontal air bags did not deploy. Driver sustained head and back injuries, and was transported by ambulance to a hospital. Vehicle was towed, and totaled by the insurance company.*ak the consumer stated that brakes failed to stop the vehicle.

Filed Jul 1, 2003 · Airbags · CA · crash · 1 injury

Air bags did not deploy after a head on collision into an embankment. My son received facial & head lacerations, an acute concussion, and other injuries. He had to be air lifted to a trauma center in mission hills, california from palmdale, california. Because of his injuries, he is having a lot of medical problems that he would not have had if the driverside airbag had deployed as it was made to do.

Filed Jun 23, 2003 · Airbags · TN · crash

Consumer states that while driving at 35mph the vehicle was in a head on accident. Consumer states that both of the front air bags did not deploy. Dealer notified.

Filed Apr 17, 2003 · Airbags · 44,034 miles · CA · crash

I was in a multi-vehicle car accident on saturday, april 12, 2003 and my airbags did not deploy on my 1998 honda accord. I was going about 50 MPH and the front end of my car hit another car and then a different car slammed into the passenger side. Given the speed of the accident, the airbags should have deployed.

Filed Nov 4, 2002 · Airbags · VA · crash · 1 injury

Skidded on gravel and hit a tree--airbags failed to deploy and I, driver-occupant sustained serious personal injury