Side airbag light comes on intermittently; owners manual states this can be due to passenger in passenger seat. Then SRS light came on last week and stayed on. Owners manual instructs to contact dealer immediately. I did and took it in on the day contacted. Dealer paperwork states "SRS cleared SRS code 15-3, found cell phone accessories in proximity of seat, code did not reset". Verbally instructed not to put cell phone or any other electronic device on passenger seat or near it; as this can interfere with the airbag system. As of right now both lights are off - whether or not my airbags will deploy correctly is a question mark.
2001 Honda Accord airbags complaints
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The airbag indicator on the dashboard comes on and stays on for no apparent reason. After a while it goes off on its own. Sometimes it will come on and off intermittently. I had this problem since I bought the car brand new. I took it to crystal lake honda, crystal lake, il even before the one year warranty expired and they said they could not see anything wrong with it. The problem still persists. Today I was going through the complaints on this site and was shocked to see 20 complaints related to either this same exact problem or the fact that the airbags either did not deploy during accident or deployed un-necessarily. I hope honda does something about this. I bought a honda accord over a competing model because this one had side airbags. Now after reading how the airbags do not deploy I am upset. Let me know if there is a fix to this problem and what I can tell the dealer.
Repeated failure of supplemental restrain system in my warrantied 2001 honda accord. Failure consists of faulty sensors, thereby deactivating the system. This has occurred four time. Every time this was taken to a factory authorized dealer, with no success (problem recurs).
Vehicle was in a head on collision and none of the front airbags deployed. Dealer notified. Ph
2001 honda accord ex ... Broadsided by ford excursion SUV running red light... Approximately 40 MPH ... Impact centered on left side front and rear doors and center pillar support ... Buckled floor and roof.. No damage to front quarter panel or rear quarter panel. Honda totaled ... Driver sustained broken pelvis and ribs.. 5 days in hospital ... Front seat passenger sustained broken ribs ... All parties had seat belts on ... Side airbags did not deploy. $18,000 + property damage & $30,000+ medical bills.
Vehicle was in front and rear collision, and none of the front air bags deployed upon impact. Please provide more details. Ph
While pulling out the the driveway, vehicle sudden accelerated at a high speed. This resulted in an accident, causing minor injuries to driver. Ph air bags did not deploy.
Consumer states she was in front end collison with a concrete median, and her air bags did not deploy. She states she was traveling about 50-60 MPH, when another auto cut her off, and while she was being thrown around her auto's air bags did not go off. She was transported by ambulance to hosp. She states also that her neck, back, shoulder , arm and she bite her tongue. Mr
While driving the vehicle had a side collision, neither air bags deployed. Dealer has been notified. Please include additional information.
Consumer states that while driving the consumer was hit from the front crushing in most of the hood, and none of the air bags deployed on the vehicle. Nlm
Air bag sensor light came on and stayed on. Contacted dealer, they sad this was nothing. Onsumer was in an frontal collision, and none of the air bags deployed on impact. Contacted dealer ,fixed problem. Consumer was in a side impact none of the air bags, including side air bags deployed on impact.
On three different occasions the "SRS" light came on which indicates there is a problem with the seat belts, the air bags, the computer sensing system or some other component of the safety system. The owners manaual instructs that "ignoring the SRS warning light can result in serious injury or death if the airbags, cutoff system or tensioners do not work properly". It states the car should be checked by a dealer as soon as possible if the SRS light alerts you to a potential problem. When I took the accord to the dealer, the technician generated a report from honda. It stated that if there was a cell phone, a lap top computer, an inverter (used to pug electrical items into the cars cigarette lighter) any one of these might trip the SRS warning light to illuminate. This is because any of these commonly used electronic devices might react with the accords air bag sensors and cause the SRS light to come on. Nobody knew for certain if the air bags would actually work if the SRS light were on. Thus common everday tools such as a cell phone or lap top computer or protable tv can surely disrupt the accords air bag system and possibly shut it down. Further, because honda's dealers will charge a service fee to shut off the SRS light, many american cell phone and lap top users will not take the time and expense to have the annoying SRS light shut off. Thus thousands of people may be driving 2001 and 2002 accords without air bag protection.
Srs light appears on panel until vehicle is turned off. Dealership is aware of problem.
While starting the vehicle, the SRS light appears on the dashboard permanently until vehicle is turned off. Dealership is aware of the problem.*ak
While driving, vehicle was struck in the passenger side front quarter panel, the airbags deployed, creating a thick smoke which obscured the windshield, causing a loss of vision to the consumer, consumer states that this smoke prevented her from maintaining the best control of the vehicle under the circumstances.
While driving at 35 MPH, air bag deployed automatically, causing driver to hit a curb and blowout front and rear tires. *ak
Consumer was involved in an accident where the air bag did not deploy, consumer states that the sensors are in the bumper, there was one injury in the accident.
While traveling 60mph on highway vehicle slid on the ice and lost control, resulting in a collision. Driver's side airbag didn't go off. Dealership was aware of problem.
After starting vehicle air bag light sensor stays on while driving, vehicle been at dealer on three occasions, but problem still reoccurring. Feel free to provide any further information.
Involved in front end driver side collision and driver airbag didn't deploy. Passenger side did deploy though. Honda is refusing to replace driver airbag even though it failed to work. I have been told by dealership that they have been seeing many cars coming in with this same problem. Honda has done nothing to address this issue so far. My contact with honda directly hasn't been favorable. Honda is telling their technicians there isn't a problem when they call for help. The excuse honda is giving their techs is that the driver airbags are set to deploy with a greater force and the passenger ones deploy with less force. They have had similar problems with civic models and have had to change the control box. Nothing has been done so far to address the accord problems.
I was alone and stopped at a red light when a vehicle hit me from behind. I had no warning of the approaching car since the driver had fallen asleep. His airbag deployed. My car was knocked directly forward into the truck in front of me, and that truck was knocked into the van in front of it. My airbags did not deploy and my seatbelt/shoulder harness did not prevent me from fracturing my eye-socket on the steering wheel. Based on the force of the impact, I believe that my shoulder harness should have prevented this devastating injury. After repairs that did not include replacing the harness, I am still subject to the same type of injury.
Airbag light is on, the vehicle has been inspected by the dealer twice but the dealer could not remedy the problem.*ak
Vehicle bounce off the curb at approximately 10 MPH. Later on panel cover was off, exposing the passenger side airbag dealer was notified, and informed consumer that sensor must have sent out a signal, but the air bag failed to deploy.*ak consumer stated that the passenger side airbag should not have deployed, because she was not going that fast.
Air bag on passenger's side blinks on and off for past 2 months. Srs light just started coming on, and will not go off. Dealer stated cell phone and computer caused sensors to go off, and/ or might cause air bags to deploy. Consumer was not sure if dealer and manufacturer will find a possible solution.
While traveling approximately 50 MPH front passenger air bag deployed unexpectedly, causing loss of control. Vehicle impacted a sidewall, causing damage to wheels and tires. Please provide any additional information / attachments.
After stopping at a red light, consumer made a left hand turn slightly bumping the curb, as consumer turned the curb the rate of speed was about 2-3 MPH, there was minimal damage to vehicle, after completing the turn approximately 15 seconds later the side passenger airbag deployed, consumer states she was approximately 10 feet passed the curb.
Consumer was hit broadside by another vehicle at a 90 degree angle on passenger's side. Upon impact, air bags did not deploy. Also passenger's side on vehicle was crushed in. Contacted dealer.
At about 683 miles, SRS light went on after passenger sat down (car was standing with engine idling). Dealer reset computer after finding code 15-3. 3 days later, the SRS light came back on also immediately after passenger was seated with car engine on. Dealer was contacted and I waited about one week while dealer ordered possible replacement parts. None of the new parts including sensor fixed the problem, so original parts were left in the vehicle. I was told the original parts were already updated by honda (because honda was aware of this problem and had already made changes to parts in some vehicles). Dealer reset computer again, but SRS light reappeared the next day while I was driving with no passenger in the car. Dealer says they can do nothing else, that the manufacturer knows about the problem but cannot fix it. Service manager said honda's working on the problem and therefore I must now deal exclusively with the manufacturer. Dealer says only passenger air bags are affected but it is not clear how they know this. In the meantime, I have been told that the passenger airbag will not deploy in the event of a crash. I am very concerned about this for all airbags in the car, and also about possible inadvertent deployment. I am very disappointed about the lack of concern both by dealer and manufacturer about potential injuries that may result from this defect and the fact that a solution is not imminent. *ak
Consumer was at a stop, and was hit on the drivers front side and air bags did not deploy.
Extnsive damage to our two month old 2001 honda accord. Extensive front end damage without any deployment of any airbags. Driver hit head on steering wheel and ribs injured. Seat belts worn by all involved. Smoke entered car. Firefighters checked for airbag deployment and severed line. Other vehicle involved was a 1993 chevrolet silverado with minimal bumper damage. Honda struck the rear of the chevrolet. Honda appeared to hit rear of the chevrolet, and proceeded to travel under the other vehicle. Speed of driver was 30-35.
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