Tl* the contact owns a 2008 honda civic hybrid. The contact stated that the passenger side air bag indicator illuminated although the passenger seat was not occupied. The vehicle was taken to vacaville honda (751 orange dr, vacaville, ca 95687) on three different occasions. The dealer stated that they repaired the warning indicator; however, it was still illuminated. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was 139,000.
2008 Honda Civic Hybrid airbags problems
11 complaints (17% of all complaints for this car). 2 crashes reported.
- owner complaints
- 11
- of this car's complaints
- 17%
- crashes
- 2
- recalls
- 4
Which part fails
Owners did not name a specific part.
At what mileage
Complaints by mileage at the time of the problem.
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Honda Civic Hybrid airbags problems in other years
Related recalls
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- What is wrong
- Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2009-2014 Acura TSX, 2011-2014 TSX Sport Wagon, 2010-2013 ZDX, 2008-2012 Honda Accord, 2010-2011 Accord Crosstour, 2006-2011 Civic and Civic Hybrid, 2008-2010 Civic GX NGV, 2012-2015 Crosstour, 2007-2011 CR-V, 2009-2013 Fit, 2014 Fit EV, 2010-2014 Insight, and 2009-2015 Pilot vehicles. The vehicles are equipped with passenger frontal air bag inflators assembled as a recall remedy part or replacement service part, that may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to high absolute humidity, temperature and temperature cycling.
- Risk
- An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
- Remedy
- Honda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the passenger frontal air bag inflator, free of charge. The recall began August 12, 2019. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1‑888‑234‑2138. Honda's numbers for this recall are F5F and Q5E.
Recall number 19V502000 · Recall details
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- What is wrong
- Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2009-2014 Acura TSX, 2011-2013 TSX Sport Wagon, and 2010-2012 ZDX and 2008-2012 Honda Accord, 2010-2011 Accord Crosstour, 2006-2011 Civic, Civic Hybrid and Civic NGV, 2012-2014 Crosstour, 2007-2011 CR-V, 2009-2013 Fit, 2010-2013 Insight, and 2009-2015 Pilot vehicles. The front passenger air bag inflator may have been installed incorrectly during replacement.
- Risk
- An incorrectly installed air bag inflator may not properly deploy the passenger frontal air bag in the event of a crash, increasing the risk of injury.
- Remedy
- Honda will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the inflator installation and, if necessary, replace the passenger frontal air bag module assembly, free of charge. The recall began July 5, 2019. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1‑888‑234‑2138. Honda's numbers for this recall are M4O, P4R, T4Q, and W4P.
Recall number 19V378000 · Recall details
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- What is wrong
- Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2009-2012 Acura TSX, 2011-2012 Acura TSX Wagon, 2010-2012 Acura ZDX, 2008-2012 Honda Accord, 2010-2012 Honda Accord Crosstour and Honda Insight, 2009-2012 Honda Fit, 2009-2012 Pilot, 2007-2011 Honda CR-V, 2012 Honda FCX Clarity and 2006-2011 Honda Civic, Civic Hybrid, Civic NGV vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands (Saipan), and the U.S. Virgin Islands, or "Zone A." Additionally, if not included in "Zone A" above, Honda is recalling certain 2009 Acura TSX, Honda Fit and Pilot, 2008-2009 Honda Accord, 2006-2009 Civic, Civic Hybrid and Civic NGV, and 2007-2009 Honda CR-V vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia, or "Zone B." Additionally, if not included in "Zone B" above, Honda is recalling certain 2008 Honda Accord, 2006-2008 Honda Civic, Civic Hybrid and Civic NGV and 2007-2008 Honda CR-V vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in Alaska, Colorado, Connecticut, Idaho, Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, New Hampshire, New York, North Dakota, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Utah, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, and Wyoming. These vehicles are equipped with certain air bag inflators assembled as part of the passenger frontal air bag modules used as original equipment or replacement equipment. In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the front air bags, these inflators may rupture due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to absolute humidity and temperature cycling.
- Risk
- An inflator rupture may result in metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
- Remedy
- Honda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front passenger side air bag inflator, free of charge. The manufacturer has mailed an interim notification, and will send a second notification when parts are available. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1‑888‑234‑2138. Honda's numbers for this recall are KE1 and KE2.
Recall number 17V030000 · Recall details
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- What is wrong
- Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain model year 2009-2011 Acura TSX, 2011 TSX Wagon, 2010-2011 Acura ZDX, 2008-2011 Honda Accord, 2010-2011 Accord Crosstour, 2006-2011 Civic, Civic Hybrid, and Civic GX, 2007-2011 CR-V, 2010-2011 FCX Clarity and Insight, and 2009-2011 Fit, and Pilot vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands (Saipan), and the U.S. Virgin Islands, or "Zone A." Additionally, unless already included in "Zone A" above, Honda is recalling certain model year 2008 Honda Accord, 2006-2008 Civic, Civic Hybrid and Civic GX, and 2007-2008 CR-V vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, the District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia, or "Zone B." Vehicles not originally sold or ever registered in either Zones A or B are not subject to this safety recall. These vehicles are equipped with certain air bag inflators assembled as part of the passenger frontal air bag modules, and used as original equipment or replacement equipment. In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the front air bags, these inflators may rupture due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to absolute humidity and temperature cycling.
- Risk
- An inflator rupture may result in metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
- Remedy
- Honda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the inflator, free of charge. The recall began March 2017. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1‑888‑234‑2138. Honda's numbers for this recall is KA4, KA5, KA6, and KA7.
Recall number 16V346000 · Recall details
What 2008 Honda Civic Hybrid owners say
Most recent owner complaints, unedited.
Tl* the contact owned a 2008 honda civic hybrid. The contact stated that his mother-in-law was involved in a front end collision after losing control of the vehicle on the freeway. The contact stated that all the air bags deployed except the driver side air bag. The vehicle was towed to a collision shop, but it had not been determined if the vehicle was destroyed. A police report was filed. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. There was one fatality due to the crash. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was not provided.
Tl* takata recall. The contact owns a 2008 honda civic hybrid. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 16v346000 (air bags); however, the part for the recall repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The contact had not experienced a failure. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. Parts distribution disconnect.
Takata recall: manufacturer has failed to remedy this safety recall for my vehicle in a timely manner,. Remedy parts needed to conduct passenger frontal airbag inflator recalls were suppose to become available in late summer/fall of 2016.
In july 2016, honda sent me an initial letter advising me of an airbag recall in my vehicle. According to the letter and the federal safety agency's website, the remedy would be available no later than fall 2016. To date, there is still no remedy available and I have not received an additional letter from honda.
Good morning, I am requesting that the federal safety agency investigate an issue with the airbag inflator in our 2008 honda civic hybrid. The SRS light was on and we subsequently took the car to our mechanic. He informed us that when he ran the diagnostic, code "33-10" came up, stating there is an open or increased resistance in the left side curtain airbag. My mechanic suggested we go to honda for more information. During our visit to honda, they confirmed the issue and informed us that the repair would cost ~$1,600 to fix. (attached is a copy of the information from honda) we then went back to our mechanic, who suggested that we contact the federal safety agency about this issue. When calling the service line, we were informed that we should file a vehicle safety complaint. We are of course very concerned, especially with the number of issues with honda and the takata inflators, that perhaps our car may be affected as well. Considering the number of vehicles that are impacted, we are concerned about our safety. We are hopeful that the federal safety agency will be able to support us in investigating this matter. Thank you.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 honda civic hybrid. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 16v346000 (air bags); however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Vin tool confirms parts not available.
Takata recall - my car has been recalled and I have not been contacted by honda.
Vehicle moving in traffic on freeway, all power lost not able to move and involved in accident. Chp report pending. Air bags did not deploy.
After driving my honda civic hybrid just over 5 years and with about 50k miles on it, my airbag SRS light illuminated. When I took it into the honda dealership, they told me that it showed error code 33-10 and that the left side curtain airbag first inflator had gone bad and that both it and the left side curtain airbag would have to be replaced. The total cost was $1468. I consider seat belts and air bags to be critical items in my car and have a "zero defect" expectation for them. I had bought a honda for two reasons: safety and reliability. For it to have this kind of failure with relatively low mileage and age concerns me greatly. It also concerns me that honda would not stand behind their product on a safety issue such as this. $1468 is outrageous. It appears that I am not the first honda owner to have this kind of problem. How many more will honda have on a safety item like an airbag before they issue a recall?
Questions about the 2008 Honda Civic Hybrid airbags
Does the 2008 Honda Civic Hybrid have airbags problems?
Owners have filed 11 complaints about the airbags of the 2008 Honda Civic Hybrid, 17% of all its complaints.
At what mileage do 2008 Honda Civic Hybrid airbags problems start?
Not enough complaints include the mileage to tell.
Was there a recall on the 2008 Honda Civic Hybrid airbags?
Yes, 4 recalls: 19V502000, 19V378000, 17V030000. Check your VIN to see if your car still needs the free repair.
What year does the Honda Civic Hybrid have bad airbags?
The Honda Civic Hybrid model years with the most airbags complaints are 2005 (15 complaints) and 2008 (11 complaints).
Other 2008 Honda Civic Hybrid problems
Electrical 19Fuel system 19Engine 13Acceleration 6Transmission 3Visibility 3Body 2Brakes 2Driver assistance 2Wheels 2Locks 1Seats 1Steering 1Suspension 1
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