1997 Honda Civic: airbag warning light

Filed Jan 11, 2017 · Airbags, Electrical · 169,000 miles · IA

"takata recall" my airbags went off when I was turning and went over a a bump, and cracked my windshield really bad on the passenger side. The SRS red light had been on for quite some time before this. When this occurred it blew a fuse and I had to have it towed. I did not file a police report because I only have liability insurance for the car so insurance did not need it. I have also had problems with the wiring and the cruise control would not work and would honk the horn when I tried to use it

Filed Nov 20, 2014 · Airbags · 155,126 miles · VA

Srs light lit up to this date 11/20/2014.

Filed Aug 5, 2014 · Airbags · 96,102 miles · PA

Tl* the contact owns a 1997 honda civic. The contact stated that the SRS sensor illuminated in the vehicle more than once. The dealer remedied the failure. The manufacturer was notified. The approximate failure mileage was 96,102.

Filed Aug 1, 2014 · Airbags · 96,000 miles · PA

Tl* the contact owns a 1997 honda civic. The contact stated that the SRS light illuminated. The contact stated that the vehicle was not included in the federal safety agency campaign id number: 97v193000 (air bags). The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 96,000. Updated 9/9/14*cn updated 1/20/2015

Filed Jul 1, 2013 · Airbags · 60,590 miles · MA

Air bag warning indicator came on while driving in the city, just prior to entering onto the highway (approx 25 MPH). I'm the only owner and have not had an accident with this car. Took it to a honda dealer who said that it was the driver's side curtain air bag, but the service advisor noted "we have no way to tell you what the actual issue is with the side curtain airbag without taking your car apart which will take several hours..even after we take it apart, this work may require special order parts so we couldn't fix it immediately." they said while this light is on, the airbags don't work-how, at 60k miles, could an airbag be faulty? The dealer asked me 3 times if the car had ever been in an accident to which I repeatedly told them no, and that I am the only owner and bought it brand new. I'm concerned that honda has more airbag issues with later models like my 2007 civic ex as there are many complaints online. This same car has the engine block coverage extended due to a honda recall; the sun visor split (33k mi) and wouldn't go all the way up, I hit my head on this when it broke and it impacted visibility-someone brought a civil suit to get honda to address this. Further, this car's windshield wiper motor malfunctions (my VIN is covered with a tech service bulletin) and the wipers stop midway on the windshield impacting visibility--according to the tsb, honda decides whether they will absorb the repair cost for that safety issue (honda never proactively informed me that my VIN was affected when the car was still under warranty). At only 5 years old, the AC compressor broke due to poor design ($400 absorbed by me). Given what I perceive as a safety issue re: the airbags and the growing complaints online, it would be great if the federal safety agency would do something further regarding later model honda civic airbags and make honda accountable to consumers for safety issues.

Filed Jul 14, 2010 · Airbags · CA

Srs light on.

Filed Aug 19, 2009 · Airbags · 77,400 miles · OH

The SRS light came on my 1997 honda civic (about 78,000 miles) while driving and stays lit. The dealership (mathews honda 8-19-09) says the SRS unit has an internal failure. $762 plus tax to repair. After review it appears there are many experiencing this same failure so I felt it necessary to report the issue to you. Thank you for your time!

Filed Mar 4, 2009 · Airbags · 125,000 miles · WA

1997 honda civic air bag light on. Determined air bag module is bad. Searched the web and it seems thousands of accord, civic and prelude owners are having the same problem. The federal safety agency does have recall campaign id number: 97v193000 for passenger side airbag not put in right, how about one for a junk module??

Filed Aug 7, 2008 · Airbags · CA

My 1997 honda civic SRS light has come on 6 times within the past 5 years. Each time I brought it to honda service they said it was internal failure and reset it. They claimed it was caused by low battery charge, but then they declared battery was good. Finally had to replace the SRS module unit. The new unit only has 12 month warranty. Isn't the SRS unit a safety feature and shouldn't it be covered by lifetime warranty? First incident began in october 2003, followed by oct 2005, nov 2006, jun 2007, sep 2007, and finally in mar 2008.

Filed Jun 27, 2008 · Airbags · 75,000 miles · ME

Tl*the contact owns a 1997 honda civic. While driving at various speeds, the SRS light would remain illuminated on the instrument panel. The contact did not notice any differences in the vehicle prior to the failure. The vehicle had previously been serviced for the SRS issue, but it is still occurring. The vehicle has not been diagnosed by the dealer. The current mileage was 127,583 and failure mileage was 75,000.

Filed Jun 15, 2008 · Airbags · 45,000 miles · VA

Srs light stays on; airbags not working. Has been reset twice (yearly to pass inspection) ; comes on within ten minutes of reset. Dealer says there is no solution. Exactly what is an owner supposed to do?

Filed Jan 13, 2008 · Airbags · 110,000 miles · TX

The airbag warning light is illuminated on my 1997 honda civic cx. I took it to the dealer and they reset the light. The mechanic told me that if it comes on again only thing they can do is replace the computer that triggers the airbag at a cost of about $500 including parts and labor. After looking online I saw that many honda are having this problem with SRS lights. I guy wrote that he had his replaced three times in as many years and still has this same problem. Other people have reported that the airbags have deployed while they were driving less than 5 MPH over a speed bump. Another guy reported that his airbag failed to deploy when he hit a car. In both cases no one was seriously injured but the fact remains that the SRS system on these cars are not reliable. Honda of america is washing their hands of these cars. They say they are not responsible for systems that are over 10 years old. Please help us get them to do a recall. We would not mind spending the money but honda will only warrant the repair for one year and then we have to pay all over again. Thanks for your time.