Dt: the contact stated that both frontal airbags deployed without cause on october 2, 2005. The driver of the vehicle sustained minor injuries. There were no accidents. The airbag warning light came on after both airbags deployed. The vehicle had previously been in an accident before he purchased it. And the airbags did not deploy when the accident occurred. When the contact took the vehicle to dealer for inspection they could not find the cause ofr the deployment.
1997 Honda Civic airbags complaints
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I recently purchased a 1997 honda civic from my sister, who did not realize that the SRS light being on was a problem. It has been on for the last 4 years (since about 60k miles). I am looking into having it replaced, but according to my research, honda does not know how to fix it. Everything that I have read about this problem indicates that it is a $400+ repair and the repair does not last. They have blamed it on a multitude of things including using a cell phone, a low battery, and a defective part. This makes honda vehicles unreliable and more importantly, unsafe. I have read about this problem on many different makes and models of honda vehicles.
Dt: the SRS light came on and took to dealer, they performed diagnostic test pulled code 22 high resistance in passenger airbag. Tech suggested to replace passenger air bag at cost $837.00. The consumer went the federal safety agency wed site and there was a recall on 1997 honda civic. Spoke to manufacturer, they said recall did not apply to the VIN.
1- car has had problems with SRS light for several years now 2- number of things done to fix and still not fixed - this is a completely stock vehicle from the factory- no moods! The dealer says with the SRS light on the car absolutely has no airbags that will work. 3- changed the battery, took it into a dealer and he reset it, still not fixed. Dealer says they can't do anything about it.
Srs light stays on. Airbags wont work.
The left and right air bags went off inadvertently while driving. Driver applied the brakes and the pedal went to the floor. This caused the driver to lose control of the vehicle and crashed into a sewer drainage hole. Driver sustained minor injuries, and went to the hospital on her own. The vehicle was towed.
The air bag warning light came on while driving, rendering the air bags inoperative in the event of a crash. Dealership indicated that this occurred because the SRS unit failed. The SRS unit needed to be replaced.*ak
In december 2002, we replaced the air bag sensor/control module in our 1997 after the SRS warning system light activated and the computer confirmed the problem. Less than two years later, the same problem recurred (august 2004), and american honda is refusing to replace the part ($400+) because the one-year warranty has expired. It took nearly 95,000 miles for the first unit to fail, and less than 20,000 for the second one to fail. This is my third and, will be my last, honda.
While driving, the vehicle struck a pot hole, and the passenger's side air bag deployed. However, the driver's seat belt did not lock, and passenger struck his face on the steering wheel. *ak the passenger air bag did not open and the check engine and the air bag light remained on.
While driving at 50 MPH, the consumer hit a guard rail. Upon impact, the air bags did not deployed. The driver sustained bruises to his chest.
Srs (airbag) light came on and stays on.his happened about 4 months ago during normal use. I need to get this fixed.
Honda civic ex - SRS light came on for no reason.
The SRS light keeps on! Checked 1 time and got cleared off by honda dealer. 10 ten days later, the light was back on. Check it again and light again? 70 bucks for checking every time. What is a juck! Now I drove without the air bag working!
Vehicle has a subtle light that will not go off. It's an indication that the air bags will not deploy. *ak
Air bag indicatior kept on all the time.
While driving hit a deer, ran off a six foot embankment, and hit two brick walls. Upon impact, front air bags did not deploy until the end of the crash. Driver sustained bruises to the chest and knee, and was transported to the emergency room. The insurance company deemed the vehicle a total loss.
The check engine light illuminated and would not go off. *ph the vehicle was taken tot he dealer who determined that the driver's side air bag had apparently deployed prior to the consumer owning the vehicle. The technician told the consumer to contact the federal safety agency to obtain permission to have the air bags turned off.
Air bag light indicator flashed, then it stayed on the dashboard. Dealer indicated it will cost $75.00 to diagnose what was the cause of the problem.
Consumer was involved in a rear end collision while traveling at 40 MPH. Upon impact, none of the airbags deployed. The SRS light was on after the accient jbut the manufacutre refused to inspect the air bag. They just indicated by observation that the way the vehcile was hit that it didn't impact the sensor to trigger the air bag to deploy. The vehicle was involved in another head on collision a year later. Upon impact the windshield crack and the interiror rear view mirrow detached. Also several engine components were mangaled upon impact. The vehicle is totaled.
Srs light illuminated. There was no recall for the air bags.
Srs indicator light will not go off. Dealer (honda of new rochelle) has seen car on issue three times. First time simply reset it. Issue recurred within 10 months. Second time dealer replaced the SRS control unit and charged me approximately $550. One week later the issue recurred. Dealer now says the battery has a low charge and that is the cause. They want to replace the battery for over $150.
I own a 97 honda civic lx 4dr and have been in 3 accidents w/o air bag deployment. In 9/98 I was rear-ended at 40 MPH which bent the frame of my car and cost several thousand to repair. Honda service said that the airbags would not deploy unless there was a sudden decel and/or frontal impact. A few mos later in 01/99, I was in an accident and the police rpt states that I broadsided a 81 cadillac on the front driver's side at approx 35 MPH. The front end of the cadillac was detroyed. I injured my neck, back, and shoulder as the seat belt did not lock when I flew forward. After the accident, I went to honda cars of mesa for body repair. It cost several thousand $, w/ significant front end damage and a bent frame. My air bags did not deploy in this accident. I requested an air bag fcheck and my friend and I were told by the mgr of service that the air bags were ok and the SRS knows when to deploy the airbags. He said that the collision was not enough to cause the airbags to deploy; however, I had direct frontal impact at 35 MPH. My car was also backed over by a garbage truck in5/99 w/o air bag deployment. In 04/03, I began to have probs with the SRS light coming on and staying on. The light was staying on until the car was restarted. Within 2 wks, my SRS light stayed on. I took my car to a honda certified mechanic. He said the SRS unit was bad and the code given was 7-2, 7-3 which indicates a bad unit and requires replacement. The part cost was $370. And the labor was $75. The day after the repair, the SRS light came on and stayed on. Within 2 mos the part went bad and the unit gave the code 7-2, which indicates replacement w/o diagnostics. He felt the initial part may have been bad and replaced it w/ honda's parts warranty, but if it happened again, there was another cause for the malfunction.the prob happened the day after I left the shop and the light is on again during most trips. My mechanic stated that the dealer will need to contact their tac.
The SRS indicator light flickered on & off for several days, and now remains on all the time. The dealer says it is a malfunctioning unit that will cost $500+ to replace. The car has only 38000 miles on it, and does not fall under the airbag recall from november '97. Has honda looked into this problem for all of its models?
Srs light stayed on. Dealer stated "bad unit", cost unit:$495.00 labor:$119.25 mileage:43,203 this is my third honda, but the first to give any problems. Although I could find no recall issued about SRS units in honda's, I did find 47 complaints filed with the federal safety agency(not counting mine). I didn't include numerous reports of failure to deploy airbags, airbags deploying w/o cause and airbags deploying w/o inflating. I find it very disheartening that a company such as honda would hide a obviously dangerous safety defect from it's consumers.
Srs light came on 1/24/03 and stayed on. Took to dealer, manchester honda, on 1/28/03 for service and was told SRS unit failure code 7-2. I have a 1997 honda civi with 71,464 miles on it. The part that needs replacement is #77960-s04-n81. The part costs $368.70 and the installation charge quoted for me was $72.00. It cost me 85.86 to have the problem diagosed. The service repair man insisted this was not a defective part, I would have to pay for repairs. I've researched your web site and found numberous bulletins detailing failure of the SRS system with the 1997 honda civic. I also found recent similar complaints regarding the SRS system for 2003 honda civics and 2002 honda accords. Clearly this is a safety defect that honda and the federal safety agency has known about for some time and there has yet to be a recall. This poses a threat to my personal safety. I was explicity told that until I have this repair done, the control system for the SRS would not deploy the airbags in my car should I get into an accident. I am forced to make an expensive repair to a defective honda component that the dealer should be paying for and correcting. And yet they are obviously ignoring the problem and selling 2003 models that obviously have the same defective components. Honda needs to be ordered to begin a recall immediately, since they obviously are not interested in fixing the problem voluntarily.
The air bag light illuminated, a recall 97-v-193 had been issued on similar makes and models, however, consumer was informed the damaged part was not involved in the recall. *jg
While driving the SRS senor light constantly stays on. Consumer had vehicle diagnoise by dealership who informed her that the SRS computer senor was bad which may cause air bags not to deploy in an accident. Ts
Consumer states that while driving at 50 MPH the consumer was involved in a head on collision with another vehicle and none of the front air bags deployed. Contacted dealer. Mr
The SRS light stay illuminated while driving. The dealership has inspected the vehicle. *ak the dealer stated that the SRS light staying illuminated was caused by internal SRS unit failure.
Srs light has come on 3 times. The first two visits petersen motors reset the system, found nothing. The first time petersen motors suggested it was caused by low battery voltage. Nonsense, they didn't find the problem and the battery is new. They cleared the code and charged $72. After the 2nd visit, I was told if it happens again they would have to replace the driver's airbag. After the 2nd visit the light came back on within 2 weeks. After 3rd incident, petersen motors stated over the phone it is the control unit which would cost about $460 to replace. On each of the 3 occasions, I stopped the car briefly. When I restarted my car, the SRS light came on and stayed on. At this time I haven't had this problem fixed. 2 of 4 original firestone tires failed. The 1st failure occurred as I drove the car off the lot - it had a radial pull, causing the car to turn upon acceleration. The 2nd firestone tire failure occurred at about 26,000 miles. After driving several hours at 75 MPH on a 95 degree day, there was a bulge in the sidewall. At that time I replaced all 4 tires with a different brand. Nlm
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