Airbag light is on and won't go off. This means that airbag won't deploy. Took to vehicle dealer, and they said there would be a charge. Consuemr feels this is a safety issue and should not have to pay.
1997 Honda Civic airbags complaints
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While traveling 45mph consumer broadsided another vehicle, and neither airbag deployed.
Srs light stays on indicating a defect within airbag system even though it is never been used or deployed, possibly caused by computer which could result in inoperative airbags. *ak
Air bag warning light appeared on the dashboard, dealer said the air bag system control unit was defective and would not safely deploy in cas of an accident.
While driving 35mph another vehicle failed to yield while making a right turn. Honda "t" boned other vehicle. Upon impact with vehicle, neither air bag deployed. Driver hit steering wheel. Minor injury, but emergency room treatment.
Airbag light stays illuminated while vehicle is in motion. Dealer has inspected vehicle.
The SRS came on and will not go off. I contacted honda USA and they said that since it was out of warrenty it was at the dealers discreation if this would be covered. I then received a call from my local honda dealer and they stated that I would have to pay for the labor to find the problem and then they would decided if they would cover the rest under warrenty. I feel that since it so close to the warrenty period and something that should never fail it should be covered under the warrenty just like the seat belts are.
Consumer had to have the SRS module replaced & it wasa not covered under warranty. Light stayed on constantly.SRS module was a controller that allowed the airbag to deploy.
The airbag deployed without any accident or activity, I reported it to honda and they said it was not there fault, please let us know if we have any recourse in this situation, thanks
Srs control unit failed.
Vehicle was at a stop light when another vehicle rearended it after traveling 40mph & pushed it into another. Upon impact, driver's air bag failed to deploy. No emergency treatment. Has police report.
Consumer was traveling about 65mph on highway and tire hit a rock , and both airbags deployed. Driver suffered a burn on the left arm. He has contacted a honda dealership.
Consumer was involved in a 30 MPH frontal collision in which driver's or passenger air bags did not deploy, cause unknown.
Dealer didnot disclose accident damage prior to sail may have caused air bag failure by improper repair from major accdent before my purchase
The airbag sensor light stays illuminated while vehicle is in motion. Dealer has set the sensor prior to this incident. Manufacturer will be notified.
Air bag light sensor was remaining on. Vehicle hit a dog at 50 MPH, and both air bags deployed without inflating. Dealer notified.
The air bag falsly deployed when the right front tire went flat causing the consumer to crash into a utility pole. Consumer escaped with only a few bruises. Nlm
Involved in an accident and driver's air bag deployed, causing second degree burns near wrist, possibly due to gun powder in the airbag.
When vehicle hit a guardrail head-on there was no deployment of driver's side or passenger's side air bags. Vehicle was traveling 40 MPH when this happened. Vehicle will be repaired. *ak
While traveling noticed air bag indicator light on at all times. Dealer has been contacted. Please provide further information.
The air bag deployed and apparently burst causing severe eye injury a twelve year old child (my son) who was waering his seat belt. From the initial diagnosis of the ambulance crew to his chief cornea & other eye specialist - all of the damage was caused by the deployment of the air bag. We were struck from the driver's side by a speeding vehicle at an intersection in saginaw michigan. Because of the intensive injuries to my son, his care was transfered to the kellogg center, the regional eye trauma & care experts in michigan. According to chris surgeons - he sustained the most massive injuries (void of a fatality) surgeons has seen at the regional center. Every major part ofo his eye was damaged, the cornea- burned, the iris torn in several places, the lend dislocated & erupted (it has since been replaced), retina scarring, occular bone fractures, lost his upper tear duct, torn, seperated eye lid, and several others injuries internal to the eye and the facial area around his left eye, the left eye was the only eye damaged. My son is still undergoing surgeries, and other restorative medical procedures to restore his vision & his apearance. I tried to contact the honda corporation to no avail. I also contacted the u.s. Dept of transp safety to report the accident shortly after the accident - I was sent a form and spoke with a representative. I am filing this report as an assured way of having this case investigated, noted or looked into, this much damage should not have been done to my child. His physicians agree to this given their history of treating air bag injuries. Thus, one could conclude the air bad malfunctioned. I have since discovered scores of articles about the dangers of air bags - it bothers me that the public is made aware of thier dangers to infants but not as they relate to young children. I seek some follow-up t o this problem. The car displayed a made in america sticker on the back. I don't think that matters but I have owned hond
On dec.10,1999 was involved in accident.hit on driver side of vehicle then proceeded to hit a light pole head on.received serious amount of damage.consisting of broken nose,broken ribs,loss of bone teeth and tissue,bruised liver and lungs ,bleeding on the brain.
In a panic traveling at 70 MPH on the highway, the brakes were applied causing the vehicle to spin, the vehicle rolled over once landing on the hood. Vehicle experienced no deployment of airbag's. The dealer has been contacted.
While traveling at 40 MPH consumer had a head-on collision, and air bags did not deploy.
Vehicle was at a stop when another vehicle traveling at high speed rear ended the honda civic, causing it to have a frontal impact with another vehicle. Upon impact, airbags did not deploy, which did not protect the occupant in this crash. Please provide further information.
Consumer was driving in the rain, and ran in to back of the another vehicle. Upon impact, driver's airbag didn't deploy.
Consumer had head-on collison and neither air bag deployed. Consumer sustained muscular injuries.
No deployment of air bags did during accident.
Driver's side air bag did not deploy after a rear end collision at approx. 55 MPH impact. Dealer/mfr. Have not been contacted at this time.
Was traveling 25mph & rearended another vehicle sitting too far out in the lane. Left front end pushed backwards. Driver's air bag failed to deploy upon impact. Seat belt did not restrain driver whose head hit the windshield. Had cuts to face & lips from broken windshield.
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