My SRS light has been on, and the honda dealership around me never gave me a definite answer to why this is an issue. They said they are going to charge me for something that is defective on honda's end. Understanding that honda built its reputation on reliability and assurance, but this problem happened to so many hondas that I demand a recall.
2001 Honda Civic airbags complaints
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My daughter was driving 2001 honda civic lx sedan equipped with side airbag optional. While she was 3rd in line of cars stopped at red light, another car proceeded to left turn from intersecting road at speed, lost control, and crashed into her driver's side door. That driver then proceeded to leave the scene of the accident...hit and run. Damage to her car extended from just forward of the driver's door, the entire driver's door, and partly onto the driver's side rear door. The side impact air bag did not deploy. Damage to the car was extensive and the car has been totaled by state farm. Impact was strong enough to shatter the driver's side window, fracture the windshield, and push the car sideways into the curb on the passenger's side, damaging both the front and rear tires on the passenger's side due to curb impact. My complaint is why didn't the side airbag deploy?
Srs light lights up at regular interval, dealer resets computer and it goes off and then comes back again after sometime (irregularly). A safety concern as air bags goes off during this time, if this happens moments before a crash that is extremely dangerous.
The SRS light on my 2001 civic-ex came on at 75k miles. I have reset the system about 10 time an the light always comes on. The last time it happened I unbuckled my seat belt and the light just came on.
Dt*: the contact stated there was an accident while driving 35 MPH and none of the airbags deployed. The air bag light was not illuminated prior to the incident. The impact was to the front driver side. The contact was wearing a seat belt and sustained injuries. The vehicle was deemed totaled, and a police report was taken. The manufacturer was notified. Updated 12/01/06.
My SRS indicator light comes on and stays on with an error code 15-3, which effectively turns off my air-bags on my 2001 civic.
I was involved in an accident on 8/15/2006. My car (2001 honda civic) was badly damaged (front and back) and it was totaled. Surprisingly the air bags didn't come out. I like to complain to the appropriate authority.
Our 2001 honda civic ex was involved in an accident. A pickup truck turned in front of our vehicle and our front-end hit his side. The air bag(s) did not deploy nor did the seat belt work properly. The driver's head in the honda hit the windshield and the driver's neck hit the steering wheel.
In july 2004 my SRS light came on, my horn doesn't work now, my cruise control doesn't work. I have read bulletins on other web pages and I know my 2001 honda civic is not the only civic with this problem. Is this a safety issue? Will my airbags still work?
The SRS light on my 2001 honda civic has come on on at least three occasions. The first time it was under warranty so the dealership fixed it. The second time, it came on in june 2004, the car was out of warranty. The dealer diagnosed the problem as SRS unit failure and I spent close to $400 to replace it from the dealer. The light came on another time in 2005 but it turned off after a couple of days. This time, in sept 2006, the light has come on all of a sudden. I have researched this problem on the internet and it seems that this is a problem faced by most honda civic and accord owners. I believe this is a gave safety issues since the dealer indicated that the air bags wont deploy if the SRS light is on. I feel honda is not making enough efforts to fix the problem since it has been observed in 02 models as well. And I certainly do not feel happy about spending hundreds of dollars to fix it everytime it happens. Honda dealers have a scripted answer to this problem ..blaming it on electronic interference, laptops, cell phone usage. I think that is bologna.
The SRS light does not goes off during driving. The dealer told me that it will disable the airbag, and can cause serious problem to me. Just let other honda owners with the same problem. I am really concerned about the safety of the car and hope honda will do something about it.
On august 2, 2006 I was the driver of a vehicle that was involved in a head on collision with another vehicle at the rate of speed of approximately 30 MPH. My air bags in my car didn't deploy causing my head to impact to front windshield. I am experiencing major headache. The police officers that responded to the accident scene also questioned why there was no airbag deployment in my vehicle. The inspector from liberty mutual also questioned the malfunction of the airbags. The other vehicle involved in this accident had airbag deployment. The car was declared a total loss from my insurance company. Honda inspected the vehicle, however I never received a written report from them explaining the malfunction of their product. The car is still available for inspection as of this date. (9/13/06)
The SRS indicator light came on and wouldn't go off> I took the car to the local honda dealer where it was reset for a $30 diagnostic fee. The service manager said the diagnostic code indicated a low voltage situation and indicated that the battery tested fine. He asked if I did anything out of the ordinary that would have caused the problem and I told him that I had changed nothing in the way I operated the car. After looking at other complaints about this issue on your site, it seems this is a common affliction with honda's that has not been adequately addressed by the manufacturer and to replace the unit would be expensive for the owner. Honda should rectify this situation.
I was rear ended by a tacoma traveling 45 MPH while I was at a complete stop. As a result, I hit a mercedes that was stopped in front of me. My air bags did not deploy. Luckily, I sit far enough away from my steering wheel and was not injured. I spoke with beaudry honda in tucson, arizona and was ignored.
The "SRS" light on my 2001 honda civic lx came on a few months ago without any apparent reason and has not turned off. According to what I have read, this indicates that there is some type of a problem with the air bag / safety restraint system. As far as I know, honda covers only seat belts for the life of the car. Airbags are supposed to be so important (and are never used unless in a crash); I cannot understand why they do not cover these very important safety devices. From what I have read, the air bags will not deploy as long as that "SRS" light is on. This is a sad day for all americans. Who can afford to pay to have this repaired????? I know I can't. It seems this is a common problem with hondas. Hopefully there will be a recall before people get killed or seriously injured as a result.
The SRS sensor light stays on in my 2001 civic -- the dealer states that it is not under warranty to fix -- it is a costly repair. I only have 33,000 miles on the car. In reading the other complaints -- I see that it is a growing problem for this model and year of honda -- a recall would benefit all since it is a major safety concern.
Honda civic 2001 SRS light will not shut off - dealer can't fix - say air bags don't work when light is on.
The SRS light on my 2001 honda civic ex came on unexpectedly while I was driving the car. There was no crash, no front end damage...it just came on. I took it to the dealership where the car was purchased. They reset the light and told me that if it came on again, I would have to have the entire steering column replaced as the air bags would not work. This would cost me in excess of $800. While it was parked in the parking lot at work a few weeks later, the light came on again. Again, no damage. The car has less than 25,000 miles on it.
2001 honda civic ex sedan SRS light comes on and stay on. This is the second time as the first time the indicator was just reset but now it just stayed on. I think honda should have a recall on the SRS system as this is a safety issue as in the event of an accident the air bags would not go off. Also, the side airbag light would just flicker on and off. I think also that the federal safety agency should make honda do a recall on the SRS system as many 2001 honda civic owners have complained.
Svs red light came on indicating a failure of the air bag system.
The SRS light stays on all the time now.
I was driving my 2001 honda civic when a car ran a red light and drove into my driver side door. My complaint is that even though it was a side impact both of my front air bags went off, the problem was my car was still moving forward and I could not see where I was going and was very lucky to miss a light pole, a telephone pole, a electric grid box and several small trees all of which were in front of me. Like I said I was very lucky to miss all of those objects but if I had hit one I would not have had the air bags to protect me because they had already deployed. I have pictures of the car from after the accident and it clearly shows that there was not a single scratch on the front bumper that could have caused the deployment of the air bags. I am currently car shopping to replace the totaled vehicle and would love to purchase another honda but I have doubts of the safety of their air bag deployment system.
My 2001 honda civic ex SRS light came up last week. This car had lot of issues since I bought in 2000 december 1. Radio replaced 1 month after purchase. 2. Right front side wheel bearing was replaced within 6 months under warranty. It failed again in 2005. I had it replaced again in 2005 for $500. 3. Side airbag light reset within 2 years. It came back again in 2000. The dealer doesn't know what is causing the problem. Its going to cost me $600 to replace the sensor. 4. Front side windows get stuck and don't roll up properly in cold weather. In 2003 dealer replaced the motor for $600 but still doesn't work. 5. Replaced front struts in 2006 6. Power steering pump failed in 2006 will cost me $500 to replace. 7. Srs light came up and stays on in 2006. Don't know what it will take to get this repaired. Overall I think 2001 civic is a piece of junk.
On my 2001 honda civic lx, the supplemental restraint system (SRS) light comes on and has remained on for the past several weeks, indicating failure of air bags and/or seat belt pretensioners. This is apparently a problem with many of these vehicles and the repair to reset the system or replace the failed sensors/computers is not always successful (I.e. Light will eventually come back on). I have not repaired this as yet as I am waiting to see if honda will issue a recall notice.
Srs light stays on all the time / airbags do not function.
Srs light remains on in my vehicle. Visited forums that discussed same problems in other civic ex vehicles (also odyssey and accord models). Apparently it is a common problem. Dealership unable to fix the problem permanently.
Srs light in my civic is on and the dealer is unable to properly fix it even though I have found it is extremely common.
The SRS light came on and the dealer -- barber honda charged me $80 to reset it and no part needs to be replaced. This is a design fault that makes the customers pay unnecessary diagnoses and only benefit the dealer. This is a safety issue so the customer had no choice but to visit the dealer.
My 2001 honda civic lx 4 door SRS light came on this morning and will not turn off. This appears to be a problem with lots of honda civics. Honda needs to declare this issue a recall and fix the problem, without charging the customer diagnostic fees.
2001 honda civic SRS light comes on while driving. *ts the vehicle was taken to the dealer. The dealer's technician explained to the consumer that if an object weighing less than 70 lbs is placed in the passenger seat the SRS light would illuminate until the vehicle was taken to the dealer to be diagnosed and reset.
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