Tl* the contact owns a 2008 honda civic. While parked, the air bag light illuminated on the instrument panel. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing or repairs. The approximate failure mileage was 7,200.
2008 Honda Civic airbags complaints
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Tl* the contact owns a 2008 honda civic. The contact was driving 45 MPH and crashed into another vehicle. The air bags did not deploy. The contact suffered minor cuts and two other passengers suffered head injuries. None of the passengers were transported to the hospital. The contact called the manufacturer to file a complaint but was unable to do so. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact was awaiting a decision on whether the vehicle would be deemed as destroyed. The failure mileage was 51,000. The VIN was not available.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 honda civic. The contact was driving 55 MPH when icy road conditions caused the vehicle to slide off the road and crash into a tree. The front air bags failed to deploy during the crash. The contact and the passenger had multiple injuries including head injuries, broken bones, and damaged nerves. A police report was filed. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was destroyed. The failure and current mileages were 36,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 honda civic. The contact stated while driving 45 MPH,to avoid crashing into another vehicle he crashed into a tree. The contact was confused by the actions of another driver who used the wrong turn signal causing the contact to maneuver out of the way and crash. The during the crash the contact suffered minor injuries. None of the of the air bag deployed during the crash. The contact called the manufacturer and filed a complaint. The manufacturer stated the air bag should have deployed which would avoided him hitting the steering wheel. The failure mileage was 32,000. Updated 09/07/11*bf updated 2/23/12
In march of 2009, december 2010, and may 2011, my passenger side airbag and seat weight system failed as indicated by the code read by the dealer. The dealer stated it was a major problem in the civics and was related to the side airbag wiring that has been failing. In may 2011, before my appt. To fix the wiring, an accident occurred and my passenger airbag did not deploy with a passenger in the seat and was hit with sufficient force/deceleration, casing some head injuries. Honda says its not a safety issue.
I was distracted while driving on s. Washington blvd, arlington, virginia in exiting onto s. Quinn street/columbia pike exit at high speed. I spun out of control and drove onto an island near the intersection, driving over a street sign and hitting a metal pole holding the traffic lights. Excessive damage to front end of vehicle, yet airbag did not deploy. I was only vehicle involved in the accident and had no passengers. I received hospital care the following day for whiplash and muscle pain in my neck and shoulder. The police office noted that it was unusual that the airbag did not deploy given the high speed and nature of the collision.
Tl*the contact owns a 2008 honda civic hybrid. The contact stated that while driving approximately 45 MPH, the vehicle rear ended a truck. No air bags deploy. The contact was injured (other injuries were not reported). A police report was filed. The vehicle had not been repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 50,000. The VIN was unavailable.
Bolsas de aire no se abrieron en choque. El auto es un honda civic ex 2008. Actualmente se enciende luz de aviso por dao. Lo reporte a la agencia de honda en costa rica y no se responsabiliza por reposicion.
To whom it may concern, I drive a 2008 honda civic ex, on 2/16/2010 I was in a car accident on the way to work. I tried to avoid a tractor trailer that was coming too close to me and by doing so I lost control of my vechicle and hit the guardrail to the left then spun me into the right lane hitting the guardrail to the right which in turn spun me again to the left and hitting the guardrail to the left face forward. None of the air bags deployed during the accident. As a result I sustained injuries to the left side of my head and upper, middle and lower back pain. I am currently in physical therapy and I am missing two weeks of work. The car was sent to the honda dealership in hartford, connecticut. The dealership told us that the car was totaled and when we asked them about the air bags not being deployed, they told us in turn that from the looks of it I did not hit the guard rail face forward, when I actually did. I did not have any side impacts, most of the damage is in the front and some on the back end. I am hestitant to buy another honda civic due to the air bags not deploying and I am afraid that this may occur to another honda owner. Honda is known to have safe vechicles however I am afraid the new honda civics may have a air bag problem, especially after my incident and my car being totaled.
I own a 2008 honda civic (purchased new) with under 25, 000 miles. I immediately had to have to rotors resurfaced when I took delivery of the vehicle...as I was driving home, I could feel the brakes pulsating when I applied the brakes. I returned to the dealer and they had to resurface the rotors then. After that, the first problem I had was with the rear wheel bearings and the left rear brakes (pads, caliper, rotor). At approximately 18k both rear wheel bearings needed to be replaced, the left rear caliper was frozen, the pads were worn due to that and the rotor needed to be resurfaced. The repairs were covered under warranty and no explanation could be given as to a reason for the premature wear. At approximately 20k, I had to have the front rotors resurfaced (both right and left) due to premature/uneven wear). Unfortunately, this was done by my own mechanic during routine maintenance and is not documented by honda (I spoke to honda and was told it was most likely due to "driver/road conditions and there was no way to tell since it was not repaired by a dealer). Recently, I noticed the parking brake sticking/freezing and brought the car in for service. The brake pads on the right rear, were unevenly/prematurely worn and the caliper was frozen. Both rear rotors had to be resurfaced again! These repairs were also covered under warranty, but again, no explanation could be given as to what keeps causing this premature wear of the brakes. Also, this morning, the "side air bag off" indicator light came on and now needs to go back for service again (2nd time in a week).
My husband was in an accident where he was hit by another vehicle. The drivers side, and the steering wheel airbags deployed airbags deployed. My husband suffered numerous internal bruising , a fracture in his back and a dics that bulges in his back, he was the driver of the vehicle and all these injuries are mainly on his left side of his body where the drivers side air bag deployed. He was told from doctors that he is lucky to be alive, but his injuries could take in excess of a year to heal. He was hit in the front of the vehicle and the vehicle has been totaled due to the damage. He said that when they air bags deployed it took away his breath because the force that the air bags deployed was extreme.
My daughter was a passenger in a 2008 honda civic 4dsd. While in a parking lot, they were cut off by another vehicle, and struck such vehicle broad side. The air bags were deployed, at which time my daughter was struck in the face by parts of the dash board. When the air bag deployed it broke the dash in such a way that she was stabbed in the forehead by the dash board pieces. I do know air bags are a good safety device.the way the dash board securing this system, broke, is not safe,and needs to maintain its base to work properly. In this case, the dash breakage, takes away the benefit expected from this airbag system. She was hospitalized, and needed 23 stitches. This could have been worse if it hit her in the eye, and is an un acceptable consequence to a low speed crash.
I recently purchased a 2008 honda civic. I had a wreck and it was totaled. A chevrolet tahoe hit the front end of my civic going at least 65 MPH and smashed the whole front end. The impact was very strong causing the tahoe to flip. My air bags did not deploy, when my car was looked at to see if it was totaled or if it could be fixed, the adjustor said my airbags should have deployed. Where the sensor is, is completely smashed. I bought my honda civic because I heard they were very safe cars, and although no one was severely injured in the accident, I don't know if I should buy another honda civic if the air bags aren't going to deploy when they should.
I was driving along in 6 lanes of 1-way traffic when the car to my right made a left-hand turn in front of me forcing a collision. I was in a pattern of acceleration following a previous stop at a red light and was traveling at approximately 35 MPH at the time of impact. I had no passengers with me. The point of impact to my vehicle was the front as I hit the turning vehicle on the driver's left side forcing release of the driver's side airbag in that vehicle. My driver's airbag never deployed. I was wearing a seatbelt. I sustained neck and upper back strain (whiplash) and was taken by ambulance to a local ed where I underwent x-rays to evaluate for damage to my cervical spine area (negative) and treatment for pain.
Tl*the contact owns a 2008 honda civic. The contact's vehicle was rear ended by another vehicle. Her face struck the steering wheel, which caused her nose to break and injuries to her left eye. None of the air bags deployed in her vehicle. A police report was filed. The contact feels that the vehicle is unsafe because the air bags did not deploy. The manufacturer would not assist. The speed was unknown. The current mileage was 8,300 and failure mileage was 7,980.
On april 18th 2009, the side airbag (driver's side) and side curtain airbag (driver's side) in my 2008 honda civic, deployed with no reason while I was stopped (not moving) and waiting for the green light at a traffic light. I had ringing in my ear for more than 16 hours and a bruised arm for more than 8 days. No one from american honda asked me if I was ok for three weeks. Even though I took my car to the dealer right away (20 minutes after the incident happened), my car, that I bought brand new from the same dealer 10 months ago, has been sitting at dealer's service to be fixed. I have been paying for the rental car and the car payment. On may 15th 2009 (after two inspections that were performed over three weeks by american honda) the dealer gave a form titled 'release of all claims''. The service manager told me if I signed the paper the car would be fixed and ready in two days. Insurance company also confirmed that there was no accident or any damage to the car. Below are my concerns about the above brief description of my experience: 'why am I supposed to sign a paper to get my car fixed that should have already been fixed and covered by the warranty? 'what kind of customer service and satisfaction is this? 'does american honda have a right to do this to me? 'if they are capable of giving me a nightmare like this, what kind of rights do I have against them? 'how can I defend myself and start the procedure without a lawyer wanting to take the case (since it is not a big case in their words)?
Tl*the contact owns a 2008 honda civic. While driving approximately 35 MPH on normal road conditions, the front and rear passenger side air bags were exposed from the outer liner. There was no deployment. The air bag warning indicator illuminated on the instrument panel and remained lit until the engine was turned off. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer for inspection and they stated that the air bags were expelling from the head liner. The vehicle has not been repaired. The failure mileage was 5,500 and current mileage was 7,256.
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