Tl* the contact owns a 2003 honda odyssey. The contact stated that the supplemental restraint system sensor light illuminated. The vehicle was diagnosed by the dealer, who advised that the SRS sensor was faulty and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified and no solution was offered. The failure mileage was 100,000.
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Service safety recall regarding SRS malfunction was performed on my van by paul miller honda in caldwell, nj on 12/21/2013. After the work was done, the SRS malfunction light comes on after 30 minutes of driving. Notified dealer and american honda. American honda opened a case for this, n012014-01-0200225. Was advised for a complete diagnostic report from the dealer. Went back to dealer for test on 1/4/14 and a dtc code 53-31, internal failure of SRS unit, was called out on test. Wants SRS unit replaced at my own expense. Advised by dealer that this not related to recall. The recall was adding wires on the harness wires set to the SRS unit. I was advised by american honda to seek diagnostic test to other dealer. Went to garden state honda in passaic, nj on 1/22/14 for a more thorough test. The dealer insist on replacing 2 year battery as this might causes dtc 53-31. Cca on battery was 450, recommended is 550. Told advisor that cca is for cold cranking/starting of van and irrelevant to the problem as long as output is a sustained 12 vdc and I do not have problem when starting the van. Forced to comply at my own expense. Problem still exists with new battery. On 2/6/14 and after 3 trips, dealer recommends replacement of SRS unit on my own expense and not related to recall like the first dealer. The dealer is uncertain if this will resolve the issues. This will be elimination process at my own expense. Van has never had any SRS fault for 10 years. Only after the recall was done when SRS fault light comes on. Now, safety of the driver and passengers are compromised. Air bag may deploy or may not deploy if and when needed. American honda will not cover the expenses based on the recommendation of dealer. Honda should shoulder all expenses related to the resolution of the SRS fault and the safety of the vehicle. Driver and passenger... Updated 02/27/14
Srs light appears. The mini-van was taken to service center and I was informed that the driver side airbag inflator module was defective and it needs to be replaced. I note that there is a recall on the 2003 honda odyssey driver side airbag inflator module recalls recalls and other components. However, honda refuses to include my van in the recall. The federal safety agency should include all 2003 honda odyssey in the recall.
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 honda odyssey. The contact stated that the driver was traveling approximately 30 MPH and crashed into the rear of another vehicle. The air bags failed to deploy. The contact was seated in the front passenger's seat and sustained a concussion, severe neck pain and was transported to the hospital via ambulance. The police were called to the scene and a report was filed. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was destroyed. The VIN was not available. The approximate failure mileage was 125,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 honda odyssey. The vehicle was included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 13v412000 (air bags) however, after the recall repair was performed the air bag light continued to illuminate. The dealer would not provide additional repairs. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 150,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 honda odyssey. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 13v412000 (air bag) and took the vehicle to the dealer for the remedy repair. The SRS warning light was illuminated at the time. The dealer stated that he could not repair the failure because the remedy was for the failure was not included in the recall remedy. The contact believed that the failure was related to the recall. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the problem. The approximate failure was 174,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 honda odyssey. The contact stated that the SRS warning light remained illuminated. The vehicle was taken the dealer where the technician diagnosed that the air bag was defective. The vehicle was included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 13v412000 (air bag) however, the dealer stated that the specific failure of the vehicle would not be covered under the recall campaign. The manufacturer was not made aware of the problem. The approximate mileage was 178,397. Updated 2/4/14
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 honda odyssey. The contact stated that while traveling approximately 70 MPH, another vehicle crashed into the contact head-on. The air bags failed to deploy. The front passenger sustained neck, knee, and chest injuries. The rear passenger sustained injuries to the abdomen. A police report was not filed. The vehicle was destroyed. The manufacturer was not contacted about the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 105,000.
The SRS warning light, indicating a problem with the airbags, illuminates periodically. Sometimes when I turn the car off and back on, the SRS light goes out, but it has been coming on more and more often.
Air bag light is on, technician says they won't deploy in an accident, although the car has never had a crash. We are original owners. Tech says it will cost $1,500 to fix them. Seems like a manufacturing defect.
The SRS instrument panel light came on and stays lit, indicating some kind of fault with the supplemental restraint system. I have a 2003 honda odyssey ex and I have become aware of the ongoing investigation (the federal safety agency action number: pe13020) regarding the deployment of airbags without a crash in this model year and model. I wanted to report that I too have the SRS light that has come on and stays lit in my van. I am worried that the airbag will deploy while driving and cause an accident and/or injury to the driver or passenger.
The airbag light comes on and stays on (2003 honda odyssey). I noticed that this is somehow linked to when I shut off my AC in preparation for reaching my destination, leaving the air running with air recycle on. I have taken it to the honda dealer thrice. When they ran a check the code indicated a problem in the cable. They managed to get the light turned off the first time around indicating that the cable may need to be changed. When the light came back on the second time about a week later the cable was changed. This time the light came back on even before I got the vehicle home from the dealer. The third time I was told that the code indicates a need for cable change and since the cable is new that is not a problem and will require an expensive investigation to get to the bottom of the issue. Since the light was out then they asked to try it out. Again three days later, today 8/26/2013 the light came on as I reached my drive way. This time too I had turned off the AC, leaving the air running for the last couple of minutes. I had been testing this since my third visit to the dealer (3 days ago) and today the light came on again.
Srs airbag warning light came on and stays on. When we had this checked at our local honda dealer, thelen honda (bay city, mi), we were told that the SRS unit has an internal malfunction would need to be replaced at a cost of about $650 to us. We have had all routine service completed at the honda dealer since we purchased the van. Recently, our 2002 honda civic was recalled for an airbag defect and this was remediated at the same dealer under the honda recall. This would seem to be a company systemic manufacturing defect worthy of manufacturer recall and replacement.
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 honda odyssey. The contact stated that while driving 15 MPH, the front air bags deployed inadvertently. The vehicle was taken to a mechanic, but was not repaired. The failure and current mileages were 197,000.
I purchased four goodyear assurance touring p225/60 r16 97t tires at sam's club in march 2011. These were installed on 2003 honda odyssey lx. Vehicle, including tires, were well maintained; tires were balanced, rotated periodically and monitored biweekly for the correct level of air pressure. The wheels were aligned. The van is non-commercial; only family / personal use. After 26 months and 27900 miles, one of the tires failed unexpectedly while in use. There were no warning signs of impending failure. Passenger side rear tire failed by blow-out at 65 MPH. Vehicle including tires had been subjected to state safety inspection 16 days before the incident and had passed. Nothing was noted about the condition of the tires on the occasion of the state inspection. The tires had been visually inspected by driver at the last fuel stop before the incident with nothing out of the ordinary observed.
Air bag warning light started to turn on and off from time to time. Since early 2012, the warning light has stayed on. The current mileage is just over 64000 miles.
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 honda odyssey. The contact stated that while proceeding from a traffic stop, she crashed into the rear of another vehicle at extremely low impact. The contact stated that the air bags deployed as the brakes were depressed. As a result, the contact sustained injuries to the face and lip from the impact of the air bag. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer to have a diagnostic performed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure and current mileage was 109,000.
On friday, february 15th, at approximately 7:00 pm, I was driving our 2003 honda odyssey with my family when we experienced a spontaneous airbag deployment while waiting at a stoplight. There was no one in front or behind us and I was completely stopped at the red light. The driver's side airbag deployed first with a loud "pop". Two to three seconds later the passenger side airbag deployed (where my wife was sitting). Fortunately, both of us were sitting back in our seats and I had my hands off the steering wheel. Neither of us were contacted by the airbags there was a third loud "pop" a couple of seconds after the deployments. The seatbelt tensioners also engaged and now do not function properly. I immediately pulled to the side of the road and confirmed that we had not been struck by anyone or anything. I brought the van into the honda dealership for an inspection, where we had purchased it a little more than two years earlier. The inspection report states that, "during service inspection did not locate any obvious impacts and/or damage." the dealership pulled codes 53-41 and 54-50, but said they could not get anymore information from the SRS unit until we had them replace the airbags. The honda dealership then gave us a quote of over $4100 to fix the airbags and seatbelts. I contacted honda of america and asked that the cause for the airbag deployment be investigated further. It took almost a month to get a corporate honda representative to inspect the vehicle at the same dealership as the first inspection. Last night I received the results of the second inspection, which gave no potential reasons for the deployment. We left the vehicle at the dealership, asking for more specific documentation on potential causes. My wife and I believe the airbag deployment was the result of a safety defect, and honda of america has refused to remedy the situation.
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 honda odyssey. The contact stated that the SRS warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where they advised him that the SRS unit needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and they offered no assistance. The failure and current mileage was approximately 168,000. *tr updated 05/17/13*lj the consumer stated the vehicle could not be repaired because it was out warranty. The consumer did not receive a repair notice. Updated 06/12/2013
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 honda odyssey. The contact stated that the driver was seated in the vehicle while parked and the air bags inadvertently deployed. The driver was taken to the hospital to treat serious injuries that resulted from the air bag deployment. The vehicle was towed to an authorized dealer but they were unable to diagnose the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was repaired and the contact paid the repair cost of $ 2331.22 the failure mileage was 45,649 updated 7/9/12 *cn the dealer replaced the driver inflator. Updated 07/10/12
While in route home from post op appt, my 2003 honda odyssey was struck and forced off the highway. We were traveling at 60mph when we were t-boned from vehicle in far left lane. The SUV that hit us was traveling faster, hit us a total of 3 times... Drivers passenger door, corner of the nose and in the front on the drivers side. Not one of my 6 airbags deployed and the seatbelts did not lock. The driver was like a ragdoll during our multiple 360's. The van is a total loss and back and neck pain is constant for both of us.
Tl*the contact owns a 2003 honda odyssey. The contact stated that while driving approximately 40 MPH, the driver side and passenger side airbags deployed suddenly. He then took the nearest exit when the airbags exploded again for a second time. After that, he got out of the vehicle to make sure that no one had hit him to cause the air bags to deploy but there were no signs of impact. The vehicle was inspected by a dealer who informed the contact that they were unable to diagnose the failure and that it maybe a mechanical failure but that the air bags should not have deployed unless there was an impact. The vehicle has not been repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 67,200.
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 honda odyssey. The contact stated the frontal air bag lights continues to illuminate. A mechanic reset the air bag light previously and now the light has returned. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer and the manufacturer had not been contacted. The failure mileage was 116,000.
2003 honda odyssey. Consumer states airbags on both side released and exploded without reason*tgw the consumer stated the passenger was injured from the air bag deployment. *jb updated 06/28/2017
The check airbag light repeatedly comes on even though it has been in for repair several times. The dealer has "reset" the system, changed the wiring and replaced the passenger side air bag. However, the warning light remains lit. There is something wrong with honda's air bag safety system and they seem to not have the answer for it.
1 month ago, I took my friend to atlanta (about a 5 hr. Trip) and the trip went smoothly until I dropped off my friend back in town. As soon as she left the car, I turned on the ignition, and the SRS light stayed on . I took the car to the dealership to have it fixed. I don't know why my car acts this strange, , a week later after dealership fixed the problem, , the SRS light came on again. So far , 3 times fixed. Each time they told me a different diagnostic code for 3 different parts that I should have replaced. So far, I've replaced the driver's side airbag, the opds unit, and the SRS harness. Yesteday, when my husband drove to store , SRS light came back again(exactly one week after 3rd time repaired) but this morning it was off. We made an appointmemt with dealership next tuesday for 4th time attemp.
My honda odyssey (2003 model with 21k miles) have the air-bag system failed for no reason (probably defect in manufacturing). The van has not been involved in any accident. For safety reason, it is imperative to have honda to check airbags function of others. As I know, 2005 odyssey has been recalled for airbag failure.
Summary: wiring problem that could potentially cause air bag deployment when turning steering wheel. The wiring inside the cable reel assembly in the steering column of my 2003 honda odyssey came apart inside. This wiring include SRS wiring as well as horn, lighting, and cruise control wiring. Upon removal of this part all copper contacts to all wires were exposed and any wire could have shorted to any other wire -- this could potentially cause the steering wheel SRS/air bag to be deployed while driving. Contacts were constantly being tugged at whenever the steering wheel was turned. Because the car has 42,000 miles and honda would not say they would pay to fix it, I repaired this myself in accordance with the honda service manual. I have pictures of the part, and have save the part in a zip-lock bag so that it can be analyzed.
After hitting a tree/road sign front air bags did not deploy. Dealership was notifed, but did not resolve the problem.
While driving 45 MPH, the driver depressed the brake pedal to slow the vehicle down. The vehicle continued to accelerate which caused a collision with two vehicles that were stopped ahead. The driver had to force the vehicle into park to get the vehicle to stop. The front air bags didn't deploy and the vehicle was declared totaled. *jb
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