The contact owns a 2008 Honda Odyssey. The contact stated while driving the vehicle at 45 MPH the front passenger tire flew off which caused the driver's front air bag to deploy with no warning light illuminated. The contact stated that after the air bag deployed his vehicle veered off the road and crashed into a cement block wall. The contact sustained injuries and was transported to the Banner Baywood Emergency Room. The local sheriff's department was on the scene after the accident but the contact was unsure if a police report was filed. The contact stated that he sustained injuries from the accident such as his lips were swollen, and received cuts on his face. The vehicle was towed to an impound lot. The dealer was contacted, and the vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 100,000.
2008 Honda Odyssey airbags problems
12 complaints (2% of all complaints for this car). Typical mileage when it fails: 55,000. 7 crashes reported.
- owner complaints
- 12
- of this car's complaints
- 2%
- typical mileage
- 55,000
- crashes
- 7
- recalls
- 0
Which part fails
Owners did not name a specific part.
At what mileage
Complaints by mileage at the time of the problem.
Honda Odyssey airbags problems in other years
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
What 2008 Honda Odyssey owners say
Most recent owner complaints, unedited.
When passengers are in the passenger seat, the airbag indicator light states airbag is off. I have informed the dealership where I purchased the auto about this several times. Nothing has been checked. I'm very concerned about this, my husband and I travel a lot now and a crash and a non working airbag could be the difference between life and or serious injury.
Odi complaint number 10263934 - unable to retrieve complaint from website. Can you please send me the link to review the complaint I made? The carfax report on my car states the air bag was deployed at the time of the accident. It was not and I had complained to the federal safety agency about honda that the airbag was not deployed and it was a major accident. I'm trying to correct the record with carfax, but I need to be able to show that I had raised this issue at the time of the accident. This is affecting the value of the van during time of sale
Srs airbag control unit failed. Warning light indicator appears periodically, both while driving and parked.
The airbag sensor will not go off of the dashboard and when my husband ran the scan on my car, nothing came up. This has been going on for some time now and in october I was in a front end accident and the airbags did not go off, but the icon is still on, on my dash. The icon is on at all times but there are days when it doesn't come on at all.
I was driving straight down a road at speeds below 50 MPH and suddenly felt a huge blow to the side of my head, along with a loud bang. I thought at first maybe a deer had come through my window, but both side curtain airbags had deployed. I did not hit anything and nothing had hit me. I did not run over anything either. I had the sheriff document that there was no damage to my vehicle. There were also cars behind me that witnessed this event. My vehicle was looked at by a regional engineering team from honda. Today a customer service rep call to say that it wasn't their (honda's) problem and they would not be offering any compensation because there were no internal errors showing up and there are no known issues with this vehicles SRS. They could not tell me why the airbag had deployed, only that their tests showed there was no internal errors. The rep said there are a lot of reasons an airbag can inadvertently deploy but since she wasn't driving with me that day she couldn't tell me why mine had, only that no internal errors showed up. The estimate to replace both side curtain airbags is over $8000.00.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 honda odyssey. The contact stated that another driver failed to yield and crashed into the front passenger side of the contact's vehicle. As a result, the vehicle spun several times and the front driver side air bag delayed to deploy. The driver suffered injuries to the neck, back, arms, and legs that required medical attention. The vehicle was towed to a collision center. It was unknown if a police report was filed. The approximate failure mileage was 38,000...updated 09-29-15
Tl* the contact owned a 2008 honda odyssey. While driving 5 MPH, the vehicle unintentionally accelerated and crashed into a brick wall. The contact stated that the air bags deployed, but failed to inflate properly causing the contact to sustain serious injuries that required medical attention. A police report was not filed. The vehicle was destroyed. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 55,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 honda odyssey. The contact stated while driving approximately 35 MPH, another vehicle crashed into the vehicle, causing a chain reaction. The air bags deployed and the contact sustained burns to both hands from the air bag fragments. A police report was filed of the incident. The vehicle was towed to a collision center. The manufacturer was notified of the problem. The failure mileage was unavailable.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 honda odyssey. The contact stated that while driving 15 MPH, another vehicle crashed into the driver's side of the vehicle. None of the driver's side air bags deployed, but the air bags on the passenger side did. The contact was transported by ambulance to the hospital for treatment of injuries. The vehicle was towed to an independent repair shop but the failure was not diagnosed. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and offered no assistance. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 24,600.
Questions about the 2008 Honda Odyssey airbags
Does the 2008 Honda Odyssey have airbags problems?
Owners have filed 12 complaints about the airbags of the 2008 Honda Odyssey, 2% of all its complaints.
At what mileage do 2008 Honda Odyssey airbags problems start?
The typical (median) mileage in owner complaints is 55,000 miles.
Was there a recall on the 2008 Honda Odyssey airbags?
There is no recall for this problem on this model year.
What year does the Honda Odyssey have bad airbags?
The Honda Odyssey model years with the most airbags complaints are 2003 (131 complaints), 2004 (111 complaints) and 2002 (99 complaints).
Other 2008 Honda Odyssey problems
Brakes 163Body 123Engine 55Transmission 41Electrical 33Acceleration 30Steering 27Fuel system 19Driver assistance 16Visibility 7Seats 6Suspension 5Tires 5Lights 4Locks 4Seat belts 3Wheels 3
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