1995 Honda Accord Air Bags

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 40MPH THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIRBAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AS A RESULT MINOR INJURIES TO THE DRIVER'S FOREARM AND THE PASSENGER'S HEAD WERE SUSTAINED. THE VEHICLE DID NOT IMPACT ANY KNOWN ROAD DEBRIS. THE DRIVER MAINTAINED CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AFTER THE INCIDENT. THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT WAS NOT ILLUMINATED PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. THE POLICE DEPARTMENT WAS ALERTED AND A REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN AWAY FROM THE INCIDENT AND RETURNED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE INSURANCE COMPANY HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHICH DETERMINED THIS WAS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED BUT WILL ONLY SPEAK WITH THE INSURANCE COMPANY. THERE WAS NHTSA RECALL, # 96V217000 ISSUED IN 1996 FOR AN UNWARRANTED DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIRBAGS. THE CONTACT IS NOT THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THE VEHICLE THEREFORE IT IS UNKNOWN IF THE RECALL WORK WAS PERFORMED OR IF THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED.

DT: THE CONTACT STATES THE SRS LIGHT IS ON, AND ACCORDING TO THE DEALERSHIP THIS CONTROLS THE AIR BAGS ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER'S SIDE. SHE NOTICED THIS IN MAY-05. THE CONTACT TOOK THE CAR IN TO THE DEALERSHIP IN JUNE-05. IT WILL COST $350.00 TO FIX THE PROBLEM. IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY BECAUSE HONDA TOLD HER THIS IS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR ON THE VEHICLE. THE MILEAGE ON THE CAR AND THE YEAR OF THE CAR ARE ALSO FACTORS IN DETERMINING THE WARRANTY COVERAGE. THE AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. THE CAR HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT.*AK

THE SRS LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD AND REMAINED ON WHILE DRIVING. DRIVER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE AIR BAG MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING. THE SRS LIGHT ILLUMINATES THE DASH BOARD. THE ECU HAD TO BE REPLACED. THERE IS A RECALL NUMBER 96V217000. CONSUMERS VEHICLE IS DOING THE VERY SAME THING. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *NM

THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WHEN THE IGNITION WAS TURNED ON. THE AIR BAG HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURE REFUSED THE CLAIM. *JB

MY SRS LIGHT HAS COME ON AND WHEN I HAD IT CHECKED BY THE MECHANIC I WAS TOLD THAT THE SRS CONTROL UNIT HAD FAILED AND NEEDED REPLACING, TO THE TUNE OF ~$500. I RESEARCHED YOUR RECALL DATA BASE AND FOUND THAT A RECALL WAS ISSUED IN SEPT OF 1996 (96V217000). THIS RECALL REPLACED THE SRS CONTROL UNIT. WHEN I CALLED HONDA I WAS TOLD THAT RECALL DID NOT APPLY TO MY VEHICLE. MY VIN # IS [XXX]. WHILE RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM I HAVE DISCOVERED THERE ARE A LOT OF THESE UNITS FAILING ON HONDAS AND I WAS WONDERING IF THIS RECALL SHOULD HAVE COVERED A BROADER UNIVERSE OF VEHICLES.*AK UPDATED 07/25/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

AIR BAG LIGHT APPEARED AND REMAINED ON THE DASHBOARD UNTIL THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR ANALYSIS, AND MECHANIC NOTICED THAT THE CLOCK SPRING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

1995 HONDA ACCORD EX PROBLEMS WITH SRS ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT.*MR THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THAT THE SRS ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONSUMER IS NOT THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THE VEHICLE AND WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THE ORIGINAL MODULE WAS EVER REPLACED UNDER RECALL 96V217000? *NM

WHILE DRIVING THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE SRS LIGHT HAD ILLUMINATED. THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM HAD NOT BEEN DETERMINED, HOWEVER THE DEALER HAD SERVICED THE VEHICLE ON A NUMBER OF OCCASIONS FOR THIS PROBLEM ALONE. *NLM THE BATTERY WAS CHANGED IN ORDER TO REMEDY THE SRS LIGHT PROBLEM. THE DEALER DIDN'T CHARGE FOR THE FIRST TWO BATTERY'S. *SCC *JB

THE VEHICLE HIT A SEMI-TRUCK AT 30 MPH. AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTO BODY SHOP AND THE MECHANIC STATED THE AIR BAGS WERE FINE. *JB

WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH ON A DIRT ROAD AND WITHOUT HITTING A BUMP OF ANY SORT, THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THERE WAS A RECALL ON THAT PARTICULAR PIECE OF EQUIPMENT AND IT HAVE BEEN REMEDIED.

THE AIRBAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHICH INDICATED THERE WAS A PROBLEM. HONDA REFUSED TO FIX THE PROBLEM BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF DATE. *NLM *SCC *JB

SRS LIGHT CONTINUES TO STAY ON. DEALER STATED THAT IF LIGHT IS ON AIR BAGS ARE INOPERATIVE.*AK

AIRBAG COMPONENT FAILURES

WHILE DRIVING, THE DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE HIT A CURB AND THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. *JB

AIR BAG S ON THIS VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME DEFECT AS STATED IN RECALL 96 V 217 000; BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK THE SRS LIGHT STAYS ILLUMINATED ALL THE TIME. DEALER STATED THIS WAS A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT. *PH

WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED THE FRONT AIR BAG DEPLOYED. *NLM

WHILE TRAVELING AT 35 MPH, CONSUMER STATES " LOST CONTROL ANOTHER VEHICLE HIT CONSUMER'S VEHICLE, AND THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AFTER THE ACCIDENT. AS A RESULT DRIVER'S HEAD WAS INJURED. *AK

AIR BAG LIGHT FLASHED ON AND OFF. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY THE DEALER IT WAS DETERMINED THAT SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WAS RECALL 96V217000; HOWEVER, THIS VEHCLE IWAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.*AK

RECALL 96V217000 REPAIRS CONCERNING AIR BAG WAS PERFORMED WITH ITEM REPLACED IN 1999. PART HAS NOT BEEN WORKING AGAIN, AND HONDA HAS NOT SHOWN ANY RESPONSIBILTY OF REPLACEMENT. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

THE AIR BAG SYSTEM HAS FAILED 3 TIMES IN 120,000 MILES 7 YEARS. DT

WHILE DRIVING NOTICED AIR BAG SRS INDICATOR LIGHT ON THROUGH OUT TRAVEL. CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THIS PART WAS UNDER RECALL FOR CARS MANUFACTURED BETWEEN APRIL 1994 AND FEBRUARY 1995. *JG *AK

RED LIGHT ON DASH ILLUMINATED. TOOK TO DEALER, AND THEY STATED THAT COMPUTER FOR AIRBAG DIED, AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. DRIVER FELT THIS WAS VERY UNSAFE BECAUSE THIS LIGHT WARNED DRIVER THAT THERE MIGHT BE A PROBLEM WITH AIRBAG.THERE WAS A RECALL 96 V 217 000 ON ANOTHER MODEL FOR SAME PROBLEM.*AK

WHEN I TURNED ON THE IGNITION THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON. I TOOK THE CAR TO HONDA AND THEY SAID THE COMPUTER COMPONENT IN THE AIR BAG SYSTEM WAS DEFECTIVE. IT WOULD COST $600 TO $800 DOLLARS TO REPAIR/REPLACE. I CONTACTED HONDA THREE TIMES AND THEY WOULD NOT REPAIR THE AIRBAG SYSTEM SAYING THAT ALL PARTS ON THE CAR WEAR OUT AND HAVE TO BE REPLACED AND THAT IS MY RESPONNSIBILITY. I ARGUED THAT SOMETHING LIKE A SAFETY DEVICE IN STANDBY CONDITION COULLD NOT WEAR OUT SINCE IT WAS NEVER USED. THEY PERSIST IN SAYING ALL PARTS OF A CAR WEAR OUT AND HAVE TO BE REPLACED. I NEED HELP. ROY SUTZ NLM

WHEN DRIVING LOST CONTROL AND HIT ANOTHER CAR HEAD-ON. DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT COME OUT, BUT PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID COME OUT. *AK