1996 Honda Accord Air Bags

THE SRS LIGHT REMAINS ON. *JB

I STARTED THE IGNITION OF MY 1996 HONDA ACCORD EX AND THE PASSENGER AIRBAG DEPLOYED UNEXPECTEDLY. THE EXPLOSION WAS VERY LOUD AND CRACKED THE WINDSHIELD OF THE CAR. I WAS NOT MOVING AT THE TIME. THE CAR WAS STILL IN PARK WITH THE BRAKE ON. I GOT VERY SCARED.

THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED. *JB *NM

SRS LIGHT COMES ON AT START UP AND STAYS ON. ABS LIGHT COMES ON AND COSTS OVER A $1000.00 TO REPLACE MODULATOR. THIS IS RIDICULOUS!!!*AK

WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED/RUNNING FRONT AIR BAGS INADVERTENTLY DEPLOYED, SHATTERING THE FRONT WINDSHIELD. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE STOPPING AN ONCOMING VEHICLE TRAVELING 60 MPH STRUCK CONSUMER'S VEHICLE HEAD ON. UPON IMPACT, FRONTAL AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. *AK

THE SRS LIGHT FOR THE AIRBAG ILLUMINATED AND WOULDN'T GO OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE MECHANIC AND THEY RESET THE SRS LIGHT, THEN THE LIGHT CAME BACK ON. *PH THE 1995 HONDA ACCORDS HAD A RECALL ISSUE AND THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE PROBLEM MAY HAVE AFFECTED THE 1996 MODELS. *SCC *JB

SRS LIGHT CAME ON AND WILL NOT GO OUT. CAR WAS TAKEN TO DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. DEALER SAYS SRS UNIT HAS INTERNAL FAILURE, (CODE 8-5) NEEDS REPLACING. UNIT FAILURE IS NOT COVERED BY MANUFACTURER. THERE ARE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS SIMILAR TO THIS ONE, WHY IS HONDA NOT RECALLING THIS SYSTEM?? RESEARCH SHOWS MANY PROBLEMS WITH AIR BAG SYSTEMS ON THIS 1996 MODEL.*JB

SRS FAILED DUE TO A FAULTY CONTROL UNIT.*MR THE CONSUMER REQUESTED POSSIBLE WARRANTY ASSISTANCE FOR HIS AUTOMOBILE, WHICH HAD TWO INCIDENTS WHERE THE RESTRAINT SYSTEM FAILED DUE TO A FAULTY CONTROL UNIT, THE DEALER REPLACED THE UNIT, BUT THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN. IT'S HAS NOW BEEN DIAGNOSED AS A NON FUNCTIONING PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG. *CB *JB

TWO MAJOR SAFETY RELATED PROBLEMS REGARDING TO THE SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT SYSTEM. IN JULY 2000 THE SRS SYSTEM FAILED DUE TO A FAULTY CONTROL UNIT. IN JULY 2003 THE SYSTEM AGAIN FAILED AND WAS DIAGNOSED AS A NON-FUNCTIONING PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG.*AK

THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH BOARD AND STAYED ON. *JB

THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT, AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.*JB

AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD, VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED 3 TIMES FOR THE SAME ISSUE.*JB...*AK

WHILE SITTING AT AN INTERSECTION WAITING FOR THE TRAFFIC LIGHT TO CHANGE ANOTHER VEHICLE HIT CONSUMER'S VEHICLE FROM BEHIND AND DRIVER'S AIRBAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. TS. *AK

CONSUMER STATES THAT AIR BAG SYSTEM FAILED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. AIR BAG HAS NEVER DEPLOYED. MR

CONSUMER STATES THAT AIR BAG SYSTEM FAILED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. AIR BAGS HAVE NEVER DEPLOYED. MR

CONSUMER STATES THE SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT WARNING LIGHT FLASHED ON THE DASHBOARD, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN INTO THE DEALERSHIP WHICH RESULTED IN THE CESSATION OF THE FLASHING WARNING LIGHT, HOWEVER CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS NOT FIXED AND THE CONSUMER WOULD BE RESPONSIBILE FOR ADDITIONAL REPAIRS.*JB JG

WHILE TRAVELING A LOW SPEED BOTH AIRBAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT AN IMPACT TO VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

SRS DASH BOARD LIGHT HAD BEEN INTERMITTENLY STAYING ON AFTER ENGINE START UP. TURNING OFF AND ON ENGINE WOULD CAUSE LIGHT TO GO OFF. TWO DAYS AGO, LIGHT STAYED ON AND WILL NOT GO OFF, WHILE INGNITION IS ON. SYSTEM WAS SCANNED AND CODE INDICATES AIR BAG PASSIVE RESTRAINT CONTROLLER HAS FAILED. AIR BAG SYSTEM IS INOPERABLE. THE AIR BAG IN THIS VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN ACTIVATED. THIS APPEARS TO BE A SYSTEM DEFECT SINCE CONTROL UNIT HAS NEVER HAD TO BE ACTUATED. HONDA SHOULD BE ASKED TO COVER THIS ITEM BY RECALLING VEHICLE FOR THIS SAFETY DEFECT. MR

AIR BAG LIGHT WILL COME ON. AFTER TAKING VEHICLE TO DEALER, DEALER NOTED THAT AIR BAGS MAY NOT DEPLOY.*AK

CONSUMER STATES THE AIRBAG LIGHT STARTED TO BLINK ON AND OFF, THEN IT STAYED ON. TOOK TO DEALER AND STATED THE SRS SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. NLM *TT

THE SRS LIGHT ILLUMINATED. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A PERSONAL MECHANIC WHO INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THERE WAS A COMPUTER GLITCH WHICH NEEDED TO BE DEALT WITH BY HONDA'S SERVICE DEPARTMENT. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND THE GLITCH WAS CORRECTED. THE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN AND CONSUMER WAS INFORMED BY A HONDA REP. THAT THEY DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM, THEY ONLY RESET THE COMPUTER. *JG *DT

CUSTOMER WAS DRIVING ON A ROUGH ROAD APPROXIMATELY 30MPH AND AIR BAG DEPLOYED FOR NO REASON. THE INSURANCE COMPANY WILL COVER THE DAMAGE TO THE CAR BUT NOT THE REPLACEMENT OF THE AIR BAGS. WE'RE WANTED TO KNOW IF THERE ARE ANY RECALLS FOR THE AIRBAGS AND IF THERE IS SOMEONE WE MAY CONTACT TO HELP OUR CUSTOMER?

AIR BAG LIGHT WILL CONTINUOUSLY COME ON AND STAY ON WHILE CONSUMER IS DRIVING. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER NOTED THAT THERE COULD BE A PROBLEM WITH THE AIR BAG. *AK.*TT

SRS LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING. TOOK TO DEALER THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG, RESET THE SYSTEM. WHILE STILL AT DEALER START THE CAR, AND THE SRS LIGHT STAYS ON. THEY TELL ME IT'S A POSSIBLE CABLE REEL PROBLEM, WHEN THEY TAKE A LOOK AT IT THERE ISN'T ANYTHING WRONG. THEY RESET THE SYSTEM, AND MADE MULTIPLE TEST DRIVES WITHOUT THE LIGHT COMING ON. NEXT TIME I START THE CAR THE LIGHT COMES ON. THEY HAVE NO IDEA WHAT IS WRONG, BUT I CAN PAY TO HAVE THE AIRBAG REPLACED, AND THE INTERNAL COMPUTER OF THE CAR REPLACED. I HAVE YET TO TAKE IT BACK SINCE THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT IS WRONG.*AK