2001 Honda Accord Air Bags

I HAD MY CAR SERVICED FOR A 30,000 SERVICE, BRAKE PADS REPLACED, AND CAR DETAILED (WASHED, WAXED, ETC). WHEN I WENT TO PICK MY CAR UP, THE SRS LIGHT WAS ON. I POINTED IT OUT, THEY SAID 'OH - SOMETHING MUST HAVE GOTTEN WET' - THEY TOOK THE CAR BACK INTO THE SERVICE AREA, RESET THE SRS LIGHT, AND PULLED THE CAR UP FRONT. THE NEXT TIME I WASHED THE CAR MY SELF (OPEN HOSE ONLY, NO 'PRESSURE') THE SRS LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. I'VE SEEN MANY SRS LIGHT ISSUES ON THE ACCORD LISTED VIA GOOGLE SEARCHES...*NM

DT*: THE CONTACT REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH. THERE WAS NO BRAKING PRIOR TO THE COLLISION. THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED, BUT THE DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT. SEAT BELTS WERE WORN BUT THE DRIVER SUSTAINED A BROKEN LEFT HAND AND HAD TO HAVE SURGERY ON IT. THE VEHICLE WAS DEEMED TOTALED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. UPDATED 3/3/2006 - *NM

SRS LIGHT IS ON, VEHICLE NEEDS NEW OPDS. RESULT: NO WORKING AIR BAGS. *NM

MY 2001 ACCORD EX CONSTANTLY DISPLAYS AN ILLUMINATED SRS LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD. THE SYSTEM HAS BEEN CHECKED SEVERAL TIMES AND I HAVE BEEN TOLD THERE IS NO PROBLEM WITH IT. RATHER, I'M TOLD THAT IT IS SENSITIVE TO CELL PHONES, DRIVER POSITIONING, ETC. AND OTHER WISE NEED NOT BE REPAIRED. IN THE MEANTIME, THE AIR BAGS ARE DEACTIVATED IN A VEHICLE THAT I PURCHASED TO PROVIDE SAFETY FOR MY DAUGHTER WHO RECENTLY APPLIED FOR HER DRIVER'S LICENSE. I FOUND ROUGHLY 60 COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME ISSUE ON THIS WEBSITE. PEOPLE LIKE MYSELF ARE VERY CONCERNED AND SPENDING A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF TIME AND MONEY ON A SAFETY ISSUE THAT SHOULD BE CONSIDERED A WARRANTY MATTER. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY HONDA IS NOT BEING HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THIS OBVIOUS DEFECT. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE CONTROL MODULE WAS BAD AND THE AIR BAG WOULD NOT DEPLOY DURING AN ACCIDENT.

MY SRS AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON ABOUT A YEAR AGO. I THOUGH IT WAS A GLITCH BECAUSE IT HAPPENED AT AROUND 100000 MILES. SOMEONE TOLD ME RECENTLY THAT MY AIR BAGS WOULD NOT DEPLOY WITH THIS LIGHT ON SO I HAVE MADE AN APPOINTMENT TO GET IT LOOKED AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THE AIRBAG SYSTEM MAY HAVE TO BE REPLACED!!!!!!!!! I GOT ONLINE TO RESEARCH AND HAVE FOUND THAT THIS IS HAPPENING ON MANY MANY 2001 ACCORDS. THIS IS SERIOUS, WHY ISN'T IT BEING RECALLED!!!!!!!!!!!!! THIS IS PEOPLES LIVES YOU ARE DEALING WITH. MOST PEOPLE CAN'T AFFORD TO SPEND THAT KIND OF MONEY FOR SOMETHING THAT IS OBVIOUSLY A MANUFACTURER ERROR. BUT HOW CAN YOU NOT FIX IT WHEN MOST PEOPLE BY HONDA BECAUSE THEY ARE SAFE! *NM

SRS LIGHT TURNED ON. I HAVE HAD SEVERAL INSTANCES WHERE THE SIDE AIRBAG LIGHT HAS ALSO ILLUMINATED, BUT THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THE SRS LIGHT CAME ON (AND REMAINS ON). THIS SEEMS TO BE ALL THE SYMPTOMS OF YOUR NHTSA ACTION NUMBER PE05043. *JB

MY SRS INDICATOR LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON, WHICH EFFECTIVELY TURNS OFF MY AIR-BAGS ON MY 2001 HONDA ACCORD EX V6. I BROUGHT THIS CAR FOR THE SAFETY, NOW I HAVE TO DRIVE THIS CAR WITH MY WIFE AND KID WITH AIR BAGS THAT WON'T WORK. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF THE CONTACT CAUSING A CRASH. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. BOTH OCCUPANTS IN THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A SALVAGE YARD. LATER, THE INSURANCE COMPANY DEEMED THE VEHICLE TOTALED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. UPDATED 12/28/06. *JB

SRS LIGHT COME ON FOR NO REASON, PAID A MECHANIC TO RESET THE LIGHT. 3 MONTH LATER IT COME ON AGAIN, PAID AGAIN TO RESET IT. *JB

SRS SENSOR LIGHT CAME ON WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION AND HAS NEVER WENT OFF. AFTER MUCH RESEARCH IT APPEARS THAT DIAG. AND REPAIR OF THIS PROBLEM WILL BE TIME CONSUMING, EXPENSIVE AND WILL ONLY BE A TEMPORARY FIX TO A REPETITIVE PROBLEM. IN THE MEAN TIME I WILL HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT MY AIR BAGS ARE IN FACT; OPERATIONAL, NON-OPERATIONAL OR LIABLE TO DEPLOY WITHOUT CAUSE. *JB

SRS LIGHT COMES ON FOR NO APPARENT REASON. 2001 HONDA ACCORD EX V6 COUPE. *JB

SRS INDICATOR CAME ON AND STAYED ON. THIS HAS NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE. SIDE AIRBAG INDICATOR OFTEN COMES ON FOR NO REASON. *JB

OUR 2001 HONDA ACCORD HAS ALWAYS BEEN SERVICED @ THE DEALER, PENSKE HONDA IN ONTARIO CA. THE SRS LIGHT HAS COME ON PERIODICALLY SINCE PURCHASE, BUT THE SALESMAN AND SERVICE TOLD MY SON IT WAS NO BIG DEAL. MY DAUGHTER HAD A COLLISION @ 65 MPH, REAR ENDED A TRUCK 4K AFTER I HAD $1500 WORTH OF SERVICE, AND I TOLD HENRY AT THE DEALER I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THE AIRBAGS WERE CHECKED. HER CAR WAS A TOTAL LOSS, AND SHE HIT THE TRUCK EVENLY, NOT AT AN ANGLE. THE PASSENGER AIRBAG DEPLOYED, DRIVER'S DID NOT. HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE WAS RUDE,REFUSED A SUPERVISOR CALL BACK, & ACCEPTED NO RESPONSIBILITY EVEN THOUGH NO ONE SAW THE VEHICLE. THEY CLAIM THE CAR SLID UNDER THE TRUCK, AND WAS CONTAINED IN THE CRUMPLE ZONE. IF THAT IS TRUE WHY DID THE PASSENGER AIR BAG GO OFF? I'M TOLD BOTH AIRBAGS ARE ON 1 MUTUAL SENSOR. I NEED SOMEONE TO INSPECT THIS VEHICLE OR TO PULL THE CODES TO PROVE THERE WAS A PROBLEM; THEY REFUSED. ALL I WANTED WAS COOPERATION TO NOTE A POSSIBLE PRODUCT DEFECT. NOW THEY HAVE ME ANGRY ENOUGH TO PURSUE LEGAL. POOR MOVE HONDA!!!!!IF YOU HAVE A PRODUCT DEFECT, AND SOMEONE ELSE DIES, WHAT THEN? *JB

VEHICLE IS A 2001 HONDA ACCORD EX WITH 3.0 LITER V-6 ENGINE. SRS LIGHT ON DASH CAME ON. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THIS MEANS THAT THE AIR BAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY IN AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE ALSO BEEN TOLD THAT THE DEALER CHARGES $1300 TO REPLACE THE SRS MODULE - WHICH I DO NOT HAVE. WHY ISN'T THIS SAFETY FEATURE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY? *NM

RED SRS LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. CALLED HONDA DEALERSHIP. THEY CLAIM IT IS NOT A RECURRING PROBLEM AND IT WILL COST $100 TO READ THE ERROR CODE, AND $600-$1300 TO FIX DEPENDING ON WHAT FAILED. I WAITED AT THE DEALERSHIP AND TALKED TO 3 OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE EXACT SAME ISSUE. HONDA IS CLEARLY AVOIDING RESPONSIBILITY FOR A FAULTY SEAT BELT AIRBAG SYSTEM. *AK

MY 2001 HONDA ACCORD SRS LIGHT HAS CAME ON AND STAYED ON. THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM WITH OTHER 2001 HONDA ACCORDS AND I WANT TO KNOW IF THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL PUT OUT TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM? THANK YOU . *AK

2001 HONDA ACCORD AIR BAGS INADVERTENTLY DEPLOYED WHILE DRIVING. *TS ***NO ANS REQUIRED*** THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED, THAT DUE TO A MINOR SCRAPE ON THE UNI-BODY UNDERCARRIAGE FRAME (THE SECTION RUNNING PARALLEL TO THE LONG AXIS OF THE VEHICLE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE APPROXIMATELY HALFWAY FROM THE REAR) THAT THE DEPLOYMENT WAS DUE IMPACT AT THE SCRAPE POINT. NEITHER THE MANUFACTURER OR THE DEALER WANTED TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY. *JB

2001 HONDA ACCORD SRS LAMP REMAINS LIT. NO ACCIDENT OR OTHER EVENTS CAUSED THIS TO OCCUR. CONSEQUENCES OF SRS UNIT FAILURE INCLUDES NON-DEPLOYMENT OF AIRBAGS IN FRONTAL/SIDE IMPACT. DIAGNOSTIC EVALUATION ESTIMATES PARTS REPLACEMENT AT $425. *NM

I AM WRITING IN REGARDS TO A PROBLEM I AM HAVING WITH MY 2001 HONDA ACCORD SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT. THE SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT GOES ON FOR NO REASON THEN TURNS ITSELF OFF IN 10 TO 15 MINUTES. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM ONLINE AND FIND THAT MANY OTHER 2001 HONDA ACCORD OWNERS ARE HAVING THIS SAME EXACT ISSUE, AND HAVE FILED COMPLAINTS. THEY HAVE BEEN TO THE DEALER SPENDING THEIR OWN MONEY TO REPLACE THE SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE BUT IT IS ONLY A TEMPORARY FIX. WHY PAY FOR SOMETHING THAT IS BROKEN AND IS NOT THE FAULT OF THE OWNER?? THE DEALER SAYS IF THE SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED, THE SIDE AIR BAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY. THERE IS STILL NO RECALL REGARDING THIS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SAFETY ISSUE. WHAT WILL IT TAKE TO START A RECALL REGARDING THIS ISSUE? HAS THE NHTSA CONDUCTED AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE PROBLEM OF THE SIDE AIR BAG INDICATOR LIGHT ON 2001 HONDA ACCORDS? I BOUGHT THIS CAR SPECIFICALLY FOR THE SIDE AIR BAGS. AMAZING, HONDAS MADE AFTER 2001 DO NOT HAVE THIS PROBLEM, SO HONDA HAS OBVIOUSLY CORRECTED A KNOWN PROBLEM. THEY SHOULD HAVE TO CORRECT IT IN THE 2001 MODEL YEAR AS WELL. *JB

SINCE THE DAY I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE (AUG. 2004), THE "SIDE AIRBAG"/"SRS" LIGHT HAVE CONTINUOUSLY COME ON. I HAVE REPEATEDLY NOTIFIED THE DEALERSHIP OF THE PROBLEM AND THEY HAVEN'T A CLUE. THERE ARE INSTANCES WHERE THE WARNING LIGHT(S) HAVE BEEN ON FOR WELL OVER 2 HRS OR 200+ MILES. I HAVE BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO MORE THAN ONE HONDA LOCATION FOR TROUBLESHOOTING, AND THEY ALL HAVE NO ANSWER. ACCORDING TO HONDA'S TECHNICIANS, THE WARNING LIGHTS ARE NOT LEAVING A TROUBLE CODE, SO THEY PROCLAIM THEY HAVE NO POSSIBLE SOLUTION FOR THE ISSUE. THE COMMON RESPONSE IS "THE SRS SYSTEM IS TESTING ITSELF," "THERE ARE TOO MANY/TOO LITTLE OBJECTS IN THE SEAT," "CELL PHONE INTERFERENCE," ETC.. SO FAR HONDA HAS NOT OFFERED A PROPER SOLUTION, OR EVEN A PROBABLE CAUSE. AT THIS POINT I FEEL EXTREMELY UNSAFE IN THE VEHICLE DUE TO THIS ISSUE. INDIVIDUAL'S SAFETY SHOULD NOT BE A IGNORED OR DISMISSED. I FEEL HAVE BEEN MISLEAD FROM DAY ONE ABOUT THE RELIABILITY, SAFETY, OR THE CAR IN GENERAL. I BOUGHT A CERTIFIED USED HONDA WITH THE ASSUMPTION OF A EXCELLENT/QUALITY VEHICLE. SO FAR, I HAVE EXPERIENCED NOTHING BUT HEADACHES, NUMEROUS SERIOUS SAFETY/MECHANICAL RECALLS, AND A LACK OF INTEREST ON THE PART OF HONDA. AT THIS POINT, I AM WASTING MY TIME, MONEY, AND POSSIBLY MY HEALTH IN THIS CAR. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE, THEREFORE I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO SETTLE FOR THIS VEHICLE--ESPECIALLY FOR THE PRICE I AM EXPECTED TO PAY. IT IS DISAPPOINTING TO SEE ISSUES AS SERIOUS AS THESE, BEING "SWEPT UNDER THE CARPET" BY IT'S MAKERS. *JB

THE SRS LIGHT CAME ON IN MY 2001 HONDA ACCORD EX AND DOES NOT GO OFF. THE DEALER WANTS $125 TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM AND $1300 TO REPLACE THE SENSOR UNIT. THE SERVICE MAN NEVER TOLD ME THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH ACCORDS, BUT IS CLEARLY INDICATED AS A PROBLEM IN SEVERAL WEB SITES. I BOUGHT THIS CAR SPECIFICALLY FOR THE SIDE AIR BAGS AND PAID EXTRA FOR THEM UP FRONT. NOW I DON'T KNOW IF THE AIR BAGS WILL WORK IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT. THIS A SAFETY ISSUE!!!! *NM

THE SRS INDICATOR IN MY 2001 HONDA ACCORD EX HAS LIT UP FOR NO APPARENT REASON. *NM

I OWN A HONDA ACCORD EX V6 WITH NEARLY 40,000 MILES. AT TIMES THE SRS LIGHT COMES ON UNTIL THE IGNITION IS TURNED OFF. THIS SEEMS TO BE HAPPENING MORE AND MORE. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER BUT THEY SAID I WOULD HAVE TO BRING IT BACK WHEN THE LIGHT IS ON. THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG VIA THE COMPUTER MEMORY. THE MANUAL SAYS TO BRING THE CAR IN FOR SERVICE WHEN THE LIGHT GOES ON. *JB

2001 HONDA ACCORD IS EXPERIENCING PERSISTENT PROBLEMS WITH SRS LIGHT.*MR THE CONSUMER IS CONCERNED THAT THE AIR BAGS MAY NOT DEPLOY DURING AN ACCIDENT. *NM