2002 Honda Accord Air Bags

CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AT 55 MPH. UPON IMPACT, DUAL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. AS A RESULT, DRIVER SUSTAINED SEVERE HEAD INJURIES. *AK

THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED AT A HIGH SPEED WHILE AT A COMPLETE STOP. WHEN THIS OCCURRED VEHICLE HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE FRONT END WAS SEVERELY DAMAGED. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. DRIVER SUSTAINED CHEST INJURIES SHOULDERS AND ARMS FROM IMPACTING THE STEERING WHEEL. CONSUMER WAS HOSPITALIZED. *NM

SRS LIGHT CAME ON FOR NO REASON. TOOK CAR TO DEALER, THEY ADVISED NO PROBLEM. RESET IT. LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN, TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER. THEY ADVISED AGAIN, NO PROBLEM. POSSIBLY THE CONTROL UNIT...RESET IT, BUT ADVISED LIGHT MAY COME ON AGAIN. THEY CANNOT BE SURE THAT UNIT IS THE PROBLEM, CAN REPAIR, BUT CANNOT BE SURE THAT IT WILL NOT HAPPEN AGAIN. LIGHT IS NOW BACK ON. UNSURE IF I HAVE AN ACCIDENT IF MY AIRBAG WILL DEPLOY OR IF IT WILL JUST DEPLOY FOR NO REASON.*AK

SRS LIGHT ACTIVITED DUE TO DEFECTIVE OPDS SENSOR. DEFECTIVE SENSOR WOULD HAVE PREVENTED THE AIR BAG FROM DEPLOYING IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. CAR ONLY HAS 68K MILES. VEHICLE IS GARAGED INDOORS AND HAS NEVER BEEN IN ANY TYPE OF ACCIDENT AND/OR INCIDENT. A NON-MECHANICAL CRITICAL PART SHOULD NOT FAIL IN SUCH A MANOR. CORRECTIVE MAINTENANCE WORK WAS NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY. DEALER COULD NOT PROVIDE A GOOD ANSWER AS TO WHY THE PART FAILED TO FUNCTION. *AK

THE SRS LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOUR TIMES. THE DEALER COULD NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL DEEMED THE VEHICLE A LEMON.*AK *JB

I HAVE A 2002 HONDA ACCORD WHICH HAS ITS SRS ARIBAG LIGHT ON ALL THE TIME. HONDA INDICATED THE ONBOARD COMPUTER MAY BE DEFECTIVE, BUT SUGGESTED I REPLACE THE BATTERY FIRST BEFORE PROCEEDING. I SPENT $85 FOR A DIAGNOSIS AND THEN $119 TO REPLACE A TWO YEAR OLD BATTERY AND THE LIGHT IS STILL ON! HONDAY WANTS $800 FOR A NEW COMPUTER AND $400 FOR LABOR TO REPLACE THE COMPUTER. A 2 YEAR OLD CAR WITH ONLY 44,000 MILES SHOULD NOT HAVE THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM. SURFING THE IINTERNET INDICATES THAT I AM NOT ALONE WITH THESE TROUBLES. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH VEHICLE WAS IN A COLLISION AND WAS IMPACTED ON THE DRIVER. NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED.*AK

THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY UPON A FRONT END COLLISION. MR SCC *JB

THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION, AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. *JB*TS

THE AIRBAG LIGHT HAS BEEN ON FOR A MONTH. CONSUMER IS AFRAID THE AIRBAG MAY NOT DEPLOY IN AN ACCIDENT OR MAY DEPLOY UNEXPECTEDLY. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. PH

CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE GOING 45 MPH. THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. CONSUMER STATES BOTH FRONT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE SEAT BELTS DID NOT LOCK. DEALER NOTIFIED. TS *DT

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHEN HIT AT 35MPH IN THE FRONT CENTER OF THE VEHICLE THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY CAUSING MINOR INJURIES TO THE CONSUMER. DEALER NOTIFIED. TS

WHILE IN MOTION, CONSUMER IMPACTED A POT HOLE WHICH CAUSED THE AIR BAGS TO DEPLOY INJURING THE PASSENGER. HONDA IS NOT ACCEPTING RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE INCIDENT. *JG

I AM THE OWNER OF A HONDA ACCORD 2002 ([XXX]). ON AUGUST 30, 2002 MY CAR WAS HIT BY ANOTHER CAR AT THE LEFT FRONT END OF MY CAR. IN THIS ACCIDENT MY CARS BOTH AIR BAGS WERE DEPLOYED. THE DRIVER OF MY CAR [XXX] WAS TAKEN TO THE OSF EMERGENCY HEALTH CENTER IN BLOOMINGTON FOR THE TREATMENT. A SECOND-DEGREE BURN ON MY WIFE'S RIGHT HAND WAS DIAGNOSED. FOR THE PAST FIVE WEEKS I HAVE TRIED HARD TO FIND OUT THE CAUSE OF THE SECOND DEGREE BURN IN THE ABSENCE OF ANY ELECTRICAL SHORT CIRCUIT OR FLAME. I HAVE CONTACTED HONDA CO. TWICE OVER THE PHONE BUT BOTH TIMES THEY NEITHER ANSWER MY QUESTION NOR WAS I ALLOWED TO SPEAK TO ANY TECHNICAL PERSON FROM THE HONDA COMPANY. ALSO, I HAVE WRITTEN TWO LETTERS TO THEM BUT NO RESPONSE. I AM SPECULATING THAT THE SECOND DEGREE BURN IS CAUSED BY SOME CHEMICALS WHICH CAME OUT OF THE DEFECTIVE AIR BAG. IS THERE ANYWAY TO GET HONDA'S ATTENTION AT THIS PROBLEM? MR INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

AIRBAG LIGHT HAS ILLUMINATED, INDICATING A PROBLEM. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER, PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. CONSUMER FELT VERY UNSAFE DRIVING WHILE LIGHT WAS ON. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING 55MPH HAD A HEAD ON COLLISION AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY CAUSING SERIOUS INJURIES.

IN A FRONTAL COLLISION ONLY DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY ON IMPACT.*AK

VEHICLE WAS HIT ON LEFT FRONT CORNER BY HEADLIGHT WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN BY A VEHICLE TRAVELING ABOUT 40MPH. UPON IMPACT, NEITHER DRIVER OR PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *AK ONE PERSON WAS INJURED IN ACCIDENT. *SCC

AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT FOR NO REASON. *AK

AIRBAG LIGHT APPEARS ON DASHBOAD PANEL. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

WHILE CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING AT 40-50MPH ANOTHER VEHICLE PULLED OUT IN FRONT, AND CONSUMER'S VEHICLE HIT THE OTHER VEHICLE HEAD-ON,. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK