2003 Honda Accord Air Bags

Car was idling in our driveway with the defroster and heater on to melt the ice from the front windshield. After about 20 minutes the Side Airbag on the Drivers side exploded. I do believe this should be a Free Repair by a Honda Dealership as it is obviously a manufacturing defect. Your website indicates” O unrepaired defects”,(for the VIN) but we are not the original owners so we have no idea if it was ever addressed. It appears your website only goes back 15 years It is a 2003 Honda Accord and is now 22 years old.I would like some guidance, before contacting Honda. Thank You for your consideration in this matter.

My 2003 Honda Accord Coupe was struck by an SUV/crossover, after the other driver ran a red light, and I tried, but was unable to avoid the accident. My car was stuck at or in front of my driver's side front wheel. My car was totaled by my insurance company, and "no fault" was decided by both insurance companies because they and the police were unable determine who was at fault. My driver's seat and side curtain airbags deployed, and the front passenger airbag deployed. Although, I did not have a passenger. The driver's side curtain airbag did not come down far enough (only about 12-18 inches) to protect my head, and I hit my head on the glass of my driver's side window. I had a bump on and pain on the side of my head, along with headaches. I'm fine now. I believe my injuries could have been far worse had I been driving at a higher speed, on a highway or interstate. Given the faulty airbag deployment, I believe the 2003 Honda Accord Coupe should be added to the airbag recall list in place for other vehicles. As I recall, the airbag recall includes other Honda vehicles and other companies' vehicles.

The contact owned a 2003 Honda Accord. The contact stated that her vehicle had previously been repaired under unknown recalls for her driver's and passenger's airbags. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle shuddered and violently pulled to the right, causing her to lose control of the vehicle and crash into a wall. The driver's side air bag did not deploy; however, the passenger air bag did deploy. The contact sustained injuries to her face and back. The contact received medical attention. A police report was not filed. The vehicle was towed to a tow lot. The insurance company deemed the vehicle totaled. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 118,000.

The contact owns a 2003 Honda Accord. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 70 MPH both the driver-side and passenger-side air bags were erroneously deployed. Moments later both the driver-side and passenger-side curtain air bags erroneously deployed. The contact indicated that during the incident the vehicle was not crashed and did not make contact with any object or structure to cause the air bags to deploy. The driver sustained a small laceration to the left arm during the air bag deployment which did not require medical treatment. The cause of the failure was not yet determined. The local dealer was notified of the failure and a service appointment was scheduled. The manufacturer was not contacted regarding the incident. The failure mileage was 170,000.

The contact owns a 2003 Honda Accord. The contact stated while starting the vehicle, the contact opened the trunk to the vehicle; the contact exited the vehicle and the front driver’s side air bag deployed without warning or impact. There was no injury from the erroneous deployment. The vehicle was not diagnosed. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 253,000.

The contact owns a 2003 Honda Accord. The contact stated that the passenger’s side air bag warning light was illuminated. The contact stated that the instrument panel had been replaced, and that the warning light appeared soon after the replacement. The vehicle was taken to a dealer, and the contact was given an estimate for a diagnostic test. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and provided a case number. The contact linked the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 19V182000 (Air Bags). The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 54,000.

According to what I read in the news, Honda Accords 2001-2003 should be recalled for airbag repair. I think Honda may have neglected to recall my car when it should have. I have attempted to ask Honda about this and they are non-responsive.

The contact owned a 2003 Honda Accord. The contact received notifications of NHTSA Campaign Numbers: 19V182000 (Air Bags) and 19V501000 (Air Bags) and requested to be removed from the recall distribution list as the vehicle was totaled. The local dealer and manufacturer were not contacted.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG ERRONEOUSLY DEPLOYED AFTER DRIVING OVER A POTHOLE. DURING THE FAILURE, THERE WAS NO OCCUPANT SEATED IN THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SEAT. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS RECENTLY REPAIRED UNDER AN AIR BAG RECALL. NO FURTHER INFORMATION WAS AVAILABLE. THE LOCAL DEALER CANNON HONDA LOCATED AT 2057 N FRONTAGE RD, VICKSBURG, MS 39180 AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000.

2003 HONDA ACCORD. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO AIRBAG INFLATOR SAFETY RECALL. THE CONSUMER STATED THERE HAVE BEEN AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF RECALL REPAIRS PERTAINING TO THE AIRBAG.

The airbag light is on and has been over on since last year. The electrical system has issues and if the vehicle is left sitting for 2 days without any movement the car will die and you will be forced to jump the vehicle the battery has been replaced and so has the alternator. When In motion the vehicle will stall and the gears won’t switch, the car is an automatic.

ME LLEG UNA CARTA QUE LAS BOLSAS DE AIRE ESTN DEFECTUOSAS EN STE MODELO

WAS DRIVING WITH MY SON HIT A POTHOLE AND DRIVER SEAT POTHOLE BLEW.

AFTER TAKING CAR INTO CROWN SOUTHPOINT HONDA IN DURHAM, NC ON SEPT. 30 2019 FOR A RECALL ON AIRBAG AND COUPE PAB INSPECTION,NOW THE AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON. 17024. NOW I'M BEING TOLD I WILL BE CHARGED FOR THE DIAGNOSTIC AND REPAIR. THIS CAR WAS PURCHASED IN SEPT. 2019 WITH 68,000 ORIGINAL MILES, INSPECTED AT WASP AUTOMOTIVE AND HAS NO MECHANICAL OR ELECTRIC ISSUES. SO WHATEVER THE DEALER DID CONTRIBUTED TO THIS PROBLEM.

HAVE A FAULTY AIRBAG INFLATOR THAT WAS ORIGINALLY RECALLED BY HONDA,AND HONDA EL CERRITO CA, PUT THE NEW REMEDY AIRBAG INFLATOR MY HONDA ON 3/18/2016,HONDA HAS AGAIN RECALLED MY AIRBAG INFLATOR THAT WAS REMEDIED TO REPLACE MY PRECIOUS MANUFACTURED INFLATOR,I SHARED TODAY THAT MY AIRBAG SENSOR DASH INDICATOR IS TURNING ON AND OFF, MY AIRBAG SYSTEM HAS BEEN OPERATED ON BY HONDA EL CERRITO TWICE BY RECALL ON THE SAME INFLATORS ,TODAY WILL BE THE 3RD,HONDA EL CERRITO WAS CHARGING ME TO CHECK MY AIRBAG SYSTEM EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE OPERATING ON A RECALL ON MY REMDIED INFLATOR PLACED ON 3/19/2019,MY AIRBAG SYSTEM IS NOT SAFE,HONDA EL CERRITO DIDN'T WANT TO CHECK MY AIRBAG SYSTEM SENSOR TO MAKE SURE IT'S NOT THE RECALLED INFLATORS AFFECTING THE AIRBAG SYSTEM

2003 ACCORD EX SEDAN, 4 CYL, 95,970 MILES. THE SIDE AIRBAG (DRIVERS SEAT) DEPLOYED FOR NO REASON WHILE MY 17 YEAR OLD SON WAS DRIVING ON A STRAIGHT, 35 MPH ROADWAY. THE SEATBELT DID NOT LOCK-UP. I CONTACTED THE DEALER SERVICE MANAGER BY PHONE, HE TOLD ME THAT THIS WAS IMPOSSIBLE AND THAT MY SON WAS AT FAULT. HE TOLD ME THAT THE AIRBAGS CAN DEPLOY JUST FROM SLIDING SIDEWAYS. HE ALSO STATED THAT IF I BROUGHT THE CAR TO HIM AND PAID $135.00 HE WOULD CHECK THE CAR (COMPUTER) AND SHOW THAT THERE WAS AN "INCIDENT" THAT DEPLOYED THE AIRBAG. AS A RETIRED STATE TROOPER (RET. 2015) I HAVE INVESTIGATED IN EXCESS OF 4,000 CRASHES. THERE IS NO DAMAGE TO THE CAR, NO INDICATION OF A COLLISION WITH ANYTHING. I ALSO KNOW MY SON. I HAVE ALSO NEVER SEEN AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT WITHOUT SOME SORT OF COLLISION. A SIMPLE INTERNET QUERY SHOWS THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM, NOT JUST WITH FRONT AIRBAGS. I DID TAKE PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE CAR, BUT CAN'T UPLOAD THEM NOW.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH DURING TIME ON A ROAD WITH NO STREET LIGHTS, THE CONTACT COLLIDED WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT SHE DID NOT VIEW WAS ON THE ROADWAY. THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY UPON IMPACT. DURING THE IMPACT, THE CONTACT HIT HER HEAD DURING THE IMPACT BUT DID NOT RECEIVE ANY MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S HOME AND THEN TOWED AWAY FOR INSPECTION BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V182000 (AIR BAGS) AND CALLED RICHFIELD BLOOMINGTON HONDA (501 W 77TH ST, RICHFIELD, MN 55423, 612-866-8832). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED BECAUSE THE DEALER WAS TOO BUSY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 131,016.

WHILE PARKING CAR AT <2 MPH DRIVER FRONT WHEEL HIT CURB. DRIVERS SIDE SEAT RIPPED OPEN BUT AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER AND THEY CLAIM CAR WAS IN AN ACCIDENT AND THAT DEPLOYMENT WAS NORMAL, AND NOT COVERED UNDER ANY WARRANTY. SUGGESTED I CONTACT AMERICAN HONDA AND LODGE A COMPLAINT, WHICH I DID AND THEY CLAIM THIS WAS NOT AN AIRBAG MALFUNCTION. IF THE SEAT RIPPED OPEN BUT THE AIRBAG NEVER DEPLOYED, HOW IS THIS NOT A MALFUNCTION? (IT IS STILL NEATLY FOLDED WITHIN THE SEAT). WHY DID IT GO OFF WHEN HITTING A CURB WHILE PARKING AT EXTREMELY LOW SPEED? THIS SEEMS LIKE AN "AIRBAG MALFUNCTION" . I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO AND THAT IT SHOULD BE REPAIRED BY HONDA NOT AT MY COST.

2003 HONDA ACCORD EX . CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARD TO SAFETY RECALL NOTICE NHTSA 19V-501 PASSENGER FRONTAL AIRBAG INFLATOR. *AS THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE RECALL WAS UNABLE TO BE COMPLETED DUE TO THE VEHICLE HAVING HAD A SALVAGE TITLE. THE DEALER COULD NOT BE SURE THE PARTS ON THE VEHICLE WERE ORIGINAL; THEREFORE, THE CONSUMER HAD TO PAY FOR PARTS BEFORE THE REPAIR COULD BE COMPLETED.*JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CONTACT HAD TO SWERVE TO AVOID ANOTHER VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A CONCRETE DIVIDER ON THE HIGHWAY. THE CONTACT WAS TAKEN TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM WHERE HIS FACE WAS SWOLLEN AND HIS NOSE BONE WAS CRACKED. THE CONTACT BELIEVED HIS FACE WAS WOUNDED BY THE SHRAPNEL THAT CAME OUT OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG. THE POLICE WERE PRESENT, BUT A REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DEEMED TOTALED BY THE CONTACT'S INSURANCE COMPANY AND WAS TOWED TO A SCRAP YARD. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT A STOP LIGHT, BOTH FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED INDEPENDENTLY AND WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT AND FRONT PASSENGER SUSTAINED RIGHT AND LEFT ARM INJURIES, WHICH DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

AIRBAGS WERE REPLACED PER RECALL. BUT THERE IS A WARRANTY EXTENSION ON THE REPLACEMENTS. HONDA WON'T EXPLAIN WHY. INTERNET SAYS THEY WERE PACKED WRONG BUT AGAIN I CAN'T GET ANSWERS FROM HONDA UNLESS I PAY THEM $125. I'M WORRIED THAT I'M DRIVING WITH UNSAFE AIRBAGS.

SIDE PASSENGER AIRBAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT BEING IN A CAR ACCIDENT

TASKATA RECALL I M HAVING PROBLEM WITH MY AIRBAG LIGHT ON IN MY CAR AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. ALSO MY HORN STOPPED WORKING FOR NO REASON. I THINK BECAUSE THE AIRBAG SITUATION THAT WHY.

TAKATA RECALL MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD SEDAN IS ON THE LIST OF CARS WITH TAKATA AIRBAGS TO BE RECALLED BUT HONDA IS NOT RECALLING MY CAR. I FEEL THAT IT SHOULD BE RECALLED BUT HONDA IS REFUSING TO REPLACE MY AIRBAGS. HOW CAN HONDA REFUSE TO REPLACE MY AIRBAGS IF IT IS ON THE LIST OF CARS BEING RECALLED FOR AIRBAGS. WHEN THEY ASK FOR MY VIN THEY CLAIM THAT MY CAR IS NOT BEING RECALLED. I BELIEVE THAT HONDA IS UNLAWFULLY SHORTING THE RECALL LIST. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS MATTER. SINCERELY, [XXX] REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *CC *TR