2007 Honda Accord Air Bags

MY CAR AIRBAGS ARE RECALLED AND IT HAS BEEN OVER 90 DAYS AND I HAVE NOT RECEIVED A NEW AIR BAG FROM THE DEALER. *TR

HAD TO STOP SHORT WHEN COMING AROUND A BEND AS A VEHICLE AHEAD MADE A SUDDEN ILLEGAL LEFT. HIT LAST VEHICLE IN LINE, DID NOT DAMAGE CAR HIT AT ALL. MY CAR WAS DAMAGED LEFT FRONT PANEL AS I SWERVED LEFT WHILE BRAKING, BODY DAMAGE WAS ONLY 800.00 APPROXIMATELY. AIR BAG DAMAGE 5800.00 APPROXIMATELY. AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, MOTHER BROKEN RIB, SELF BURNT EYELASHES AND NECK DISC INJURIES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE SEAT POSITION SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,926.

DRIVING 10MPH AND JUST MADE A LEFT HAND TURN WHEN THE DRIVER SIDE, SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAG DEPLOYED. THE BAG HIT THE OPERATOR IN THE HEAD /NECK AREA CAUSING PAIN TO HIS NECK. NO ACCIDENT OCCURRED OR NO OBSTRUCTIONS IN THE ROAD WHERE HIT TO CAUSE DEPLOYMENT. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE WITH THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC, APPROX 60 MPH, WHEN THERE WAS A SUDDEN EXPLOSION, AND SMOKE FILLED THE INSIDE OF MY HONDA ACCORD. I MAINTAINED DRIVING CONTROL, AND PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, AFTER GAINING MY COMPOSURE. THE PASSENGER SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAGS WERE COVERING MY ENTIRE FRONT AND REAR PASSENGER SIDE. THE HEADLINER WAS RIPPED, ALONG WITH THE PASSENGER FRONT SEAT. I REALIZED THAT THE AIRBAGS HAD DEPLOYED FOR NO APPARENT REASON. *TR

I WAS IN THE DRIVER SEAT OF MY 2007 HONDA ACCORD WITH A PASSENGER IN THE RIGHT SIDE FRONT SEAT. I WAS TRAVELING IN THE LEFT LANE ON A HIGHWAY (476 SOUTHBOUND IN PENNSYLVANIA, APPROXIMATE MILE MARKER 21) AT 5:30 AM WITH NO CARS TO MY IMMEDIATE FRONT, SIDE OR REAR. WITH NO PROVOCATION, ALL OF THE RIGHT SIDE AIRBAGS WENT OFF, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT EAR OF MY PASSENGER AS WELL AS MYSELF. THERE WAS NO IMPACT WHATSOEVER, AS WELL AS NO POTHOLES OR ROAD DAMAGE AT ALL. THE INSURANCE ADJUSTER AS WELL AS THE COLLISION CENTER (VINART COLLISION, ASSOCIATED WITH LEHIGH VALLEY HONDA) BOTH FOUND NO IMPACT AND NO EXTERNAL REASON WHY THE AIRBAGS WOULD DEPLOY. IF THERE HAD BEEN ANOTHER VEHICLE ON THE ROAD NEAR ME, THIS COULD HAVE VERY EASILY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT AND POSSIBLY MORE SEVERE INJURIES. I HAVE REPORTED IT TO AMERICAN HONDA CORPORATION AND THEY SENT A REPRESENTATIVE TO LOOK AT THE VEHICLE. I HAVE YET TO RECEIVE ANY INFORMATION FROM THEM AS TO WHY THIS HAS OCCURRED. *KB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2007 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH IN WET PAVEMENT, SHE LOST CONTROL AND CRASHED INTO A GUARD RAIL. NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE CONTACT WAS INJURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BUT HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY SAID THAT THEY WOULD SEND A BROCHURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 40,000.

WHEN TEMPERATURES ARE BELOW 20 DEGREES F MY AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ON MY DASH IS ILLUMINATED. AFTER THE CAR WARMS UP THE LIGHT GOES OFF WHEN THE IGNITION SWITCH IS CYCLED. *LN

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HE WAS WAITING TO PULL ONTO THE HIGHWAY THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG ON THE DRIVERS SEAT AND THE WINDOW AIR BAG DEPLOYED. THE DRIVER MOMENTARILY LOST CONSCIOUSNESS. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE DRIVING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY AND HE SHOULD CONTACT HIS INSURANCE COMPANY. THE INSURANCE COMPANY ALSO STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 28,000.

I WAS DRIVING MY 2007 HONDA ACCORD AND A PIECE OF DEBRIS WAS IN THE ROAD. SOMETHING HIT THE BOTTOM OF MY CAR AND CAUSED THE AIR BAGS TO DEPLOY ON THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT AND BACK AND ALSO SEAT AIRBAG. THE AIRBAGS NEVER INFLATED, JUST DROPPED DOWN LIKE A CURTAIN AND ALL THE WRINKLES ARE STILL IN THERE. *TR

LETTER FROM CONGRESSMAN DEFAZIO ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT LEWIS MORTENSEN RE A DEFECT IN HONDA VEHICLES*TGW THE CONSUMERS WIFE WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE. SHE WAS WITHIN 5 FEET OF THE STOP SIGN, WITH THE INTENT TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN WHEN SHE WAS STRUCK HEAD-ON BY A 3/4 TON DODGE PICKUP. THE FORCE OF THE IMPACT PUSHED THE VEHICLE 65 FEET BACKWARDS. SHE SUFFERED A FRACTURED STERNUM AND A LACERATION ON HER LEFT LEG. THE DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY DURING THE COLLISION. *JB THE CONSUMER STATED SHE FOUND A MECHANIC WHO EXPLAINED TO THAT THE AIR BAG SENSORS WERE LOCATED BENEATH THE FRONT BUMPER. BUT, BECAUSE OF THE HEIGHT OF THE 3/4 TON PICKUP IT DIDN'T CONNECT THE AIR BAG SENSORS ON HER VEHICLE AND THEY WERE NOT PROGRAMMED TO DEPLOY. UPDATED 07/20/10.*JB

LETTER FROM SENATOR MERKLEY ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT LEWIS MORTENSEN RE A DEFECT IN HONDA VEHICLES (RESPONSE DIRECTLY TO CONSTITUENT) NOTE DUPLICATE LETTER SENT TO SENATOR DEFAZIO *TGW THE CONSUMERS WIFE WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE. SHE WAS WITHIN 5 FEET OF THE STOP SIGN, WITH THE INTENT TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN WHEN SHE WAS STRUCK HEAD-ON BY A 3/4 TON DODGE PICKUP. THE FORCE OF THE IMPACT PUSHED THE VEHICLE 65 FEET BACKWARDS. SHE SUFFERED A FRACTURED STERNUM AND A LACERATION ON HER LEFT LEG. THE DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY DURING THE COLLISION. *JB

I WAS DRIVING MY 2007 HONDA ACCORD SEDAN APPROXIMATELY 30MPH ON A HIGHWAY SERVICE DRIVE WHEN MY PASSENGER SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAG (FRONT AND REAR) DEPLOYED WITHOUT ANY CAUSE. NO COLLISION OCCURRED AND THERE WERE NO PASSENGERS IN THE CAR. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE CAR EXCEPT WHAT WAS CAUSED BY THE AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. I CONTACTED THE MICHIGAN STATE POLICE AND WAS TOLD BECAUSE THERE WAS NO COLLISION I DID NOT REQUIRE A POLICE REPORT AND AN OFFICER WAS NOT SENT TO THE SCENE. *TR

VEHICLE WAS IN AN ACCIDENT ON EB I-270 WHICH TOTALED THE CAR AND NO AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. TRAVEL SPEED WAS 60-65 MPH HITTING CONCRETE SIDE WALL OF FREEWAY ONCE IN FRONT AND ONCE IN BACK OF VEHICLE. DRIVER SLAMMED HEAD AGAINST DRIVER SIDE WINDOW AS A RESULT. *TR

I JUST BOUGHT A USED HONDA ACCORD 2007 AND WHILE DRIVING IT BACK HOME THE SRS DRIVER AIRBAG LIGHT WENT ON AND HAS BEEN ON AND STAYS ON FROM NOW ON WHEN I START THE ENGINE IT GOES OF AND THEN COMES ON AND STAYS ON, THIS IS A SAFETY MATTER OF CONCERN FOR ME AS IF I GET INTO AN ACCIDENT THE AIRBAGS WON'T DEPLOY AND I REALLY CANT AFFORD TO GET THIS FIXED AS I HAVE READ THAT HONDA CHARGES 800 DOLLARS TO FIX IT. PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. THANKS. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN 95N INTERSTATE HIGHWAY IN MY 2007 HONDA ACCORD WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY SIDE AIRBAG CURTAIN DEPLOYED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. AT THE TIME I THOUGHT THAT I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF A CAR CRASH OR SOMETHING FLEW OFF OF A TRUCK THAT SMASHED INTO MY SIDE WINDOWS BUT WHEN I TURNED TO SEE, ALL I SAW WAS MY SIDE AIRBAG CURTAIN HANGING DOWN. THE SOUND ALONE SCARED ME HALF TO DEATH IT WAS THE LOUDEST POPPING SOUND I HAVE EVER HEARD! I SOMEHOW MADE MY WAY TO THE BREAKDOWN LANE TO CALM MY NERVOUS AN TRY TO FIGURE OUT WHAT HAPPENED. WHEN I HAD THE CHANCE TO GET OUT AN LOOK @ MY CAR I NOTICED THERE WAS NO SIGN OF IMPACT (NO DENTS, ETC.) I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP THAT I PURCHASED MY CAR FROM AND EXPLAINED WHAT HAPPENED AN THEY SAID THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF SUCH A THING HAPPENING AN IF I HAD REPLACED ANYTHING ON MY CAR.. IT'S A BRAN NEW CAR 1 1/2 YRS OLD, OTHER THAN OIL CHANGES NOTHING HAS BEEN REPLACED. THANK GOD NO ONE WAS IN MY PASSENGER SIDE SEAT WHICH DOESN'T EXPLAIN WHY THE AIRBAGS WERE ON IN THE 1ST PLACE. AND THANK GOD I DIDN'T CRASH DUE TO THE HORRIFYING SOUND AND BEING SCARED TO DEATH! MY EARS WERE RINGING FOR A GOOD HOUR AFTER IT DEPLOYED. HONDA STATED THAT I MUST HAVE RAN SOMETHING OVER. THEY PUT MY CAR ON A LIFT AN SAID THERE WAS A HOLE ON THE FLOOR OF MY CAR WHICH WOULD HAVE TRIGGERED THE SENSOR WHICH THEN SET THE AIRBAG OFF. I KNOW I DIDN'T RUN ANYTHING OVER... I WAS JUST DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE. THEY THEN SAID THAT THE SLIGHTEST IMPACT WOULD SET THE SENSOR'S OFF. SO NOW MY CAR IS IN A SHOP AFTER HAVING NO CAR FOR 2WKS. AND I'M PAYING OVER A $1000 TO GET IT REPAIRED. HONDA HAS NOT BEEN HELPFUL IN THIS WHOLE ORDEAL. PRETTY MUCH WHAT I GOT OUT OF WHAT THEY SAID IS THAT ANYTIME THAT I RUN OVER ANY DEBRIS IN THE ROAD THAT I NOW HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT MY SENSOR'S SETTING MY AIRBAGS OFF. IF THEIR SENSOR'S ARE SO SENSITIVE THEN THIS CAN BE AN ONGOING ISSUE AND IF IT HAPPENS TO SOMEONE ELSE THE OUTCOME COULD BE ALOT WORSE.... *TR

WE WERE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY 75 IN RICHARDSON, TX ON 4/23/08 ABOUT 9PM ON A STORMY NIGHT WITH A LOT OF LIGHTNING AND RAIN AND THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG AND PASSENGER SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAGS CAME OUT WITH A VERY LOUD GUN SHOT LIKE SOUND BUT DID NOT FULLY INFLATE. MY WIFE AND I WERE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT HAPPENED TO CAUSE THEM TO DO THAT SO WE SLOWED DOWN AND PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. WE THOUGHT WE HAD BEEN SHOT AT OR SOMETHING WAS THROWN AT THE CAR BECAUSE WE WERE NOT HIT BY ANOTHER AUTO. I GOT OUT AND LOOKED THE CAR OVER AND FOUND NO REASON FOR THE AIRBAGS AND CURTAIN TO DO THAT. MY WIFE WAS THOROUGHLY SHAKEN AND IS STILL "GUN SHY" SO TO SPEAK TODAY RIDING IN ANY VEHICLE. WE STARTED TO GET BACK ON THE HIGHWAY AND A FEW CAR LENGTHS DOWN THE ROAD REALIZED THAT WE ALSO HAD A FLAT ON THE FRONT RIGHT TIRE. HONDA SAYS WE RAN OVER SOMETHING THAT CAUSED THE AIRBAGS TO DEPLOY AND THAT IT WAS AN INSURANCE ISSUE SINCE WE COINCIDENTALLY HAD A FLAT AFTER THE AIRBAGS PARTIALLY DEPLOYED. WE OBVIOUSLY DID RUN OVER SOMETHING TO CUT THE TIRE BUT NO REASON TO MAKE THE AIRBAGS PARTIALLY DEPLOY AND WE CERTAINLY NEVER EXPECTED SIDE IMPACT AIR CURTAINS AND AIRBAGS TO DEPLOY EVEN IF WE RAN OVER SOMETHING. THE HONDA SERVICEMAN SAID WHATEVER WE HIT RAISED THE BACK FLOORBOARD 2 INCHES - WE THINK IN THAT CAR THAT LOW TO THE GROUND THAT WE WOULD HAVE HEARD IT HIT AND/OR FELT IT HIT IF IT DID THAT MUCH DAMAGE. WE HAVE HAD THE CAR SINCE LAST SEPTEMBER AND HAVE NOT HAD ONE COMPLAINT AND THE OUTSIDE OF THE CAR IS JUST LIKE BRAND NEW - NOT EVEN A SCRATCH ON IT. WE HAVE PICTURES OF THE CAR WITH THE DEFECTED AIRBAGS AND CURTAIN SHOWN WITH AN "UNDAMAGED" BODY. THE AIR CURTAIN YOU CAN TELL NEVER INFLATED - LOOKS LIKE NEW WITH ALL THE WRINKLES AND FOLDS. IT NEVER HIT MY WIFE AT ALL. WE SURELY THOUGHT HONDA WOULD HAVE STOOD BEHIND THEIR PRODUCTS BETTER THAN THIS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE FRONT END OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTO BODY SHOP AND IS CURRENTLY BEING REPAIRED. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT WOULD NOT ASSIST BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT BROUGHT TO THEIR BODY SHOP. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES SUCH AS BRUISES ON THE KNEE AND HEAD DUE TO STRIKING THE STEERING WHEEL. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 16,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE SWAYED ACROSS THE HIGHWAY TO AVOID STRIKING AN ANIMAL. THE VEHICLE ROLLED OVER TWICE BEFORE CRASHING INTO A CHAIN LINK FENCE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY, BUT THE CONTACT WAS NOT INJURED. THE FIRE AND POLICE DEPARTMENTS ARRIVED AT THE SCENE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE INSURANCE COMPANY STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.

I WAS INVOLVED IN A MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT IN WHICH MY 2007 HONDA ACCORD WAS HIT ON THE DRIVERS SIDE AT APPROX TWENTY MILES PER HOUR. THE SIDE IMPACT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE POINT OF IMPACT WAS ON THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE CONTACT REAR ENDED THE PRECEDING VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. HE WAS INVOLVED IN A FOUR VEHICLE CRASH. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A COLLISION CENTER. THE POLICE AND AMBULANCE WERE CALLED TO THE SCENE AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES AND BOTH VEHICLES WERE DAMAGED. HE WAS CONCERNED OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNAVAILABLE.

MY NEW CAR WAS TOTALED IN A CAR ACCIDENT REAR ENDED AND SMASHED INTO A CAR IN FRONT, AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY 2 SETTING A LOW AND HIGH. *TR

BRAND NEW 2007 HONDA ACCORD LX PURCHASED THE CAR ON FEBRUARY 16, 2007. ON FEBRUARY 19, I STARTED THE CAR AND THE SRS INDICATOR LAMP STAYED LIT THE ENTIRE TIME THE CAR WAS OPERATING. EACH TIME I STARTED THE CAR LATER ON THAT DAY, THE SRS LAMP DID NOT STAY ON AFTER THE INITIAL START-UP. ON FEBRUARY 20, I DROVE TO WORK AND DID NOT HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE LIGHT STAYING ON, BUT LATER IN THE DAY WHEN I STARTED THE CAR THE SRS LAMP CAME ON AND STAYED ON THE ENTIRE TIME I DROVE IT. THE CAR HAS A TOTAL OF 150 MILES AND ALREADY AM HAVING SRS SENSOR GLITCHES. *NM