109 complaints reported

2005 Honda CR-V Air Bags

Owner-reported problems and safety issues filed with NHTSA. Review common failures, severity levels, and complaint trends over time.

Reports
109
Crashes
18
Fires
1
Injuries
15

Complaint Timeline

Chronological view of owner reports

Jan 2025

I have read of several air bag recalls. This car has an air bag light that comes on the dash.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2005 HONDA CR-V, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Jan 2025
Jul 2024

Airbag light on , recall notice

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2005 HONDA CR-V, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Jan 2015
Jan 2023 Crash

The contact owns a 2005 Honda CR-V. The contact stated while driving 15 MPH, she rear-ended a vehicle in front. The other vehicle's windshield shattered during the impact. Both vehicles were severely damaged. The air bags did not deploy. No one was injured. A police report was filed. The vehicle was not towed, but the contact was able to push the vehicle into a parking lot. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 170,000.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2005 HONDA CR-V, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Jan 2023
Jan 2021

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA CR-V. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE CURTAIN AIR BAG ERRONEOUSLY DEPLOYED. DURING THE DEPLOYMENT, THERE WAS NO IMPACT TO THE VEHICLE. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE LOCAL DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT YET NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 128,000.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2005 HONDA CR-V, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Jan 2021
Jun 2020

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA CR-V. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNDISCLOSED SPEED, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. AN UNKNOWN DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A DIAGNOSTIC FEE OF $165 IN ORDER TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED NOR INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 231,000. *JS

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2005 HONDA CR-V, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Jan 2020
Apr 2019 Crash

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA CR-V. WHILE THE CONTACT'S SON WAS DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, ANOTHER VEHICLE CROSSED THREE LANES AND CRASHED INTO THE PASSENGER SIDE QUARTER PANEL OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A TOW LOT. THE LOCAL DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 200,000.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2005 HONDA CR-V, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Apr 2019
Aug 2018 Crash Injury

THIS HONDA CR-V 2015 AS FAR AS I KNOW WAS TOTAL IN APRIL 2016. I DID REPORT THIS INFORMATION TO HONDA.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2005 HONDA CR-V, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Apr 2016
Aug 2018

TAKATA RECALL "SIDE AIRBAG OFF" LIGHT IS ON AND IS NO LONGER TURNING OFF WHEN VEHICLE IS STARTED.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2005 HONDA CR-V, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Aug 2018
Mar 2018

TAKATA RECALL CAR WAS STARTED IN PARKING LOT AT MECHANIC FOR A MISFIRING SPARK PLUGS. MECHANIC PLACED NEW SPARK PLUGS AND A MISSING COIL AND CAR STARTED RIGHT UP. CAR WAS STATIONARY IN LIE TO BE PULLED INTO THE BAY BY MECHANIC WENT INTO HIS OFFICE WHICH WAS ABOUT 75 FEET AWAY THEN HEARD AN EXPLOSION. UPON GOING OUT TO MY VECHILE HE NOTICED THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED AND HAD EXPLODED FOR NO REASON. THE SIDE CURTAIN AND SEAT AIRBAGS DEPLOYED ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. CAR STILL RUNNING WAS NOT OVERHEATED NOR DID ANYONE WASVIN THE CAR. INCIDENT OCCURRED ON 11/05/2918 WAS REPORTED TO OWNER AUTO INSURANCE AS AN UNEXPLAINED LOSS AND REPORTED TO THE HONDA MANUFACTURE AS ON ISSUE AND A CLAIM NUMBER WAS ASSIGNED FROM BOTH INSURANCE COMPANY AND HONDA MANUFACTURER A CLAIM EXAMINER AUDITED THE VECHILE FOR LOSS AND HONDA MANUFACTURER SAID THEY WOULD PAY FOR A DIAGNOSIS IF IT WOULD BE BROUGHT TO A HONDA DEALER. CAR WAS DRIVEN TO A LOCAL HONDA DEALER AND A SPECIALIZED NO READING COULD BE CONCLUDED AS THE SRS WAS FRIED HONDA THE ESTIMATE INCLUDES SRS UNIT, SEAT SENSORS, CURTAIN AIRBAG, DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BACK ASSEMBLY, LABOR IS $1,082.00 AND PARTS ARE $3,172.87 TOTAL $4,254.87 FOR TOTAL REPAIRS. I AM WAITING ON MY HONDA DPSM REP TO GIVE ME FEEDBACK. INSURANCE COMPANY ASKED FOR A FORENSIC MECHANIC TO EVALUATED OR GET TO ROOT CAUSE OF AIRBAGS SPONTANEOUSLY EXPLODING THROUGH BLACK BOX AS HONDA DID NOT INCLUDE BLACK BOX TILL THE 2012 MODELS THIS VECHILE IS A 2005 MODEL HENCE DID NOT HAVE A BLACK BOX AND NO DETERMINATION WAS DETERMINED FOR ROOT CAUSE. THE VECHILE BEING A 2005 13 YEARS OLD AND ONLY HAD A TOTAL OF 143,850 MILES, BODY AND INTERIOR LEARHER SEARS WERE IN IDEAL CONDITION. CAR SHOULD HAVE LASTED AT LEAST ANOTHER 100,000 MILES CAR WAS DEEMED A TOTAL LOSS AND CAR WAS SCRAPED. FACT WAS IF I OR ANYONE ELSE WOULD HAVE BEEN IN THE CAR IT COULD HAVE CAUSED AN FATAL ACCIDENT.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2005 HONDA CR-V, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: May 2018
Jan 2018

NEED AIR BAGS FIXED THERE WAS A RECALL

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2005 HONDA CR-V, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Jan 2018
Dec 2017

I TOOK MY CAR TO GET SERVICED AND TO HAVE THE AIRBAGS REPLACED FOLLOWING THE RECALL. I WAS TOLD THAT THE AIRBAGS WERE REPLACED, BUT THEY WERE NEVER IN FACT REPLACED. THE AIRBAG LIGHT CONTINUES TO COME ON AND I AM CONTINUING TO RECEIVE NOTICES FROM HONDA THAT MY AIRBAGS HAVE NOT BEEN REPLACED. I WOULD APPRECIATE TO HAVE A TRUTHFUL ANSWER AND TO HAVE THIS SITUATION FIXED!

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2005 HONDA CR-V, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Aug 2015
Nov 2017

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA CR-V. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY INCLUDED IN A RECALL REGARDING THE SIDE AIR BAGS (THE EXACT LOCATION OF THE AIR BAG WAS UNKNOWN) FOR WHICH THE REMEDY WAS COMPLETED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. CORNHUSKER TOYOTA HONDA (3510 KAUFMAN AVENUE, GRAND ISLAND, NE 68803; 308-382-4620) INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATION WAS SEPARATE FROM THE RECALL, AND THE CONTACT WOULD NEED TO PAY FOR THE VEHICLE TO BE DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,500.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2005 HONDA CR-V, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Jan 2017
Oct 2017

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA CR-V. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V029000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2005 HONDA CR-V, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Jun 2015
Aug 2017

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA CR-V. AFTER OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO COGGINS HONDA (LOCATED AT 11051 S ORANGE BLOSSOM TRAIL, ORLANDO, FL 32837) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG INFLATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000. UPDATED 10/26/2017*JS

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2005 HONDA CR-V, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Apr 2015
Jul 2017

2005 HONDA CRV. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG.*LD THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE DAY AFTER THE AIRBAG RECALL WAS PERFORMED THE FAILURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THERE WAS A DIAGNOSTIC FEE AND A REPAIR FEE. *JS

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2005 HONDA CR-V, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Nov 2016
Jun 2017 Crash Injury

TAKATA RECALL- FRONT END HIGHWAY BUMPER TO BUMPER COLLISION AT APPROX 40 MPH- AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY CAR HAD THE TAKATA RECALL AIRBAG REPLACED A FEW MONTHS AGO AT A LICENSED HONDA DEALER BUT THE NEWLY REPLACED AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2005 HONDA CR-V, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: May 2017
Jun 2017

TAKATA RECALL THIS CAR IS UNDER RECALL ACCORDING TO NHTSA'S DECEMBER 2016 THIRD AMENDED COORDINATED REMEDY ORDER. THE PROBLEM IS THAT THE RECALL IS NOT SHOWING UP UNDER A VIN SEARCH FOR THE CAR. HONDA HAS CONFIRMED THAT THIS VIN IS AFFECTED BY THE TAKATA RECALL, BUT IT CANNOT SEND OUT A RECALL NOTICE UNTIL NHTSA ACKNOWLEDGES THE BATCH OF AFFECTED VINS THAT HONDA CONFIRMS IT SENT IT TO NHTSA ON OR AROUND JANUARY 10, 2017 (HOWEVER PURSUANT TO THE ABOVE REFERENCED COORDINATED REMEDY ORDER, THIS VEHICLE SHOULD HAVE BEEN UNDER RECALL NO LATER THAN JUNE, 2016). I CANNOT GET A DEALERSHIP TO PERFORM THE REQUIRED REPAIR UNTIL HONDA SENDS OUT THE RECALL NOTICE. THAT WON'T HAPPEN UNTIL NHTSA ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THE VIN, PER HONDA, IS AFFECTED BY THE RECALL. HONDA FORWARDED ALL THE NECESSARY INFORMATION TO NHTSA WEEKS AGO. PLEASE PROVIDE EXPLANATIONS FOR THESE DELAYS (SPECIFICALLY AS TO WHY THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL UNDER THE TIMELINE MANDATED BY NHTSA, AND WHY NHTSA HAS NOT YET ACKNOWLEDGED THE VINS FROM HONDA EVEN SINCE JANUARY 10, 2017). MORE PRESSING, HOWEVER, IS THE NEED TO GET THIS VEHICLE REPAIRED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. IT IS IN THE HIGHEST PRIORITY GROUP ACCORDING TO NHTSA'S COORDINATED REMEDY ORDER. PLEASE PROVIDE ASSISTANCE IN GETTING THE NECESSARY AIRBAG REPLACEMENT PERFORMED ON THIS VEHICLE RIGHT AWAY. THANK YOU. PLEASE NOTE THAT I AM FILING THIS COMPLAINT PURSUANT TO JENNIFER TIMIAN'S INSTRUCTIONS IN RESPONSE TO MY EMAIL TO HER OF 2/6/17. THANK YOU.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2005 HONDA CR-V, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: May 2016
May 2017

IT'S 2005 HONDA CR-V . AIR BAG LIGHT STAY ON.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2005 HONDA CR-V, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Feb 2017
Jan 2017

NHTSA RECALL 16V-344, DATED JUNE 2016. OWNER HAS CONTACTED LOCAL HONDA DEALER, HONDA OF MENTOR, 14 TIMES TO HAVE THIS RECALL TAKEN CARE OF. HONDA OF MENTOR KEEPS TELLING OWNER THAT PART IS NOT AVAILABLE AND THEY WILL CALL OWNER WHEN PART BECOMES AVAILABLE. HONDA OF MENTOR ALSO ACKNOWLEDGES THAT AIRBAG SITUATION IS A POTENTIAL DANGER TO DRIVER AS WELL AS PASSENGER(S). OWNER FREQUENTLY DRIVES OWNER'S GRANDCHILD IN CAR AND HAS INDICATED NECESSITY OF GETTING RECALL HANDLED QUICKLY.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2005 HONDA CR-V, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Jan 2016
Dec 2016

TAKATA RECALL - WE RECEIVED WRITTEN NOTICE OF THE AIRBAG RECALL IN JUNE 2016 FOR OUR 2005 HONDA CRV, AND CALLED OUR LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP, AUTONATION HONDA AT 2999 W 104TH AVE, WESTMINSTER, CO 80234 TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT FOR THE REPAIR ON JULY 7, 2016. WE WERE TOLD BY THEIR SERVICE DEPARTMENT THAT THEY WOULD ORDER THE PART, WHICH SHOULD ARRIVE WITHIN A WEEK. THEY DID NOT CALL BACK BY THE END OF JULY, SO WE CALLED BACK TO ASK ABOUT THE PART. WE WERE TOLD THAT THEY HAD NO RECORD OF EVER ORDERING THE PART, BUT SAID THAT THEY WOULD DO SO IMMEDIATELY AND EXPECTED THE PART TO ARRIVE IN THE NEXT 4 WEEKS. WE AGAIN WAITED FOR NOTIFICATION THAT THE PART ARRIVED, BUT RECEIVED NO CALL. WE CONTACTED THEM TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT FOR THE REPAIR IN AUGUST AND SEPTEMBER, BUT WERE TOLD THE SAME THING: THAT THEY HAD NOT ORDERED THE PART AND COULD NOT COMPLETE THE REPAIR, BUT THAT THEY WOULD BE SURE TO CONTACT US AS SOON AS THE PART CAME IN, AS THEY WOULD ORDER ONE IMMEDIATELY. IN THE END OF SEPTEMBER, WHILE SHOPPING FOR ANOTHER VEHICLE AT AUTONATION HONDA, THE SALESPERSON TOLD US THAT THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT COULD PERFORM THE RECALL WORK WHILE WE TEST-DROVE AND CONSIDERED OTHER VEHICLES. HOWEVER, THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT DID NOT COMPLETE THE RECALL WORK, AND THIS WAS MERELY A RUSE TO ALLOW AUTONATION TO HOLD OUR VEHICLE HOSTAGE WHILE THE SALES STAFF GAVE US THE RUN AROUND ON HAGGLING OVER ANOTHER CAR. WE LEFT THAT DAY WITHOUT BUYING A CAR AND WITHOUT GETTING OUR CRV REPAIRED. ON DECEMBER 24, 2016, WE MADE AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THE RECALL WORK DONE ON THE MORNING OF DECEMBER 30, AND THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE AVAILABLE AND THAT THEY COULD COMPLETE THE REPAIR. WITHIN MINUTES OF DROPPING THE CAR OFF ON THE 30TH, I RECEIVED A CALL THAT THEY DID NOT HAVE THE PART AND AGAIN HAD NOT ORDERED IT. THEY SAID THEY WOULD WORK ON ORDERING IT IN THE COMING WEEK.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2005 HONDA CR-V, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Jun 2016
Dec 2016

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA CR-V. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V344000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER DID NOT GIVE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT WAS NOT EXPERIENCING A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2005 HONDA CR-V, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Jun 2016
Dec 2016

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA CR-V. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V34400 (AIR BAGS). THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. ...UPDATED 05/19/17 *BF UPDATED 12/27/2017*JS

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2005 HONDA CR-V, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Dec 2016
Dec 2016

2005 HONDA CR-V. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO REPLACEMENT PARTS NOT AVAILABLE TO REPAIR AIRBAG RECALL NOTICE. *SMD

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2005 HONDA CR-V, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Jan 2016
Dec 2016

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA CR-V. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V344000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. UPDATED 11/08/16*LJ UPDATED 11/17/16. *JB

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2005 HONDA CR-V, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Dec 2016
Dec 2016

TAKATA RECALL NO FAILURE HAS OCCURRED YET FRONTAL AIRBAG INFLATOR PROPELLANT IS DEFECTIVE DATE BELOW IS THE DATE OF RECALL - HONDA SAYS 6-8 WEEKS MORE UNTIL FIX IS AVAILABLE.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2005 HONDA CR-V, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Jul 2016

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The 2005 Honda CR-V has 109 Air Bags complaints on file. 18 crashes have been reported. Review the timeline above for detailed owner experiences.