21 complaints reported

1995 Honda Odyssey Air Bags

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

Reports
21
Crashes
2
Fires
0
Injuries
1

Complaint Timeline

Chronological view of owner reports

Jun 2016

I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS A TAKATA RECALL OR NOT. MY SRS LIGHT CAME ON AS I ENTERED MY NEIGHBORHOOD. I SMELLED A BURNT SMELL. I PARKED UNDER THE CAR PORT AND PUT THE CAR IN PARK. I WAS ABOUT TO TURN OFF THE ENGINE WHEN THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED. IT BROKE THE WINDSHIELD, THE GLOVE BOX AND THE REAR VIEW MIRROR.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1995 HONDA ODYSSEY, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Jun 2016
Jun 2004

SRS LIGHT STAYS ON--BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED-DEALER WANTS $800+ TO REPLACE MODULE. THIS IS SECOND COMPLAINT I'VE MADE ON THIS SUBJECT. READING ABOUT OTHERS ON THE WWW.ODYCLUB.COM WEBSITE PROMPTED THIS ACTION. I'M AFRAID IT WILL EITHER DEPLOY UNEXPECTEDLY OR NOT DEPLOY WHEN NEEDED. IF THIS WAS A SEATBELT PROBLEM OR CHILD RESTRAINTS HONDA WOULD FIX IT--THEY SHOULD FIX THE SRS MODULE ALSO. *AK

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1995 HONDA ODYSSEY, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Jan 2003
Mar 2004

THE VEHICLE'S AIR BAG ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY REPLACED THE SENDING UNIT. *NM *NM

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1995 HONDA ODYSSEY, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Oct 2003

CONSUMER STATED THAT AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON. HAD IT CHECKED, AND WAS TOLD THAT AIR BAG MODULE WAS DEFECTIVE. ALSO, CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THE AIR BAG MODULE HAD TO BE REPLACED AT THE TUNE OF $1500.00. SHE WAS AFRAID THAT IT WOULD DEPLOY WITHOUT PROPER WARNING.*AK

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1995 HONDA ODYSSEY, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Oct 2003
Jul 2003 Crash

WHILE DRIVING, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE WAS DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK THE SRS LIGHT WOULD ALWAYS COME ON AND WAS DISABLED FOR NO REASON EXCEPT FOR THE CONTROL MODULE FAILURE. THERE WAS NO AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT IN THE TWO MINOR ACCIDENTS. *SCC *JB *PH

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1995 HONDA ODYSSEY, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Feb 2003
Sep 2002

THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON. THE AIR BAGS HAVE NEVER BEEN DEPLOYED. THIS SEEMS LIKE A SAFTY ISSUE. THEY WANT ME TO PAY $800.00, FOR SOMETHING I HAVE NEVER USED.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1995 HONDA ODYSSEY, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Sep 2002

AIRBAG INDICATOR LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON ALL DAY. DEALER CONTACTED, THEY SAID THAT IT MIGHT BE A MALFUNCTION.*AK *YD

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1995 HONDA ODYSSEY, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Jan 2002
Feb 2002

SRS MODULE SHORTED AND HAD TO REPLACE AT A COST TO ME OF $689.95 THIS SAFETY ITEM SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPLACE BY THE MANUFACTURER

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1995 HONDA ODYSSEY, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Jan 2002
Nov 2001

SAFETY RESTRAINT SYSTEM LIGHT ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL STAYS ILLUMINATED DURING OPERATION OF VEHICLE. A PRIVATE MECHANIC DIAGNOSED COMPUTER AS HAVING A FAULTY CHIP WHICH HAS TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / DOCUMENTATION.*AK

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1995 HONDA ODYSSEY, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Oct 2001
Oct 2001

SRS CONTROL UNIT DEFECTIVE AND NON-FUNCTIONAL. SRS NOW INOPERATIVE.*AK

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1995 HONDA ODYSSEY, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Jul 2001
Sep 2001

CONSUMER HIT A DEER WITH FRONT END OF VEHICLE, AND AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY, IN AN SEPARATE INCIDENT VEHICLE WAS HIT ON LEFT FRONT BUMPER BY ANOTHER VEHICLE AND AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, ONE YEAR LATER THE SRS LIGHT COMES ON WHEN THE VEHICLE IS CRANKED AND WILL NOT GO OFF UNTIL THE SWITCH IS TURNED OFF.*JB

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1995 HONDA ODYSSEY, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Aug 2001

ELECTRONIC SENSOR FOR AIR BAGS FAILED PRIOR TO ANY ACCIDENT. TOOK CAR IN FOR REPAIR WHEN INDICATOR LIGHT WENT ON. PER DEALER SENSOR IS BAD, AIR BAGS WOULD NOT DEPLOY IF CAR WAS IN ACCIDENT. *AK

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1995 HONDA ODYSSEY, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Feb 2001
Mar 2001

SRS LIGHT STAYS ON. TOOK CAR TO MECHANIC, WHO SUGGESTED WE REPORT IT TO YOU ORGANIZATION. HE SAID THIS IS THE 3RD HONDA ODYSSEY WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM THAT HE SAW IN THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS (KENSINGTON SIMCA SVC 301-564-1377)

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1995 HONDA ODYSSEY, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Jan 2001
Oct 2000

MY SRS LIGHT CAME ON AND I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THE PROBLEM WAS SRS CONTROL UNIT FAILURE AND THE REPAIR COST WOULD BE APPROXIMATELY $700. I TOOK IT TO ANOTHER SHOP TO GET ANOTHER OPIONION AND WAS TOLD THE SAME THING. THIS MAN WAS PREVIOUSLY A SHOP FOREMAN AT A HONDA DEALER AND SAID THIS WAS A PROBLEM WITH MY MODEL AND ADVISED ME TO CALL HONDA CUST. SERVICE FOR A POSSIBLE REDUCTION IN MY REPAIR AMOUNT. THE CUSTOMER SERVICE REP. SAID THEY WOULD PAY 25% OF THE REPAIR COSTS, BUT THEY TECHNICALLY DIDN'T HAVE TO PAY ANYTHING. WHEN I ASKED TO SPEAK WITH SOMEONE IN MANAGEMENT I WAS TOLD THAT THEY WERE TOO BUSY. I SEE FROM YOUR WEB SITE THAT OTHER HONDA ODYSSEY OWNERS HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND WAS WONDERING IF THERE IS ANYTHING ELSE I COULD DO TO GET HONDA TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR OF THIS SAFETY RELATED PROBLEM.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1995 HONDA ODYSSEY, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Nov 2000
Oct 2000

SRS LIGHT LIT AFTER START UP OF VEHICLE, DEALER RESET, AND CLAIMED THERE WAS NO PROBLEM. SRS LIGHT LIT AGAIN. DEALER CLAIMED SRS UNIT FALURE DUE TO INTERMITTENT SHORTES. COST TO REPAIR 453.95 PLUS TAX. SRS UNIT FAILURE CAUSED AIR BAGS TO BE INOPERATIVE. *AK

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1995 HONDA ODYSSEY, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Aug 1999
Aug 2000

SRS WARNING LIGHT STAYS ON. DEALER DIAGNOSED AN SRS CONTROL UNIT FAILURE. WILL COST $780 TO INSTALL NEW SRS CONTROL UNIT.*AK

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1995 HONDA ODYSSEY, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Aug 2000
Feb 2000

AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY DUE TO A SRS CONTROL UNIT FAILURE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1995 HONDA ODYSSEY, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Feb 1999
Nov 1999

MY 1995 HONDA ODYSSEY HAD BEEN IN THE SHOP THREE TIMES FOR SRS WARNING LIGHT. ON THE FIRST 2 VISIT, WHICH WERE UNDER WARRANTY THE SRS SYSTEM WAS RESET AND I WAS TOLD NO PROBLEM. THE LAST TIME WHICH WAS 3 MONTHS AFTER THE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED, I WAS TOLD THAT THE CAR REQUIRED $800 DOLLARS OF REPAIRS. I HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALER AND HONDA . I FEEL THAT THIS SYSTEM WAS DEFECTIVE ALL ALONG AND HONDA SHOULD AT LEAST SHARE THE COST OF REPAIRS. I CONTACTING YOU IN HOPES THAT YOU CAN JUMP START THE DIALOG BETWEEN MYSELF AND HONDA. THANK-YOU

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1995 HONDA ODYSSEY, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: May 1999
Jun 1999

SRS WARNING LIGHT ON. DEALER WANTS $623 TO FIX. SAID ISOLATED EVENT AND SHOULD NOT HAPPEN.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1995 HONDA ODYSSEY, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Sep 1999
Jul 1997 Crash Injury

NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S/PASSENGERS SIDE AIR BAGS DURING ACCIDENT, CAUSING INJURY.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1995 HONDA ODYSSEY, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: May 1997
Feb 1997

SRS UNIT KIT FAILURE.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1995 HONDA ODYSSEY, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Jan 1997

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Quick Summary

The 1995 Honda Odyssey has 21 Air Bags complaints on file. 2 crashes have been reported. Review the timeline above for detailed owner experiences.