2002 Honda Odyssey Air Bags

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 15V320000 (AIR BAGS) AND 14V349000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE RECALL REPAIR WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 147,048.

IVD LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE AND HIT A TELEPHONE POLE, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY

ACCORDING TO THE SAFETY RECALL NOTICE, I WAS TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE MY DRIVER'S AIRBAG REPLACED IMMEDIATELY. IT HAS NOW BEEN 3 MONTHS SINCE I CALLED TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT AND I HAVE YET TO HEAR ABOUT SCHEDULING ME IN. ITS THE ONLY VEHICLE AVAILABLE TO ME SO I HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO DRIVE IT...ALWAYS CONCERNED THAT I MAY GET INTO AN ACCIDENT AND HAVE THE AIRBAG MALFUNCTION. WHAT GIVES?

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V351000 AND 14V349000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED TO DO THE REPAIRS WERE 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 CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. ....UPDATED 07/22/15 *BF UPDATED 10/11/2017*CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SRS WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER MADE UNKNOWN REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V351000 (AIR BAGS). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AFTER A VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE DRIVER SIDE OF CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO SHOULDERS, BACK AND NECK. A CHILD PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE STOMACH DUE TO SEAT BELT. THE DRIVER AND CHILD PASSENGER DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

SOFT HIT ON BACK BUMPER. *TR

I CAN NOT GET MY DEALERSHIP TO PERFORM THE RECALL. DEALERSHIP: TEAM HONDA 4613 EAST LINCOLN HWY MERRILLVILLE, IN 46410 DESPITE PROVIDING THE RECALL NOTICE 13V-132, PROVIDING MY VIN #, AND MAKING AN APPOINTMENT IN ADVANCE, THEY REFUSED TO DO THE WORK. *TR

2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO AIR BAG RECALL NOTICE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED AFTER RECALL REPAIR WAS DONE, THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONSUMER RETURNED TO THE DEALER, ONLY TO BE TOLD HE WOULD HAD TO PAY $900 TO REPLACE THE SRS CONTROL UNIT, AS THE RECALL ITEM WAS NOT THE PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE HORN DID NOT WORK.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN AND REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V041000 (AIR BAGS). AFTER THE RECALL REPAIR WAS PERFORMED, THE SRS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. *TR

I HAVE TRIED TO CONTACT THE DUBLIN OHIO HONDA DEALER TO CORRECT MY AIRBAG RECALL FOR MY 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. MY SRS LIGHT IS ON AND WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER OVER 2 MONTHS AGO. THEY SAID THEY SAW NO PROBLEM BUT WOULD ORDER A PART TO FIX THE SEATBELT. NOW FOR 3 DAYS I HAVE TRIED TO REACH SERVICE TO ASK ABOUT THE PART AND MAKE ANOTHER APPOINTMENT AND THEY HAVE NOT RETURNED MY CALL. *TR

2002 HONDA ODYSSEY RECALL FOR DRIVERS FRONT AIRBAG MODULE REPLACEMENT. CONSUMER STATES HIS VEHICLE STILL HASN'T BEEN REPAIRED BECAUSE THE DEALER HASN'T CONTACTED HIM. *KB THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE PART WAS STILL NOT AVAILABLE. *JB

2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. CONSUMER STATES AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. *TGW THE CONSUMER DISCOVERED A RECALL HAD BEEN ISSUED REGARDING THE AIR BAGS. HOWEVER, WHEN HE/SHE CONTACTED THE DEALER, HE/SHE WAS INFORMED SINCE THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT WHERE THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, THE RECALL DID NOT APPLY TO THE VEHICLE. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE SEAT BELT AND AIR BAG SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 165,000. UPDATED 06/21/11*LJ UPDATED 1/18/2012 *LN *TR

2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. CONSUMER STATES ISSUES REGARDING SAFETY RECALL DRIVER'S AIRBAG INFLATOR *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED. HOWEVER THE SRS LIGHT ILLUMINATED, WHICH WAS NOT ON PRIOR TO THE VEHICLE BEING SERVICED. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE REPAIRS WOULD COST $ 562.38 TO REPLACE THE SRS UNIT. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT LOCATED AIR BAG RECALL INFORMATION ON THE NHTSA WEBSITE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS ADVISED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT A PART OF THE RECALL. THE CONTACT ALSO REQUESTED THAT THE MANUFACTURER PROVIDE HER WITH A LETTER TO VERIFY THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT A PART OF THE RECALL AND THEY AGREED TO MAIL HER THE LETTER. THERE ARE NO FAILURES AT THIS TIME. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 80,000.

DRIVING EAST ON HIGHWAY 27 NEAR LITTLE FALLS, MN AT 55 MPH. A DRUNK DRIVER WENT THROUGH A STOP SIGN DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF OUR CAR. THERE WAS NO TIME TO APPLY THE BRAKES. SWERVED SLIGHTLY TO LEFT TO AVOID KILLING DRIVER. HIT LEFT FRONT OF HIS VEHICLE. IMPACT CAUSED CAR TO BECOME AIRBORNE, DOWN AN 8 FOOT GULLY, AND 30 FEET INTO A CORN FIELD. NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. MY WIFE AND I WERE BOTH WEARING SEAT BELTS. IMPACT THREW ME INTO THE STEERING WHEEL, BRUISING MY STERNUM, SHOULDERS, AND BACK. MY WIFE SUFFERED WHIPLASH. THE CAR WAS TOTALED. WE WERE TAKEN BY AMBULANCE TO THE HOSPITAL, AND THE OTHER DRIVER WAS CHARGED. ALL SERVICE WAS CURRENT WITH NO PREVIOUS ACCIDENTS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SRS INDICATOR CONSTANTLY REMAINS ILLUMINATED IN THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE COMPUTER PANEL FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. IF NOT REPLACED, THE AIR BAGS WILL NOT WORK. AFTER RESEARCHING THE ISSUE, THE CONTACT LEARNED OF NUMEROUS OTHER COMPLAINTS FOR THE SAME DEFECT ON HER VEHICLE. SHE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS INFORMED OF A SPECIAL WARRANTY EXTENSION ON THE AIR BAGS; HOWEVER, IT ONLY INCLUDES THE OPDS SENSOR, NOT THE COMPUTER MANUAL PANEL. THE MANUFACTURER WILL NOT ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALER AND HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 92,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 30-35 MPH, THE CONTACT WAS CUT OFF BY ANOTHER MOTORIST AND STRUCK THE VEHICLE. THE MIDDLE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED. NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED. THE CONTACT IS CURRENTLY SEEING A DOCTOR FOR WHIPLASH, BACK MUSCLE SPASMS, AND CHEST AND ABDOMINAL BRUISES SUSTAINED BY THE SEAT BELT AND STEERING WHEEL. THE OTHER THREE PASSENGERS IN THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED BRUISES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT HAS PICTURES AVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 143,000.

SRS LIGHT ON CONTINUOUSLY FOR ONE YEAR. RESET ONCE BY REPAIR SHOP. CAME BACK ON A WEEK LATER. STILL ON. AIRBAG THUS INOPERATIVE, WHICH I JUST BECAME AWARE OF. I READ ON THE INTERNET THAT IN MANY SUCH CASES THE HONDA DEALERS COULD NOT FIND A LASTING FIX FOR THIS PROBLEM. MANY PEOPLE HAVE SPENT A LOT OF MONEY ON PARTS/LABOR THAT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. MANY PEOPLE HAVE BEEN INJURED AS A RESULT OF THE AIR BAGS NOT DEPLOYING UPON IMPACT. MAYBE IT IS CHEAPER FOR HONDA TO PAY THE LAWSUITS FOR INJURY/DEATH THAN TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I CANNOT AFFORD TO WASTE MONEY ON "FIXES" THAT DO NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. I WANT MY CHILDREN AND THEIR MOTHER (ME) TO BE REASONABLY SAFE IN OUR CAR, WHICH IS WHY I BOUGHT THE HONDA ODYSSEY IN THE FIRST PLACE. I WILL BE SELLING THE VAN AS SOON AS I CAN AFFORD ANOTHER VEHICLE. PLEASE DO NOT LET HONDA GET AWAY WITH THIS. I WILL BE FILING A SEPARATE COMPLAINT FOR THE POWER DOORS SPONTANEOUSLY OPENING WHILE DRIVING THE CAR. I HAVE ALREADY EXPERIENCED THE TRANSMISSION RECALL; MINE WAS REPLACED. A LOCAL MECHANIC SAID HE HAS AN AMAZING NUMBER OF PROBLEMS WITH ODYSSEY'S AND WOULD NOT RECOMMEND THEM. NEVER AGAIN WILL I BUY A HONDA VAN. *TR

I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM HONDA SAYING THE 'OPDS" SENSOR MAY BE DEFECTIVE AND HONDA WOULD REPLACE IT. WE HAD IT REPLACED AT PATTERSON AUTO CENTER, WICHITA FALLS, TX 76301, INVOICE #HOCS78608, 9/13/07. THE "SRS" INDICATOR LIGHT HAD BEEN "ON" AND WITH THE REPLACEMENT THE LIGHT WAS "OFF". ONE MONTH LATER THE LIGHT CAME "ON" AGAIN AND WE RETURNED TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT. I WAS TOLD THE "SRS CONTROL UNIT" NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, SO WE HAD THAT DONE, THIS WAS REPLACED AT MY COST. THEN ON 4/5/08 WHILE DRIVING ON A SMOOTH ROAD, THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED, HURTING MY WIFE THE PASSENGER ON HER ARM. THE FOLLOWING MONDAY 4/7/08 TOOK VEHICLE TO PATTERSON'S AND SHOWED THEM THE DEPLOYED AIR BAG. JIMMY KENDRICK IN SERVICE DEPARTMENT SAID HE HAD NEVER SEEN THAT HAPPEN BEFORE WITHOUT AN ACCIDENT. THEY CONNECTED THE COMPUTER TO THE SYSTEM AND IT INDICATED A SIDE IMPACT. JIMMY VISUALLY INSPECTED THE VEHICLE TO HAVE NOT HAD ANY "SIDE IMPACT" AND COULD NOT EXPLAIN WHY IT HAD DEPLOYED. I ASKED IF HONDA WOULD CORRECT THE FAULTY AIR BAG SYSTEM AND WAS TOLD "NO". LATEST INCIDENT WAS ON 7/29/08, WHILE SITTING IN THE VEHICLE AT THE CHURCH PARKING LOT, WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING, BUT PARKED THE DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED, INJURING MY LEFT ARM. NO SIDE IMPACT HAD OCCURRED TO CAUSE THIS TO HAPPEN. I WAS VERY LUCKY I WAS NOT DRIVING AT THE TIME, BECAUSE I KNOW IT WOULD HAVE CAUSED ME TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT. WE NEED HONDA TO RECALL THIS VEHICLE AND REPLACE THE AIR BAG SYSTEM BEFORE ANY OF THE OTHER AIR BAGS DEPLOY AND CAUSE A MAJOR ACCIDENT LEADING TO DEATH, AS SOON AS POSSIBLE! *TR

MY WIFE AND CHILD WERE INVOLVED IN A 3-CAR ACCIDENT THAT INVOLVED OUR 2002 ODYSSEY VAN. SHE ENDED UP REAR-ENDING THE 2ND VEHICLE DUE TO THE 1ST VEHICLE STOPPING IN THE FAST LANE OF A 55MPH HIGHWAY. THE INSURANCE ADJUSTER AND POLICE AT THE SCENE HAVE CONTINUALLY COMMENTED ON THE FAILURE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYING SINCE THE IMPACT HAPPENED AT A SPEED OF BETWEEN 40-45MPH. THE EXTENT OF THE DAMAGE BECAME MANIFEST WHEN IT WAS TOTALED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. WHEN BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION OF HONDA, THEY ASKED FOR THE INSURANCE COMPANY TO DO AN INVESTIGATION. OUR RESPONSE WAS THAT THE 1ST DRIVER WAS CITED FOR RECKLESS DRIVING AND HIS INSURANCE ISN'T INCLINED TO ASSIST. THEIR RESPONSE WAS THAT THEY COULDN'T ASSIST IN THE MATTER WHICH IS WHY I'M FILING THIS COMPLAINT. *TR

WE BOUGHT A BRAND NEW HONDA ODYSSEY IN MARCH 2002 FROM POWER HONDA, VALENCIA,CALIFORNIA. THE LEATHER SEATS IN THIS VEHICLE WERE NOT FACTORY INSTALLED BUT WAS INSTALLED BY THE AFOREMENTIONED DEALERSHIP. RECENTLY (JUNE 29, 2006), THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR AIR BAG DEPLOYED BUT WAS TRAPPED INSIDE THE LEATHER COVER OF THE PASSENGER SEAT. FORTUNATELY, NO WAS HARMED OR INJURED IN THE INCIDENT. I HAD TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A HONDA DEALER IN THE STATE OF TEXAS, WHERE I AM CURRENTLY RESIDING, AND HAD THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG REINSTALLED AND CHANGED LEATHER SEAT COVERS THAT MEET THE SAFETY STANDARDS. THE WHOLE THING DID COST ME A LOT. ALSO, FOUND OUT FROM THE SAME DEALERSHIP IN TX THAT RIGHT AFTER FEW MONTHS WE BOUGHT THE VEHICLE, THE HONDA MOTOR COMPANY HAD ISSUED A NOTICE (2002) REQUIRING FACTORY INSTALLED LEATHER SEATS IN ITS VEHICLES TO PREVENT PROBLEMS LIKE MINE. I STRONGLY FEEL THAT I HAVE BEEN CHEATED BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT INSTALLED LEATHER SEATS THAT DO PREVENT THE DEPLOYMENT OF SAFETY AIR BAGS. ALSO, BY THE HONDA MOTOR COMPANY FOR LETTING DEALERS USE COMPANIES THAT DO NOT MEET THE COMPANIES SAFETY STANDARDS. I STRONGLY BELIEVE THAT MY FAMILY'S SAFETY HAS BEEN JEOPARDIZED. I AM SURE THAT THERE ARE MANY CONSUMERS LIKE US WHO HAVE SUCH LEATHER SEATS BUT ARE NOT AWARE OF IT. I WOULD LIKE BOTH DEALERS AND THE HONDA MOTOR COMPANY TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM IMMEDIATELY. IT WOULD HELP PREVENT SERIOUS INJURIES AND EVEN DEATHS IN THE FUTURE, IF ANY OF THOSE VEHICLES GET INVOLVED IN SERIOUS ACCIDENTS AND THE AIR BAGS FAIL TO DEPLOY BECAUSE OF LEATHER COVERS THAT DO NOT MEET SAFETY STANDARDS. I URGE THE NHTSA TO TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION AND ENSURE THE SAFETY OF PASSENGERS AND DRIVERS OF HONDA ODYSSEY (MINIVAN) THAT HAVE DEALER INSTALLED LEATHER SEATS AND WILL NOT BURST AT THE SEAMS, WHEN THE AIR BAG NEEDS TO BE DEPLOYED. HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP IN CA AND HONDA MOTOR COMPANY BUT YET TO HEAR FROM THEM. *JB

1. ABOUT A MONTH AGO OUR 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY MINIVAN SRS LIGHT CAME ON. THIS IS 6 MONTHS AFTER OUR NEIGHBOR HAD THEIR LIGHT COME ON IN THEIR 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY PURCHASED IN CALIFORNIA. OURS WAS PURCHASED IN MISSOURI. 2. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE MECHANIC WHO HOOKED UP THE COMPUTER AND TOLD ME THE AIRBAG COMPUTER NEEDING REPLACING AT A COST OF $600. *NM

AT 42K MILES THE SRS LIGHT ILLUMINATED, DEALER RESET AND SAID NO CODE WAS ACTIVATED. 1 WEEK LATER SRS LIGHT IS BACK ON AND DEALER SAYS DTC CODE IS 7-2 (CONTROL UNIT FAILURE) AND IT WILL BE $350 TO REPLACE. MY CONCERN IS THAT THIS DOES NOT SEEM TO BE AN UNCOMMON EVENT IN RECENT HONDA PRODUCTS AND I THINK THAT HONDA SHOULD COVER THIS UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY AS THIS IS CERTAINLY A SAFETY RELATED ITEM. *JB