NHTSA Complaint #10225350 — 2000 HONDA ACCORD

MY 2000 HONDA ACCORD EX IS APPROACHING 130,000 MILES. THE OTHER DAY THE SRS LIGHT CAME ON AND HAS STAYED ON EVER SINCE. AFTER SOME RESEARCH I FOUND THAT HONDA HAD EXTENDED THE WARRANTY ON THE OPDS SENSOR AND BELT ASSEMBLY. I WENT TO A DEALERSHIP AND HAD THEM DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. THEY FOUND THAT IT WAS THE CONTROLLER UNIT WHICH HAD FAILED. I ASKED HOW A SOLID STATE COMPUTER COMPONENT WOULD FAIL OTHER THAN DEFECT AND THEY SAID THEY DID NOT KNOW. I BELIEVE THAT A KEY SAFETY FEATURE SUCH AS THIS ON A CAR SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. ESPECIALLY SINCE THEY HAVE EXTENDED THE WARRANTY ON RELATED COMPONENTS ACKNOWLEDGING THAT THERE ARE DEFECTS IN THE SRS SYSTEM. *TR