NHTSA Complaint #10607199 — 2004 HONDA PILOT

WE WERE ON ANOTHER SUMMER TRIP AND THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. THIS IS THE BIG RED LIGHT TO THE FAR LEFT OF THE PANEL. CALLING HONDA IN FRANKLIN TN THEY HAD NO IDEA WHAT COULD HAPPEN WHILE CONTINUING TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. CALLING ANOTHER DEALERSHIP THEY ASSURED ME THAT IT WAS MOST LIKELY A SENSOR AND THE AIRBAGS WOULD SIMPLY NOT DEPLOY. HONDA AS RECALLS NOW FOR BAD AIRBAGS. 1- OUR 2004 DOES NOT FALL INTO THE RECALL PERIOD 2 - HONDA SHOULD PAY FOR ANY ISSUE RELATED TO BAD AIRBAG TECHNOLOGY REGARDLESS OF HOW OLD THE CAR IS, JUST LIKE THEY DO WITH SEAT BELTS. IF WE WOULD HAVE BEEN IN A WRECK DURING THE TIME THAT LIGHT WAS ON, THE AIRBAG WOULD NOT HAVE DEPLOYED. 3- ANY PART OF THE AIRBAG/SENSOR/ SEATBELT SYSTEM SHOULD NOT BE MERELY COVERED UNDER A LIMITED WARRANTY. IT SHOULD BE COVERED FOR THE LIFE OF THE CAR. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. IF THEY CANNOT STAND BEHIND THE SAFETY OF THE CAR THEY NEED TO GET OUT OF THE BUSINESS. *TR