2000 HONDA ACCORD Air Bagsfrontalsensorcontrol Module Problems

NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: PE05043 ALREADY HAD SERVICE IN 2009, SRS PROBLEM BACK, DEALER REFUSED WARRANTY CORRECTIVE ACTION. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SRS (SAFETY RESTRAINT SYSTEM) LIGHTS ILLUMINATED IN HER VEHICLE AND WOULD NOT DIM. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT SWITCH WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER ASKED HER TO SIGN A RELEASE, BUT THE CONTACT REFUSED. THE PARTS FOR THE REPAIR WERE ORDERED IN MARCH OF 2008 AND WHEN SHE CALLED AGAIN IN APRIL 10, 2008, SHE WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS WERE ON BACKORDER. MOST RECENTLY, WHEN SHE WENT TO THE DEALER TO CHECK THE STATUS, SHE WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NO RECORD OF THE ORDER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 47,800 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,834. UPDATED 06/16/08 *BF

AIR BAGS-SRS LIGHT: LIGHT HAS BEEN ON A FEW WEEKS NOW, FOUND THAT IT IS A HONDA PROBLEM. CONCERNED ABOUT SAFETY, WILL AIR BAGS DEPLOY IN A CRASH? ALSO, NJ WILL NOT PASS INSPECTION WITH LIGHT ILLUMINATED, NOT SAFE. MAIN REASON FOR PURCHASE OF THE HONDA WAS THE SAFETY REPUTATION. WHEN WILL A RECALL/FIX BE ISSUED? *TR

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

SRS LIGHT TURNS ON INTERMITTENTLY. THIS LASTED FOR SEVERAL MONTHS BUT NOW THE LIGHT HAS REMAINED ON. *TR

SRS LIGHT ON DASH...HEARD THAT IT IS THE OPDS SENSOR GOING OUT HAVE NOT REPAIRED YET. *TR

I HAVE A HONDA ACCORD 2000 AND THE CAR HAS 72K. THE SRS WARNING LIGHT WENT ON FOR NO REASON. I READ ON THE WEBSITE AND THIS SEEMS TO BE A MANUFACTURE DEFECT. I HOPE HONDA WILL HAVE A RECALL TO FIX THIS PROBLEM FOR ALL THE OWNERS. *TR

I HAVE A HONDA ACCORD 2000 AND THE CAR HAS 72K. THE SRS WARNING LIGHT WENT ON FOR NO REASON. I READ ON THE WEBSITE AND THIS SEEMS TO BE A MANUFACTURE DEFECT. I HOPE HONDA WILL HAVE A RECALL TO FIX THIS PROBLEM FOR ALL THE OWNERS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SRS LIGHT ILLUMINATED. HE FOUND A RECALL FOR THE SRS LIGHT; HOWEVER, THE DEALER STATED THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE LIGHT HAS NOT YET BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 67,000. UPDATED 03-04-08 *BF THE DEALER TOLD THE CONSUMER SHE WOULD HAVE TO PAY TO GET THE SRS TESTED.

I & MY INLAW BOUGHT THE 2000 HONDA ACCORD EX IN THE SAME WEEK (9/1999), AFTER 7 YEARS, THE SRS LIGHT CAME ON AT THE SAME TIME WITH NO INCIDENTS OCCURRED. ALSO IN THE LAST COUPLE DAYS, THE BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON. I CALLED HONDA MANUFACTURER, THEY REJECTED THE PROBLEM BECAUSE ONLY CERTAIN VEHICLE THEY COVER UP TO 10 YEARS ON THE OPDS (OCCUPANT POSITION DETECTION SYSTEM) UNIT, WHICH FAILED AND CAUSED THE SRS LIGHT CAME ON. *TR

SRS LIGHT HAS BEEN ON FOR 2 YEARS WITHOUT APPARENT REASON. DEALERS HAVE LOOKED AT IT, RESET IT AND IT AFTER A COUPLE OF DAYS IT COMES RIGHT BACK ON. *TR

MY CAR'S SRS AIRBAG INDICATOR HAS TURNED ON, AND THE SIDE AIRBAG INDICATOR TURNS ON THEN AND NOW. I RESEARCHED ON THE INTERNET TO KNOW THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH 2000/01 HONDA ACCORDS. THE AIRBAGS WONT DEPLOY BECAUSE OF THIS INDICATOR EVEN THOUGH THE AIR BAG SYSTEM IS NOT FAULTY. *TR

I JUST BOUGHT A 2000 HONDA ACCORD EX COUPE A FEW MONTHS AGO. HAVING ABOUT 117,000 MILES ON IT. THE SAME MONTH I BOUGHT IT, THE SRS LIGHT HAS COME ON AND AND HAS BEEN ON EVER SINCE. *JB

SRS LIGHT CAME ON AND REMAINS ON FOR NO APPARENT REASON. SIDE AIRBAG LIGHT ALSO COMES ON AND FLASHES OFF WHILE DRIVING. CAR WAS NEVER IN AN ACCIDENT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SRS WARNING INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHILE BASKET WAS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. HE RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, BUT THE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY A DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 120,000. UPDATED 09/18/07 *TR

OCCUPANT POSITION DETECTION SYSTEM FAILS. PASSENGER SEAT SENSOR FAILED ACCORDING TO DEALER DIAGNOSTICS. ITEM WAS REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY AT 125,000 MILES. SAME COMPONENT HAS FAILED AGAIN 13 MONTHS LATER AT 155,000 MILES.

SRS LIGHT CAME ON AT AROUND 90,000 MILES AND HAS BEEN ON EVERY SINCE. IT WOULD LIGHT UP OCCASIONALLY BEFORE (BEGAN LIGHTING UP AT AROUND 70,000 MILES) BUT NOW IT IS ON ALL THE TIME. *AK

SRS LIGHT CAME ON AROUND 80,000 MILES. I HAVE BEEN TOLD EVERYTHING FROM IT WAS NO BIG DEAL, YOUR AIR BAGS WILL NOT WORK. I JUST WANTED TO KNOW THAT DANGER, IF IT COULD BE FIXED, AND IF THERE WAS A WARRANTY COVERAGE ISSUE. IT DIDN'T SEEM TO BE COVERED BY A RECALL, EVEN THOUGH THERE WERE HUNDREDS OF CASES ON THE WEB OF PEOPLE WITH ACCORDS ALL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. *AK

THE SRS LIGHT WONT GO OUT .THE AIR BAGS WON'T DEPLOY IF I AM IN A ACCIDENT . *AK

SRS LIGHT CAME ON AFTER 100,000. SEE HONDA ACCORDS IN THIS YEAR ARE NOTORIOUS FOR THESE PROBLEMS. HONDA DEALER IS TRYING TO SAY BEFORE I EVEN BRING IT IN THAT IT OCULD BE 20 DIFF. THINGS SETTING THIS LIGHT ON. THINK HE WILL TELL ME IT IS NOT COVERED IF IT REALLY IS. THERE ARE SEVERAL TSB'S ON THIS ISSUE WITH MANY DISATISFIED HONDA OWNERS.

I OWN A 2000 HONDA ACCORD SE AND THE SRS INDICATOR ILLUMINATED CAUSING ME TO TAKE INTO MY HONDA MECHANIC. HE RAN A DIAGNOSTIC AND DISCOVERED A TEMPORARY CODE 09-03 INDICATES A MALFUNCTION IN THE DRIVERS SEAT BELT SWITCH. THIS COST ME $75. HE SCANNED THE ENGINE COMPUTER FOR STORED CODES AND RETRIEVED THE TEMPORARY CODE 09-03 OCCURRED 14 TIMES OVER 157 KEY CYCLES. FELT PROBLEM WAS VERY INTERMITTENT AND RESET SHOULD LAST A WHILE OR NEVER RETURN. NOT MORE THAN A FEW DAYS LATER, THE SRS ILLUMINATED. CALLED MECHANIC AND HE SAID TO BRING THE CAR IN AND WE WILL RESET; NO CHARGE. THIS BACK-AND-FORTH CONTINUED FOR A WHILE UNTIL IT JUST BECAME COMPLETELY INCONVENIENT AND HAD TO CONSIDER HOW TO FIX. OPTIONS WERE TO: 1) REPLACE THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE ON AN EDUCATED GUESS WITH NO GUARANTEE THIS WILL SOLVE THE PROBLEM. COST: $250. 2) CONTINUE THE TEST...

SRS WARNING LIGHT CAME ON JULY, 2006. TOOK CAR TO DEALER UNDER WARRANTY EXTENSION: MAIN COMPONENTS OF THE OCCUPANT POSITION DETECTION SYSTEM. CAR RETURNED UN-REPAIRED. SRS WARNING LIGHT STILL ON. *JB

2000 HONDA ACCORD SRS LIGHT AND SENSOR UNIT PROBLEMS**CC THE SRS CONTROL UNIT WAS REPLACED AT 67339 MILES, 87909 MILES AND AGAIN AT 97762 MILES. THE FIRST TIME IT FAILED THE CONSUMER ONLY HAVE TO PAY $100 DEDUCTIBLE. THE SECOND TIME THE SRS LIGHT ILLUMINATED THE DEALER TOLD THE CONSUMER THAT HE WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COST TO REPLACE IT BECAUSE THE REPLACEMENT ONLY HAD A ONE YEAR WARRANTY. THE CONSUMER DECIDE TO JUST LET THE DEALER RESET THE LIGHT AND NOT TO HAVE THE UNIT REPLACED. THE LIGHT CAME ON A THIRD TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER TOLD THE CONSUMER THAT IT WOULD COST $690.54 TO REPLACE THE UNIT. *NM

MY SRS LIGHT HAS BEEN ON SINCE DECEMBER 31, 2006. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING FROM THE DEALERSHIP THAT MY AIRBAGS ARE NOW DISABLED AND WILL MOST LIKELY NEED TO BE REPLACED AT A MINIMUM COST OF $1,300.00. BASED ON THE SAFETY RISKS AND THE NUMBER OF CONSUMER COMPLAINTS, HONDA SHOULD ISSUE AN IMMEDIATE RECALL. *JB

2000 HONDA ACCORD "SRS"(SAFETY RESTRAINT SYSTEM) LIGHT IS ON AND DEALER IS REQUESTING 700.00 TO FIX A "FAULTY CONTROL UNIT". I HAVE HAD MY CAR OVER 6 YEARS AND ONLY HAVE 44K MILES. *NM

2000 HONDA ACCORD LX - SRS LIGHT HAS BEEN CHECKED AND RESET (51,770 MILES), THE MECHANIC SAID THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH SYSTEM AND HE DIDN'T KNOW WHY THE LIGHT HAD COME ON. IT CAME BACK ON AGAIN WITHIN A MONTH. HONDA TELLS ME THAT THE FRONT AND SIDE PASSENGER AIR BAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY IF THIS LIGHT IS ON. THERE IS NO EXTENDED WARRANTY OR RECALL FOR THIS MAKE AND MODEL VEHICLE. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE THAT HONDA WILL NOT WARRANTY A SAFETY SYSTEM INVOLVING AIR BAGS. *NM

SRS LIGHT IS ON I THINK THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH HONDA ACCORDS REGARDING SRS LIGHT. IT KEEPS COMING ON. I ALREADY TOOK IT TO A DEALER. HE HAD INITIALLY REPLACED OPDS UNIT. EVEN AFTER 2-3 MONTHS IT CAME BACK ON. NOW WHEN I TAKE IT BACK, HE SAYS THERE IS SOME OTHER PROBLEM. ON INTERNET I SEE A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. IT IS MANUFACTURING DEFECT THAT HONDA IN NOT HANDLING PROPERLY. *NM

IN REFERENCE TO A 2000 HONDA ACCORD WITH NEARLY 160,000 MILES. THE SRS LIGHT CAME HOME A FEW DAYS AGO. THE SRS LIGHT INDICATES A PROBLEM WITH THE AIRBAG. THE HONDA DEALERSHIP WILL NOT LOOK INTO THIS PROBLEM WITHOUT ME PAYING THEM NEARLY $100. FROM WHAT I HAVE BEEN TOLD AND FROM WHAT I HAVE READ, THIS SRS LIGHT INDICATES A PROBLEM WITH AN OPDS SENSOR AND IS COMMON IN THIS YEAR MODEL. I AM NOT SURE WHAT TO DO OR WHO TO CONTACT. I FEEL THIS SHOULD BE COVERED AND REPAIRED FREE OF CHARGE. I HAVE NO CONTROL OVER THIS SENSOR AND IN NO WAY COULD I HAVE "BROKEN" THIS OR CAUSED THE PROBLEM. I HAVE SEARCHED AND SEARCHED FOR RECALLS ON THIS PARTICULAR ISSUE, BUT NOTHING! PLEASE HELP! *NM

SRS DASHBOARD LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON. HONDA ACCORD EX 2000. MANY OTHERS HAVE SIMILAR PROBLEMS. *NM

SRS DASHBOARD LIGHT COMES ON. THIS IS A PROBLEM OF MANY HONDA VEHICLES, AND VERY EXPENSIVE TO REPAIR, UP TO $700. *JB

2000 HONDA ACCORD WITH SRS LIGHT ON. DEALER REPLACED AIR BAG COMPUTER. 2 MONTHS LATER, SRS LIGHT BACK ON. *NM

THE SRS LIGHT STAYS ON FOR MY 2000 HONDA ACCORD. THIS IS THE 6TH OCCURRENCE OF THIS PROBLEM. THE FIRST INSTANCE WAS IN 2002 AND TODAY, OCTOBER 18, 2006, IT IS ON AGAIN FOR THE 6TH TIME. WHEN THIS LIGHT STAYS ON THE AIR BAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY SHOULD THERE BE AN ACCIDENT. ACCORDING TO NEW YORK STATE LAW, IF A VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH AIR BAGS THEY MUST BE FUNCTIONING. *NM

I OWN A 2000 ACCORD EXL V6 AND MY SRS LIGHT JUST CAME ON AND I HAVE ABOUT 95K MILES. *JB

WHILE DRIVING MY 2000 HONDA ACCORD EX LAST WEEK THE SRS LIGHT CAME ON. I CALLED JERRY DAMSON HONDA AND WAS TOLD BY THE TECHNICIAN THAT MY VIN NUMBER WAS NOT COVERED BY THE EXTENDED WARRANTY GIVEN TO SOME HONDA OWNERS WHICH HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. I WAS INFORMED THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR A DIAGNOSTIC. IF THERE IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE SRS LIGHT COMING ON THERE SHOULD NOT BE AN EXCEPTION FOR CERTAIN VIN NUMBERS. THIS IS UNFAIR!!!! MY BRAKE LIGHT ALSO COMES ON AND GOES OFF EVEN AFTER A PART WAS REPLACED. NEEDLESS TO SAY THIS WAS MY FIRST HONDA AND WILL BE MY LAST!!!!*JB

SRS LIGHT HAS COME ON AND THERE IS NO APPARENT PROBLEM. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT MY AIRBAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY IF THIS LIGHT IS ON AND DEALERSHIP WANTS TONS OF MONEY TO FIX IT. SINCE THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY FEATURE, THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED. I HAVE SEEN LOTS OF OTHER PEOPLE WITH THIS COMMON PROBLEM AND I THINK YOU REALLY SHOULD LOOK INTO THIS. *NM

SRS LIGHT CAME ON (AGAIN). ALMOST A YEAR AGO,I HAD THE SRS UNIT REPLACED WHICH COST >$1200: THE DEALER HAD MY CAR FOR A MONTH - THEY COULD NOT FIGURE OUT WHY THE SRS LIGHT WOULDN'T GO OUT. *NM

MY CAR IS A 2000 HONDA ACCORD SE. THE SRS LIGHT WILL NOT GO OFF. IT IS GOING TO COST A LOT OF MONEY TO REPLACE PART. THERE ARE MAY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS AREA OF CONCERN. WHEN IS THE RECALL GOING TO BE ISSUED? *NM

(1) SRS INDICATOR TURNED ON AND STAYS ON (2) COULD INDICATE PROBLEMS WITH THE SRS SYSTEM. *NM

SRS STAYS ON. *JB

1) THE SRS LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON. 2) PASSENGER SIDE SEAT-BELT OCCASSIONALLY UNCLIPS ITSELF. *NM

THE SRS LIGHT CONTINUES TO COME ON AFTER BEING RESET. THE COMPUTER CODE IS 9-4 OUR MECHANIC SAYS THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE SENSOR IN THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT SENSOR. *JB

SRS LIGHT ON INSTRUMENT PANEL STAYS ON.. *NM

SRS LIGHT STAYING ON AFTER 100K MILES. *JB

I HAVE A 2000 HONDA ACCORD WITH ONLY 50,000 MILES AND THE SENSOR SYSTEM IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT THAT DETECTS WHETHER A PERSON IS PROPERLY SEATED IS DEFECTIVE BECAUSE MY SRS WARNING LIGHT CONSTANTLY STAYS ON DURING VEHICLE OPERATION. I AM UTTERLY DISAPPOINTED GIVEN ITS EARLY FAILURE RATE SINCE I HAVE BEEN A LOYAL HONDA/ACURA CUSTOMER FOR A VERY LONG TIME. I HOPE THERE IS A RECALL OR EXTENDED WARRANTY TO COVER THIS PROBLEM. IT APPEARS MANY 2000-2001 ACCORDS/3.2TL HAVE THIS PROBLEM. *JB

I HAVE A 2000 HONDA ACCORD EX, MY SRS LIGHT HAS BEEN ON FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. I CANNOT AFFORD TO HAVE THE REPAIR. THEN RECENTLY, I RECEIVED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FROM HONDA SAYING THE SRS HAS HAD PROBLEMS AND IF YOU HAD OR HAVE A PROBLEM WITH IT, THEY WILL REPAIR IT FREE OF CHARGE. HOWEVER, IT IS A 10 YR OR 150,000 MI. LIMIT. WELL, I COMMUTE TO WORK AND I HAVE OVER 197,000 MILES ON MY CAR. I STILL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AS EVERYONE ELSE, I JUST HAVE TO USE MY CAR MORE. I FEEL IF THEY KNOW THE PROBLEM IS DEFECTIVE PARTS AND A SAFETY ISSUE, THERE SHOULD BE NO QUESTION THAT EVERYONE IS COVERED. *NM

MY 2000 HONDA ACCORD LX BATTERY FINALLY DIED. A NEW BATTERY WAS REPLACED THE SAME DAY AND NOW THE SRS LIGHT STAYS ON AND WON'T GO AWAY. I CONTACTED A LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP AND THEY WANT TO CHARGE ME $90 JUST FOR DIAGNOSTIC AND THE COST OF REPAIR. I SEARCHED ON THE INTERNET AND REALIZED THAT IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH MANY HONDA AND ACURA CAR MODELS AFTER ANY POWER RELATED ISSUE. *JB

SRS LIGHT STAYS ON ALL THE TIME. DID SOME RESEARCH FOUND A LOT OF SIMILAR PROBLEMS. HAVE THE LIGHT RESET ONCE, BUT THE SRS LIGHT CAME BACK ON A FEW DAYS LATER. SEARCHED NHTSA DOT WEBSITE, FOUND, HONDA RECENTLY ISSUED RECALL ON DEFECTED AIRBAG SENSOR. I THOUGHT MY CAR IS THE SAME PROBLEM. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, DIAGNOSESD AS AIRBAG CONTROL UNIT NEED REPLACEMENT WHICH WILL COST OVER $900. DECLINE THE FIX. BUT HAVE TO PAY $90 FOR CHECKING IT OUT. THIS LIGHT WILL REMIND ME HOW BAD HONDA TREAT IT'S DEFECT ON SAFETY FEATURE. AND HOW IRONIC IT CLAIM IN THE RECENT AD THAT IT CARES ABOUT SAFETY NOT ONLY INSIDE THE CAR BUT ALSO OUTSIDE THE CAR. *JB

SRS LIGHT CAME ON 2000 HONDA ACCORD EX. HONDA DEALER DIAGNOSIS WAS SRS CONTROL UNIT AND A DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE. SUPPOSEDLY THE $44 BUCKLE WAS UNDER WARRANTY BUT THE $600 SRS CONTROL UNIT IS NOT. WHY WOULD A FUNCTIONAL BUCKLE WITH INOP SENSOR BE UNDER WARRANTY AND THE SRS CONTROL UNIT (SRS BRAINS) NOT BE? HOW CAN BOTH FAIL AT THE SAME TIME? SOMETHING DOESN'T SOUND RIGHT. *NM

THE SRS LIGHT OF MY 2000 HONDA ACCORD DX CAME ON AND REMAIN FOR NO REASON. I WILL NEVER BUY A HONDA ANY MORE. THEIR QUALITY IS GETTING BAD BUT PRICE STAYS HIGH. *JB

SRS LIGHT KEEPS ON COMING ON. *JB