2001 HONDA ACCORD Air Bagssidewindow Problems

I WAS DRIVING MY 2001 HONDA ACCORD AND HIT SOMETHING ON THE FREEWAY WHICH CAUSED MY LEFT DRIVERS SIDE AIRBAG TO GO OFF. *TR

MY DRIVERS SEAT SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED AND MY SRS LIGHT IS ON. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME THE ONLY THING COVERED IN THE RECALL IS THE IGNITER, WHICH IS IN MY STEERING WHEEL. THEY REPLACED THIS, WHICH WAS DESCRIBED AS THE SRS DRIVER INFLATER AND TOLD ME THAT THE CAR WILL NEED TO UNDERGO A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WHICH WILL COST ME $110 AND THAT I WILL ALSO HAVE TO PAY TO GET MY SEAT FIXED, WHERE THE AIRBAG DEPLOYED. I'M NOT SURE WHY THIS WOULDN'T BE COVERED IN THE RECALL WHEN IT'S ALL RELATED. MY CAR HAS NOT BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY WHILE I WAS IN IT, SO I'M NOT SURE WHAT THE HECK HAPPENED. THE BAG IS JUST HANGING OUT OF MY SEAT AND I DON'T FEEL I SHOULD PAY TO GET THIS FIXED. AN AIRBAG...

I GOT IN MY CAR ONE MORNING AND MY AIRBAG (PASSENGER SIDE IN THE SEAT) WAS DEPLOYED. NO ACCIDENT, NOTHING HAPPENED, JUST DEPLOYED. HONDA WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THE FACT AND INSURANCE LOOKED AT IT AND CALLS IS A MECHANICAL FAILURE. *TR

HONDA ACCORD 2001: BOTH AIRBAGS (DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER SIDE) DEPLOYED WITHOUT ANY SPECIFIC REASON WHILE VEHICLE PROCEEDED ON SLOW SPEED (10 MPH) ALONG RESIDENTIAL ROAD. UNDER DISTRESS THE DRIVER DAMAGED 2 PARKED CARS. BOTH THE DRIVER AND THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED AIRBAG-DEPLOYMENT RELATED INJURIES. THIS CAR BELONGS TO MY FATHER AND HE AND MY MOTHER WERE INVOLVED IN THIS ACCIDENT. *TW

HONDA ACCORD 2001 NEEDS NEW OPDS UNIT I NOTICED THAT MY SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND SHORTLY AFTER THAT THE SRS LIGHT CAME ON. WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE HONDA DEALER THEY TOLD ME THAT I NEEDED A NEW OPDS UNIT AT $6662.70. NOW THAT SEEMS UNGODLY STEEP. BUT TO TOP IT OFF WHEN I WENT ONLINE TO RESEARCH IT, I FIND THAT MANY HONDA OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING EXACTLY THE SAME THING I AM. I THINK HONDA SHOULD REPLACE IT. *TR

RE: NHTSA ACTION NO: PE05043 (CLOSED INVESTIGATION) SRS UNIT LIGHT REMAINS ON INDICATING THAT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WILL NOT WORK. OPDS UNIT HAS WAS PREVIOUSLY REPLACED. THE SRS PROBLEM IS CAUSED BY A FAULTY WIRING HARNESS, AND HONDA WANTS TO CHARGE ME $450 TO REPLACE IT. SHOULDN'T HONDA PAY FOR THIS IN LIGHT OF YOUR PRIOR INVESTIGATION AS WELL AS THE HIGH SAFETY RISK? I NOTIFIED HONDA CORPORATE TWO WEEKS AGO - NO RESPONSE. DEALER CANNOT HELP BECAUSE IT IS A CORPORATE DECISION. *TR

SRS LIGHT ON. FAILED SIDE AIR BAG SENSOR. HAD SENSOR REPLACED AUGUST 1, 2008 AT THE HONDA DEALER AND AT MY EXPENSE. IN MAY OF 2006 THE SRS LIGHT WAS ON AND THE CONTROL MODULE WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALER UNDER WARRANTY. WHY ISN'T THE ENTIRE AIR BAG SYSTEM OF SENSORS AND CONTROLLERS COVERED BY WARRANTY RATHER THAN JUST THE FRONT AIR BAGS? SEEMS LIKE HONDA,S SRS SYSTEM HAS SIGNIFICANT PROBLEMS WITH FAILED CONTROL UNITS AND SENSORS. *TR

SRS LIGHT CAME ON FOR NO REASON. *TR

2001 HONDA ACCORD SRS LIGHT REMAINS ON. SERVICE DEPT. SAID CAR IS "SAFE" TO DRIVE. "GOOD NEWS IS THAT THE AIRBAGS WON'T DEPLOY WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING AROUND. THE BAD NEWS IS THAT THE AIRBAGS WON'T DEPLOY IN AN ACCIDENT." MY RESEARCH SHOWS THAT HONDA IS NOT CONCERNED ABOUT CONSUMERS WITH THIS ISSUE. THERE IS NO TYPE OF WARRANTY COVERAGE AND IT IS A VERY EXPENSIVE FIX WITH MARGINAL RESULTS (LIKELY TO RECUR). I SHOULD THINK THAT SEAT BELTS AND AIRBAGS WOULD HAVE A LIFETIME WARRANTY. *TR

OWNER OF A 2001 HONDA ACCORD WITH ONLY 20,000+ MILEAGE. A WEEK AFTER AN ANNUAL INSPECTION, THE SRS LIGHT CAME ON AND HAS REMAINED SO. DEALER INDICATED A $90 DIAGNOSTIC CHARGE WOULD BE REQUIRED AND ONLY WAVED IF A PART WAS FOUND TO BE DEFECTIVE. I RESEARCHED THIS ISSUE ON THE NHTSA WEBSITE AND FOUND THIS PROBLEM HAD BEEN INVESTIGATED IN RECENT YEARS AFTER A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF OWNER COMPLAINTS. I ALSO FOUND SOME REVEALING CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN THE NHTSA AND HONDA REGARDING CONTINUING PROBLEMS WITH THE SRS LIGHT ISSUE AND ALTHOUGH SRS LIGHT WARNINGS ON SOME VEHICLES CONTINUED TO OCCUR REPEATEDLY AFTER ADDRESSING THE DTC 15-3 CODE, NHTSA CLOSED ITS #PE05043 INVESTIGATION. I ASSUMED THIS ACTION WAS TAKEN AFTER IT WAS DETERMINED THAT A SAFETY ISSUE WAS NOT INVOLVED AND HONDA AGREED TO EXTEND THE WARRANTY ON SRS ILLUMINATION AND OPDS ISSUES TO 10 YEARS OR 150,000 MILES. I NEVER...

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD VEHICLE RAN OVER A POT HOLE AND THE SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED INADVERTENTLY. *AK

DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG COVER PRODUCED A SPLIT. CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED THAT THE SIDE AIR BAG WILL DEPLOY INADVERTENTLY. *AK

I WAS HIT BY A CAR RUNNING A RED LIGHT. THE LEFT FRONT AND REAR QUARTER PANELS HIT AND THE SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. I CALLED HONDA TO FIND OUT WHERE SENSORS ARE AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY ARE IN THE AREAS I WAS HIT.*AK

NOTICED THAT THE AIRBAG INDICATOR LIGHT WOULD GO ON AND OFF FREQUENTLY. CONTACT DEALER WHO INDICATED THAT THE SIDE AIRBAG SENSOR WAS OVERLY SENSTIVE. DURING A SIDE COLLISION IN THE REAR QUARTER PANEL, SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY.

SIDE AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY; OWNERS MANUAL STATES THIS CAN BE DUE TO PASSENGER IN PASSENGER SEAT. THEN SRS LIGHT CAME ON LAST WEEK AND STAYED ON. OWNERS MANUAL INSTRUCTS TO CONTACT DEALER IMMEDIATELY. I DID AND TOOK IT IN ON THE DAY CONTACTED. DEALER PAPERWORK STATES "SRS CLEARED SRS CODE 15-3, FOUND CELL PHONE ACCESSORIES IN PROXIMITY OF SEAT, CODE DID NOT RESET". VERBALLY INSTRUCTED NOT TO PUT CELL PHONE OR ANY OTHER ELECTRONIC DEVICE ON PASSENGER SEAT OR NEAR IT; AS THIS CAN INTERFERE WITH THE AIRBAG SYSTEM. AS OF RIGHT NOW BOTH LIGHTS ARE OFF - WHETHER OR NOT MY AIRBAGS WILL DEPLOY CORRECTLY IS A QUESTION MARK. *NLM

2001 HONDA ACCORD EX ... BROADSIDED BY FORD EXCURSION SUV RUNNING RED LIGHT... APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH ... IMPACT CENTERED ON LEFT SIDE FRONT AND REAR DOORS AND CENTER PILLAR SUPPORT ... BUCKLED FLOOR AND ROOF.. NO DAMAGE TO FRONT QUARTER PANEL OR REAR QUARTER PANEL. HONDA TOTALED ... DRIVER SUSTAINED BROKEN PELVIS AND RIBS.. 5 DAYS IN HOSPITAL ... FRONT SEAT PASSENGER SUSTAINED BROKEN RIBS ... ALL PARTIES HAD SEAT BELTS ON ... SIDE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. $18,000 + PROPERTY DAMAGE & $30,000+ MEDICAL BILLS. *JB

AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. CONTACTED DEALER, THEY SAD THIS WAS NOTHING. ONSUMER WAS IN AN FRONTAL COLLISION, AND NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED ON IMPACT. CONTACTED DEALER ,FIXED PROBLEM. CONSUMER WAS IN A SIDE IMPACT NONE OF THE AIR BAGS, INCLUDING SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED ON IMPACT. *AK

AFTER STOPPING AT A RED LIGHT, CONSUMER MADE A LEFT HAND TURN SLIGHTLY BUMPING THE CURB, AS CONSUMER TURNED THE CURB THE RATE OF SPEED WAS ABOUT 2-3 MPH, THERE WAS MINIMAL DAMAGE TO VEHICLE, AFTER COMPLETING THE TURN APPROXIMATELY 15 SECONDS LATER THE SIDE PASSENGER AIRBAG DEPLOYED, CONSUMER STATES SHE WAS APPROXIMATELY 10 FEET PASSED THE CURB.*JB

WHILE TRAVELING 60MPH ON HIGHWAY VEHICLE SLID ON THE ICE AND LOST CONTROL, RESULTING IN A COLLISION. DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DIDN'T GO OFF. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

VEHICLE BOUNCE OFF THE CURB AT APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH. LATER ON PANEL COVER WAS OFF, EXPOSING THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT SENSOR MUST HAVE SENT OUT A SIGNAL, BUT THE AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY.*AK CONSUMER STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG SHOULD NOT HAVE DEPLOYED, BECAUSE SHE WAS NOT GOING THAT FAST.*SLC

AIR BAG ON PASSENGER'S SIDE BLINKS ON AND OFF FOR PAST 2 MONTHS. SRS LIGHT JUST STARTED COMING ON, AND WILL NOT GO OFF. DEALER STATED CELL PHONE AND COMPUTER CAUSED SENSORS TO GO OFF, AND/ OR MIGHT CAUSE AIR BAGS TO DEPLOY. CONSUMER WAS NOT SURE IF DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WILL FIND A POSSIBLE SOLUTION. *AK

AFTER STOPPING AT A RED LIGHT, CONSUMER MADE A LEFT HAND TURN SLIGHTLY BUMPING THE CURB, AS CONSUMER TURNED THE CURB THE RATE OF SPEED WAS ABOUT 2-3 MPH, THERE WAS MINIMAL DAMAGE TO VEHICLE, AFTER COMPLETING THE TURN APPROXIMATELY 15 SECONDS LATER THE SIDE PASSENGER AIRBAG DEPLOYED, CONSUMER STATES SHE WAS APPROXIMATELY 10 FEET PASSED THE CURB.*JB

I WAS HIT IN THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR BY A MAROON FORD THAT RAN A STOP SIGN WHICH WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 40/45 MPH AT IMPACT. I CALLED THE DEALER, SPOKE TO A MAN THAT SAID THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID THE SIDE AIR BAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED:I FAXED THEM ALL INFO FROM THE PURCHASE OF THE CAR & ASKED THEM TO PLEASE COME LOOK AT THE CAR; NO ONE CAME TO LOOK AT THE CAR. HONDA SAYS THEY HAVE NO INFORMATION AT ALL TO GIVE ME & THE DEALER SAYS NOW IT IS TOO LATE FOR ANY HELP FROM THEM. I HAVE PICTURES & THE INSURANCE AGENTS SAID BOTH BAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED AS WELL. THE DRIVER & PASSANGER DOOR TO INCLUDE THE FRONT PART OF THE FRAME BY THE TIRE HAD TO BE CUT OFF. I FEEL I HAVE BEEN TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF BECAUSE I AM A WOMAN & I...

WHILE PULLING OUT OF CURB CONSUMER WAS HIT BY ANOTHER VEHICLE WITH A 55 MPH IMPACT ON DRIVER'S SIDE, CAUSING $5700 WORTH OF DAMAGE. DOOR WAS PUSHED ONTO DRIVER'S SEAT. DRIVER'S SIDE, AND FRONTAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSING HEAD TRAUMA. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 50 MPH WAS INVOLVED IN A SIDE IMPACT COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, NEITHER DRIVER'S SIDE NOR PASSENGER'S SIDE AND DOORS AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. *AK

VEHICLE WAS IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION AT A SPEED OF 50 MPH, AND BOTH DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.*AK