2000 Honda Accord Air Bags

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

THE SRS LIGHT ON MY 2000 HONDA ACCORD EX INDICATING FAILURE HAS ILLUMINATED FOR THE SECOIND TIME. THE FIRST TIME I TOOK THE CAR TO MY HONDA DEALERESHIP AND THEY REST THE LIGHT, 1 MINUTE JOB FOR $100. THEY SAID IF IT GOES ON AGAIN I MAY NEED A NEW SYSTEM WHICH CAN RUN UP TO $1000 OR MORE. IF THIS IS AN IMPORTANT SAFETY COMPONENT AS DEFINED BY NHTSA, WHY IS NOT COVERED BY A LIFETIME WARRANTY? *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 PROCEDURES THEY HAVE AND REMOVE SEAT AND DISASSEMBLING THE SEAT COVER TO INSPECT THE SEAT BELT WIRING, AGAIN WITH NO GUARANTEE. COST: $225. I HAVE NOT SELECTED EITHER OPTION AS I FEEL IT IS A HONDA DEFECT AND SHOULD BE COVERED BY THEM. *JB

THE SRS LIGHT STAYS ON ALL THE TIME. *JB

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 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

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

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

2000 HONDA ACCORD HIT DRY ICE AND HIT SANDING TRUCK ON FRONT OF ACCORD NO AIR BAGS DEPLOYED I WAS PASSENGER AND WEARING A SEAT BELT BROKE MY STERNUM DUE TO GREAT IMPACT OF CRASH. ENDED UP SPENDING 3 DAYS IN HOSPITAL AND 6 WEEKS OFF OF WORK. *JB

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

I TOO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE SRS LIGHT. IT CAME ON ABOUT A YEAR AGO, I NEW THEY WOULD CHARGE A SMALL FOURTUNE TO REPAIR. THEN I RECEIVED THE EXTENDED WARRANTY LETTER. HOWEVER, I CAN'T AFFORD TO GIVE UP MY CAR FOR A DAY OR SO WHILE THEY DIAGNOSE WHAT THE CAUSE IS. *NM

SRS LIGHT STAYING ON AFTER 100K MILES. *JB

2000 HONDA ACCORD HIT THE BACK OF A HYUNDAI SONOMA AT RATE OF SPEED AROUND 50 MPH. AIR BAGS ON HONDA DID NOT DEPLOY FOR DRIVER OR PASSENGER SIDES. DRIVER OBTAINED HEAD INJURIES AND NECK TRAUMA. HONDA IS AT TOW YARD. *NM

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

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

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

MY SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT SYSTEM (SRS) WARNING LIGHT WENT ON. THIS IS SERIOUS BECAUSE WHEN THE LIGHT IS ON, HONDA TOLD ME, THAT THE AIRBAGS ARE DISENGAGED. I TOOK THE 2006 HONDA ACCORD SEDAN V6 TO THE DEALER. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS A SERVICE BULLETIN OUT ON THIS PROBLEM, 02-077 DATED DEC 17, 2002. I WAS TOLD IT WOULD TAKE $1600 TO FIX. I READ THE SERVICE BULLETIN. IT STATES THAT THIS PROBLEM IS DUE TO STATIC ELECTRICITY PROBLEM IN THE SYSTEM. AS AN ELECTRICAL ENGINEER THIS MEANS THERE IS A DESIGN PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. EVEN THOUGH THIS IS A DESIGN PROBLEM AND THE BULLETIN CAME OUT WHILE MY CAR WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY, HONDA, EAST COAST HEADQUARTERS, HAS ONLY OFFERED TO COVER PARTS. I BELIEVE THAT THIS NOT JUST MY PROBLEM AND THAT HONDA NEEDS TO ISSUE A RECALL DUE TO THE SAFETY ISSUES RELATED TO A SRS LIGHT. AGAIN, WHEN THE SRS LIGHT IS ON, AIRBAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY. *JB

SRS LIGHT IS ON ALL THE TIME. IT USED TO COME ON AT DIFFERENT TIMES, NOW IT STAYS ON ALL THE TIME. IT COSTS A LOT OF MONEY TO FIX IT. IT IS AN IMPORTANT SAFETY FEATURE, AND I FEEL AIRBAGS SHOULD HAVE LIFETIME WARRANTY JUST LIKE SEAT BELTS. I NOTICED THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM IN MANY 2000 AND 2001 HONDA ACCORDS FROM SEARCHING ON GOOGLE.COM *JB

CAR HIT A DITCH GOING 40-50 MPH. AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY RESULTING IN BROKEN RIB SUBDURAL HEMATOMA AND SEVERE BRUISING ON HEAD AND CHEST. CAR WAS TOTALED OUT BY INSURANCE COMPANY. *NM

2000 HONDA ACCORD SE WITH 105K MILEAGE. THE SRS FAULTY LIGHT IS CONSTANTLY ON, WHICH I WAS TOLD MAY COST OVER $1000 TO FIX. AIRBAG SYSTEM IS A BASIC SAFETY FEATURE IN AUTOMOBILE. IT SHOULD HAVE LIFE TIME WARRANTY ON IT SAME AS THE SEAT BELT. *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

SRS STAYS ON. *JB

HONDA SRS LIGHT ON. DEALER WILL CHECK. *NM

AFTER YEARS OF PAYING $100 A SHOT TO HAVE MY HONDA ACCORD SRS LIGHT ANALYZED AND TURNED OFF, THE OPDS WAS REPLACED UNDER HONDA'S EXTENDED WARRANTY. GUESS WHAT? THE SRS LIGHT CAME BACK ON A WEEK LATER. I'M TOLD BY HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE I HAVE TO GO BACK TO A DEALER, PAY ANOTHER $100 FOR ANOTHER EVALUATION. THEY ALSO SAID I COULD GET REIMBURSED FOR ALL THE TIMES I ALREADY PAID THE FEE IF I COULD GET THE SERVICE HISTORY FROM THE DEALERS. GUESS HOW COOPERATIVE THE DEALERSHIPS ARE BEING AT PROVIDING THAT INFORMATION? I WONDER HOW MUCH THE COMPANY HAS MADE OFF OF THIS "DEFECT" AND HOW MANY PEOPLE -- LIKE MYSELF -- ARE STILL DRIVING AROUND WITH TWO YOUNG CHILDREN WONDERING IF MY AIR BAGS WILL DEPLOY IF I HAVE AN ACCIDENT? MY NYS INSPECTION IS COMING UP AND I'M NOT GOING TO PASS UNLESS I PAY YET AGAIN FOR THIS LIGHT TO BE EVALUATED AND SIMPLY SHUT OFF...ONLY TO TURN ON AGAIN IN DAYS. *NM