2001 Honda Accord Air Bags

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED AND THE CHEMICAL IN THE AIR BAG SEVERELY BURNED THE CONTACT'S RIGHT HAND. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTO BODY SHOP. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 181,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS UNCERTAIN IF THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG OR THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 204,300.

ON SEPTEMBER 16, 2013, MY HUSBAND WAS INVOLVED IN A CAR ACCIDENT IN WHICH HE SUFFERED A VISION LOSS. THOUGH IT IS TEMPORARY AND REVERSIBLE, IT HAS COMPLETELY CHANGED OUR LIVES. PER DOCTORS' REPORT, THIS VISION LOSS WAS DIRECT IMPACT OF VIOLENT ROCKING OF HIS HEAD. AFTER ENSURING MY HUSBAND WAS IN A STABILIZED CONDITION AFTER THIS LIFE THREATENING EVENT, I STARTED PUTTING PIECES TOGETHER TO SOLVE THIS PUZZLE. WHEN I LOOKED AT THE PHOTOS OF THE CAR AFTER THE ACCIDENT (POSTED HERE: HTTP://SDRV.MS/1GSAADG), I WAS SHOCKED TO SEE THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG WAS DEPLOYED, WHILE DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY! WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED HE WAS WEARING THE SIT BELT (TIED TO THE SEAT BY SEAT BELT, HE WAS TIED ON THE STOMACH AND TO THE CHEST). THAT SEAT BELT MAY HAVE BEEN CRUCIAL IN SAVING HIS LIFE. HOWEVER, THE DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG NEVER DEPLOYED. THIS CAUSED VIOLENT ROCKING OF HIS HEAD RESULTING INTO SEVER SIMULTANEOUS HEMORRHAGE OF BOTH EYES AND ULTIMATELY LEADING UP TO TOTAL LOSS OF HIS VISION. I AM CONFIDENT THAT HAD THE DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED AS EXPECTED, HE WOULD HAVE BEEN IN A MUCH BETTER CONDITION. I TRUSTED HONDA VEHICLES AND PREFERRED THOSE FOR MY YOUNG KIDS. WE SELECTED HONDA FOR ITS COMMITMENT TO SAFETY, RELIABILITY AND QUALITY. HOWEVER, THIS AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT MALFUNCTION IS LEAVING TROUBLING THOUGHTS WITH ME, MY HUSBAND, MY FAMILY AND FRIENDS. WE DO NOT WANT TO SEE ANY OTHER PERSON RELIVING SUCH A TRAUMATIC EXPERIENCE. THEREFORE, I WOULD LIKE HONDA MOTOR COMPANY TO LOOK INTO THIS ASPECT AND CHECK OUR CAR TO FIND OUT ANY DEFECTS OF MALFUNCTION IN AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT.

ON-COMING VEHICLE CROSSED CENTER LINE HITTING RIGHT FRONT OF HONDA ACCORD. BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. HOWEVER, THE DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG INFLATOR RUPTURED AND PROPELLED THE METAL DISK INTO THE DRIVER'S HEAD, FRACTURING HER SKULL. THE VEHICLE MAY HAVE BEEN SUBJECT TO NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGNS 08V593, 09V259 AND 11V260 BUT NEVER REPAIRED. THE HONDA WAS BOUGHT USED IN EARLY 2012. HONDA WAS NOTIFIED AND SETTLED PRE-SUIT WITH INJURED DRIVER. INFORMATION SUPPLIED BY LEGAL COUNSEL FOR INJURED DRIVER.

2001 HONDA ACCORD V6. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO A FAULTY OPDS SENSOR THAT TRIGGER SRS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED TWO MONTHS AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED, THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. HE IMMEDIATELY TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, WHERE HE WAS INFORMED HONDA PUBLISHED A SERVICE BULLETIN ON FEB 5, 2088 REGARDING A WARRANTY EXTENSION FOR A FAULTY OPDS SENSOR. THEY REFUSED TO FIX THE PROBLEM BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS OLDER THAN 10 YEARS OLD, BUT MET THE CRITERIA WHICH WAS LESS THAN 150,000. A*JB

TRAVELING ON 4-LANE HIGHWAY WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE EXITED A PARKING LOT AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED, STRIKING THE RIGHT FRONT OF THE 2001 HONDA ACCORD. BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. HOWEVER, THE AIRBAG INFLATER RUPTURED, STRIKING THE DRIVER IN THE HEAD, FRACTURING HER SKULL. AIRBAG INFLATER MAY BE SUBJECT TO RECALLS 08V593, 09V259, AND/OR 11V260. CURRENT VEHICLE OWNER IS THIRD OWNER OF THIS VEHICLE. (THIS SUBMISSION IS BY LEGAL COUNSEL FOR INJURED DRIVER.) *TR ..UPDATED 09-19-12 *BF UPDATED 09/21/2012 *JS

SAFETY RESTRAINT SYSTEM (SRS) LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK IT TO DEALER. CODE 15-3 OPDS ASY. THEY RESET CODE AS PER DIAG. SHEET. THEY TOLD ME TO DRIVE IT AND IF IT RECODES THEN I WILL NEED TO HAVE THE OPDS ASY REPLACED. THE SRS LIGHT DID COME BACK ON. I HAVE SEARCH THE INTERNET AND HAVE SEEN MANY, MANY HONDA OWNERS COMPLAIN OF THIS SAME PROBLEM. IT IS A VERY EXPENSIVE PART TO REPLACE (APPROX $700 FOR THE PART ALONE). OBVIOUSLY THIS IS A MANUFACTURING PROBLEM WITH THE WAY THE CAR WAS MADE. HONDA OWNERS SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE THIS FIXED IF IT IS A CHRONIC PROBLEM WITH A LOT OF HONDA CARS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE SRS LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SEAT BELT BUCKLE WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. AFTER THE REPAIR, THE SRS WARNING LIGHT CONTINUED TO ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER A SECOND TIME. THE TECHNICIAN INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND RESET THE WARNING LIGHT. THE SRS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 152,800.

I DON'T KNOW WHO TO CONTACT. I HAD A AIR BAG RE-CALL. I TOOK INTO HONDA DEALERSHIP TO REPAIR. IM PHYSICALLY DISABLED AND IN A LOT OF PHYSICAL PAIN. IT TOOK THEM A LONG TIME JUST TO TAKE ME OVER TO SHOP AND WAIT AND THEN TAKE ME TO HOUSE AND THEN I HAD TO GET PICKED UP AND WAIT ON CAR AGAIN ETC. THE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS OFF BUT AFTER A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME BACK ON AGAIN. I CANT PHYSICALLY GO THROUGH THAT AGAIN. I WILL CONTACT THE ADA BUT DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEAS AS THEY DIDN'T FIX THE PROBLEM. THIS IS NOT MY FAULT AND I SHOULDN'T SUFFER FOR THEIR MISTAKE. ITS THE SAME LIGHT AND IN THE SAME SPOT. THANK YOU *TR

I JUST WONDER HOW LONG DO I GET A RECALL FOR AIRBAG. I HAVE HONDA ACCORD 2001 FOR A LITTLE OVER A YEAR. LAST TIME I RECEIVED A RECALL WAS LAST YEAR; SOMETIME IN SUMMER. RECENTLY, SRS LIGHT CAME ON, SO I WONDER HOW OFTEN AM I SUPPOSE TO RECEIVE A RECALL. THANK YOU. *TR

THE SRS LIGHT CAME ON IN MY ACCORD, MAKE A LONG STORY SHORT I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY RUN A TEST ON IT. TOLD ME THAT IF IT WAS THE AIR-BAG THAT WAS CAUSING THE LIGHT TO COME ON THEN IT WOULD BE FIXED AT NO COST DUE TO A SAFETY MALFUNCTION, THEY RUN THE TEST AND IT CAME BACK THAT IT WAS THE WIRES LEADING TO THE AIR BAG BUT NOT THE ACTUAL BAG ITSELF HAVING THE PROBLEM. BUT THEY TOLD ME THAT IF THE SRS LIGHT WAS ON AT ALL THE AIR BAGS WOULD NOT DEPLOY AT ALL. SO IS THAT NOT A SAFETY ISSUE AS WELL? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR REPAIRS UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11V260000 (AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE INFLATOR MODULE) HOWEVER THE PART NEEDED FOR THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE PART COULD POSSIBLY BE AVAILABLE THE FOLLOWING WEEK. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED AN AIR BAG FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 08V593000 (AIR BAGS: FRONTAL: DRIVER SIDE INFLATOR MODULE). THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 18,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIRBAG LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V259000 (AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE INFLATOR MODULE). THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DENIED ASSISTANCE WITH THE REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 80,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

SIMILAR TO OTHER COMPLAINTS ALREADY ON FILE, THE SRS LIGHT STAYS ON CONSTANTLY. THIS PROBLEM WAS CHECKED BY A HONDA DEALER AND AN INDEPENDENT AUTO REPAIR FACILITY. BOTH CONCLUDED THAT EITHER FAULTY WIRING AND ELECTRONICS WERE CAUSING THIS PROBLEM OR THAT ONE OF THE AIRBAGS IS DEFECTIVE. THE ESTIMATED REPAIR COST IS $700. SINCE THE CAR HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT , THE AIRBAG SYSTEM HAS NEVER BEEN TOUCHED SINCE THE CAR WAS MANUFACTURED. GIVEN THE NUMBER OF ALMOST IDENTICAL COMPLAINTS THAT ARE ALREADY ON FILE, HONDA SHOULD HAVE BEEN REQUIRED TO ADDRESS THIS SAFETY PROBLEM A LONG TIME AGO. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2001 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH IN WHICH THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED, BUT THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THE CONTACT WAS MEDEVACED TO THE HOSPITAL TO TREAT INJURIES. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED FRACTURED RIBS AND INTERNAL BLEEDING. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO AN INSURANCE COMPANY LOT. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 11V260000 (AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE INFLATOR MODULE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000.

MY HONDA ACCORD 2001 SRS LIGHT ON. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME. I DID NOT RECEIVED ANY RECALLED NOTICED, WHEN I CALLED HONDA, THEY TOLD ME IT EXPIRED A FEW DAY. I DID NOT NOTICE THE SRS LIGHT WAS ONWHILE DRIVING A SHORT DISTANCE. WHEN I FOUND OUT, I CALLED THE HONDA AND THEY TOLD ME THE WARRANTY WAS OVER FOR A FEW DAYS. THEY EXPECTED YOU TO CALLED THEM ON SUNDAY EVENTHOUGH, THEY OPEN ONLY ON WEEKDAY. *TR

THE SRS AIR BAG LIGHT HAS COME ON AND WILL NOT GO OFF. THIS IS THE AIRBAG SENSOR AND CONTROLS THE DEPLOYMENTS OF AIRBAGS. AFTER RESEARCHING COMPLAINTS ON MY VEHICLE TYPE AND YEAR, 85% ARE RELATED TO THIS AIRBAG LIGHT. EVEN AFTER MANDATED RECALL, THE PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS. HOW CAN THIS BE IGNORED? AIRBAGS ARE A MANDATORY SAFETY DEVICE INSTALLED TO SAVE LIVES. EVIDENTLY THE RECALL REPAIRS DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. ISSUE A MANDATE TO FIX PROBLEM SO THAT THE STAYS OFF AND THE AIRBAGS DEPLOY!!! ALSO, MY INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHT DOES NOT WORK, I CAN'T SEE THE INSTRUMENTS AT ALL AT NIGHT. THIS WAS A RECALL FOR THE 01 LX MODEL ACCORDS BUT NOT THE 01 EX MODELS. BASED ON THE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS I FOUND ON THIS WEBSITE, ALL 01 ACCORDS SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL. HOW CAN THIS BE IGNORED. I READ THROUGH ALL THE 2001 ACCORD COMPLAINTS AND IT SOUNDS TO ME THERE WILL BE SOME SERIOUS ACCIDENTS CAUSED BY NON DEPLOYMENT OF AIRBAGS, TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AND ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. WHEN TRYING TO CORRECT MY AIRBAG LIGHT ISSUE, I WAS TOLD IT WAS TOO LATE TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. THE DASHBOARD LIGHT ISSUE WILL NOT BE ADDRESSED BY HONDA SINCE MY VIN IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL AND THEY SAY THEY COULDN'T REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. TAKE IT TO A DARK ROOM TURN THE CAR ON AND GUESS WHAT, YOU WILL REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. I'M VERY DISAPPOINTED IN HONDA. AFTER READING ALL THESE COMPLAINTS, I AM NO LONGER A LOYAL CUSTOMER. I WILLL LOOK TO BUY A HYUNDAI, THEY WANT THE BUSINESS! *TR

2001 HONDA ACCORD. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE *TGW THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE WAS HIT BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. WHEN THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED, IT BROKE LOOSE AND PARTICLES OF METAL HIT THE CONSUMER IN HIS FACE AND ALSO CAUSED A STAB WOUND WHICH PENETRATED HIS CHEST AREA. THE CONSUMER SAW ON THE NEWS A RECALL HAD BEEN ISSUED REGARDING AIR BAG PROBLEMS. *JB (LAWYER WROTE IN ON BEHALF OF CLIENT) UPDATED 09/13/11

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

HONDA SENT A RECALL FOR THE AIRBAGS. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THEY WOULD FIX FOR FREE. HAD ME WAIT 2 HOURS WHILE THEY DIDN'T DO ANYTHING BUT LOOK AT MY CAR. THE SRS LIGHT IS STILL ON. THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD STEP IN AND DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. HOW IS IT THAT THOUSANDS OF HONDAS ARE RIDING AROUND AND THE AIRBAG WONT EVEN DEPLOY IF YOU GET INTO A ACCIDENT. NOT TO MENTION HONDA WONT EVEN MAKE SURE THAT ITS SAFE. THERE SHOULD BE A LAW STATING THAT ALL RECALLS MUST BE HANDLED ACCORDINGLY OR GET FINED A HEFTY FINE. 2001 HONDA ACCORD V6.........STILL UNSAFE.......AND UPSET. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED THE AIR BAG LIGHT BEGAN ILLUMINATING ON THE DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE CONTINUES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 156,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 158,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR RECALL 08V593000 (AIR BAGS: FRONTAL: DRIVER SIDE INFLATOR MODULE ON AUGUST 5, 2010. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE ORDERED BUT HAD NOT BEEN RECEIVED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 100,000.

AN AIRBAG RECALL REPAIR WAS DONE ON MY CAR. SEVERAL MONTHS LATER MY SRS LIGHT CAME ON. WHEN I BROUGHT IT TO DEALER THEY SAID THAT MY SRS HOUSING AND UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $700 DOLLARS. THIS CAR HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT AND HAS ONLY 45,000 MILES ON IT. UPON INVESTIGATING, I HAVE COME ACROSS MANY OTHER OWNERS OF THIS MODEL WHERE THE SAME THING OCCURRED. I BELIEVE THIS IS A DEFECT IN THE HONDA AIRBAG SYSTEM AND SHOULD BE REPAIRED AT NO COST. HOW CAN IT NEED TO BE REPLACED WHEN NEVER USED, UNLESS IT IS DEFECTIVE OR THEY BROKE IT WHILE FIXING THE RECALL PROBLEM

2001 HONDA ACCORD LX. CONSUMER STATES SHE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH AND THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY *TGW