2002 Honda Civic Air Bags

I'M THE OWNER OF A 2002 HONDA CIVIC THAT EXPERIENCED AN UNEXPECTED AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. THE CAR WAS NOT INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT YET THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG (ONLY THE PASSENGER SIDE) DEPLOYED WHILE A WAS PULLING INTO MY DRIVEWAY. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT IF I HAD BEEN ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE BAG DEPLOYED. SINCE THE CAR WAS NOT INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT MY INSURANCE COMPANY WILL NOT COVER THE CLAIM. THE REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVE AT HONDA REFUSED TO COVER THE REPAIR BECAUSE THE CAR IS BEYOND WARRANTY AND THEY HAD NEVER SEEN THE PROBLEM BEFORE. I BELIEVE THERE IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE HERE THAT IS NOT BEING ADDRESSED BY HONDA; IE... IF THEY AGREE TO COVER THE COST OF THE REPAIR THEY WILL BE AGREEING THAT THE BAG SENSOR WAS FAULTY. *NM

I OWN A HONDA CIVIC 2002 MODEL. AT AROUND 50,000 MILES, THE SRS LIGHT CAME ON AND IT STAYS ON. I WAS TOLD THAT MY AIRBAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY IN THIS CONDITION. *NM

SRS LIGHT CAME ON WHILE JUST DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. NO CRASH, NO INCIDENTS. NOW, I HAVE NO AIRBAG PROTECTION. *NM

AIR BAG COMPUTER NOT WORKING MAKING AIR BAGS NON FUNCTIONAL. *JB

SRS INDICATOR - SRS COMPUTER FAILURE. *JB

SRS LIGHT CAME ON DASH FOR NO APPARENT REASON (IE.NO CRASH, BODY WORK). NO DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES FOUND. WHILE SRS LIGHT REMAINS ON, AIRBAGS ARE INACTIVE. CONSEQUENCES IN AN ACCIDENT WOULD LEAD TO MASSIVE TRAUMA TO OCCUPANTS AS NO AIRBAGS WOULD DEPLOY. DEALER CONTACTED AND UNWILLING TO HELP WITH SAFETY ISSUE. APPARENTLY THIS IS A KNOWN SAFETY PROBLEM. (NHTSA #10001811). *JB

MY 2002 HONDA CIVIC LX WAS TOTALED IN A LOW SPEED 2 CAR ACCIDENT. THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER FRONT AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. MY PASSENGER SUFFERED MINOR BRUISING FROM HER SEAT BELT. MY INJURIES INCLUDED SECOND DEGREE BURNS TO MY THROAT AND THE TOP OF MY HANDS. THE EMT'S, MEDICAL PERSONNEL IN THE ER, AND DOCTORS AT THE BURN UNIT SAID THE BURNS WERE CAUSED BY CHEMICALS EMITTED FROM THE AIRBAGS. IN ADDITION TO SEVERE PAIN AND MEDICAL BILLS, I LOST THREE WEEKS OF WORK WHILE MY BURNS HEALED. THE TREATMENTS AT THE BURN UNIT AND THE DAILY TREATMENTS AT HOME WERE NAUSEATING AND AT EXCRUCIATING. THE SCARS ON MY HANDS HAVE FADED BUT ARE STILL EVIDENCED BY THE PATCHES OF RED DISCOLORATION. THE BURN ON MY THROAT HAS HEALED WITHOUT SCARING BUT I HAVE TO PROTECT THE AREA FROM SUN EXPOSURE. I MUST PROTECT MY HANDS FROM THE SUN FOR AT LEAST A FULL YEAR AFTER THE ACCIDENT AND HAVE TO BE CAREFUL NOT TO SCRATCH MY HANDS AS THE SKIN IS STILL DELICATE. THE HONDA OWNERS MANUAL AND AIRBAG BOOKLET FOR THE CAR BOTH SAY THAT THE POWDER THAT COMES OUT OF THE AIRBAG IS HARMLESS UNLESS YOU ALREADY HAVE RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS AND BREATH IN THE POWDER. THEY SAY ABSOLUTELY NOTHING ABOUT THE DANGERS ASSOCIATED WITH CHEMICAL BURNS RESULTING FROM THIS POWDER, EVEN THOUGH, AS THE EMT'S AND DOCTORS INFORMED ME, THEY COMMONLY TREAT THESE BURNS. THEY DID STRESS THAT THE BURNS WERE CHEMICAL AND NOT JUST ABRASIVE. I CALLED AND SPOKE WITH A HONDA REPRESENTATIVE NOT LONG AFTER MY ACCIDENT WHO WAS VERY INSISTENT THAT MY BURNS IN NO WAY COULD HAVE RESULTED FROM THE CHEMICALS IN THE AIRBAGS, EVEN THOUGH HE IS NOT A MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL AND DID NOT WITNESS MY INJURIES. IT WAS INSULTING TO HAVE MY CLAIMS THOROUGHLY DISMISSED BY HONDA AFTER ALL THE LOSS AND PAIN MY BURNS CAUSED. MY CONCERN IS THAT HONDA AND OTHER AUTOMOBILE MANUFACTURER'S (I'VE LOOKED AT OTHER OWNER'S MANUALS) NOT ONLY FAIL TO WARN CONSUMERS ABOUT THE RISK OF CHEMICAL BURN FROM AIRBAGS BUT ACTUALLY CLAIM THAT THE CHEMICALS ARE HARMLESS! *JB

I PURCHASED A USED 2002 HONDA CIVIC EX IN MAY OF 2006 AND THE DAY I GOT IT HOME, THE SRS LIGHT CAME ON. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER 3 TIMES NOW EACH TIME BEING CHARGED ALMOST $100 TO READ AND CLEAR THE CODE. THEY'RE NOW TELLING ME IT WILL BE A VERY COSTLY REPAIR. FROM WHAT I CAN TELL COUNTLESS HONDA OWNERS HAVE HAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH THE SRS LIGHT COMING ON FOR NO REASON. *NM

I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT WITH MINOR DAMAGE. MY SRS LIGHT STAYS ON NOW RESULTING IN A FAILED SMOG. *NM

I HAVE A 2002 HONDA CIVIC EX SEDAN. AROUND 70,000 MILES MY SRS LIGHT TURNED ON. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAY I HAVE TO REPLACE THE MAIN UNIT AT A COST OF OVER $500 AND IT WILL NOT BE COVERED UNDER ANY WARRANTY. I'VE READ ABOUT MANY PEOPLE HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM WITH THE REPAIR NOT ALWAYS FIXING THE PROBLEM. HONDA IS APPARENTLY GIVING EXCUSES SUCH AS CELL PHONE OR OTHER ELECTRICAL INTERFERENCE. THIS IS NOT A "WEAR" PART AND IS PART OF THE SAFETY SYSTEM LIKE A SEAT BELT SO I EXPECT THAT IT SHOULD BE COVERED FOR LIFE LIKE SEAT BELTS ARE. PLEASE HELP!! *NM

THE SRS AIRBAG LIGHT HAS COME ON IN MY 2002 HONDA CIVIC. WITH THIS LIGHT BEING ON THE AIRBAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY CAUSING A MAJOR SAFETY RISK. *JB

WITH NO VEHICLE ACCIDENT OF ANY SORT, THE SRS LIGHT CAME ON MY 2002 HONDA CIVIC LX, WHICH AT THAT TIME WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. WE HAVE BEEN DRIVING SINCE THAT TIME WITH POSSIBLY NO SRS CAPABILITY IN THIS VEHICLE. AMERICAN HONDA IS AWARE OF FLAWS IN THEIR SRS SYSTEM, AND THE CIVIC IS NOT THE ONLY VEHICLE WITH THESE ISSUES (I.E.: ACCORD, PILOT, ODYSSEY). APPARENTLY HONDA WOULD BE PLEASED AS PUNCH FOR AN OWNER TO PAY $90+ FOR A DIAGNOSIS, THEN $800.00 TO $1,000.00+ TO HAVE VARIOUS SRS COMPONENTS REPLACED. I FIND THIS HIGHLY UNACCEPTABLE TO HAVE TO GO THROUGH THIS ON A $16,000.00 VEHICLE. I SERIOUSLY QUESTION WHETHER THE AIRBAGS WILL DEPLOY EVEN IF THE SRS LIGHT WAS OFF. I HAVE READ OF SEVERAL INSTANCES WHERE FRONTAL IMPACTS RESULTED IN NON-DEPLOYMENT OF THE SRS AIRBAGS.*JB

I HAVE A 2002 HONDA CIVIC EX. THE SRS LIGHT CAME ON. I HAD IT CHECKED AT THE DEALER WHO CHARGED ME $45. THE LIGHT CAME BACK ON THE NEXT DAY. THEY HAD TOLD ME IF IT DID COME ON THE SRS SENSOR WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED WHICH WOULD COST APPROX. $400. SAID MY PROBLEM WAS PROBABLY CAUSED BY AN AIR PURIFIER I HAD PLUGGED INTO DASH. ALSO TOLD ME IT COULD BE CAUSED IF I PUT MY PURSE WITH CELL PHONE (EVEN IF NOT ON) ON PASSENGER SEAT. ALSO, A DIGITAL CAMERA COULD CAUSE THIS IF ON PASSENGER SEAT. IS THIS BS? *NM

SRS LIGHT CAME ON ABOUT A MONTH AGO. I READ IN THE MANUAL TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO CHECK. IT COSTS $80-$90 JUST TO HAVE THEM TO CHECK IT EVEN IT IS NOTHING WRONG. AFTER I DECIDED TO HAVE THE DEALERSHIP TO CHECK IT, I COULDN'T GET IT DONE ON A SAT BECAUSE ONLY MAINTENANCE TECH'S WORK ON SAT AND I COULDN'T MAKE AN APPT B/C THERE IS NOT ONE CLOSE ENOUGH TO MY HOME OR JOB WHERE I COULD LEAVE THE CAR WHILE I WORK AND HAVE APPROPRIATE TRANSPORTATION TO MY DESTINATION. AFTER READING SEVERAL COMPLAINTS, I'M CONVINCED THAT IT DOES NOT MATTER IF THE PROBLEM IS LOOKED AT OR FIXED IT WILL RECUR AGAIN AND THERE IS NO GUARANTEE THAT THE AIRBAGS WILL DEPLOY. MY FIRST REAL PROBLEM WITH HONDA AND THIS IS MY 3RD HONDA.*JB

I HAVE A 2002 HONDA CIVIC EX. MY CAR'S SRS LIGHT STAYS LIT ALL THE TIME WHENEVER I DRIVE THE CAR. *JB

AT ABOUT 50K MILES, MY SRS INDICATOR LIGHT STARTED TO ILLUMINATE SPORADICALLY. EVENTUALLY HOWEVER, IT WAS ON ALL THE TIME. AFTER HAVING MY CAR IN THE SHOP 3 TIMES, THE DEALER INFORMED ME THERE WAS A SHORT IN THE ELECTRICAL MAINFRAME THAT WAS CAUSING THE LIGHT TO GO ON. I WAS ALSO INFORMED MY AIRBAGS WOULD NO DEPLOY IN A CRASH BECAUSE OF THIS. TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM WOULD COST ME OVER $500, AND I WAS TOLD THIS IS NOT SOMETHING COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY. NOT HAVING THIS KIND OF MONEY, I DECIDED NOT TO HAVE IT FIXED, BUT THE THOUGHT OF MY AIRBAGS NOT DEPLOYING IN A CRASH CONCERNS ME GREATLY! SOMETHING AS VITAL AS THE AIRBAG SYSTEM SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY OR SHOULD BE RECALLED! *NM

MY DAUGHTER DRIVES A 2002 HONDA CIVIC LX. APPROXIMATELY 18 MONTHS AGO, THE SRS WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND SHE TOOK IT TO A HONDA DEALER. THE DEALER DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS NO FAILURE, AND TURNED OFF THE WARNING LIGHT (<$100 CHARGE). TODAY, THE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN, AND THIS TIME THE DEALER (A DIFFERENT DEALER) INDICATED THAT THE OPDS UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $300, WHICH WAS NOT COVERED BY THE EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THE CAR. I SEARCHED THE WEB AND FOUND THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON OCCURRANCE, AND THAT THE AIRBAGS ARE DISABLED WHEN THE SRS LIGHT IS ON. ALSO, IN MANY CASES, THE REPLACEMENT OF THE OPDS WILL ONLY FIX THE PROBLEM FOR A FEW MONTHS, AND THEN THE CYCLE IS REPEATED. MULTIPLE RELATED TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS HAVE BEEN DEVELOPED. THE APPARENT FREQUENCY OF THIS FAILURE AND THE POTENTIAL CONSEQUENCES, SINCE THE AIR BAGS ARE DISABLED, WARRANT A NHTSA INVESTIGATION AND POSSIBLE RECALL BY HONDA. *NM

WE BOUGHT A NEW 2002 HONDA CIVIC LX IN DECEMBER OF 2002. IN CHICO, CALIF. IT HAD, I BELIEVE, A 30,000 MILE WARRANTY. AT NO MORE THAN 45,000 MILES,(I HAVE THE RECEIPT) THE SRS LIGHT CAME ON. TWO DAYS LATER, WE TOOK IT TO OUR LOCAL HONDA DEALER IN REDDING, CALIF. THEY SAID THE COMPUTER SHOWED THAT THE AIR BAGS WOULD NOT DEPLOY UNLESS THE DEVICE IN THE COMPUTER WAS REPLACED. THEY ALSO STATED THAT THE HONDA COMPANY DID NOT FIND THAT PART, WHICH IS OVER $400.00 DOLLARS,TO BE UNDER WARRANTY AFTER THE 30,000 MILES WERE PAST. WE HAVE KEPT ALL THE REQUIREMENTS OF SERVICE ON THE CAR. THE HONDA COMPANY STATED THAT IF IT HAD BEEN THE SEAT BELTS INOPERABLE, THEY WOULD BE COVERED UNDER THE SAFETY GUARANTEE. I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT THE AIR BAGS SHOULD BE EXCLUDED IN THIS SAFETY WARRANTY. WHY IS ONE SAFETY DEVICE ALWAYS COVERED FOR PROTECTION AND NOT THE OTHER? IS THERE SOMETHING THAT CAN BE DONE ON OUR BEHALF? WE WANT TO HAVE THIS DONE, BUT CANNOT AFFORD IT AT THIS TIME. WE HAD A TRIP PLANNED FOR LESS THAN A WEEK AFTER WE DISCOVERED THIS PROBLEM AND HAD TO HONOR OUR RESERVATIONS OR LOSE MORE MONEY, CONSEQUENTLY, WE DROVE TO OUR PLANNED DESTINATION, ALASKA, FROM REDDING, CALIF. WITH NO OPERATIVE AIR BAGS AND CONTINUE TO DRIVE THE CAR WITHOUT THEM. THIS CONCERNS ME GREATLY,I KNOW FIRST HAND THAT THEY WORK WELL TO KEEP YOU FROM HITTING YOUR STEERING WHEEL OR WINDSHIELD IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE SEAT BELTS, BUT IT IS OUR ONLY AUTOMOBILE. *NM

MY DAUGHTER REAR ENDED A CHEVROLET TAHOE AT 35 MPH, HER 2002 HONDA CIVIC'S PASSENGER AIRBAG DEPLOYED BUT NOT THE DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG. HER CAR WAS TOTALED. MY DAUGHTER WAS NOT SERIOUSLY INJURED THANKS TO GOD LOOKING AFTER HER AND THE FACT SHE WAS WEARING HER SEAT BELT. SHE DID HOWEVER HIT HER HEAD ON THE STEERING WHEEL. THE ADJUSTER FROM STATE FARM INSURANCE COMPANY COULD NOT UNDERSTAND WHY THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *NM

THE SRS (SAFETY RESTRAINT SYSTEM) LIGHT ON MY 2002 HONDA CIVIC IS ON AGAIN. THE CAR ONLY HAS ABOUT 55000 MILES ON IT, AND THIS IS THE THIRD TIME I HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM. *JB

SRS LIGHT CAME ON AT 42,000 MILES IN 2002 HONDA CIVIC DX L4 1.7L 1700CC. REQUIRED REPLACEMENT OF FAILED SRS UNIT/MODULE. (PART-77960-S5A-A84)

I AM SUBMITTING A COMPLAINT ON HONDA CIVIC 2002 COUPE MODEL. THE COMPLAINT IS IN REFERENCE TO THE SRS LIGHT THAT REMAINS LIT ON THE DASHBOARD EVEN AFTER REPAIRS. THE HONDA DEALERS HAVE REPAIR THE SRS UNIT AND RESET THE SYSTEM SEVERAL TIMES BUT THE SRS LIGHT KEEPS COMING BACK ON. WHEN THE LIGHT COMES BACK ON, THE AIRBAGS IN THE VEHICLE ARE NOT ON AND THEREFORE WILL NOT DEPLOY IN AN ACCIDENT. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS IS A DEFECT AND HONDA SHOULD INITIATE A RECALL FOR THIS ITEM. THE REPLACEMENT COST IS EXTREMELY COSTLY AND THESE SHOULD BE REFUNDED BY HONDA. *JB

SRS INDICATOR LIGHT STAYS ON. FAILURE IN THE OPDS UNIT (SIDE OCCUPANT SENSOR FOR SIDE AIRBAGS). I HAVE SEEN MANY COMPLAINTS ON THIS ON MANY SITES AND THIS IS THE BEST SITE TO LODGE THE COMPLAINT. NOW SINCE I CANNOT AFFORD $800 FOR A REPLACEMENT PART AT THIS TIME AND THEY WILL NOT HONOR IT UNDER WARRANTY (I GUESS SAFETY SYSTEMS SHOULD FAIL AT 50,000 MILES), I WILL HAVE NO AIRBAG SYSTEM SINCE THE SIDES ARE TIED TO THE FRONT SYSTEM. THIS NEEDS TO BE LOOKED AT FOR A RECALL. VERY UNSAFE. I HATE THINKING MY PREGNANT WIFE IS DRIVING IN A CAR WITH NO AIRBAGS. *JB

SRS LIGHT ON DASHBOARD REMAINS LIT ALL THE TIME. WENT TO 2 HONDA DEALERS IN UNION COUNTY (ROUTE22 HONDA AND PLANET HONDA) WAS CHARGED WITH DIAGNOSTIC FEES BUT PROBLEM WAS NEVER RESOLVE. SRS LIGHT IS STILL ON WHILE CAR IS IN MOTION OR WHEN DRIVEN (SRS LGHT ON CONTINOUSLY)

I OWN A 2002 HONDA CIVIC LX 4DR VEHICLE, I WAS IN A REAR AND FRONT IN COLLISION IN THIS CAR. THE FRONT BUMBER FELL OFF, AND THE RAIDITIOR GOT BENT IN AND THE BRAKE FLUID CONTAINER BROKE OFF. THE PASSENGER AIR BAG WENT OFF, BUT THE DIVER AIR BAG DID NOT. IS THERE ANY OTHER CASES OF THIS , THAT HAPPENED TO THID YEAR AND MAKE MODEL, ALSO I CAN EMAIL YOU PICTURES OF THE VEHICLE