2008 Honda Civic Air Bags

TAKATA RECALL I RECEIVED A POST CARD INDICATING THAT I SHOULD FILE A COMPLAINT EVEN IF THE AIRBAG DID NOT INFLATE. I CANNOT ENTER A DATE AS DESCRIBED IN THIS DOCUMENT FOR LACK OF A BETTER DATE I AM INCLUDING THE DATE I AM FILING OUT THIS FORM.

TAKATA RECALL I WAS DRIVING AT ABOUT 15 TO 20 MILES AN HOUR IN A EMPTY PARKING LOT AN WENT OVER A PARKING CURB. THE DRIVERS SIDE AIRBAG OPENED UP AND HIT MY CHEST CAUSING MINOR POWDER BURNS TO MY RIGHT ARM AND A SMALL CUT. THE CAR HAD NO DAMAGE AND CAME TO IMEDIATE STOP BEFORE ANOTHER CURB IN THE LOT.

MY SON WAS DRIVING MY CAR AND CRASHED. THE AIR BAGS DIDN'T WORK ON THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT

TAKATA RECALL RECALL LETTER IN SPRING 2016 STATED REPLACEMENT PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE IN LATE SUMMER/FALL OF 2016 AND A FOLLOW UP LETTER WOULD BE SENT. AS OF JANUARY 2017, NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION HAS BEEN SENT.

RECALL WAS DATED 5/23/2016 TO REPLACE THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG. I WAS NOTIFIED THIS PAST SUMMER THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE BUT I WOULD BE NOTIFIED LATE SUMMER/FALL OF 2016. IT IS NOW 1/11/2017 AND I HAVE NOT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FROM THEM TO REPLACE THE AIR BAG. THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE SINCE I CAN NOT HAVE A PASSENGER RIDE ALONG UNTIL THIS IS FIXED. I WOULD LIKE THIS FIXED ASAP OR KNOW WHAT KIND OF COMPENSATION CAN BE MADE. THANK YOU *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON AND OFF FOR APPROXIMATELY TWO WEEKS BEFORE IT BECAME PERMANENTLY ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DAVID MCDAVID HONDA OF FRISCO DEALER LOCATED AT 1601 DALLAS PKWY, FRISCO, TX 75034 WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FLOOR WIRE HARNESS FAILED AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG INFLATOR WAS REPLACED BY THE SAME DEALER PER A MANUFACTURER RECALL ONE YEAR AGO. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 151,820.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V346000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V346000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V346000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

CONTACTED SUSSMAN HONDA DEALER BY PHONE REGARDING REMEDYING PASSENGER FRONTAL AIRBAG RECALL. WAS TOLD I WOULD NEED TO EMAIL. SENT EMAIL ON 08/01/2016. NO REPLY. EMAILED AGAIN ON 09/23/16, NO REPLY. CALLED DEALER AND AFTER A BIT OF "PHONE TAG" AND THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT STRUGGLING TO FIND MY VIN, INFO, ETC. I WAS TOLD THE PARTS WERE ALREADY ON ORDER AND I WOULD BE CONTACTED WHEN THEY WERE IN. IT IS NOW A FULL YEAR LATER, AND I HAVE NOT HEARD ANYTHING. MY VEHICLE IS STILL UNDER RECALL AND THE ISSUE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V346000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER (CARBONE HONDA IN BENNINGTON, VERMONT) IN 2013 WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE CURTAIN AIR BAG FAILED. THE DEALER REPROGRAMMED THE AIR BAG SYSTEM; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. SINCE THAT TIME, THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE TAKATA RECALL FOR THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG. THE VEHICLE RECEIVED THE REPAIR; HOWEVER, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT RETURNED THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT DUE TO AN OPENING ON THE DRIVER SIDE CURTAIN AIR BAG'S FIRST INFLATOR, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE AIR BAG FAILED. THE DRIVER SIDE CURTAIN AIR BAG NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OPENED CASE NUMBER: 06206996. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 162,178.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V346000 (AIR BAGS) FOR THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE INFLATOR; HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TAKATA RECALL PER WEBSITE

I WAS CONTACTED LAST SUMMER (2016) REGARDING A RECALL ON MY AIRBAG VIA A LETTER IN THE MAIL. I CALLED TO MAKE A REPAIR APPOINTMENT WITH MY LOCAL HONDA DEALER, THEY TOLD ME THEY DIDN'T HAVE THE REPLACEMENT PARTS IN YET AND THEY WOULD CALL ME BACK WHEN THEY ARRIVED. I CALLED AGAIN IN THE FALL (2016) AND WAS TOLD MORE OR LESS THAT THEY WERE "BUSY" AND HAD A LOT OF CARS TO REPAIR AND I SHOULD CONTINUE TO WAIT. I CALLED AGAIN IN THE FALL 2016 AND WAS TOLD THE PERSON HANDLING THE AIRBAG RECALL WAS BUSY OR UNAVAILABLE AND TO CALL BACK AGAIN. I'VE RECEIVED A SECOND NOTICE IN THE MAIL IN APRIL 2017 REGARDING MY AIR BAG RECALL. THIS NOTICE SAYS THAT IF THE HONDA DEALER HAS FAILED OR UNABLE TO REMEDY THE DEFECT IN MY VEHICLE WITHOUT CHARGE WITHIN A REASONABLE PERIOD OF TIME (60 DAYS) I CAN FILE A COMPLAINT. IT'S APPROACHING NEARLY A YEAR SINCE I WAS FIRST CONTACTED AND I TRIED TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT THREE TIMES WITH MY LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THIS AIR BAG REPLACED. I FEEL I'VE BEEN VERY PATIENT WITH THIS RECALL, AS I'VE HAD OTHER ITEMS RECALLED OVER THE PAST YEAR AND REPLACEMENTS WERE MADE FOR THOSE ITEMS IN A MUCH MORE REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME. I FIND IT UNACCEPTABLE TO BE PUT OFF AND TOLD HONDA IS TOO BUSY TO MAKE A SAFETY FEATURE REPAIR ANYTHING BUT A TOP PRIORITY.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V346000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART FOR THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE IN AUGUST OF 2016. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TAKATA RECALL" I JUST PURCHASED THIS 2008 HONDA CIVIC FROM A LOCAL USED CAR DEALER. THIS RECALL HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED ON THIS VEHICLE ACCORDING TO THE RECALL INFORMATION I RECEIVED WHEN I PUT THE VIN # INTO THE SYSTEM. SHOULD THE CAR DEALERSHIP HAVE CHECKED THIS OUT BEFORE SELLING IT. I KNOW I CAN TAKE TO HONDA DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT FIXED. I WAS JUST WONDERING WHAT THE RESPONSIBLE OF THE CAR DEALERSHIP I PURCHASED IT FROM. THANK YOU [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TAKATA RECALL: I HAVE BEEN WAITING SINCE JULY 2016 FOR A LETTER FROM HONDA NOTIFYING ME OF PARTS TO REPAIR AIRBAGS IN MY CAR, NO NOTIFICATION YET AS TO WHEN PARTS FOR A FREE REPAIR WILL BE AVAILABLE.

TAKATA RECALL - WE REACHED OUT TO GROSSINGER HONDA (6600 N WESTERN AVE, CHICAGO, IL 60645) REGARDING THE RECALL IN SEPTEMBER OF 2016. THEY SAID THEY WERE ORDERING THE PARTS AND WOULD REACH OUT WHEN THEY ARRIVED. THIS DEALERSHIP NEVER ORDERED THE PARTS NOR DID THEY REACH OUT. WE CALLED A SECOND TIME (IN NOVEMBER 2016) AND THEY SAID THE SAME THING - THAT THEY NEEDED TO ORDER THE PARTS. THIS DEALERSHIP NEVER ORDERED THE PARTS NOR DID THEY REACH OUT EITHER TIME. I'M WRITING THIS AS A FORMAL COMPLAINT AGAINST GROSSINGER HONDA FOR IGNORING CUSTOMER RECALLS RATHER THAN PERFORMING THE REQUIRED REPAIRS WITHIN THE 60 DAY WINDOW.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V346000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART FOR THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED ANY FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

I CANNOT FIND A HONDA DEALER TO REPAIR MY AIRBAG. THE LIGHT HAS BEEN ON FOR 9 MONTHS. WHEN I CHECK ONLINE, IT ALWAYS SHOWS REMEDY IS NOT READY. WHAT SHOULD I DO? MY ZIP CODE IS CA 91770

I PURCHASED A 2008 HONDA CIVIC IN APRIL OF 2016, AFTER I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT WHERE BOTH OF MY FRONT AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASING THE 2008 HONDA CIVIC I DISCOVERED THERE WAS A FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG RECALL. I IMMEDIATELY CALLED MY LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP. THEY TOOK DOWN MY INFORMATION AND SAID THAT THEY WOULD CALL ME WHEN THE AIRBAG CAN BE FIXED. THE RECALL LETTER STATES 'IN THE EVENT OF A PASSENGER FRONTAL AIRBAG INFLATOR RUPTURE, METAL FRAGMENTS COULD PASS THROUGH THE AIRBAG CUSHION MATERIAL, POTENTIALLY RESULTING IN INJURY TO VEHICLE OCCUPANTS. THE RISK OF SUCH OCCURRENCE INCREASES OVER TIME.' IT HAS NOW BEEN A YEAR SINCE I REPORTED THE RECALL AND HAVE YET TO BE CONTACTED TO HAVE IT FIXED. DUE TO MY RECENT ACCIDENT WHERE BOTH AIRBAGS DEPLOYED, I FEAR THAT I AM IN DANGER AND THIS IS THE CAR THAT I HAVE TO DRIVE DAILY. I HAVE TRIED CONTACTING HONDA ABOUT MY CONCERNS AND THEY HAVE NOT RESPONDED. I JUST WANT THEM TO BUY MY UNSAFE CAR BACK FROM ME SO THAT I CAN BUY A SAFE VEHICLE TO DRIVE.

"TAKATA RECALL". THIS RECALL HAS BEEN IN EFFECT FOR ALMOST A YEAR AND THEY STILL DO NOT HAVE THE PARTS TO FIX MY CAR. THIS RECALL COULD KILL MYSELF AND MY CHILD AND ANY OTHER PASSENGERS IN MY CAR IF WE WERE TO BE IN A CRASH! THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE!

TAKATA RECALL (DRIVERS SIDE AIRBAG): ON JANUARY 10, 2017 AT APPROXIMATELY 11AM, DRIVER STARTED VEHICLE, PULLED OUT OF A PARKING LOT, DROVE ABOUT 10 FEET AND THE DRIVERS SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED. NO OTHER VEHICLES WERE INVOLVED IN THE INCIDENT, NOR DID DRIVER HIT OR RUN INTO ANY OBJECT ON THE ROAD. WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE ABOUT 35-40 DEGREES, PARTLY SUNNY SKIES. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL HONDA DEALER, WHO STATED THE COMPUTER SYSTEM SHOWS IMPACT CONDITIONS CAUSED THE DRIVERS SIDE AIRBAG SENSORS TO FIRE THE AIRBAG. AFTER REPORTING THE INCIDENT TO MY INSURANCE COMPANY, THE INSURANCE ADJUSTER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AT THE HONDA DEALER, REPORTING THE ISSUE AS "ELECTRONIC FAILURE". THE ADJUSTER'S REPORT ALSO STATES THERE WAS NO IMPACT THAT CAUSED THE AIRBAG TO DEPLOY. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE PASSENGER AIRBAG INFLATOR (NHTSA RECALL # 16V-346), WHICH WAS REPLACED AT NO COST. HOWEVER, THE DRIVERS AIRBAG INFLATOR IS NOT COVERED (ESTIMATE OF REPAIR APPROX. $3,200). IF THE DRIVER WERE 5 MORE MINUTES DOWN THE ROAD, DRIVER WOULD HAVE BEEN ON A 45 MPH ROAD. IF ANYONE ELSE HAS HAD AN ISSUE WITH THE DRIVERS SIDE AIRBAG, PLEASE INFORM THE NHTSA.

THE RECALL NOTICE FOR THIS PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG PROBLEM RECOMMENDS NOT HAVING ANYONE SIT IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. IT HAS BEEN 9 MONTHS SINCE THIS RECALL WAS ANNOUNCED AND MY LOCAL HONDA DEALER INFORMS ME THAT HONDA STILL HAS NO SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM. LITERALLY THIS DEFECT CAN KILL A PERSON IN THE EVENT OF A LOW SPEED ACCIDENT THAT TRIGGERS THE AIRBAG. THIS IS A LIFE AND DEATH MATTER AND HONDA HAS NOT FIXED IT IN 9 MONTHS! IN ADDITION TO MAKING MY CAR LESS SAFE, THIS DEFECT PRESUMABLY LOWERS THE RESALE VALUE OF MY VEHICLE.