2007 Honda Ridgeline Air Bags

HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR OVER 1 YEAR AND PER LAST LETTER DATED JULY 2016 NOW STATES SOME 60 DAYS HAVE PASSES AND NO DEALER HAS CONTACTED ME THERE FOR HONDA & THIS WEB SITE AND ALL OTHERS INVOLVED HAVE FAILED IN THIS SAFETY RECALL FIASCO, I AM SEEKING LEGAL ASSISTANCE ASAP AS I KNOW THIS ACTION HEREIN WILL NOT BE ADDRESSED OR TAKEN WITH A NAY CONCERNS OR ACTION RELATING TO AIR BAG REPLACEMENT!!!

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA RIDGELINE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V344000 (AIR BAGS) AND 16V061000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. 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. ...UPDATED 09/12/16 *BF UPDATED 09/20/16.*JB

SAME AS MY EARLIER COMPLAINT, DIFFERENT VEHICLE

2007 HONDA RIDGELINE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO REMEDY NOT AVAILABLE TO REPAIR DRIVER FRONT AIRBAG INFLATOR RECALL NOTICE. *SMD

TAKATA RECALL-AFTER RECEIVING MY RECALL NOTICE 3/28 I CONTACTED HONDA CORPORATE AS WAS TOLD TO MAKE ARRANGEMENTS FOR RENTAL AND IT COULD BE 6 MONTHS UNTIL THE PART IS IN TO FIX MY TRUCK, I EXPLAINED TO THEM THAT I AM DISABLED AND HAVE SEVERAL DISABLING CONDITIONS FROM AN ACCIDENT WITH THE MOST SEVERE BEING 26 RODS AND 13 FUSIONS IN MY SPINE WHICH THEREFORE I CAN'T BEND AND AM IN NEED OF A VEHICLE THE SAME SIZE THAT I DRIVE AS I LITERALLY CAN'T BEND BEING AS I AM FUSED FROM MY NECK TO MY TAILBONE. I WAS TOLD THE SUPERVISOR WOULD CALL BACK IN 24 HOURS. AFTER 24 HOURS NO CALL SO I CALLED BACK AND THEY TOLD ME TO CONTACT MY LOCAL DEALER RENSSELAER HONDA AS TO THE CAP OF $35 DOLLAR A DAY ALLOTMENT FOR RENTALS. I HAVE DOCUMENTED NOTES OF THE LAST 3 WEEKS BETWEEN CORPORATE AND THE DEALERSHIP AS WHEN I WAS FINALLY SENT TO RENT A CAR I WAS OFFERED JUST THAT-A SONATA CAR WHICH I CAN'T BEND TO GET IN TO. WHEN MY DAUGHTER ASKED WHAT ABOUT THE RAV4 ON THE LOT WE WHERE THEN BROUGHT OUT TO SEE IT AND WHEN THEY OPENED THE DOOR THE SMELL OF CIGARETTE SMOKE WAS UNBEARABLE AND I COULDN'T EVEN APPROACH THE VEHICLE. I SAID TO HIM I SUFFER FROM MIGRAINES AS A SIDE EFFECT TO ALL THE METAL IN MY SPINE TO THE POINT MY NEUROLOGIST GIVES ME BOTOX EVERY 12 WEEKS-WELL HE THOUGHT I WAS LOOKING FOR EXCUSES AND SAID CAN'T YOU DRIVE IT UNTIL I GET SOMETHING ELSE IN, I SAID SIR I CAN'T I GET ILL AND AT THAT POINT HE BECAME RUDE AND SAID YOU GOT TOO MANY PROBLEMS FOR ME. RENSSELAER HONDA WAS MADE AWARE OF THIS HOWEVER IN THE INTERIM THEY HAD GIVING ME THE CONTRACT HONDA CORPORATION WANTED ME TO SIGN IN ORDER TO OBTAIN A RENTAL, I DON'T AGREE WITH ALL OF THE WORDING AS WRITTEN SO I EXPLAINED TO THE SERVICE MGR. THAT I WOULD HAVE TO MAKE A FEW CHANGES BEFORE I COULD SIGN (FOR EXAMPLE:AS PER MY MECHANIC IT IS UNHEALTHY FOR THE BRAKES AND ROTARS, BATTERY ETC. TO SIT FOR 6 MONTHS WITHOUT BEING STARTED).

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA RIDGELINE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF A RECALL FOR THE AIR BAGS AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. 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 NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOLS CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

SAFETY RECALL DUE TO PROPELLANT WAFERS IN AIRBAGS. OVER THE PAST SIX MONTHS I HAVE SCHEDULED APPOINTMENTS TO HAVE MY VEHICLES AIRBAGS REPLACED. THE LAST APPOINTMENT WAS ON 08-15-2016 AT 10:00 A.M. AT THE BUENA PARK HONDA 6411 BEACH BLVD BUENA PARK CA 90621 CONFIRMATION CODE X046XD29XP DESPITE GOING TO MULTIPLE HONDA DEALERSHIPS AND MAKING MULTIPLE APPOINTMENTS I AM CONSTANTLY TOLD THAT I HAVE TO COME BACK AS THEY DO NOT HAVE THE PARTS. I NEVER RECEIVE A FOLLOW UP CALL OR AM ABLE TO GET HONDA TO CORRECT THEIR DEFECTIVE AIRBAGS WHICH CAN POTENTIALLY ENDANGER MY LIFE AND THE LIVES OF MY PASSENGERS. SHOULD ANYTHING HAPPEN I WILL HOLD HONDA ACCOUNTABLE LEGALLY AS I HAVE MADE NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS TO HAVE MY VEHICLE FIXED WITH HONDA DEALERSHIPS. PLEASE ASSIST ME IN GETTING HONDA TO CORRECT THEIR DEFECTIVE AIRBAGS.

I RECEIVED A TAKATA RECALL NOTICE FOR DEFECTIVE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER AIR BAGS. I CONTACTED MY LOCAL DEALER, OCEAN HONDA, IN APRIL 2016 TO GET THE AIR BAGS REPLACED AND WAS ADVISED OF AN ALTERNATE TRANSPORTATION OPTION. THE DEALER INFORMED ME THAT I WOULD NOT BE PROVIDED AN EQUIVALENT VEHICLE, BUT RATHER $35 PER DAY WHICH WOULD ALLOW ME TO COVER THE COST OF A COMPACT CAR. I EXPLAINED I WORKED CONSTRUCTION AND NEEDED MY TRUCK FOR MY JOB. THE DEALER ADVISED ME TO CONTACT THE NUMBER ON MY RECALL NOTICE. I CALLED THE NUMBER ON MY RECALL NOTICE AND REQUESTED AN ALTERNATE TRANSPORTATION EQUIVALENT TO MY HONDA PICKUP ON APRIL 2, 2016 AND CASE # 04574876 WAS OPENED. I WAS ADVISED I WOULD BE CONTACTED WITH A DECISION. I NEVER WAS. FROM APRIL 2016 TO THE PRESENT, I TOOK MY CAR TO OCEAN HONDA FOR ROUTINE SERVICE MULTIPLE TIMES AND REQUESTED THE STATUS OF THE TAKATA RECALL. EACH TIME I REQUESTED STATUS, I WAS ADVISED THE PARTS WERE ON BACK ORDER. I TOOK MY CAR IN A FEW WEEKS AGO AND VERY ADVISED THE PARTS WERE STILL ON BACK ORDER. I CONTACTED HONDA AGAIN TODAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2016, TO FIND OUT THE STATUS OF MY REPLACEMENT PARTS AND ALTERNATE TRANSPORTATION REQUEST AND WAS ADVISED THE PARTS WERE AVAILABLE, BUT NO DECISION WAS MADE ON MY ALTERNATE TRANSPORTATION REQUEST. IT HAS BEEN SEVEN MONTHS SINCE MY INITIAL REQUEST AND I HAVE BEEN PUTTING MY OWN WELL BEING AT RISK DRIVING AN UNSAFE VEHICLE WITH NO EXPLANATION AS TO WHY THE PARTS HAVE NOT BEEN REPLACED OR WHY HONDA WOULD NOT CONSIDER MY SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES OF ALTERNATE TRANSPORTATION. I BELIEVE AMERICAN HONDA HAS FAILED TO REMEDY THE DEFECT IN MY VEHICLE AND TO ACCOMMODATE MY SPECIAL ALTERNATE TRANSPORTATION REQUEST WITHIN A REASONABLE PERIOD OF TIME (60 DAYS FROM THE DATE I FIRST CONTACTED MY DEALER FOR A REPAIR APPOINTMENT) AND AM; THEREFORE, LODGING A FORMAL COMPLAINT TO TRY TO BRING THIS MATTER TO A CLOSE. *TR

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA RIDGELINE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V061000 (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 NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TAKATA RECALL: I HAVE RECEIVED TWO DATED LETTERS FROM HONDA. I HAVE CALLED THE DEALER A NUMBER OF TIMES TO HAVE THE AIR BAGS REPLACED. I WOULD LIKE HONDA TO REPLACE THE AIR BAGS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE

TAKATA RECALL DOES NO GOOD TO ISSUE A RECALL WHEN THE DEALERSHIP SIMPLY STATES THAT THEY HAVE NO IDEA WHEN REPLACEMENT PARTS WILL BE READY TO INSTALL IF EVER.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA RIDGELINE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 15V286000 (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. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TAKATA RECALL THIS RECALL IS BEING MISMANAGED. I'VE CONTACTED THE LOCAL DEALER 3 TIMES AND THEIR ONLY RESPONSE IS TO SAY THERE ARE NO PARTS. AND THEY WON'T TAKE MY NAME THEY INFORM ME TO CALL BACK WEEKLY. THEY ACKNOWLEDGED THEY DO GET SOME PARTS BUT CAN'T CALL CUSTOMERS WHEN THEY GET THEM. SO BASICALLY I HAVE TO GET LUCKY AND CALL ON THE DAY THEY RECEIVE THE PARTS. IN THE MEANTIME, I HAVE TO DRIVE AN UNSAFE CAR. ALSO I HEARD ON THE NEWS THERE ARE MILLIONS OF CARS BEING ADDED TO THE RECALL. THIS IS NOT BEING MANAGED TO PROVIDE FOR SAFE CARS.

AFTER STARTING TRUCK AND LEAVING DRIVEWAY SRS LIGHT CAME ON. IT DOES THIS EACH TIME YOU START DRIVING TRUCK NOW. WENT TO DEALER, PAID FEE TO PUT IT ON THEIR COMPUTER AND IT SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG. THEY RESET LIGHT AND IT CAME ON AGAIN. THE DEALER LOOKED AT IT AGAIN (NO CHARGE THIS TIME) AND SAID THEY FEEL IT IS THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT SENSOR THAT IS PART OF THE SRS SYSTEM. IT WILL BE ABOUT $1200.00 TO REPLACE IT, IT MAY NOT FIX THE PROBLEM AND IS NOT COVERED BY HONDA EVEN THOUGH IT IS PART OF THE AIRBAG SAFETY SYSTEM. HOW CAN A SAFETY FEATURE NOT BE COVERED FOR THE LIFE OF VEHICLE LIKE SEAT BELTS? HONDA HAS HAD SO MANY AIR BAG RECALLS HOW IS THIS ANY DIFFERENT?

HONDA POSTED ON YOUR WEBSITE THAT THEY WOULD REPAIR AIR BAGS TO VEHICLES OUTSIDE OF THE REGIONS THEY THINK ARE LIMITED TO AIR BAG PROBLEMS. I CALLED HONDA AMERICA AND THEY REFUSED TO REPAIR THE AIR BAG IN MY RIDGELINE EVEN THOUGH THEY SAID IT IS A TAKATA AIR BAG. I WANT IN REPAIRED FOR MY AND MY FAMILIES PERSONAL SAFETY AND PEACE OF MIND. *TR

VEHICLE ONE TRAVELING AT HIGH RATE OF SPEED & WITHOUT BRAKING, CROSSED INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC STRUCK (OUR VEHICLE) HONDA TRUCK FROM DRIVER FRONT SIDE WITH PARTIAL FRONT IMPACT CAUSING HONDA TRUCK TO THEN CROSS SLOW LANE TRAFFIC AND COME TO REST IN FIELD OFF THE ROADWAY. THE DRIVER SUFFERED CUTS ON NECK AREA. I WAS SEATED IN THE PASSENGER FRONT AND SUFFERED THE WORSE INJURY WITH AN UNEXPLAINED STRAIGHT CUT SPLITTING MY HAND FROM TOP BETWEEN KNUCKLES ALL THE WAY TO MY MID PALM. THERE WERE NO EXPLANATIONS FOR THE STRAIGHT CUT. THERE WERE NO BROKEN WINDOWS ETC. OUR VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY TOTALED FROM IMPACT AND TO MY KNOWLEDGE ALL AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. BOTH THE EMERGENCY ROOM DOCTOR & ORTHOPEDIC AGREED EVEN IF THE AIRBAG HAD FORCED MY INDEX & MIDDLE FINGERS APART IT WOULD NOT BE A STRAIGHT LINE CUT BUT A RIPPED JAGGED SKIN TYPE WOUND. SO BOTH DOCTORS AGREED THERE WAS NO REASONABLE EXPLANATION FOR MY INJURY UNLESS MAYBE THE PLASTIC PIECE COVERING THE AIRBAG COULD HAVE SOMEHOW SLICED ME LIKE A KNIFE? PASSENGER IN THE DRIVER REAR SEAT SUFFERED CUTS ON FACE HAVING THE APPEARANCE OF MULTIPLE CAT SCRATCHES DEEP ENOUGH TO CAUSE BLEEDING. WE DO BELIEVE AFTER SEEING THE RECALL THE MEDAL SHAVINGS FROM AN AIRBAG DEFECT WOULD EXPLAIN MY INJURY. I ENDURED 16 STITCHES BETWEEN MY FIRST & SECOND FINGERS ON MY RIGHT HAND FROM ONE SIDE TO OTHER, WITH AN ADDITIONAL COUPLE OF SUTURES ON THE INDEX FINGER ITSELF FOR A SEPARATE CUT. I HAVE PICTURES OF OUR INJURIES & A FEW OF THE VEHICLE ITSELF IF THAT WOULD ASSIST YOU WITH FURTHER INVESTIGATION. *TR...UPDATED 12/10/15 *BF *JS

AIR BAG DASHBOARD LIGHT AND FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT ACTIVATED DESPITE NO COLLISION TO TRIGGER THEM. INDEPENDENT MECHANIC SAYS THE AIR BAGS HAVE BEEN ACTIVATED AND NEED TO BE REPLACED. ADVISED TO HAVE EVALUATED BE HONDA DEALER FOR WHICH I AM LOATHE TO DO SINCE THEY ALWAYS "PAD THE BILL''. THIS SEEMS TO BE A MANUFACTURE DEFECT. *TR

HIT A DEER AT 55 MPH, DEAD CENTER ON THE FRONT OF MY VEHICLE. ENTIRE FRONT END WAS CAVED IN BUT THE AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. I WAS TOLD BY THE INSURANCE ADJUSTER THAT THE DEPLOYMENT SENSOR IS LOCATED BEHIND THE RADIATOR, AND HE WAS SURPRISED ALSO THAT THE BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. THIS IS A PUBLIC SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE HANDLED SWIFTLY. I'M THANKFUL THAT I DIDN'T RUN OFF THE ROAD AND HIT A TREE. IF YOU THINK YOU'RE GOING TO BE PROTECTED BY AIRBAGS IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH, DON'T BE LULLED INTO A FALSE SENSE OF SECURITY. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY FAILURE ON THE PART OF HONDA USA. *TR

ON 2/10/10 AT APPROXIMATELY 11:00AM MY 2007 HONDA RIDGELINE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION ON FLORENCE & HENNESS IN THE CITY OF CASA GRANDE, AZ. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED FRONT END DAMAGE AFTER REAR ENDING ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE RIDGELINE WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH AT THE TIME OF IMPACT. IT WAS NOTED IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE ACCIDENT THAT THE INSIDE CAB HAD A BURNING ODOR. IT WAS ALSO NOTED THAT THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. AFTER FURTHER INVESTIGATION BY HONDA SERVICE TECHNICIANS LOCATED AT SAN TAN HONDA, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT A SHORT CIRCUIT CAUSED BY A FAULTY GROUND WIRE DISABLED THE AIR BAG SYSTEM. *TR