Problems with 2001 Honda Civic AIR BAGS

Airbag light on headboard at almost all times. received letter about airbag recall and contacted dealer (sam swope honda, louisville, ky (502) 499-3740) yesterday, 09/08/2009. they claim the soonest they can get me in to fix this problem is 11/23/2009. that's 76 days! i guess they don't care that this is poses a safety threat toward me. i had to contact another dealer and they were able to get me in a lot sooner than that. i just think it's unacceptable that sam swope couldn't get it taken care of sooner just because they were "getting slammed." this is someone's safety we are dealing with! *tr

Tl*the contact owns a 2001 honda civic. the contact stated that the srs light illuminated, which indicated that the air bag was malfunctioning. the dealer could not remedy the issue. the contact was informed that if the light illuminated again, a decision would have to be made on whether to replace the air bag or drive without one. the manufacturer would not provide any assistance regarding the repairs. the contact feels that this is a safety issue because the air bags would not deploy in the event of a crash. the current mileage was 79,000 and failure mileage was 78,000. updated 08/19/09 *bf the dealer reset the light, however a week and a half later, the light came back on again. updated 08/20/09.*jb

Srs light remains on possibly to the defective seat belt sensor as others have complained about. presently i need to replace front struts $800 - normal wear and tear for a car with 95000 miles on it. i hate the new honda civic - i have no idea what they were thinking when they designed it so i decided to keep mine and have the normal stuff fixed. but - this is something that i am not the only one complaining about. let's get the srs light covered under a recall. *tr

I am writing to inform you of an airbag malfunction that occurred in my 2001 honda civic on july 14, 2009. i was injured in the accident as a direct result of the airbag failure. i was driving in rush hour traffic on july 14, 2009. going approximately 40 mph, i rear-ended a vehicle that was stopped for a light. the front of my honda smashed in, the windshield was smashed, and the front end and compartment compressed to the point that, despite the fact that i was wearing my seatbelt, the steering wheel jammed into my chest with great force. the passenger side airbag inflated, but the driver's side airbag did not. my car was totaled and not repairable. i was taken to the hospital by ambulance with severe chest contusions, and was out of work for 2 weeks in a great deal of pain. for months, i suffered with large hematomas on my breasts, severe bruising, and intense pain. to this day, my breasts are deformed and lumpy from months of hematomas, and my understanding is that i will have issues with this for many years, if not forever. i have photographs of both my injuries and the vehicle. *tr

The srs light in my 2001 honda civic has been on for a month, which means my airbags will not deploy properly. honda refuses to cover the cost of this safety issue. *tr

I have 3 honda civic build on 2001 all 3 of them have the airbag light on i took to honda dealer they said is not our responsibility to fix it and i have few friend they all have same issue with there civic. *tr

2001 honda civic lx driver side air bag deployed causing injuries to the driver in which the inflator module ruptured causing metal fragments to protrude through the air bag cushion striking the consumer in her neck as well as her chest. *nj recall number 09v259000 was referenced. (lawyer wrote in on behalf of client). *jb

Tl* the contact owns a 2001 honda civic. while driving approximately 3 mph in reverse, the vehicle abnormally accelerated at an unusually high rate of speed. the vehicle then crashed into an unknown object. the vehicle suffered major damage but was not destroyed. the air bags did not deploy upon impact. the vehicle was inoperable. the vin was not available at the time of the complaint. the failure mileage was 82,000 and the current mileage was 82,000. updated 05/13/10. *lj

Purchased a pre-owned 2001 honda civic, certified inspection by the dealer. vehicle has 2 intermittent safety issues, which did not present themselves in the test drive prior to purchase. first, srs light is always on. secondly there is an intermittent problem, can not reproduce on demand, where the instrument panel completely drops. so gas gauge says empty, says you are driving -0- mph, odometer goes to "8888888", etc, although you can continue to drive the car. the only way to reset is to pull over, turn off the car & restart the vehicle. one dealer quoted a gauge cluster at $800. another dealer could not confirm this as the issue and asked for us to drive there when it is happening - when the gauges have dropped. it is dangerous to drive without gauges, and to drive it all the way to the dealer like this is unsafe. i called honda, there are no similarly reported issues for my vehicle. this is a dangerous safety issue. *tr

Yesterday the srs indicator light on my 2001 honda civic came on and stayed on. *tr

My husband was in a car accident in our honda civic 2001 lx on august 6th. the accident occurred at approximately 9:30 am. the car in front of him stopped short to try to avoid an accident, thus my husband tried to stop but ran into the car in front of him (i'm told it was a 3 car accident). my husband hit his head on the windshield, his chest on the steering wheel and the air bags never deployed. he was going about 50 miles an hour at the time. the air bags should have gone off. we bought this car new in 2001. i was in a minor car accident with this same car a couple of years ago making a left hand turn on my way to church. at the time, i didn't think about it, but the air bags never deployed during that accident either. i thought it was just because i was going so slow that must have been the reason. *tr

Tl*the contact owns a 2001 honda civic. while driving 50 mph, the contact rear ended another vehicle. none of the air bags deployed. the contact received head and chest trauma, and is complaining of neck and back pain. he has seen a doctor for his injuries. the vehicle was destroyed and a police report was filed. the contact has pictures. the current and failure mileages were unknown.

Driving 2001 honda civic ex at approximately 45 mph, crashed head-on into side of suv making illegal left turn. there was one passenger in front passenger's seat. neither driver or passenger side airbags deployed. both driver and passenger sustained seat belt bruises across chest. car appears to be totaled (prior to official claims adjustment). *tr

I have a 2001 honda civic ex with 80k. the srs light remains on. diagnosed twice by independent dealerships as srs faulty. this should be a lifetime guaranty from defects. about $600 to replace. i have not as yet replaced the unit. *tr

The srs light on the honda civic has been on. it has been repaired a few months ago but it is on again. also there are a lot of similar complaint from the honda owner. need to investigate before fatal accident happen. *tr

I was leaving my home and driving about 1 mile to my destination. my car had been functioning normally earlier in the day. i noticed that the transmission slipped as i went up a small hill. within 1/4 mile the torque converter failed (transmission failure) and i had power to the engine but no forward power. i was stuck in the middle of the road and could only get to safety at the side of the road by coasting. had i been on a more heavily traffic road, or on a steep hill of which there are many here, the outcome could have been many injured or deaths as i was a sitting duck in the road. *tr

Tl*the contact owns a 2001 honda civic. while driving 35 mph, the front end of the vehicle was crashed. the driver side air bag deployed, but it also caused the entire steering wheel to explode. all the plastic metal from the steering wheel spread throughout the vehicle. the driver was injured due to the air bag explosion, along with two other occupants. a police report was filed. the failure mileage was 85,000.

Srs lights turned on and stayed on. in my honda civic 2001 the vehicle was not involved in any crash or other bodily injuries. *tr

Tl*the contact owns a 2001 honda civic. while driving approximately 25 mph through a stop sign and crashing into a vehicle the air bags did not deploy. there was damage to the passenger side front fender. there were 3 injuries. a police report is available. the contact's vehicle was totaled by the insurance company. the current and failure mileages were 85190.

2001 honda civic si srs light came on, after speaking with a few honda owners with same problem they all said there was caused by a faulty driver side belt buckle, also after researching on the internet noticed alot of complaints about same problem with srs and faulty buckle , went on to contact honda who also told me yes 99 % of the time the srs light comes on that specific car it is a faulty buckle, and this problem deactivates the airbag so if there's an accident the airbags wont deploy so if there's that many defected buckles for 2001 civic si shouldn't they consider a recall? *tr

I am requesting the current list of service bulletins regarding my air bags sensor/control module be expanded to include my vin number. today i was told that i need to replace this piece on my 2001 honda civic. there are 2 nhtsa item # 623328 and 619975 for the control module for the 2001 civic and others bulletins for other honda control modules of the same year. i was told that my vin number is not on that list. can you help me? *tr

My horn stopped working and my srs light came on about a year and a half ago. the dealer originally told me it had to do with the wiring... costing me $300 which i could not afford to repair. i took the car in for the air bag recall and now they are saying the srs light is on because of a defect in the seat belt buckle ($200)- but why would that make my horn stop working? there are a lot of complaints and this needs to be recalled as this is incredibly unsafe and obviously widespread!!! honda also needs to recall the transmission problems. i had fought them and they paid for half of the repair costs when my transmission dangerously and quickly went out in the middle of traffic during rush hour about three years ago. these are major safety issues!! unfortunately i cannot afford the repairs but i am scared to drive the car with the srs light on. i bought this car because of the supposed reliability and cheap maintenance. it is ridiculous that honda is not taking car of the srs light problem and transmission problem!!! *tr

I just noticed the srs indicator is on without obvious reason. it might be caused by heavy loptop bag in the passenger seat. my car is honda civic ex 2001. the dealer asks $115 to diagnosis only, needless to say fix. the nature of the defect is safety issue. honda should either to make the design or have this part in the life time warranty. *tr

2001 honda civic srs light stays on which means air bags wont deploy not covered by honda this is a safety issue should be covered for life of the car honda must not care about safety or law suits if my air bags don't work when they need to wont buy another honda. *tr

Srs light continues to go on after being reset. driving my car without airbags is unsafe and unacceptable. honda should fix this for free. *tr

Tl*the contact owns a 2001 honda civic. while driving 5-10 mph, the driver side air bag deployed without warning. the driver suffered a sore arm and neck. the dealer refused to inspect the vehicle to determine the cause of failure. approximately two days later, the passenger side air bag deployed without warning. the dealer inspected the vehicle, however, they were unable to determine the cause of the failure. the current and failure mileages were 117,000. the consumer stated in may 2007 the recall work was completed on the srs due to faulty opds on the passenger side. the dealer stated check rattle under front end, needs front struts. updated 10/18/07 *tr

2001 honda civic. consumer states laceration due to bag inflation *tgw the consumer received a recall notice regarding the air bag inflator after the accident occurred. the vehicle was totaled.*jb

Brakes never worked right, felt like not stopping quick enough, had replaced 3 or 4 times since 2001, but to this day, when stopping suddenly with brake pedal fully to floor, car doesn't want to stop & is scary. was rear ended,radio & speakers quit working, replaced & alarm quit working, had to have it completely removed & had damaged fly wheel. alarm malfunction was causing car to run in "safe mode" and car was using too much gas. the gas indicator is not accurate, and slow to adjust to empty or full levels, even when in perfect weather. even now i am certain that i do not get good gas mileage in city or highway driving & feel this car is vastly overrated in every way! srs indicator light is always on for 3 years now, red in color, i never knew this was a problem before reading bulletins ( but do now). right front window was slow to roll down for months, then wouldn't roll up in cold weather, and now won't work at all regardless of weather conditions. is stuck, and where i thought it might be a simple fuse issue, now we're finding out it will be a $600 window motor issue. not a very happy honda customer right now. ironically, i bought this civic because of a prior positive experience owning a honda crx, which was wonderful. this honda civic 2001 has changed the way i view honda's in general, unfortunately. *jb

Tl*the contact owns a 2001 honda civic. in 2006, the contact had her vehicle repaired according to a voluntary recall issued for the air bag system. one year later, while driving at an unknown speed, the air bag warning light illuminated on the instrument control panel. this indicated that the air bags were inoperative. the vehicle was taken to the dealer and they stated that the air bag system needed to be replaced at the cost of $800. the vehicle has not been repaired. the recall number was unknown. the failure mileage was 30,000 and current mileage was 89,000. updated 7/3/08 *cn

Tl*the contact owns a 2001 honda civic purchased brand new in 2001. she stated that the srs airbag light continued to illuminate on the warning panel. she received a recall letter pertaining to the failure. the dealer stated that the vehicle would be repaired in 5 days. she requested a rental vehicle at no cost; however, the manufacturer denied the request. the brakes had been replaced over four times in a period of 4 years which resulted in the struts being damaged. the transmission was replaced twice. the fuel pump, air conditioning system, alternator have also been repaired and the power locks were inoperable. the failure mileage was 30,000 and the current mileage was 128,000.

I am the original buyer of honda civic 2001 4dr and srs light goes on frequently. as long as the car was under warranty dealer used to fix it without any charge. last time in 2004 i got it fixed by the dealer. at that time car was out of warranty, but as the problem existed before the expiration of warranty they fixed it. srs light problem reappeared in march 2007 , and when i took the car to the dealer, he said that problem was not the same. he stated that something was wrong in seat back sensor. *ak dealer is aware of the recall on srs from honda...and now he is not willing to help me. i never had any accident. there is some inherent problem with srs in this car. dealer wants me to pay $600 to fix it. this the 6th time srs light is on.

I own a 2001 honda civic. at 45,000 miles the safety restraint system light came on. since it was a safety issue honda should be responsible for investigating and repairing the defect. however, honda disputed this. if the airbag didn't deploy or seat belts didn't work serious injury could be incurred.*ak

A car cut me off on freeway-i swerved to avoid hitting him. my car hit center freeway divider and rolled over 3-4 times before coming to a rest. the airbags did not deploy. car is completely destroyed. *tr

2001 honda civic srs light is on. vehicle has diagnostic codes 15-3 and 15-1. vehicle needs opds sensor and control unit vehicle has 60,000 miles and is out of warranty repair is over $1000 honda should have to recall this safety and repair it for free - i understand it is a recurring problem on 2001 honda civics. *jb

My daughter was driving 2001 honda civic lx sedan equipped with side airbag optional. while she was 3rd in line of cars stopped at red light, another car proceeded to left turn from intersecting road at speed, lost control, and crashed into her driver's side door. that driver then proceeded to leave the scene of the accident...hit and run. damage to her car extended from just forward of the driver's door, the entire driver's door, and partly onto the driver's side rear door. the side impact air bag did not deploy. damage to the car was extensive and the car has been totaled by state farm. impact was strong enough to shatter the driver's side window, fracture the windshield, and push the car sideways into the curb on the passenger's side, damaging both the front and rear tires on the passenger's side due to curb impact. my complaint is why didn't the side airbag deploy? *nm

The srs light on my 2001 civic-ex came on at 75k miles. i have reset the system about 10 time an the light always comes on. the last time it happened i unbuckled my seat belt and the light just came on. *jb

Srs light lights up at regular interval, dealer resets computer and it goes off and then comes back again after sometime (irregularly). a safety concern as air bags goes off during this time, if this happens moments before a crash that is extremely dangerous. *nm

My srs indicator light comes on and stays on with an error code 15-3, which effectively turns off my air-bags on my 2001 civic. *jb

The srs indicator light came on and has been on for 2 years. i was t-boned on the passenger side by the gas tank, and the airbags did not deploy. i had taken the car to the dealer numerous times for maintenance & was never informed of this possibility due to the indicator light being on. had i known, it would have been fixed or inspected. now the dealer says it is not under warranty & at 100 hr. i do not want to have to hunt & peck to find the source of this electrical malfunction. honda should extend the warranty to include electrical wiring & safety system components on 2001 models, based on 100's of other complaints by other civic owners. also, the right window motor is burned out (since 2007), it almost stalls when in reverse (since 2005), have noticed a lag in acceleration in lower gears (60k), also abrupt downshifting (sometimes) & it makes an odd humming seeming to come from rear of vehicle when accelerating (this last week). mileage is 87k, way too soon for a honda to give out. *tr

Our 2001 honda civic ex was involved in an accident. a pickup truck turned in front of our vehicle and our front-end hit his side. the air bag(s) did not deploy nor did the seat belt work properly. the driver's head in the honda hit the windshield and the driver's neck hit the steering wheel. *nm

The srs light on my 2001 honda civic has come on on at least three occasions. the first time it was under warranty so the dealership fixed it. the second time, it came on in june 2004, the car was out of warranty. the dealer diagnosed the problem as srs unit failure and i spent close to $400 to replace it from the dealer. the light came on another time in 2005 but it turned off after a couple of days. this time, in sept 2006, the light has come on all of a sudden. i have researched this problem on the internet and it seems that this is a problem faced by most honda civic and accord owners. i believe this is a gave safety issues since the dealer indicated that the air bags wont deploy if the srs light is on. i feel honda is not making enough efforts to fix the problem since it has been observed in 02 models as well. and i certainly do not feel happy about spending hundreds of dollars to fix it everytime it happens. honda dealers have a scripted answer to this problem ..blaming it on electronic interference, laptops, cell phone usage. i think that is bologna. *nm

The srs light does not goes off during driving. the dealer told me that it will disable the airbag, and can cause serious problem to me. just let other honda owners with the same problem. i am really concerned about the safety of the car and hope honda will do something about it. *nm

The srs indicator light came on and wouldn't go off> i took the car to the local honda dealer where it was reset for a $30 diagnostic fee. the service manager said the diagnostic code indicated a low voltage situation and indicated that the battery tested fine. he asked if i did anything out of the ordinary that would have caused the problem and i told him that i had changed nothing in the way i operated the car. after looking at other complaints about this issue on your site, it seems this is a common affliction with honda's that has not been adequately addressed by the manufacturer and to replace the unit would be expensive for the owner. honda should rectify this situation. *jb

I was involved in an accident on 8/15/2006. my car (2001 honda civic) was badly damaged (front and back) and it was totaled. surprisingly the air bags didn't come out. i like to complain to the appropriate authority. *nm

On august 2, 2006 i was the driver of a vehicle that was involved in a head on collision with another vehicle at the rate of speed of approximately 30 mph. my air bags in my car didn't deploy causing my head to impact to front windshield. i am experiencing major headache. the police officers that responded to the accident scene also questioned why there was no airbag deployment in my vehicle. the inspector from liberty mutual also questioned the malfunction of the airbags. the other vehicle involved in this accident had airbag deployment. the car was declared a total loss from my insurance company. honda inspected the vehicle, however i never received a written report from them explaining the malfunction of their product. the car is still available for inspection as of this date. (9/13/06) *jb

Srs light came on out of the blue 8/06. i had an accident 2/05. dealer "cleared codes". light came on again. this time the dealer blamed the accident. had the insurance company pay $400 for replacement of the srs unit. light came on again one week later. dealership claims that now it is a faulty seat belt buckle which would cost $305 to repair. this seems to be a major issue with honda civics. this seriously needs to be a recall issue. *jb

The srs sensor light stays on in my 2001 civic -- the dealer states that it is not under warranty to fix -- it is a costly repair. i only have 33,000 miles on the car. in reading the other complaints -- i see that it is a growing problem for this model and year of honda -- a recall would benefit all since it is a major safety concern. *jb

Dt*: the contact stated there was an accident while driving 35 mph and none of the airbags deployed. the air bag light was not illuminated prior to the incident. the impact was to the front driver side. the contact was wearing a seat belt and sustained injuries. the vehicle was deemed totaled, and a police report was taken. the manufacturer was notified. updated 12/01/06. *jb

Honda civic 2001 srs light will not shut off - dealer can't fix - say air bags don't work when light is on. *nm

Svs red light came on indicating a failure of the air bag system.