Problems with 2002 Honda Civic AIR BAGS

My srs indicator light comes on with error code 15-3, which effectively turns off my air-bags on my 2003 civic ex. i've been to the dealership for what is now the third time. the first time they reset the front passenger side opds unit. the second time they replaced the opds unit and now for the third time they are going to replace it again. in the meantime i have to drive a $20,000 vehicle with airbags that don't work. mechanic blamed electrical interference, but i don't have a cell phone or laptop or anyone sitting in the front-side passenger seat that has caused the trip. it seems to me that the car does not meet its design specs. and is a lemon. and whoever heard of not being able to take a cell phone in a car ? *ph

The vehicle was involved in a head-on collision traveling approximately 30 mph, but neither the driver or passenger air bags deployed. *nlm

When using the lighter plug vehicle's srs sensor light stays on. dealer notified. *ak

The frontal airbags did not deploy after an impact. i was going between 35 and 40 miles per hour when i broad sided a van. my car is totaled. the front end is demolished. both myself and my passenger were transported to the hospital and received chest injuries and neck injuries. the sensor for the airbags is completely exposed and crushed where the front end of the car used to be. i did call honda expecting them to be at least interested but they were less than interested. i called back and asked to speak to a supervisor but they refused to let me do so. they did say the airbags only deploy during a "severe" impact. i pointed out to the guy that the owner's book says "moderate to severe". he just said "really?". i trusted honda like most consumers do. i don't anymore. *jb

I was hit head on by a dodge durango, who ran a red light. i hit my head on the steering wheel the shoulder seat belt saved me because the airbag didn't inflate on impact even though sensor is visibly showing in the damage, that may be considered a total loss. thank you very much, glenn schweickert. *nlm

The vehicle was involved in an accident and the none of the air bags deployed. *jb

Consumer's vehicle rear ended another motorist, and the air bags did not deploy.*jb

Tl* takata recall. the contact owns a 2002 honda civic. shortly after the contact purchased the vehicle, the air bag indicator flashed and then remained illuminated. the failure began in 2003; however, the vehicle was only recently included in nhtsa campaign number: 19v182000 (air bags) on march 6, 2019. paul miller honda of west caldwell (1170 bloomfield ave, west caldwell, nj 07006, (973) 808-9100) was notified of the failure several times. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the contact was waiting for the manufacturer and dealer to verify if the part was available to receive the repair. the manufacturer was contacted. the failure mileage was not available. *bf *jb

On january 31 2003 i reported to the honda dealership that my srs light was on my 2002 honda civic ex which is still under warranty. they replaced the seatbelt buckle sensor stating that it was the problem. i have since returned on december 12 2003 and on may 17 2004 for the same problem and they allegedly fixed it by replacing the passenger seatbealt sensor everytime. on june 5 2004 the srs light has come on again. so my only recourse is to write you and contact the dealership once again!! *ak

Srs indicator light came on and remained on. took it to dealership to fix problem, problem remained fixed for about 7 days then recurred. took it back to dealership repair lasted for about 1 month then recurred. again took it to dealership and repair lasted only a few hours. called honda company and was told that there were no recalls but to take it back to dealership and if it recurred to again call company to file complaint. on 4th visit dealership got information from company and repaired in a different manner, this occurred 5/03. have not had problem since, however have read numerous complaints that airbags have not deployed in accidents with this vehicle, which is a cause of great concern since this vehicle is driven by my daughter to college. we did have a minor collision at 7 mph in 2/02 and the airbags did not deploy, however i just assumed it was because of the low rate of speed but now i am concerned that they may possibly be defective.

Srs light stays on for no indentifiable reason. took it to local honda dealer, and he charged for diagnostics, and said they could not determine why it was on. he thought that it was probably the srs computer unit itself that was the cause. the safety implication is that the air bags will not work when the light is on. the srs unit will be replaced, costing around $600 for parts and labor.*ak

Consumer states: while driving at the speed of 55mph was involved in a frontal collision neither air bag deployed. dealer has been notified. if you have any additional information feel free to add. ph

While traveling about 50mph on the highway without prior warning. another vehicle made a sudden stop and she hit the vehicle from behind. the dual airbags didn't deploy at all. please provide additional information, dealer is aware of the problem. ph

While driving at 72.6 mph, the consumer lost control of the vehicle. the vehicle had turned in a 90 degree angle, hit the gaurd rail head on, struck by two other vehicle's, an 18 wheeler, and none of the airbags deployed. the dealer has been notified. ts scc

While traveling at 70 mph, consumer states the vehicle was struck by a tractor trailer on the front drivers side. none of the vehicles airbags deployed. please provide any further information. ts

Dt: contact stated that vehicle had its steering changed twice .the passenger seat would not work. she took the vehicle to the dealership ,they fixed the seat. the passengers side seat was broken. the safety restraint system light came on the dashboard. she took the vehicle to the dealership to have the lights reset. the light was on again. the contact's vehicle was involved side impact crash . upon impact,side airbags did not deploy. *ak

I was a driver in a 2002 honda civic lx. i was in a corner to corner crash. my airbag deployed. the airbag was overinflated. the car was totaled. *tr

Consumer states had a front impact collision at approx 15-20mph. the driver's air bag did not deploy. *mr

Car impacted head-on to jersey wall at 50 mph, followed by imact on passenger side. car totaled. no airbag deployment. *ak

The consumer was involved in an accident and none of the air bags deployed. the consumer's vehicle was struck by another vehicle which was traveling at 45 mph. the driver sustained a broken sternum and has experienced both jaw and eye problems since the accident. the passenger had a contusion to her right leg from the glove box and suffered neck problems. *mr *tt *jb *ak

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

Air bag light appears on the dashboard panel. also, the passenger's side seat had broken while traveling on the highway. dealership is aware of the problem. *ak the consumer states that the passenger side seat slips, the seat belt on the drivers side will not retract and when its not in use it catches in the door, the speed controls main switch lamp had gone out. *scc

In a rear end collision only passenger's side airbag deployed, causing major injuries to driver.*ak

Consumer states that in a frontal left end collison, the impact was so severe it bent the main beam from the front to the rear of vehcile, and none of the air bags deployed on impact. mr

We were traveling on sr 540 when a drunk driver (driving a ford f150 extented cab) pulled out in front of us. our honda civic broadsided the ford at a speed of roughly 45mph crushing the front end of the honda without either air bag deploying. the impact of the accident was so severe the ford flipped. the driver of the honda sustained a concusion and brusing from hitting the driver's side window assembly. driver also substained brusing of the chest from the seatbelt, neck and back soreness. the passenger substained a cut on right leg and brusing from underneath the glovebox assembly. passenger also has whiplash and brusing from seatbelt. both occupants were taken to the hospital for evaluation. how does the entire front end of a car crush upon impact and the two front air bags don't deploy! this needs the attention of the manufacturer so this problem is fixed.*ak

While driving at 30-35 mph consumer was trying to slowdown and without any notice two front air bags deployed. consumer then ran into a tree. contacted dealer, and dealer was not willing to do anything. there was some injuries to the consumer's hands and back. *ak

Tl*the contact owns a 2002 honda civic. the contact was driving approximately 65 mph when the supplemental restraint system (srs) warning light illuminated on the instrument panel intermittently. the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where a diagnostic testing was performed for $95.00. the technician stated that the srs unit needed to be replaced. the vehicle had not been repaired when the complaint was filed. the contact was concerned about the safety risk involved. the failure mileage was 2,500.

My 2002 honda civic ex hit another vehicle squarely in the rear end while traveling approximately 15 m.p.h.. neither of the front airbags deployed! i had owned this vehicle for approximatley 7 weeks. the collision repair center could find nothing wrong with my air bags. the tow truck operator and the collision repair center told me that there was some sort of alert out for 2001 & 2002 honda civics where the air bags didn't deploy after a front end collision. i have not been able to find a web site to contact honda with this problem. my auto is being repaired by g & m body shop, 2207 east 6th, stillwater, ok 74074. their pone number is 405-377-0430. estimated completion date of repairs is february 10th.*ak

The srs light is activated and requires a visit to the dealer to re-activate the srs system if a cell phone is left on the front passenger seat. per the dealer, the cell phone interferes with the srs sensors that measure seat vs seatback pressure and tells the system to shut off. additionally, if a small package is placed on the front seat, the srs deactivates - which is fine, but it may remain deactivated after the package is removed.

I exited the freeway behind another car. we went over a small hill. the car in front of me moved suddenly, swerving to the right lane. at that time, it revealed to me that the traffic was stopped. i also braked and swerved right but was not able to stop in time due to the sudden emergency. i hit the car in front of me going about 40mph. i do not think that my seatbelt locked. my airbag did not deploy but my passenger side airbag did. i hit the steering wheel very hard! i had to be transported to the hospital. i have severe chest contusions and neck and back sprain/strain. my insurance co believes my car may be a total loss but my airbag did not go off??? and because it did not go off, i was injured. honda was contacted the next day. nine days later, they sent an adjuster out to inspect my car (but not an engineer). i have been told there is no reason to send an engineer out the adjuster seemed to be more concerned with investigating me than why the airbag did not deploy. i would like to know why it is that i do not have a front end to my car on the drivers side and my airbag did not go off, but there is no damage to the front passenger side and that airbag went off!!! the adjuster that honda hired to investigate the claim is dale s thumann, cpcu for csb group. he said that if i do not give him my height, weight, and social security number that honda will just deny my claim for lack of cooperation. i am not what should be investigated the car is! he was not willing to even take the steering wheel cover off to see if there was even an airbag in the driver side! he said he was sure that was an airbag in there ... "they might miss one every once in a while. they make mistakes. " (but he still did not feel it was necessary to have him or anyone else check to see if one was there or not). please help me get to the bottom of this! ...