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Problems with 2004 Honda Civic AIR BAGS

On average, the 2004 Honda Civic starts to “feel” problems with the AIR BAGS and its various aspects after 120 902 miles.

Components Affected by AIR BAGS Issues

We have classified the 108 complaints from 2004 Honda Civic about AIR BAGS into the following categories.

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Recently reported AIR BAGS problems on 2004 Honda Civic

Stevens creek honda (san jose, ca) said they fixed the srs light problem(09 dec 2019) but it reappeared a few days later. unclear whether they really fixed problem; continuing to work with american honda motor co(case #10-214133 and stevens creeek honda(dealer) to remedy airbag problem..

The passenger airbag went off on its own really scared me very dangerous i was driving i was on the street driving about 15 20 miles an hour

Takata recall. my airbag light came on and then i saw the recall. my model should be recalled as well. also exterior lighting is very dull both of these have been previously recalled. i was in park, started my car and the airbag light came on. scanner says it's the inflator

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 honda civic. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 19v182000 (air bags). the contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. the dealer was not contacted. the manufacturer was made aware of the issue and was not able to confirm when the parts were to become available. the contact had not experienced a failure. parts distribution disconnect.

On monday, march 11, 2019, the "airbag warning" (red colored) light that depicts a deployed airbag in front of a driver (passenger?) in a front seat, appeared as i was driving (and not at the time i started my car's engine) on a paved road, normal road conditions, driving around 40 mph; i was not braking or making sharp turns. my honda manual states that this symbol means that either the airbag(s) or the seatbelt mechanism is not working properly. with respect to the airbag, it states that upon a car accident, the air bag may not properly work; and therefore, i should have my airbag(s) inspected by a honda dealer as soon as possible. i also have side airbags in my car. my seatbelt seems to be working fine, so i'm not sure if/how this warning could apply to my seatbelt. i had the driver's side airbag replaced i believe in 2016 or 2017; my paperwork is in storage, however upon your request, i will locate the information. i heard and read today about the takata bag recall on about 1.2 million honda cars from around 2002 to 2016. i entered my vin number into your system and it does not indicate another recall on the airbag i already had replaced; i seem to remember that the replaced airbag i received around 2017 was not a takata, was another brand. perhaps this warning light is about the passenger's airbag? nevertheless, this airbag and seatbelt warning light does concern me. thank you in advance for your help.

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 honda civic. the contact stated that wires were hanging from the steering wheel. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 19v182000 (air bags). the contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. ocean honda (8442 us-19, port richey, fl 34668, (727) 312-0759) was contacted and confirmed that the parts were not available for the recall remedy. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was 92,122. parts distribution disconnect.

Takata recall during a january snowfall and freeze, i was traveling in the middle lane of the highway at approximately 50-60 miles per hour, with the speed of traffic. a car approximately 7-8 car lengths ahead of me began to break and i did too. i was breaking when my car began to fishtail and i was able to maintain control of the car for 2-3 seconds before hitting a patch of ice and spinning into the highway concrete median. my car did not hit any other vehicles before hitting the median on the driver side front and hood. i estimate that i was traveling over 40 miles an hour. the car then spun around and hit the back drivers side and then spun again to facing forward. my concern is that the airbags, which were replaced in the takata recall a few years ago did not go off. the car was considered totaled and was donated.

2004 honda civic. consumer writes in regards to air bag safety recall. consumer states that vehicle was involved in a safety accident and does not have car for repairs. *ld the consumer stated the vehicle was totaled due to an accident. *js

Takata recall: vehicle was in motion on highway. accident occurred. vehicle struck automobile in front of it. air bags did not deploy. vehicle flipped over. driver was killed. *tr ## vin passed ## honda civic 2004 ##

Takata recall-airbag light recently came on and stays on when ignition is in drive car moving or not. i was sent a notice through the post office that stated my car may have a problem with the airbags. thank you.

My honda civic had an air bag recall, which i took the car in for. about 2 months after the fix, my air bag light came on. i had it checked out at another shop and they reset my light. it come back on approximately every month. it seems to me that it is suspicious that i never had any such problem until the honda dealer replaced the air bag. they refuse to address the problem and insist it is not there responsibility. coincidence i don't think so. i would like to know if this is an ongoing issued with other honda owners who have undergone this procedure

My honda civic 2004 air bag light is on, and dealer will not fixed because my vin number is not under recall but same time 2004 honda civic models has been effected in airbag recall

Received notification that there may be an air bag problem and that i should register my car.

I don't know what's wrong with my car, but i do know that the airbag warning continuely lights on.

Received a recall notice on my 2004 civic stating the driver's airbag inflator needed to be replaced. took it to the closet dealership. after an inspection of the vehicle i was told they were unable to perform the recall due to airbag belongs to a different year civic and recall is not valid. when purchasing the used vehicle i was not informed of that the airbag had been replaced. after receiving another notice that i had not completed the safety recall i took it again to the dealership, along with the written safety recall notice. again i was told my vehicle did not have the original air bag installed. i have received a third notice about the recall from honda and do not understand why the dealership did not report this information on my vehicle. how do i know that the airbag in my vehicle is safe?

My airbag/seat belt light stays on constantly

Recall has been corrected at the honda dealership in oxford, nc. there was no crash. i received a notice and took the car to the shop.

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 honda civic. the contact stated that the air bag warning indicator illuminated. the contact took the vehicle to a certified mechanic who confirmed that there was an issue with the air bags, but did not diagnose the exact cause of the failure. the certified mechanic advised getting the failure remedied in order to pass inspection. the dealer was not contacted. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 110,000.

They sent me a letter on the my name my mothers me which is i return the letter and say my mother is not the owner of my honda vivo 2004 when i call the honda dealer to make sure and go over and get fixed,they say they already fixed it in 2015 .so i want to know what happen with the new recall letter that you guys sent me under my mothers name .

Takata recall: my air bag light has been on for about 3-4 months. and now recieving this settlement notice on air bags have got me worried. can i take my car to a honda dealer to be fixed with out a charge?

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 honda civic. when the vehicle was turned on, the air bag warning indicator illuminated and remained lit. the dealer and manufacturer were not contacted. the failure was not diagnosed. additionally, the contact received a takata settlement notice. the failure mileage was approximately 155,000.

My airbag light is on, i don't know why.

Air bag srs system malfunction

Takata recall my air bag light has been on for about a year, after reading all this takata recall information. i wonder if honda will take in my car for service.

Takata recall --took my vehicle to the dealer big star honda in houston, for the recall to fix the air bags as per their appointment schedule on 11/21/2016 9:15am, (it took me 3 tries to schedule the appointment becauase the parts were not available).the promise was it will be ready by 3 hours -- but around 4.15 pm my car was ready to be picked up as i drove of the parking lot into the feeder road of the highway i 45 south i noticed the red airbag light and engine light come on --- i called the dealer on my cellphone right then as i was driving home tried 3 different numbers left messages called again this morning (11/22/2016) no response i opened up another case number with honda parent company case # 03744997. there is no visible sign on the airbag area to show if they did any work to exchange the inflator; the recall was for both passanger and driver side air bag.

I took our honda into the honda dealer for an airbag recall. they changed the airbag on oct 20 2016. after a few days the airbag light came on. they did a scan and now they say the seat belt on the driver side needs to be replaced. about $700.00. i am seeing thru google searches that this seems to be an ongoing problem after the airbag is replaced. as this is a safety issue and seems to be an ongoing honda problem i am thinking they should rectify problem or install original airbag back to fix. as this was a car only driven 5 to 6 months a year and then stored for the rest now that we want to sell we need to get fixed

Good morning, we took our honda civic in for an airbag recall recently. last weekend the air bag light came on and we return to the dealer. they said they couldn't check it out unless we paid an initial $150.00 service fee and that it was probably the seat belt that broke and not the air bag but that its not covered since we now have gone over the 80,000 mile limit on their liability.

Tl* the contact owned a 2004 honda civic. while driving at an unknown speed, the driver rear ended the preceding vehicle. the air bags failed to deploy. there were no injuries and a police report was not filed. the vehicle was destroyed and towed. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was approximately 150,000.

Takata recall. i received the recall notice from honda for takata air bags. . the first time i got the notice i called and wasn't able to get an appointment for months. now i get a second notice asking me to fix this problem and to call 1-844-758-9245. i have been calling this number for two weeks and all i get are busy signals. i try in the morning and afternoon. i have tried monday - thursday last week and nothing but busy. hmm looks like honda doesn't want to fix these cars.

Takata recall- i took my honda in for two safety recalls (airbags; 15v-320 and 15v-370) at holman honda. i received a phone call stating the the airbag light was on and the right airbag impact sensor needed to be replaced for $357.00. no lights were on when i dropped off the car... i'm concerned about this dealerships practices and charges for free safety recalls. my vehicle still feels unsafe!

Takata recalls we have never received anything stating if our vehicle has been recalled or not. everything i read says it has & we will receive notification. well when will that happen, when an airbag explodes & hurts someone?

Takata recall we own 2 hondas involved in the recall. the airbags were replaced on both vehicles. the srs light is illuminated on both vehicles since the airbag was replaced. rt. 23 honda, pompton plains, nj replaced the airbags. they want $300 for each vehicle to fix this problem that they say is not related to the airbag replacement. we feel this must be related to the replacement. seems unlikely that 2 vehicles after replacement would have the same problem. i will submit a second form since there are 2 vin numbers involved. i last spoke to the dealer about this on 4/21/2016.

Srs light on for years. told it was nothing to worry about. then honda says it is a serious safety issue, i have to pay hundreds of dollars for repair. transmission went out cost over $2500 so far, car still isn't working. well known problem but honda is greedy and won't pay to fix their unsafe vehicles. car overheats when using the heater. driver seat feels like it is going to move while driving. i will never buy a honda ever again.

Tl* takata recall. the contact owns a 2004 honda civic. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign numbers: 15v370000 (air bags) and 15v320000 (air bags) from the manufacturer. while attempting to have the vehicle repaired for the recalls, the contact was notified by the dealer that the air bag repair may not be effective because the driver's seat belt srs control unit failed and needed to be replaced. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the failure mileage was unknown.

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 honda civic. while driving approximately 40 mph, the contact's vehicle was rear ended and flipped over. the air bags did not deploy. a police report was filed. the contact sustained injuries to the left side of the head, arm, leg, and waist that required medical attention. the vehicle was towed to a tow yard. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 100,000. the vin was not available.

2004 honda civic. consumer writes in regards to airbag inflator recall notice issues. *smd consumer sent additional correspondence. *smd the consumer stated she never received a recall notice. the consumer found out about the recall from a newspaper article. recall # 15v320000 and 15v370000. *jb *cn

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 honda civic. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign numbers: 15v370000 (air bags) and 15v320000 (air bags); however, the parts needed were unavailable to perform the repairs. the contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall remedy. the manufacturer was not notified of the issue. the contact had not experienced a failure.

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 honda civic. the contact stated that the vehicle was serviced under nhtsa campaign numbers: 15v370000 (air bags) and 15v320000 (air bags), but the air bag warning light illuminated after the recall repairs. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 57,246.

Tl* takata recall. the contact owns a 2004 honda civic coupe. while driving 35 mph, the passenger side air bag warning light illuminated. the vehicle was serviced under nhtsa campaign number: 15v370000 (air bags), but the remedy failed to repair the vehicle. the contact mentioned that the air bag warning light illuminated after the recall repair. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was 98,805.

Takata recall. i have recieved mutiple letters concerning my air bag recall have had the care up there and have been told it's fixed, and i still get letters that it hasn't been fixed. also the passenger air bag light has stayed on multiple times and they said they fixed but yet when i would go no more than 2 miles down the road it would come back on also the dealership i took it to did a multi point inspection and said my parking break was fine but little did they know my parking break doesn't work so how did it operate fine if i know good and well it doesn't. will never do business with honda again

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 honda civic. the contact received a recall notice for nhtsa campaign number: 14v700000 (air bags). the vehicle was taken to the dealer. the technician inspected the vehicle and stated that the air bag was working up to specifications. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. the contact had not experienced a failure.

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 honda civic. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 15v320000 (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 made aware of the issue. the contact had not experienced a failure.

Car was inspected and determined to require a new passenger air bag on may 26th 2015. as of september 1st 2015 the dealer has made no contact and has said that they do not have the part. vehicle still has not been repaired as of sept 1 2015, over 3 months after it was brought in.

My 04 civic wiring almost set my car completely on fire. the whole electrical harnesses where melted the car without warning started blowing smoke out of the air vents, i pulled over and the car was thick with smoke. the wires under the hood and inside the car all the way to the trunk were all melted. i towed the car to the dealer and they had to replace all the eletrical and sensors in the whole car. it cost over $3100. to replace everything, the car somtimes wont start and the computer has to be reset to start also the air bag light is now on., the dealer said every electrical component on the car might need to be replaced, computer etc. but it will cost about $4000+ dollars and its possible that the air bag will not deploy in an accident., 2004 honda civics are unsafe to drive., driving honda civics are dangerous and no one should buy them.

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 honda civic. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 15v370000 (air bags); however, the part needed to perform 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.

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 honda civic. the contact stated that the air bag warning lamp flashed off and on intermittently. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign numbers: 14v351000 (air bags) and 14v353000 (air bags) and stated that the part needed was not available within a reasonable time frame to schedule the recall repair. the dealer did not provide a specific date for when the part would become available. the manufacturer was notified. the failure mileage was not available. updated 7/21/15*cn

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 honda civic. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign numbers: 15v370000 (air bags) and 15v320000 (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.....updated 11/13/15 *bf the consumer stated the problem was resolved. updated 15/15/15.*jb

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 honda civic. the contact stated that the air bag warning light illuminated. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign numbers: 15v370000 (air bags) and 15v320000 (air bags); however, the parts needed for the recall repairs were not available. the contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount time for the recall repairs. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 79,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 honda civic. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign numbers: 15v370000 (air bags) and 15v320000 (air bags) and stated that the part needed was not available within a reasonable timeframe to schedule the recall repair. the dealer did not give a specific date for when the part would become available. the manufacturer was contacted and could not provide an estimated date for when the vehicle would receive the recall repair. the contact stated that the air bag light flashed and remained illuminated for several months.

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 honda civic. the contact received a recall notification for nhtsa campaign number: 14v700000 (air bags) and stated that the part required was unavailable to perform the recall repairs. the contact had not experienced a failure. the manufacturer was not notified of the failure.

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