Below you may see the FRONTAL components and the number of complaints they received.
No deployment of driver's/passenger's airbags in accident, causing injuries.
Airbag did not deploy during front end collision; vehicle broadsided another vehicle making u-turn. tt
I had an accident yesterday on 31st,jan,2010 .it was a sunday .. my got hit by a truck and the crash was so bad that my car is total loss from the fro...
2012 honda civic. consumer writes in regards to defective vehicle and clunking noise coming from gear shift. *tgw the consumer stated the windshield wipers would leave lines and smears on the windshield. the wipers were replaced four times. there was a buzzing noise coming from the heater, the passenger air bag light illuminated and stayed on for an hour. the dimmer lights didn't change from high to low, the seat belts did not release when she moved forward, instead it locked up and there was a smell of carbon monoxide coming through the vents. the rubber slides in each window did not work correctly, because of the moisture on the windows.
Tl* he contact owns a 2008 honda civic. the contact was traveling between 15-20 mph when he crashed into the front driver's side door of another vehicle. the air bags failed to deploy during the crash. the driver sustained injuries to the chest, breast bone, neck and back. the police were contacted and a report was filed. the vehicle was towed to a local repair shop. the manufacturer was not contacted and the vehicle was not repaired. the failure and current mileages were 47,000. updated 10/10/12 *cn
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 honda civic. the contact stated while driving 45 mph,to avoid crashing into another vehicle he crashed into a tree. the contact was confused by the actions of another driver who used the wrong turn signal causing the contact to maneuver out of the way and crash. the during the crash the contact suffered minor injuries. none of the of the air bag deployed during the crash. the contact called the manufacturer and filed a complaint. the manufacturer stated the air bag should have deployed which would avoided him hitting the steering wheel. the failure mileage was 32,000. updated 09/07/11*bf updated 2/23/12 *cn
Srs light on my 2001 honda civic is on and the problem, according to the dealer is a code 15-3 for opds unit failure. with this light on the air bags in my car will not function in a crash. honda had extended the coverage for this repair for 10 years or 150,000 miles. the problem is that i missed the cut off for a covered repair by 11 months. the car currently has less than 85,000 miles on it. the dealership, valley honda of monroville pa, wants to charge 325 dollars for the repair that i feel should be covered by the car company because i believe the problem is in their equipment. *kb
Cpsc# i1180266a. 2005 honda civic hybrid. consumer stated that she was in a motor vehicle accident and the airbag did not deploy. *ln the consumer rear ended a vehicle that was stopped. *jb
I was distracted while driving on s. washington blvd, arlington, virginia in exiting onto s. quinn street/columbia pike exit at high speed. i spun out of control and drove onto an island near the intersection, driving over a street sign and hitting a metal pole holding the traffic lights. excessive damage to front end of vehicle, yet airbag did not deploy. i was only vehicle involved in the accident and had no passengers. i received hospital care the following day for whiplash and muscle pain in my neck and shoulder. the police office noted that it was unusual that the airbag did not deploy given the high speed and nature of the collision. *tr
Honda civic 2004 drivers airbag failed to deploy, passengers side deployed, extensive damage to front drivers side of car. *tr
My 2001 honda civic was part of a recall due to a problem with the srs. i went to the dealership and i was told that my car was also under recall due to a problem with the switch for the lights. the problem was with the low-beams. i made an appointment for both to be fixed. when i brought the car in, i was told that it was not part of the recall for the lightswitch, although the recall contained the make and model year of my car. i am disappointed that this wasn't fixed as part of the recall because i have been experiencing problems with the switch, going so far as to purchase two sets of headlights in the two years i have owned the car, and i don't understand why if it occurred in other cars made the same year as mine, why wouldn't honda fix it knowing it has been a problem. my vin apparently was a few numbers off. i would think that if i'm having the same problem, honda would fix my switch even though it isn't within the recalled vin range. my second complaint is that after having replaced the recalled ...
98 honda civic driving down freeway doing anywhere between 60-65mph when passenger air bag deployed. there were no sudden stops or pot holes to have caused this; the vehicle was not in a accident. the air bag cracked the windshield. *tr
Tl* the contact owns a 2002 honda civic. the contact was attempting a left turn at 10 mph when he was struck in the front at an angle by a vehicle coming from the other direction. the passenger side air bag deployed but the driver side air bag did not. the contact was reported as injured. a police report was available. the passenger seat was unoccupied at the time of the crash. the vehicle was towed to a repair facility were the contact was informed that the vehicle was being deemed as destroyed. the vehicle was not inspected for the air bags failures. the failure and current mileage was 69,000.