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Problems with 2000 Acura RL AIR BAGS

On average, the 2000 Acura RL starts to “feel” problems with the AIR BAGS and its various aspects after 116 321 miles.

Components Affected by AIR BAGS Issues

We have classified the 14 complaints from 2000 Acura RL about AIR BAGS into the following categories.

FRONTAL 1 SIDE/WINDOW 1

Recently reported AIR BAGS problems on 2000 Acura RL

Tl* the contact owns a 2000 acura rl. when the vehicle was started, the air bag light remained illuminated. the failure was not diagnosed. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was 115,000.

The srs sensor jus pop on the abs sensor pop on also the check engine light pops i don't know what to do and also i heard ticking and tapping and the engine started jumping whether i'm going slow or fast i really need some serious help why is because i can possibly be in great danger do to the sensors that are going out in my vehicle .

Srs light on the dash stays on. it is my understanding that the airbags will not deploy with light on. i had an independent mechanic determine that the airbag control module needs to be replaced. i believe this should be a repair that should be covered by a manufacturer warranty. based on review of the safercar.gov website there are several other incidents of this same problem for this make, model and year.

Srs dash light has come on and stayed on. *tr

The srs light has come on and stayed on. air bags will not deploy with the light on. *tr

Srs light stays on problem with sensor for airbag. *tr

Tamara recall my srs light stays on continually. i am concerned there is a problem with the airbags. i need to know if it is safe to have someone in the passenger seat or if the airbag is defective and is a recall. i do not drive this car very often but now i have to because i have no other transportation.

Tl* the contact owns a 2000 acura rl. the contact stated that the srs indicator continuously illuminated. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where the technician was unable to diagnose the cause of the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the vin and failure mileage were unknown.

Srs light on dash stays on. dealer cannot reset to get light to stay off. acura of denville, nj says opds (occupant position detection system) and sensor assemblies need to be re-placed at a cost of $1349.65 (+ tax). with srs light on air bags will not deploy. the srs failure appears to be the failure most documented in this forum. it is a safety issue which should have a recall to correct the problem. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2000 acura rl. while driving approximately 30 mph, the srs warning indicator remained illuminated. the vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the sensor in the passenger seat needed to be replaced. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the failure mileage was 75,000. the vin was not available.

Srs light appears in dash indicating failure of the opds unit (occupant position detection system) this unit is responsible for airbag/seat belt detection and deployment. this component should be replaced free of charge due to the fact that it is seat belt/airbag related. this component fails frequently according to independent online service technical support. *nm

Dt: 2000 acura rl. the consumer states has a srs sensor in the passenger's seat. he feels it is defective because it is on. the dealership told him to replace the sensor, which indicated that the whole seat must be replaced. if the sensor is not replaced the passenger's side air bag may not deploy. this problem has not yet been fixed. the manufacturer put the information in their database. *ak

The srs light on my 2000 acura rl has come on and will not go off...i see that there was a problem with honda vehicles with this problem...does the recall also apply to acura rl models?...please advise. *jb

S.r.s light came on and took it in to the dealer on nov. 4, 04'. the dtc code requiered to have the left seat belt hoster replaced. on nov. 7th the s.r.s light came back on, so i took the car back to the dealer (hoy fox acura). the dtc code this time was 15-3 witch indicates that the opds sensor or opds unit now needs to be replaced. the only thing is that this time it will not be covered under warranty like the seat belt hoster (since seatbelts have lifetime warranty). so it seams to me that there is defenetly something wrong with the airbag system sensors and that a recall should be send out for this. instead of one having to pay $532 for parts, $75 for labor and $75 for diag., plus taxes.*ak

Acura 3.5rl 2000, defective airbag. *bf *jb

While leaving a stop sign at 10 mph consumers vehicle was t-boned on the drivers side by a truck. consumer suffered minor injuries, but was not hospitalized. onsumer was wearing seat belts, side airbags did not deploy.*ak

While driving air bag warning light continuously illuminated on the dashboard. as a result, air bags were inoperative and wouldn't deploy when needed. dealership indicated it had to do with cellular phone component, and could not duplicate or correct the problem. *ak

While driving srs light illuminated. srs light was replaced three times, but problem recurred. the consumer was told that this problem could cause the seat belts and the air bags malfunction. *ak *sc

Vehicle had multiple electrical problems. the problems may have cause one crash. bf the consumer hit a vehicle which was stopped in a turning lane at 35 mph. when the vehicle crashed the air bags did not deploy. throttle body was bent. faulty window regulator caused the window to not close. *nm

I have been having problems with the air bags, since i bought the car

Srs malfunction 6 different times after being fixed each time. 2000 acura 3.5rl vin # jh4ka9652yc007814

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