Problems with 2000 Honda Accord AIR BAGS

Srs light is on, dealership states 450.00 to correct this problem. i feel this should be a honda issue, some type of defect, they have never deployed ...how can this "wear out" as i was told by the dealership. *nm

Srs light stays on all the time. did some research found a lot of similar problems. have the light reset once, but the srs light came back on a few days later. searched nhtsa dot website, found, honda recently issued recall on defected airbag sensor. i thought my car is the same problem. took it to the dealer, diagnosesd as airbag control unit need replacement which will cost over $900. decline the fix. but have to pay $90 for checking it out. this light will remind me how bad honda treat it's defect on safety feature. and how ironic it claim in the recent ad that it cares about safety not only inside the car but also outside the car. *jb

While driving my srs indicator light came one. airbags should be lifetime warranty. problem is systemic. *jb

I have a 2000 accord, the srs light came on and stays on. i have read that this condition will make my air bags useless until repaired. i will take my honda in for the repair and hope that i will not be charged for this since it has been a honda problem for several years according to honda owners web sites. *nm

I have a 2000 honda accord ex, my srs light has been on for several months. i cannot afford to have the repair. then recently, i received an extended warranty from honda saying the srs has had problems and if you had or have a problem with it, they will repair it free of charge. however, it is a 10 yr or 150,000 mi. limit. well, i commute to work and i have over 197,000 miles on my car. i still have the same problem as everyone else, i just have to use my car more. i feel if they know the problem is defective parts and a safety issue, there should be no question that everyone is covered. *nm

The srs light stays on all the time. *jb

The srs light turned on by itself and remains on. i have 80k miles on the car. i researched many sites and noticed that this is a very common problem and most of them have not got a satisfactory fix. i contacted the dealer and they mentioned $99 just to diagnose. i then sent a fax to american honda requesting them details of previous occurrence and number of complaints. they declined to provide me the number of official complaints they have received and said they will not help me and i would have to deal it with the dealers. they also mentioned that the complaints in the internet may be bogus. *nm

Air bag cel is on thus disable the air bag function in the car. check system results in no apparent problem. reset would clear the problem from 1 day to 1 month, then the cel is re-appeared again. according to the mechanic, the problem is a faulty air bag control module from the manufacture and affect many similar cars within this model year. people on the internet forum are experienced the same thing with this srs warning light. since this is related to the function of vehicle airbag system, this should be a major concern of safety issue. please look into it and advice us....the consumer. so far, the honda dealer does not acknowledge the existing problem and demand an expensive fix in the air bag control module. thank you for your helps. *nm

The srs light continues to come on after being reset. the computer code is 9-4 our mechanic says there is a problem with the sensor in the passenger side seat belt sensor. *jb

Srs light on accord 2000 lx. heard there will be a recall. *nm

Srs light indicator turns on. air bags system/board is malfunctioning. *nm

My 2000 honda accord ex v6 battery finally died on 01/30/2006. a new battery was replaced the same day and now the srs light stays on and won't go away. i contacted a local honda dealership and they want to charge me $90 just for diagnostic and the cost of repair. i searched on the internet and realized that is a common problem with many honda and acura car models after any power related issue. as proclaimed reliable car company, i wanted to know why honda won't admit they have a problem and voluntarily have dealership fix it free of charge for the customers. i will be one of the customer gives serious thought on any future honda purchases. *jb

Hello i am writing about my honda accord lx, 2000, 4 cylinders. without any reason (while driving the car), the srs light went on. when i checked with the honda dealer from where i purchased the car, they mentioned that the computer that controls the airbags is not working anymore. the cost to fix/replace the computer is $960.00. i research on the internet and there are many honda accord with the same problem. this is a very important safety module that should be fixed by honda and not by the consumer. thank you. *nm

Srs light is on i think there is a problem with honda accords regarding srs light. it keeps coming on. i already took it to a dealer. he had initially replaced opds unit. even after 2-3 months it came back on. now when i take it back, he says there is some other problem. on internet i see a lot of people having the same problem. it is manufacturing defect that honda in not handling properly. *nm

(1) the air bag light came on (2) honda said it was because it fried the computer and it was because of a cell phone being on in the car. *nm

Srs light has been on for 2 years without apparent reason. dealers have looked at it, reset it and it after a couple of days it comes right back on. *tr

Srs light is on all the time. it used to come on at different times, now it stays on all the time. it costs a lot of money to fix it. it is an important safety feature, and i feel airbags should have lifetime warranty just like seat belts. i noticed that this is a common problem in many 2000 and 2001 honda accords from searching on google.com *jb

I own a 2000 honda accord ex. my srs light came on at approximately 80,000 miles. my warranty expired at 75,000 miles. according to the honda dealership, they have tried to re-set the unit but it will have to be replaced. i have spoken to another honda accord owner at the dealership who states the same thing has happen to him but he had the unit replaced. according to your website, i see that this problem is happening to a lot of honda owners. *jb

At 84,366 miles my car's check engine light came on. took accord to mechanic and was told the egr valve error code appeared. the mechanic said to take to honda due to recall for this part. picked car up from mechanic and car also had srs light on. researched online since i already have recall for dash light. found many other honda owners with same srs light. found out my air bags will not function if sensor illuminated. also, called honda and they said i was beyond the mileage (80k) for the extended warranty on the defective egr valve replacement. asked what honda was doing about the front airbags and was told no decision has been made. i have also discovered my car has the extended warranty for defective/faulty transmission. so when i'm driving down the highway my tranmsmission may give out at high rate of speed and if collsion occurs, my air bags will not deploy. my seat weld joint broke at 54k too! i used a 99 toyota 4runner as replacement vehicle and discovered the seatbelt warning light came on when my 40lb. dog sat in passenger front seat. my accord never has detected my dog in the front seat ever! this car is riddled with safety defects and poor manufacturing. honda should be held responsible for protecting the owners from injury including monetary repairs/ replacement costs for all of these safety defects and engine defects. *nm

After a 200 mile drive on a rainy day (nov 29,2005), the srs light came on and has not gone off. the rain may be a coincidence. the vehicle was hit in front, but did not set off the airbags. living in atlanta, driving in our traffic at a rate of 3000+ miles per month, i am not excited about not having working airbags. several mechanics have attempted to diagnose, but no permanent solution has been found. *jb

Srs light keeps on coming on. *jb

I own a 2000 honda accord se and the srs indicator illuminated causing me to take into my honda mechanic. he ran a diagnostic and discovered a temporary code 09-03 indicates a malfunction in the drivers seat belt switch. this cost me $75. he scanned the engine computer for stored codes and retrieved the temporary code 09-03 occurred 14 times over 157 key cycles. felt problem was very intermittent and reset should last a while or never return. not more than a few days later, the srs illuminated. called mechanic and he said to bring the car in and we will reset; no charge. this back-and-forth continued for a while until it just became completely inconvenient and had to consider how to fix. options were to: 1) replace the seat belt buckle on an educated guess with no guarantee this will solve the problem. cost: $250. 2) continue the test procedures they have and remove seat and disassembling the seat cover to inspect the seat belt wiring, again with no guarantee. cost: $225. i have not selected either option as i feel it is a honda defect and should be covered by them. *jb

The srs light is lit on the dashboard of my 2000 honda accord ex. i took the car to my local dealer where they told me it would be $84 for a diagnostic of the problem. the dealer then called to tell me that the opds sensor is not working and it would need to be replaced. while the car was at the dealer, i got on the internet and researched the srs light on accords. i found out there is a service bulletin, dated april 23, 2004, issued by honda for all 2000 2-door accords (as well as many other models) declaring the srs indicator comes on with srs dtc 15-1, 15-2, 15-3 , and probable cause is a faulty occupant position detection system (opds) unit. with that said, both the dealer and american honda motor co., are aware of the service bulletin, and the faulty parts they sold in their automobiles and neither are willing to replace the opds sensor. *nm

The srs light came on for no reason ,the failure was intermittent failure of srs unit, what was done , honda ran a system diagnosis and couldn't find problem, they cleared code for 98.00 dollars. *jb

Srs light is on again, see odi number 10121769 this is the fourth time it has come on see prior complaints. *nm

Dt:the contact complained about the air bag sensor. the air bag sensor indicator light (srs) came on intermittently. the light came on every time the car was driven. the opds switch short circuited. the warranty on the switch was for only 36 months or 36,000 miles. the switch had not been repaired.*ak updated 11/29/2005 - the consumer also had problems with the seat belts since the vehicle was purchased. this problem was brought to the attention of the dealer but they claimed there was no problem. *nm

The srs light on my car has suddenly appeared and will not turn off. the dealer explained that it was probably a bad opds sensor because they have been receiving several complaints about it. i chose not to opt for the $600 repair. perhaps also related is the fact that my side air bag indicator turns on frequently whenever a passenger shifts his weight to one side of the seat--it goes away once he moves back to the center of the front seat. it is a however a nuisance and is not what i expect from honda. *nm

July 3, 2002: srs light came on, honda auto center of bellevue (wa) diagnosed code 15-3 opds sensor. sensor reset. (warranty) july 30, 2002: srs light came back on, dealer (above) diagnosed code 15-3 again. ordered new opds. (warranty) august 9, 2002: opds control unit replaced by dealer, ref. service bulletin 02-034 (warranty) july 6, 2005: srs light came back on, dealer confirmed code 15-3, concluded opds sensor failure. did not replace sensor, reset and awaiting to see if code comes up again. ($92 labor, non-warranty) october 4, 2005: srs light came back on. not yet reported to dealer. october 7, 2005: found odi web page, read pe05043. *jb

Illuminated srs light. honda replaced sensor in july 2002; however had several instances where srs light is illuminated since sensor replacement. the local dealership would reset system; however charged fee to test system. the local dealership also mentioned to not put anything in passenger seat to avoid light from coming on. passenger seat is rarely occupied. since extended warranty has expired, srs light is illuminated once again. *nm

Srs light is on and won't go off. *nm

Dt: after changing the battery the srs light illuminated about a year and a half ago. the consumer went to a dealer, and the dealer reset the system for the srs air bags. this corrected the problem for the time being. afterwards, the light illuminated again. the consumer took the vehicle to the dealer, and the dealer noted this was an electronic interference or an issue with occupancy for the srs. the consumer paid for the reset both on incidents. now, the dealer said the opds occupant position detection sensor would need to be replaced. the consumer has not replaced this because he felt honda should be responsible. no other repairs or corrections at this time. the dealer also indicated it would be senseless to reset the srs since the repair have not been performed. *ak

(1) 2000 honda accord was t-boned on drivers side of car. my car was traveling at 40-45 mph when the impact occured. the other vehicle was traveling at a higher speed than mine at time of impact (2) the failure was the side air bag did not inflate. the center post of the car was jammed into the driver seat and then into my shoulder. (3) honda dealer in iowa where car is being repaired was not concerned that air bag did not infate. *nm

The srs indicator light came on at 74,000 miles. from reading through the complaints, it seems this is a common problem with 2000 honda accords. it also seems that people have spent a lot of money to "try" to correct this problem, but with little success. now i have to decide between spending a lot of money, possibly to no avail, or driving an unsafe car with no airbags. please investigate asap and issue a recall, if needed, before someone dies. *nm

Srs light keeps on. i have a 2000 honda accord v6 and have it maintained by o'donnell honda(8620 baltimore national pike, ellicott city, md 21043). in sept. 2005, the srs light began to keep coming on. on oct.18, 2005, i took my car to the o'donnell honda. a representative/technician told me the air bag has no problem but it has a code 15-3 and need to be re-set. i was charged $41.50 for re-setting the srs light. the srs light kept off for about two weeks, then it came back and have kept coming on since then. if i keep taking my car to the dealer, it looks like they will keep charging me for the re-resetting because they said the air bag has no problem. i checked the internet and knew many people have the same problem with accord and civic. i don't think the technicians in the dealer are able to solve this problem. it is the problem in honda car design and specification. if the srs light is on and the air bag has no problem, when the srs light is off, the air bag may have problem?*jb

My srs light on my 2000 honda accord has come on and it means my airbags arent working. i brought it in to a dealership and they gave me some bs about electonic interference. they didnt give me a permanent fix and im nervous that my airbags might not work. honda doesnt have a permanent solution for getting the srs light fixed! why do i have to pay for fixing a safety issue that clearly is honda's defective airbags?

I have a srs light that continues to come on in my 2000 honda accord ex v6. i see that this is a common problem and honda is not doing anything about it except charge people ridiculous prices to fix something that is a safety concern. one of the reasons i purchased the car was because it was suppose to be one of the safest, boy was i wrong. i travel over 500 miles a week and my family depends on me to come home everyday. god forbid i have an accident and the airbags don't deploy. please look into this issue because the web is flooded with complaints and concerns. *jb

Srs warning light on 2000 honda accord ex v6 keeps on activating. i have sent my car to a local auto repair shop to have the car diagnosed on august 30, 2005. the mechanic, who is a master diagnostic technician and manager of the repair shop informed me he did not detect anything wrong, but a false alarm. he reset the srs system. again, the srs warning light came back on 2 days later and brought back my car to have the srs warning light reset on september 2, 2005. i found an article on the web indicating the honda accord having problems with the srs warning light. http://www.theautochannel.com/news/2005/08/17/140535.html. *jb

Car: 2000 honda accord 2dr v6 problem: srs light after numerous computer resets, srs light manages to come back on. after taking to dealer, was told on various occasions that it was due to faulty seat-belt sensor. honda did not service due to out-of-warranty, and excessive cost to fix the sensor. seems to be a manufacturer defect due to the nature of failure.

I bought my 2000 honda accord brand new, off the lot. two months after purchasing it, my srs light went on. i called the salesperson who assured me that it was just a dashboard defect in that make and model -- nothing to worry about. at least once each year since, i've had to pay over $100 because the light came on again and the problem had to be re-diagnosed before the light was shut off. i've grown so used to having the light on and it just being a dashboard nuisance, i've come to ignore it. that was until this morning, when a honda service person informed me that when it is on -- simple defect or not -- the airbags will not release during an accident. what if, based on the information -- or lack of information i've been given in the last five years -- i had an accident and no air bags deployed? how many other people are in this situation? a lot from the looks of the complaints filed on this site, along with complaints on the srs issue posted on the internet overall. if it was simply a dashboard malfunction -- as it has been positioned to me in the past -- that would be one thing. but, when i called honda's 800 number to confirm what the service rep told me and learned that he is correct -- the airbags will not deploy if that light is on...it is not just a simple dashboard issue...i want to make sure others know. *jb

Dt: 2000 honda accord. the srs (safety restraint system) light came on and stayed on. the consumer contacted dealership, and they said it was probably a switch that was under a recall. the light told them it something to do with the electrical system. contacted my manufacturer, they said that vehicle was not recalled. srs light has been coming on for about a month and a half. consumer was concerned about his family's safety. *ak

Srs light comes on after several resets. dealer on one occasion replaced a seat belt part but the light eventually came back on. the light comes on after resets at random times. once i went over a speed bump slowly and it just came on.

Same problem as described in investigation #pe05043. the red srs warning light stuck on in my 2000 honda accord exv6 recently. it is after the warranty expired. there are two lights related to airbag in the car, one red, one orange "side airbag off". the orange light comes on and off depends on whether there is a light object on the passenger seat or not. the red light indicates problems and does not goes off even there is nothing on the front passenger seat. it is the first time we saw the red light stuck on in the past 5 years since we bought the car new. from searching the internet, we know the problem is common, and can be recurring. honda has the obligation to fix the design, and recall the cars. please help us! let me know if you need further info regarding my car. *nm

Air bag warning light on 2000 honda accord with 55,000 miles (out of warranty) due to alleged defective passenger seat sensor. same scenario as your recently opened defect investigation for this problem (august 12, 2005). spent close to $400 for replacement of sensor.

My 2000 honda accord v-6 has approximately 85,000 miles on it and i have had very few problems. always took to dealer for maintenance/repair. i had the alternator replaced in june 2005, and within 2 weeks of getting the car back, the srs light came on. i called the dealer and they said i should bring the car in right away. i paid $68 to have the system "tested" and was told i needed to replace the entire computer system for the air bags at a cost of $575, or i could have them reset it and it may or may not come back on. i asked what happens when the light was on and was told that the airbags just won't work. i opted for the reset. now, 2 weeks later, the light is back on. i have done some internet research and have found that not only is this a known problem, but the "cures" that are suggested by the dealer are all over the map. i find it incredible that honda is not responsible for this defect in a mandated safety device. my family will hold honda responsible if i am injured or killed due to a non-inflating airbag. i do not believe the company is taking the airbag issue seriously. my daughter was thankfully not killed in a serious accident last june in her civic, whose airbags did not deploy when she was hit with such force that it tore the front engine housing off her car and resulted in a total loss. the honda folks told us then that sometimes the car isn't "hit the right way" and the sensors don't register that the airbags should deploy. i think the same government that requires these devices be installed on all cars (and the ones we pay for when purchasing the cars) should hold the car makers/dealers responsible for making sure they are operable. *nm

After placing my cell phone on the passenger seat, i noticed shortly thereafter that the srs warning light was on and would not go off. my honda dealership said they would have to hook it up to the diagnostic computer. i have not taken the car in and i am surprised that this appears to be a common problem. *jb

While simply driving, the srs light on the dash turned on for my 2000 honda accord v6. it appears that many people receive the srs light in their hondas, yet few ever go get them fixed. the light has been fixed by the dealer for a whopping ~$400! this is absolutely outrageous. no wonder the people i know that has the srs light don't want to get it fixed. this is a safety hazard for the driver and should be fixed for free! there were no injuries or and crashes in my case, but if there was to be a good sized accident, the airbags will not deploy. the dealer, i believe, replaced the entire driver's seat and the srs sensor. please, this has been a frequent problem with hondas - that the srs light would spontaneously light up. this problem has to be addressed as this is a serious safety hazard.

Srs indicator remains lit, had car serviced. diagnostic code 09-3. srs light recurred 8/16/05. *nm

Srs light comes on for no reason. the dealer resets the light and it will come back a few days later. this is differant than the passenger light.

For past few years the srs light would flick on and off. last month it stayed on and the dealer charged me over $300 to replace the opds sensor and clear the codes. the passenger seat is generally unoccupied. i understand that you have started an investigation into this disarming of the airbag and wanted to report this. *nm

Tl* the contact owns a 2000 honda accord. the contact stated that the air bag warning indicator illuminated sporadically and had a leak in the vehicle after inclement weather. the vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the egr valve was defective and needed to be replaced. the vehicle was repaired; however, the failure recurred. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was inspected; however, the failure could not be determined. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the failure mileage was 205,000.