Problems with 2001 Honda Accord AIR BAGS

The air bag sensor light malfunctioned. the consumer was concerned the air bag will not deploy upon impact. *jb the component to repair the air bag was order december 2003 but it still has not arrived at the dealer. the vehicle transmission. *nm

While backing into a parking space vehicle suddenly accelerated and hit a wall. upon impact, both air bags did not deploy. driver sustained neck injuries and was transported to a hospital. *ak

While driving passenger's side air bag inadvertently deployed. there was no passenger in the seat at the time of air bag deployment. dealer inspected the passenger side air bag and replaced the air bag and cover. *ak

Srs and side air bag lights come on and off intermittently regardless of pcs phone use and/or person/book bag in passenger seat. brought to dealer in april 2004, said it was a weak battery. had battery inspected by independant mechanic and was well with specifications for 3-4 yr old battery. paid $39.00 to tell me that nothing was wrong. noticed recall for 2000-2001 honda accord illuminator panel and discovered not the issue, but found this site and am amazed at the number of failures with no resolution or cause as to why this is occuring. will contact dealership again with case studies obtained from this website. *jb

While driving at 55 mph vehicle was invovled in a head on collision and air bags did not deploy. vehicle was totalled. *ak

Air bag light illuminated on 8/10/2003. dealer stated cell phone caused front and side air bags to deactivate. dealer urged the consumer not to use the cell phone in the vehicle. also, manufacturer is aware of the problem. *ak

I own a 2001 honda accord ex . the srs light has been on for several months. i have taken it to a local shop to have them try to turn it off, but they cannot. i have read several forum that state honda is clueless about trying to solve this issue and have charged customers a great deal of money to troubleshoot, but never fix the issue. honda will not admit that they have a defective system which disables the airbags, creating a life-threatening situation should i have an accident. *jb

I was hit by a car running a red light. the left front and rear quarter panels hit and the side air bag did not deploy. i called honda to find out where sensors are and was told that they are in the areas i was hit.*ak

While driving at 55 mph vehicle was in a frontal collision at a 60 mph impact. none of the air bag deployed upon impact. vehicle totaled.*ak

After 1 week of using my accord,the side airbag lights comes on and off.i took it for repair to the dealership where i bought the car[rosenthal honda of tysons corner .va.]this has been going on and on and today is my 5th time to complain about my side airbag indicator,and again i was told the same thing over and over again.they say the indicator will come and stay if my passenger is not properly sitted,i cannot understand why the light indicator stays and won't go off.i am so tired of pleasing the service center telling the same thing again and again,i don't know how to resolve this problem anymore.yesterday i called the amaerican honda motors and they told me that the indicator should not stay on.service center has no good explanation on this.please help thanks

While traveling on the highway an dwithout prior warning air bag light appeared on the dashboard. *ak

Noticed that the airbag indicator light would go on and off frequently. contact dealer who indicated that the side airbag sensor was overly senstive. during a side collision in the rear quarter panel, side airbag did not deploy.

2001 accord ex v6 drove over a pot hole at about 35 mph and srs light went on. taking it to a dealer seems, from all other complaints, to be ineffective but costly. *nm

The vehicle was involved in an accident, and the air bags failed to deploy. *ak *ts *jb

Side airbag light comes on intermittently; owners manual states this can be due to passenger in passenger seat. then srs light came on last week and stayed on. owners manual instructs to contact dealer immediately. i did and took it in on the day contacted. dealer paperwork states "srs cleared srs code 15-3, found cell phone accessories in proximity of seat, code did not reset". verbally instructed not to put cell phone or any other electronic device on passenger seat or near it; as this can interfere with the airbag system. as of right now both lights are off - whether or not my airbags will deploy correctly is a question mark. *nlm

While driving 60 mph the steering wheel locked up followed by a tire blowout on the rear driver side, causing the vehicle to roll over, as a result the airbags failed to deploy. the consumer suffered neck and back injuries. *ak the cd player did not always work and experienced static. *sc *jb

Repeated failure of supplemental restrain system in my warrantied 2001 honda accord. failure consists of faulty sensors, thereby deactivating the system. this has occurred four time. every time this was taken to a factory authorized dealer, with no success (problem recurs). *nlm

When im driving my srs light comes on occasionally, i havent had any accidents so i dont know if they will deploy, it seems that a fair amount of hondas have this problem, and for what ive seen they cant get repaired. i have a 2001 ex v6

The airbag indicator on the dashboard comes on and stays on for no apparent reason. after a while it goes off on its own. sometimes it will come on and off intermittently. i had this problem since i bought the car brand new. i took it to crystal lake honda, crystal lake, il even before the one year warranty expired and they said they could not see anything wrong with it. the problem still persists. today i was going through the complaints on this site and was shocked to see 20 complaints related to either this same exact problem or the fact that the airbags either did not deploy during accident or deployed un-necessarily. i hope honda does something about this. i bought a honda accord over a competing model because this one had side airbags. now after reading how the airbags do not deploy i am upset. let me know if there is a fix to this problem and what i can tell the dealer. *jb

The vehicle was involved in an accident, and the air bags did not deploy, consumer was injured, however prior to incident, the air bag light illuminated, but the dealer stated nothing was wrong.*jb also, dealer made repairs on cruise control and radio. *la

The srs light came on and stayed on until car was turned off. first date of failure noted above. this same problem has occurred 2 more times since the first repair attempt. at the present time, the car is in need of a third repair attempt. the current odometer reading is 7,700.

Car flipped over tree times, the only airbag that went off was the passangers side airbag. *ak

2001 honda accord ex ... broadsided by ford excursion suv running red light... approximately 40 mph ... impact centered on left side front and rear doors and center pillar support ... buckled floor and roof.. no damage to front quarter panel or rear quarter panel. honda totaled ... driver sustained broken pelvis and ribs.. 5 days in hospital ... front seat passenger sustained broken ribs ... all parties had seat belts on ... side airbags did not deploy. $18,000 + property damage & $30,000+ medical bills. *jb

Vehicle was in a head on collision and none of the front airbags deployed. dealer notified. ph

While pulling out the the driveway, vehicle sudden accelerated at a high speed. this resulted in an accident, causing minor injuries to driver. ph air bags did not deploy. *tt

Vehicle was in front and rear collision, and none of the front air bags deployed upon impact. please provide more details. ph

All of the above dates and mileage are approximate. i have the information on paper at home. i have also had the hardest time with honda financial services with them calling me and saying that i never paid my monthly bill (last fall), which i did, and then finally they found the check and said "oh, our mistake, it has been here the whole time." and then now, i have them saying that i was in default of my lease because they never had information for my insurance, which my insurance was supposed to send them that information. i checked back with them a week later (today) and they said that they were going to impound my car because my insurance company never got back with them. called my insurance company, and it took 5 mins. to have someone fax over proof of insurance. that was all - was it that difficult??? this car had to have the back brakes replaced after 25000 miles (about a month ago - it was making this awful noise, like rattling chains underneath) - that should not have happened. the back window tinting lifted up after 1 year, the tire blew out on the freeway 1 month after getting it (leased the car aug 2001). the service engine light has come on twice, for no apparent reason. and the srs light was on 2 different times. had it turned off the 1st time. then 1 week later it was back on, brought back to my dealership and they said it was something wrong with the computer system, but they could not give me a good enough explanation. when i first was looking for a car at the dealership, this car was not on the lot where all the other cars for sale were, it was in the back, by the service department. asked the sales rep if the car was in okay condition and he said it was, and there was nothing wrong with it because it only had 10 miles on it - i should have known then. this car is a pain in the behind and it is just a hassle for everything that keeps happening with it.

Consumer states she was in front end collison with a concrete median, and her air bags did not deploy. she states she was traveling about 50-60 mph, when another auto cut her off, and while she was being thrown around her auto's air bags did not go off. she was transported by ambulance to hosp. she states also that her neck, back, shoulder , arm and she bite her tongue. mr

While driving the vehicle had a side collision, neither air bags deployed. dealer has been notified. please include additional information. *mr

Consumer states that while driving the consumer was hit from the front crushing in most of the hood, and none of the air bags deployed on the vehicle. nlm

When the brakes were applied the vehicle accelerated without warning. *ak the vehicle suddenly accelerated from 0 k.m. to 80 k.m. within 15 feet and became stuck between two houses. the left tire blewout and the air bags deployed and cracked the windshield. the vehicle sustained damage. . engine reved high when taking foot off gas pedal. the dealer adjusted the base idle because it was too high. *ts *nlm

Srs light appears on panel until vehicle is turned off. dealership is aware of problem.*ak

While starting the vehicle, the srs light appears on the dashboard permanently until vehicle is turned off. dealership is aware of the problem.*ak *scc

While traveling 60mph on highway vehicle slid on the ice and lost control, resulting in a collision. driver's side airbag didn't go off. dealership was aware of problem.*ak

Involved in front end driver side collision and driver airbag didn't deploy. passenger side did deploy though. honda is refusing to replace driver airbag even though it failed to work. i have been told by dealership that they have been seeing many cars coming in with this same problem. honda has done nothing to address this issue so far. my contact with honda directly hasn't been favorable. honda is telling their technicians there isn't a problem when they call for help. the excuse honda is giving their techs is that the driver airbags are set to deploy with a greater force and the passenger ones deploy with less force. they have had similar problems with civic models and have had to change the control box. nothing has been done so far to address the accord problems.*ak

While driving at 35 mph, air bag deployed automatically, causing driver to hit a curb and blowout front and rear tires. *ak *tt

Consumer was involved in an accident where the air bag did not deploy, consumer states that the sensors are in the bumper, there was one injury in the accident. *yh

Airbag light is on, the vehicle has been inspected by the dealer twice but the dealer could not remedy the problem.*ak *nlm

The dashboard airbag light comes on when i just place my purse on the passenger front seat, or if i place a heavy bag on the floor and it leans against the passenger front seat. browsing through your site complaints, i notice that my car is not the only one with the airbag light coming on. the complaint states that the dealer would not do anything, that person had an accident and the airbag never went off. has anything changed since the complaint was filed where the dealer would fix the problem at no charge to me?*ak

I was alone and stopped at a red light when a vehicle hit me from behind. i had no warning of the approaching car since the driver had fallen asleep. his airbag deployed. my car was knocked directly forward into the truck in front of me, and that truck was knocked into the van in front of it. my airbags did not deploy and my seatbelt/shoulder harness did not prevent me from fracturing my eye-socket on the steering wheel. based on the force of the impact, i believe that my shoulder harness should have prevented this devastating injury. after repairs that did not include replacing the harness, i am still subject to the same type of injury.*ak

While driving, vehicle was struck in the passenger side front quarter panel, the airbags deployed, creating a thick smoke which obscured the windshield, causing a loss of vision to the consumer, consumer states that this smoke prevented her from maintaining the best control of the vehicle under the circumstances. *slc

Vehicle bounce off the curb at approximately 10 mph. later on panel cover was off, exposing the passenger side airbag dealer was notified, and informed consumer that sensor must have sent out a signal, but the air bag failed to deploy.*ak consumer stated that the passenger side airbag should not have deployed, because she was not going that fast.*slc

Air bag sensor light came on and stayed on. contacted dealer, they sad this was nothing. onsumer was in an frontal collision, and none of the air bags deployed on impact. contacted dealer ,fixed problem. consumer was in a side impact none of the air bags, including side air bags deployed on impact. *ak

After starting vehicle air bag light sensor stays on while driving, vehicle been at dealer on three occasions, but problem still reoccurring. feel free to provide any further information. *ak

While traveling eastbound at approximately 35 mph a car traveling westbound made a left turn causing me to hit the car head on. my air bags did not deploy. the damage to my car was extensive, and the insurance company declared it a total loss. seat belt worn. transported by ambulance for chest, neck, knee, and arm pain. *ak

Air bag on passenger's side blinks on and off for past 2 months. srs light just started coming on, and will not go off. dealer stated cell phone and computer caused sensors to go off, and/ or might cause air bags to deploy. consumer was not sure if dealer and manufacturer will find a possible solution. *ak

Consumer was hit broadside by another vehicle at a 90 degree angle on passenger's side. upon impact, air bags did not deploy. also passenger's side on vehicle was crushed in. contacted dealer. *ak

While traveling approximately 50 mph front passenger air bag deployed unexpectedly, causing loss of control. vehicle impacted a sidewall, causing damage to wheels and tires. please provide any additional information / attachments.*ak

At about 683 miles, srs light went on after passenger sat down (car was standing with engine idling). dealer reset computer after finding code 15-3. 3 days later, the srs light came back on also immediately after passenger was seated with car engine on. dealer was contacted and i waited about one week while dealer ordered possible replacement parts. none of the new parts including sensor fixed the problem, so original parts were left in the vehicle. i was told the original parts were already updated by honda (because honda was aware of this problem and had already made changes to parts in some vehicles). dealer reset computer again, but srs light reappeared the next day while i was driving with no passenger in the car. dealer says they can do nothing else, that the manufacturer knows about the problem but cannot fix it. service manager said honda's working on the problem and therefore i must now deal exclusively with the manufacturer. dealer says only passenger air bags are affected but it is not clear how they know this. in the meantime, i have been told that the passenger airbag will not deploy in the event of a crash. i am very concerned about this for all airbags in the car, and also about possible inadvertent deployment. i am very disappointed about the lack of concern both by dealer and manufacturer about potential injuries that may result from this defect and the fact that a solution is not imminent. *ak *nm

Extnsive damage to our two month old 2001 honda accord. extensive front end damage without any deployment of any airbags. driver hit head on steering wheel and ribs injured. seat belts worn by all involved. smoke entered car. firefighters checked for airbag deployment and severed line. other vehicle involved was a 1993 chevrolet silverado with minimal bumper damage. honda struck the rear of the chevrolet. honda appeared to hit rear of the chevrolet, and proceeded to travel under the other vehicle. speed of driver was 30-35. *ak