Problems with 2002 Honda Accord AIR BAGS

Srs light came on 12/18/05 and does not go off. after reading other complaints, my interior never got wet, just happened. not very happy after reading the other complaints. i do realize air bags will not deploy, but will not get fixed. *nm

I am on my second honda - the first one was a 1987 honda accord that i had for 15 years. i loved that car and had no issues at all with its performance. the car listed with this complaint i bought new in 2002 and still have it today. i am not sure of the dates but within three to four years of having this honda, the dash board lights stopped working and the driver side airbag returned an error light. i faithfully service this vehicle ( kirkwood auto center wilmington de) and when they investigated the issue, i was told that each of the repairs was not covered by warranty and would be several hundred dollars to repair. i was a single parent at the time and learned to live with no dashboard lighting at night and had the air bags disabled. i have also taken the car to a certified honda dealer (union park honda wilmington de) and they also confirmed that neither of those repairs was covered or the product of a recall. i always thought i would buy hondas forever but i am quite disappointed in the performance of this 2002 accord and how it failed so soon after i purchased it with no recourse but to pay a huge amount of money to fix the issues. equally upsetting is all of the issues with airbags that are being replaced yet my car, with the failed airbag, would have to be paid by me to be functional. what can honda do for me to keep me in your honda family? *tr

Dt: 2002 honda accord se. the contact's wife was driving at 30 mph on october 18, 2005 and she lost conscious. she hit the vehicle in front. upon impact, the driver's side air bag did not deploy. she hit the steering wheel and sustained chest injuries. she was taken to hospital by ambulance. a police report was taken. the contact had not contacted dealership or manufacturer. the contact's wife was wearing seat belts. had the front bumper replaced about three months ago. *ak

I have a 2002 honda accord ex. i recently saw a report about 2000-2001 accord passenger air bag light problems. i believe it also affects the 2002 model. my passenger air bag light f lashes on the dashboard from events such as my dog sitting near the passenger door or my throwing a purse or bag down on the seat. this has occurred since owning the car when it was new. the honda dealership said they find nothing wrong and that the code clears itself after i turn my car off so they have no information to work with. they claim there is no safety problem when it occurs and that i am causing the problem because of improper usage of the passenger seat, i.e., my actions trigger the air bag light coming on which they claim is meaningless. i stopped complaining since they said there is no safety problem associated with this. *jb

I was accelerating to merge onto a freeway. while i was looking in my mirror, the car in front of me stopped. i hit her without ever hitting my brakes. i was going approximately 30-40 mph. the passenger side airbag deployed and both seat belts locked. the driver's side airbag did not deploy. the faulty airbag was replaced by my insurance company, but so far, honda has not examined my car or the airbag to see what the problem was. *nm

The srs light came on in my 2002 honda accord. i took it to the dealer and they charged me $95.00 just to check out the problem and then told me it was going to cost $852.00 to fix the problem. it was 18 days out of warranty. the seat never got wet and nothing happened to the car. i was told that not fixing the problem would result in the air bags not working in case of an accident.*jb

While operating my 2002 honda accord,, my passenger leaned against the passenger door. the srs light came on and remained on until the dealer was able to look at the car. it was determined that the occupant position detection system had failed and had to be replaced. i was under the impression that the repair was to have been covered by the vehicle service contract i had purchased when i bought the car in 2001. of course it was not covered. the repair was a safety related problem for which i had no control over nor did i do anything to cause the ''occupant position detection system to malfunction. the device could have caused serious injury had it deployed accidentally or failed to deploy during an accident. *nm

My srs light in my 2002 honda accord has come on twice. it is currently at a honda dealership getting fixed. the airbags will not deploy in an accident if the light is on. this is a huge safety concern and i am not the only one with this problem. honda refuses to be accountable for this malfunction in their cars. *nm

2002 honda accord ex developed problems with the srs indicator light illuminating on the dashboard after the passenger seat became damp from a rain storm. *mr the sensor was replaced. *sc

Dt: the safety sensor that controls the electronic system for the air bags ( srs sensor) failed. the manufacturer neglected to tell consumer never to get the seat wet or never open the windows during rain. the sensor is located in the front passenger seat and when the seat got wet/damp the system was not longer good. it got wet once before and had to replace it but was not told it would be a problem if it got wet. the problem happened again but this time the warranty has expired and the dealer refused to repair it unless the consumer paid for it. this happened july 25, 2005.*ak

2002 honda accord had repeated problems with the air bag.*mr *jb

2002 honda accord v6 coupe -- srs system light on the dash is on. this indicates that srs system, including safety devices (seat belts and airbags) may not be working correctly. the problem was at first intermittent. i read that there was recall in regards to the seat belts and that was causing the problem. i took the car in to the honda dealer for servicing. he did not acknowledge the safety recall and said they would troubleshoot it and i have to pay for it. the light is solid on for past couple of years. *tr

Side airbag lights often come on and off for no reason. this has happened for almost two years now. i had called dealership regarding this situations. but they advised me that they could not do anything unless the side air bag light kept staying on. i assume whenever the light came on passenger was leaning on the chair in a certain way, but i noticed that the side airbag light would come on with or without a passenger in the seat. besides the on and off situations with the side air bag light, i was involved in a driver side impact. the other party hit on driver's side door. the impact complete wrecked the door, but none of side air bags deployed or nothing. i assumed that the impact was not hard enough to deploy the side airbag. also, many friends who also had honda accords experienced the same problem . i hope some one could investigate this problem because there was a malfunction and i could have gotten seriously injured from the accident or maybe from future accident if there was something wrong with the side airbag.*ak

While sitting at an intersection another vehicle crashed into consumer's vehicle on the passenger's side door, air bags did not deploy. driver took vehicle to the dealer for inspection, but mechanic claimed that a cause could not be determined at this time. *ak

The yellow light for my side air bags started coming on right in the middle of my driving. the dealer checked it, but it didn't come on when it was being test driven. now it is coming on constantly and for longer durations. the car is now out of the 3 yr warranty. i was told i'll be charged for checking it out. the dealer said that nothing can be done unless the light is on when they are checking it. since the yellow light comes on & off while driving, i can not replicate it at will. *nm

The side air bag light intermittently illuminates. to force the light off, i pull the side of the passenger seat towards the center of the auto. this only occurs when the seat is empty. i have taken to the honda delarship and they state their diagnostics show nothing wrong and that i must have the light on in order to possibly find something wrong. of course the last time it came on, i entered the parking lot of the dealer and the light wehnt out.*ak

Driver's side impact air bag deployed while sitting at a red light. consumer contacted manufacturer, and was told to take the vehicle to the dealer to inspect for collision. after the inspection manufacture refused to make the repairs.*ak

Side air bag light comes on from time to time. *nm

While driving srs light illuminated the dashboard. consumer stated that there was a problem with the seat. consumer contacted the dealer, and was told that there was a piece missing from the seat. *ak

While driving at 65 mph consumer's struck a guard rail. upon impact, air bags did not deploy. *ak

Srs indicator stays on for no reason. owner's manual indicates problem with airbag or seatbelt tensioner. called customer service but warranty expired. never been involved in an accident. went to the dealer but was told that it would cost 80 to 100 dollars just to see what was broken or defective, and could not give me an estimate since they don't know what part(s) are defective. don't know if airbag/seatbelt would function properly if i get into an accident. still driving with srs indicator on. *jb

I have a 2002 honda accord which has its srs aribag light on all the time. honda indicated the onboard computer may be defective, but suggested i replace the battery first before proceeding. i spent $85 for a diagnosis and then $119 to replace a two year old battery and the light is still on! honday wants $800 for a new computer and $400 for labor to replace the computer. a 2 year old car with only 44,000 miles should not have this type of problem. surfing the iinternet indicates that i am not alone with these troubles. *ak

Srs light came on for no reason. took car to dealer, they advised no problem. reset it. light came on again, took it back to the dealer. they advised again, no problem. possibly the control unit...reset it, but advised light may come on again. they cannot be sure that unit is the problem, can repair, but cannot be sure that it will not happen again. light is now back on. unsure if i have an accident if my airbag will deploy or if it will just deploy for no reason.*ak

My car hit another car in the rear. sustained front bumper, fenders, hood loss. my complaint is that neither of the front airbags deployed. have visited with several body shops that advise me this is an ongoing problem with honda.*ak

1) auto accident by suv-side impact-driver side front & rear doors 2) driver's side airbag did not deploy. jaws of life used to open door. 3) contacted honda case#n032004-09-07-01546. insurance carrier sent letter for honda to come out and inspect. no response as of today. accident date 8/10/04. *nm

While driving my husband noticed that the srs light turned on. we pulled over and restarted the car but the light stayed on. not knowing what the srs light indicated i was concerned. so i looked it up on the owners manual the consumer was informed that the cause was due to a tissue box being stuffed under the seat, which had cut the wiring system to the air bag. the manual advised that if the light was on there may be something wrong with the srs system (air bag) and to have a honda dealer check it out. i took it into pasadena honda and explained the problem. the service manager said they would take a look at it and that the car was still under warranty. the service advisor told me that i had stuff under my seat and that i jammed a tissue box under the drivers seat that cut the wiring system to the airbags in my car. i asked him, "to show me the stuff"!. we walked over to the car and all we found was a tissue box. my entire air bag safety system was compromised by a common tissue box. i added that the manufacturer should have had the air bag a system, encased so it does not accidentally become disconnected or cut. i asked, does this mean i don't have airbags now. his answer was that the whole system was down because of the detached wiring. i was so upset and concerned about the safety system failure that when i returned home i immediately called honda corp. to express my concern. a honda customer service operator noted my concern and said an adjuster will call in 3-5 days. on wednesday august 11, 2004 a mr. anthony hill, who represented himself to be the western regional supervisor, called to say that it was not covered under the warranty. i tried to explain what happened but he said, i just want to make this short and get this over with. i would suggest that honda make every effort to secure and/or encase the wiring for the air bag safety system, so that the consumers cannot accidentally disconnect and/or cut their safety system. *ak ...

Vehicle was involved in a front t-bone collision while driving at 35 mph. upon impact, driver's side air bag failed to deploy. the front end of the vehicle was pushed into the engine compartment. driver's chest hit steering wheel, and driver sustained bruises to chest, whiplash, and a mild concussion. *ak

The srs light on the dashboard on my 2002 honda accord coupe v6 has been on for a few years now, and it never goes off. a friend of mine, who used to work for honda as a mechanic, told me when that light comes on the airbag is disengaged, so if i get in an accident the airbags will not deploy. *tr

Srs light came on at about 35,000 miles meaning there was a problem with the seat belt restraint system or airbags. car is well kept and in new condition. repairs for this are very expensive. there should be a recall because of numerous complaints about srs. *jb

Srs light does not go off. indicates that a fault exists in the air bag safety system. this is the second occurance. within the first 800 miles of operation, the light did the same thing. the technician at honda of el paso in el paso, texas turned the light off and informed me that if it happened again, a part would have to be ordered. the vehicle now has approximately 17,000 miles and the fault has reoccured. the original manufacturer of the required part is no longer producing the part.the vehicle is now at jack diamonds honda in tyler, texas. the vehicle is equipped with handicap equipment for use by my wife. i consider the vehicle unsafe to drive with a nonoperational air bag system.*ak

Consumer's vehicle was involved in a frontal collision at 55 mph. upon impact, dual air bags did not deploy. as a result, driver sustained severe head injuries. *ak

The srs warning lite is continually lit at 49,000 miles. after the obdii scanner was connected the system reported code 7-1. code 7.1 refers to srs controller unit failure. the car is well maintained and cleaned. the recomened repair is to replace the srs controller unit at a cost of over 500 dollars. the srs unit is computer controlled as even though the other engine computers are warantyed for 8/80,000 the srs unit is not. i have now been told that the car i purchased for quality and reliability no longer has functioning airbags or automatic seat belt tensioners. honda has opened a case and i must go through my local dealer to request a waranty extention on the part. rd major problem with the car.*ak

Dt: consumer states he was in a front end collision in his vehicle, but neither air bag deployed. he was driving approximately 30-40 mph. *tt

Consumer's vehicle was involved in a collision, it t-boned another vehicle. upon impact, air bags did not deploy. consumer called honda, and was told that the air bags operated properly, and there was no defect. consumer did not see why the air bag did not deploy because he was traveling about 40 mph. consumer was also told by a honda representative that the sensors were in the fender,and that was why air bags did not deploy. consumer stated that this made no sense. *ak

While driving 65 mph driver applied the brakes and brake pedal went to the floor. this caused another vehicle to merge into consumer's vehicle lane, resulting in a frontal collision. upon impact, both frontal airbags did not deploy. driver sustained head injuries, and was transported by ambulance to the hospital. vehicle was totaled.*ak

Side airbag light keeps coming on by itself, what this does is that it shuts off the side airbags on the car when the light somes on, nothing has been done to correct the problem honda will charge for fixing it even if the car is still under warranty

Srs light activited due to defective opds sensor. defective sensor would have prevented the air bag from deploying in the event of an accident. car only has 68k miles. vehicle is garaged indoors and has never been in any type of accident and/or incident. a non-mechanical critical part should not fail in such a manor. corrective maintenance work was not covered by warranty. dealer could not provide a good answer as to why the part failed to function. *ak

2002 honda accord - seat belt and airbags malfunctioned during a front impact collision. car traveling approximately 40 mph. seat belt did not restrain driver (pulled entirely out) and airbags did not deploy. auto body shop exaimed safety features and in their opinion, safety features did not operate properly.

The vehicle was involved in a frontal collision, and the air bags failed to deploy. *jb*ts

Consumer states while driving the vehicle going 45 mph. the consumers vehicle rear ended another vehicle. consumer states both front air bags did not deploy and the seat belts did not lock. dealer notified. ts *dt

Consumer states that when hit at 35mph in the front center of the vehicle the air bag did not deploy causing minor injuries to the consumer. dealer notified. ts

Tl* the contact owns a 2002 honda accord. the contact stated that the side curtain air bag warning indicator illuminated intermittently. there were two recalls associated with the air bags under nhtsa campaign id numbers: 11v260000 and 10v041000 (air bags). the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer threes times and they were unable to duplicate the problem. the technician was unable to repair the vehicle under the recall. the manufacturer was notified of the defect. the approximate failure mileage was 1,000.

Consumer states while driving 55mph had a head on collision air bag did not deploy causing serious injuries.

I am the owner of a honda accord 2002 ([xxx]). on august 30, 2002 my car was hit by another car at the left front end of my car. in this accident my cars both air bags were deployed. the driver of my car [xxx] was taken to the osf emergency health center in bloomington for the treatment. a second-degree burn on my wife's right hand was diagnosed. for the past five weeks i have tried hard to find out the cause of the second degree burn in the absence of any electrical short circuit or flame. i have contacted honda co. twice over the phone but both times they neither answer my question nor was i allowed to speak to any technical person from the honda company. also, i have written two letters to them but no response. i am speculating that the second degree burn is caused by some chemicals which came out of the defective air bag. is there anyway to get honda's attention at this problem? mr information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6). *tr

While in motion, consumer impacted a pot hole which caused the air bags to deploy injuring the passenger. honda is not accepting responsibility for the incident. *jg

Airbag light has illuminated, indicating a problem. consumer has contacted dealer, parts were not available. consumer felt very unsafe driving while light was on. please provide any further information.*ak

Vehicle was hit on left front corner by headlight while making a left turn by a vehicle traveling about 40mph. upon impact, neither driver or passenger side airbag deployed. vehicle was totaled. *ak one person was injured in accident. *scc

Air bag deployment for no reason. *ak

Tl*- the contact owns a 2002 honda accord. the contact stated that if the arm rest is used on the passenger side the air bag light comes on. the vehicle had been taken the dealer and they were unable to duplicate the failure. the failure mileage was 3,000. the current mileage was 256,000.

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