Problems with 2004 Honda Civic AIR BAGS

We have had the takata airbags replaced by the honda dealer in bow, nh. however, our airbags are still not functioning as indicated by the airbag light still being on and the diagnositce later run (at our request) by the dealer. the dealer now ways that there is a defect in our seatbelt which is disabling the airbags. we thought the seatbelts were warrantied against defect but the dealer claims it is not. please assist.

2004 honda civic. consumer concerned about the air bags in his vehicle. *ta updated 01/22/15

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 honda civic. the contact stated that while driving approximately 40 mph attempting to avoid hitting a deer, the brakes were engaged, the vehicle spun around and crashed into a tree. the air bags failed to deploy. the vehicle was driven to the contact's residence. there were no injuries. the vehicle was not taken to the dealer. the approximate failure mileage was 203,000.

Vehicle was taken to dealership due to airbag recall. customer was informed that passenger airbag requires replacement, part had to be ordered and would take up to 2 weeks. dealership said it was dangerous to continue to operate the vehicle but offered no alternate transportation. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 honda civic. after the vehicle was repaired according to nhtsa campaign number: 14v353000 (air bags), the contact received an invoice stating only the bolts were replaced. the recall stated that the entire air bag inflater needed to be replaced. the vehicle was not fully serviced under the recall. the manufacturer was not notified. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 31,041.

The airbag light remains on. the car is due for an inspection and i have been quoted it could cost up to $400 to correct the airbag problem. the internet lists numerous issues with the airbag light and no recalls have been issued. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 honda civic. the contact stated that the air bag warning light remained illuminated. the contact received a notification of nhtsa campaign number: 14v351000 (air bags); however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. the contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was 86,930.

Called america honda on 11/12/14. asked if there was a recall on airbag and seat belt problem. warning light has been on for several weeks. honda said there was no recall on my car, after giving vin number. i ask why the airbag/seatbelt light remained on. honda said she was not allowed to speculate what was wrong with the car. one place on the internet said honda was going to do a recall starting nov.24 2014. what happens if my wife or myself gets hurt before the recall starts? *tr

Tl*the contact owns a 2004 honda civic. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 14v700000 (air bags). the vehicle was taken to the dealer. the technician deactivated the passenger side air bag as a temporary remedy. the part to do the repair was unavailable. the contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the contact had not experienced a failure.

Awhile back i got a recall notice for my 2004 honda civic vin# [xxx] and i took it to honda dealership in homosassa florida but i don't think they properly fixed the recall because the airbag light is still on. when i complained about it the lady told me that's my responsibility not theirs. i wonder if they ever actually fixed the airbag recall. i have no idea the exact date. may have been 2014 or 2015. information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6). *tr

I received a safety recall alert on my honda civic air bags years ago. i took it in to my honda dealer and they took care of the problem. i received a new safety recall alert today. the problem has been handled (see attached).

Owned a 2004 honda civic car. the airbag light has been on for several weeks. heard about the honda air bag recall nov. 2014. honda says there is no air bag recall with this car yet?! this is malfunction is definitely not safe at all. someone has to be responsible for people' lives. *tr

Letter from congressman dent on behalf of constituent re honda airbag recall (attn: alicia hain) *tgw 2004 honda civic. the consumer wants to know, if the recall has been expanded, to included his vehicle. *jb

I have made repeated calls to honda america at 1 800 999 1009 i cannot get an answer from anyone as to whether or not this car has a takatta airbag which is a potentially a small bomb mounted in front of the passenger and or driver. i've called two honda dealers in the seattle wa area and they will not directly answer the question, all they will say is there is no recall for this vehicle at this time!!! given the state of ethic s and honesty in this country today i am somehow a bit distrustful of corporate japan, corporate america....to say nothing of general motors and the problem of ignition switches purposely buried for years...executives should be jailed. *tr

My complaint is about a dealership handling my airbag recall for my 2004 honda civic. i took my car into the dealership willett honda south in morrow, ga., to be "inspected," they claimed they did not have the airbags in stock even though my honda case manager said they did. the dealership went out of their way to find other things wrong with my car to get me to spend money there, they were also extremely flippant about my concern about continuing to drive this car even though nothing had been fixed on the car at all. the person handling my checkout experience basically said "well you have been driving this car for 10 1/2 years, what are the chances something will happen." i can't believe someone at the honda dealership would be this way about airbags that have killed people. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 honda civic. the contact stated that air bag warning light remained illuminated. the vehicle had not been diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 129,000.

I took my vehicle to change the air bags per notification from honda. i took the car to val strough honda dealership in sand city, ca. they changed the passenger air bag per recall, and said they would call me later to schedule the driver's since they did not have parts available. a notification in the mail said that if after 60 days i have not been notified to change the second airbag to file a complaint. so here i am. thanks, [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).' *jb

Informed by dealership on routine maintenance that our car is under a recall this was in early september of 2014 and of today's date(10/26/14) have not received any information and when contacting dealership they reply that they are waiting on honda. can i drive my car safely. who is criminally responsible. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 honda civic. the contact stated that the air bag warning light continuously illuminated. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the failure mileage was unavailable.

On july 12, 2014 my husband (driver) and myself (passenger) were involved in a head on crash with my 2004 honda civic. traveling at approx. 35 mph we hit a parked dodge ram truck head on. my husband suffered six fractured ribs. i had a black left eye, a severe concussion, a subarachnoid hemorrhage (bleed on the top of my brain), my top front teeth were embedded in my top lip and had a complicated vertical top lip laceration requiring stitches. due to damage of my top lip i no longer have feeling at the location of the laceration or where my teeth were embedded in my top lip and was told i will not get it back. due to the laceration i have a vertical scar from above center of my lip that goes to the inside of my lip. a couple months after our accident the airbag recall came out. we looked at photos of the inside of my honda. up until this time we could not figure out where my head/facial injuries came from. looking at the photos you can see the airbag exploded. thus it cut my face and caused me to go into the dashboard after exploding causing the severe concussion and subarachnoid hemorrhage. had the airbag stay inflated as it should i would of not suffered the head/facial injuries. some of which will now have the rest of my life. ...updated 01/06/15 *bf

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 honda civic. the contact stated that the air bar warning indicator remained illuminated. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was notified. the approximate failure mileage was 170,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 honda civic. the contact stated that nhtsa campaign numbers: 14v351000 (air bags) and 14v353000 (air bags) exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. the dealer stated that the parts were not available for the recall repair. the vehicle was not repaired. the contact had not experienced a failure.

I checked the site using my vin number and it keeps saying recall incomplete. i called the place i bought the car to see about a recall for the airbags and they never got back to me. i would like to know if my car is safe to drive and i don't understand what incomplete recall means. another site said my car has 2 recalls, but i never received information on this. what do i have to do next to make sure my car is safe to drive?

Had the local honda dealership replace the takata product. was targeted by sales to puchase other "needs" they found and recommended for repair. the airbag was replaced. had to take an appointment and time from work

Airbag light remained "on" for almost 8 months. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 honda civic. the contact stated that the air bag warning light illuminated. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the contact referenced nhtsa campaign number: 14v349000 (air bags). the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 75,000.

I noticed my airbag or seatbelt light came on so i took it to a honda facility to have it fixed. they did repair work but a week later the light came back on and will not go off. i've also had my driver side window electric replaced but am still having issues with the window rolling up when it rains. that is the only time i have issues with the driver side window. *tr

My son was driving my car new years eve he was parked at a local donut shop and decided to move the vehicle to another spot . as he was backing out the rear window was not fully defrosted and he hit another parked car. he was doing less then 10 miles an hour and my air bags deployed. causing my car to be totaled due to the cost. i'm having it repaired as i do love my car but it should not have deployed at this low a speed. 3000 for air bags that i should have gotten a recall on and fixed it just wrong. i am the original owner of this vehicle. *js

The airbag light is on and will not turn off even after i brought it in for repair. it was off for about a week after the repair but went on again. honda says there is no air bag recall with this car...i do not believe that this airbag is safe because of this malfunction. *tr

Srs light came on dashboard. brought to dealership and after diagnostic test informed part of recall. no charge. it has been one week waiting for replacement part to arrive and no communication from them yet. since getting the automobile back, the light has not appeared. more concerned with the inconsistent experience as the light should still be on and its not. *tr

Air bags warning light came on dash board. *tr

Srs (airbag) light remains on. seat belt tensioner requires replacement. the srs airbag light controls not only airbag functionality, but also seat belt tensioners; the things that hold you in during a crash. honda will not replace the seat belt tensioner. *tr

Srs light came on. vehicle taken to dealer as advised in manual. appointment offered for 2/21/12. diagnosis: driver's seatbelt buckle faulty. part "on national backorder"--unknown when it will be available. meanwhile, since this is the only car i have, i am forced to drive a vehicle with a useless/potentially useless seatbelt and no air bags! *tr

I was in an accident going 45mph. the entire front end was destroyed and none of the airbags deployed. without my seatbelt i more than likely would've gone thru the windshield. there were no lights indicating any kind of problems prior to the accident. and in my opinion they just failed to deploy. as i stated earlier, the front of the car is all but gone. based on the amount of airbags complaints there is a problem that needs to be addressed here. *tr

My srs light had been coming on and off for months. i received a "recall letter" from honda 1/3/12, for an airbag issue. i called dealership service dept, was told that my car was not part of that recall. i was part of a mass dumping from honda for cars from 2000-2004. i then told them that my srs light was coming on and off, was advised to bring into service dept. i did. while being serviced, technicians scanned vehicle & checked for codes (which was $95) - no codes were found. they then ran a diagnostic troubleshoot, which indicated that srs control unit needed replaced and then recheck. was told that would be $495, they did not have the part and would have to order it. was also told, they were not even sure if that would be my solution. when i asked them what would have caused this control unit (for airbag safety feature), to need replaced. i was told that they "were unsure and maybe a short caused it. it is an electrical unit and many things could go wrong." when i asked what could cause a short, was told, 'not sure, could be wetness or an electrical malfunction." (wet inside my car, i know for a fact that is not the case.) i then stated, that this sounded like a manufactures defect to the unit. i was told otherwise. i asked about what happens when the srs light is on, told that the airbags will not be active and not deploy if in accident. why is there no lifetime warranty on the airbag safety feature & system, (which is on all cars today), like there is for the seat belt mechanism & system? upon review of nhtsa, i see that there are numerous other complaints of this issue, of the srs light coming on and the control panel malfunctioning with suggested replacement. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 honda civic. while the contact was driving approximately 45 mph, the srs warning indicator illuminated on the instrument panel consistently until the engine was turned off. the vehicle had not been diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was not made aware of the problem. the approximate failure mileage was unavailable.

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 honda civic hybrid. the contact stated that while driving 60 mph, the driver lost control of vehicle. as a result, the vehicle veered off the road and crashed. the only airbag that deployed was the side passenger airbag. the contact also stated that the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer prior to the failure because the airbag warning light was illuminated. the vehicle was not repaired at the time because the parts were not available. a police report was not filed and no injuries were reported. the vehicle was towed to a local repair shop, where they were unable to diagnose the failure. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure and current mileages were 62,000. updated 09/21/11 *bf updated 10/07/11

2004 honda civic. consumer states safety defect in air bag system *tgw the consumer stated the air bag light illuminated. *jb

I have a 2004 honda civic ex sedan. the driver's side seatbelt sensor that connects with the larger srs safety system was triggered for no apparent reason. when this sensor indicates a failure, the srs light comes on and the airbags are taken offline and prevented from being deployed. thus, it is a serious safety concern. i took it to the dealership honda of pasadena, where they reset the sensor, tested it, and declared that it was not faulty. so they would not replace it under warranty, nor give any discounted price for replacement. my concern is that the sensor triggered for no reason, so it is likely to trigger again for no reason, disabling airbag deployment in the case of a crash. i can't take this chance given that i and my family have a long road trip next week. so i need to pay $320 out of pocket to have the sensor replaced. online honda-specific forums make it clear that i'm not the only one dealing with a mysterious triggering of the driver's side seatbelt sensor. there are at least 6 other cases that i could find. i reported my case to honda corporate, and was informed that no recall or extended warranty existed as yet for that sensor. i hope that the nhtsa will keep a record of complaints about this sensor failure. *tr

Honda civic 2004 drivers airbag failed to deploy, passengers side deployed, extensive damage to front drivers side of car. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 honda civic coupe. the contact stated that the srs computer control system failed and the air bag warning light began illuminating on a consistent basis. the contact was unable to pass state inspection because of the failure and the vehicle was taken to the dealer. the dealer advised that the srs control unit would need replacing. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was approximately 55,000.

Tl*the contact owns a 2004 honda civic. the supplemental restraint system light remained illuminated. the manufacturer stated that the vin wasn't included in the honda voluntary service warranty extension 06-009 for the supplemental restrain system trigger;therefore, they would not assist with the repair. the vehicle wasn't repaired. the failure and current mileages were 91,500.

This involved a 3 car crash on the highway. the civic was the last car to try to stop. the car did not have time to stop and since there was a concrete barrier on one side and traffic in other lanes, the car rear-ended the car in front of it. there was extensive damage to the front of the vehicle. the passenger side air bag deployed by the driver's side airbag did not. the driver experienced a great deal of chest pain. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 honda civic. the contact stated that the air bag light warning light illuminated continuously. the vehicle was taken to the dealer who previously repaired the air bag light yet the failure recurred within a few months. the manufacturer was not contacted and the vehicle was not further repaired. the failure mileage was 129,700.

Tl*the contact owns a 2004 honda civic. the contact stated that while driving at a low speed the vehicle drove over a pot hole and the driver, and passenger side air bags deployed without warning. the driver received burns to his hands. the failure occurred when someone other than the contact was driving the vehicle. the manufacturer wasn't contacted. the vehicle wasn't repaired. the failure mileage was 50,000 and the current mileage was 55,000.

Srs light in my honda civic came on and stayed on. dealer said it's the seatbelt tensioner which seems to be common in many hondas. why no recall? *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 honda civic. the contact stated when starting the vehicle; the air bag warning light was illuminated on the warning panel. the warning light indicated that the air bag was turned off. the dealer replaced the battery. several hours following repairs, the air bag warning light was illuminated again. the vehicle was taken back to the dealer where he advised he was unsure what the exact failure was and would not be able to repair it. there were no further repairs to the vehicle and the failure persisted. the vin was not available. the failure mileage was 80,000 and the current mileage was 82,000.

Took vehicle to honda dealer 11/14/2014 for airbag recall. they only replaced the passenger side airbag. "inspected driver airbag. found is autoliv. airbag is okay". why would the driver's airbag not need replacing?? this bothers me greatly. do you have a simple answer? (note: date above on item 2 is incorrect - could not fix)

Drivers air bag not working. *tr

Dashboard seatbelt restraint light came on 9 months into ownership of a used 2004 honda civic sedan - took in for state inspection but will not pass state inspection without repair. i was informed it is the driver seatbelt switch that needs repair, cost $260. *tr