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Problems with 2004 Honda Pilot AIR BAGS

On average, the 2004 Honda Pilot starts to “feel” problems with the AIR BAGS and its various aspects after 171 355 miles.

Components Affected by AIR BAGS Issues

We have classified the 74 complaints from 2004 Honda Pilot about AIR BAGS into the following categories.

FRONTAL 2 SIDE/WINDOW 2

Recently reported AIR BAGS problems on 2004 Honda Pilot

It do not work at all.

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 honda pilot. while driving at an unknown speed, another vehicle crashed into the passenger side of the contact's vehicle. the contact stated that the air bag warning indicator illuminated and the air bags failed to deploy. there were no injuries and a police report was not filed. the dealer (first texas honda, 3400 steck ave, austin, tx 78757) was contacted and informed the contact that the air bags would not deploy unless the vehicle was traveling at a certain speed. it was unknown if the vehicle was towed. the failure was not diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was not contacted. the failure mileage was 190,000.

Got a notice in the mail regarding the recall for the takata airbag inflators

Malfunction lamp is on and airbag light coming on when hooked up to a device it said nothing was wrong for the maintence light to be on then the malfunction lamp came on.it was stationary

Takata recall: although the takata airbag components have been replaced, my srs light continues to light up on my dashboard. honda refuses to rear and replace at no cost the faulty opds sensor in the passenger seat which is connected to the airbag system.

Takata recall airbag issue, airbag will not inflate upon impact according to service center

2004 honda pilot. consumer writes in regards to defective takata airbag. *ld the consumer stated the air bag was replaced, but the dealer advised the airbag failure may recur. *js

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 honda pilot. while driving 65 mph, the vehicle crashed into some guardrails and rear ended another vehicle. all the air bags failed to deploy. a police report was filed. the vehicle was towed to b and l recovery & towing (located at 100 minue st, carteret, nj 07008; (732) 541-0100) where it remains for inspection. the contact sustained head, shoulder, lower back, and neck injuries that required medical attention. the dealer and manufacturer were not contacted. the approximate failure mileage was 200,000.

Takata recall my driver's airbag light is on constantly. is there a recall to get this fixed?

Takata recall. called dealer after getting notice on 7/11/16. called back 7/18/16. stonewalled. told to bring letter. did on 7/19/16. called 8/1/16. called 9.23/16. told "part ordered". dealer uncooperative. advantage honda, manhasset, ny

2004 honda pilot. consumer writes in regards to second recall notice to replace propellant wafers inflator in passenger airbag issues. *smd the consumer stated the passenger air bag should have been replaced at the same as the driver air bag. *jb

Tl* takata recall. the contact owns a 2004 honda pilot. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 16v344000 (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 notified of the issue. the contact had not experienced a failure. parts distribution disconnect.

Tl* takata recall. the contact owns a 2004 honda pilot. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 16v344000 (air bags); however, the parts for the recall repair were not available. the contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. the manufacturer was not notified of the issue. the contact had not experienced the failure. parts distribution disconnect.

Tl* takata recall. the contact owns a 2004 honda pilot. the contact stated that the passenger side of the dashboard had disintegrated. the vehicle was taken to the dealer, but was not diagnosed or repaired. in addition, the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 16v344000 (air bags), but the dealer stated that the part was not available. the manufacturer was notified. the failure mileage was 180,000. vin tool confirms parts not available.

Takata recall i got a recall notice from honda telling me to have the passenger air bag replaced as soon as possible and not to have a passenger in the front seat until i do. however, my local honda dealer says that michigcan cars are not at risk and honda told them they would not be receiving any replacement airbags until 2018. whast do you recommend.

Tl* takata recall. the contact owns a 2004 honda pilot. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 16v344000 (air bags); however, the parts to do the repair were unavailable. the contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. the manufacturer was notified of the issue. parts distribution disconnect.

Tl* takata recall. the contact owns a 2004 honda pilot. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 16v344000 (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 notified of the issue. the contact had not experienced a failure. parts distribution disconnect.

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 honda pilot. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 16v344000 (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 issue. the contact had not experienced a failure.

Tl* takata recall. the contact owns a 2004 honda pilot. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 16v344000 (air bags); however, the parts to do the repair were unavailable. the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. the manufacturer was not notified of the issue. the contact had not experienced a failure. parts distribution disconnect.

Tl* takata recall. the contact owns a 2004 honda pilot. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 16v344000 (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 not made aware of the issue. the contact had not experienced a failure. the vin was unavailable. parts distribution disconnect.

2004 honda pilot air bag is on and i brought the pilot to honda of tyson corner they diagnose and determined and recomend to replace both impact sensors $751 #2 replace srs control unit $918.00 and the dealer told internal failure of srs unit unit replace ment required and may need both side impact sensors. i declined repair i can not afford this big amount because might part of the safety warranty, please help.

Late in 2015 i received a mailing from wilde honda, waukesha, wi an "urgent/recall notice" concerning my 2004 honda pilot regarding a potentially defective airbag inflator. i contacted the dealer listed and scheduled an appointment. i dropped my car off on 12/28/15 to have this repair performed. . the reason for the appointment was this airbag service. . . i on the receipt provided it shows that they had performed the air bag inflator service. in early february of 2016 i received another mailing informing me to have this airbag service performed. i called the dealership. the original service advisor said that the repair on the air bag recall had not been performed at the earlier service appointment. he did not know why, and admitted it was a mistake. i eventually talked to the service manager. he offered to repair the car if it was brought back. my concerns in this case , it might be a common one with this deanship. they never contacted me regarding this issue. i contacted them in feb 16 to follow up on another recall notice. two months after the supposed airbag repair.they have my cell number and mailing address and cannot provide any proof they ever tried to contact me. i have a phone log and show no incoming calls from them it seems that they were only concerned with this specific issue when honda would not reimburse them for this warranty repair because they used the incorrect part to make the repair! the dealers actions have placed the safety of my family risk. their only offer to fix this air bag service mistake is to bring the car back for service. if this was not a recall item that was involved, i doubt i would have heard back from them. i would be driving an potentially unsafe car, thinking the issue had been addressed. this dealership misrepresents the truth, is sloppy in record keeping, and uses incorrect parts for a recall service.

Takata recall after getting the recall in 2015 i had the airbags checked and replaced on 10/15/2015 at honda of valley stream service station. despite this i have been getting letters incorrectly stating that i didn't get it repaired yet. i have uploaded the documentation showing the airbag repair done on 10/15/2015. please correct the record so i stop getting the mailings regarding this. i also want to correct the record so there is no problem if i want to sell the car.

My airbag light is on. i had airbags recall done and the mechanics state the light is not related nor do they have record of the recall repair being made. because it is a red light, the sensor will need to be replaced @ $800 or it will not pass inspection. just wanted to let people know in the event this happens to more people too. just strange the service to airbags coresponds with this light. we also found a screw in driver side floorboard after the recall repair.

I brought my 2004 honda pilot to a authorized honda dealership for the airbag recall and with 2 hours the airbag light came on. i told the vehicle back to the dealership and they told me my airbag unit had failed and needed to replaced for $800. the vehicle had no airbag issue until the takada cannister was replaced, which i understand the new unit is not compatable with the 2004 airbag control unit. both the dealer and american honda have denied any responsibility for the replacement of the unit and i have been driving my honda pilot for the last 2 months with my family with no operational airbag system! extremely unprofessional and unsafe!

In early april, 2015 i received notice of air bag recall. on april 8, 2015 i contacted lancaster honda re having the part replaced. i was told within 2 weeks they would call me back. they didn't. about may, 2015 i called them back, they apologized and said the part hadn't come in, but should be in by the end of the month. on july 3,2015 i called american honda. they also apologized, but stated they had been unable to obtain the part, but that it should be available by the end of july. it is now august 3rd, 2015 and i have not heard anything from anyone. in my area we've been having unusual humid and hot weather which is supposed to be the most dangerous for this particular defect. when is this going to be resolved?

I called honda plaza bklyn ny in july in reference to the recall letter i received. they said they would get back to me. i called 2 more times & was told someone would call me. no one ever called. they say i'm on the list but will not tell me what # on the list i am. according to the letter i received the airbag recall should be taken care of within 60 days. it is now over the 60 days. i was going to go to bay ridge honda but they can't promise me how long it will take & don't offer loaner cars. they have a shuttle bus but it will only get me home. i still need a car to go to work. i leave my home at 3.30p. to work nights so the shuttle they offered will not help me. i bought 2 cars from plaza honda and any time i have to deal with the service dept. at plaza it's always a problem but now it's a really big problem because it has to do with my safety. i need someone's help to see why plaza honda is - a. not getting back to me when i'm told someone will call me. -b what number am i on there list. -c why this is taking over the 60 day period. any help you can give with this will be greatly appreciated.

My airbag light is on. i had airbags recall done and the mechanics state the light is not related. i just wanted to let people know incase this happening to more people too. i have to pay 500 dollars to fix the computer for airbags now. just strange the service to airbags coresponds with this light

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 honda pilot. the contact stated that the side air bag warning indicator illuminated while driving at any speed. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 15v320000 (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 not notified of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 120,000. updated 09/21/15*lj

Takata recall srs light remains on two days and 50 miles after driver side airbag recall repair was made, srs light came on and stayed on. screw found in driver's side floor board. returned to dealership to be told, the sensor is bad and not under the recall or warranty. $800 to repair and necessary to pass inspection. in reading other takata recall complaints, noticed this to be a common problem after the recall repair was made.

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 honda pilot. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign numbers: 14v315000 (air bags) and 14v353000 (air bags); however, the part needed 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 issue. the contact had not experienced a failure.

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 honda pilot. the contact received a notification for nhtsa campaign number: 14v700000 (air bags); however, the part needed to do the repair was still not available. the contact felt the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time. the manufacturer was made aware of the issue. the contact had not experienced a failure.

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 honda pilot. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign numbers: 14v351000 (air bags) and 14v700000 (air bags); however, the parts needed to do the repairs were unavailable. the contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. the manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. the contact had not experienced a failure.

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 honda pilot. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 14v351000 (air bags) however, the part needed to repair the vehicle was unavailable. the contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. the manufacturer was notified of the issue. the contact had not experienced a failure.

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 honda pilot. after the vehicle was started, the air bag warning light illuminated. the contact mentioned that the failure occurred after the vehicle was serviced under nhtsa campaign number: 14v700000 (air bags). the vehicle was taken back to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the air bag sensor needed to be replaced. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the failure mileage was 119,000. the vin was unavailable.

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 honda pilot. the vehicle has two open recalls, nhtsa campaign numbers: 14v700000 (air bags) and 14v351000 (air bags). the contact received a recall notice on feburary 18, 2015, but the part for the repair was still not available. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the vin was invalid. the failure mileage was 131,000.

I own a 2004 honda pilot. i received the recall notice in feb 2015 of the issue with the passenger side air bag. i called my local dealer, brown's arlington honda, for repair. the dealer said the parts are back ordered, and would take 3-4 weeks to arrive, and said they would order the parts. i called today, 1 april 2015, 6 weeks later, and the parts have not arrived. the dealer says it will be another 3-4 weeks. it appears both honda and brown's arlington honda are purposefully dragging their feet on this recall repair. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 honda pilot. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign numbers: 14v700000 (air bags) and 14v351000 (air bags); however, the parts needed to do the repairs were unavailable. the contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repairs. the manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. the contact had not experienced a failure.

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 honda pilot. the contact received a recall notification for nhtsa campaign number: 14v700000 (air bags) and stated that the part needed was unavailable to perform the recall repairs. the manufacturer was notified of the issue. the contact had not experienced a failure.

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 honda pilot. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 15v320000 (air bags) and stated that the part was not available within a reasonable timeframe to schedule the recall repair. the dealer did not give a specific date for when the part would become available. the manufacturer could not provide an estimated date for when the contact's vehicle would receive the recall repair. the contact had not experienced a failure.

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 honda pilot. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 14v700000 (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 issue. the contact had not experienced a failure.

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 honda pilot. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 14v700000 (air bags). however, the part needed 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 issue. the contact had not experienced a failure.

I called the 800 number listed on the letter to honda owners to enquire as to whether my honda pilot was subject to recall for the driver's side airbag. the operator, "[xxx]" (decline to provide last name), stated that it was not. when asked why it was not as it was in the affected year range, 2003-2007, she stated that the recall was vin specific. when asked how honda could know that as they don't know the vehicle content by vin (per [xxx] at the same number the day before), she could not answer. i asked her if honda could assign a case manager to determine whether or not my vehicle contained a takata driver's airbag and she stated that i would have to contact a dealer on my own. when asked if she would confirm this with her supervisor, she did so and replied that what she had said was official honda policy. when asked her supervisor's name she declined starting that she could not reveal this information. when informed that a contemporaneous record of this call had been transcribed and would be provided to counsel in the event of an incident involving my vehicle's airbags she was noncommittal. i would hope that this sort of reaction in the course of a voluntary manufacturer's recall will be noted by nhtsa in its review of this matter. information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6). *tr

2004 honda pilot. consumer writes in regards to recent recall warnings related to its airbags. *tgw

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 honda pilot. the contact received recall notices for nhtsa campaign numbers: 14v351000 (air bags) and 14v353000 (air bags). the contact received the initial recall notification in october of 2014, but the parts were unavailable. in addition, the contact stated that another recall notification was received in december of 2014, but the parts were still unavailable. the contact had not experienced a failure.

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 honda pilot. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 14v700000 (air bags) however, the part needed 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 issue. the contact had not experienced a failure.

Tl*the contact owns a 2004 honda pilot. the contact received a recall notification for nhtsa campaign id numbers: 14v351000 (air bags) and 14v353000 (air bags) and stated that the part needed was unavailable to perform the recall repair. the manufacturer was not notified of the issue. the contact had not experienced a failure.

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 honda pilot. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 14v351000 (air bags); however, the part needed to perform the repair was unavailable. the contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. the manufacturer was not notified of the issue. the contact had not experienced a failure.

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 honda pilot. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign numbers: 14v351000 (air bags) and 14v700000 (air bags) however, the part needed 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. the contact had not experienced a failure.

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 honda pilot. while driving approximately 45 mph, the vehicle was involved in a roll over crash. the air bags deployed. the contact's wife sustained a broken back due to the deployment and received medical attention. a police report was not filed. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was not notified. the approximate failure mileage was 195,000.

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