1982 Honda Silver Wing Airbags Problems

ON NOVEMBER 19TH, 2007 I WAS COMING HOME FROM WORK ALONE IN MY 2006 HONDA CIVIC EX ON A DIRT ROAD. I WAS NOT SPEEDING AND I WAS WEARING MY SEATBELT. I CHOSE A DIFFERENT ROUTE FROM MY NORMAL ROUTE AND MISSED THE S CURVE IN THE ROAD. MY CAR WENT TO THE DITCH ROUGHLY 3 FEET DEEP ON THE DRIVERS SIDE, HITTING THE DRIVERS FRONT, ROLLING THE CAR ONE TIME, LANDING ON THE WHEELS AND I PUT THE BRAKES ON, PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND TURNED OFF THE CAR. I THEN GOT OUT OF THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAR BECAUSE THE DRIVER SIDE WAS SMASHED COMPLETELY DOWN NOT ALLOWING ME TO GET OUT OF THE CAR OR THE WINDOW. I COULD NOT FIND MY CELL PHONE AND WENT AND LOOKED INTO THE FIELD AND FOUND WHERE MY CAR ROLLED AND FOUND THE PHONE WITH THE GLASS FROM MY WINDOW. I THEN CALLED 911 AND WAITED FOR ASSISTANCE. I WAS TRANSPORTED TO SIDNEY, NE WHERE AFTER A CATSCAN THEY FOUND THAT I HAD A BROKEN NECK IN 2 PLACES C6 AND C7. THEY THEN TRANSFERRED ME BY AMBULANCE TO FORT COLLINS, COLORADO WHERE I HAD SURGERY TO FUSE THE BROKEN VERTEBRAE. I AM NOW OUT OF WORK AND OUT OF A VEHICLE FOR NOW UNTIL I AM HEALED. I CALLED HONDA WORRIED THAT NONE OF THE AIRBAGS WENT OFF, ONE OF THE REASONS I BOUGHT THIS CAR WAS BECAUSE OF THE SAFETY RATING BECAUSE I WANTED MY FAMILY TO BE SAFE IN ANY EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. HONDA AFTER I CALLED THEM BACK 2 TIMES FINALLY TOLD ME THAT (CASE# N012007-11-2900916) HONDA DOES NOT DESIGN THEIR AIRBAGS TO GO OFF IN THE EVENT OF A ROLLOVER. FUNNY HOW WHEN I DID MY RESEARCH 1 OUT OF 4 PEOPLE ARE KILLED IN A ROLLOVER. WHY WOULDN'T THAT BE A SAFETY CONCERN?? SO NEEDLESS TO SAY THERE IS NOTHING DONE TO FIX THE SITUATION. *TR

NHTSA ID

10210782

Incident

Nov 19, 2006

Mileage

34,000 mi

THE SRS LIGHT DOES NOT GOES OFF DURING DRIVING. THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT IT WILL DISABLE THE AIRBAG, AND CAN CAUSE SERIOUS PROBLEM TO ME. JUST LET OTHER HONDA OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I AM REALLY CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THE CAR AND HOPE HONDA WILL DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. *NM

NHTSA ID

10169257

Incident

Sep 6, 2006

Mileage

89,000 mi

ON MONDAY 06/05/06 AT AROUND 8:45 PM. AS I WAS DRIVING HOME ON THE FREEWAY. I STARTED SMELLING SOMETHING LIKE GUN POWDER WHEN A FEW SECONDS LATER ALL OF THE SUDDEN THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITH NO REASON WHAT SO EVER, THE SEAT BELT PULLED ME BACK AGAINST THE SEAT REALLY HARD. I DIDN'T CRASH, I DID NOT COME IN CONTACT WITH ANYTHING THAT COULD HAVE CAUSED THIS. THANK GOD I DID NOT HAVE ANY INJURIES OTHER THAN A PAIN ON MY LEFT ARM DUE TO THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIR BAG LOCATED ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE DRIVER SEAT AND A SLIGHT PAIN ON MY LOWER BACK I THINK DUE TO THE SEAT BELT PULLING ME BACK SO HARD AS THE AIR BAGS WERE BEING EPLOYED. *JB

NHTSA ID

10159069

Incident

Jun 5, 2006

I HAVE A 2001 HONDA ACCORD EX THAT I PURCHASED FROM BEAUDRY HONDA IN TUCSON, AZ. I HAD THE COMPUTER MODULE REPLACED APPROXIMATELY 1 1/2 YEARS AGO BECAUSE THE AIR BAG LIGHT INDICATED THERE WAS A MALFUNCTION. I WROTE A LETTER TO HONDA OF AMERICA, TORRANCE, CA, BUT THEY WERE UNWILLING TO REIMBURSE ME FOR THIS DEFECT. SINCE PURCHASING THIS CAR DURING MAY 2001, THE SIDE IMPACT AIR BAG LIGHT HAS ACTIVATED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. IN LATE 2005, THE MASTER CONTROL AIR BAG MODULE WAS FOUND DEFECTIVE. TO REPLACE THIS MODULE WILL COST OVER $650.00 IN PARTS ALONE. I UNDERSTAND THE NHTSA HAS ISSUED A WARNING TO HONDA ACCORD OWNERS FOR DEFECTIVE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT SYSTEMS. I AM REQUESTING THAT HONDA COVER THE REPAIR FOR THIS FACTORY DEFECT AS WELL AS A REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE PREVIOUS REPAIRS. THERE IS A TSB ON YOUR SITE REGARDING THIS MATTER. THANK YOU FOR OUR PROMPT ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER AS IT PLACES MY AND MY FAMILY AT GREAT RISK! *NM

NHTSA ID

10158871

Incident

Dec 2, 2005

Mileage

29,000 mi

PASSENGER AIR BAG IS TURNING OFF FREQUENTLY. THERE IS ALWAYS A STRONG CRACK WHEN YOU PRESS THE BRAKE. THERE IS A DECOLORING PASSENGER AIR BAG PLACE. IT EATS GAS IF YOU TURN ON THE BACK AIR CONDITIONER. THE PASSENGER CONSOLE HAD A BIG VIBRATION. THE ODYSSEY HAS GONE TO THE DEALER MORE THAN FOUR TIMES FOR THE SAME REASON BUT IT'S NEVER FIXED. THEY SAID THOSE CLAIMS ARE NORMAL FOR A MODEL 2004. *JB

NHTSA ID

10150491

Incident

Jan 8, 2006

RECALL ON IGNITION SWITCH/STEERING COLUMN CASE STEERING COLUMN HAD GROOVE MARKS FROM STEERING WHEEL IGNITION SWITCHED REPLACED / STEERING COLUMN CASE REPLACED SINCE THEN THE HORN DOESN'T BLOW ALL THE TIME WHEN BLOWN. I ALSO REPORTED THIS TO THE STATE POLICE HERE IN BATON ROUGE, LA. *JB

NHTSA ID

10144498

Incident

May 23, 2002

I HAVE THIS CLASSIC PROBLEM WITH MY 2000 ACCORD SRS LIGHT IS ON AGAIN I BEEN IN THE DEALERSHIP FOR NEW TRANSMISSION. 60000 MILES IT WAS REPLACED ALSO MY SEAT BUCKET FOR FREE , BUT THE SRS LIGHT COME ON AGAIN 2 HOURS LATER , I TOOK TO THE DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME THEY NEED TO REPLACE SOME MODULE IT COST ME 500 DOLLARS ....2 DAYS LATER THE SRS LIGHT IS ON AGAIN , FLASHING , MY ALTERNATOR WAS REPLACED FOR A NEW ACCORDING TO THE DEALER IS THE REASON MY SRS LIGHT IS ON THE COST ME $ 400 TO BE REPLACE AND RESET THE LIGHT 3 DAYS LATER MY SRS LIGHT IS ON AGAIN ,ALSO MY SIDE AIR BAG ON AND OFF ALL THE TIME , I KNOW ME OR SOME MEMBER OF MY FAMILY WILL BE KILL BECAUSE OF THIS BAD AIR BAG SYSTEM HONDA DEALERSHIP , KNOWS ABOUT THIS PROBLEMS AND DON'T DO ANY THING ABOUT IT JUST STAR CHARGING MONEY TO EVERYONE WHO IS WORRY ABOUT THIS LIGHT , BUT THE ONLY THING THEY DO IS RESET THE LIGHT BUT NO CURE THE PROBLEM , I HAVE MANY TIME SPENT AND MONEY IN THIS CAR, AND STILL I AM DRIVING A CAR WITH OUT AIR BAGS ...I WONT BUY A HONDA NEVER AGAIN ...AND I HOPE DON'T DIE DRIVING THIS ONE WITH OUT AIR BAGS .......!!!!!!!!!!!!!! *JB

NHTSA ID

10142503

Incident

Feb 6, 2005

Mileage

62,000 mi

(1) NORMAL DRIVING OF MY 1997 HONDA CIVIC 4 DOOR DX (2) THE SRS LIGHT IS NOW ILLUMINATED AND HAS STAYED ILLUMINATED FOR THE LAST YEAR - THIS MEANS MY AIRBAGS DON'T WORK. - DEALER CHECKED IT OUT ($90 CHARGE) AND SAID THAT MY SRS UNIT IS COMPLETELY DEAD AND CAN'T TELL ME WHY - CAR HAS NEVER BEEN WRECKED - NO PROBLEMS WITH IT OTHER THAN THIS DEFECT (PRETTY HUGE DEFECT). (3) I'VE LODGED A COUPLE OF COMPLAINTS AND NEVER HEARD ANYTHING BACK ON THEM. SEVERAL PEOPLE POST TO MESSAGE BOARDS WITH SAME PROBLEM - THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED - I CAN'T AFFORD TO BUY A NEW CAR AND AM CURRENTLY RIDING IN A DANGEROUS ONE BECAUSE OF DEFECTIVE EQUIPMENT. COST TO FIX THIS IS > $1000... PLEASE HELP. *NM

NHTSA ID

10140440

Incident

Oct 20, 2004

Mileage

48,000 mi